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2006 Annual Reports of the Town Officers of the Town of Sandwich The Oldest Town on Cape Cod For the Year Ending December 31, 2006 2006 EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION CEREMONY The Employee Recognition Ceremony was held on December 13, 2006 at Sandwich Hollows Golf Club to honor Town Employees for their Years of Dedicated Service to the Town and to give special honor to recipients of the Volunteer of the Year and Employee of the Year Awards. Volunteer of the Year Barbara Buchanan Employee of the Year Mike Twomey – Information Technologies Department Mary Von Alt – Forestdale School 15 Year Employees David Whearty .............................................................Sandwich Marina Beverly Y. Chuda ..........................................................Community School Karen H. McCarthy ......................................................Community School Sara Summersall ...........................................................Community School Kirsten B. Ermi ............................................................School Department Pamela D. Gibbs ...........................................................School Department Donna T. Kozak ............................................................School Department Sherrill L. Rutty ............................................................School Department 25 Year Employees Jean A. Ahonen .............................................................School Department Susan M. Bonnell .........................................................School Department Daralyn P. Duquette ......................................................School Department Linda S. Markola ..........................................................School Department Justine F. McLoughlin ..................................................School Department Gilbert D. Newton ........................................................School Department 30 Year Employees Karen A. D’Amato .......................................................School Department Marian G. Ferrick .........................................................School Department Valorie A. Vagenas ........................................................School Department SPECIAL ACKNOWLEDGMENT George E. Elvander .......................................................50 Years of Service “Over three thousand American Flags flew in the fields of the Henry T. Wing School memorializing the passing of Americans in the attacks of September 11, 2001. They were again a reminder that ‘We Shall Never Forget.’” – Don Fleet, Fleetwood Photography Cover photo donated by Don Fleet, East Sandwich, Massachusetts TABLE OF CONTENTS GENERAL GOVERNMENT PUBLIC SAFETY AND INSPECTIONS Board of Selectmen ........................................................... 6 Police Department ......................................................... 120 Town Administrator .......................................................... 6 Fire Department ............................................................ 121 Federal, State and County Officials ................................... 8 Forest Warden ............................................................... 123 Town Officials................................................................... 9 Building Department ..................................................... 124 Department Directory ..................................................... 13 Electrical Department ................................................... 125 Human Resources ........................................................... 16 Plumbing/Gas Inspector ................................................ 125 Information Technology Department ............................... 17 Board of Health ............................................................. 125 Charter Review Committee ............................................. 18 Emergency Management Director ................................. 127 Cape Cod Government Assembly of Delegates ............... 19 Facilities Management .................................................. 127 FINANCE PUBLIC WORKS Town Accountant ............................................................ 22 Public Works Department ............................................. 130 Collector of Taxes ........................................................... 35 Tree Warden .................................................................. 130 Finance Committee ......................................................... 42 Town Engineer .............................................................. 130 Treasurer ......................................................................... 44 Employee Wages ............................................................. 47 CULTURE, RECREATION, LEISURE Board of Assessors .......................................................... 71 Recreation Department ................................................. 134 Sandwich Public Library ............................................... 136 TOWN CLERK Weston Memorial Fund ................................................. 137 Births .............................................................................. 74 Sandwich Cultural Council ........................................... 137 Marriages ........................................................................ 74 Golf Operations/Sandwich Hollows Golf Club .............. 138 Deaths ............................................................................. 74 Visitors’ Services Board ................................................ 140 Passports ......................................................................... 76 Dogs and Cat Licenses .................................................... 76 HOUSING AND HUMAN SERVICES Annual Town Meeting, May 1, 2006 ............................... 77 Housing Authority ......................................................... 142 Special Town Meeting, May 1, 2006 ............................... 80 Nursing Department ...................................................... 143 Town Election, May 4, 2006 ........................................... 87 Council on Aging .......................................................... 144 Town Election Recount, May 20, 2006 ............................ 89 Veterans’ Services ......................................................... 146 Special Town Meeting, September 25, 2006 .................... 90 State Primary Election, September 19, 2006 .................... 94 EDUCATION State Election, November 7, 2006 ................................... 98 Sandwich Public Schools .............................................. 148 Division of Fisheries and Wildlife ................................. 104 Enrollments................................................................... 149 Sandwich Historic District Election, November 28, 2006 ... 106 School Committee......................................................... 150 Superintendent .............................................................. 151 PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT Sandwich High School .................................................. 153 Planning and Development Department ........................ 108 Henry T. Wing School ................................................... 156 Conservation Commission ............................................ 109 Forestdale School .......................................................... 159 Natural Resources Department ...................................... 110 Oak Ridge School ......................................................... 162 Harbor Master ............................................................... 112 Scholarship Awards ....................................................... 165 Economic Development Committee .............................. 112 Commencement Program .............................................. 167 Board of Appeals .......................................................... 113 The Class of 2006 ......................................................... 168 Planning Board ............................................................. 114 Sandwich Community School ....................................... 170 Upper Cape Cod Regional Technical School ................. 171 HISTORIC Sandwich Historical Commission ................................. 116 Archives and Historical Center ...................................... 117 Dexter Grist Mill ........................................................... 117 Hoxie House ................................................................. 118 Sandwich Old King’s Highway District Committee ...... 118 4 General Government Photo courtesy of Sandwich Archives Forestdale from the air in 1951. 5 Report of the The Board of Selectmen and Town Administrator continued their efforts in working with the “Covenant” Steering Committee, BOARD OF SELECTMEN AND which was established in 2005 between the Selectmen and School TOWN ADMINISTRATOR Committee in an effort to increase greater cooperation between the School and Municipal sides of government, with the ultimate aim of The Town of Sandwich made some significant advances in achieving greater cost and operational efficiencies in providing ser- 2006. One of the most notable was the selection of the winning pro- vices to the Town. The Steering Committee continued to meet posal for the purchase and development of 50 acres of town-owned monthly throughout 2006, and produced tangible improvements in commercially zoned land off Quaker Meetinghouse Road. The Board areas such as communication between departments, integrating