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Annual Reports, Town of Acton, Massachusetts 2009 Town of Annual Acton, Reports Massachusetts Two Hundred and Seventy-Fourth Municipal Year for the year ending December 31, 2009 914 44 Km Printed by Athol Press Inc., — Athol, MA 23 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Administrative Services 7. Public Works and Environment Board of Selectmen 5 Board of Appeals 79 Town Manager 7 Building Department 79 Town Report Committee 7 Cemetery Commission 79 Community Preservation Committee ... 80 2. Financial Management Services Engineering Department 81 Board of Assessors 9 Highway Department 83 House Sales 9 Green Advisory Board 83 Elizabeth White Fund 1 Land Stewardship Committee 84 Finance Committee 1 Municipal Properties 85 Town Accountant 1 Natural Resources 87 Open Space Committee 88 3. Human Services Water Resources Advisory Committee 89 Commission on Disability 23 Community Housing Corporation 23 8. Community Safety Community Services Coordinator 25 Animal Inspector ..91 Council on Aging 25 Board of Health ..91 Housing Authority 28 Dog Officer ..95 Public Health Nursing Service 28 Emergency Management Agency ..95 Sealer of Weights and Measures 30 Fire Department ..96 Veterans' Graves 30 Auxiliary Fire Department 102 Volunteer Coordinating Committee 31 Police Department 102 Post/Crew 7 Search and Rescue 106 4. Education and Libraries Sidewalk Committee 107 Acton and Acton-Boxborough Schools Report 33 Minuteman Science-Technology High School 50 9. Legislative Acton Memorial Library 53 Annual Town Meeting, April 6, 2009 109 West Acton Citizens' Library 58 Special Town Meeting, June 23, 2009 128 5. Cultural and Historical Activities 10. Town Elections and Statistics Acton-Boxborough Cultural Council 59 Annual Town Election, March 31, 2009 135 Historic District Commission 63 Special Town Election, December 8, 2009 136 Historical Commission 64 1 1 . Other Information 6. Community Development Registered Voter Statistics 137 Cable Advisory 67 Dog Statistics 137 Design Review Board 67 Vital Statistics 137 Economic Development Committee 68 Outdoor Lighting Education Committee 69 1 2. Acton Information Planning Department 70 National, State, and County Officials 139 Public Celebrations Committee 72 Elected Town Officials 139 Recreation Department 73 Appointments by Moderator 140 Senior and Disabled Tax Relief Committee 76 Appointments by Selectmen 140 Transportation Advisory Committee 76 Appointments by Town Manager 144 Lowell Regional Transit Authority 78 Street/Precinct List 147 Map of Acton 1 54 Town Boards, Committees, Commissions E-mails 156 Volunteer Application 1 59 At Your Service Inside Back Cover 2 THIS 2009 ACTON TOWN REPORT IS DEDICATED TO WILLIAM RYAN After 34 years of dedicated service, Bill Ryan retired at the end of the 2009 school year as Superintendent. Throughout these years, Bill held many positions within the Acton and Acton-Boxborough school districts, including nine years as Superintendent. Bill came to Acton in 1975 when he was hired to start the district's Community Education program. Early in 1980's, his position expanded to include overseeing the schools' finances. Bill served as Interim Super- intendent from 1992 to 1993, then as Assistant Superintendent until he was appointed Superintendent in 2000. Bill is highly respected, not only in the school systems among staff, administration and parents, but also throughout the community as a top- notch leader. Bill has strong financial skills that have been instrumental in maintaining our superior school systems throughout the years. Our districts are ranked amongst the highest in the Commonwealth and Bill's leadership and expertise in all areas has contributed significantly to that level of excellence. Bill is known for having the ability to work with everyone and listen to the needs of teachers, parents, students and community members alike. He is highly regarded amongst his peers and is a true professional in his field. His ability to bring people together and move forward, despite differences in opinions, is a gift from which we have all benefited. Bill has guided the schools through the construction and renovation of several school buildings. He was instrumental in winning overrides to help fund that construction. Most recently, he hired new principals in Acton's elementary schools and at the AB Regional High School, ensuring the continuation of extraordinary leadership in our schools. Bill's solid and trustworthy leadership will be missed in the Acton and the Acton-Boxborough School systems. We [wish him the best of luck in his retirement, enjoying time with his family and friends, and perhaps moving on to other professional challenges. We appreciate all the service that he has provided to our students and families throughout his 34 years here. Heather Harer 3 IN MEMORIAM Leo Hayes, Jr. Firefighter Michael Jackson Natural Resources Department Rita Dolan Board of Health FANS (Friends of Acton Nursing Services) Leslie H. Gerhardt Cemetery Commissioner 4 ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES BOARD OF SELECTMEN vation restriction on 15 acres of the W.R. Grace land in South Acton. The lowered assessment will be covered by Fund until another user purchases the Overview the town's General extra capacity. The economic recession continued to dominate the Special Town Meeting - June 23, 2009 affairs of Acton. The budgets were impacted when the governor instituted a series of cuts in local aid throughout Consideration of sewer expansion issues was the the year. Some of the cuts in school aid were covered major item of business at the June Special Town Meeting. by Federal Stimulus Funds but the town and schools The Sewer Action Committee developed a plan to extend instituted cost cutting measures such as a hiring and the South Acton Sewer District to include the Spencer/Flint/ spending freeze, deferring nonessential purchases and Tuttle neighborhood. The costs for this project would have delaying capital expenditures. As a result of these pro- been borne by the residents of the affected neighborhood active measures, spending for fiscal year 2009 came in with some help from federal stimulus money via the Mas- below the approved budget and some funds flowed to free sachusetts Water Pollution Abatement Trust to help defray cash, which will help balance the budget in the later years the cost. The motion was supported by a simple majority of this recession. of the town meeting members but failed to achieve the required 2/3rds vote and thus was defeated. Acton received a strong commendation from Stan- dard & Poor's Bond Rating service when they upgraded Priorities for FY10 : Acton's bond rating to AAA. This is the highest rating that a town can receive and is held by only a very small number After Town Meeting, the Board voted for the following of towns throughout the nation. The Standard & Poor's officers: Paulina Knibbe, Chair; Peter Berry, Vice Chair; i analysis of Acton specifically cited Acton's consistent and Lauren Rosenzweig, Clerk. The Board of Selectmen i financial management, healthy level of reserves, operating held their annual goal setting meeting and established the flexibility to manage through a recession, low debt burden \ following priorities for fiscal year 2010: and modest capital needs. Budgeting during the Fiscal Downturn Political The Board of Selectmen unanimously agreed that Selectman Andy Magee chose to end his years of managing the budget in the fiscal downturn was the highest service as a Selectman. Selectman Magee was a strong priority for fiscal year 201 0. The Board agreed to focus on i voice for environmental issues throughout his term of three steps to help manage the budget: : service and will be sorely missed. In the March annual election, Mike Gowing won election to the Board with 59% Union negotiations. All of the town's organized of the votes in a hard fought election. labor contracts are up for renewal. These nego- tiations need to reflect the current economic Annual Town Meeting - April 6, 2009 situation. Policy Workshop on Health Insurance. The Budget issues dominated Town Meeting. A group of Board organized a policy workshop where the citizens organized a petition campaign to place six items Selectmen learned about the health insurance 1 on the warrant to present an alternate budget/budget situation and our options for the future in more process to the one recommended by the Board of Select- detail. Finance Committee and the School men, the Finance Committee and the School Committee. The Committee were also invited to this workshop. The first article was soundly defeated and their sponsors Some members of the public also attended. withdrew the rest. Cost Savings Initiative. In the spring of 2009, the Finance Committee asked members of the The last item of business before Annual Town Meet- public for suggestions about cost savings that ing involved settling a long-standing legal disagreement could be implemented by the town and the with W.R. Grace: W.R. Grace had filed a series of legal schools. Finance Committee did some challenges to the sewer betterment charge they were The initial evaluation of these suggestions and then assessed on their South Acton property when the sewer asked the Board of Selectmen and the School district was created. Town Meeting approved a settle- Committee to create a joint task force to do ment where $1 .5 million of the assessment was reduced in return for a lower use of sewer capacity and a conser- further analysis. This task force is expected to Solar Panels. The GAB recommended that present business cases for the most promising Acton pursue entering into a power purchase ideas in January of 2010. agreement to fund the installation of solar panels on appropriate municipal and school roofs. The Comprehensive Community Plan Special Town Meeting in June endorsed this idea by extending the length of contracts that The Phase I of the Comprehensive Community Plan the town could enter into for this purpose. In was completed in 2009 with over 2,000 Acton residents the summer of 2009, the town signed contracts participating in the discussion about the future of our town.
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