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2016 Annual Town Report TOWN OF WESTFORD VERMONT 2016 ANNUAL REPORT July 1, 2015 – June 30, 2016 Please bring this report to Town Meeting NOTICE ANNUAL TOWN & SCHOOL MEETING Monday, March 6, 2017 7:00 pm Westford School All Non-Australian Ballot Articles will be voted on. Public Hearing for Australian Ballot Articles Monday, March 6, 2017 7:00 pm Westford School Australian Ballot Voting Tuesday, March 7, 2017 Westford School Polls Open 7:00 am to 7:00 pm All Australian Ballot Articles will be voted on including the town budget. On the cover: Aerial of Westford School TABLE OF CONTENTS DEDICATION WESTFORD SCHOOL ................................................................................................................................................. 1 TOWN OFFICE INFORMATION GENERAL INFORMATION .......................................................................................................................................... 5 ELECTED & APPOINTED TOWN OFFICERS ................................................................................................................ 6 TOWN MEETING 2016 TOWN MEETING ABSTRACT ............................................................................................................................. 9 2017 ANNUAL TOWN MEETING WARNING ............................................................................................................. 11 TOWN FINANCIALS EXPENSE BUDGET 2017-2018 ................................................................................................................................ 12 REVENUE BUDGET 2017-2018 ............................................................................................................................... 17 TREASURER’S REPORT ........................................................................................................................................... 19 SCHEDULE OF TAXES BILLED & COLLECTED ......................................................................................................... 20 TOWN COMMON FUND ACCOUNT ........................................................................................................................... 21 MUNICIPAL RECORDS RESERVE FUND .................................................................................................................... 21 STATEMENT OF OUTSTANDING DEBT ..................................................................................................................... 21 STATEMENT OF RESERVE ACCOUNTS ..................................................................................................................... 22 REPORTS OF TOWN OFFICIALS, BOARDS & ENTITIES SELECTBOARD ....................................................................................................................................................... 23 TOWN CLERK ......................................................................................................................................................... 26 BOARD OF CIVIL AUTHORITY & BOARD OF ABATEMENT ....................................................................................... 28 CEMETERY COMMISSION ....................................................................................................................................... 28 CONSERVATION COMMISSION ................................................................................................................................ 30 DELINQUENT TAX COLLECTOR .............................................................................................................................. 32 DEVELOPMENT REVIEW BOARD ............................................................................................................................. 32 DOG WARDEN......................................................................................................................................................... 33 LISTERS .................................................................................................................................................................. 34 PLANNING COMMISSION ........................................................................................................................................ 35 RECREATION COMMITTEE ...................................................................................................................................... 36 WESTFORD PUBLIC LIBRARY .................................................................................................................................. 38 WESTFORD VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT .......................................................................................................... 40 ZONING ADMINISTRATOR ...................................................................................................................................... 43 OTHER TOWN OFFICES & ORGANIZATIONS BRICK MEETING HOUSE SOCIETY ........................................................................................................................... 44 FIRE WARDEN......................................................................................................................................................... 45 TOWN OF WESTFORD 1 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Dedication A Brief History of Westford Schools According to town records the first school in Westford was established in 1795 in the southwest part of town. At town meeting residents voted not to set up a school district in the north end of town but did propose boundaries for four districts: south western, western, northern and eastern. By 1801 the town had set up 4 districts. School attendance in March of 1801 was listed as District 1 at 76, District 2 at 64, District 3 at 72 and District 4 at 41, totaling 254 “scholars.” When selling land, the town decided to set some lots aside for the support of schools. As the town spread out Westford would eventually have 12 school districts! The only original schoolhouse still standing can be seen near the intersection of Old Stage Road and Rollin Irish Road As the population continued to climb student space started to be a problem. In 1852 the town voted to allow the third district to use the town hall as a school building. In an 1858 Town Treasurer’s report it was stated that the schools were funded through a tax on the district grand list for each land owner, some money from the Town Treasurer and a pittance of lease land rental. A report for District 2 reads: “Treasurer’s report of the 2nd School District in Westford March 12th, 1858. The whole amount of money that has passed through your treasurer’s hands for the support of schools the year ending March 12th, 1858, amounts to $50.72 of which $20.16 was raised by tax and paid by the Collector, $24.22 by Town Treasurer, $6.34 rent on lease lands against Jacob and Daniel Macomber, all of which is respectfully submitted. F.C. Wilcox, Treasurer” To address the issues of space a schoolhouse was built in the center of town in the late 1860’s. The building had two class rooms each heated by a single wood stove. There was a woodshed against the north wall and behind the woodshed was two “four holer” outhouses. Water for the school was obtained by the pailful from a well. In 1868 a resident referred to the new school house as “the best schoolhouse in the county.” The school house had a bell that rang at 9 am and twice a day for recess, at noon for lunch and to end the school day at 3. The bell is currently in the entrance of the elementary school. Consolidation is not a new idea and in 1860 discussions were held at a meeting to combine districts 7 and 9. Residents were resistant to change and not only voted against consolidation but a motion was carried to adjourn the meeting for 50 years. However, in 1890 the town did vote to combine the two districts into one. By 1884 the school struggled with the need to attract qualified teachers. As the town report stated, “The committees, generally, have seemed anxious to obtain good teachers rather than cheap ones.” The Superintendent appreciated that the town was ready to retain six teachers at an “advance of wages.” The other concern was the conditions of the schools. The report stated that “most of our school-houses are in good condition, but nearly all are deficient in school-furniture.” Most Westford residents worked in agriculture and did not attend institutions of higher learning so the town tried to make the local schools the best possible. The town report expressed concern about a less than committed attitude towards school. The report for 1884 concluded “Irregularity of attendance and tardiness are twin evils for which parents are chiefly responsible. It is not a matter of pride that over 1,200 instances of tardiness are reported this year. A popular opinion seems to prevail that every parent has the right to say whether his child attends school or not.” A superintendent suggested creating a “half-missionary and half constable” to make sure students attended school. By 1886 Westford schools were struggling to retain teachers. The schools were described as small, with 2 TOWN OF WESTFORD ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ a student population that was mostly young. It was due to this fact that the only teachers the town could attract were “cheap and inefficient.” The School Report for that year expressed concern
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