One more slanderous “confusion” from the Plymouth Select Board, this time from its chair, Richard Quintal, whose target was Frank Mand, vice-president of a not-for-profit environmental organization, the Southeastern Massachusetts Pine Barrens Alliance. In his confusion, Mr. Quintal managed to offend not only Frank Mand, but also the entire grassroots environmental community of Plymouth and […]
Author Archives: Anatol Zukerman
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Let’s hope the new Master Plan isn’t a rehash of previous failed efforts
Will the new Master Plan of Plymouth be an instruction to builders, or will it be a politically correct statement ignored by the builders? Plymouth administration must answer this question to Plymouth taxpayers who paid $500,000 for this plan. The recent history of this town doesn’t present a hopeful view. The Planning Board and Select […]
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MacGregor foresaw the mounting threat of climate change
The sad and sudden demise of Malcolm MacGregor made me remember his friendship and wisdom. Malcolm was my advisor and co-worker in Plymouth’s planning politics during the past decade. When he was chair of the Planning Board, Malcolm drove me around Plymouth and showed me sites for potential developments. He promoted Plymouth Village Development plan, […]
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Plymouth has better sites for more housing than Colony Place
Yes, In My Back Yard. The current struggle between the Claremont apartment project and Sawyer’s Reach neighbors at Colony Place is just another episode of the constant and omnipresent struggle between developers and Not-In-My-Back-Yard (NIMBY) neighbors. Developers seek maximum profit from building housing, while neighbors want to protect their style of life and environment. This […]
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Money talked in the vote to allow nip sales
The battle of the nip is over and the United Liquor Sellers (ULS) has won over the “Plastic Pickers of Plymouth.” Alcohol addicts can continue drinking while driving and throwing those tiny vessels of joy out of car windows. And we, the people of the United States’ hometown, can continue picking up that garbage from […]
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Plymouth, like other communities, is in the midst of a housing crisis
We have a national crisis in housing in general, and affordable housing in particular. According to the nonprofit Stand Together, “Rent increased dramatically in the U.S. during 2018 and 2022, with the median rent for newly leased units increasing by 32 percent in that time, according to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. In […]