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2008 Town Report One Hundred and Twenty-fifth Annual Report of the TOWN OFFICERS of the TOWN OF BOURNE FOR JULY 1, 2007 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2008 Bourne 2007-08 Town Report 1 12/19/08, 11:08 AM Bourne at a Glance Settled in 1627 Formerly a part of Sandwich Incorporated in 1884 Population: Winter - 2007 Town Census 20,277 Summer (Estimated) 40,000 Registered Voters 12,021 Precinct 1 – Bourne Veterans Memorial Community Center 1,999 Precinct 2 – Hoxie Elementary 2,108 Precinct 3 – Bourne Middle School 1,807 Precinct 4 – Bourne Middle School 2,261 Precinct 5 – St. John’s Church 2,271 Precinct 6 – St. John’s Church 1,575 Approximate land acreage figures Total acreage 26,200 Fresh Water Acreage 300 County owned 55 Federal owned acreage 1,378 Housing Authority 30 State owned 11,695 Town owned 1,979 Upper Cape Cod Regional Vocational-Technical School District owned 76 Water Districts 530 Balance privately owned 10,157 2 Bourne 2007-08 Town Report 2 12/19/08, 11:08 AM Elective Officers Name Term Expires Board of Selectmen Judith W. Conron 2009 Jamie J. Sloniecki 2009 John A. Ford, Jr. 2010 Stephen F. Mealy 2010 Mary Meli 2011 Town Clerk Barry H. Johnson 2009 Constable Nancy J. Sundman 2010 Board of Health Galon “Skip” Barlow 2009 Donald C. Uitti 2009 Donald W. Cunningham 2010 Kathleen M. Petersen 2011 Stanley Andrews 2011 Housing Authority Paula McConnell, Chairman 2010 * Peter J. Meier 2011 Michael A. Blanton 2012 Laurence Olson 2013 Arthur E. Wills 2008 State Appointee Trustees – Jonathan Bourne Library Penny B. Meyers 2009 Linda M. Zuern Until Next Town Election Heather A.M. DiPaolo 2010 Anne E. LaPlante 2010 Joan T. Simpson 2011 Vincent E. Corsano 2011 Trustees – Veterans’ Memorial Community Building Joseph J. Carrara, Sr. 2009 Warren G. Loring 2009 Arthur R. Parrott, Sr. 2010 George Sala 2011 Lisa Plante 2011 Stephen F. Mealy, Ex Officio 3 Bourne 2007-08 Town Report 3 12/19/08, 11:08 AM Name Term Expires Moderator Robert W. Parady 2009 Planning Board Daniel L. Doucette 2009 Peter J. Meier 2009 Donald M. Duberger 2010 Christopher Farrell, Chairman 2010 James Sullivan 2010 Clement DelFavero 2011 John P. Howarth 2011 Dudley M. Jensen 2011 Michael Leitzel, Assoc. Ann Gratis, Secretary Recreation Authority W. Curt Duane, Chairman 2009 Paul R. Forsberg 2009 John Coughlin 2010 Gregory A. Folino 2011 David McCoy, Annually State Appointee School Committee Joseph Gordon 2009 Tammy Staiger 2009 Christine Crane 2010 Allen W. Swain 2010 Richard Lavoie 2011 Quimby Mahoney 2011 Jonathan O’Hara 2011 Board of Sewer Commissioners Judith W. Conron 2009 Jamie J. Sloniecki 2009 John A. Ford, Jr. 2010 Stephen F. Mealy 2010 Mary Meli 2011 Upper Cape Cod Regional Vocational Technical School Committee Rose Merritt 2008 Kenneth G. Pereira 2009 4 Bourne 2007-08 Town Report 4 12/19/08, 11:08 AM Name Term Expires APPOINTED BY TOWN ADMINISTRATOR ADA Coordinator Dody Adkins-Perry ASSESSORS’ OFFICE Board of Assessors J. Malcolm Whitney, Chm. 2008 Priscilla Koleshis, Clerk 2009 Anne Ekstrom, Member 2010 Principal Assessor Donna Barakauskas Assistant Assessor Janet M. Black Assistant Assessors Kathleen Burgess Michael Leitzel Cheryl Campbell Account Clerk Jean Allison Jill Hollett Data Collector Traci Langley TOWN CLERK’S OFFICE Assistant Town Clerk Wendy Chapman Clerk Ann Dastous Election Workers Beth Atkins-Perry Albert Hill Penny A. Bergeson Henrietta Holden Marie Billard Carol Johnson Estelle H. Blake Kathleen Kelley Ralph Brown Michael D. Kelley Eleanor T. Brown Monica M. Layton Phillip Burgess Priscilla Lyons Sally Butler Joan MacNally Eda Cardoza Joan Marsh Barbara Cavanaugh Mary C. McDonough 5 Bourne 2007-08 Town Report 5 12/19/08, 11:08 AM Mary Cocuzzo Penny Myers Vincent E. Corsano Bette L. Puopolo Diane Cremonini Jean G. Regazio Ann Dastous Mary Reid Marie Dimitro James Russo M. Elizabeth Ellis Elaine Schlotterbeck Mary E. Ellis Lewis Schlotterbeck Jan Finton Karen L. Seiden John Garity Richard Sheets Lita M. Gasper Cindy Smith Sally Gibbs Charlotte Stieffel Joel Gould Carole G. Valeri Norma Goulding Susanne Willey Ann Gratis Arthur Wills Marjorie Haddad Dorothy Woodside Coastal Oil Spill Coordinator Fire Chief COUNCIL ON AGING Director Sandra Vickery Administrative Assistant Patricia Houde Administrative Secretary Elizabeth Connolly Account Clerk II Stephanie Comick Outreach Coordinator Lois Carr Van Driver Eve Aseltine CONSERVATION COMMISSION Conservation Agent Brendan Mullaney Secretary Bette L. Puopolo 6 Bourne 2007-08 Town Report 6 12/19/08, 11:08 AM DATA PROCESSING DEPARTMENT NT Administrator/PC Technician Cheryl Campbell DIRECTOR OF FINANCE Finance Director Linda A. Marzelli Account Clerk IV Christine Ensko Account Clerk III Lisa Collett BOARD OF HEALTH Health Agent Cynthia Coffin Health Inspector Lisa A. Plante Secretary Kathleen Burgess Animal Inspectors Cynthia A. Coffin Timothy Mullen Michael J. Gratis, Sr. John Thompson Sharon Hamilton Daniel Warncke Building Inspector for Public Safety Fire Chief INSPECTION DEPARTMENT Inspector of Buildings Roger M. Laporte Mark T. Mahoney, Assistant Secretary Kimberly Griffin Sewer Inspector George W. Tribou Weigher of Commodities and Merchandise Ernest A. Plante, III 7 Bourne 2007-08 Town Report 7 12/19/08, 11:08 AM Inspector of Wires Edward E. Eacobacci Eric Decesar Roger Laporte, Assistant INTEGRATED SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT General Manager Operations Manager Brent T. Goins Daniel T. Barrett Environmental Manager Director of Business Services Philip A. Goddard Angela Poole Assistant Coordinator of Finance & Recycling Secretary Paula Coloumbe Jane E. Henzie Crew Chiefs Scalehouse Operator Salvatore A. Barbetto Jr. – Landfill Jeffrey Blumenthal Dennis Cooke - Garage John Howard, Jr. - Recycling Equipment Operator II Skilled Laborer Ronald Busnengo William Lapointe Errol A. Campbell Donald Trudeau William Halunen Patrick McCrum James Speers Patrick Watt Timothy Young Laborers Dean Adams Brent Fernandes Hector DeJesus Michael Mulcahy Steven Drake Ambrose (Jay) Redmond NATURAL RESOURCES DEPARTMENT Natural Resources Director Timothy Mullen, Director Administrative Assistant Jennifer Chisser Part Time Secretary Debi McCarthy Natural Resource Officers Michael J. Gratis, Sr. John Thompson Sharon Hamilton Daniel Warncke 8 Bourne 2007-08 Town Report 8 12/19/08, 11:08 AM Marina Manager Robert Dawley Marina Attendant/Associate Marina Manager Lane Gaulin Cove Masters Peter Callagy Patuisset South Andrew Campbell Monks Park Betty Connolly Queen Sewell Cove Ron Cowan Hen Cove East Jean Roper Coye Scotch House Cove David Crane Gray Gables Joseph Drago Hideaway David Foynes Sagamore Beach Lawrence Frawley Dolphin/Hayfield Daniel Hayes Handy Point/Red Brook Harbor Leonard B. Hills Pocasset River/Wenaumet Bluffs Arch T. Hodge Scraggy Neck Mike Horn Squeteague Harbor/Megansett George Jenkins Wings Neck Richard F. Libin Barlows Landing Michael Lyons Phinney’s Harbor Ron Matheson Cohasset Narrows James A. Mulvey Little Buttermilk Scott L. Northrop Mill Pond-Winnepoc-Bassetts Island Laurence H. Olson Tobys Island Michael Puopolo Electric Ave/Buttermilk BayWallace Point Jay Redmond Tahanto Gregory B Siroonian Hen Cove West Rick Spilhaus Mashnee Matthew D. Swift Hospital Cove/Winsor Cove Khris Wales Back River William White North Patuisset Deputy Shellfish Constables Michael J. Gratis, Sr. John Thompson Sharon Hamilton Daniel Warncke Deputy Shellfish Wardens Alcott L. Tobey Richard F. Libin Assistant Harbormaster John Diauto Richard Libin Mark C. Hickey Brandon Whaley 9 Bourne 2007-08 Town Report 9 12/19/08, 11:08 AM Marina Attendant Mark Anderson Jacob Grundy Ronald Bookman Elaine Jacobson Wayne Braley Adam Jaspon Richard W. Crabbe Richard D. Murray Alan Despault James Ryan John P. Dooley Pumpout Boat Operator/ DNR Assistant Trevor Brown Christopher Gowell Steven Drago DNR Assistant Jon Cawley Hannah Hamilton Adam Forziati Oliva Hamilton PLANNING/ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT Town Planner Coreen V. Moore Engineering Technician II Michael E. Leitzel Engineering Technician 1 Dody Adkins-Perry RECREATION DEPARTMENT Director Krissanne Caron Beach Supervisor Judy Cox Head Lifeguard Sean Donovan Meagan Linn Lifeguards Jamie Ballerini Coleen Fitzpatrick Suzanne Bulla Ryan Linn Jenna Burgess Susannah Parsons Rachele Cox Timothy Parsons Alyssa DeBenedictis Kelley Stenberg Kayla Demody Rebecca Timson Katie Ellis 10 Bourne 2007-08 Town Report 10 12/19/08, 11:08 AM Reserve Ashley Andrade Alexander Hartley Jade Antonangeli Sean O’Donnell Carl Forziati Alex Palumbo Emily Graham Emily Shorey Hannah Hamilton Conor Sullivan Part-Time Instructor Katheryn Grace Davis Sara Kashalena Emily Johannessen SELECTMEN’S OFFICE Selectmen’s Administrative Co-ordinator Nancy J. Sundman Selectmen’s Secretary Debbie Judge TREASURER’S OFFICE Treasurer Karen Girouard Benefits Coordinator Tammy Perry Clerk Patricia O’Connor, Part Time BOURNE VETERANS’ MEMORIAL COMMUNITY CENTER Community Center Director James Parsons Custodian Fran Morris Kevin Mason TOWN COLLECTOR’S OFFICE Town Collector Kathleen Burgess 11 Bourne 2007-08 Town Report 11 12/19/08, 11:08 AM Account Clerk Sally Gibbs Lori Oliva TOWN HALL CUSTODIANS Head Custodian David L. Raymond Custodian Walter W. Burkhardt FOREST WARDEN Fire Chief Deputy Clyde Tripp KEEPER OF THE LOCK-UP Police Chief HAZARDOUS WASTE MATERIALS COORDINATOR Fire Chief HEARING CLERK Thomas M. Guerino PARKING CLERK Thomas M. Guerino APPOINTED BY INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS Part-Time Plumbing And Gas Inspector George Tribou John Cook, Assistant APPOINTED BY LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES Director Patrick W. Marshall Assistant Director Diane M. Ranney Cataloger/Database
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