2017 TOWN OF PEMBROKE ANNUAL REPORT JANUARY 1, 2017 THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2017 ANNUAL REPORTS OF THE TOWN OFFICERS JANUARY 1, 2017 - DECEMBER 31, 2017 COVER PICTURE: Civil War Memorial, located in front of the First Church and across from the Town Hall, 100 Center Street. The monument was dedicated on June 12, 1889. The primary inscription reads, “Erected by the Citizens of Pembroke to Commemorate the Brave Deeds of Their Loyal Sons in the War for the Preservation of the Union, 1861-1865.” The base of the pedestal is made of Hallowell granite and the pedestal and statue of zinc or “white bronze” which is cast hollow and therefore significantly less expensive. It was constructed at a cost of $1,056. The Ladies Sanitary Aid Society of Pembroke, who worked throughout the war to aid soldiers, contributed the balance of their treasury. The contractor was the White Bronze Company of Bridgeport, Connecticut, represented during the ceremonies by Brainard Cushing, Esq. of Rockland who extolled the enduring nature of the medium which would last, he said, long after granite monuments had crumbled away. He also mentioned that the “parade rest” stance of the soldier was symbolic–the soldier’s work is done, but he still stands ready. Photo Courtesy of Historical Digression, Patrick Browne PRINTING BY The Country Press, Inc. Lakeville, MA TABLE OF CONTENTS ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ IN MEMORIAM …………………………………………………………………………… 3 STATE AND COUNTY OFFICIALS …………………………………………………..…. 4 EXECUTIVE SERVICES Annual Report of the Board of Selectmen …………………………………………. 5 Town Administrator’s Report ……………………………………………………… 7 TOWN CLERK Census and Population Statistics – 2017 …………………………………………… 9 Elected Town Officials …………………………….………………………………..10 Appointed Town Officials ………………………………………………………......12 Annual Town Meeting – May 9, 2017 ….……………………………..…..………...19 Annual Town Election – May 13, 2017 …….………………………........................ 54 Fall Special Town Meeting – October 24, 2017 ..………….……………................. 55 Marriages …………………………………………………………….……..……… 67 Report of the Board of Registrars …………………………………………….......... 69 FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SERVICES Advisory Committee ………………………………...…………………………….. 70 Board of Assessors …………………………………..……………………………. 71 Town Accountant …………………………………..………………………........... 73 Town Treasurer/Collector …………………………..……………………………… 89 School Employee Payroll ………………………………………………………….. 94 Town Employee Payroll …………………………….……………………………... 107 PUBLIC SAFETY Police Department …………………………………..……………………………… 115 Fire Department …………………………………..………………………………... 118 Emergency Management ………………………….……………………………….. 120 Animal Control Officer ……………………………………………………………. 121 PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS Highway Division ……………………………………………………………....... 122 Cemetery, Tree, Parks & Commons Division ………….…………………………. 123 Water Division ………………………………………………………………….... 124 Hobomock Street Landfill Recycling & Compost Center ……………………….... 125 INSPECTIONAL SERVICES Building Department ……………………………………………………………….. 126 Wiring Inspector ……………………………………………………………………. 126 Plumbing and Gas Inspector ……………………………………………………….. 127 Sealer of Weights and Measures …………………………………………………… 128 Health Agent, Board of ………………………………………………………….…. 129 TABLE OF CONTENTS ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ HUMAN SERVICES Council on Aging ………………………………………………………………..…. 130 Veterans’ Department ……………………………………………………………..... 133 Commission on Disabilities ……………………………………………………..…. 134 Plymouth County Mosquito Control ……………………………………………….. 135 South Shore Community Action Council …………………………………………... 137 South Shore Resource and Advocacy Center ………………………………………. 139 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Board of Zoning Appeals ………………………………………………………….... 140 Planning Board …………………………………………………………………….... 141 Housing Authority …………………………………………………………………... 143 Conservation Commission ………………………………………………………….. 145 Community Preservation Commission ……………………………………………. ...146 Old Colony Planning Council ………………………………………………………. 148 NATURAL RESOURCES AND RECREATION Open Space Committee ………………………………………………………………149 Recreation Commission ……………………………………………………………...150 Herring Fisheries Commission ……………………………………………………….152 Plymouth County Cooperative Extension ……………………………………………153 LIBRARY AND CULTURAL SERVICES Library Trustees ………………………………………………………………………154 Pembroke Cultural Council ……………………………………………………….…. 156 Town Memorial Committee …………………………………………………………. 157 PUBLIC SCHOOLS School Enrollment ………………………………………………………………….. 158 Pembroke School Superintendent’s Report ……………………………………….... 159 Pembroke High School, Graduation List, Class of 2017…………............................. 162 Pembroke Community Middle School ………………………………………………175 Bryantville Elementary School ……………………………………........................... 179 Hobomock Elementary School ………………………………………………………182 North Pembroke Elementary School ……………………………….......................... 185 TELEPHONE DIRECTORY Alphabetically by Subject ………………………………………………………… 187 Alphabetically by Department ……………………………………………………. 188 IN MEMORIUM Janet Ford – April 30, 2017 Election Worker Linda Mulkern – December 17, 2017 School Department Paul Trostel – December 29, 2017 Police Department 3 TOWN OF PEMBOKE INCORPORATED March 21, 1712 Tenth Congressional District William Keating (D) Representative Quincy First Councilor District Joseph C Ferreira Councilor Fall River Plymouth & Barnstable Senatorial District Vinny deMacedo (R), Senator Plymouth Sixth Plymouth Representative District Josh Cutler (D), Representative Duxbury Plymouth County Commissioners Sandra Wright (R) Bridgewater Gregory A Hanley (D) Pembroke Daniel A Pallotta (R) Hanover ANNUAL TOWN MEETING Second Tuesday in May SELECTMEN’S MEETING Monday 7:00 to 9:00 PM Population 2017 Town Census 19004 4 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN To the Citizens of the Town of Pembroke: The Board of Selectmen is pleased to submit this 163rd Annual Report of the Town of Pembroke Officers and Elected Officials. This book contains the reports of all departments, commissions, boards and committees on their activities for the calendar year 2017. These reports are designed to inform citizens of how town government works and where and how your tax dollars are being spent. The current elected officials of this five-member Board of Selectmen are Willard J. Boulter, Jr., Chairman, Matthew J. Furlong, Vice-chairman, Clerk Lewis W. Stone, Selectman Arthur P. Boyle, Jr., and Selectman Daniel W. Trabucco. As the Chief Elected and Executive Officers of the Town, the Selectmen are vested with all the municipal authority not specifically retained by the Town Meeting or other elected boards. The Selectmen appoint a Town Administrator who is responsible for the daily management of the Town. Edwin J. Thorne was appointed as Pembroke’s Town Administrator in 1998 and has proven to be most competent and professional in his service and advice in the matters before the Board. The Selectmen issue the warrants for the Annual and Special Town Meetings, initiate legislative policy by inserting articles in these warrants, and then implement the votes that are subsequently adopted. The Selectmen are also responsible for negotiating contracts with Union Employees of the Town. They appoint members of most official boards, committees and commissions and hold public hearings on important town issues brought up by these committees and other community groups. The Board met under their regular schedule thirty-five times and held special meetings twice in 2017. Some of the matters before the Board this year included the implementation of a Consolidated Department of Municipal Inspections, the presentation of a retail ban on marijuana establishments to town meeting for a favorable vote, the completion and operation of the solar field project at the landfill, and the approval of a truck, or Heavy Commercial Vehicle Exclusion (HCVE) on Valley Street and Birch Street. The Selectmen held hearings and prepared responses to MassHousing regarding both an application and amended application to MassHousing for a large housing project on a parcel of land with negative environmental impacts to the town and the North River. The Board also extensively researched the benefits of joining into a Community Compact with the Commonwealth, and ultimately voted to do so. The Board was pleased to recognize five new Eagle Scouts in 2017; new Eagle Scout Scott Glauben on March 27th, Evan Stockdale on May 12th, Jacob Gallinger on May 12th, Hunter Figueiredo on June 5th and Patrick Spring on June 12th. Additionally, the Selectmen thoughtfully deliberated and brought forward the request of resident and business owner Andrew Sullivan to re-form the Community Center Task Force and the request of Christine Noguer, the World Languages Director from Pembroke High School, to forge a bond by establishing a Sister School/Sister City relationship in a declaration between Pembroke and Alarcón, Spain. The Capital Planning Committee and the Cash Management Committee review and set fiscal guidelines for the annual operating budget and the five-year capital improvement