tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7250208778577584358.post4822494896836805307..comments2023-06-14T06:23:18.998-04:00Comments on Gladys Kravitz: Realty CheckUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7250208778577584358.post-28437655814432897002008-09-25T13:28:00.000-04:002008-09-25T13:28:00.000-04:00Gladys, thanks for the invitation but I'm not maki...Gladys, thanks for the invitation but I'm not making any claims that I'm qualified to be a selectman. However, I like to think I can recognize a qualified candidate when one comes along.<BR/><BR/> <BR/>When our current selectmen come up for re-election, we need to support one candidate instead of splitting the vote among multiple candidates.<BR/>If we all get behind one intelligent candidate Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7250208778577584358.post-45077241615307627402008-09-24T19:48:00.000-04:002008-09-24T19:48:00.000-04:00The support for a candidate who lacks a backbone t...The support for a candidate who lacks a backbone to ask questions or conduct the necessary due dilegence seems rather naive. We have a lot of friends I would never vote for if they ran for ANY office, much less one that was as crucial as Selectman to the town. Being nice may be an excuse, but learning the lesson and applying it to future votes might be more important. <BR/>Any who watched some ofAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7250208778577584358.post-69834358733770486912008-09-24T08:21:00.000-04:002008-09-24T08:21:00.000-04:00You left out Jack Healey, with his backroom discus...You left out Jack Healey, with his backroom discussions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7250208778577584358.post-89474281845259007292008-09-23T23:06:00.000-04:002008-09-23T23:06:00.000-04:00Thank God for you Smoking Owl! Move to Bridgewater...Thank God for <I>you</I> Smoking Owl! Move to Bridgewater and help manage our town!!!<BR/><BR/>BTW,<BR/><BR/><I>"If Adam Bond was as devoted to this town as he is his radio talk show, maybe we wouldn't be in this predicament. If he spent more time reading up on the facts and informing himself of the effects casino's have on small towns, instead of blogging to defend his idiotic behavior maybe he Gladys Kravitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06741576874114564124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7250208778577584358.post-52844766005927009172008-09-23T14:31:00.000-04:002008-09-23T14:31:00.000-04:00I heard a news story today that the town of Mendon...I heard a news story today that the town of Mendon refused to allow a strip club to open. Citing the fact a club of that sorts would lead to increased crime, which their small police force is ill equiped to handle.<BR/><BR/>I applaud the Mendon BOS for making a wise decision and I'd like to ask them to move to Middleboro and help run our town.<BR/><BR/>If the town of Mendon can see the ill Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7250208778577584358.post-65453226138694552302008-09-23T10:08:00.000-04:002008-09-23T10:08:00.000-04:00Thank you Glady's for seeing this as what it w...Thank you Glady's for seeing this as what it was really all about, plain & simple. <BR/> Unfortunately you are so right! You can't make them think!! I know this NOW!!!<BR/>Also,<BR/>I was curious about the outcome of family in CT, I made a phone call to my friend and found out:<BR/> They boarded up house and re-located to Maine, (in "07") Only place they could afford to &Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7250208778577584358.post-54395163396208919982008-09-23T09:47:00.000-04:002008-09-23T09:47:00.000-04:00Judy, you're too nice. You had faith that Spataro...Judy, you're too nice. You had faith that Spataro would read the literature you provided him and actually care.<BR/><BR/>I think his words at the BIA were something like, "If you don't like it here, move!"<BR/><BR/>All last summer I kept wishing ONE OF THESE PEOPLE would just slow down and take some steps back, but they couldn't be bothered.<BR/><BR/>You can lead a horse to water, but you can't Gladys Kravitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06741576874114564124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7250208778577584358.post-56788445191296597522008-09-23T08:39:00.000-04:002008-09-23T08:39:00.000-04:00I know, they meant Spataro. His family and mine ar...I know, they meant Spataro.<BR/> His family and mine are long time friends. The only defense I have is he came to me,(due to the family ties, I'm guessing), with concerns on why I opposed the casino. When I told him ALL my concerns, he was sincere in his responses & promised to look more into the negatives, I even dropped of paperwork of documentation on studies of existing casino'sAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7250208778577584358.post-57786364187530343962008-09-22T11:36:00.000-04:002008-09-22T11:36:00.000-04:00What candidate are you talking about?What candidate are you talking about?Gladys Kravitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06741576874114564124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7250208778577584358.post-73373507061626112922008-09-22T11:30:00.000-04:002008-09-22T11:30:00.000-04:00Pardon but Judy supported a pro-casino candidate. ...Pardon but Judy supported a pro-casino candidate. LOLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7250208778577584358.post-55805541194592046722008-09-22T00:20:00.000-04:002008-09-22T00:20:00.000-04:00Huh? Who supported a pro-casino candidate? Glady...Huh? Who supported a pro-casino candidate? Gladys hasn't.Gladys Kravitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06741576874114564124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7250208778577584358.post-52411718433913816162008-09-21T20:40:00.000-04:002008-09-21T20:40:00.000-04:00Some might wonder why you supported a pro-casino c...Some might wonder why you supported a pro-casino candidate.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7250208778577584358.post-87145486625266393142008-09-20T18:48:00.000-04:002008-09-20T18:48:00.000-04:00Judy, If you are coming off Cape, or heading on...Judy, <BR/><BR/> If you are coming off Cape, or heading on Cape, it's a straight shot from the Route 28, Rock Village exit, N on Wareham Street, onto Sachem Street, onto Wood Street, right onto 105 and then left up 44 to the casino. Much quicker (10-15 Minutes) than driving all the way up 495 to 44 and then back to the bingo hall (the proposed route). Wareham and Wood Streets will turn into aAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7250208778577584358.post-16544737906448796662008-09-20T09:32:00.000-04:002008-09-20T09:32:00.000-04:00I will go from the property value to another probl...I will go from the property value to another problem if you do live near or on the route to a casino.<BR/>This is a sad story, it needs to be told, it's not to late tell this story, and families should know what their facing.<BR/> I know a family that has relatives that live on a back route to one of the CT casino's. Now this route is a shortcut off the highway, didn't think anyone from anotherAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7250208778577584358.post-39831820767424615662008-09-19T19:10:00.000-04:002008-09-19T19:10:00.000-04:00Thanks Gladys, As always, your blogs bring to lig...Thanks Gladys, As always, your blogs bring to light issues that the powers that be in Middleborough refuse to address. <BR/><BR/>I live in the red zone (the cluster of homes that will be directly affected by the highway entrance ramp to the worlds largest gambling hall). <BR/><BR/> When the investors unveiled their plan, at the BIA hearing in the Spring, the entrance ramp and homes on Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7250208778577584358.post-33061512696055293942008-09-19T06:51:00.000-04:002008-09-19T06:51:00.000-04:00Glenn Marshall is an honorable man and I believe w...Glenn Marshall is an honorable man and I believe will deliver on his promises, even if you have to go to prison to pick up your check.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7250208778577584358.post-23940259593225406132008-09-19T01:07:00.000-04:002008-09-19T01:07:00.000-04:00Dear Anon: 12:30,Middleboro's population is 5 time...Dear Anon: 12:30,<BR/><BR/>Middleboro's population is 5 times that of Preston, and the $6M figure is from 2001.<BR/><BR/>But what's it matter? No homeowner is going to see that money for their property devaluation.Gladys Kravitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06741576874114564124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7250208778577584358.post-50394871906602747072008-09-19T00:30:00.000-04:002008-09-19T00:30:00.000-04:00If the Preston impact is $6 million, it looks like...If the Preston impact is $6 million, it looks like the guarantee of $7 million for Middleborough is a wash. <BR/>Since Middleborough has a larger tax base, the impact should be greater. Are any figures available from the CRAC?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7250208778577584358.post-70776429096716922572008-09-19T00:20:00.000-04:002008-09-19T00:20:00.000-04:00It's irrelevant if property values decrease becaus...It's irrelevant if property values decrease because Glenn Marshall promised he'd be down with a check for the losses. <BR/><BR/>Although he didn't say it, I think this implies that the town will also get a check for lost real estate tax revenue from Glenn.Mark Belangerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08377845343337691704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7250208778577584358.post-62874585521433870822008-09-18T22:48:00.000-04:002008-09-18T22:48:00.000-04:00When this issue became public knowledge last year,...When this issue became public knowledge last year, I made several phone calls, did some investigation of information available on the internet regarding towns surrounding the CT casinos, waded through hardcopies of reports sent from those towns. At no point have I found any proof that properties near those casinos did not decline in value. Everything I have seen indicates that every single town Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7250208778577584358.post-8092345346363290922008-09-18T21:44:00.000-04:002008-09-18T21:44:00.000-04:00Yup. That is about right. If casinos are so grea...Yup. That is about right. If casinos are so great, why don't people want to live near one?<BR/><BR/>RE agents don't mind them so much. They still get commissions (though maybe not as big) from those selling at a lose or the buyers (investment properties rent them.) on the cheap. The agents don't have to live near a casino, just cash in at other's expense.Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13812605123646682115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7250208778577584358.post-13493569771871067482008-09-18T10:23:00.000-04:002008-09-18T10:23:00.000-04:00One again, Gladys, your blog hits the nail on the ...One again, Gladys, your blog hits the nail on the head.<BR/><BR/>It never, ever fails, nor is it ever wrong to say "follow the money"<BR/><BR/>Good job!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7250208778577584358.post-58056935372375533212008-09-18T09:50:00.000-04:002008-09-18T09:50:00.000-04:00I sat next to a banker at one of Glenn Marshall's ...I sat next to a banker at one of Glenn Marshall's cheerleading presentations and had a lengthy conversation with the banker.<BR/>The banker had a number of friends who were well-paid working at the CT casinos and told me that property values would be unaffected.<BR/>When I asked him where his well-paid friends lived, he stopped. Not a single one of his well paid casino friends lived within 20 Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7250208778577584358.post-42117502454859234412008-09-18T09:02:00.000-04:002008-09-18T09:02:00.000-04:00Our house has been on the market at a very reasona...Our house has been on the market at a very reasonable price since May. We've had plenty of showings, mostly to people from the Greater Boston and Rhode Island areas. As soon as prospective buyers are told about the possible casino, they politely decline. Very discouraging because in our case we have to sell to build a downsized retirement home with a miniscule mortage. The general down turn in Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com