The following is an update on the road construction on North Street and Green Street from Selectman Osler "Pete" Peterson. It originally appeared on his personal blog Medfield02052 on March 6, 2013. North & Green Sts. status I queried Ken Feeney at the BoS meeting last night about what will happen when on North Street and Green Street, while he was in to discuss his budgets, and this is his expected time frame: 2013 – water main will be replaced in Green Street, and North Street paving will be improved, similar to the gas line trench on the East side of North Street. The final upgrades to …

Medfield's respite care program will continue one more year, according to Selectman Osler "Pete" Peterson's personal blog, Medfield02052, and Roberta Lynch, the Director of the Medfield Council on Aging. "Roberta Lynch tells me that the Council on Aging’s grant from the Metrowest Health Foundation to provide respite care at The Center has been extended for another year.  Roberta said that the Metrowest Health Foundation expects them to get their census up over the next year.  The hope is that the program will become self-financed once the census increases." About the Program The program is …

  The following was taken from Selectman Osler "Pete" Peterson's personal blog, Medfield02052. This is the agenda for this week's meeting of the Medfield Board of Selectmen.  The meeting will be held on Tuesday, Dec. 4 at 7 p.m. in the Chenery Room of the Town House. AGENDA (subject to change) 7: 15 PM Tax Classification Hearing, Board of Assessors 7 :25 PM Board of Assessors, FY14 Budget ACTION Vote to authorize Chairman Thompson to execute the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Building Official Certification Committee New Employee Report Form for Building Commissioner John G. Naff Discuss …

The following is taken from Selectman Osler "Pete" Peterson's personal blog, Medfield02052. I have just finished looking over Gatehouse's Application for tax credits that the town received this week. Let me know if anyone wants to look it over. It is in a 5" notebook that I guess contains 1,000 pages.  My major take away was how much money there is for Gatehouse via those tax credits.  For the first phase, which is the first half of the project, the Federal tax credits were about $8.5m. and the state tax credits were about $3.4m.  For that first phase, of half the project, the sources and …

The following is taken from the personal blog of selectman Osler "Pete" Peterson called Medfield02052.  Starbucks still a go  November 12, 2012 I had noticed as I jogged that the Mobil station pumps have had their hoses removed and the station looks closed (and ratty), so I asked at our meeting of the Board of Selectmen last Tuesday whether the town should be looking whether to take some action.  Kristine Trierweiler responded that the developer who has been pursuing the Starbucks at that location had in fact recently been in contact with her, that he is still going forward with the Starbucks…

The following was taken from selectman Osler "Pete" Peterson's blog, Medfield02052. New superintendent search process November 9, 2012   Letter today from the School Committee - SCHOOL COMMITTEETown of Medfield, Massachusetts 02052November 9,2012Dear Parents, As you may know, at Monday’s School Committee meeting, Bob Maguire announced his intention to retire as Medfield’s Superintendent of Schools at the conclusion of this school year. Suffice it to say, there is no single individual who is more responsible for developing the Medfield school system into one of the highest performing districts…

On Thursday, Nov. 8, representatives from the town's Medfield State Hospital Mediation Committee and the Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance (DCAMM) provided a status update to the town regarding their efforts and the progress to date of trying to reach agreement on an adequate and appropriate cleanup for the construction and demolition (C&D) area on the state-owned property.  Selectman Osler "Pete" Peterson attended that meeting. He noted, "Seven sessions of mediation have been held and more are still needed.  The goal to date has been to better define the facts." To read …

  Check out Selectman Osler "Pete" Peterson's personal blog explaining how Medfield has started to prepare for the arrival of Hurricane Sandy. Register here to have hurricane updates sent to your email box or smartphone. Receive updates to this story and other breaking news in your inbox or smartphone by signing up for our newsletter here

The following was posted by Selectman Osler "Pete" Peterson on Oct. 8 in his personal blog "Medfield02052"   Editor's Note: Medfield's swap area is an open-air space at the back of the transfer station where items are dropped off daily but thrown into a dumpster at the end of the day. It is not open year-round. There has been some discussion about putting a permanent structure there so it can be open year-round. What do you think of a year-round swap area in Medfield? Tell us in the comment section below. The original blog post... Swap year round Posted on October 8, 2012 Yesterday I visited …

  This was taken from Osler "Pete" Peterson's blog, Medfield02052. Medfield has a problem - people cannot seem to get notification of upcoming meetings in which they are interested. I am told that the Bayberry and Stagecoach Road neighbors missed our last Board of Selectmen meeting where their beaver problems were discussed because they were apparently not aware that the Board of Selectmen would be discussing their beaver problems that night.  And this morning I missed a Building Committee meeting that I wanted to attend because I did not get notified that it was happening. My work around has…

Editor's Note: The following appeared in Selectman Osler "Pete" Peterson's blog, Medfield02052, on Sept. 5. =================August 31, 2012 Ann B. Thompson, Chair, Medfield Board of SelectmenMark L. Fisher, Member, Medfield Board of SelectmenOsler L. Peterson, Member Medfield Board of SelectmenMedfield Town House459 Main StreetMedfield, MA 02052 Dear Chair Thompson, Selectmen Fisher and Peterson, I do apologize for the delay in responding to you; however please know that I was delighted to learn from your letter that you have appointed a Committee of local residents to formally join us in …

Editor's Note: The following relates to the Bay Colony Rail Trail and appeared as part of Osler "Pete" Peterson's blog Medfield02052 on 8/28/12.   BCRT meeting last night The Bay Colony Rail Trail committee met last night, and I attended most of the meeting, until I excused myself to attend the continued ZBA hearing on the Gatehouse 40B on West Street. These were the highlights that I heard: The state budget has $250,000 for the Bay Colony Rail Trail included, presumably inserted by Rep. Garlick. There was discussion on how that money would be accessed.  A substantial anonymous donation has …

Editor's Note: This is taken from Selectman Osler "Pete" Peterson's personal blog where it was posted as an update on 8/21/12 at 2:36 p.m. Beaver updateby Selectman Osler "Pete" Peterson Emailed report from neighbor of the beavers - ===================== Well our backyard water is down about seven or eight inches, no nice to see.  The beaver dam at South St. was flowing fast on Thursday and Friday.  Sunday, today, a different story,  our little eager beavers have worked overtime this weekend and they have patched up the breech to a trickle and all is back to beaver normal!!!!

**Editor's Note: This post appeared on Osler "Pete" Peterson's blog, Medfield02052, today, August 21, at 2:36 p.m.  This is in response to Medfield residents near the Stop River.  The Board of Selectmen will discuss this matter at its meeting tonight at 7 p.m.**  Beaver update By Selectman Osler "Pete" Peterson Emailed report from neighbor of the beavers - ===================== Well our backyard water is down about seven or eight inches, no [sic, "so"] nice to see.  The beaver dam at South St. was flowing fast on Thursday and Friday.  Sunday, today, a different story,  our little eager …

Editor's Note: This appeared on Peterson's blog on Friday, Aug. 17. Mosquitoes and Beaver Ponds Emails from Stagecoach Road resident to Norfolk County Mosquito Control, their reply, and Mike Sullivan's cover email to selectmen re same, all about the different types of mosquitoes at the beaver's pond.  There is really detailed information available at the state website link provided. *** 8/16/2012  7:49PM fw: RE: Mosquitoes that inhabit beaver ponds Sullivan, Michael J. Below is a response from Caroline Haviland regarding species of mosquitos and habitats. Norfolk County started breeching the …

In his personal blog, "Medfield 02052" on Wednesday, Selectman Osler Peterson's addressed the beaver issue on that is causing trouble for residents on Bayberry Road and Stagecoach Road. Work to remove the dam is scheduled to begin this week, weather permitting. Here is Peterson's post. Editor's note: The following commentary is the opinion of selectman Osler "Pete" Peterson, which was published on his blog, "Medfield 02052" on August 10, 2012. Beaver Dam By Selectman Osler "Pete" Peterson Email from Mike Sullivan about the permits in place to breach the beaver dam - 8/15/2012  3:10PMRemoval …

  On Tuesday, the Board of Selectmen heard from several residents of Bayberry Road, Stagecoach Road, and Nauset Street who complained of standing water in the Stop River that is being caused by beaver.   Residents said the standing water was a public safety concern for children in the area who might fall into it, the increased chance of mosquitos and EEE, the foul odor, and the potential to damage house foundations and septic systems.  Town officials said they would do all they could to help the residents who have had no luck trying to find the right agency or department to address the …

I have learned as a selectman that I acquire lots of specialized knowledge on how town governments budget and operate in Massachusetts.  As a result, I got to thinking that it might make sense for the town of Medfield to tap into that specialized knowledge that is shared by its former selectmen, all of whom have gone through a similar process of being educated about how to run a town in Massachusetts.  So, I began to ask our former selectmen, when I came across them, if they would be willing to serve the town as part of an ad hoc advisory committee, and they have indicated that they would. I …

The Board of Selectmen has asked the town's Affordable Housing Committee to develop an affordable housing production plan and the Board of Selectmen is currently seeking people to join the Affordable Housing Committee to assist in the creation of that affordable housing production plan for the town. The affordable housing production plan is what defines the town's policies and goals in terms of affordable housing, and having and implementing an affordable housing production plan can also provide protection against unwanted 40B developments. Anyone interested in working on this issue for the …

Editor's Note: The following is what Medfield Board of Selectmen chair Osler "Pete" Peterson took from Thursday's PIP meeting on the Medfield State Hospital property with DCAM, published in his blog "Medfield 02052." The DCAM meeting at the Town House Thursday was attended by an overflowing, hot, and angry crowd of what I estimate to be 80 to 100 residents.  DCAM was presenting its final analysis of the issues and the clean up options it has chosen, but the meeting quickly got sidetracked from the planned agenda to deal with citizen anger over DCAM failing to totally remove the toxic …