Town Report 2019
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Town of Walpole Commonwealth of Massachusetts “The Friendly Town” 2019 Town Report Elected Officials As of January 1, 2020 Walpole Select Board Housing Authority James E. O’Neil, Chair Peter A. Betro Jr., Chair Benjamin Barrett James F. Delaney Mark Gallivan Joseph F. Doyle Jr. Nancy S. Mackenzie Margaret B. O’Neil David A. Salvatore Joseph Betro (State Appointment) School Committee Board of Assessors William J. Buckley, Jr. Chair John R. Fisher, Chair Mark Breen Robert L. Bushway Nancy B. Gallivan Edward F. O’Neil Jennifer M. Geosits Beth G. Muccini State Elected Officials Kari Denitzio Governor Charles Baker Kristen W. Syrek Lt. Governor Karyn E. Polito Attorney General Maura Healey Library Trustees Secretary of the Commonwealth William F. Galvin Deborah A. McElhinney, Chair State Auditor Suzanne M. Bump Lois Czachorowski Treasurer Deb Goldberg Robert Damish Senator Paul R. Feeney Sheila G. Harbst Rep. John Rogers (Precincts 1, 2, 6, & 7) Barry Oremland Representative Louis Kafka (Precincts 3, & 4) Representative Shawn Dooley (Precinct 5) Board of Sewer & Water Commissioners Representative Paul McMurtry (Precinct 8) William F. Abbott, Chair Patrick J. Fasanello Norfolk County Elected Officials John T. Hasenjaeger Peter H. Collins, County Commissioner Glenn Maffei Francis W. O’Brien, County Commissioner John Spillane Joseph P. Shea, County Commissioner James E. Timilty, Norfolk County Treasurer Planning Board William P. O’Donnell, Registrar of Deeds John Conroy, Chair Philip Czachorowski Federal Elected Officials Sarah Khatib President Donald J. Trump John O’Leary Vice President Michael R. Pence Catherine Turco-Abate US Senator Elizabeth A. Warren US Senator Edward J. Markey Town Moderator Representative Stephen F. Lynch Daniel F. Bruce TH 296 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TOWN BOARDS , COMMITTEES, COMMISSIONS, & OFFICERS OF THE TOWN OF WALPOLE FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2019 Community Profile TOWN OF WALPOLE Settled: 1659 Incorporated: 1724 Land Area: 20.09 sq. miles County: Norfolk Co. Population (2010 Census): 24,070 Registered Voters: 18,091 Form of Government: - Representative Town Meeting - Five-Member Select Board - Town Administrator Tax Rate per Thousand (FY2020) - Residential $14.99 - Comm., Industrial, Personal $20.08 Average Single Family Home Assessment (FY 2020) - $531,918 Average Single-Family Tax Bill (FY2020): - $7,973 Located 19 miles south of Boston, 26 miles north of Providence; on Routes 1, 1A, 27, 109 & I-95 Parks include: Adams Farm, Memorial Park, Francis W. Bird Park, Jarvis Farm & the Town Forest To find out more about Walpole’s municipal services, please visit: Walpole Town Hall 135 School Street Walpole, MA 02081 Phone: (508) 660-7300 www.walpole-ma.gov Table of Contents GENERAL GOVERNMENT ......................................................1 HUMAN SERVICES .............................................................. 72 WALPOLE SELECT BOARD ............................................................1 TOWN ADMINISTRATOR .............................................................3 BOARD OF HEALTH .................................................................. 72 TOWN CLERK’S OFFICE ...............................................................7 VETERANS SERVICES ................................................................ 76 PERSONNEL BOARD ...................................................................8 RECREATION DEPARTMENT ....................................................... 78 HUMAN RESOURCE DEPARTMENT .................................................9 RECREATION COMMITTEE ......................................................... 83 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION ..................................... 11 BOARD OF LIBRARY TRUSTEES .................................................... 84 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT ................................... 12 WALPOLE PUBLIC LIBRARY ........................................................ 85 WALPOLE HISTORICAL COMMISSION ........................................... 13 COUNCIL ON AGING ................................................................. 87 WALPOLE COUNCIL ON AGING BOARD ......................................... 91 PUBLIC SAFETY ................................................................... 15 NORFOLK COUNTY MOSQUITO CONTROL DISTRICT ......................... 92 THE ARC OF SOUTH NORFOLK .................................................... 93 WALPOLE POLICE DEPARTMENT ................................................. 15 WALPOLE FIRE DEPARTMENT ..................................................... 24 EDUCATION ........................................................................ 95 ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER ....................................................... 30 THE WALPOLE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY ....................... 31 SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS ................................................... 95 INSPECTIONAL SERVICES / ZONING ENFORCEMENT .......................... 34 WALPOLE HIGH SCHOOL ........................................................... 98 BIRD MIDDLE SCHOOL ........................................................... 100 FINANCE ............................................................................. 37 ELEANOR N. JOHNSON MIDDLE SCHOOL .................................... 101 BOYDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ................................................ 102 ELM STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ........................................... 103 THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT ....................................................... 37 OLD POST ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ..................................... 104 BOARD OF ASSESSORS .............................................................. 46 FISHER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL .................................................. 106 PURCHASING DEPARTMENT ....................................................... 47 DANIEL FEENEY PRESCHOOL CENTER ......................................... 107 FINANCE COMMITTEE ............................................................... 48 CAPITAL BUDGET COMMITTEE .................................................... 49 LEGISLATION & COUNTY INFORMATION .......................... 110 LAND USE ........................................................................... 50 STATE SENATOR PAUL R. FEENEY .............................................. 110 REPRESENTATIVE JOHN H. ROGERS ........................................... 111 PLANNING BOARD ................................................................... 50 REPRESENTATIVE LOUIS KAFKA................................................. 113 ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS ...................................................... 50 REPRESENTATIVE PAUL MCMURTRY ......................................... 114 CONSERVATION COMMISSION .................................................... 51 REPRESENTATIVE SHAWN C. DOOLEY ........................................ 115 ADAMS FARM COMMITTEE ....................................................... 52 NORFOLK COUNTY REGISTRY OF DEEDS ...................................... 116 WALPOLE HOUSING PARTNERSHIP .............................................. 54 SPRING TOWN MEETING MINUTES .................................. 119 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS ....................................... 56 FALL TOWN MEETING MINUTES ...................................... 148 PUBLIC WORKS ADMINISTRATION ............................................... 56 HIGHWAY DIVISION ................................................................. 57 CEMETERY DIVISION ................................................................ 59 ANNUAL TOWN ELECTION RESULTS ................................. 164 PARKS DIVISION ..................................................................... 60 BUILDING MAINTENANCE DIVISION ............................................. 61 SALARIES OF TOWN EMPLOYEES ............................ 168 VEHICLE MAINTENANCE DIVISION ............................................... 63 ENGINEERING DIVISION ............................................................ 64 SEWER & WATER DIVISION ....................................................... 66 BOARD OF SEWER AND WATER COMMISSIONERS ........................... 68 PERMANENT BUILDING COMMITTEE ............................................ 69 TOWN FOREST COMMITTEE ....................................................... 70 General Government WALPOLE SELECT BOARD James E. O’Neil (Chair), Nancy Mackenzie (Vice Chair), Benjamin Barrett (Clerk), Mark E. Gallivan, David Salvatore Cindy Berube Executive Assistant The 2019-2020 Walpole Select Board The Board of Selectmen is a five member elected of Adams Farm. Requests for these uses are made Board. The Board also serves as Road through an application available on the website or in Commissioners, Fire Commissioners, Police the office and available online. Commissioners, and Cemetery Commissioners. The Board has been working on finding uses for the The Board meets every other Tuesday evening in the Old Town Hall. It is a piece of history and a jewel Main Meeting Room at Town Hall and on occasion of the Town that needs to be taken care of and used at various locations. Meetings are televised on in an appropriate manner. The Town Hall is on the Comcast channel 22 and Verizon channel 30. The Registry of Historic buildings. They are working Board welcomed back Nancy Mackenzie to the with an architect who can provide them with ideas Board and new member Benjamin Barrett. Shortly and recommendations on possible uses. after the election the Board met to reorganize and James O’Neil was elected Chairperson,