178Th Town Report 2014

DOVER 178th Town Report 2014 In Memoriam The Town Report of 2014 recognizes the following individuals who served the Town of Dover with commitment and distinction: Elaine J. Corbo Council on Aging, 1994–2007 Lower Town Hall Common Area Design, 1996–97 Town House Renovation Committee, 1997–2000 Dover Community Center Building Committee, 2005–06 Thomas N. Dabney Jr. Warrant Committee, 1974–77 Joseph M. Melican Jr. MAPC Representative, 1996–2002 MBTA Representative, 1996–2013 Warrant Committee, 2002–08 Board of Selectmen, 2008–13 Capital Budget Committee, 2008–09 Finance Committee on Roads, 2008–13 Henry W. Minot Jr. Board of Appeals (Zoning), 1964–91 James W. Storey Capital Budget Committee, 1969–71 Town House Committee, 1987–90 Cover photo: Powisset Farm. Photo by Tessa Pechenik; courtesy of The Trustees of Reservations. iii Town Insurance .................................................................................. 96 Table of Contents Personnel Board ................................................................................. 97 Board of Assessors ............................................................................ 98 Valuation of the Town ............................................................. 98 Acknowledgments .............................................................................. vii Amount to Be Raised by Taxation ........................................... 98 Information for Citizens Motor Vehicle Statistics ........................................................... 99 Tax Rates ................................................................................. 99 General Information ............................................................................. 3 Valuation of Property Exempted from Taxation .....................100 Town Offices Directory ..................................................................... 4 Valuation of Exempted Public Property ................................. 104 Elected Officials ................................................................................... 5 Police Department ............................................................................ 107 Appointed Officials .............................................................................. 6 Board of Fire Engineers .................................................................... 110 Town Government Reports Emergency Management Department .............................................. 113 Moderator ......................................................................................... 17 School Reports Board of Selectmen ........................................................................... 18 Superintendent of Schools .................................................................117 Warrant Committee ........................................................................... 26 Dover School Committee ................................................................. 119 Capital Budget Committee................................................................. 29 Chickering Elementary School .......................................................... 121 Town Clerk ........................................................................................ 33 Dover-Sherborn Regional School Committee .................................126 Caucus ..................................................................................... 34 Dover-Sherborn Middle School .......................................................129 Annual Town Meeting, Deliberative Session ............................. 35 Dover-Sherborn High School ........................................................... 132 Annual Town Meeting, Article 23 Elections ............................. 53 Dover-Sherborn Community Education ........................................... 143 State Primary ........................................................................... 55 Public Schools Enrollment ................................................................145 Special Town Meeting ............................................................. 57 Dover Public Schools Financial Recapitulation ................................ 146 Special Town Election ............................................................. 60 Dover-Sherborn Regional School District .........................................147 State Election ........................................................................... 61 Revenue Summary ..................................................................147 Vital Statistics .......................................................................... 66 Expenditure Summary ........................................................... 148 Town Clerk Financial Reports ................................................. 68 Total Gross Wages ................................................................. 149 Town Treasurer .................................................................................. 69 Minuteman Career and Technical High School Committee ............ 158 Total Gross Wages ................................................................... 70 Treasurer’s Cash ....................................................................... 80 Taxes Outstanding .................................................................. 81 Health Reports Board of Health ............................................................................... 163 Long Term Debt ....................................................................... 82 Lyme Disease Committee ................................................................168 Trust and Investment Fund Balances ........................................ 83 Norfolk County Mosquito Control District ..................................... 170 Town Accountant .............................................................................. 85 Animal Control Officer................................................................... 172 Governmental Funds ................................................................86 Walpole Area Visiting Nurse Association ......................................... 173 General Fund ........................................................................... 92 Fiduciary Funds ....................................................................... 94 iv v Land Use Reports Acknowledgments by the Planning Board ................................................................................. 177 Town Report Committee Zoning Board of Appeals ................................................................. 180 Highway Department ....................................................................... 182 Kathy Weld, Chairman Finance Committee on Roads ........................................................... 185 Dee Douglas Jill French Parks and Recreation Commission ................................................... 186 Mary Kalamaras Revolving Funds .................................................................... 192 Hadley Reynolds Conservation Commission .............................................................. 194 Long Range Planning Committee ..................................................... 195 Tree Committee ................................................................................ 196 The Dover Town Report is mandated to be the vehicle by which all Town Tree Warden ..................................................................................... 197 departments, boards, and committees convey to Dover residents a summary Fence Viewers .................................................................................. 198 of their activities during the year. The Town Report Committee is composed Recycling Committee....................................................................... 199 of five appointed members, each of whom serves a three-year term. We thank everyone at the Town House for their support in producing Recycling Data ...................................................................... 202 this report. The Committee also extends its heartfelt thanks to Barrie MBTA Advisory Board ..................................................................... 203 Clough, who retired in 2014 after serving as Town Clerk for 15 years. Inspector of Buildings ....................................................................... 204 Thanks also go to all report contributors for their efforts, especially to Inspector of Wiring .......................................................................... 205 those individuals who submitted information in a timely manner. We are grateful for the expertise of our graphic designer, Pat Dacey, and for the Inspector of Plumbing and Gas .......................................................206 printing and binding services of Courier Westford. Open Space Committee .................................................................... 207 We greatly encourage residents and nonresidents alike to submit photographs for print consideration and thank everyone who has Other Town Reports participated in past years. The Dover Town Report would not be the same without your wonderful images of our town and its people. Town Library ................................................................................... 213 Dover residents are encouraged to provide the Committee with their Cemetery Commission ..................................................................... 216 comments and suggestions for improving this report. 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