Author Archives: Richard M. Serkey

Petitions are circulating calling for the creation of a new charter commission with the objective of replacing our present town meeting form of government with a mayor city council form of government. Be careful for what you wish for. A mayor for Plymouth could be the municipal equivalent of what Trump is for the nation.  […]

I was unaware of many of the allegations set forth in your article about the Airport Commission, so I will have to do my own research to assess their credibility, but what I do know is that many of the officials you named have given countless hours of non-airport related public and civic service to […]

Following the Independent’s April 24, 2026 article about Patrick Van Cott’s brazen theft of thousands of dollars of food and equipment from the School Department over the course of 11 years, I went before the School Committee and advised them that a title rundown of his home in Sandwich, which was assessed for $683,900 for […]

The Town Manager has no legal basis to withhold the final installment of a $3.2 million Community Preservation Grant awarded to Pilgrim Hall Museum in 2023 for badly needed roof repairs, a new air conditioning system and lighting. He has claimed the right to do so because no historic preservation restriction was recorded in 2023. […]

Many years ago, my then four-year-old son endearingly referred to the Forefathers Monument, which is located just steps away from our house, as the “Four Dads Monument”. The Forefathers Monument, as we know, honors the Pilgrims who arrived on the Mayflower. It is comprised of a central statue, (“Faith”), surrounded by four ancillary statues (“Morality”, […]

None of the following statements is true: – Richard M. Serkey Serkey is a Town Meeting member representing Precinct 2.

Matt Sheridan is a Plymouth real estate developer who has signed a P&S to purchase 138 acres in Cedarville that are classified under MGL Chapter 61. That statute provides that, in return for reduced real estate taxes, the Town has a right of first refusal to purchase the land.  As a result, the owner has […]

The Simes House is assessed for $1,710,500. On May 16, the Independent reported that the Select Board have agreed to sell it to the Manomet Bird Observatory for $40,000 (2% of its assessed value)! The Uniform Procurement Act provides that any municipality that wishes to sell real estate must first:  (1) appraise its value using […]

On April 9, 2026, a Superior Court Judge issued the following Preliminary Injunction sought by the Airport Commission: “The Town Manager  and the Town are restrained and enjoined, directly or indirectly, from acting in any manner involving the care, custody of the   [airport], or its management, retaliating in any way against the [Commission] or its […]

The project eligibility letters for the Pulte project state that the total number of units approved was 163, which is the total number of project units presented to the ZBA by Pulte, but left unanswered is the number of units set forth in the Purchase and Sale Agreement because that number was redacted by Pulte […]