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2007 Annual Report One Hundred and Thirty-Fifth ANNUAL REPORT of the TOWN OFFICERS of the Town of MASHPEE MASSACHUSETTS for the year 2007 Index Assessing, Director of . 25 Public Works . 133 Assessors . 26 Salaries. 28 Assessors, Water District. 27 School Department . 134 Building Department . 104 Sealer of Weights & Measures . 146 Building Inspector. 103 Selectmen. 8 Cape Cod Regional Technical Sewer Commission . 154 High School District . 146 Shellfish Department . 156 Citizen Interest Form . 163 South Cape Beach State Park Conservation Commission. 105 Advisory Committee . 158 Council on Aging. 107 Telephone Numbers . Inside Back Cover Cultural Council . 108 Town Accountant. 9 Disabilities Committee . 101 Debt Schedule . 9 Finance Committee . 22 Balance Sheet. 10 Fire Chief. 109 Revenue Ledger . 12 GIS Administrator. 111 Expense Ledger . 14 Harbormaster . 112 Town Clerk. 36 Health, Board of . 113 Births, Deaths, Marriages . 36 Historical Commission . 114 Special Town Meeting (May 7, 2007). 38 Housing Authority . 115 Annual Town Meeting (May 7, 2007). 44 Human Services Department. 118 Omnibus Article. 45 Information Technology . 118 Annual Town Meeting (October 15, 2007) . 68 Leisure Services Department. 121 Election Results: Mashpee Public Library. 124 Annual Town Election (May 12, 2007). 67 Personnel Department . 126 Town Officers . 4 Planning Board . 127 Treasurer/Tax Collector . 23 Planning and Construction Committee . 131 Waterways Commission . 159 Planning Department . 129 Zoning Board of Appeals . 160 Police Chief . 132 Printed on recycled paper (30% post consumer) by J & R Graphics, Inc. 155-L Webster St, Hanover – 781-871-7577 3 Town Officers 2007 - Elected Officials Boards/Committees/Commissions Term Expires Affirmative Action Committee Theresa Cook Library Trustees Marilyn Farren Carlo D’Este 2008 Katherine Brown Nancy Soderberg 2008 Janice Rhoden Dianna L. Smith 2008 Karen Murphy David Burton 2009 Heather Lakatos 2009 Affordable Housing Committee Jane Dolan 2010 Alice Lopez Ann MacDonald Dailey 2010 Deb’orah Battles Zella Elizenberry Housing Authority Kalliope Egloff Francis Laporte, State Appointment Cynthia Green Richard Halpern 2008 Jill E. Allen 2009 Americans with Disabilities Act Committee David R. Harsch 2010 Marilyn Farren Charlotte Garron 2012 Richard Stevens Patricia Lugo Moderator Patricia Parolski Jeremy M. Carter 2010 William Dundon Beverly Wooldrige Planning Board Robert Wooldridge John Halachis (Resigned) 2008 Merton Sapers Beverly Kane 2009 Charles Maintanis Dennis Balzarini 2009 Theresa M. Cook Thomas F. O’Hara 2010 Deborah Downey, CRC Myrna Nuey 2010 Appeals Board (Subdivision ZBA) Planning Board (Associate Member) R. Gregory Taylor Harvey Cohen (Resigned) 2008 Dennis Balzarini School Committee Assessors, Board of MaryRose Grady 2008 Sheldon Holzer Richard J. Bailey 2008 Paul Andrews Kathy Stanley (Appointed) 2008 Greg Frasier Peter M. Thomas (Resigned) 2008 Janice M. Mills 2009 Barnstable County Coastal Resources Comm Rebecca Romkey (Resigned) 2009 Gerald Daly Ralph J. Marcelli 2010 Barnstable County Dredge Committee Selectmen William R. Taylor, Jr. Theresa Cook 2008 John J. Cahalane 2008 Cape Cod Commission Representative Wayne E. Taylor 2009 Ernest S. Virgilio George F. “Chuckie” Green, Jr. 2009 Don Myers 2010 Cape Cod Joint Transportation R. Gregory Taylor Town Clerk Deborah F. Dami 2008 Cape Cod Regional Solid Waste Contract Committee Catherine Laurent 4 Cape Cod Municipal Health Group Council on Aging Representative Frank Kelley Joyce M. Mason Jeanne Nousee Jack Dorsey Cape Light Compact Representative Virginia McIntyre Arnold Wallenstein Marijo Gorney Marilyn Brooks Cemetery Commission Irving Goldberg Michael Scirpoli Rose Shanker Ernest Virgilio Arthur Eisenberg Charles Hinkley Cultural Council Civil Defense Coordinator Kathleen Moore Ernest Virgilio Janet Burke Eda Stepper Community Advisory Council (CAC) of the Roberta Schneiderman Environmental Management Commission Carol Skogstrom George F. Green, Jr. Design Review Committee Community Preservation Act Committee Thomas O’Hara Wayne E. Taylor Richard Stevens Richard Halpern Lee Gurney Diane Rommelmeyer Robert Nelson Ralph “Bud” Shaw Paula Peters Economic Development Industrial Corporation Evelyn L. Buschenfeldt Board of Directors Augustus Frederick Mary LeClair Edward H. Larkin Joseph Noonan Beverly Kane Robert Walsh Robert Cobuzzi Conservation Commission Robyn Simmons Lloyd R. Allen René J. Read John Fitzsimmons Leonard Pinaud Environmental Oversight Committee (EOC) John R. Rogers Don D. Myers Ralph Shaw Richard York Jeffrey Cross Beverly Kane Cassandra Costa Ralph Marcelli Edward Baker Constable Edwin (Ted) Theis Jason Brooks Lyle Hasley John Dami Dean Read Hazardous Waste Coordinator Doris Dottridge George W. Baker, Jr. Benjamin M Perry, Jr. Richard J. Williams Health, Board of Michael Scirpoli L. Glen Santos Robert F. Graham, II Lucy Burton Peter Sculos Lewis Mantel Lyle Hasley Michael Winer Historic District Study Committee Earl Mills, Sr. Curtis Frye Chance Reichel Lee Gurney Gail Slattery Walter Yarosh 5 Historical Commission Nitrogen Management Plan Community Advisory Frank Lord Committee Gail Slatterly Ted Theis Rosemary Burns Edward A. Baker Lee Gurney Evelyn L. Buschenfeldt Sunny Merritt George F. Green, Jr. Paula Peters Kevin F. Harrington Gordon Peters Planning & Construction Committee Human Rights Commission Town Advisory Sheldon Gilbert Council Irving Goldberg Louise Patrick Kevin Shackett Eugene Smargon Human Services Committee Steven Cook John Cahalane Janice Mills Mary Scanlan Joseph Brait Elizabeth Johnson Patricia Parolski Augustus Frederick Norma Kumin Procurement Officer James Long Joyce M. Mason Veronica Warden Kevin Terrill Recycling Committee Cynthia Green Charles Gasior Nikki Descoteaux Joint Land Use Study Committee Ernest Virgilio Regional Technology Development Center Representative Leisure Services Advisory Council John W. Miller Don Myers Rebecca Romkey Senior Management Board (SMB) Lorraine C. Murphy George F. Green, Jr. Douglas Goff Robert Tippo Sewer Commission Liz Hendricks F. Thomas Fudala Carol Mitchell Donald Desmaris Patrick Orcutt Matthew T. Berrelli Mashpee Cable & Advanced Technology Advisory Shellfish Commission Board Albert W. Bridges, III Andrew Eliason Richard York, Jr. James Chisholm Stephen Marques Lolita McCray Perry F. Ellis Maxine S. Wolfset Shawn Hendricks James F. Moroney John Guerriere Richard J. Cook, Jr. Mashpee Wakeby Lake Management Committee Barbara Nichols South Cape Beach Advisory Committee William Taylor, Jr. Frank K. Connelly Hans Fritschi William Martiros William Marsters Jeralyn Smith George G. Bingham Lance Lambros Augustus Frederick MMR Representative Robert Lancaster George F. Green, Jr. C. Ben Lofchie J. Michael Cardeiro Carey Murphy George F. Green, Jr. 6 Special Events Committee Tree Warden Augustus Frederick Erroll Hicks Ted Nadolny Joyce Baldasaro Waquoit Bay Research Representative Lissa Daly William R. Taylor, Jr. Benjamin Perry Elise Perry Waterways Commission Rosemary Coleman Jim Hanks (resigned) Edwin Theis Paul W. Lumsden Gerald J. Daly Streetlight Committee John Swartzbaugh Rodney C. Collins Timothy Leedham R. Gregory Taylor William R. Taylor, Jr. Robert Jutstrom Perry Ellis Surplus Officer Zoning Board of Appeals Joyce Mason Zella Elizenberry James Reiffarth Town Advisory Council (Human Rights Robert Nelson Commission) George Bolton Louise Patrick Jonathan Furbush William Blaisdell Town Clerk Registrars John Dorsey, Alternate James Vaccaro Peter Hinden, Alternate Karen Walden Susan Regan 7 • Created the Environmental Oversight Report of the Committee Board of Selectmen • Awarded Contract for Installation of an Emergency Generator for Town Hall To the Citizens of the Town of Mashpee • Participated in the 2nd Annual Mashpee Christmas Parade which was held in the As Chairman, I am pleased to submit to the resi- evening this year. Thank you again to Margrete dents of Mashpee, my report on behalf of the Board of Maillho, Kevin Shackett and Sue Aitken for Selectmen for Calendar Year 2007. their continued efforts. A great tradition! I wish to acknowledge the efforts of all depart- I wish to thank our Office Staff: Town Manager ments in living within the constraints of the budget. Joyce Mason, Assistant Town Manager René Read, The last few years have been very challenging to pro- Administrative Assistant Kathleen Moore, and vide the level of service to our residents which we are Administrative Secretary Carol Deneen for their dedi- accustomed and it is through the efforts of all employ- cation. Also, once again we extend our appreciation to ees that we are able to do so regardless of these budget Eda Stepper, our Senior Citizen Tax Abatement restrictions. Program participant and who continues to be a dedi- cated volunteer throughout the year. Listed below are some of the accomplishments of the Board of Selectmen and Town Manager during On behalf of the Board of Selectmen, I thank all the previous year: of our elected and appointed officials and the many volunteer members of our Boards, Committees, and • Hired Pomroy Associates as the Owner’s Commissions. Project Manager for the Mashpee Fire Station No. 2 project; I would like to wish the following individuals the best in their retirement: • Designated a Committee consisting of one Selectman, one Finance Committee Member, John Newton, Inspector the Town Manager, the Assistant Town John Dami, Mashpee Police Manager, and the Personnel Administrator to Leigh Potter, Department of Public Works prepare a reorganizational structure
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