Race Horses For Hardwick

01/08/2023

Thank you, Hardwick voters for seeing through all of the BS  thrown your way!

01/07/2023

01/06/2023

https://nohorseracinginhardwick.com/2022/10/21/setting-the-record-straight-part-three-the-richard-protecting-the-land-and-jobs/

The developers say in their FAQ’s that their proposed project would protect the land from developers. “Running an equine center on this site will help lower the sale of farms to developers.” Richar…

01/06/2023

https://hardwickisourhome.wixsite.com/savegoodfieldfarm/post/protect-the-future-of-sustainable-agriculture-community

The following letter was published in the January 5, 2023 edition of the Ware River News By Robin Prouty The western hills of Worcester County feature awesome views and abundant natural beauty. At the center of the region is Hardwick, a small agricultural community perched on the banks of the Quabbi...

01/04/2023

“As I grew up, I watched open fields become one or two houses … and then fields disappear — and that is part of the reason we moved to Hardwick because those fields and farmland still exist.” - Curtis Stillman

This is more than a “Not in my back yard issue”
This is a gross misuse of Agricultural land— NOT just ANY Agricultural land either . This is supposed to be Agricultural Preservation Restricted land— what does that mean?
As defined by Mass.gov APR is: “The Agricultural Preservation Restriction (APR) Program is a voluntary program which is intended to offer a non-development alternative to farmers and other owners of "prime" and "state important" agricultural land who are faced with a decision regarding future use of their farms.”

It is OUR job to preserve our town.

01/03/2023

https://hardwickisourhome.wixsite.com/savegoodfieldfarm/post/picture-this-where-exactly-is-great-meadowbrook-faarm

By Mary Ward If you don’t know where the racetrack at Great Meadowbrook Farm will be located, don’t feel bad. The farm is beautiful but isn’t a major attraction. The town isn’t in a convenient location. It wasn’t even the investors’ first choice. Or their second. Or third. I’d encourag...

12/15/2022

Even when a Host Community Agreement is required – which it absolutely is NOT for horse racing or sports wagering - years later promises are called “lofty“, instead of made up. Promises of 3000 employees? Just over 1000. Other promises? The City of Springfield is still waiting. Hardwick cannot afford to be in constant legal battles to enforce other made up promises.

https://www.masslive.com/news/2022/12/mgm-resorts-international-ceo-bill-hornbuckle-pledges-to-visit-springfield-to-address-casinos-failure-to-deliver-on-hiring-property-development.html?e=450e745974165d4aeb38f9c3aff290e8&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Breaking&utm_term=Newsletter_breaking_news



MGM Springfield faces a discrimination lawsuit that alleges company falsified diversity hiring numbers. Meanwhile, city leaders say the company has not fulfilled promises made in its Host Community Agreement.

11/30/2022

That’s so nice.  Now the board of selectmen have decided that the perfect time to have an informational session – months late, of course – is on Hanukkah.

11/29/2022

The Hardwick board of selectmen are meeting tonight to continue their ongoing saga of attempting to limit and control real information being provided to the citizens of Hardwick. The on-again off-again plans for horse racing on the environmentally protected land on upper Church Street has already provided a great deal of misleading, misdirecting, and/or outright wrong information that the board of selectmen has elected to plaster all over its website. 

The board’s actions thus have clearly been planned and orchestrated for the benefit of the out of town developers at the expense of its tax paying citizens. Purporting to vote yes on the horse racing boondoggle because that would generate a town-wide election that the developers had agreed to pay for, and then refusing payment from the developers in the next breath, only adds to and compounds the ongoing errors of the town’s elected officials.

Is Tonight‘s meeting planned as a further attempt to control what information is going to the public? Is this just another plan to assist the deep pocket developers?

And, of course, the ultimate question —why now? ?? The selectmen have been obscuring or controlling the information since mid-September. Since mid September, they have allowed the developers to control the information. At the public hearing all citizens questions directed to the board of selectmen were ignored. The board merely had the developers give their “version“. And gave the developers three minutes for every minute that any town resident person spoke. And, of course, the only non-residents allowed to speak at any board hearing or meeting so far has been a developer or one of their cronies.

And all legal questions? The board has also had any legal question answered by the developers’s attorney. Although promising to have the town attorney provide real answers, beginning at the public hearing, no answers were forthcoming except by the developers’ attorney. And when a few answers were finally given weeks later, most were unanswered, obscure or outright wrong. Other than that, even the town’s attorney has directed the board and the residents to get their “legal” information from the developer attorney. How much is the town’s legal bill so far for this charade?

10/20/2022

https://nohorseracinginhardwick.com/2022/10/20/yes-the-state-controls-the-number-of-race-days-really/

And they control everything else about commercial horseracing in Massachusetts There has been much talk in Hardwick about a draft “Host Community Agreement” (HCA) that has been touted as the answer…