2008 Town of Nantucket Annual Report July 1, 2007
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2008 TOWN OF NANTUCKET ANNUAL REPORT JULY 1, 2007 – JUNE 30, 2008 Cover Photograph: “Flag” Photograph courtesy of Rob Benchley Production: Poets Corner Press Inc., Nantucket, MA This document contains the reports of the Board of Selectmen, School, the Finance Department, and other such reports as are considered expedient. This report is prepared pursuant to Section 49 of Chapter 40 of the General Laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and other applicable statutes. The Town of Nantucket advises applicants, participants, and the public that it does not discriminate on the basis of disability in admission to, access to, treatment, or employment in its programs, services, and activities. The Town of Nantucket will provide auxiliary aids and services to access programs upon request. Inquiries, requests, and concerns may be directed to the Town Manager, Town and County Building, 16 Broad Street, Nantucket, Massachusetts 02554, (508) 228-7255. IF YOU NEED A LARGE PRINT VERSION OF THE ANNUAL REPORT, CONTACT TOWN ADMINISTRATION (508) 228-7255. FISCAL YEAR 2008 ANNUAL TOWN REPORTS TOWN AND COUNTY OF NANTUCKET, MASSACHUSETTS (for the period covering July 1, 2007 – June 30, 2008) IN MEMORIAM To the following persons who served the Town of Nantucket and passed away during fiscal year 2008: ALAN BROWN RICHARD GILBERT CATON SAMUEL D. DAUME JESSE HOWARD ELDRIDGE ALLEN WILLARD FIELD JOHN J. KANE SR. GRACE HELFER MEYER MARGARET ELIZABETH TERRY ALVIN STANLEY TOPHAM WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THEIR YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE TOWN OF NANTUCKET NANTUCKET “AT A GLANCE” GENERAL INFORMATION Country: Nantucket Kind of Community: Resort, Retirement, Artistic Type of Government: Town Manager, Selectmen, Area: 47.8 Square Miles Open Town Meeting 2008 Town Census: 10,379 Population per Square Mile (2007): 220.3 Moody’s Bond Rating (as of 07/2008): Aa3 Town Website: www.nantucket-ma.gov FISCAL YEAR 2008 TAX RATES, LEVIES, ASSESSED VALUES, AND REVENUE SOURCES TAX RATE (per $1,000) TAX LEVY ASSESSED VALUE Residential $2.67 $ 48,898,998 $ 19,075,765,006 Open Space $2.56 $ 72,060 $ 28,148,400 Commercial $4.77 $ 5,954,890 $ 1,248,404,516 Industrial $4.77 $ 342,639 $ 71,831,978 Personal Property $4.77 $ 951,420 $ 199,459,060 TOTAL $ 56,220,007 $ 20,623,608,960 REVENUE SOURCES DOLLAR AMOUNT PERCENT OF TOTAL Tax Levy $ 56,220,005 54.52% State Aid $ 1,778,354 1.72% Local Receipts $ 42,586,281 41.30% Other Available $ 2,529,089 2.45% TOTAL $103,113,729 100% FISCAL YEAR 2008 PROPOSITION 2-1/2 LEVY CAPACITY FISCAL YEAR 2008 STATE AID Levy Base $ 45,989,176 Education $ 1,242,260 2-1/2 % Increase $ 1,149,729 General Government $ 536,094 New Growth $ 1,180,881 Overestimates $ 0 Override $ 0 Total Assessments $ 362,130 Levy Limit $ 56,232,229 Net State Aid $ 1,416,224 Debt Excluded $ 7,912,443 Excess Capacity $ 12,228 Ceiling $ 515,590,224 Override Capacity $ 467,270,438 RESERVES REVALUATION Free Cash (07/01/2007) $ 0 Most Recent Fiscal Year 2007 Fiscal Year 2008 Overlay Reserve $ 389,568 Next Scheduled Fiscal Year 2010 TABLE OF CONTENTS GENERAL INFORMATION Elected Officials................................................................................................................................1 Appointed Officials/Town of Nantucket Departments........................................................................3 Boards, Commissions, Committees................................................................................................11 State and County Officers...............................................................................................................16 Appointments by County Commissioners.......................................................................................17 Nantucket State and Federal Representatives................................................................................17 GENERAL GOVERNMENT REPORTS Human Resources..........................................................................................................................18 Information Technology ..................................................................................................................20 Land Bank, Nantucket Islands........................................................................................................22 Legislative Liaison...........................................................................................................................25 Municipal Finance, Department of ..................................................................................................26 Town Manager................................................................................................................................32 Town Clerk (vital statistics, elections, town meetings) ....................................................................35 Town Counsel.................................................................................................................................47 HUMAN SERVICES REPORTS Aging, Council on............................................................................................................................52 Human Services, Council for...........................................................................................................54 Our Island Home.............................................................................................................................57 INSPECTIONAL SERVICES REPORTS Building Department .......................................................................................................................59 Health Department..........................................................................................................................60 ISLAND SERVICES REPORTS Airport, Nantucket Memorial............................................................................................................63 Beach Manager...............................................................................................................................64 Marine and Coastal Resources Department...................................................................................65 Park and Recreation Department....................................................................................................68 Public Works, Department of..........................................................................................................69 Regional Transit Authority, Nantucket.............................................................................................71 Steamship Authority, Woods Hole, Martha’s Vineyard & Nantucket ...............................................73 Visitor Services Department............................................................................................................74 Water Department, Siasconset.......................................................................................................76 Water Department, Wannacomet....................................................................................................77 PLANNING AND ZONING REPORTS Conservation Commission ..............................................................................................................79 Historic District Commission ...........................................................................................................81 Planning Board...............................................................................................................................83 Planning and Economic Development Commission, Nantucket......................................................88 Zoning Board of Appeals ................................................................................................................92 Zoning Enforcement........................................................................................................................93 PUBLIC SAFETY REPORTS Emergency Management/Preparedness.........................................................................................94 Fire Department..............................................................................................................................95 Police Department..........................................................................................................................97 SCHOOL REPORTS Nantucket Public Schools .............................................................................................................101 COUNTY REPORTS Registry of Deeds .........................................................................................................................110 Sheriff ...........................................................................................................................................111 TOWN AND COUNTY COMMITTEE/COMMISSION REPORTS Advisory Committee of Non-Voting Taxpayers .............................................................................113 Beach Management Advisory Committee.....................................................................................114 Cable Television Advisory Committee...........................................................................................114 Cemetery Commission Workgroup...............................................................................................115 Community Preservation Committee, Nantucket ..........................................................................116 Disability, Commission on.............................................................................................................118