Last week, the Division of Capital Asset Management (DCAM) sought bids for the Wrentham renovations. DCAM is now projecting that the project will cost $1.8 million -- some $200,000 higher than initially projected. Although the … [Read more...]
Land battle starting to heat up in Waltham
As I've previously noted, the Fernald Center sits on roughly 200 acres of land, much of it prime real estate in Waltham. There have been estimates as high as $2 million an acre for this property.The state's plan is to close … [Read more...]
Elin Howe: Everything’s just fine at Fernald (An update)
Here are some other observations from the November Building Committee report, which goes directly to Commissioner Howe's staff. While some cottages and buildings were reported to be in neat and clean condition, others were … [Read more...]
“…with liberty and justice for all.”
You don't need to be an expert to figure this one out. In fact, better to not be one and retain a sense of objectivity.For those of you who may have a family member in a nursing home, know that the residents of the developmental centers are … [Read more...]
Galvin’s office says Wrentham records can be kept secret
D'Alusio told me that his understanding was that DCAM and the Department of Developmental Services were both on track to renovate two buildings at Wrentham and have them ready to accept as many as 60 Fernald residents by … [Read more...]
Our public records quest (Part 2)
The case I'm writing about now goes back to February, when I asked DCAM for records pertaining to the procurement of state contracts to lease community-based residential homes to the Department of Developmental Services. … [Read more...]
Open Media Boston raps free-market care of the mentally retarded
Jason Pramas, the editor and publisher at OMB, goes on to put the entire issue in context: Instead of expanding public services - and increasing the numbers of good unionized public jobs to ease the plight of the Commonwealth's … [Read more...]
The question the administration doesn’t want to answer
Before telling you about our efforts to get this question answered, let me explain why we've asked it in the first place.In the 1990s, a class action lawsuit was filed on behalf of more than 2,000 people on a waiting list for … [Read more...]
A Fernald volunteer’s experience
As a teen, I became more aware of the living conditions at the Center. All over the newspaper were articles that said the state was, and is still today, threatening to sell off these state-owned 186 acres of land providing for the … [Read more...]
‘Community First’ is not community expansion
3. The administration will have to find a total of 448 new beds for the residents of the four Intermediate Care Facilities (ICFs) slated for closure by 2013.4. By my calculations, that leaves 37 beds available for everyone else who is … [Read more...]
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