65 Delmar Avenue
Framingham, MA 01701
February 8, 2019
508-561-8452
hjwolfe@gmail.com
City of Framingham
Framingham School Committee
73 Mt. Wayte Ave., Suite 5
Framingham, MA 01702
508-626-9121
Dearest School Committee,
This is a request under the Massachusetts Public Records Law
(M. G. L. Chapter 66, Section 10).
While this request is mostly about Farley, it also brings in other
buildings and real estate bought and paid for by the taxpayers of
Framingham and other issues.
1. It seems that very few residents in Framingham knew that we
actually owned Farley middle school, which as been occupied
by Mass Bay Community College for some 25 years.
It seems that Farley was deliberately kept out of the discussion
by Robert Tremblay and the school committee with all due
deliberation to get the override. Bringing it into the
discussion might very well have altered the course of the vote.
During the debate on the Fuller override, was any public
statement made about Farley as an alternative to the new Fuller?
A cursory check of the Metrowest Daily News shows a reference
to it way back in 2016.
2. It seems very wrong and unethical to build a school for
Framingham at public expense and subsequently rent it out to
state agencies on any short or long term lease.
When will Farley be a Framingham school again, if ever?
3. Is there a hard and definitive schedule for Mass Bay to move out of
Farley?
4. Can I please get a complete list of revenues derived from renting
out Farley to Mass Bay for each and every year?
5. Were these rental payments earmarked for any specific purposes?
If so, what was the purpose and how much of those funds were spent
for such a purpose?
And where are the remaining funds?
6. Can I get a comprehensive list of expenses made by the
city/town of Framingham for the maintenance of Farley since
it was leased?
7. Can I get a list of other buildings bought and paid for by the
taxpayers of Framingham and currently being rented out to
any agency or corporation in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
or anywhere else?
8. Framingham is 65% white and 7% black (people of color).
Can you please explain to me why Framingham High School has a
Black Student Union, but not a White Student Union?
Is there any specific document or policy paper discouraging a
White Student Union? Isn't that a very racist policy?
9. When those stupid notes were found at Hemenway, who
specifically on the school committee or any other component
of our city government decided that it would be a good idea
to bring in the village idiots, known to you as our
Interfaith clergy.
http://the-militant-atheist.org/the-village-idiots.html
Were the village idiots paid for this appearance with our
school superindentent, Robert Tremblay? As you all may know,
these imaginary gods do not make currency like our
Treasury Department.
To reduce copying charges for large volumes of material, all
materials from computers can be placed on a CD/DVD.
I recognize that you may charge reasonable costs for photocopies,
computer disks, or personnel time to comply with this request. If you
expect charges exceed to $100, please contact me regarding this
request and what you expect the cost to be and why?.
As you are aware, I must be provided with this information within
10 days. If you cannot comply with my request, please provide
an explanation in writing.
Sincerely,
Harold J. Wolfe
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Amy Kane, Department RAO
Schools Department
City of Framingham
150 Concord St.
Framingham, MA 01702
Tel: (508)-626-9118
Email: akane@framingham.k12.ma.us
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From: gepstein@framingham.k12.ma.us Date: February 8, 2019 Hi Harold, The official machinery will grind into action and respond to your public records request, but in the meantime, here are some comments. Rest assured Farley was in the mix in discussions about Fuller and nothing was hidden. The debt exclusion was not some hoodwinking job re Farley. It was a very thorough discussion engaging the community in multiple meetings. I attended two such meetings and took two walking tours. The discussions were mostly by the architectural firm. Farley was NEVER mentioned. I discovered Farley on the city web site. Apparently only the school committee knew that Farley belonged to Framingham. You had leased the school for so long (23+ years) that almost everybody but the school committee thought it belonged to Mass Bay. Show me a page on the your school site that lists Farley as belonging to Framingham as a school. Show me articles on MWDN or FraminghamSource in the press showing that Farley was a Framingham school. It was a well kept secret, nes't pas? Worst yet, Mass Bay was being made as a school for idiots |
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