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2010 Annual Town Report TABLE of CONTENTS Town of PEPPERELL 2010 Annual Town Report TABLE OF CONTENTS Dedication...........................................................1 Public Works & Facilities: State & National Officials...................................2 DPW Director/Town Engineer ......................35 Elected Officials..................................................3 Highway Superintendent................................40 Staff Positions .....................................................4 Tree Warden/Moth Superintendent................40 Appointed Boards/Committees...........................5 Cemetery/Parks Department ..........................42 TOWN REPORTS: Water Division...............................................42 General Government: Wastewater Treatment/Sewer Division. ........43 Selectmen, Board of.......................................10 Human Services: Town Accountant.........................................144 Board of Health..............................................45 Agricultural Advisory Board .........................53 Council on Aging...........................................47 Assessors, Board of........................................12 Veterans’ Services .........................................46 Tax Collector .................................................14 Veterans’ Grave Officer.................................47 Treasurer ........................................................13 LRTA Advisory Board ..................................49 Personnel Board.............................................11 Culture & Recreation: Information Systems Tech. Committee .........15 Covered Bridge Committee ...........................54 GIS Committee ..............................................16 Cultural Council.............................................48 Cable TV Advisory Committee .....................53 Lawrence Library...........................................50 Town Clerk ....................................................57 Recreation Commission.................................52 Conservation Commission.............................16 Town Meetings/Elections: Planning Board...............................................19 Annual Town Election ...................................60 Zoning Board of Appeals...............................11 Special Town Election June 21, 2010..........121 Public Safety: Special Town Election December 6, 2010...143 Police Department..........................................20 State Primary September 14, 2010...............122 Communications Department ........................22 State General Election November 2, 2010...137 Fire Department .............................................24 State Election January 19, 2010.....................59 Inspection Department...................................19 May 3, 2010 Annual Town Meeting..............64 Sealer of Weights and Measures....................25 May 3, 2010 Special Town Meeting............118 Emergency Management ...............................26 October 25, 2010 Special Town Meeting ....129 Animal Control Officer..................................25 Complete Index...............................................153 Education: Citizen Activity Form .....................................151 Nashoba Valley THS .....................................27 Town Office Directory..............inside back cover North Middlesex Regional School District: Superintendent ......................................29 Photo credits: High School ..........................................31 Photo of Barry Fuller page 1 courtesy John McNabb Photo of George Ux page 1 courtesy Jeff Sauer Nissitissit Middle School ......................32 Photos pages 15, 23, 26, 52 courtesy Lawrence Library Varnum Brook School ..........................33 Photos pages 12, 18, 46 courtesy Covered Bridge Squannacook Early Childhood Ctr. ......34 Committee Photos page 24 courtesy Fire Department Photos pages 36, 38, 40, 44 courtesy DPW Dedication Barry Fuller has served the residents of Pepperell for more than 40 years, in numerous capacities of elected and volunteer offices. His first activities with town government began in 1969 when he worked with volunteers to show the need for housing for the elderly. Barry soon after served on the Board of Health and as a coordinator for the Youth Center, at the same time serving as a member of the Greater Lowell Regional Vocational Technical School Committee. In 1972 he became a member of the North Middlesex School Committee. In the 1990’s Barry served on the Board of Selectmen and was chairman in 1996 and 1999. He represented Pepperell on the Middlesex County Selectmen’s Association and as President of this association. In 2003, he became a member of the Council on Aging Board and Friends of the Seniors. Barry worked tirelessly as Chair of the Friends Fund Raising Committee to raise $ 150,000 for furnishing the Senior Center. Equally dedicated to scouting as he was to town government, Barry served Pack 41 and held numerous offices in the Nashua Valley Council Executive Board. He extended his fund raising efforts to the Friends of Scouting and helped to secure sustainability in the finances of the Council. Barry received a citation from the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1995 recognizing his successful effort to save the Pepperell Paper Mill and 104 jobs. The citizens of Pepperell recognize and thank Barry for the loyalty and support he has given to this community. George Ux moved to Pepperell with his wife, Joan, to whom he has been married since 1955, in 1958, and raised his three sons, Kenneth, Russell and Alan here. Involved in Scouts since 1960, he served as Cubmaster and Committee Chairman with Pack 41, Assistant Scoutmaster, Scoutmaster, Committee Chairman and Committee member with Troop 26 and Nashua Valley Rountable Commissioner. He received the Scout Training Award and District Award of Merit by the Nashua Valley Council. He received congratulations for 60 years of service from the National Office of the Boy Scouts of America. In 1970, George was nominated and received the Young Man of America Award, presented by the Pepperell Jaycees, for Community Service. He was honored by the Pepperell Grant in 1995 for Community service. He was one of nine recipients to receive the Extraordinary Service Award presented by Nashoba Publishing in 2007. He served as an Auxiliary Officer, Special Police Officer, Police Photographer and is presently the Town’s Emergency Management Director, serving since 1966. George spent 40 years as a pressman at Courier Corporation in Westford, and retired from the Town of Pepperell as Cemetery Superintendent in 2000. George epitomizes volunteerism, doing so much for the town will very little formal recognition, and is a credit to the community. The citizens of Pepperell recognize and thank George for the loyalty and support he has given to this community. 1 STATE AND NATIONAL OFFICIALS United States Senators John F. Kerry Scott Brown 304 Russell Senate Office Building 317 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 Washington, DC 20510 One Bowdoin Square, 10th Floor 2400 JFK Building Boston, MA 02214 Boston, MA 02203 617/565-8519 617/565-3170 http://kerry.senate.gov http://scottbrown.senate.gov United States Representative – 1st Congressional District John W. Olver 1111 Longworth House Office Bldg. 463 Main Street Washington, DC 20515 Fitchburg, MA 01420 202/225-5335 978/342-8722 http://olver.house.gov State Officials www.mass.gov Governor Deval Patrick Lt. Governor Tim Murray State House, Room 360 State House Boston, MA 02133 Boston, MA 02133 617/727-6250 Secretary of State William Francis Galvin Treasurer Steven Grossman State House, Room 337 State House, Room 227 Boston, MA 02133 Boston, MA 02133 617/727-9180 617/367-6900 Attorney General Martha Coakley Auditor Suzanne M. Bump One Ashburton Place State House, Room 230 Boston, MA 02108 Boston, MA 02133 617/727-2200 617/727-2075 Senator - 1st Middlesex District Representative - 1st Middlesex District Eileen Donoghue Sheila C. Harrington State House, Room 112 State House, Room 227 Boston, MA 02133 Boston, MA 02133 617/727-1630 617/367-6900 [email protected] [email protected] Middlesex County District Attorney Gerald T. Leone, Jr. Sheriff James V. DiPaola* 15 Commonwealth Avemue 400 Mystic Avenue Woburn, MA 01801 Medford, MA 02155 781/897-8300 781/960-2800 www.middlesexda.gov www.middlesexsheriff.org 2 ELECTED OFFICIALS ASSESSORS RECREATION COMMISSION Michael T. Coffey 2013 Lynne David 2011 Jon E. Kaiser 2012 David Priddle 2013 R. Braybrook Walsh* 2011 P. Derek Tenbroeck 2012 HEALTH, BOARD OF PLANNING BOARD Al Buckley 2013 Dennis A. Kane 2013 Phillip D. Durno 2011 Richard C. McHugh, Jr. 2014 Robert Lambert* 2011 Mark F. Marston 2012 John Marriner 2012 Matthew E. Nesbit 2015 Stephen Themelis 2011 HOUSING AUTHORITY Associate Member (appointed) Bruce Campbell, State Appointee Steven Brittain 2011 Jerrilyn Bozicas 2012 PUBLIC WORKS, BOARD OF James Triehy 2012 Greg Rice 2013 Katherine L. Harris 2013 Frederick Farmer 2012 Robert Russell 2013 Louis D. Shattuck 2011 LIBRARY TRUSTEES Appointed Members: Charles Burnham 2013 John Dee III 2011 Mary Campano 2012 Lewis Lunn 2010 Margaret Kimball 2012 SELECTMEN, BOARD OF Frederick Kobs 2011 Michael L. Green + 2012 Amos Mahony 2011 Joseph Hallisey* 2012 Schuyler Minckler 2013 Patrick J. McNabb 2011 MODERATOR Joseph A. Sergi 2013 Scott N. Blackburn 2011 TOWN CLERK NORTH MIDDLESEX REGIONAL SCHOOL Lois Libby* 2010 DISTRICT SCHOOL COMMITTEE Jeffrey W. Sauer 2013 Anne E. Buchholz (At-large member)
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