Town of Wells Annual Report Fiscal Year 2016 Wells (Me.)
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The University of Maine DigitalCommons@UMaine Maine Town Documents Maine Government Documents 2016 Town of Wells Annual Report Fiscal Year 2016 Wells (Me.). Municipal Officials Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/towndocs Part of the Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration Commons Repository Citation Wells (Me.). Municipal Officials, "Town of Wells Annual Report Fiscal Year 2016" (2016). Maine Town Documents. 7201. https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/towndocs/7201 This Report is brought to you for free and open access by DigitalCommons@UMaine. It has been accepted for inclusion in Maine Town Documents by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@UMaine. For more information, please contact [email protected]. TOWN OF WELLS ANNUAL REPORT Fiscal Year 2016 For Fiscal Year beginning July 1, 2015 and ending June 30, 2016 0 TABLE OF CONTENTS Holiday and Meeting Schedule ....................................................................................................... 2 Dedication ......................................................................................................................................... 3 Administration Boards and Commissions ............................................................................................................ 12 Elected Officials .......................................................................................................................... 11 Maine Congressional Delegation ................................................................................................ 22 Message from the Governor ........................................................................................................ 27 Municipal Listing ........................................................................................................................ 10 State Legislative Delegation ........................................................................................................ 18 Telephone Numbers .................................................................................................................... 9 Town Manager and Board of Selectmen ..................................................................................... 4 Boards/Committees Conservation Commission........................................................................................................... 63 Historical Society of Wells & Ogunquit ..................................................................................... 68 Kennebunk, Kennebunkport, and Wells Water District .............................................................. 86 Wells Public Library Board of Trustees ...................................................................................... 60 Wells Sanitary District ................................................................................................................ 89 Zoning Board of Appeals ............................................................................................................ 75 Department Reports Assessor ....................................................................................................................................... 28 Town Clerk .................................................................................................................................. 30 Code Enforcement Office ............................................................................................................ 32 Fire Department .......................................................................................................................... 33 General Office/Treasurer ............................................................................................................. 37 Harbormaster ............................................................................................................................... 39 Human Resources ........................................................................................................................ 40 Planning & Development ........................................................................................................... 44 Police Department ...................................................................................................................... 49 Public Works Department ........................................................................................................... 55 Wells Chamber of Commerce ..................................................................................................... 67 Wells Emergency Medical Services ............................................................................................ 71 Wells Parks & Recreation .......................................................................................................... 61 Wells Public Library ................................................................................................................... 56 Wells Regional Transportation Center ........................................................................................ 73 Finance Audit ............................................................................................................................................ 90 Unpaid Real Estate and Personal Property Tax .......................................................................... 76 Cover photo - Wells Harbor, courtesy of Jim Quimby 1 HOLIDAY AND MEETING SCHEDULE 2017 Holiday Schedule New Year’s Day Monday, January 2, 2017 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Monday, January 16, 2017 Presidents’ Day Monday, February 20, 2017 Memorial Day Monday, May 29, 2017 Independence Day (July 4) Tuesday, July 4, 2017 Labor Day Monday, September 4, 2017 Columbus Day Monday, October 9, 2017 Veterans’ Day Friday, November 10, 2017 Thanksgiving Day Thursday, November 23, 2017 Day after Thanksgiving Friday, November 24, 2017 Christmas Day Monday, December 25, 2017 Regularly Scheduled Meetings All meetings are held in the Littlefield Meeting Room of Town Hall unless otherwise noted. SELECTMEN 1st & 3rd Tuesday, 7PM PLANNING BOARD 1st & 3rd Monday, 7PM ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS 2nd & 4th Monday, 7PM STAFF REVIEW COMMITTEE 1st & 3rd Tuesday, 9AM RECREATION COMMISSION 2nd Wednesday, 6:30PM (Meetings at Walter Marsh Recreation Facility) LIBRARY (Meetings in Library Conference Room) Board of Directors 2nd Wednesday, 6:00PM Friends of the Library 2nd Thursday, 10:00AM WELLS SANITARY DISTRICT TRUSTEES 197 Eldridge Road Last Thursday, 7:00PM WOCSD SCHOOL COMMITTEE 1st Wednesday, 6:30PM (Meets at Superintendent’s Office, Route 1 campus) ALL MEETINGS ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC 2 DEDICATION Walter Worthing This year’s Town of Wells report is dedicated to the memory of Walter Worthing. Walter was a lifelong resident of Wells who sadly passed away last year after a four year battle with cancer. Walt attended Wells High School and was a valued member of the football team. He graduated from Wells in 1983 and worked for over 30 years for Forbes Motels and later for Lafayette Hotels. He was a treasured member of the staff and a great friend to the many employees of the motels. Soon after high school Walt volunteered with the Wells Ogunquit Youth Football program as a coach under then head coach, George Boone. He had a genuine love for the game and most of all for the youth of our town. Walt was a giant of a man in both his stature and his heart. He jumped at the chance to become Head Coach and stayed with youth football for over 20 years. Walt always welcomed all youth into his program no matter their talent level. He made sure every kid got their chance to shine. He was a dedicated mentor to all the children of Wells who came through the system. Never a bad word was said about Coach Worthing. His dedication to our youth of Wells was second to none. Walt loved the Town of Wells. He married fellow Wells graduate, Cheryl Risley, and together they raised their loving, sweet daughter, Sara. Walt was known as the "gentle giant" and this couldn’t be more apparent than when you watched him with his daughter. He worked very hard to make sure she had everything she needed and was a great father and husband. Walt dedicated much of his life giving back to the Wells community through sports. He was always there when any youth needed him and was a shining example of how being a volunteer in the Town of Wells has a great impact in our community. 3 TOWN MANAGER AND BOARD OF SELECTMEN Summer (July – September 2015) The Summer of 2015 started out cool and dry but quickly turned hot and dry with drought conditions. August and September were growth months for the Town Tourism Industry. The FY’16 Budget was implemented by passage of the ballot questions at the Wells Town Meeting in June. However the voters turned down the ballot question to increase the LD 1 Levy by $995,000. The increase was requested for the Capital Improvement Plan. As a result, the Board of Selectmen and Town Manager worked quickly with the Finance Director and staff to cut that amount that was being funded by taxation from the CIP Budgets. The process finally ended in early August with a Budget. The Town Manager’s FY’16 Work Plan was accepted by the Board of Selectmen. They also accepted the Personnel Advisory Committee’s and Town Manager / HR Director’s recommendations for Non- Union Employee pay adjustments as part of the updated compensation and appraisal program. Work continued on the High School $28 million