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Memorable Statements Taken from articles printed in the Brockton Enterprise, Patriot Ledger, Abington Mariner, Boston Globe and Public Meetings 3/23/1998 Selectmen Kevin Donovan Subject Griffins Dairy "This would be preserving open space." 3/23/1998 Selectmen Joe Shea Subject Griffins Dairy "The Town is running out of open space and there would be a financial impact if the property were to be developed." 8/20/1999 Patriot Ledger Headline Subject Griffins Dairy Old Colony YMCA approaches Abington about $8M facility on Griffin property Jeffery Russell YMCA "I suspect it would be a very successful Y." 8/14/2003 Jim Dombrowski/Griffin's Dairy Study Committee Subject Griffins Dairy & Senior Center "The primary intent of the GDC was to research the best use of the land for the town. I am not opposed to a senior center but I am not in favor of the location off Pattison Street." 8/14/2003 Selectmen Kevin Donovan Subject Griffins Dairy "I would prefer the land remain open space but would acquiesce to build a senior center there." 2/6/2004 Doug Ulwick Senior Center Architect Subject Senior Center "You're out in the streets." "You have no place to go, the town won't give you a senior center." 2/6/2004 Kate Kelley Senior Subject Senior Center "It's a NIMBY. It's a Not In My Backyard attitude." 2/6/2004 Woodrean Arsenault Resident Subject Senior Center "opposed" ‘‘You will get a fight on this one'' 12/4/2004 Jim Tormey Resident Subject Griffins Dairy "When we voted to purchase the dairy, it was under the assumption that it would remain open land for use by all of the people of Abington." 6/14/2006 Sean Reynolds Resident Subject Griffins Dairy "It appears to me that even after prompting by residents, neither the selectmen nor the town manager want to research any issues brought before them." 11/07/2006 Robert Taylor Resident Subject Griffins Dairy "When the property was purchased a lot of people were deceived into believing this was going to be open space." 11/28/2006 Attorney Shawn Reilly Middle School Site Selection Committee Subject Middle School "Griffin's Dairy is the easiest, most cost effective site for the taxpayer. It's one of our higher end sites." "The acqusition was based on the land being used for "public purposes," including open space and recreational uses." 1/22/2007 Selectmen Jerry Corcoran Subject Griffins Dairy/environmental issues "It's a moot issue. You're preaching to the choir." 1/26/2007 Jim Dombrowski Resident Subject Griffins Dairy "I know personally when I voted to spend my tax dollar, I was voting with the intention of buying that property for open space. I was buying it to keep it from being developed. That's me speaking as taxpayer." 2/2/2007 Jim Dombrowski SAVE GRIFFIN'S DAIRY group Subject Middle School "The school department has set its eyes on this property as being the best location for a new middle school. We don't think so!" 2/8/2007 Kathleen Casey Resident Subject Middle School "I honestly don't believe the Griffin's Dairy Land is the best location." 2/12/2007 Selectmen Thomas Corbett Subject Senior Center "I don't think the neighbors of Griffins could have asked for better neighbors." "No one on this project is getting any younger and everyone is in favor of a new senior center." 2/12/2007 Selectmen Joe Murray Subject Senior Center "I think that people have adjusted to the idea that this is not such a bad use for that property." 2/12/2007 Joe Shea Former Selectmen/Senior Center Building Committee Subject Senior Center "Without this site, we have nowhere to go." 2/22/2007 Robert Taylor Resident Subject Senior Center "I am an abutter to the planned site and I was not able to share my options with anyone." 3/16/2007 Nadine Hill Resident Subject Middle School
"We voted to raise our taxes to save our land from further development. Open space as they called it. If we’re going to build on this open space, then the residents of Abington should all get their money back!..."
"Let’s save the land, let’s not spoil it." 5/24/2007 George Whiting Council Of Aging/Chairman
Subject Senior Center “That would be an ongoing controversy that would potentially deplete funding,” 6/14/2007 Jim Dombrowski SAVE GRIFFIN'S DAIRY group Subject Griffin's Dairy "I am bothered when decisions that are being made do not have all the facts and our tax dollars are wasted in a manner I consider unwise and a gamble." 7/12/2007 Connie Rhodes Senior Subject Senior Center "Residents have spoken out against the use of the Griffin’s Dairy property as a senior center. We will never get Griffins Dairy. They don’t want the senior center there and they’ll fight it because a school can go in there, and a school needs to be built. I almost can’t blame them." 7/12/2007 Selectmen Thomas Corbett Subject Senior Center “We explore all avenues before making a decision. Hopefully it will yield good results for us and the seniors.” 7/16/2007 Selectmen Robert Wing Subject Senior Center/Purchasing Flame of Fire Church "We owe it to the Seniors, we owe it to them to move as quickly as possible." 8/2/2007 Peter Schafer Abington School Superintendent Subject Middle School "There are people that don't agree with the work that has been done, but the work that was done was approved by all the appropriate boards and commissions." 9/14/2007 Jim Dombrowski SAVE GRIFFIN'S DAIRY group Subject Middle School "In my opinion, whether or not a board or commission approves a plan, that does not mean the plan is accurate and in the case of the Town of Abington’s Plan of Record for Bordering Vegetated Wetlands, it is clearly wrong." 11/23/2007 Peter Schafer Abington School Superintendent Subject Griffin's Dairy "It’s town-owned property, and if it’s classified as conservation land, people won’t be able to use it.” "Schafer said. “(Griffin’s Dairy) is the piece of land that makes sense environmentally, it has the lowest impact on the environment, ..." |
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