Consider Question One proposed on the ballot in the November of 2008 in regard to a decrease in the State Personal Income Tax. Voters in Towns and Cities across Massachusetts were given and opportunity to reduce taxes by reducing the State Personal Income Tax to 2.65% initially, and eventually complete removal the state income tax. Human Services were up in arms over the proposed cuts, suggesting that the initiative was reckless and dangerous. One of the Human Services lobbying vociferously against the cuts was Baybridge Clubhouse.
Baybridge is a clubhouse for psychiatric patients under the auspices of the May Institute. The facility provides a fun atmosphere for a number of unrehabilitated clients of the NOAH Center. President Janet Joakim and Councilor Janice Barton alerted a number of mentally ill clients that Open Meeting of the Voters would "increase taxes and put their clubhouse out of business". A number of them were bused to the Open Meeting venue at Barnstable High School to protest the proposed split tax debate.
Baybridge has a number of clients that have serious criminal records. Lisa Wheldon was a client of the clubhouse, and was responsible for the murder of her husband Ricky Wheldon in 1993. Her father, a wealthy restauranteur had connections at the courthouse and the Barnstable Town Hall was able to use influence to divert Lisa into a long term psychiatric facility, and bury the death certificate of her husband. Wheldon was stabbed in the night after a drug induced argument, stepped out into a snow bank, and was found two days later. The incident was covered up, and Wheldon was sentenced to spend the rest of her life at Taunton State Hospital. Lisa Wheldon has since been released, and was charged with check kiting in 2004.
David Gorman, a former neighbor at 75 Pearl Street, is also a client. He is responsible for providing me with the photograph posted below. Gorman has a criminal record for possession of firearms and threatening neighbors. The former director of the clubhouse, Heather Lowe, was dismissed after Michael O'Keefe began to cover-up impropriety associated with an allegation of influence peddling subsequent to the Worthington homicide.
David Gorman, Pam Parisi, David Brown, and other neighbors of this building were questioned by executives at the Baybridge Clubhouse, Barnstable Housing Authority, and Department of Mental Health in regard to my activities after reports of criminal behavior escalated and municipal political careers were challenged. In September of 2004, Barnstable Town Manager John Klimm suggested that I would "not be allowed to live" in the Town of Barnstable unless I became a member of the clubhouse. Employed, and researching Housing Assistance Corporation, I threatened to consult an attorney. Klimm was upset about having to fire a number of town employees after the Mildred's Chowder House fiasco. Some have referred to Manager Klimm as "politically paranoid". What do you think?
Mary Clements
75 Pearl Street
Hyannis, MA 02601
May 19, 2009
Mr. John Klimm, Manager of the Town of Barnstable
The Barnstable Town Hall
367 Main Street
Hyannis, MA 02601
Dear Mr. Klimm,
I appreciate your words of encouragement to colleagues of the Barnstable Town Council in regard to homeless services. There is not double that the problems created by a negligent and substandard human service industry have become a substantial problem, not only for elected officials entrusted with the development of policy and the allocation of resources. Homeless individuals are often exploited and are considered to have no credibility. Many clients are compromised due to mismanagement of public funds.
Please continue to monitor www.welcometobarnstable.com . It is unfortunate that public officials and law enforcement agents have been unable to understand the convolution of factors that have caused this issue by now. I am grateful for the efforts of some members of the Barnstable Police Department to resolve these matters, in particular, Sergeant Sean Sweeney.
Thank you for your time and attention.
Sincerely,
Mary Clements
cc. Sergeant Sean Sweeney
Baybridge Clubhouse Director Heather Lowe, dancing with a client at a social function. Heather Lowe sat on the Barnstable Human Service Needs Committee with Michael O'Keefe and Royden Richardson. Heather Lowe was abruptly fired and replaced with executives from the May Institute with no notice. Impropriety in regard to influence peddling and a number of homicides were immediately covered-up.
