ALTERNATIVE WEB PAGE OF THE TOWN OF HOLLAND


This web page is under construction and will change daily, eventually this web page will have the same kind of blog as the other blog with the diference that we can post here without being censored. Eventually it will be "THE PLACE" to find out what's going on in town. Aerial view of the illegal subdivision of the Johnson familie.

Holland Selectman Earl Johnson and Family Profit from Illegal Land Use

Earl Johnson, a selectman, a planning board member and one of the tax assessors of Holland, Mass., has a legacy of illegal land use transaction and abuse of power that dates back more than 25 years. Over time, Johnson, along with members of his family and several associates, engaged in a scheme that entails the illegal acquisition of a 12-acre land-locked parcel of land, the illegal procurement of a right of way to the land-locked parcel, the illegal "replacement" of a non-existing structure with a two-story three-bedroom home, the illegal subdivision of the land, the illegal construction of another home, and the potential illegal construction of a third dwelling; read more»

Police Chief of Holland, Kevin Gleason, allegedly terrorized two families that lived in Holland.

The incident is consistent with a pattern that evolves around Gleason´s conduct. Allegations are so outrages that I urge the readers to see for themselves. Gleason orchestrated a raid against two innocent families, the victims now filed a so called "section 1983" suit for damages in the United States District Court. The case was filed as " David Bunn et al., v. Chief Kevin Gleason, et al., case no. 3:06cv420(JBA). "
How much longer are the residents of Holland willing to tolerate Gleason and accept the liability he creates? Kevin, how much more is there we don't know? Why does the town´s Board of Selectmen feel comfortable with an individual like Kevin Gleason as our chief of police?? How many more "business decisions" can the Board of Selectmen make in form of "out of court settlements, put under a gag order" before our town will loose its liability insurance policy? How high is the Board of Selectmen willing to let the premium go the residents have to pay for? Does the Board feel that our chief of police is an adequate "role model" for our community??


Earl, why didn't you tell us that Gleason was arrested for OUI? 
(Operating Under the Influence of liquor)

Police Chief of Holland, Kevin Gleason, arrested for OUI

Only in Holland, and only under Earl Johnson's watch! Where ever I turn, I stumble over the most unbelievable stuff! A while back I heard the rumor that Holland Police Chief Kevin Gleason was forced to resign from the Southbridge Police Force as he was arrested by one of his peers after he rolled over the car he was driving while under the influence of liquor. Hard to believe you would say, right? We will get to that later.

It was yesterday, March 12, 2008, when I witnessed one more time how our town government with the help of our chief who likes to drink one or two Martinis and red wine, and this according to his own account, frivolously soiled the reputation of a member of this community out of spite by charging him with a crime he did not commit. Aware that he had not done any wrong, he stood his ground and refused to accept a plea that would have allowed the town officials to save face. The prosecutor must have known that he had no case, and, as this member of our community did not take the bait of a plea, the prosecutor decided not to pursue the matter. Instead he dropped the frivolous charges brought forward by the town officials. The incident brought me into that mood that is best mitigated by revenge. On my way home from the Palmer District Court, I decided to make a detour to the Dudley District Court and either conform the rumor of Gleason's arrest for OUI (Operating while Under the Influence of liquor), or lay it to rest once and for all.

I would not be honest if I would claim having been surprised; it was true! As I noted earlier, only in Holland! The criminal matter is filed under the docket number 9964CR003873 at the Dudley District Court. Interested readers click here to view and read the court documents. (Please Kevin, don't threaten me again with your lawyer and try to coerce me into removing this document from my web-page. The document is part of the public record, and the residents of Holland have the right to know!)

I wonder whether Earl Johnson knew about this when he decided to trust Kevin Gleason with the safety of this community, and later even promoted Gleason to chief of police. Kevin, did you tell him????

As far as I'm concerned, I would feel much safer if chief Gleason wouldn't be around. He is about the only thing I perceive as an immediate threat to my freedom and safety.

Police Chief Gleason and selectman Earl Johnson defendants in Federal lawsuit filed by former Holland Police Officer

Kevin Gleason and Earl Johnson were also the center of a lawsuit filed by one of a former peer of Gleason, Stacy Quinones. Stacy Quinones was a part time police officer when she decided to challenge incumbent Earl Johnson for the seat on the Board of Selectmen. Johnson allegedly threatened Quinones she would loose here job if she would run against him. The lawsuit was filed in the United States District Court, District for Massachusetts as Stacey Quinones v. Town of Holland Police Department, Chief Kevin Gleason, Ray Morehouse and Earl Johnson. Stacy Quinones settled out of Court, the Town of Holland did not want to risk going to trial. The details of the settlement are not available to the public. According to the chairman of the board of selectmen, it was a "business decision!" What I heard was, that after the plaintiff's attorney deposed defendant Earl Johnson, the town's attorney had no longer an interest to go to trial. Earl Johnson got his way, the taxpayer picked up the tab, Stacy Quinones did not run for office, instead, she got a substantial monetary settlement which she deserved, and moved out of town.

Soon it will be crunch time in my case against the Planning Board

The members of the Planning Board, Debra Benveniste, chair person of the planning board, Earl Johnson and others, town counsel McCaughey, and last but not least, Super Lawyer Nancy Pelletier, maneuvered themselvs into a situation that is best described as dismal. Instead of endorsing my ANR plan back in 2002, they choose to deny me my fundamental rights of ownership. The endorsement of the plan proposed to created two additional lots on my peninsula and would have increased the town's tax base by approximately $ 1,000,000.00. Instead of obeying the law and endorse the ANR plan and hereby increase tax revenue, the town choose to engage into a legal battle that did cost the town and/or its liability insurance company tens of thousands of dollars, funds now missing to pay for the education of our children and other expenses. Earl Johnson, selectman and member of the Planning Board, suggested I should donate the property to the town so I would not have to pay property taxes any longer as he would not let me divide the property. In order to win the case, Debra Benveniste perjured herself, town counsel McCaughey knowingly misrepresented the law to the judge during the trial, and now, before the Appeals Court, Super lawyer Nancy Pelletier did risk it all and got herself and the town into trouble; read more»

Another section 1983 law suit filed against the corrupt goverment of the town of Holland

My complaint I filed in 2004 gives testimony to the unjust treatment by various town officials over the past 20 years. The case was decided against me based on the erroneous judgment in my case in the Superior Court. My case in Superior Court is now awaiting oral argument and should be decided within the next 6 month. The town hired a Super Lawyer because if the town looses this appeal, and there is no question any longer that they will, the Appeals Court of Massachusetts will vacate the erroneous judgement of the Superior Court. This will open the door to file a motion under Fed.R.Civ.P., Rule 60(b) for a request to vacate the judgement in the my section 1983 case I filed in the United States District Court, District for Massachussetts. The case is, Peter K. Frei v. Town of Holland et al. Eventually I will post every letter, transcript of deposition, motion...memorandum in support of motion etc., just every thing in regard to past actions, current action by Peter Frei against the Planning Board of Holland, and Town of Holland in Superior Court, as well as any document in regard to the lawsuit filed in the Federal District Court.

Why? The few people I know and I talk to in town are telling me all kinds of stories they hear about me....; if you care to know what is really going on and I think everybody has a right to know, you can get informed here.

After all, it is the taxpayers money the town spends, litigating and defending liars who don't follow the rules and abuse their power while in office. For this reason I thought I put up this web page as a way to inform people.

Other testimony by residents and former residents of the town of Holland

Scott Kohlstrom emailed me his story and how he "abandoned the hopes of ever making this (his property) into a livable/usable piece of property.



If you have a story you want to publish here, call me.

Peter Frei

413 245 4660

 

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p.s. All allegations in the complaints and other documents published on this web site are just allegations at this time, actors are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.