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Town of Needham ANNUAL REPORT 1711 – 2010 Town of Needham ANNUAL REPORT 1711 – 2010 NEEDHAM, MASSACHUSETTS Cover and back cover photos: The Public Services Administration Building located at 500 Dedham Avenue, opened February 17, 2010. This 2010 Annual Town Report is Dedicated to Carol Johnson Boulris Carol Johnson Boulris was born in Alton, Illinois, where her great-grandfather had settled after emigrating from Germany. She was high school valedictorian and was the first female from Alton to attend Harvard-Radcliffe. At Harvard, Carol received a degree in Economics. When the local newspaper recorded her degree in Home Economics, Carol quickly contacted the newspaper, which then printed a correction. It was at a Harvard-Radcliffe freshman mixer that Carol met her husband, the late Chester Joseph Boulris. “Chet” and other members of the varsity football team crashed the event at which Carol was chaperoning. Chet and Carol were married the following year, in 1960. Carol and Chet moved to Vermont for Chet to continue his medical training and Carol taught seventh grade Language Arts and Social Studies for one year. Their three children, Mark, Craig, and Loriel, were all born in Vermont. After serving for two years in a MASH unit in Stewart Air Force Base in Smyrna, TN, the Boulris family relocated to the Boston area for Chet to complete his residency. Carol’s father carefully researched schools in the area surrounding Boston. Needham Schools had an excellent reputation and would be a perfect option for the Boulris children who were 7, 5 and 3 to receive their primary education. The Boulris family relocated to their first home on Francis Street in Needham in 1969 and later moved to Country Way in 1976. Carol immediately became involved with service to Needham, as outlined below. High Rock PTC, President Helped to compile cookbook “Rainbow of Recipes”, which was later chosen by the Ladies’ Home Journal as Cookbook of the Month, February 1974. Newman Jr. High School PTC, President Needham Town Meeting Member 1976 - 2004 Needham School Committee 1976-1985 Instituted a 10 minute period before each meeting for citizen access to the Committee Needham Republican Town Committee Chairman during the first campaign of President George W. Bush. Needham Historical Society, Board of Directors (20+ years) Compiled Pictorial History of Needham World War II Commemorative Committee, 1992-1995 Historical Commission, Chair 14 years (1987 to present) Authored the demolition delay by-law, accepted unanimously by Town Meeting. Carol is an avid genealogist and serves as a member of five hereditary organizations: Daughters of the War of 1812 Daughters of the Colonial Wars (current president) Dames of the Court of Honor (Revolutionary War officers, upcoming president) Daughters of American Colonists (current Chairman of Commemorative Events) National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) (State Regent, State Vice Regent, Vice President General DAR National, Chair, MA DAR Finance Committee) When asked what her greatest concern is for the Town of Needham, without hesitation Carol responds that people need to have more sensitivity towards historic homes. She feels that they are our heritage, and if we keep demolishing them, we can never get them back. It dismays Carol that we have become a “disposable society” rather than considering the intangible value an item may hold. She cites the Emery Grover and Ridge Hill buildings as examples of one of a kind buildings. She says that unless care is taken, all that is to be learned from the historical architecture will be lost forever. Table of Contents PAGE Message from Board of Selectmen........................................................................................................1 Community Profile................................................................................................................................2 GENERAL GOVERNMENT Board of Registrars / Town Clerk .........................................................................................................3 Board of Selectmen / Town Manager..................................................................................................10 Commissioner of Trust Funds .............................................................................................................14 Department of Finance ........................................................................................................................15 Finance Committee..............................................................................................................................22 Legal Department ................................................................................................................................24 Moderator ............................................................................................................................................26 Needham Contributory Retirement System.........................................................................................27 Personnel Board ..................................................................................................................................28 PLANNING & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Planning...............................................................................................................................................29 Conservation Department ...................................................................................................................33 PUBLIC SAFETY Building Inspector ...............................................................................................................................35 Fire Department...................................................................................................................................36 Police Department ...............................................................................................................................39 EDUCATION Future School Needs Committee.........................................................................................................41 Minuteman Regional High School ......................................................................................................42 Needham Public Schools.....................................................................................................................45 HUMAN SERVICES Council on Aging ................................................................................................................................47 Department of Veteran’s Services.......................................................................................................51 Youth Services ....................................................................................................................................52 PUBLIC WORKS Department of Public Works...............................................................................................................60 PUBLIC FACILITIES Public Facilities - Construction ...........................................................................................................63 Public Facilities - Operations ..............................................................................................................67 COMMUNITY SERVICES Commission on Disabilities.................................................................................................................69 Community Preservation Committee ..................................................................................................72 Golf Course Advisory Committee.......................................................................................................73 Historical Commission ........................................................................................................................75 Needham Free Public Library .............................................................................................................76 Needham Housing Authority...............................................................................................................81 Transportation Committee...................................................................................................................86 Park and Recreation Commission .......................................................................................................87 Public Health ......................................................................................................................................91 OTHER Metropolitan Area Planning Council.................................................................................................109 Norfolk County Commissioners........................................................................................................115 Norfolk County Registry of Deeds....................................................................................................116 Norfolk County Mosquito Control Project........................................................................................117 TOWN OFFICIALS........................................................................................................................119 TOWN MEETING MEMBERS ....................................................................................................125 TOWN OF NEEDHAM RETIREE INFORMATION ................................................................128 IN MEMORIAM .............................................................................................................................128
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