bizSearchWareham not only town with sober house issues....
Salem wondering how to deal with two deaths at a sober house... See story:
Salem wondering how to deal with two deaths at a sober house... See story:
Hello Wareham Residents.
It is time Wareham charged non-residents to park at our lovely beaches. This will not affect parking in commercial zones because we already have a town policy for commercial zones.
FYI The picture at left is of Singing Beach in Manchester-by-the-Sea - not Onset Beach in Wareham - our beaches are just as beautiful.
See the following link to see what Manchester-by-the-Sea charges to park at Singing Beach. In case you can't get the link, Manchester charges $25 a day to park plus a $5 charge to use the beach. http://www.manchester.ma.us/pages/manchesterma_recreation/singingbeach . For your money you got use of the lovely beach, a bath house with shower, bathrooms, and changing room plus a snack bar. All charges were well worth it, particularly since it was a pristine beach, plus clean and well attended amenities.
Please see reviews of Singing Beach DESPITE the costs. Our beaches are just as nice and easier to get to - http://www.yelp.com/biz/singing-beach-manchester-by-the-sea..
FYI, If you didn't pay to park you took your chances parking in the town but were subject to a large ticket (double) if you overstayed your 1 hour allotted time - which Manchester strictly enforced. So, like most of my friends - we took the train - and walked the 1/2 mile to the beach and then paid a cover charge to get on the beach!
While details can be worked out, all residents (with proof) would get a sticker allowing them to park at any town beaches. For guests of residents, a special "guest" pass could be devised. Again, details could be worked out and most towns already have this in place so no reinventing the wheel here...
Monies raised from parking fees could/would/should be mandated to be strictly for beach parking & maintenance costs, lifeguards, bathhouse, additional police, maybe even paying for fireworks which at this time are all from private donations... etc.
A petition to get this on the Fall Town Warrant will be forthcoming.
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In my opinion, sober houses/rooming houses have gotten away with flying under the radar for a long time. It's a lucrative arrangement for the landlords who charge around $500 per month for a room. Rooming houses are often an alternative to homelessness which is probably why regulating them has never been a politically high priority.
Well Karen, it's seems that you know alot about this topic, so please explain to us where the funds are going to come? Insurance companies have already cut some of their services over 60%. You think these landlords make alot of money?They don't and i know that for a fact. How about the other side of the story, but who wants to read about that, cause theres no drama there, Justin, the one writing this story, has got about 1/2 of it right and the rest sounds like he could make alot of money selling a book, because that's all it is 1/2 true, 1/2 fiction and the mother of the gentleman that died there, she's changed her story SEVERAL times and her fiance yelled at the owners of the building to "Get a good lawyer"! What for? A drug addict that overdosed and died? Now there's a surprise, a drug addict overdosed. So before you people start leaving comments on something that you absolutely know nothing about, get all your facts and offer suggestions that would financially support people with this disease.