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DOVER 170th Town Report 2006 In Memoriam The Town Report of 2006 recognizes the following Town Officers who served the Town of Dover with commitment and distinction. Elizabeth Bethune Jackson Dover Town Library/Trustee 1968–1998 Dover Council on Aging/Chairman 1984–2005 Dover Historical Society 1970–2005 Visiting Nurse Association l David P. Brauer Board of Selectmen 1995 – 1998 Capital Budget Committee 1996 – 1998 Finance Committee on Roads 1997 (front cover) Skaters on Channing Pond. Photo by Kay Guild. iii Treasurer’s Report Contents Total Gross Wages.......................................................................71 Treasurer’s Cash ..........................................................................81 Information For Citizens Statement of Taxes ......................................................................82 General Information.............................................................................3 Statement of Long Term Debt .....................................................84 Phone Numbers....................................................................................4 Trust and Investment Funds ........................................................86 Elected Officials ...................................................................................5 Report of the Town Accountant Appointed by Selectmen .......................................................................6 Governmental Funds ...................................................................88 Appointed by Moderator ...................................................................13 General Fund...............................................................................96 Appointed by Assessors......................................................................13 Fiduciary Funds...........................................................................98 Appointed by Board of Health ...........................................................14 Insurance Report ..............................................................................100 Appointed by Planning Board ............................................................14 Personnel Board ...............................................................................101 Appointed by Warrant Committee .....................................................14 Board of Assessors ...........................................................................102 Valuation of the Town...............................................................102 Town Government Amount to be Raised by Taxation.............................................102 Report of the Moderator....................................................................17 Assessments Added to Taxes......................................................103 Board of Selectmen.............................................................................18 Tax Rates ..................................................................................103 Warrant Committee Report................................................................22 Valuation and Taxes ..................................................................104 Capital Budget Committee .................................................................25 Exempted Public Property .........................................................108 Report of the Town Clerk Police Department ............................................................................111 State Primary, September 19, 2006..............................................27 Board of Fire Engineers ....................................................................114 State Election, November 7, 2006 ...............................................30 Emergency Management ..................................................................117 Special Town Meeting, November 13, 2006................................33 Caucus, March 20, 2006 .............................................................37 Schools Annual Town Meeting, Deliberative Session, May 1, 2006 .........39 Superintendent of Schools ................................................................121 Annual Town Meeting, Article 26 Elections, May 15, 2006........57 Dover School Committee..................................................................123 Adjourned Session, June 5, 2006.................................................60 Chickering Elementary School..........................................................125 Report of the Town Clerk, Vital Statistics ...................................68 Dover-Sherborn Regional School Committee ...................................128 Birth Certificates...................................................................68 Dover-Sherborn Regional Middle School .........................................131 Marriages .............................................................................68 Dover-Sherborn Regional High School.............................................133 Deaths ..................................................................................69 Community Education .....................................................................151 Town Clerk Financial Report ......................................................70 Public School Enrollment .................................................................154 Financial Recapitulation of the Public Schools ................................155 Dover-Sherborn Regional School District Revenue and Expenditure Summary ..........................................156 Minuteman Regional High School ...................................................158 iv v Health Acknowledgments Board of Health ...............................................................................163 Reach Out, Inc. ................................................................................167 Norfolk County Mosquito Control Project ......................................168 Council on Aging .............................................................................170 Walpole Area Visiting Nurse Association, Inc. ................................173 The function of the Dover Town Report is to provide all citizens with Animal Control ................................................................................175 information on the activities of various Departments and Committees throughout the year. Land Use We wish to thank all contributors for their efforts, submitted in a timely manner. Planning Board.................................................................................179 Pat Dacey has again provided us with her expertise in design and Zoning Board of Appeals .................................................................181 layout. Printing and binding was done by Courier Westford. Highway Department .......................................................................183 The contemporary photographs in this report were taken in Dover Park and Recreation Commission ....................................................186 by Kay Guild, Jeannette Reynolds, John Keleher and Larry Maglott. As always, all citizens are encouraged to forward their comments Conservation Commission................................................................192 and suggestions. Long Range Planning Committee .....................................................193 Tree Committee................................................................................194 Recycling Committee........................................................................195 MBTA Advisory Board.....................................................................197 Lauren Doherty Inspector of Buildings.......................................................................199 Nancy Dowd Inspector of Wires ............................................................................200 Kay Guild Plumbing and Gas Inspector.............................................................201 Susan Passmore Jeannette Reynolds Open Space Committee ....................................................................202 Dover Housing Partnership ..............................................................204 Other Town Services Town Library ...................................................................................207 Cemetery Commission......................................................................212 Cultural Council...............................................................................213 Memorial Day Committee................................................................215 Department of Veterans’ Services .....................................................216 Energy Coordinator..........................................................................217 vi vii Citizen Volunteer Form If you are interested in serving the Town in any capacity listed below, please complete this form and return it, either by mail or in person, to the Selectmen’s Office, Town House, 5 Springdale Avenue, or call 785-0032 Ext.221. Information received will be made available to all boards, committees, and departments for their reference in filling vacancies. Name:_______________________________Telephone: ________________ Address:_______________________________________________________ Area(s) of interest: _______________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ Availability (e.g. nights, weekends, hours per months):_________________ ______________________________________________________________