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TOWN OF HARWICH 2019 ANNUAL REPORTS Front cover photo: New Fire House II, East Harwich Photo provided by: William Field 2019 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE OFFICERS OF THE TOWN OF HARWICH FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2019 Printed on Recycled Paper (30 % post consumer) by J & R Graphics, Inc. Hanover, MA – (800) 852-2252 Table of Contents In Memoriam . 5 Gifts to the Town . 6 ADMINISTRATION Town Officers Elected . 7 Appointed . 8 Board of Selectmen . 18 Interim Town Administrator . 20 TOWN CLERK / TOWN RECORDS Town Clerk Fees Collected . 22 Vital Records - Births, Deaths, Marriages. 22 Annual Town Meeting – May 6, 2019 . 23 Annual Town Election - May 21, 2019 . 107 Board of Registrars . 112 Voter Information Committee . 114 HUMAN AND CULTURAL SERVICES Accessible Rights Committee. 116 Board of Health . 118 Brooks Academy Museum . 120 Brooks Free Library . 122 Cape Cod Regional Transit Authority. 130 Channel 18 . 131 Community Center Facilities Committee. 133 Community Preservation Committee . 139 Council on Aging . 140 Harwich Cultural Center . 143 Cultural Council . 145 Garden Club. 149 Golf Department and Golf Committee . 150 Health Director. 154 Harwich Housing Authority. 160 Recreation Department and Youth, Park & Beach Committee . 162 Town Band . 167 Youth Counselor and Youth Services Committee . 169 3 PUBLIC SAFETY Fire Department . 172 Harbormaster . 179 Police Department . 183 Traffic Safety Committee. 194 ENVIRONMENT, PERMITTING AND PUBLIC WORKS Board of Appeals . 195 Cape Light Compact. 196 Cemetery Commission . 199 Conservation Commission. 203 Energy Committee . 205 Engineering Department . 206 Historic District and Historical Commission. 208 Natural Resources Department . 210 Planning Board. 217 Planning Department . 219 Pleasant Bay Alliance . 223 Public Works Department . 225 Real Estate & Open Space Committee . 234 Treasure Chest . 235 Water Commissioners and Water Department . 236 SCHOOLS Monomoy Regional School District . 242 Cape Cod Regional Technical High School . 251 FINANCE DIVISION Board of Assessors . 256 Finance Director / Town Accountant . 259 Collector of Taxes. 290 Treasurer . 292 Salaries and Wages - General Government . 293 CITIZENS ACTIVITY FORM . 318 4 IN MEMORIAM 2019 EDWIN J. JAWORSKI School Committee Recreation and Youth Commission Girls Varsity Basketball Coach Harwich High School Teacher/Counsellor Harwich Middle School ROBERT MARSHALL Harwich Utility and Energy Conservation Committee JOYCE PETITT ROCHE Channel 18 CHESTER A. BERG Board of Health ANNE C. LEETE Harwich School System JUDITH DAVIS Election Worker ANNE W. DOANE Harwich School System BARRY ALBERT KNOWLES Brooks Academy Museum Commission We remember those who have passed away and are grateful for their years of faithful service given to the Town of Harwich 5 GIFTS TO THE TOWN 2019 Victor Petkauskos Cape Destinations Ora Gaylord Arooth Trust Harwich Garden Club Jim Hilliard and Christine Rodriques Friends of the Harwich Council on Aging Harwich Cranberry Festival Harwich Town Band Cynthia Hartman Deb Oakley With gratitude for your thoughtfulness and generosity on behalf of the residents of the Town of Harwich. 6 ADMINISTRATION Elected Town Officers - 2019 BOARD OF SELECTMEN Larry G. Ballantine, Chair Term expires May 2020 Edward J. McManus, Vice Chair Term expires May 2021 Stephen P. Ford, Clerk Term expires May 2022 Michael D. MacAskill Term expires May 2022 Donald F. Howell Term expires May 2020 BOARD OF TRUSTEES - BROOKS FREE LIBRARY Mary Warde, Chair Term expires May 2020 Joan McCarty, Vice Chair Term expires May 2021 Bernadette Waystack Term expires May 2022 William D. Crowell, Treasurer Term expires May 2022 JoAnne Brown Term expires May 2020 Jeannie S. Wheeler Term expires May 2021 Kathleen Remillard, Secretary Term expires May 2021 Recognition to: Ann Emerson BOARD OF WATER COMMISSIONERS Judith Underwood Term expires May 2022 Gary Carreiro, Chair Term expires May 2021 Allin P. Thompson Term expires May 2020 BARNSTABLE COUNTY ASSEMBLY OF DELEGATES – ELECTED Elizabeth Harder November 2020 HOUSING AUTHORITY Mark Kelleher, Vice Chair Term expires May 2022 Judith Underwood Term expires May 2020 Kimberly Bourgea, Treasurer Term expires May 2021 State Appointee: Sandra Woodbridge, Chair Term expires May 2021 Executive Director: John Stewart Recognition to: Randall Pond 7 MODERATOR Michael D. Ford, Esq. Term expires May 2021 MONOMOY REGIONAL SCHOOL COMMITTEE Sharon Stout Term expires May 2020 Robert T. Russell Term expires May 2021 Tina Games, Vice Chair Term expires May 2022 Meredith Henderson Term expires May 2020 TOWN CLERK Anita N. Doucette, MMC/CMMC Term expires May 2022 APPOINTED BY THE MODERATOR CAPE COD REGIONAL TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT COMMITTEE Robert J. Furtado Term expires May 2022 Lyman E. Culver Term expires May 2020 FINANCE COMMITTEE Jack Brown, Chair Term expires June 30, 2020 Thomas Sherry Term expires June 30, 2020 Mark Ameres Term expires June 30, 2020 Daniel Tworek Term expires June 30, 2021 John Chorey Term expires June 30, 2022 Angelo S. La Mantia Term expires June 30, 2022 Dale Kennedy Term expires June 30, 2021 SURVEYOR OF WOOD & LUMBER Ray Chesley Term expires May 2020 CALEB CHASE FUND, TRUSTEES James Simpson, Esq. Term expires May 2021 Robert Doane Term expires May 2020 Paul V. Doane Term expires May 2020 APPOINTED BY THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN BARNSTABLE COUNTY COASTAL RESOURSES COMMITTEE John Rendon, Regular Member / Representative Term Indefinite Mark Russell, Alternate Member / Representative Term Indefinite 8 BARNSTABLE COUNTY HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES AND ENVIRONMENT - RABIES TASK FORCE Meggan Eldredge, RS, CHO - Alternate Representative BARNSTABLE COUNTY “HOME” CONSORTIUM ADVISORY COUNCIL Art Bodin Term expires January 15, 2020 BARNSTABLE COUNTY WASTE MANAGEMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE Lincoln S. Hooper Term expires June 30, 2020 CAPE COD COMMISSION REPRESENTATIVE Jacqueline Etsten Term expires April 24, 2023 CAPE COD JOINT TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION REPRESENTATIVE Lincoln Hooper Term expires June 30, 2020 Griffin Ryder, Alternate Representative Term expires June 30, 2020 CAPE COD REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY REPRESENTATIVE Griffin Ryder, Town Engineer Term expires June 30, 2019 CAPE LIGHT COMPACT REPRESENTATIVE Valerie Bell CEMETERY ADMINISTRATOR Robbin Kelley CHIEF OF POLICE Chief David Guillemette COUNCIL OF SEMASS COMMUNITIES Lincoln Hooper Term Indefinite Michael Kiernan, Alternate Term Indefinite EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR Lee Culver FINANCE DIRECTOR/TOWN ACCOUNTANT Carol Coppola, CPA, CFE FIRE CHIEF Chief Norman Clarke 9 FOREST WARDEN Norman Clarke, Fire Chief Term to expire June 30, 2020 HARBORMASTER/NATURAL RESOURCES OFFICER/ WHARFINGER/SHELLFISH CONSTABLE John Rendon, Harbormaster Term expires June 30, 2020 Heinz M. Proft, Natural Resources Director Term expires June 30, 2020 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS COORDINATOR Norman Clarke, Fire Chief Term to expire June 30, 2020 HEALTH OFFICER Meggan Eldredge, RS, CHO Term to expire June 30, 2020 MUNICIPAL COORDINATOR FOR TOXIC WASTE Norman Clarke, Fire Chief Term to expire June 30, 2020 OIL SPILL COORDINATOR Norman Clarke, Fire Chief Term expires June 30, 2020 RIGHT-TO-KNOW COORDINATOR FOR HAZARDOUS MATERIALS Captain Brian Coughlin Term expires June 30, 2020 TOWN COUNSEL Kopelman & Paige, P.C. Term Indefinite TOWN COUNSEL – SPECIAL REAL ESTATE MATTERS James E. Coppola, Esq. Term Indefinite LABOR COUNSEL Feeley & Brown Term Indefinite AFFORDABLE HOUSING TRUST Judith Underwood Term expires June 20, 2021 Larry Brophy Term expires June 30, 2020 Brendan Lowney Term expires June 30, 2022 Don Howell, Selectmen Term expires June 30, 2022 Recognition to: Christopher Clark 10 AGRICULTURAL COMMISSION Aaron Gingras Term expires June 30, 2022 Angela McNamara Term expires June 30, 2020 Mark J. Coleman Term expires June 30, 2020 Wayne Coulson Term expires June 30, 2021 Brent Hemeon, Alternate member Term expires June 30, 2020 BIKEWAYS COMMITTEE Francis Salewski, Chairman Term expires June 30, 2021 Andrew Docken Term expires June 30, 2022 Paul Gazaille Term expires June 30, 2020 Eric Levy Term expires June 30, 2020 Richard Kaiser Term expires June 30, 2021 Charles Walkey Term expires June 30, 2021 BOARD OF APPEALS David Ryer, Chair Term expires June 30, 2021 James T. Hilliard Term expires June 30, 2020 Kathleen Muller Term expires June 30, 2020 Al Donoghue Term expires June 30, 2020 Michael Cupoli, III, Alternate Term expires June 30, 2022 James Armstrong, Alternate Term expires June 30, 2021 Christopher Murphy, Alternate Term expires June 30, 2020 Recognition to: Dean Hederstadt, Meghan Mahieu BOARD OF ASSESSORS Richard Waystack, Chair Term expires June 30, 2021 Bruce Nightingale Term expires June 30, 2020 Jay Kavanaugh Term expires June 30, 2022 BOARD OF HEALTH Sharon Pfleger Term expires June 30, 2022 Ronald Dowgaillo, D.M.D. Term expires June 30, 2022 Pamela Howell, R.N., Chair Term expires June 30, 2021 Dr. Matthew Cushing Term expires June 30, 2021 Matt Antoine Term expires June 30, 2020 Matthew Cushing Term expires June 30, 2020 Recognition to: Cynthia Bayerl, Frank Boyle 11 BOARD OF REGISTRARS Dorothy Hemmings Term expires June 30, 2022 Dorothy Parkhurst Term expires June 30, 2020 Raymond Gottwald Term expires June 30, 2021 Deborah Sementa Assistant Registrar Term expires December 20, 2020 Recognition to: Susan Mills BROOKS ACADEMY MUSEUM COMMITTEE David Spitz, Chair Term expires June 30, 2022 Debora Miller Term expires June 30, 2020 Sandra Hall, Vice Chair Term expires June 30, 2021 Janet Cassidy Term expires June 30, 2021 Peggy Rose, Clerk Term expires June 30, 2021