Blue Hills responds to unlicensed worker claims

By Canton Citizen

Marybeth Nearen, chairman of the Blue Hills Regional District School Committee, issued the following statement in response to accusations that Blue Hills has used unlicensed workers to perform work on its ongoing renovation project. The editorial referenced in Nearen’s statement was also published in the Canton Citizen on January 3.

“Some time ago we received a complaint from the Sheet Metal Workers Local 17 regarding what they claimed to be unlicensed workers on our renovation site performing ductwork installations. Complaints were registered with the Canton building inspector, every member of the BHR District School Committee, and the superintendent-director of BHR.

“At the district’s request, Consigli Construction and Dore & Whittier (construction manager and owner’s project manager, respectively) addressed this issue at the District School Committee meeting on November 6 and presented information to the satisfaction of the committee that there was no evidence of any unlicensed sheet metal workers performing ductwork installations at any time since the start of our renovation project. Recently, an editorial published in Commonwealth Magazine (written by the Local 17 business agent) continues the promulgation of these baseless assumptions and has now taken the school to task in general.

“To anyone who reads the minutes of this meeting containing this explanation, know that the School Committee, administration, and construction management professionals who are working with Blue Hills hold safety of all of our constituents, students and staff in the highest regard. Also know that we have nothing but respect for the licensure process and the laws of the commonwealth. If there were a problem to inform you of, we would do so. But at this time, any continued attacks on the veracity and due diligence of Blue Hills and their construction team are baseless.”

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