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Annual Reports, Town of Acton, Massachusetts 1 3 wly? ACTON ANNUAL REPORT :;::. 1 97 OF GENERAL INTEREST Incorporated as a Town: July 3, 1735 Type of Government: Open Town Meeting-Selectmen-Town Manager. Location: Eastern Massachusetts, Middlesex County, bordered on the east by Carlisle and Concord, on the west by B borough, on the north by Westford and Littleton, on the south by Sudbury, and on the southwest by Stow and' Maynard. Name: Acton as the name of our Town has several possible derivations: the old Saxon word Ac-tun meaning oak settlement or hamlet in the oaks, the Town of Acton, England, the Acton family of England, a member of which supposedly offered a bell for the first meeting house in 1735. Elevation at Town Hall: 268' above mean sea level. Land Area: Approximately 20 square miles. Population: Year Persons Density 1910 2136 106 per sq. 1950 3510 175 1955 4681 233 1960 7238 361 1965 10188 507 1970 14770 739 Climate: Normal January temperature 27.7° F. Normal July temperature 72.0° F. Normal annual precipitation 43.02 inches. Public Education: Pupil enrollment (October 1971): Grades 1-6, 2437; Grades 7-12, 2290 (Regional) Number of teachers and administrative staff: 291 Pupil-teacher ratio: 1 to 27 (avg. elementary grades) 1 to 20 (avg. Jr. and Sr. High) Tax Picture: Year Tax Rate Assessed Valuation 1966 $29 $70,309,795 1967 31 74,262,745 1968 34 79,513,915 1969 38.50 88,979,095 1970 43 97,088,304 1971 45 104,939,555 United States Senators in Congress: Edward W. Brooke (R), Newton, Massachusetts Edward M. Kennedy (D), Boston, Massachusetts Representative in Congress, 3rd Congressional Dist: . Robert F. Drinan (D), Newton, Massachusetts State Senator, 5th Middlesex District: James DeNormandie, Lincoln, Massachusetts Representative, General Court, 33rd Middlesex Dist: . Chester G. Atkins, Acton, Massachusetts Governor's Council, 3rd District: George F. Cronin, Jr., Boston, Massachusetts OFFICE HOURS Town Office (Selectmen, Town Manager, Clerk) 8-4:30 (Tues. 7:30 p.m. ) Town Hall 263-2761 Treasurer and Collector 8-4:30 (Tues. 7:30-8:30 p.m. ) Town Hall 263-7018 Assessors 8-4:30 (Tues. 7:30-8:30 p.m. ) Town Hall 263-5012 School Superintendent 8-4:30 A-B Regional H. S. 263-9503 Asst. School Superintendent 8-4:30 A-B Regional H. S. 263-9503 Board of Health 8-4:30 Office at Forest Road 263-4736 Veterans' Agent No Regular Hours At Home 263-4757 Library Hours: Memorial Library Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m. -9 p.m. 263-2232 Saturday, 9-5 p.m. Citizens, West Acton Mon., 7-9 p.m. Tues.-Fri., 10-5 p.m. ANNUAL REPORTS TOWN of ACTON MASSACHUSETTS TWO HUNDRED AND THIRTY-SIXTH MUNICIPAL YEAR FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER THIRTY-FIRST 1971 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page SELECTMEN-TOWN MANAGER 3 FIRE 5 POLICE 9 CIVIL DEFENSE 10 STREET LIGHT 10 INSPECTOR OF WIRES 11 ENGINEERING 11 PLANNING BOARD 12 HIGHWAY. 14 BUILDING COMMITTEE 16 BUILDING INSPECTOR 17 BOARD OF APPEALS 18 WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION 18 GOODNOW FUND 18 HEALTH 19 ELIZABETH WHITE FUND 21 TOWN CLERK 22 DOG LICENSES 26 TOWN FOREST 27 TREE WARDEN 27 INSECT PEST CONTROL 27 DOG OFFICER 27 SEWERAGE STUDY 28 SEALER OF WEIGHTS 28 SCHOOL REPORT 29 Report of the Superintendent of Schools 30 Report of the High School Principal ' 32 Report of the Junior High School Principal 34 Pupil Personnel Services 38 Report of School Nurses 39 Report of the School Committee 40 School Finances 45 VOCATIONAL REGIONAL SCHOOL 49 INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS 49 LIBRARIES 50 HISTORICAL COMMISSION 52 YOUTH COMMISSION 53 RECREATION 56 1975 CELEBRATION 59 CONSERVATION COMMISSION 59 HOUSING AUTHORITY 61 CEMETERIES 61 VETERANS' AGENT 63 VETERANS' GRAVES 6 3 ARCHIVES 63 ASSESSORS 64 STREET DIRECTORY AND MAP (see Center fold) TOWN MEETINGS 65 March 10, 1971 65 June 22, 1971 84 November 1, 1971 86 TOWN ELECTION 87 TOWN OFFICERS AND APPOINTMENTS 88 TOWN ACCOUNTANT 92 TOWN TREASURER 108 COLLECTOR 120 JURY LIST 124 INDEX 127 This Annual Report is respectfully dedicated to the late CARL C. FLINT "Mr. Acton" He served the community well as Assessor from March 6, 1939 to November 15, 1971. He was part of the Acton scene since 1892. His contributions stem from an abiding respect for his fellow- men and his devotion to his community and its people. Carl Flint's years in Acton have become part of the tradition and the progress of our community. SELECTMEN-TOWN MANAGER On March 23, 1971 the Board of Selectmen reorganized, welcoming Alfred F. Steinhauer as its newest member. The Board elected Paul H. Lesure, Chairman; William C. Sawyer, Vice -Chairman; Alfred F. Steinhauer, Clerk. The two additional members: William L. Chipman and Paul R. Nyquist. The tenor of the 1971 Annual Town Meeting reflected a continuing increase in the size and complexity of our community. Significant actions included: 1) our entrance into the Minuteman Regional Vocational Technical School District with eleven other towns; 2) the establishment of a Youth Commission; 3) updating of our Building Code to require fire protection systems in all future construction; 4) appropriation of funds for the purchase of three parcels of land adjacent to our sanitary land- fill site which will be used for future municipal use; 5) authorization to appoint three additional patrolmen as the first step in a three-year program to bring our police force up to the recommended national standard of one patrolman per 500 population. The Annual Town Meeting also overwhelmingly supported an amendment to our Protective Zoning Bylaw which deleted the construction of apartment houses as a permitted use. This action was taken in the hope that the apartment house construction boom which occurred in Acton during 1969 and 1970 could be curtailed. It is our opinion that Acton has a more than adequate number of apartments at this time and for the foreseeable fu- ture. Their impact upon our need for increased fire and police protection is only now becoming evident. Our Town Bylaws were also amended to provide for newly elected town officials taking office at the ter- mination of the Annual Town Meeting. This amendment was voted to make the provisions of our Bylaws and Charter coincidental. Moderator John W. Putnam concluded his term with this Annual Town Meeting and newly-elected Mod- erator John W. Tierney assumed the position on March 17, 1971. We would like to thank Mr. Putnam for his six years of dedicated service to the Town. In June the Town Manager appointed John A. Duclos as our first year-round Director of Recreation. Mr. Duclos and the Recreation Commission have formulated expanded recreation plans and programs which will hopefully be implemented during 1972. An adult evening recreation program was initiated in 1971 and numerous winter programs have recently begun. Our Permanent Building Committee was exceptionally busy throughout the year with the construction of the Public Works facility on Forest Road, the Luther Conant elementary school on Taylor Road, and the major addition to the regional school complex on Charter Road. In July the Commonwealth's "no burning" order became final and residents found themselves at the sani- tary landfill site more frequently. Leaves, brush, and grass clippings, once burned in the backyard, now had to be carried to the landfill site. The volume of material brought to the landfill site increased dramatically. We are presently evaluating recommendations concerning a regional refuse disposal district, townwide refuse pickup, combination trash-garbage pickup, new landfill sites, and improved equipment for the landfill. We believe that every effort must be made during 1972 to resolve the refuse disposal problem which the Town will be facing within the next two to three years. Unauthorized filling of lowland areas continued to present frequent problems, and we are pleased to note that the State Department of Natural Resources seems to have become more responsive to our requests for enforcement of the "Hatch Act". For the most part, the Town's Flood Plain Zoning has proven itself effective in preventing unwise new development in lowland areas. Beginning in 1972, our Conservation Commission will, by law, assume our previous "Hatch Act" duties. Some of Acton's most volatile issues involved the rapidly changing manners and mores of youth. Con- troversy centered around the Teen Center which was established in the former Unitarian Church at the inter- section of Main and Central Streets, the establishment in the same area of a private boarding school for youth with special educational problems, and the loitering of youth and young adults in and around the Town Com- mon. A great deal of time was spent by the Board of Selectmen, Town Manager, Police Chief and Youth Com- mission in meeting with area residents and youth in an attempt to coalesce divergent attitudes and promote mutual understanding. It is safe to say that this will continue to be a primary concern in 1972 and that a heavy responsibility lies with our youth and young adult population in terms of appropriate self-discipline in public activity. During the first months of the year the Selectmen and other Town bodies met several times with State Department of Public Works officials and Acton residents relative to the proposed reconstruction of Route 2. After numerous revisions to the original plans presented by the State, the Selectmen and the Department of Public Works reached agreement on pLans which reduced the size of large proposed interchanges at Ilosmer Street and Taylor Road and reduced the area and number of eminent domain land takings. The suggestions, ideas, and information presented to the Board by Route 2 area residents proved extremely valuable in assist- ing the Board in its recommendations to the Department of Public Works.
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