I am writing to once again urge the town to take action to remove the [former] Bert’s Restaurant eyesore: The time for further negotiations with the owners of this property […]
Author Archives: Richard M. Serkey
Behavior of Benny’s plan opponents an embarrassment to town
I did not attend the North Plymouth Steering Committee meeting at which a proposal to construct multifamily residential housing at Benny’s Plaza was discussed, but the PI article about the […]
Wampanoag statement not appropriate for public meetings
I have great sympathy for the injustices visited upon the Wampanoag Nation, but I’m nevertheless opposed, for several reasons, to reciting a proposed “land acknowledgement statement” at the commencement of […]
Raze the Full Sail first, then negotiate a sale price for the land
The Community Preservation Committee has recommended that Town Meeting approve the purchase of the site of the former Full Sail [bar] for the sum of $665,000 and approve the expenditure […]
Wampanoag land statement could prompt claims for reparations
Representatives of the Wampanoag Indian tribe have asked the Town to recognize their legacy by agreeing to recite a “Land Acknowledgement” statement at the commencement of all municipal meetings. I […]
Canty should have apologized instead of doubling down on his gaffe
The Open Meeting Law provides in part that “after notifying the chair…, any person may make a video or audio recording of an open meeting…after notifying the chair of the […]
Here’s what the town could do to eliminate the eyesore that is Bert’s
The town is currently in discussions with the owners of Bert’s [restaurant] to eliminate their all too prominent eyesore on Warren Avenue. If these discussions do not bear fruit, however, […]
Select Board has unfairly made Keohan a political target
I am distressed by the comments made by Select Board Member Harry Helm about CPC Chairman Bill Keohan, as reported in the Plymouth Independent on April 27. Mr. Keohan apparently […]
Liquor stores ‘deceptively’ described Town Meeting vote to prohibit sale of nips
In their most recent mailing to Plymouth voters, Plymouth’s liquor stores deceptively state that “In October 2023, a minority (44 percent) of Plymouth’s Town Meeting members were successful in banning […]