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177 Annual Report 177th ANNUAL REPORT !"#$%"&'()"*+$,-+.*$/*0#+1&2$,-+3()4&+ ROCKPORT MASSACHUSETTS 1840 2017 Front Cover Photo: Straitsmouth & Thacher Island Bouys Photographed by Richard Lorigan Photo taken the summer of 2017 Back Cover Photo: Captain & crew heading out for another day of fishing Photographed by Ray Mello Photo taken on July 5, 2017 from the Headlands !""#!$%&'()&* )+%,-.% */01%)++23.45% 6/4%,-.%7.84%.1921:% ;.3.<=.4%>?@%AB?C% Edited by Debbie Powers Minuteman Press Beverly, Massachusetts WE REMEMBER Those who passed on in the year 2017 William (Bill) Balzarini Kurt Bradley Clifford Brooks Edward J. Conway Rollyn (Rol) Hoffman John E. Jordan Donald H. Seiffert We are grateful for the years of faithful service to the Town Of Rockport iii TOWN OF ROCKPORT ELECTED OFFICIALS – 2017 TERM BOARD OF SELECTMEN: TOWN OFFICE BUIDING 34 BROADWAY 978-546-6786 2018 SARAH WILKINSON (Chair) 23 HIGHVIEW ROAD 978-290-1488 2018 WILHELMINA SHEEDY MOORES 76 MAIN STREET 978-546-6555 2019 DONALD J. CAMPBELL (V. Chair) 5 KING STREET COURT 781-941-0673 2020 PAUL F. MURPHY 21R PLEASANT STREET 978-546-7765 2020 DENISE DONNELLY 72 PIGEON HILL STREET 617-780-7121 ASSESSOR OF TAXES: TOWN OFFICE BUILDING 34 BROADWAY 978-546-2011 2018 TIMOTHY W. GOOD IV 3 HOOPER COURT 978-546-7699 2019 PAUL P. FUHR (Chair) 16 SMITH ROAD 978-546-2805 2020 CHRISTOPHER TRUPIANO 4 ALPACA COURT 978-546-9975 TOWN CLERK: TOWN OFFICE BUILDING 34 BROADWAY 978-546-6894 2019 PATRICIA E. BROWN 3 JERDEN’S LANE 978-546-7816 PLANNING BOARD: TOWN HALL ANNEX 26 BROADWAY 978-546-5008 2018 CAMERON L. SMITH 10 ROWE POINT 978-546-9209 2019 HERMAN S. LILJA (Chair) 6 BAYRIDGE LANE 978-546-3638 2019 EDWARD HAND (V. Chair) 20 LANDMARK LANE 978-546-3643 2020 HENRY T. BETTS 13 PENZANCE ROAD 978-546-5220 2020 TERENCE P. DUFFY 158 GRANITE STREET 978-546-5008 LIBRARY TRUSTEES: ROCKPORT PUBLIC LIBRARY 17 SCHOOL ST. 978-546-6934 2018 LANA RAZDAN 14 ATLANTIC AVENUE 978-546-2614 2019 ROBERT AUDANO, JR (Chair) 12A MCKAY’S DRIVE 978-546-5230 2020 HOLLIS A. FRITHSEN 19 HODGKINS ROAD 978-546-6934 SCHOOL COMMITTEE: RKPT. COMM. EDUC. CTR 26 JERDEN’S LN 978-546-1200 2018 HEATHER JEAN NELSON (V.C) 13 POOLES LANE 978-546-3314 2018 REBECCA MEAD SLY 3 MARMION WAY 978-546-1359 2019 MARY KENNEDY PORTER 65 SOUTH STREET 978-546-9155 2020 COLLEEN COOGAN (Chair) 7 SOUTH STREET COURT 978-546-8988 2020 NICOLE SA ALTIERI 7 COUNTRY CLUB ROAD 978-546-3458 ROCKPORT HOUSING AUTHORITY: 13 MILLBROOK PK. 978-546-3181 2018 MATTHEW WIGTON 11 SUMMER STREET 978-546-2036 2019 PAULA A. MURPHY 31 MT. PLEASANT STREET 978-546-1465 2020 BETHANY A. BROSNAN 11 POOLES LANE 978-546-6204 2021 JONATHAN E. RING 9 POOLES LANE 781-632-1579 KATHLEEN HAPSHE -- STATE APPOINTEE 21 CURTIS STREET 978-546-9520 DAVID HOULDEN –ACTING DIRECTOR (Appt. by RHA) 978-546-3181 TOWN MODERATOR: NO OFFICE 2020 ROBERT VISNICK 40 JERDEN’S LANE 978-546-6635 Five Year Term for Housing Authority, Three Year Term for all others. 1 ROCKPORT’S FEDERAL AND STATE REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATORS, GOVERNOR AND LT. GOVERNOR GOVERNOR AND LT. GOVERNOR Governor Charlie Baker Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito Mass State House, Room 280 Mass State House, Room 280 Boston, MA 02133 Boston, MA 02133 Tel. (617) 725-4005 Tel. (617) 725-4005 U.S. SENATORS Elizabeth Warren (D) Edward Markey (D) 317 Hart Senate Office Building 255 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 Washington, DC 20510 Telephone (202) 224-4543 Telephone (202) 224-2742 2400 J.F.K. Federal Building 975 J.F.K. Federal Building 15 New Sudbury Street 15 New Sudbury Street Boston, MA 02203 Boston, MA 02203 Telephone (617) 565-3170 Telephone (617) 565-8519 U.S. REPRESENTATIVE Sixth Congressional District Seth Moulton (D) Office Address: Washington Address: 17 Peabody Square 1408 Longworth House Office Bldg Peabody, MA 01960 Washington, DC 20515 Telephone (978) 531-1669 Telephone (202) 225-8020 STATE SENATOR Bruce E. Tarr (R) Office Address: Massachusetts State House, Room 308 Boston, MA 02133 Telephone (617) 722-1600 [email protected] STATE REPRESENTATIVE Ann-Margaret Ferrante (D) Office Address: Massachusetts State House, Room 277 Boston, MA 02133 telephone (617) 722-2080 [email protected] 2 KEY TELEPHONE NUMBERS Police 911 (978-546-1212 for regular business) Fire 911 (978-546-6750 for regular business) Ambulance 911 (978-546-6648 for billing information) Town Government Accounting 978-546-3691 Ambulance (non-emergencies) 978-546-6648 Animal Control/Dog Officer 978-546-9488 Board of Assessors 978-546-2011 Board of Health 978-546-3701 Board of Selectmen 978-546-6786 Building Department 978-546-9218 Cape Ann Veteran’s Services 978-281-9740 Conservation Commission 978-546-5005 Council on Aging 978-546-2573 Department of Public Works 978-546-3525 Fire (non-emergencies) 978-546-6750 Forest Fire 978-546-3556 Harbormaster 978-546-9589 Info. Systems & Technologies 978-546-9488 Planning Board 978-546-5008 Police (non-emergencies) 978-546-1212 Recreation 978-546-1309 Rockport Public Library 978-546-6934 Town Accountant 978-546-3691 Town Administrator 978-546-5183 Town Clerk/Voter Registration 978-546-6894 Treasurer-Collector/Parking Clerk 978-546-6648 School Department Superintendent of Schools 978-546-1200 Elementary School 978-546-1220 Middle School 978-546-1250 High School 978-546-1234 3 ROCKPORT ALMANAC Incorporated: 1840 Size: 7.08 square miles Shore line: 4.8 miles Population: 7,019 Registered Voters: 5,699 Government: Board of Selectmen (meets every other Tuesday) Annual Town Meeting (Saturday in April) Fall Town Meeting (Monday in September) Annual Election (Tuesday after 1st Saturday in April) Voter Registration: Town Clerk’s office during normal Town Hall hours. Special weekend and evening sessions before each election. Meeting Notices: All Town board and committee meeting notices are posted on the Town Hall bulletin board and meetings posted area on town website (www.rockportma.gov) Tax Rate: FY2017 - $11.28 per thousand of assessed evaluation FY2018 - $10.11 per thousand of assessed evaluation Taxes Due: May and November Town Hall Hours: Monday, Wednesday and Thursday: 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Tuesday: 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Friday: 8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Library Hours: Monday, Wednesday and Thursday: 1:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Tuesday: 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Saturday: 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Sunday: 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Transfer Station Hours: Monday: Closed Tuesday: 7:00 a.m. - 2:45 p.m. Wednesday: 7:00 a.m. - 2:45 p.m. Thursday: Closed Friday: 7:00 a.m. - 2:45 p.m. Saturday: 7:00 a.m. - 2:45 p.m. 4 !""#!$%&'()&*%)6%*N'%P)!&;%)6%H'$'E*O'"% +122134!"#$%$&'($)*+,"-./%"0/)(123"41.5)"#.).1"65%75,*+,3"85&$941.5)":+,"4.;(<$%%" +2536134!"#$%$&'($)*+,"65%1$%;5,."#1$$=2"0++)$*3"#$%$&'($)*+,":$,5*$":+,,$%%23"" >??5&$"0.,.@$)9:$<<5$"-+A$)*3"B,'$)5;"C+A,"D=;5,5*').'+)905'&1$%%"85$5).3"4%$)79E5%$$,"F5,$*" "#$%! &'(! 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