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2019 Annual Town Report 2019 DEDICATION The Town of Westborough dedicates this Annual Report to those men and women who passed away in 2019 who served Westborough as a Town Employee, or volunteered as an Elected Official or as a Board or Committee member. Joan Antonio – Born 1940; was a lifelong resident; 1958-1966 Secretary to the Board of Selectmen; Member, Westboro Chamber of Commerce; Member, Westborough Police Association; Member, Westborough Artist Association; and a Member, Board of Directors for the Friends of Westboro State Hospital; 1993 organized and designed the Meditation Garden at Westboro State Hospital; 1985 designed “The Tree Trimming Celebration” Christmas card based on the Westborough’s Annual Rotary event; an accomplished artist, illustrator, poet and author; her works include the Town of Westborough buildings and sites. • James Ballard – Born 1943; Town Employee for Grounds and Facilities • Charles Fay – Born 1919; a lifelong resident of 100 years. US Army veteran-WWII; Member of Council on Aging; Member; The Westborough Food Pantry and Meals on Wheels. • Priscilla Federici – Born 1935; Elected Member of the Housing Authority; Served 10yrs Board of Health; a Member of Citizen’s Advisory Committee -Wastewater Management Plan; Friends of Seniors; Westborough Woman’s Club; and the Local Emergency Planning Committee. • Jane Kruse – Born 1938; Served Westborough’s 275th Anniversary Committee; Member, Westborough Arts Lottery Council; Member, Westborough Cultural Council; The Westborough Players Club;Westborough Garden Club; Community Chorus; Women’s Club. • Rita Lee – Born 1920; Gold Star Mother; 50 year member of Westborough Women’s Club; Member, Westborough Historical Society, and Member, Westborough Food Pantry. • John Matson – Born 1944; US Army-Vietnam Veteran and Bronze Star recipient; Member of Westborough American Legion Post and Veterans of Foreign Wars; 1988 Member, Charter Commission; 1985-1992 Member, Finance Committee; 1998-2015 Member, Registrar of Voters; 2015 Member, Trustees of the Soldiers Memorial; 2012 Grand Marshall of Memorial Day parade; Assistant Moderator; past Chairman and Member of the Republican Town Committee. • Donald Morcone – Born 1931; US Navy, Korean Conflict; served as Member, Personnel Board • Joseph Orlando – Born 1928; US Navy, Korean Conflict; Town Electrical Inspector; and Member Westborough Treatment Plant Board • Charlotte Spinney – Born 1936; a lifelong resident; 41 year Teacher at WHS; 1967-1980 Elected Member Library Board of Trustees; Co-Founder of the Charlotte Spinney Vision Scholarship Fund; a Member of the Westborough Rotary Club; The United Way; YWCA; and Mewhinney Chapter of National Football Foundation. • Milton Steen – Born 1935; US Army-Nuremberg Germany; served as Member, Personnel Board • James Willwerth – Born 1930; US Marine Corps-Korea; Since 1992 a Member Westborough Country Club (WCC); Member, WCC Reconstruction Committee and Member,WCC Charity Foundation; Westborough Cable TV host and golf writer for Westborough News. Respectfully Submitted, Wendy L. Mickel, Town Clerk 1 TOWN OFFICERS FOR 2019 (Elected) Term Expires SELECTMEN (3-year term) Ian Johnson 2020 Syed Hashmi 2021 Shelby Marshall 2021 Leigh Emery 2022 Allen Falcon Edinberg 2022 MODERATOR (3-year term) John E. Arnold 2020 ASSABET VALLEY REG. VOCATIONAL DISTRICT SCHOOL COMMITTEE (4-year term) Paul L. George 2020 PLANNING BOARD (5-year term) William Spencer 2020 Timothy Paris 2021 James Ball 2022 Hazel Nourse 2023 Mark Silverberg 2024 SCHOOL COMMITTEE (3-year term) +Raghu Nandan 2020 Lisa Edinberg 2020 Kristen Vincent 2021 Stephen Doret 2022 Sara Dullea 2022 TOWN CLERK (3-year term) Wendy Mickel 2020 TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC LIBRARY (3-year term) Dorothy Mello 2020 Patricia Fontes 2020 William Linnane 2020 Karen Fay 2021 James M. Holmes 2021 2 Carolyn Spring 2021 Edward Baldwin 2022 Kathleen Daly 2022 Mary Ellen Johnston 2022 WESTBOROUGH HOUSING AUTHORITY (5-year term) Joan Pavolis 2020 Jill Dupree 2021 Katie Denis (State Appointment) 2022 Donald Mahan (Resident Appointment) 2023 Nancy Perkins 2024 * Resigned + Appointed to fill vacancy # Deceased % Retired 3 APPOINTMENTS (By the Moderator) Term Expires FINANCE ADVISORY COMMITTEE (3-year term) Beth Blumberg 2020 Henry Rauch 2020 +Michael Barretti 2020 James Driscoll 2021 Jody Hensley 2021 Andrew Bradley 2021 Sean Keogh 2022 Terry McGoldrick 2022 Paul Huegel 2022 PRE K – 3 SCHOOL BUILDING COMMITTEE (Established by STM 2015 10/19/15, Art. 15) Amber Bock, Superintendent Indefinite Maryann Stannard – Principal, Fales “ Kristi Williams, Town Manager “ Chris Jayavendra, Member at Large “ Steve Doret, School Committee “ Irene Oliver, Dir. of Finance & Administration “ Robert Ferguson, School District Maintenance Manager “ Shelby Marshall, Board of Selectmen “ 4 APPOINTMENTS (By the Town Manager) The following appointments designated by @ symbol are appointed by the Town Manager and Board of Selectmen with each other’s concurrence. Term Expires @ASSISTANT TOWN MANAGER/ HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR Kimberly Foster 2022 @FINANCE DIRECTOR (3-year term) Leah Talbot 2022 @ASSISTANT TOWN ACCOUNTANT Linda Smith 2021 AFFIRMATION ACTION OFFICER Leah Talbot Indefinite AMERICAN DISABILITIES ACT COORDINATOR Frederick Lonardo, Building Commissioner Indefinite @CHIEF ASSESSOR (3-year term) Jonathan Steinberg 2021 @ANIMAL CONTROL/ANIMAL INSPECTOR Melinda MacKendrick 2020 BOARD OF ASSESSORS (3-year term) Mark Silverberg 2022 Joseph MacDonough 2021 BOARD OF HEALTH (3-year term) Alan Ehrlich 2020 Syed Hashmi 2021 Nathan Walsh 2022 BUILDING COMMISSIONER & ZONING ENFORCEMENT OFFICER (3-year term) Frederick Lonardo 2020 5 ASSISTANT BUILDING INSPECTOR (3-year term) William Hezlitt 2021 @COMMISSIONER OF TRUST FUNDS (3-year term) Robert Haley Indefinite Marvin Davis 2020 Anthony Ash 2020 CONSTABLE (1-year term) Alan Gordon 2020 Alan Ostrander 2020 DISABILITY AFFAIRS COMMITTEE (Established by STM 1990, Art. 6 & ATM 1991, Art. 20) Currently no members FENCE VIEWER (1-year term) Craig Richov 2020 INSECT & PEST CONTROL OFFICER (1-year term) Vacancy MEASURER OF WOOD (1-year term) Vacancy MIS/GIS DIRECTOR (3-year term) Mark Stockman 2021 MUNICIPAL BUILDING COMMITTEE (3-year term) (Established by ATM 2005, Art. 39) Earl Storey 2022 VACANCY 2020 Dexter Blois 2020 Peter O’Neil 2020 F. Robert Brown 2021 Alan Gordon 2021 +Jim Stewart 2022 MUNICIPAL HEARINGS OFFICER (Fire Safety Act) Kristi Williams Indefinite 6 PARKING CLERK/HEARING OFFICER (1-year term) Karen Bain-Morgado 2020 PLUMBING & GAS INSPECTORS (3-year term) Robert Cunningham 2021 Robert Rullie, Assistant 2021 SEALER OF WEIGHTS & MEASURES (1-year term) Joseph Mulvey 2020 SEXUAL HARASSMENT OFFICER (3-year term) Leah Talbot 2021 TREASURER/COLLECTOR (3-year term) Robert Haley 2020 WIRING INSPECTOR (3-year term) William Reilly 2021 W. Stephen Norton, III, Asst. 2021 WEIGH MASTERS AT TATE & LYLE (1-year term) Scott Robert 2020 Joe Martin 2020 M. Wes McGee 2020 Sean Casavant 2020 * Resigned + Appointed to fill vacancy # Deceased % Retired 7 APPOINTMENTS (By the Board of Selectmen) Terms are for one year, expiring on June 30th, unless otherwise noted. Term Expires TOWN MANAGER (3-year term) Kristi Williams 2022 C.M.R.P.C. Syed Hashmi (Delegate) 2020 Timothy Paris (Planning Board Representative) 2020 Alternate Member (vacant) D.P.W. DIRECTOR (3-year term) Christopher Payant 2022 FIRE CHIEF Patrick Purcell 2021 POLICE CHIEF Jeffrey Lourie 2021 ASSABET VALLEY REGIONAL VOC. SCHOOL BUILDING COMMITTEE, AD HOC (Established by BOS 11/10/09) Timothy Singleton Indefinite BICYCLE & PEDESTRIAN ADVISORY COMMITTEE, Ad Hoc (Established by BOS 07-17-12) Ed Beauchemin Indefinite Donald Burn " Ellen Gugel " Glenn MacLeod " Nancy Siegal " Julie Squires " Bruce Tretter " CAPITAL EXPENDITURES PLANNING COMMITTEE (3 year term) Town Charter Sec. 6-6 Town Treas./Collector: Robert Haley Indefinite Finance Comm. Rep: Andrew Bradley Indefinite 8 Planning Bd. Rep: James Ball 2020ATM Selectmen Rep: Allen Edinberg 2020ATM School Dept. Rep: Stephen Doret 2020 ATM Moderator Appt.: Lea MacLean 2020ATM Moderator Appt.: Lisa Blazejewski 2021 ATM CONSERVATION COMMISSION (3-year term) Gerald Cushing 2020 Andrew Koenigsberg 2020 Timothy Buckalew 2021 Gary Kessler 2021 Kelley Marston 2021 Stephanie Kelley 2022 Justin Lundberg 2022 COUNCIL ON AGING (3-year term) Susan Abladian 2020 Michele Conway 2020 Nancy Fallon 2020 Daniel Pavolis 2020 Phyllis Jaffee 2021 Kathie Metzger 2021 Guido Lonardo 2021 Linda Birch 2022 William McLoughlin 2022 Ocsar Najarian 2022 Jane Owens 2022 COUNTRY CLUB OPERATING COMMITTEE (3-year term) (Established by ATM 1980, Art. 2) Dexter Blois 2020 Katie Welch 2020 David Hall 2020 Paul McGrath 2021 Donald Bouffard 2022 Non-Voting Associate (vacant) Non-Voting Associate (vacant) CULTURAL COUNCIL (3-year term) Susan Abladian 2020 Judy Berk 2020 9 Maureen Johnson 2020 Carolyn Spring 2020 Betheda Shuman 2020 Ajai Thirumalai 2020 Robert Cunningham 2021 Holly Kenny 2021 Michelle French 2022 Connie Hastings 2022 Theresa Spadafora 2022 Derek Nguyen (Youth Member) 2020 Vidya Ramalingam (Youth Member) 2021 DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION COMMITTEE (Established by the BOS 07/19/16) Maureen Amyot, Library Director Indefinite *George Byrd, Resident “ Michael Daniels, Police Department “ Alma DeManche, Council on Aging Director “ Kimberly Foster, Assistant Town Manager/HR Director “ Maeve Hitzenbuhler, School Department “ Keith Lermond, Fire Department “ Shelby Marshall, Selectman “ *Wendy Mickel, Town Clerk “ *Katelyn O’Brien, Economic Development Coordinator “ Cara Presley, Youth & Family Services
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