Chelmsford anti-40B group sued over nonpayments to signature-ga...

The only thing that SGI has accomplished is to unite differenet cliques and political groups around town into collectively despising them.

They have become the laughing stock of Chelmsford (in a peverse way).

What a bunch of clowns...Van Screw and his boy need to just go away

Hey, SGI, just let us know how much you owe & ask for help. Lots of people in Chelmsford & other towns will give you a few dollars.

At least you try to tell everyone about corrupt, insider deals that fatten Selectmen (current & former), town officials & public service unions at the expense of everyone else in town. The real problem in Chelmsford is so many don't rock the boat because they're sure they can somehow get a special deal for themselves if they just play along. How sad.

Just a couple of clarifications, though in general this is a very fair story..

1) We actually have almost 8 weeks to collect the 100,000 signatures, not 4.

2) We were founded to promote sustainable housing, sustainable energy, and sustainable economy. Those are the three tenets of our organization.

Also, you cannot have a sustainable ANYTHING with Chapter 40B in place. Sustainable means living within the means of your environment, and you cant have that when unexpected growth can be forced on you at any time by 40B, so please support the repeal!!

Also, you can visit slow-growth. <org> on the web to make a donation or become a member. Chelmsford has always been our strongest support base and Chelmsford residents are some of the most knowledgable in the state when it comes to 40B issues.

Human population control? Sounds like China. A little scary. My wife's pregnant; does SGI-NESCP want us to leave the state? Who's funding SGI-NESCP?

I was approached to sign the petition at Demoulas' in Chelmsford. The petitioner said in was a petition for public housing which was a lie.

I was approached to sign Joe Kennedy( Conservative) petition in the Special election. I was told Joe kennedy wanted to run for Ted Kennedy's seat, inferring that "Joe" was Ted's nephew. They lie.

" Joe Kennedy" runnning to deceitfully take advantage of the Kennedy name and get on the bollot is another story. How many voting for "Joe kennedy" thinking he was the nephew and not Martha Coakley were many.

Is SGI and the Coalition the same organization?

Does anybody know?

It appears that they are certainly married together. Otherwise why would SGI (Roland Van Liew) pay for signatures for the Coalition.

The Coalition-John Belskis and SGi's Craig Chemaly are subservient to the Grand Master, The Man Behind the Curtain...... ROLAND VAN LIEW.



When I contribute to Mass SGI am I donating to the Repeal and the New England Coalition for Sustainable Population? Or just to Repeal and the money flows through NECSP-SGI.

Does Roland Van Liew control all these organizations

Further, what role does Craig Chemaly play? Is he with Chelmsford SGI, Mass SGI and a spokesmen for the Repeal along with being staff at New England Coalition for Sustainable Population?

Most important,CRAIG, is my donation to SGI tax deductable?

TO THE GENERAL COURT AND VOTERS

The Commonwealth is being hijacked by one man, ROLAND VAN LIEW; Roland recklessly advocates a seriously distorted, demented agenda and will stop at nothing to get his way to include manipulating the law, our legislators and all residents in the Commonwealth.

We all should take a close look at these organizations- Slow Growth Initiative, The Coalition to Repeal 40B and the New England Coalition for Sustainable Population (NECSP).

I believe unknowingly an individual makes a tax deductable donation to NECSP and as a consequence they are supporting the other two organizations.

In effect, the SGI works as an agent for NECSP and makes contributions to the Coalition.

As we know from the recently imposed penalty the Coalition is a ballot organization and can not endorse candidates. Also the NECSP by law is organized as a 501c3 and also can not endorse candidates. The go-between is Craig Chemaly working as an agent for NECSP and the Coalition.

Roland believes this is okay too.

Is it really legal?

Maybe all three organizations should be investigated?

Someone should look into all these relationships.

I wonder does Roland make tax deductable contributions to NECSP also?

Roland if you can not afford to pay your bills do you really deserve a tax write off?

THE FACTS
Roland Van Liew's "Coalition to Repeal 40B" breaks the law is fined for endorsing candidates.
Roland's Slow Growth Initiative enters into a contract fraudulently and does not execute payments forcing law suit.
I do not believe a word these CHARALATONS preach.
They are neither good for the Commonwealth or Chelmsford.
ROLAND'S Coalition must NOT be rewarded and allowed to go to the ballot in November.
Please all LEGISTALTORS do not allow one man, ROLAND VAN LIEW to manipulate you.
To repeal 40B is not in the best interest of the COmmonwealth. We are hurting, losing our homes, our jobs, our dignity.
Roland's Coalition is sucking the life out of the Commonwealth.
Thank you..... A VOTER

WHAT wrote:

THE FACTS
Roland Van Liew's "Coalition to Repeal 40B" breaks the law is fined for endorsing candidates.
Roland's Slow Growth Initiative enters into a contract fraudulently and does not execute payments forcing law suit.
I do not believe a word these CHARALATONS preach.
They are neither good for the Commonwealth or Chelmsford.
ROLAND'S Coalition must NOT be rewarded and allowed to go to the ballot in November.
Please all LEGISTALTORS do not allow one man, ROLAND VAN LIEW to manipulate you.
To repeal 40B is not in the best interest of the COmmonwealth. We are hurting, losing our homes, our jobs, our dignity.
Roland's Coalition is sucking the life out of the Commonwealth.
Thank you..... A VOTER

Don't give these clowns any more credit or attention. Van Screw is like Bin Laden, hides in a cave and throws bombs. Ignore him

Keep talking, Mr. Van Liew. That is what will eventually put you out of business.

First, yes, any contributions to the Slow Growth Initiative are tax-deductable.

Second, The Coalition to Repeal 40B was around 10 years BEFORE Slow Growth Initiative and was founded by John Belskis. We are not the same group, nor do we exist for the same purpose.

We just both feel very strongly about repealing Chapter 40B and we will continue to help the Coalition in any way we can.

As for what "role" I play, only someone not paying attention would ask that. I am the Director of the Slow Growth Initiative. I am answerable only to the Board of NECSP.

To say we are greatful for the generosity of Roland Van Liew would be an understatement. Without him the repeal of 40B would be almost impossible. However, we are also greatful for the thousands of people who send in smaller donations and to the hundreds of people who have signed up as members recently.

The vast majority of people in Massachusetts oppose Chapter 40B, and they should thank Mr. Van Liew as well. Those who don't like him, for the most part, are those who either support growth or are related to, or friends with, those who support growth.

It is unfortunate that Slow Growth has come to such a confronational place in Chelmsford.

In many places, public officials seek out our help to assist in slowing 40B growth and ask for our assistance in drafting policies to ensure sustainable growth in the future. But we do often encounter public officials who are "addicted" to growth. And when we do, we try to assess the will of the residents. If the residents are happy with the town's growth policies, we don't get involved.

But when you have a situation in Chelmsford, where public officials ignore the residents like in no other town I've seen, we try to help.

Friday afternoon, I spoke with a Chelmsford resident who has very deep ties to the parcel of land behind the fire station. He thanked me over and over, and said he didnt have much money, but he had just made a contribution to Slow Growth. He hugged me and told me how much what Slow Growth was doing meant to his family.

Its people like that who keep us going. It's people like that who keep ME going at this job. When I lived in Chelmsford, I would get people I didnt even know coming up to me in the grocery store and thanking me for fighting growth and 40B projects in Chelmsford.

It is unfortunate that the small majority gets so much press and so much attention, because they really do not represent the majority of Chelmsford.

Join today and stand with Slow Growth against those who profit at the expense of town residents.

if you are going to throw false accusations against me, like I do against the whole town...you can at least spell my name right.

I'm for anything that repeals 40B, it is a disgusting waste of taxpayer dollars and when a 40B is built it adds to the percent of affordable housing the community needs to comply it does not reduce the percent, it also has a nasty impact on the schools and services. I also think the legislatures are dishonest snobs as they won't count mobile homes. Having to tax mobile homes in Chelmsford higher is in direct relation to the burden these 40Bs are putting on the Town of Chelmsford and the schools, just shows that it is hurting affordability not helping.

Craig,

I went online to make a donation and noticed that if I wanted to write a check it was requested I make it payable to NECSP-SGI.

Does Mass SGI (as a charity) stand on its own?

Does Mass SGI file an annual report with the STATE?

Or does MASS SGI file with NECSP?

I would like to make a contribution but I'm a little uncomfortable with the lack of information.

Please help......

Two things......

First, you do not live in Chelmsford anymore because the Town is tired of you, and your underhanded tactics. I assure you there is no sane resident in Chelmsford that either likes you or respects you. That goes for Roland Van Liew and Roland's Coalition too.

Second, there is no excuse for not paying a bill. I'm confident Rob Wilkinson, Freedom Petition Management, would not initiate a lawsuit if he did not think he was swindled by SGI, Roland's Coalition and Roland Van Liew. Please do not try to make this to be about anything else but the fact the Coalition is dishonest and lacks integrity.

You, Roland's Coalition with John Belskis, and Roland have lied to Chelmsford, and to the Commonwealth.

There remains no reason why anyone should believe any words uttered from your organizations piehole.

I believe the taxing of mobile homes is known as equity. Of course the owner of the park does not need to pass the tax to the land renters. Do you know if they have spoken with him?

Mr Chemaly wrote:

Two things......
First, you do not live in Chelmsford anymore because the Town is tired of you, and your underhanded tactics. I assure you there is no sane resident in Chelmsford that either likes you or respects you. That goes for Roland Van Liew and Roland's Coalition too.
Second, there is no excuse for not paying a bill. I'm confident Rob Wilkinson, Freedom Petition Management, would not initiate a lawsuit if he did not think he was swindled by SGI, Roland's Coalition and Roland Van Liew. Please do not try to make this to be about anything else but the fact the Coalition is dishonest and lacks integrity.
You, Roland's Coalition with John Belskis, and Roland have lied to Chelmsford, and to the Commonwealth.
There remains no reason why anyone should believe any words uttered from your organizations piehole.

Even when he lived in town he didn't own property or pay taxes. He was a renter who "forgot" to register to vote in this town for well over a year. I can't take anything serious this group says. Just a nuisance if you ask me. I have no respect for the eleventh hour tactics this group plays in this town with their last minute mailers right before elections.

Craig comments:

"Also, you cannot have a sustainable ANYTHING with Chapter 40B in place."

Craig that is self serving crazy talk straight fron Roland's Coalition to Repeal 40B.

The Chapter 40B law has done LESS harm and benefitted the economy more than your wacko organization (NECSP-SGI) of sustainability and population control will ever achieve.

Furthermore, Craig you live in an oversized home in Tyngsboro? With a three car garage? On over an acre of land? And you commute to work in Chelmsford?

Practice what you preach…… You are a HYPOCRITE

Funny thing “WEBSTER DICTIONARIES” definition of SUSTAINABLE- is to give support or relief.

Thus SUSTAINABLE HOUSING is consistent with the 40B law.