Town of Marion, Massachusetts 2020 Annual Report
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Town of Marion, Massachusetts 2020 Annual Report Town of Marion Municipal Telephone Directory Emergency Numbers Ambulance - 748-1212 911 - Emergency Only Fire Dept. - 748-1177 Police Dept. - 748-1212 911 - Emergency Only 911 - Emergency Only Office of Emergency Management - 748-1212 911- Emergency Only Town House - 748-3500 Two Spring Street Board of Appeals – 748-3560 Harbormaster office – 748-3515 Board of Assessors – 748-3518 Planning Board – 748-3517 Board of Health – 748-3530 Recreation Department – 748-3537 Board of Selectmen -748-3520 Registrars of Voters – 748-3526 Building Department – 748-3516 Town Accountant – 748-3523 Conservation Commission – 748-3515 Town Administrator – 748-3520 Council on Aging – 748-3570 Town Clerk – 748-3502 Town Planner – 748-3513 Fire Inspections – 748-3510 Treasurer/Collector – 748-3504 Veteran’s Services – 758-4100, Ext. 212 Department of Public Works - 50 Benson Brook Road - 748-3540 Elizabeth Taber Library - 748-1252 Harbormaster/Shellfish Officer - 748-3535 Superintendent of Schools - 758-2772 Sippican School - 748-0100 Old Rochester Regional Junior High School - 758-4928 Old Rochester Regional High School - 758-3745 Cover photo by Donna Hemphill One Hundred Sixty Sixth Annual Report of the Town Officers of Marion For the Year Ending December 31st 2020 —Table of Contents— In Memoriam . 4 Elected Town Officials. 5 Appointed Town Officials & Staff . 6 General Government Reports Board of Selectmen/Water & Sewer Commissioners . 13 Town Administrator. 17 Board of Assessors . 18 Planning Board . 20 Department of Public Works. 22 Building Commissioner. 26 Zoning Board of Appeals . 30 Facilities Director . 31 Health and Human Services Reports Marion Board of Health. 34 Public Health Nurse. 35 Council on Aging . 37 Marion Affordable Housing Trust . 39 Protection of Persons and Property Reports Police Department . 40 Animal Control . 44 Marion Emergency Management Agency . 45 Parking Clerk . 46 Fire Department/Marion Emergency Medical Service . 47 Harbor and Recreation Reports Recreation Department . 51 Harbormaster . 52 Harbormaster Revenue & Expenses . 53 Shellfish Officer. 54 Marine Resources Commission . 55 Boat Berths Waiting List . 56 Celebrations. 57 Resource Management Reports Marion Energy Management Committee . 59 Conservation Commission . 61 2 Resource Management Reports (continued) Mattapoisett River Valley Water District . 63 Mattapoisett River Valley Water Supply Protection Advisory Committee. 65 Marion Open Space Acquisition Commission . 68 Community Preservation Committee . 72 Capital Improvements Planning Committee . 73 Capital Improvements 10 Year Plan . 75 Marion Tree and Parks Committee . 79 Music Hall Advisory Committee . 80 Marion Cemetery Commission . 81 Southeastern Regional Planning & Economic Development District (SRPEDD). 82 Plymouth County Mosquito Control. 86 Library and Arts Reports Marion Historical Commission . 89 Elizabeth Taber Library . 91 Marion Natural History Museum . 93 Old Rochester Community TV. 96 Education Reports Marion Public Schools . 98 Old Rochester Regional School District . 99 Sippican School . 115 Old Rochester Regional Junior High School. 118 Old Rochester Regional High School . 122 Marion 2020 Graduates . 130 Upper Cape Cod Regional Technical School . 131 Marion Scolarship/Education Fund Committee. 134 Town Records Town Election . 135 Annual & Special Town Meeting Minutes . 136 Presidential Primary . 153 State Primary. 156 Presidential Election. 157 Financial and Census Information Town Clerk . 159 Gross Earnings of Town Employees . 161 Town Accountant . 170 Listing of Properties and Total Taxes. 192 3 IN MEMORIAM 2020 Nelson M. Adams, III Roger F. Blanchette David L. Bramley Dorothy E. Burrill Alan M. Danse Margaret E. Francis Arego A. Grassi Patricia A. Harriman Shirley J. Hughes Cherrel V. Hughes Albert C. Muren Kara J. Race Eric L. Radin, M.D. Joseph E. Singleton, Sr. Katharine H. Stanton A. Truman Terrell, III Robert J. Zora 4 ELECTED TOWN OFFICERS As of December 31, 2020 BOARD OF SELECTMEN Norman A. Hills May, 2023 John P. Waterman May, 2022 Randy L. Parker May, 2021 BOARD OF ASSESSORS Patricia A. DeCosta May, 2023 Catherine A. Gibbs May, 2022 George T.J. Walker May, 2021 MODERATOR Brad A. Gordon May, 2021 BOARD OF HEALTH Dot Brown May, 2023 Ed Hoffer, M.D. May, 2022 John B. Howard, M.D. May, 2021 PLANNING BOARD Norman A. Hills May, 2023 Eileen J. Marum May, 2023 Christopher Collings May, 2023 William W. Saltonstall May, 2022 Joseph Rocha May, 2022 Andrew M. Daniel May, 2021 OPEN SPACE ACQUISITION COMMISSION Jeffrey W. Oakes May, 2023 Amanda E. Chace May, 2023 Casey Gunschel May, 2022 John Rockwell May, 2022 Alan P. Harris May, 2021 MARION SCHOOL COMMITTEE Jonathan Dickerson May, 2023 Mary Beauregard May, 2023 Nichole Daniel May, 2022 April Rios May, 2021 Michelle L. Smith May, 2021 OLD ROCHESTER REGIONAL SCHOOL COMMITTEE (Marion) Margaret McSweeny May, 2023 Heather L. Burke May, 2022 TREE WARDEN Russell Gunschel May, 2022 UPPER CAPE COD REGIONAL VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL SCHOOL COMMITTEE Christine A. Marcolini November, 2023 5 APPOINTED OFFICIALS AND STAFF As of December 31, 2020 ACCOUNTANT/FINANCE DIRECTOR/ ASSISTANT TOWN ADMINISTRATOR Judith M. Mooney ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES Rebecca L. Tilden, Department of Public Works Diane M. Carvalho, Department of Public Works Annita M. Donovan, Accounting office Teresa Firth, Department of Public Works Donna Hemphill, Harbormaster/Conservation Commission office Kathleen Kearns, Accounting office Lisa MacLean, Treasurer/Collector office Maureen J. Murphy, Board of Health office Debra E. Paiva, Selectmen/Administration office Debra Richard, Treasurer/Collector office Anne Marie Tobia, Building Department/Zoning Board of Appeals Teresa K. Santos, Planning/Affordable Housing Trust office Cynthia M. Visotski, Assessors’ office/Fire Department AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT COORDINATOR James P. McGrail ASSOCIATE ASSESSOR Linda Dessert BUILDING DEPARTMENT Scott C. Shippey, Building Commissioner/Inspector of Buildings/ Zoning Enforcement Officer June 30, 2021 James Marot, Alternate Building Inspector June 30, 2021 Randy A. Caswell, Inspector of Wires June 30, 2021 Randy L. Parker, Alternate Inspector of Wires June 30, 2021 Christopher J. Still, Alternate Inspector of Wires June 30, 2021 William Belmore, Plumbing & Gas Inspector June 30, 2021 Steven E. Gibbs, Alternate Plumbing & Gas Inspector June 30, 2021 BUZZARDS BAY ACTION COMMITTEE (Marion’s representatives) Norman Hills June 30, 2021 Isaac Perry, alternate June 30, 2021 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PLANNING COMMITTEE Casimiro J. Barros June 30, 2021 Richard T. Giberti June 30, 2021 Paul Naiman June 30, 2021 Stephen Nojeim June 30, 2021 David Janik June 30, 2021 John Menzel, Finance Committee representative June 30, 2021 John Waterman, ex officio June 30, 2021 6 CEMETERY COMMISSIONERS Margherita B. Baldwin June 30, 2021 Helen Hills June 30, 2022 CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICER James P. McGrail COMMUNITY PRESERVATION COMMITTEE Margherita B. Baldwin (Parks/Trees Committee) Amanda Chace (Open Space Acquisition Commission) Jeff Doubrava (Conservation Commission) Will Tifft (Historical Commission) Andrew Daniel (Planning Board) Randy Parker (Board of Selectmen) Ethan Gerber (Affordable Housing Trust) CONSERVATION COMMISSION Jeff Doubrava June 30, 2021 Cynthia Callow June 30, 2022 Shaun Walsh June 30, 2022 Marc Bellanger June 30, 2021 Ethan Gerber, Associate Member June 30, 2021 Emil Assing, Associate Member June 30, 2023 COUNCIL ON AGING R. Henry Norweb III June 30, 2022 Dianne Cosman June 30, 2021 Kathleen Feeney June 30, 2021 Michele Richardson June 30, 2021 Caroline Bolick June 30, 2021 Barbara Brown June 30, 2022 Madeline Cooke June 30, 2022 Nancy Moore June 30, 2022 Paul Naiman June 30, 2022 Eric Pierce June 30, 2022 Helenka Hopkins Nolan June 30, 2022 Helen Westergard June 30, 2022 Joan Asker, Affiliate Member Merry Conway, Affiliate Member Jeanne Daly, Affiliate Member Margaret Gee, Affiliate Member Frank McNamee, Affiliate Member Karen Gregory, Director EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT John B. Garcia, Director W. Dale Jones, Deputy Director June 30, 2021 Brian Jackvony, Deputy Director June 30, 2021 7 FACILITIES DIRECTOR Shaun P. Cormier FINANCE COMMITTEE Peter Winters June 30, 2023 Margherita Baldwin June 30, 2023 Shay Assad June 30, 2021 Karen C. Kevelson June 30, 2021 Jay Pateakos June 30, 2022 Charles Larkin, Associate Member June 30, 2022 William Marvel, Associate Member June 30, 2022 John Menzel, Associate Member June 30, 2022 HARBORMASTER Isaac Perry June 30, 2021 Adam Murphy June 30, 2021 Peter Borsari June 30, 2022 Scott Cowell June 30, 2022 Michael Paolella June 30, 2022 John Potito June 30, 2022 Christopher Washburn June 30, 2022 David Wilson June 30, 2022 Derek Malouin June 30, 2022 Andrew Johnson June 30, 2022 Andrew Miller June 30, 2022 HISTORICAL COMMISSION Meg Steinberg June 30, 2022 Will Tifft June 30, 2022 Bryan McSweeny June 30, 2021 Sidney Bowen June 30, 2022 V. Jane Tucker June 30, 2023 KEEPER OF THE LOCKUP John B. Garcia MARINE RESOURCES COMMISSION Vincent J. Malkoski, Jr., Chairman June 30, 2022 Gregory W. Houdelette June 30, 2023 Eivind Strand June 30, 2021 Peter A. Borsari June 30, 2021 Carlton Burr June 30, 2023 Scott C. Cowell June 30, 2023 Joe Guard June 30, 2022 Emily Chandler, Alternate Member June 30, 2022 Michael Moore, Alternate Member June 30, 2023 8 MARION AFFORDABLE HOUSING TRUST William do Carmo June 30, 2021 Greg Polzer June 30, 2021 Casey Cole-Vieira June 30, 2021 Cynthia Thomas June 30, 2021 Ethan Gerber June 30, 2021 Minhtram Tran June 30, 2021 Norman Hills, Selectmen representative MARION CULTURAL COUNCIL Suzy Taylor March 17, 2021 Suzanne Belanger June 20, 2020 Suzanne Maguire February 20, 2021 Sheila McManus March 6, 2021 Kristen Saint.