2018 Annual Town Report
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Annual Report Town of Old Saybrook, Connecticut MIDDLESEX COUNTY Second Congressional District Twentieth Senatorial District Thirty-Third Senatorial District Twenty-Third Assembly District The seal of Old Saybrook was adopted from the College Arms of Saybrook College of Yale University. The seal is heraldically described as follows: “Quarterly I and IV azure, three lions rampant, or: II and III sable, engrailed cross within a border engrailed, both or, five roundels sable on the cross.” The significance of the seal and its relation to the Town of Old Saybrook is as follows: Quarters I and IV are for Fiennes, the family of the Lord Saye and Sele; II and III are for Greville, the family of Lord Brooke. These ancient coats recall two of the seventeenth-century English Proprietors of land at the mouth of the Connecticut River. Old Saybrook was the site of the Collegiate School of Connecticut, which was relocated to New Haven in 1716 and became Yale University. Year Ending June 30th, 2018 TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION I TOWN OF OLD SAYBROOK – PROFILE ........................................................................5 IN MEMORIAM ......................................................................................................................6 OLD SAYBROOK EMPLOYEES AND MEMBERS OF BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS ............................................................7 SECTION II ACTON PUBLIC LIBRARY .................................................................................................17 AMBULANCE ASSOCIATION ..........................................................................................21 AQUIFER PROTECTION AGENCY .................................................................................22 ArcHitectural REView Board ..............................................................................22 ASSESSMENT APPEALS BOARD ...................................................................................23 ASSESSOR .............................................................................................................................23 BUILDING DEPARTMENT ................................................................................................24 CONNECTICUT RIVER AREA HEALTH DISTRICT .....................................................24 CONNECTICUT RIVER GATEWAY COMMISSION ....................................................28 CONSERVATION COMMISSION ....................................................................................29 CYPRESS CEMETERY ASSOCIATION, INC ..................................................................30 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION .............................................................31 EDUCATION, BOARD OF .................................................................................................33 EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ........................................................................................46 ESTUARY COUNCIL OF SENIORS, INC ........................................................................47 ESTUARY TRANSIT DISTRICT.........................................................................................48 FINANCE DIRECTOR ..........................................................................................................49 FIRE DEPARTMENT ............................................................................................................50 FIRE MARSHAL ....................................................................................................................54 HARBOR MANAGEMENT COMMISSION ...................................................................55 HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISSION .............................................................................56 HISTORICAL SOCIETY, OLD SAYBROOK ...................................................................57 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ......................................................................................60 INLAND WETLANDS & WATERCOURSES COMMISSION .....................................62 KATHARINE HEPBURN CULTURAL ARTS CENTER ................................................62 LAND USE DEPARTMENT ................................................................................................63 LOWER CT RIVER VALLEY COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS ...................................66 PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT .................................................................68 PENSION AND EMPLOYEE BENEFITS BOARD .........................................................71 PLANNING COMMISSION ...............................................................................................72 POLICE SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF .........................................................................74 PROBATE COURT ................................................................................................................76 PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING BOARD .............................................................................77 PUBLIC WORKS ...................................................................................................................79 REGISTRARS OF VOTERS .................................................................................................81 RIVERSIDE CEMETERY ASSOCIATION, INC ...............................................................82 SELECTMEN, BOARD OF ..................................................................................................83 SHORELINE SOUP KITCHENS & PANTRIES ...............................................................85 TAX COLLECTOR ................................................................................................................86 TOWN CLERK and REGISTRAR OF VITAL STATISTICS .........................................87 TOWN TreasureR ............................................................................................................87 TRANSFER STATION ..........................................................................................................88 WATER POLLUTION CONTROL AUTHORITY ...........................................................90 YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES ....................................................................................91 ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS .......................................................................................95 ZONING COMMISSION ....................................................................................................96 SECTION III EMPLOYEE WAGES AND REPRESENTATION ............................................................97 EMPLOYEE BENEFITS ........................................................................................................97 SECTION IV FINANCIAL REPORT ........................................................................................................105 OLD SAYBROOK “Where the Connecticut River meets Long Island Sound” Old Saybrook dates back to 1635 when a company of English Puritans headed by Viscount Saye and Sele and Lord Brooke, and led by one John Winthrop, Jr., erected a fort to guard the river entrance…which in turn was guarded by a sandy shoal bar that called for precise piloting to enter. The residents blessed this shoal for it was a natural barrier against over-industrialization and helped to preserve the integrity of the environment with all of its natural beauty. When a deep channel was dredged and breakwaters erected, ships no longer had to off-load at Saybrook Point. Thus, the channel up river was opened for expansion of trade, commercial fishing and shipbuilding, traditional occupations that have carried on over the years. 5 SECTION I TOWN OF OLD SAYBROOK — PROFILE LOCATION: Middlesex County West Side of the Mouth of the Connecticut River 45 miles from Hartford 101 miles from New York 105 miles from Boston Latitude 41° 17´ N. Longitude 72° 25´ W. Town Area – 15.3 square miles Total Town Roads – 72 miles TOWN INCORPORATION: July 8, 1854 FORM OF GOVERNMENT: Town Meeting /Board of Selectmen/Board of Finance Net Grand List of October 1, 2016 – 2,248,068,375 Tax Rate: 19.66 Mills Assessment Ratio: 70% Grand List Date: October 1, 2016 Grand Levy: 44,098,569 Two Voting Districts POPULATION: U.S. Census Bureau Estimate: 10,132 School Enrollment: 1,268 PROPERTY: Residential Dwellings: 5,753 Commercial/Industrial Dwellings: 467 Motor Vehicles: 12,441 Business Personal Property Accounts: 2,927 REPRESENTATIVES: State Representative Devin Carney [R], 23rd Assembly District State Senators Paul M. Formica [R], 20th Senatorial District Voting District 1 Art Linares [R], 33rd Senatorial District Voting District 2 Congressman Joseph Courtney [D], 2nd Congressional District United States Senators Richard Blumenthal [D] Christopher Murphy [D] TOWN WEBSITE: www.oldsaybrookct.org 6 IN MEMORIAM This year we lost several former town employees who dedicated a significant number of years in service to the Town, many as volunteers as well as employees. This page honors those contributions and the legacy to the Town that will live on because of their efforts and vision. Louis Barretta (1941-2017) A longtime Old Saybrook resident, Louis was employed by the Old Saybrook Board of Education for 13 years as well as by 9 Town Transit. Mary Ann Cassidy (1940-2018) Mary Ann raised her family of four children in Old Saybrook where she was a resident for 45 years. For more than 25 years she worked at the Acton Public Library, a position she cherished as she loved reading and research. Barbara Hill (1925-2017) Barbara resided in Old Saybrook for 31 years