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1980 Annual Town Report ORFOL ,.-' ,,-·-- """'I --· , ~' . ./ ~ ... ··- - - - ANNUAL TOWN REPORT NORFOLK PUBLIC LIBRARY In 1880 a group of citizens known as the Norfolk Library Association gave to the town about 200 volumes to establish the Norfolk Town Library. For 12 years the library was on the first floor of the old Town Hall on Town Hill. It was open only from 7 to 9 on Saturday nights and on those same nights in the same room the Norfolk Brass Band rehearsed. It must have been a lively place. In 1898 the library was moved to the Tower Room on the second floor of the remodeled Center School right next to the Federated Church. It stayed there until in 1919 the town appropriated $350.00 to rent and furnish a room i:s t~ old Baptist Church. There it remained until the Grange bought the building and asked the library to move. la 19~1 thepresellJt buildlng was prepared for occupancy. · The records tend to pro¥e that the present main library room was built in 1845 to serve as the North School on the south corner of Clevebtlitd Md Fruit streets. At this time and until 1870 Norfolk was part of the town of w,.nth~ md the North School was one of 18 school districts. Sihortly a~i;. lt()(/> a hook M:d ktdder company was organized in Norfolk and they needed proper housing for , .••~ -•• 1t. S<1iim.eo1~ had the idea of using the well-built, old North School. So it was taken down piece by pie~, and re-erected in.its present Iocaitio1il, Large doors were installed so that horses could easily be harnessed ·~ aid, rl!llivecl: l;);l!lickly c;>n,to Main Street. Dt was used thus until 1926 when a new fire house was · · · t, where ow Town Hall st:imds today. lat buildirn:g was µs;ed for dtf£eFet!llt town activities until in 1951 it once again became an 'll as tl!i,~ hC1'1ne o'f the Norfolk JP-ublk Ubrary. t!)i):e iFOW\iJJ;g collecthlrm, mI1 additio1il of 600 $'.(t;t1.are feet was added, and we have our i:1iestii1: '. &¢11,: •. , Ql\!1ld~!l\1flet tilts quafailt old building in search of knowledge, and the tradition of a ·.,l!l:fl!lrcilb~ ~!$ ,~~i@illd' ..... Cover Design From the Studio of Dohn Cluff 7ColtRoad Franklin, MA 02038 The One Hundred Tenth ANNUAL REPORT of the TOWN OF NORFOLK Massa.chusetts 1 ,J~Yt~fQ1f The Town Of Norfolk 1¥x ", ' ' /)1~~,, l"W;/ < ,,.ess our sincere appre.ciation to fll::,and your capable coordinated ,, . l 1~¥;idtefll~ .. in ,,,alil 0f yc;nu \ l(t}'Jf'S F'~1 a;n!d tlaen Jµst •,','(' 'C: .,. ,. .. .• " ! l •• ' .. ; ~ ·N"1orf otk Board of Selectmen J:l'iijne C .. Powers, Chairman James! A. Ma~uin, III, Clerk Alan A.. Mack~y, Member ' ' ; ', INMEMORI.AM ROBERT FORSBERG 1923 -1980 Selectman Board of Fire Engineers Permanent, Intermittent Police Officer Conservation Commission Dispatcher ALVIN FREEMAN 1905 -1980 School Committee JOHN BURNETT 1900 w 1980 Housing Authority HAROLD HAYES 1904-1980 Constable Historical Commission -----------------~ TABLE OF CONTENTS DC( i lC.l. · t·!l, 'n , , • , , • · · · • · · · • · • • • · · • · • · ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' . ' ' ' ' ' · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · .B In l\1emoriam .......... , .. , . • • • • • • • • • · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · .C 'I' iJ ,v11 Ofl1'ce1·s. .. .......................... · .. · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · • · · · · ' · · · · · · · · .4-8 GENERAL GOVERNMENT Board of Selcctmcn's Repmi ............ • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • · • • • • • • · • • · • • • · • • • • • • • • • • · • • • • • • • • .10-11 Town Meetings .................. ,• .. •,•••••••••••••••·••·•···•••·•·····•··•• • • • • · · • • · • • • • • • • · .12-20 · Town Clerk ....................... , .... ,,•••••••••••··••·•···••••••·•·····•••••···•···••••••• ,21 Board of Registrars ............... • .... • • , • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • · • • • • • • • · • • · ·· • · • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • .23 . Jury List . ........ • , • • • • • • • • • • · · · · • • • · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ,25-27 Town Counsel .................... •,••••••••••·••••••••••••···••··•········•·•·····•·······•·· .11 Attorney General By-law Approvals .................. , ....... , .... •. • • ... • • • ....... • ....... • ....20 PROTECTION OF' PERSONS & PROPERTY Police Departn1ent ................... , .. • . , . , , • • • • . • • • • • • • , • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • . • • • • • • • • • • • • • .30 Fire Department ............................. • • • • • ... • • .. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • . • ... • . • . • • • . • • • . • • .31 Fire/Police Communications ............... , ...... , .................. , ..... , ................. , . .33 Inspectors' Reports ....................... , ... , . , ........................ • , ................... .33 Highway Department .................................... , ................ , ....................33-34 Tree Warden's Report ............................. , .. , ....................................... .34 Cemetery Commission ........................................................................ .34 Civil Defense Agency ............................................... , .. , ...................... .34 Animal Control .......................................... , ........................... , ........ .34 EDUCATION Norfolk Public School .................................................. , , ............... , , ... .39 King Philip Regional School ........................................... , ....................... .43-50 Tri-County Regional Vocational Technical School ............................................... .51 Library ...................................................................................... .54-55 Library Trustees ............................................................................. .54 Historical Commission ........................................................................ .55 Arts Council ................................................... ·............................... 55 PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT Planning Board ................................................................................58 Board of Appeals ............................................................................. .58 Zoning By-law Study Committee ............................................................... .59 Earth Removal Advisory Committee ........................................................... .59 Downtown Revitalization Committee ........................................................... .59 Norfolk Sewer Study Committee ................................................................60 Insurance Advisory Committee .................................................................60 ' Car Pool Information ..........................................................................60 Personnel Study Committee ....................................................................60 HUMAN RESOURCES I Counc1 'l on A.ging ..........................................•...................................62-63 ' Housing Authority .............................................................................64 · Veterans' Service Agent Report .................................................................65 Board of Health ...............................................................................62 Visiting Nurse Association .....................................................................64 Norfolk Mental Health Association ..............................................................65 SNCARC .........- ................. ·........................................................... 66 NATURAL RESOURCES AND RECREATION Conservation Commission ........ , .............................................................68 i Recreation Commission ........................................................................68 Pesticide Control Study Committee ..............................................................68-69 Water Department .............................................................................69 i :FINANCES Town Accountant .............................................................................72-109 Town Treasurer .............................................................................. .110 Ta.x Collector ................................................................................ .112 Board of Assessors' Report ................................................................... .113-116 Advisory Committee ........................................ ,. ........................... ·....... 116-117 Revaluation Report .................................................................... , ....... 118-146 Warrant for 1981 Town Meeting ................................................................148-157 Special Town Meeting 1981 ......................................................... , .......... .147 INFORMATION Fees . ................................................ .160-161 Sanitary Landfill Hours ........................................................................ 160 Zoning Dimensions ........................................................................... .160 Town Meeting Procedures ..................................................................... .161-162 Town Meeting Terminology .... ,. .............................. ; ............................... .162 Index ........................................................................................ .163
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