Wine, beer, chocolate tasting, Sunday Oct. 14

WEBSTER – A guitar signed by Charlie Daniels and Gretchen Wilson, a specially constructed wine cellar – these are just two of the items available at an auction supporting the campaign to build a new Emergency Department at Harrington HealthCare at Hubbard. In addition, dozens of local merchants and businesses will be offering samples of specialty wines, locally brewed beers, and gourmet chocolates at the community event, which will be held at Indian Ranch on October 14 from 2 – 6 p.m..

The Hubbard campaign goal is to raise $2 million before starting actual construction of the project, a much-needed renovation and expansion of the outdated 50-year old emergency department. “So far we've raised $700,000, and need another $1.3 to begin the work. The $2 million will bring us to the halfway point in the fundraising effort,” said Sean Mitchell, development manager. All contributions and donations are being be matched by an anonymous donor, who has pledged to give up to $4 million, towards the total $8 million project cost.

The wine, beer and chocolate tasting vendors include Wormtown Brewery, Bershire Brewing company, Trio Wine Company, Zoll Cellars, Ruby Wines, Cameron Hughes, DeBrand Fine Chocolates, and Cakettes. Marty's of Dudley will host a special selection of wines for the tasting as well.

The auction part of the even includes a silent auction as well as a live auction. Silent auction items include gift certificates for local restaurants and retailers, signed memorabilia, and tickets to sporting events. The live auction is scheduled to begin around 5 o'clock.

Mr. Murphy said that all the businesses and volunteers who are part of the event are donating their products and time. All proceeds and donations will benefit the Hubbard campaign and all will be matched. Advance tickets $25, call Dawn at 508-765-3146 or visit Marty's Liquor on West Main Street in Dudley. Tickets are $30 at the door.

hold stormwater hearing,
consider cost for additional policemen

by Janet Stoica
Patriot Correspondent

WEBSTER - The Board’s first order of business at its October 9 meeting was to welcome Amanda Grenier as the new Chester C. Corbin Library Director. Ms. Grenier has been with the library since 2005 and has 12 years of library experience. She thanked the town administrator and board for their welcome and looked forward to her new responsibilities.

The next order of business was a review of local road improvements and the repainting of the water storage facility located off Tower Street. DPW Director, J.T. Gaucher, advised the Board that “the Town saved $50,000 of the original budget allocation by using the Webster highway crews, who did a great job.” Mr. Gaucher described the infrared-plating procedure used on the local roads, which included the use of propane heaters, micro-surfacing, and cement-infused emulsions. He stated that “the Third Street project was an amazing process and the surface was incredible vs. conventional milling that was twice the cost. Our procedure gave the same road z life of 8-12 years.”

A National Grid spokesperson also came before the Board to present an update on the Wawela Park light pole relocation, which would prevent an aerial trespass between two homes.

Additionally, Town Administrator John McAuliffe gave his updated report of events that included the need for a debt exclusion and appropriation to fund the newly-passed Bay Path Renovation Project.

Mr. McAuliffe reminded the public that the Town Meeting will be held on Monday, October 15, at 7 p.pm. in the Bartlett High School auditorium. He then briefed the Board on the recent Price Chopper Market ground-breaking and also publicly thanked Msgr. Anthony Czarnecki of St. Joseph’s Basilica, Webster, for including the Selectmen in the Basilica’s 125^th Anniversary Celebration held on October 6.

The Board’s discussion of the Town’s need for three additional Community Action police officers included the projected costs associated with the new officers including salaries, benefits, and training. Administrator McAuliffe stated that projected funds required would be in the $190,000-216,000 range with an estimated annual taxpayer cost of $33 based on a $220,000 home valuation.

Selectman Mark Dowgiewicz then remarked that “this is a no-brainer, the public should support this. If we don’t do it, who will?” He further indicated that “the three new officers would be designated as a Community Action Team only and that this would be their sole responsibility. We want townspeople to know that these new officers will be visible and holding zero tolerance for crime during evening and early morning hours.”

Selectwoman  Deborah Keefe added that the Police Chief should put together an informational package for voters so all facts would be known. Backfilling positions of current officers applying for the positions would also be a consideration. A vote to request Administrator McAuliffe to go forward with the initial process of officer procurement was agreed to by Board members Dowgiewicz and Chairman Donald Bourque, with member Keefe indicating that she wanted more information from the Police Chief about the procedures before proceeding.

A presentation on the new Stormwater Management Bylaw was given by Michael Schrader, Project Manager of Tighe & Bond, environmental engineers. Mr. Schrader advised the Board that multiple Webster town departments had been meeting monthly (Selectmen, Building Inspection, Highway, Planning, Health, etc.) to review the Stormwater Management & Erosion Control article for the upcoming October 15^th Town Meeting. He stated that “basically, it is keeping sewerage in the sewage system and stormwater in the stormwater system. The bylaw is required by the EPA and Webster’s bylaw is tailored specifically for the Town’s needs.” Part of the presentation materials included the goal of the program “which is to minimize the impacts to water resources (e.g., Webster Lake) from municipally-owned stormwater systems, which include storm drains, catch basins, detention ponds, and outfalls. The Webster Stormwater Committee has created a bylaw that addresses Webster’s needs in addition to the legal federal requirements.” New construction projects of 10,000 sq.ft. or more will be affected. Exempted are typical home improvement projects such as patios, gardens, additions, and pools.

Mr. Howard Eddy, the owner of Hank’s Liquors, 94 East Main St., Webster, appeared before the Board to discuss the expanded liquor license for the new Price Chopper Market. The license expansion request appears on the Oct. 15 Town Meeting Warrant as Article 21 and will be voted on at that time. Mr. Eddy’s concerns about the market’s expanded liquor license request and how it would affect the local liquor store owners were addressed by the Board with their comments that the Article will be controlled by the voters present at the upcoming Town Meeting on Monday night.

Additional agenda items included a 1-day liquor license approval for Flower Garden and discussion of Class II vehicle license renewals. The three members of the Board discussed the importance of background checks for those vendors selling vehicles to local townspeople. Administrator McAuliffe was requested to put together background (CORI) checking information for future review.

The Webster Compost Facility closing date of Saturday, November 17^th, was also noted.

Mr. McAuliffe then advised the public of this Saturday’s Annual Fire Dept. Open House from 12noon-4pm; the Harrington Fundraiser for the Hubbard Emergency Department at Indian Ranch on 10/14, Webster; the Webster Health Fair to be held on Thurs., 10/25, from 3-6pm in the Webster Town Hall Auditorium which includes raffles, health screenings, physical fitness, and flu shots; the Halloween Trick-or-Treat schedule to be held in tandem with Dudley on Wed., 10/31, from 5:30-7:30pm; and a Webster Lake Assoc. slide presentation entitled “Tour of the Lake on the Steamer, City of Webster.” The PowerPoint demonstration will be held at the Corbin Library on Thurs., 11/8, at 6:30pm and is no charge & open to the Public.

Board members present were: Mark Dowgiewicz, Donald Bourque, and Deborah Keefe. Absent were: Jeffrey Duggan and Robert Miller. Also present was Courtney Friedland, Executive Secretary to the Board.

stormwater management, private parking at IR concerts,
all-liquor license for Price Chopper.

by Patriot Staff

WEBSTER – Voters at Webster's Fall Town Meeting on Monday will have 23 warrant articles to consider.

Articles dealing with financial matters include funding for the demolition of nuisance properties, Parks and Recreation expenses, the lease for the police chief's vehicle, and repairs to the Civil War Monument in front to the Town Hall.

The town administrator has proposed an article that will allow veterans to participate in a property tax work-off program similar to the seniors work-off program.

The town administrator is also the sponsor of an article amending the bylaw and specifying new license requirements for hawkers, peddlers, and transient vendors. It's primarily directed at vendors on public property such as the town beach and parks, to help insure public safety by ensuring that all vendors are licensed. The new regulations also allow the town to charge rent for the use of the public space.

The warrant contains several property transfers, including acquisition of parcels of land in connection with the police station construction project.

By far the longest and most far reaching item on the warrant is Article 19, which deals with stormwater management and erosion control. The Department of Public Works proposed the new bylaw to manage land development for the benefit of public health, public safety, and the environment. It will establish requirements and procedures to control runoff and prevent soil erosion and sedimentation that result from stormwater runoff at new construction sites as well as from redevelopment.

The regulations are intended to protect the water quality of Webster's lakes, ponds, rivers and wetlands.

If passed, the action will make Webster one of the first communities in the state to implement the regulations, which have been mandated by the EPA and will be required for all municipalities. The DPW has posted an explanation of stormwater management and requirements on the town's website.

The Board of Selectmen has recommended approval of all the above articles.

 The last three items on the warrant are citizen petitions.

 Article 21 is a request for the town to grant the Price Chopper grocery store a new license to sell all alcoholic beverages, including beer, wine, and liquor.  The license would be for the new store under construction at East Village Square. The existing store sells only beer and wine. This request might impact nearby liquor stores and selectmen did not vote on the issue, instead referring it to the sponsor.

Article 22 concerns the parking of cars on private property during Indian Ranch concerts. The sponsor of this item suggests that homeowners who charge a parking fee to concert-goers should have to obtain a license from the town's parking official, and proposes the fee be $20 per year for each parking space. The private parking reduces the number of cars parked along Rt. 16 during concerts.

The last warrant item, Article 23, is a request for Jimmy's Convenience Store to convert its existing beer and wine license to an all alcoholic beverage license.

Selectmen referred these last two items to their sponsor as well.

The meeting will be held in the Bartlett Jr./Sr. High School auditorium at 52 Lake Parkway, beginning at 7:00 p.m.

Neil Flanigan (#81) played another strong game defensively

By Steev Riccardo. More Patriot staff photos follow.

WEBSTER - The Bartlett Indians came out of a semi-coma in a big way on Friday night, trouncing the Uxbridge Spartans 59-28 behind the outstanding running of junior Alex Givins-Perry in a key Southern Worcester County League game.

Givins-Perry had a monster performance with 273- yards rushing and touchdown gallops of 84, 58 and 53 yards and is rapidly putting his name in with an elite group of Central Mass running backs.

Sophomore James Patterson, who has played well all season when called upon, added touchdown runs of 47 and 6 yards, while Ricky Spooner broke out of a slump with two rushing touchdowns of his own.

Co-captain Akeem Belnavis, who in a new twist for Dane Laboissonniere’s Indians, saw some snaps at quarterback. The experiment worked as the senior scored a pair of touchdowns in the impressive offensive outburst.

“Right from the get go, Alex broke one for a big play, and we had a lot of big plays tonight, the offensive line played well,” said a smiling Laboissonniere.  “The offense opened up things tonight. Big plays were the name of the game.”

The coach praised Givins-Perry, who came over as a transfer from Doherty High last year but had to sit out the football season because of transfer regulations. “Alex is a big play guy and he makes a lot of things happen on the football field.”

Belnavis also felt great after the win and feels this game could be a turning point for the Indians. “We switched a few things up, practice was very intense this week, everyone stepped it up.  After the loss to Nipmuc we knew we were good, but we had to get everything down pat and this week everything clicked for us.”

The 2-3 Indians will now shift their attention to archrival Shepherd Hill, who they will meet in a battle of the locals on Friday night in Dudley.  This is a huge game for Bartlett and they know a victory could help them get into the playoffs again this year.

“I have been waiting for them all year,” said Belnavis. “The two games I look forward to every year are Northbridge and Shepherd Hill. This game is going to be big for us.”

“Next week is going to be tough,” said Laboissonniere, who is looking for his first win against the Rams. “I would rather play a happy and content Shepherd Hill that just beat Auburn versus a ticked off Shepherd Hill team that just loss to Auburn.”

“They are a tough team, Chris (Lindstrom) is a great coach, they are tough kids, we need to match their physicality and we have to be able to make our blocks. We need to do the basics. It’s all going to come down to blocking and tackling. If we do our job we are going to be in the game. They are as tough as it gets, I am sure they are going to come back next week firing on all cylinders.” 

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Head Coach Dane Laboissonniere and the Indians getting ready

Justin Demma (#66) has been playing big on the line for the Indians

Alex Givins-Perry (#7)

Coach Laboissonniere with quarterback Ricky Spooner
who scored twice for the Indians

UPDATE: a suspect has been apprehended; watch for story details

ORIGINAL POLICE PRESS RELEASE:

WEBSTER – The Webster Police Department needs the public's assistance identifying a male who robbed the Sovereign Bank on Main St. Webster, on Saturday, September 29, 2012, at approximately 11:45.

The suspect is described as a white male approximately 4' 8” - 5' 10” tall weighing approximately 180-200 pounds. He has a goatee-style beard that may have been slightly heavier around the chin and jaw area, his hair appeared to be darker in color. The suspect was wearing a dark-colored, hooded sweatshirt, blue jeans, and a dark baseball cap with flames on it, believed to have been a Harley Davidson cap.

If anyone has any information regarding this case please call the Webster Police Department detectives at 508-943-1212. Or leave a tip on 508-949-3874 or text WPD1570 to 847411 or tips on our website www.websterpolice.com..

Ceremonial groundbreaking participants, left to right: Town Administrator John McAuliffe, Chairman Board of Selectmen Don Bourque, Price Chopper VP of Engineering and Construction Bill Sweet, State Senator Richard T. Moore, Representative Kevin Kuros, Galaxy Development's Mike O'Brien, and Bowdoin Construction's Brian Collins. More photos follow.

New store will have a Starbucks

By Patriot staff

Webster - With the concrete walls already in place and steel girders in the background giving shape to the new Price Chopper grocery store, the official ground breaking ceremony at East Village Square took place on a drizzly Friday morning last week.  Local officials and Price Chopper executives donned hard hats and took shovels to the dirt.

Afterwards in drier surroundings at Point Breeze restaurant, State Senator Richard T. Moore was first to address the gathering of local business people, residents, and officials who had come to witness the ceremony. He spoke about the historical aspects of the site, where Samuel Slater built his mills, and praised the developers for moving so quickly to redevelop it, rather than letting it sit empty, as happens so often with mills that have closed.

State Representative Kevin Kuros, who sits on the Joint Ccommittee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies in the House, said he often hears laments about the difficulty of doing business it the state, but pointed to this project as a positive example of economic expansion.

Town Administrator John McAuliffe said that in his 16 years as a town administrator he has never been as excited to be in a community where so many projects are going on, and predicted that people will drive to Webster to shop here.

Webster resident Mike O'Brien, principle of developer Galaxy Development LLC, told the group that he was very pleased to finally work on a project in his home town. “It’s been a long road for us,” he said, describing years of efforts to find a parcel of land to develop in Webster, all in vain until the Cranston Print Works property became available. He explained that the mill buildings on the site were not reusable.

Finding a good tenant was paramount, he said, as any development is only as good as its tenants. “A strong, credit worthy company, like Price Chopper, allowed us to achieve the necessary financing.”

Mr. O’Brien said he intends to honor the history of the parcel, Samuel Slater and the cotton mills, as well as Cranston Print Works. Early on he met with local historian Carla Manzi and asked her to give him some ideas as to what to do.

The historic CPW  clock tower will be moved to the corner of the property to be part of a historic square surrounded by black ornamental fencing. The Samuel Slater monuments currently located across the street will also be moved to the square. In addition, there will be three or four flag poles, one of which will be American flag and the others community-oriented flags. “We’ll fly the flags of different organizations, such as the Webster Education Foundation, Bartlett High School, Webster Lake Association, St. Louis School, St. Anne’s and St. Joseph’s, from time to time.”

Mr. O’Brien said he hopes the project will be far enough along by Christmas to put up some lights.

Price Chopper’s vice president of engineering and construction, Bill Sweet, talked about the history of the Schenectady, New York,-based grocery chain, which now has 130 stores. They opened one in Gardner last week and now have seven stores in Massachusetts, including this one in Webster, which will replace the existing store on East Main Street.

Mr.  Sweet delineated plans for the new 60,000 square foot store, which he said will bring 100 additional jobs to the community. The store will be a state-of-the- art facility, with more modern and expanded sections, such as fresh produce, fresh seafood, custom cut meat, specialty cheese, Roasters and Bella Roma Pizza, Central Market Florist, bagels, sushi, deli and sandwich shop.  Coffee lovers may be happy to know that the store will have a Starbucks.

From a construction perspective, the building will be LEED certified at the silver level, Mr. Sweet said, though they are reaching higher, and may come close to the gold level. LEED is Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, a rating system for the construction and operation of high performance buildings,  a “green” standard to which Price Shopper is committed.  The silver level addresses standards for site sustainability, water efficiency, energy and atmosphere, materials and resources, environmental quality, sky lighting and day lighting. An example of that will be a white membrane roofing system.

While the footprint of the store is similar to the existing store on East Main Street, the actual grocery selling space will be much larger, said store manager Tom Sullivan. The existing store was not laid out very efficiently.

The Price Chopper grocery chain targets the “middle of the road” shopper, according to zone director Bob Hewitt, but also offers many of the upscale products available at the high end stores, including organics, natural, gluten free, as well as locally produced products.

The new store is scheduled to open next April.

Mr. O’Brien announced last week that Panera Bread will also be a tenant at East Village Square. There is also space planned adjacent to Price Chopper for two small retailers, as yet unidentified.

by Steev Riccardo

WEBSTER – The Bartlett High School boys soccer team battled to a fierce 0-0 tie against a very good Auburn Rockets last Monday, September 24. 

Sophomore goalie Jacob Murphy, who has played well all season for the rebuilding Indians, held the Rockets scoreless and played a stellar game in goal.

Later in the week the goal scoring drought continued for the Indians, as they were shutout by the David Prouty Panthers 3-0 in Spencer.

The 1-6-1 Indians will play at Northbridge on Thursday, October 4, and return home for a contest against Doherty on Friday, October 5. They will also travel to Quaboag for another Southern Worcester County League tilt on Tuesday, October 9.

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By Thomas D’Agostino
Patriot Correspondent

WEBSTER -   Selectman Mark Dowgiewicz brought up a very important issue at the Webster Board of Selectmen Meeting on Monday. Mr. Dowgiewicz and the rest of the board agreed that the Town of Webster is in need of some “cleaning up” in regard to nuisance properties and criminal element.

First, the concern over nuisance properties was addressed. Many landlords of the town’s tenements are absentee landlords, renting to anyone without a stringent background check. The proposal is to remedy the situation by having landlords accountable for their properties in cases of habitual offenders. The board would like to see these properties cleaned up of both less desirables in the town and the buildings. A list was suggested for certain properties where the police are called to more than usual. This list would be compiled and then the owner of the property would have to answer to the Board of Selectmen.  This would mean fines for the owners that would escalate if the problems were not resolved.

At present there are few towns that have laws pertaining to landlord accountability. According to Town Administrator, John McAuliffe, Taunton was one of the first in Massachusetts to have such a law.

That was the first part of the issue Mr. Dowgiewicz addressed, the second was public safety. “Unless you’ve had your head in the sand, the town, safety wise, is not doing good at all. We have a great infrastructure, we have great people in command, we have good schools, we are putting money into our schools and police station, we have a new library, we got businesses coming into town, but we have a lot of element in town that’s bringing down the community.” Selectman Dowgiewicz stated.

Selectman Dowgiewicz went on to say, “We are above the national crime rate as far as averages in crime in almost every category…and for a small community, that’s not good.”

Selectman Dowgiewicz gave a few examples of incidents over the past week prior to the meeting where an anonymous person was threatened while sitting in his auto waiting for someone, eight people were arrested within ten minutes for different reasons just a few yards from each other, and a citizen found a sawed off shotgun sitting on the side of the road.

One suggestion was to hire three more police officers designated to cracking down on the select criminal element in town. The board agreed that the current officers are doing an amazing job but are overworked for the amount of calls that come into the station. According to one statistic given, the town had thirty police officers in 1958. It currently has thirty police officers now, in 2012.

Selectman Robert Miller also gave a few examples of the unruly crowd that gathers at the McDonald's, where fights and other trouble has been a constant. He agreed that if the town is investing money in homes, schools and businesses, it should invest in a few special officers to get rid of the criminal element. “It (the town) is going to hell in a hand basket, and it’s going pretty quick, and we’ve got to do something about it.” Mr. Miller stated.

“We need to be proactive on this. This is a great town and we are moving forward.” Selectman Dowgiewicz said.

Mr. McAuliffe was also in agreement that there should be a provision of some sort for landlords to fix their properties both aesthetically and to whom they rent.

The board voted to act immediately on plans to remedy the situation in making the town safer for the people and move forward as a safe and friendly community to live and do business in.

In other business, the board voted on a tentative date for the 3^rd Annual Thunder on Webster Lake boat races. Labor Day weekend 2013 was penciled in as the tentative date. This past event was a great success, drawing an estimated five thousand people to the lake to see the races and partake in other activities. Selectman Robert Miller said, “All in all, it was a good event. We can only improve it, I guess.”

Edward H. Moore, CEO of Harrington HealthCare System addressed the board in regard to an 8.8 million dollar fundraising campaign to rebuild the Webster Harrington Hospital Emergency Department. The campaign has raised $700,000 with a $4,000,000 challenge match from an anonymous donor. The present Emergency Room was built in 1955 and is far outdated. The ER treats twelve thousand patients a year. The proposed renovation would make the Webster unit far more advanced than its Southbridge counterpart. “We are not just providing care, we are saving lives.” Mr. Moore stated.

There will be a wine, beer and chocolate tasting at Indian Ranch on October 14 from 2-6 p.m. to raise money for the cause. Tickets are $25.00 and can be purchased at Marty’s Liquors or call (508) 768-2259. You may also donate online at www.harringtonhospital.org.

The Webster Lake Association raised $23,000 at the golf tournament for weed treatment of the lake. The association gratefully thanked all the sponsors who helped. There is a list on their website www.websterlakeassociation.org.

Joe LaPlante addressed the board in regard to the repair and maintenance of the Civil War statue at the Town Hall. The statue needs some repairs that will facilitate staging and removal of pieces. According to Mr. LaPlante, the statues are worth about $400,000 each. Funds to complete the project will be on the warrant.

Hometown Bank will be doing sidewalk work for special access to and from their establishment. The new entrance and exit along Gore Road will be one way in and one way out. This will not affect the new pavement, as there will be no digging in the roadway.

Almac Motors Class II Used Car License Revision also passed.

The board approved articles 1-18 of the town warrant and approved article 19-23 to be referred to sponsor. The Town Meeting will be held on Monday, October 15 at the Bartlett School Auditorium.

WEBSTER, MA – Commerce Bank will hold a blood drive with the American Red Cross at their office at 25 Worcester Road in Webster on Friday, October 5, from 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. For more information or to make an appointment, contact the Commerce Bank Webster office at 508-943-4408 or call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or visit redcrossblood.org. Walk-ins are welcome; however, appointments are encouraged.

Every two seconds someone in the U.S. needs blood. Each unit of donated blood may help save up to three lives. Donated blood is used to help accident victims, trauma patients, transplant recipients, and those receiving treatment for life-threatening illnesses. Individuals who are at least 17 years of age (16 with parental permission in Massachusetts), weigh at least 110 pounds and are in generally good health may be eligible to donate blood.

Will bring 50 jobs to the community

WEBSTER – Michael O’Brien, Principal of Galaxy Development, has announced that Panera Bread has signed a long term lease to build a new store at East Village Square in Webster.

East Village Square is presently under construction and will be anchored by a 70,000 square foot state-of-the-art Price Chopper grocery store. Panera plans to build a 4,200 s.f. bakery-café restaurant on the pad site at the corner of the property, which is located at the intersection of Rt. 12 and Rt. 16. The bakery-café style restaurants offer award winning selections of soups served in bread bowls, a wide variety of fresh salads, and made-to-order sandwiches, along with many other selections and fresh pastries and cookies.

Panera Bread started in 1981 and its headquarters are in St. Louis, Missouri. They have nearly 1,600 stores in 41 US states. The new store in Webster will create approximately 50 new jobs. The company has an outstanding reputation for community involvement. With the Day End Dough Nation program, for example, Panera Bread donates all unsold baked goods to local area hunger relief agencies and charities.

All stores at East Village Square are expected to open in May of 2013. “We have had significant tenant interest in the one pad site we had available at East Village Square, and we couldn’t be happier than to team up with Panera Bread. It is a win-win for the town, the community and our project,” O’Brien said.

One of the most significant undertakings of the new shopping center will be the creation of a monument square at the intersection that will sit in front of the new Panera Bread restaurant. The focal point of the monument square will include the relocation of the clock tower that has been on the site since Samuel Slater operated the cotton mill on the property in the early 1800s. The moving of the clock tower will be near the end of September or the beginning of October.