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Monday, March 4, 2013

CORRECTION: Plainville Meeting March 5, 6:30 PM

Public perception is everything!
 
 
 
 
The meeting is at the Wood School on Messenger Street.

ATTENTION! Plainville Board of Selectmen meeting on TUESDAY, MARCH 5
Interview and Potential Engagement of Cummings Associate as Plainville's Gam[bl]ing Consultant.
At the WOOD SCHOOL on MESSENGER STREET in PLAINVILLE
6:30 PM

PLEASE ATTEND!!!
PLEASE POST WIDELY!




Here is the list of companies who submitted proposals to become the "Gam[bl]ling Consultant" for Plainville:

• B&S Consulting Services of Stonington, Connecticut

• Community Preservation Associates of Arlington, MA

• Center for Policy Analysis at the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth

• Cummings Associates of Arlington, MA

Cummings Associates is the company the town decided to interview and probably hire.

The committee to look at the proposals consisted of:
Acting Police Chief Alfred
Fire Chief Joubert
Water/Sewer Superintendent Jim Marshall
Superintendent of Schools Raiche
Tax Collector/Treasurer Kathy Parker
 
 
Where's the public included? So much for 'transparency' !  
 
 
And the 'BAFFLING RAFFLE' that remains undefined?
 


It might seem that the AG is still Kicking The Can Down The Road!
 
 
Thank you, Dan.

Actually, I only wanted to know if the matter was ongoing, had been dropped, had been settled, or if charges had been filed. Thank you for letting me know that the matter is still ongoing.

Best regards,
Mary-Ann




On 4 Mar 2013, at 11:01, Ferullo, Daniel (AGO) wrote:

> Mary-Ann,
>
> I conferred with the attorneys in my division with regard to your current email inquiry. They have concluded that, since this matter is still ongoing, we are unable to provide you with an update. You are welcome to submit another formal written public records request; however, please be advised that, given the attorneys' conclusion regarding this email inquiry, the response most likely will be similar to the one given to you following your initial formal written public records request.
>
> If you have any further questions or concerns in the meantime, please feel free to contact me.
>
> Sincerely,
> Dan Ferullo
>
>
>
> Daniel F. Ferullo
> Investigator
> Public Charities Division
> Business and Labor Bureau
> Office of the Attorney General
> 617 727 2200 ext. 2115
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mary-Ann Greanier
> Sent: Friday, March 01, 2013 11:42 AM
> To: Ferullo, Daniel (AGO)
> Cc: Crosby, Steve (MGC)
> Subject: Plainridge Raffle
>
> Hello, Dan,
>
> As the process moves along in Plainville toward the application for slots at Plainridge, I and other citizens have become more and more curious about the Attorney General's investigation into the so-called "Plainridge Raffle." It was April of last year when the raffle was first brought to the attention of the AG, but we have not heard anything about it from the MGC, the Attorney General's office, or the press since the Plainville Police Department confiscated records from Plainridge. My request for information in September of 2012 was denied (response attached).
>
> As you can imagine, citizens of Plainville are concerned about whether Plainridge broke Massachusetts Charitable Gaming laws, and what the AG and the MGC plan to do about it if they did. I can't imagine anyone wants this question to remain unresolved when Plainville voters are asked to cast their ballots in a referendum for a Host Community Agreement.
>
> I am writing to you because you were my initial contact at the AG's office. I would appreciate any guidance you can give about the proper person or people in the AG's office to help me answer this question.
>
> Best regards,
> Mary-Ann Greanier

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