2014 Annual Town Report

TOWN OF CARLISLE Middlesex County The Town of Carlisle was incorporated as a District on April 19, 1754 and as a Town on February 18, 1805. Miles of Road: 55 Area: 15.4 square miles Population: Registered Voters - 2014 1950: 876 2005: 5,534 Democrats: 977 1960: 1,488 2010: 5,602 Republicans: 521 1970: 2,871 2011: 5,198 Unenrolled: 2,236 1980: 3,306 2012: 5,282 Libertarians: 7 1990: 4,379 2013: 5,396 Inter 3rd Party: 0 2000: 4,923 2014: 5,195 Green-Rainbow: 6 Total 3,773 Senators in Congress: Edward J. Markey (D) Elizabeth A. Warren (D) Representative in Congress: 5th Congressional District: Niki Tsongas (D) State Senator: 5th Middlesex District Michael Barrett (D) State Representative: 14th Middlesex District: Cory Atkins (D) Governor: Deval Patrick (D) 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE Town Officials – Elected ………………………………. 5 Town Officials – Appointed ……………………………. 6 Town Clerk ……………………………………………... 15 Town Clerk- Records …………………………………… 16 Warrant – Annual Town Meeting – April 28, 2014…….. 18 Minutes - Annual Town Meeting –April 28, 2014 ……… 43 Annual Town Election – May 6, 2014 ………………….. 64 State Primary – September 9, 2014 …………………….. 65 State Election – November 4, 2014 …………………….. 68 Board of Selectmen ……………………………………... 75 Town Counsel …………………………………………… 79 Town Accountant ……………………………………….. 80 Town Treasurer …………………………………………. 129 Tax Collector ………………………………………….. .. 130 Board of Assessors ………………………………… …… 131 HEALTH AND REGULATORY SERVICES Board of Health ………………………………………… 134 Lyme Disease Subcommittee …………………………… 142 Building Commissioner………………………………… 143 Fire Department Permits ……………………………….. 144 Carlisle Housing Authority …………………………….. 145 Carlisle Affordable Housing Trust …………………….. 149 Council on Aging ………………………………............ 152 Historical Commission …………………………............ 158 Zoning Board of Appeals ……………………………… 160 PUBLIC SERVICES AND SAFETY Police Department...……………………………………. 165 Fire Department ………………………………………... 168 Department of Public Works …………………………... 174 ENVIRONMENT AND RECREATION Conservation Commission …………………………. … 176 Conservation Restriction Advisory Committee ………. 183 Land Stewardship Committee ………………………… 184 Household Recycling Committee……………………… 186 Planning Board ………………………………………... 188 Recreation Commission ………………………………. 197 Trails Committee ……………………………………… 200 Youth Commission …………………………………… 202 2 LIBRARY AND EDUCATION Gleason Public Library ……………………………..….. 204 Carlisle Cultural Council ………………………………. 210 Carlisle Public Schools ……………………………….. 212 Concord-Carlisle Regional School District/Superintendent…………………………... 223 Concord-Carlisle Regional School Committee ………… 229 Concord-Carlisle Scholarship Fund ……………………. 235 Concord-Carlisle Adult and Community Education …… 241 Minuteman Regional Vocational Technical School …… 243 Index …………………………………………………… 246 3 ADMINISTRATION & FINANCE 4 ELECTED TOWN OFFICIALS Moderator Wayne Davis Term Expires 2015 Town Clerk Charlene M. Hinton Term Expires 2015 Board of Selectmen John Gorecki, Chairman Term Expires 2016 Nathan C. Brown Term Expires 2017 Vanessa Hunnibell Moroney Term Expires 2017 Peter Scavongelli Term Expires 2015 Douglas A. G. Stevenson Term Expires 2015 Board of Assessors Michael Coscia, Chairman Term Expires 2017 James C. Marchant Term Expires 2016 Kenneth Mostello Term Expires 2015 Board of Health William Risso, Chairman Term Expires 2016 Lee Storrs Term Expires 2017 Catherine Galligan Term Expires 2016 Donna Margolies Term Expires 2015 Todd Thorsen Term Expires 2015 Housing Authority Alan P. Lehotsky, Chairman Term Expires 2017 Mark H. Levitan Term Expires 2019 W. Randall Brown Term Expires 2016 Steven Pearlman Term Expires 2015 Carolyn K.H. Ing, Governors Appointment Library Trustees Larissa Shyjan, Chair Term Expires 2015 Steven Golson Term Expires 2017 Thornton Ash Term Expires 2016 Planning Board David Freedman, Chairman Term Expires 2015 Jonathan Stevens Term Expires 2017 Peter Gambino Term Expires 2017 Marc Lamere Term Expires 2016 Karen Andon Danis Term Expires 2016 Edward Rolfe Term Expires 2016 Andrew McMorrow Term Expires 2015 5 Thomas Lane (assoc.) Term Expires 2016 Brian Larson (assoc.) Term Expires 2016 School Committee Melissa McMorrow, Chair Term Expires 2015 S. David Model Term Expires 2017 William Fink Term Expires 2017 Mary Storrs Term Expires 2016 Joshua Kablotsky Term Expires 2016 APPOINTED TOWN OFFICIALS Town Administrator Timothy D. Goddard Town Accountant Priscilla Dumka Finance Director Town Treasurer Tax Collector M. Lawrence Barton Town Counsel Miyares and Harrington LLP Superintendent of Public Works Gary R. Davis Building Commissioner John A. Luther Inspector of Plumbing, Gas Piping and Appliances James Powderly Wiring Inspector Vincent Chant Inspector of Animals Lawrence Sorli Deborah A. Toher Dog Officer Robert A. Dennison 6 Field Driver Deborah A. Toher Keeper of Town Flags Thomas Ratcliffe Fence Viewer Lawrence O. Sorli Keeper of Town Clock Robert J. Koning, Jr. Board of Registrars Elizabeth Bishop Term Expires 2017 Sally Zielinski Term Expires 2016 Cynthia Schweppe Term Expires 2015 Celebrations Committee Scott Evans Term Expires 2015 Douglas A. G. Stevenson Term Expires 2015 Barbara Culkins Term Expires 2015 Dale Ryder Term Expires 2015 Alan Cameron Term Expires 2015 Father Thomas P. Donohoe (Ex-Officio) Conservation Commission Luke Ascolillo, Chairman Term Expires 2016 J. Thomas Brownrigg Term Expires 2017 Thomas Brown Term Expires 2017 Kenneth Belitz Term Expires 2017 Peter Burn Term Expires 2015 Lee Tatistcheff Term Expires 2015 Council On Aging Liz Thibeault, Chair Term Expires 2015 Walter Hickman Term Expires 2017 Donna MacMullan Term Expires 2017 Lillian DeBenedictis Term Expires 2016 Jean Sain Term Expires 2016 Elizabeth Acquaviva Term Expires 2016 Elizabeth Bishop Term Expires 2015 Abha Singhal Term Expires 2015 Peggy Hilton Term Expires 2015 Gio DeNicola (associate) Term Expires 2015 Reuben Klickstein (associate) Term Expires 2015 Joan Rosazza (associate) Term Expires 2015 7 Patti Russo (associate) Term Expires 2015 Mary Daigle (associate) Term Expires 2016 Stephanie Blunt (associate) Term Expires 2016 Verna Gilbert (associate) Term Expires 2015 Finance Committee Michael Bishop, Chairman Term Expires 2015 Kevin Perkins Term Expires 2017 Scott Triola Term Expires 2017 Jerome Lerman Term Expires 2016 James Darr Term Expires 2016 Peter Karle Term Expires 2015 Karen Huntress Term Expires 2015 Historical Commission Neal Emmer, Chairman Term Expires 2016 Annette Lee Term Expires 2017 Ed Rolfe, Planning Board Rep. Term Expires 2017 Geoffrey Freeman Term Expires 2016 Jack O’Connor Term Expires 2015 John Lyons (alternate) Term Expires 2017 Long-Term Capital Requirements Committee Vanessa H. Moroney Term Expires 2017 David Guarino Term Expires 2017 M. Lawrence Barton Term Expires 2016 Jerome Lerman Term Expires 2016 Karen Huntress Term Expires 2015 Jack Kablotsky (School Committee Rep.) Term Expires 2015 Minuteman Regional Vocational High School Representative Judith Taylor Personnel Board Diane Makovsky, Chair Term Expires 2016 JoAnn F. Driscoll Term Expires 2016 Mark Hersey Term Expires 2016 Recreation Commission Rick Amodei, Chairman Term Expires 2015 Kevin T. Smith Term Expires 2017 Noreen Ma Term Expires 2016 Mark F. Spears Term Expires 2015 David Moreau Term Expires 2015 8 School Building Committee Edward (Lee) Storrs, Chairman Term Expires 2014 Robert Pauplis Term Expires 2014 Ingo Szegvari Term Expires 2014 William Risso Term Expires 2014 Douglas Stevenson Term Expires 2014 Larry Barton Term Expires 2014 Janne Corneil Term Expires 2014 Joan Wickman Term Expires 2014 Timothy Goddard Term Expires 2014 William Fink Term Expires 2014 Robert Wiggins Term Expires 2014 Linda Vanaria Term Expires 2014 Trails Committee Stephen P. Tobin, Chairman Term Expires 2016 Berton Willard Term Expires 2017 Louise Hara Term Expires 2016 Alan Ankers Term Expires 2016 Henry Cox Term Expires 2015 Warren Spence Term Expires 2015 Marc Lamere Term Expires 2015 Veteran’s Agent Kenneth L. Buffum Term Expires 2015 Youth Commission Alexandra Walsh, Chair Term Expires 2015 Dawn Hatch Term Expires 2017 Maura Topol Term Expires 2017 Matt Hamor Term Expires 2016 Thomas Radcliffe Term Expires 2016 Michelle Small Term Expires 2015 Lauree Eckler Term Expires 2017 Sara Cassidy Smith (associate) Term Expires 2015 Zoning Board of Appeals Lisa Davis Lewis, Chair Term Expires 2015 Martin Galligan Term Expires 2015 Steven Hinton (Assoc.) Term Expires 2015 Travis Snell (Assoc.) Term Expires 2017 Emmanuel Crespo Term Expires 2017 TOWN ADVISORY COMMITTEES Agriculture Committee Peter Mastromarino, Chair Term Expires 2017 Steven Huberman Term Expires 2017 Andrew Rogers Term Expires 2016 9 Leslie Thomas Term Expires 2016 John Valentine Term Expires 2015 Jonathan Storer Term Expires 2015 Frank Proctor Term Expires 2015 Steve Carlin Term Expires 2015 Marlow Duffy Term Expires 2015 John Lee Term Expires 2015 Judy Asarkof Term Expires 2015 Kay Fairweather Term Expires 2015 Alex Rollins Term Expires 2015 Audit Committee Simon Platt Term Expires 2015 Bonnie J. Brown (resigned 11/2014) Term Expires 2017 Debra Belanger Term Expires 2016 Carlisle Affordable Housing Trust Vanessa Hunnibell Moroney Term Expires 2015 Peter Scavongelli Term Expires 2015 Douglas A. G. Stevenson Term Expires 2015 John Gorecki Term Expires 2015 Nathan Brown Term Expires 2015 Carolyn Ing Term Expires 2015 Karina Coombs Term Expires 2015 Community Preservation Committee Luke Ascolillo (ConsCom) Term Expires 2016 Nathan Brown (BOS) Term Expires 2017 Samantha Rottenberg

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