Town of Westford Annual Report 2009

Town of Westford Annual Report For Year Ending December 31 2009 Honoring Westford soldiers killed in action - Veterans Day 2009 Thanks to the inspiration of Geoff Hall, Paul MacMillan and Paul Murray, at Veterans Day ceremonies on Westford Common November 11, 2009, nineteen Westford veterans who died in World War II, Korea, and Vietnam were honored. A street marker was made for each veteran, matching markers previously created for those who died in World War I. The nineteen veterans and the location of their memorial markers are listed below: World War II Hubert E. Bolyea Graniteville Road at Cold Spring Road Herbert S. Clark West Prescott Street at Story Street Raymond R. Connell Pleasant Street at Abbot Street Richard A. Connell West Prescott Street at Coolidge Street Gaston J. Cote West Prescott Street at Hill Street Real J. Cote North Main Street at Broadway Joseph W. Fletcher Depot Street at Plain Road William R. Gower Broadway Street at First Street Frederick S. Healy Broadway Street at Cross Street Bernard Kulisich Forge Village Road at Abbot Street Anthony Kostechko Pleasant Street at Bradford Street Arthur T. Perkins River Street at Fourth Street Eugene J. Rioux North Main Street at Hillside Avenue Korea John L. Black Depot Street at Nutting Road Robert G. Langley Groton Road at North Street Vietnam Charles E. Aaron East Prescott Street at Town Farm Road Richard E. Brundrette, Jr. North Main Street at West Street Richard Connolly Plain Road at Moore Road Kenneth R. Hughes Oak Hill Road at Nabnasset Street 2 TOWN OF WESTFORD MASSACHUSETTS Annual Report For the year ending December 31, 2009 Annual Town Election to be held Tuesday, May 4, 2010 Annual Town Meeting to be held Saturday, March 27, 2010 4 In Memoriam S t e v e M c K e n n a H. Arnold Wilder May 23, 1909 - May 20, 2009 A gentleman in the finest sense of the word The Wilder family moved from New Hampshire to Parker Village in 1923. Arnold graduated from Westford Academy in 1927. "H. Arnold Wilder, known as Arnold about town, wears many hats. In addition to being a railroad buff, he's a avid horseman. For years, bedecked in Revolutionary costume, Arnold has been the Grand Marshall of Westford's Apple Blossom Parades. Arnold worked for many years (1927-1934) at the Wright & Fletcher Store in Westford Center and at the Abbot Worsted Company in Forge Village." June W. Kennedy - Westford Recollections of Days Gone By, 2006 1956 Secretary, Westford Water Commissioners 1961-70 Trustee of J. V. Fletcher Library 1951 - 2003 Warden of Precinct One 1953 - 2009 Trustee of Westford Academy 6 CITIZEN ACTIVITY APPLICATION FORM Town of Westford GOOD GOVERNMENT STARTS WITH YOU If you are interested in serving on a Town committee, please fill out this form and mail to the Town Manager, Town Hall, 55 Main Street, Westford, MA 01886. This form may also be downloaded from the website at www.westfordma.gov/citizen. All committee vacancies will be filled by citizens deemed most qualified to serve in a particular capacity. Date Name Address Home Telephone Email: Amount of Time Available Interest in What Town Committee Present Occupation Education Background Town Offices Held Other Volunteer Positions Remarks 8 TABLE OF CONTENTS Town Officers and Committees Elected Officials ................................................................................................. 1 Appointed Officials ............................................................................................ 2 General Meeting Times for Boards and Committees ....................................... 11 Elections Annual Town Election, May 5, 2009 ............................................................... 12 Republican State Primary, December 8, 2009 .................................................. 13 Town Meetings Annual Town Meeting Minutes: May 9, 2009 ................................................. 16 Special Town Meeting: Minutes June 18, 2009 ............................................... 36 Special Town Meeting: Minutes July 30, 2009 ................................................ 37 Special Town Meeting: Minutes October 19, 2009 .......................................... 38 Boards, Committees and Departments Board of Selectmen .......................................................................................... 42 Town Manager ................................................................................................. 44 Affordable Housing Committee ....................................................................... 47 Animal Control Department ............................................................................. 50 Assessors, Board of .......................................................................................... 51 Bruce Freeman Rail Trail ................................................................................. 53 Building Department ........................................................................................ 56 Bylaw Review Committee ................................................................................ 57 Capital Planning Committee............................................................................. 58 Cemetery Commission ..................................................................................... 59 Communications Advisory Committee ............................................................ 61 Community Preservation Committee ............................................................... 63 Comprehensive Master Plan Committee .......................................................... 66 Conservation Commission ............................................................................... 67 Council on Aging ............................................................................................. 71 Cultural Council ............................................................................................... 74 East Boston Camps Advisory Group ................................................................ 76 Emergency Management Agency ..................................................................... 77 Energy Committee ............................................................................................ 78 Engineering Department ................................................................................... 80 Finance Committee .......................................................................................... 82 Finance Department ......................................................................................... 83 Fire Department ............................................................................................. 111 GIS (Geographic Information Systems) ......................................................... 116 Health, Board of ............................................................................................. 118 Highway Department ..................................................................................... 125 Historical Commission ................................................................................... 128 Historical Society & Museum ....................................................................... 130 Housing Authority .......................................................................................... 133 Human Resources ........................................................................................... 134 Library, J.V. Fletcher ..................................................................................... 135 Library, J.V. Fletcher – Trustees .................................................................... 141 Mosquito Control ........................................................................................... 145 Museum & Historical Society ........................................................................ 130 Northern Middlesex Council of Governments ............................................... 147 Parkerville Schoolhouse Committee .............................................................. 149 Parks and Recreation ...................................................................................... 151 Permanent School Building Committee ......................................................... 154 Permanent Town Building Committee ........................................................... 155 Planning Board .............................................................................................. 157 Police Department .......................................................................................... 160 Records and Archives Management Committee ............................................ 164 Recycling Commission .................................................................................. 166 Roudenbush Community Center .................................................................... 169 Schools Nashoba Valley Technical High School ................................................. 171 Westford Public Schools ........................................................................ 174 Tax Collector .................................................................................................. 110 Tax Possession Sale Committee ..................................................................... 207 Technology Department ................................................................................. 209 Town Clerk .................................................................................................... 211 T.R.E.A.D. ....................................................................................................

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