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Annual Report 2013-2014 Portsmouth, Rhode island Annual Report 2013-2014 Proud Heritage, Bright Future Established 1638 Portsmouth, Rhode island Contacts Planning Board Table of (401) 683-3717 Town of Portsmouth Leon Lesinski 2200 East Main Road [email protected] Portsmouth, RI 02871 General number: (401) 643-0499 Contents Police (401) 683-0300 email: [email protected] Page Thomas Lee [email protected] 3 Town Council Report www.portsmouthri.com 4 Elected Officials Probate Court 6 Town Administrator (401) 683-2101 Town Departments: Joanne Mower 7 School Committee [email protected] 10 Police Department Building Official (401) 683-3611 Prudence Island Volunteer Fire 12 Fire Department George Medeiros (401) 683-1100 14 Department of Public Works [email protected] Robert Marshall [email protected] 16 Town Clerk’s Report 18 Finance & Personnel Director of Business Development Registrar of Voters 2 (401) 643-0382 (401) 683-3157 20 Canvassing Authority William Clark Jacqueline Schulz 22 Tax Assessor/Collector Office [email protected] [email protected] 23 Tax Assessment Board of Review Emergency Management School Administration (401) 683-1200 (401) 683-1039 24 Planning Department John King Barbara McGann 26 Planning Board [email protected] [email protected] 28 Inspection Department Finance/Personnel/Welfare Tax Assessor 28 Zoning Board of Review (401) 683-9118 (401) 683-1536 James Lathrop Matthew Helfand 29 Housing Authority [email protected] [email protected] 30 Conservation Commission Fire Tax Collector 30 Redevelopment Agency (401) 683-1200 (401) 683-1214 31 Tree Commission Michael Cranson Matthew Helfand [email protected] [email protected] 32 Open Space Committee 32 Dog Park Planning Committee Highway/Public Works Town Administrator (401) 683-0362 33 Melville Park Committee (401) 683-3255 David Kehew John Klimm 34 Lower Glen Farm Preservation [email protected] [email protected] Committee 34 Glen Park Working Committee Planner Town Clerk (401) 643-0332 (401) 683-2101 35 Glen Manor House Authority Gary Crosby Joanne Mower 36 Solid Waste/Recycling [email protected] [email protected] Committee 36 Bristol Ferry Town Common Committee Thank you 37 Harbor Commission Photography: Michael Cranson, Conner Davis, Andrew Kelly, Barbara Ripa, 37 Mooring Assignment Appeals Thomas Roskelly, E. Doug Smith Committee 38 Portsmouth Emergency Credits Management Agency Designed by: Roskelly.com 375th Logo design by Thomas Roskelly 40 Portsmouth Prevention Coalition 40 Portsmouth 375 Committee 43 Future Planned Initiatives for 2015 All materials, text, graphics, content, the selection and arrangement thereof, © 2014 Town of Portsmouth ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Any use of materials on this publication—including reproduction, modification, distribution, or republication—without the prior written permission is strictly prohibited. 2 www.PortsmouthRI.com Proud Heritage, Bright Future Portsmouth, Rhode island Town Council Report Town Council, left to right: Keith E. Hamilton, Molly Donohue Magee, John F. Blaess, James A. Seveney, Michael A. Buddemeyer, Elizabeth A. Pedro, David M. Gleason Dear Portsmouth Residents: It is an honor to submit to you our Portsmouth We have been working steadily to improve town Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2014. It was a year infrastructure through execution of our Capital 3 of sacrifice and success for our town. There are many Improvement Plan, but also through “pay-as-you-go” folks who deserve our appreciation for their hard budgeting for road improvements, and the School work, dedication, and willingness to contribute to the Department T3 (Turf-Track-Tennis) upgrade. These future of our community. Some of those contributions projects have been very successful, minimizing use of came with considerable cost. The key successes I’d like debt, and establishing innovative partnerships with to note for this year’s report include the elimination other members of the community, such as Roger of tolls on the Sakonnet Bridge; pension reform for Williams University, to share costs for the T3 project. most of our Town employees; completion of a major facilities renovation at Portsmouth High School, the We can all be proud of the Triple-A bond rating “T3” project; and an overall improved financial recently received recognizing the strides we’ve made. condition, leading to the “Triple-A” bond rating There is no higher credit rating for a municipality, and we received from Standard & Poor’s. it is already saving the Town money with significantly reduced interest rates on our debt. Thanks go to our Elimination of the bridge toll cannot be overstated. Town Administrator and Finance Director for leading The economic and social threat was real, and so was the effort to engage the municipal rating agencies the fundamental power of a community standing with a comprehensive review leading to the Triple-A together to push back. Our coalition of grass roots determination. Portsmouth is now one of only two groups like “STOP,” our business leaders, and our communities in the State to receive this rating. local and state political representation all contributed to a better, more balanced solution to a state-wide Once again, I close with a grateful and proud transportation problem. acknowledgment of the dedication and hard work of our Town employees, teachers, volunteers and Our long term financial condition has improved leadership for their commitment to our community. significantly. Much work has gone into the planning I thank every member of our Town Council and and execution of programs making this happen with School Committee for their countless hours of pension reform perhaps the most important, and service to our community. difficult. We must acknowledge and appreciate the sacrifices our Town employees have made. It is I hope all our citizens will read this report, embrace only with their help and understanding that we’ve a sense of accomplishment, and be confident in the restructured our pension plans and helped stabilize future of our wonderful community. our financial future as a community. Sincerely, Jim Seveney Portsmouth, Rhode Island Established 1638 Annual Report 2013-2014 3 MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY SCHOOL COMMITTEE: TOWN OF PORTSMOUTH David D. Croston (D) Chair 401-683-6238 (h) SENATE DISTRICT #11 118 Sweet Farm Road Christopher S. Ottiano 401-682-2831 (h) Elected: 11/2010 Term Expires: 11/2014 10 Kaitlin Place 401-864-0516 (w) Portsmouth, RI 02871 www.rilin.state.ri.us/senators/Ottiano/ Terri-Denise Cortvriend (D) Vice-Chair 401-683-3408 (h) 46 Mary Lane Elected: 11/2012 Term Expires: 11/2016 REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT #69 Raymond E. Gallison, Jr. 401-253-1852 (h) 50 King Philip Avenue 508-677-4235 (w) Emily A. Copeland (D) 401-683-2086 (h) Bristol, RI 02809 25 Windstone Drive www.rilin.state.ri.us/representatives/Gallison/ Elected: 11/2012 Term Expires: 11/2016 REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT #70 Andrew V. Kelly (D) 401-683-7522 (h) John G. Edwards 401-624-8879 (h) 33 Pine Street 69 South Avenue 401-662-6280 (w) Elected: 11/2012 Term Expires: 11/2016 Tiverton, RI 02878 www.rilin.state.ri.us/representatives/Edwards/ Thomas R. Vadney (R) 401-683-3967 (H) 5 Brant Road REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT #71 Elected: 11/2010 Term Expires: 11/2014 Dennis M. Canario 401-683-4926 (h) 4 64 Birchwood Drive Portsmouth, RI 02871 John Wojichowski (D) 401-293-5690 (h) www.rilin.state.ri.us/representatives/Canario/ 8 Eyler Drive Elected: 11/2012 Term Expires: 11/2014 REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT #72 Linda Dill Finn 401-258-6851 (h) *Frederick Faerber, III (D) 401-293-0611 (h) 351 Compton View Drive 271 Sprague St., #1 Middletown, RI 02842 Appointed: 01/2013 Term Expires: 11/2014 www.rilin.state.ri.us/representatives/Finn/ Filled Unexpired Term of Jonathan Harris ELECTED OFFICIALS TOWN OF PORTSMOUTH TOWN CLERK: Joanne M. Mower (R) 401-683-2101 (w) 100 Belmont Drive TOWN COUNCIL: James A. Seveney (D) President 401-683-3046 (h) 72 Macomber Lane John F. Blaess (D) Vice-President 401-846-6799 (h) 156 Taylor Road Michael A. Buddemeyer (D) 401-683-5948 (h) 73 Potomac Road David M. Gleason (I) 401-683-9653 (h) 63 Massasoit Avenue Keith E. Hamilton (R) 401-683-5574 (h) 134 Soares Drive Mary Donohue Magee (D) 401-847-1339 (h) 581 Wapping Road Elizabeth A. Pedro (R) 401-683-3539 (h) 15 Pearl Street TOWN SERGEANT: Philip Driscoll 401-683-2086 (h) 169 Immokolee Drive 4 www.PortsmouthRI.com Proud Heritage, Bright Future MEMBERS OF THE UNITED STATES SENATE AND CONGRESS GENERAL OFFICERS STATE OF RHODE ISLAND DELEGATION STATE OF RHODE ISLAND NOVEMBER, 2012 Office of the Governor His Excellency, Lincoln D. Chafee Hon. Sheldon Whitehouse, US Senator State House, Room 224 TEL. 401-222-2080 http://www.whitehouse.senate.gov 82 Smith Street FAX 401-222-8096 Hart Senate Office Building 170 Westminster Street Providence, RI 02903 TTY: 711 Room 530 Suite 1100 http://www.governor.ri.gov Washington, DC 20510 Providence, RI 02903 TEL. (202) 224-2921 TEL. 401-453-5294 FAX (202) 228-2853 FAX 401-453-5085 Office of the Lieutenant Governor TTY: (202) 224-7746 TTY: 711 Honorable Elizabeth H. Roberts TEL. 401-222-2371 State House, Room 116 FAX 401-222-2012 82 Smith Street TTY: 711 Hon. John F. Reed, US Senator Providence, RI 02903 http://www.reed.senate.gov http://www.ltgov.ri.gov Hart Senate Office Building 1000 Chapel View Blvd. Room 728 Suite 290 Department of State Washington, DC 20510 Cranston, RI 02920 TEL. (202) 224-4642 TEL. 401-943-3100 Secretary of State FAX (202) 224-4680 FAX 401-464-6837 Honorable A. Ralph Mollis TEL. 401-222-2357 TTY: 800-745-5555 TTY: 800-284-4200 State House, Room 217 FAX 401-222-1356 82 Smith Street TTY: 711 Providence, RI 02903 Toll Free in Rhode Island U. S. Federal Courthouse http://www.sos.ri.gov One Exchange Terrace, Suite 408 5 Providence, RI 02903-1173 TEL.
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