2013-2014 Freetown, Massachusetts Annual Report
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TOWN OF FREETOWN 2013 2014 ANNUAL TOWN REPORT FISCAL YEAR JULY 1, 2013 – JUNE 30, 2014 TOWN OF FREETOWN 2013 2014 ANNUAL TOWN REPORT FISCAL YEAR JULY 1, 2013– JUNE 30, 2014 TOWN OF FREETOWN – ANNUAL TOWN REPORT JULY 1, 2013 – JUNE 30, 2014 TABLE OF CONTENTS In Memorial ........................................................................................................... 3 Town Bulletin Board ............................................................................................. 4 Town Hall Business Hours .................................................................................... 5 Hours of Operation – Various Departments ......................................................... 6 Officials and Employees of the Town of Freetown ............................................. 8 GENERAL GOVERNMENT REPORTS: Board of Selectmen ............................................................................................. 20 Board of Health ................................................................................................... 21 Transfer Station ................................................................................................... 22 Board of Assessors .............................................................................................. 23 Treasurer/Tax Collector ...................................................................................... 24 Town Clerk .......................................................................................................... 29 Town Meetings, State and Town Elections ........................................................ 31 Town Accountant ................................................................................................ 39 Finance Committee ............................................................................................ 103 PUBLIC SAFETY AND PROTECTION REPORTS: Police Department ............................................................................................. 104 Fire Department ................................................................................................. 109 Emergency Management Agency ..................................................................... 111 Building Commissioner ..................................................................................... 112 Animal Control .................................................................................................. 113 PUBLIC WORKS REPORTS: Highway Department ........................................................................................ 114 Water and Sewer ................................................................................................ 115 Cemetery Commission ...................................................................................... 116 HUMAN SERVICE AND CULTURAL REPORTS: Council on Aging............................................................................................... 121 Veterans Services .............................................................................................. 122 Libraries ............................................................................................................. 123 Historical Commission ...................................................................................... 126 Cultural Council ................................................................................................ 128 Parade and Fireworks Committee ..................................................................... 129 Scholarship Committee ..................................................................................... 131 PLANNING AND NATURAL RESOURCE REPORTS: Planning Board .................................................................................................. 132 Zoning Board of Appeals .................................................................................. 133 Tree Warden ...................................................................................................... 134 Soil Conservation Board ................................................................................... 135 Conservation Commission ................................................................................ 136 S.E. Regional Planning & Economic Development (SRPEDD) District ........ 137 PUBLIC EDUCATION REPORTS ................................................................. 139 IN MEMORIAM Harriett C. Parker 1919 – 2014 Library Trustee Cemetery Commissioner Librarian at Apponequet Regional High School Teacher at Mason's Corner School and Freetown Elementary School Timm E. Hadley Carole F. Baker 1946 – 2013 1938 – 2014 Firefighter Collector of Taxes Eric K. Jorgensen Luke Leonard, Jr. 1940 – 2013 1935 – 2014 History Teacher, Automotive Instructor, Apponequet Regional H. S. Apponequet Reg. Voc. H.S. Joseph M. Capone Joyce C. Geisler 1950 – 2013 1938 – 2014 Health/Science Teacher, Foreign Language Teacher, Apponequet Regional H. S. Apponequet Regional H. S. G. R. Austin Middle School G. R. Austin Middle School Zumira M. Pina Joseph F. Rosa, Esq. 1916 – 2013 1950 – 2014 Council on Aging Finance Committee Citizens Advisory Task Force Republican Town Committee Albert J. Michaud, Jr. James F. Smith 1930 – 2014 1940 – 2014 Library Trustee Firefighter John Laronda, Sr. Dana M. Brayton, Sr. 1926 – 2013 1937 – 2013 Industrial Development Commission Finance Committee In different ways, they have touched the lives of many who call Freetown home. TOWN BULLETIN BOARD Annual Town Election First Monday in April Polls Open: 12:00 Noon to 8:00 P.M. For State Elections: Polls Open: 7:00 A.M. to 8:00 P.M. Voting Locations: Precinct I and Precinct II and Precinct III (Please note: Precinct III began voting at this location March 2012) Freetown Elementary School 43 Bullock Road, East Freetown, Massachusetts All voters, including handicapped: Please use Memorial Drive entrance. MEETINGS: BOARDS, COMMITTEES, COMMISSIONS All meetings are open to the public and are held at the Freetown Town Hall, 3 North Main Street, Post Office Box 438, Assonet, MA, or at the Multi-Purpose Senior Center, 227 Chace Road, East Freetown, MA, or the Freetown Elementary School, 43 Bullock Road, East Freetown, MA unless otherwise noted. Meeting notices containing specific dates, times, and locations of meetings are posted on the official glass-enclosed Town Hall bulletin board, on the main floor, at least 48 hours in advance, (excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays,) and on the town’s website www.freetownma.gov except for those meetings called on an emergency basis. BOARD: MEETING INFORMATION: Board of Selectmen Every other Monday – 6:00 P.M. at Board of Health Council on Aging Personnel Board 227 Chace Rd. Police Commission East Freetown, MA. Board of Assessors Monday – 5:30 P.M. at Freetown Town Hall 3 North Main Street, Assonet, MA Cemetery Committee Meeting dates and times posted; Meetings held at Freetown Town Hall. 3 North Main Street, Assonet, MA Conservation Commission Second and fourth Monday of each month at 7:00 P.M. at Freetown Town Hall. Council on Aging Meeting dates and times posted; Meetings held at Multi-Purpose Senior Center. Finance Committee Meeting dates and times posted; Meetings held at Multi-Purpose Senior Center. Regional School Committee Meetings are held on the third Wednesday of each month unless noted differently, September - June Historical Commission Second Thursday of each month at 7:00 P.M. Meetings held at Freetown Town Hall. Library Trustees Second Monday of each month at 7:00 P.M. at James White Memorial Library, 5 Washburn Road, East Freetown, MA. Planning Board First and third Tuesday of each month at 7:00 P.M. at Freetown Town Hall. Soil Conservation Board Meeting dates, times and location posted. Meetings are held when necessary. Water Commission Meeting dates and times posted. Meetings held when necessary. Meetings held at the Freetown Town Hall. Zoning Board of Appeals Second and fourth Wednesday of each month at 6:30 P.M. As needed. Meetings held at Freetown Town Hall. ANNUAL TOWN MEETING Held First Monday in June – 7:30 P.M. Apponequet Regional High School 100 Howland Road Lakeville, Massachusetts or Freetown Elementary School 43 Bullock Road East Freetown, Massachusetts TOWN HALL OFFICE HOURS Board of Selectmen, Board of Health, Personnel Board, Police Commission: Monday – Thursday: 8:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. Friday: 8:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. Board of Assessors: Monday – Thursday: 8:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. Friday: 8:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. Building Commissioner/Board of Health Agent: Monday – Thursday: 8:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. Friday: 8:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. Tax Collector: Monday – Thursday: 8:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. Friday 8:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. Town Accountant: Monday – Thursday: 8:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. Friday 8:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. Town Clerk: Monday – Thursday: 8:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. Friday: 8:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. Treasurer: Monday – Thursday: 8:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. Friday: 8:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. Water Commission: Monday – Thursday: 8:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. Friday: 8:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. TRANSFER STATION HOURS 55 Howland Road Assonet, Massachusetts Thursday through Sunday: 8:00 A.M. to 3:30 P.M. Resident Stickers are available at the Sanitary Landfill. COUNCIL ON AGING – MULTI-PURPOSE SENIOR CENTER HOURS OF OPERATION 227 Chace Road, East Freetown, MA Monday – Thursday: 8:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. Friday: 7:30 A.M. to 10:30 A.M. The Council on Aging Multi-Purpose Senior Center is closed on holidays. If School is closed due to inclement