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Wellfleet Town Meeting/OCHS and Article 14

10/09/09 · 12:14 pm :: posted by Bruce Bierhans     

A number of pressing cases descending upon me simultaneously have kept me off the blog board for a bit.  However, a quick note about a matter I consider extremely  important.

When I became VP of Outer Cape Health, I established a number of personal goals for myself that related to the organization. One was to  advance the goal of constructing a new community health center in Wellfleet. There had been much discussion in the past, but not much had happened. It goes without saying that the staff of OCHS and the patient population that is served deserve a better facility.

I believe that Article 14 is a first step, but a significant step, towards the goal of a new, state of the art facility in Wellfleet. In summary, it enables the Board of Selectmen to convey a 9 acre parcel contiguous with the Senior Center to a non profit corporation providing "health services"  to the community on terms and conditions determined by the Board of Selectmen.  Working cooperatively with the Board of Selectmen and town counsel, the language was drafted carefully to provide flexibility to the parties going forward in negotiations. 

Wellfleet Preservation Hall provides an example of the good that can be accomplished when town government works in concert with the private sector to fulfill an important  community need. Expansion of OCHS is a priority of the Board of selectmen referenced in the towns' long term comprehensive plan. Article 14 is an important step in this process and I hope it will be enthusiastically supported on October 26th.  

Bruce A. Bierhans

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10/10/09 @ 2:53 pm
wise [Member] writes:
I support the idea of OCHS having a new building at the Wellfleet COA. However, OCHS has been talking for over four years now about a capitol plan to raise money to build a new clinic. I think there should be a time limit for this so that if OCHS cantraise the money after a certain amount of time, the land would go back to the COA for housing or whatever other needs might benefit the community. Also,in the past OCHS has always said they would rather be on route 6 so are they now ready to accept this new location?
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10/11/09 @ 1:45 pm
Bruce Bierhans [Member] writes:
Wise: My tenure at OCHS has been relatively brief; 14 months. Therefore, I look to the future, not the past. It's incumbent upon the board to explore all options available, on Rte 6 or otherwise.

The board of selectmen is very supportive of a "health care campus" contiguous to the COA. If they are willing to convey this acreage for a buck and support OCHS and the project; it's a fantastic idea. It's time that action be taken and I intend to help move OCHS in that direction.
Bruce
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10/12/09 @ 9:45 am
wise [Member] writes:
Bruce:
I wish you luck and will certainly support the idea. Even in these dire economic times its still possible to raise money for something as important as healthcare on the lower cape so I hope OCHS can come up with a creative fundraising plan so the dream of a new building can become a reality.
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bruce_bierhans_183Attorney Bierhans has been practicing law for 27 years. While attending college at UMass and Suffolk Law Stchool in Boston he was an aide in the Massachusetts Senate and worked for former Cape and Islands Senator John F. Aylmer and later for Senator Joseph Timilty. He started a trial practice in Stoughton in 1982 and was a partner in downtown Boston firms from 1988-1997. In 1997, he left Boston to form his own firm in Stoughton. Bruce and his wife Nancy moved to their dream home in Wellfleet in 2000 and he now has local offices in Chatham and Wellfleet, in addition to his main office in Stoughton.

Bruce has a broad based trial and general business practice and has represented clients and tried cases in all areas of business and tort law. He is also very active in community affairs and is on the Board of Directors of three Cape non profit organizations.  Visit Bruce's website here.

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