2014 Annual Town Report
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TOWN OF MEDFIELD Annual Town Report FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2014 On October 25, 2014 the Department of Public Works held a ribbon cutting ceremony and dedication declaring the new facility officially open for business. Demolition of the old facility occurred in July, 2013 and construction, funded by the Town Meeting, was soon underway with the Department of Public Works completing the site work preparation before construction on the building began in August, 2013. The new 38,000 square foot garage includes vehicle bays, dedicated mechanic maintenance bays, 4,000 square feet of office space and a public meeting room. The planning and construction of the Public Works Garage was completed under the direction of the Medfield Permanent Planning and Building Committee. Photo Credit: PHOTOGRAPHY by COLLEEN 364th Anniversary ANNUAL REPORT IN MEMORIAM Ruth Nadler Council on Aging Andrew F. Thompson Park and Recreation Deputy Moderator Safety Committee Blanchard Warren Committee for Act Procedures Master Plan Town Common and Parking Committee to Study North Street Frederick A. Rogers, Jr. Americans with Disabilities Compliance Review Committee Architectural Barriers Committee National Organization on Disability Parking Clerk and Hearing Officer Jane McCarty Warrant Committee Charter Commission Town Government Study Roslyn Talerman Council on Aging Richard Nickerson Park and Recreation -1- SENATORS AND REPRESENTATIVES FOR MEDFIELD STATE Senator in General Court Governor’s Councillor Norfolk, Bristol, and Plymouth 2nd District District Robert L. Jubinville James E. Timilty State House Room 184 State House Room 518 Boston, MA 02133 Boston, MA 02133 (617) 725-4015 x2 (617) 722-1222 [email protected] [email protected] Representative in General Court 13th Norfolk District, Precinct 1 & 2 Denise Garlick State House Room 473G Boston, MA 02133 (617) 722-2070 [email protected] Representative in General Court 9th Norfolk District, Precinct 3 & 4 Shawn Dooley State House Room 167 Boston, MA 02133 (617) 722-2810 [email protected] FEDERAL U.S. Representative to Congress, 4th District Joseph Kennedy 29 Crafts Street Newton, MA 02458 (508) 332-3333 www.kennedy.house.gov United States Senator Elizabeth Warren 2400 J.F.K. Federal Building 15 New Sudbury Street Boston, MA 02203 (617 )565-3170 www.warren.senate.gov United States Senator Edward Markey 975 JFK Federal Building 15 New Sudbury Street Boston, MA 02203 (617) 565 8519 www.markey.senate.gov -2- FACTS ABOUT MEDFIELD Incorporated 1651 Population 12,400 as of December 31, 2014 County Norfolk Size 14.43 square miles Miles of Highway 74.72 Elevation 180 feet above sea level at the Town House Registered Voters 8,471 as of December 31, 2014 Democrats 1,682 Republicans 1,432 No Party or Designation 5,335 Other 24 Government Board of Selectmen Annual Town Election is the last Monday in March Open Town Meeting is the last Monday in April Official Notices All Town Board and Commission meetings are posted on the Town House bulletin board Tax Rate 16.12 per thousand of assessed valuation (7/1/13-6/30/14) 16.04 per thousand of assessed valuation (7/1/14-6/30/15) Taxes Due August 1st, November 1st, February 1st, and May 1st Town House Hours Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM Thursday, 8:30 AM to 7:30 PM Friday, 8:30 AM to 1:00 PM Library Hours Winter Hours Monday, Wednesday, Friday 10:00AM to 6PM September to May Tuesday, Thursday 10:00PM to 9PM Saturday 10:00AM to 5PM, Sunday 2PM to 5PM Summer Hours Monday, Wednesday, Friday 10:00AM to 6PM June to August Tuesday, Thursday 10:00AM to 9PM Saturday 10:00AM to 2PM, Sunday Closed Transfer Station Wednesday, Friday & Saturday, 9 AM to 4 PM Summer Hours Wednesday 9AM to 7PM, Friday & Saturday 9AM to 4PM -3- ELECTED AND APPOINTED OFFICIALS 2014 Elected Officials Park and Recreation Commission Moderator Thomas A. Caragliano 2015 Scott F. McDermott 2015 Mel Seibolt 2016 Nicholas Brown 2016 Town Clerk Kirsten Young 2017 Carol A. Mayer 2015 Michael Parks 2017 Board of Selectmen Housing Authority Osler L. Peterson 2015 Roberta Lynch, resigned 2015 Richard P. DeSorgher 2016 Eldred Whyte 2017 Mark L. Fisher 2017 Neil Duross 2018 Lisa Donovan 2019 Board of Assessors Eileen DeSorgher, state appt. 2016 Thomas Sweeney 2015 R. Edward Beard 2016 Trust Fund Commission Francis W. Perry 2014 Georgia Colivas 2015 Gregory Reid 2016 School Committee H. Tracy Mitchell 2017 Maryann Sullivan 2015 Timothy J. Bonfatti 2016 Appointed by the Christopher Morrison 2016 Board of Selectmen Eileen Desisto 2017 Anna M. O’Shea Brooke 2017 Fire Chief William A. Kingsbury 2016 Trustees of the Public Library Chief of Police Maura Y. McNicholas 2015 Robert E. Meaney, Jr. 2015 Steven Pelosi 2015 James J. Whalen 2016 Sergeants Andrea Cronin 2016 John W. Wilhelmi 2015 Lauren Feeney 2017 Ray M. Burton 2015 Timothy Hughes 2017 Daniel J. Burgess 2015 Lorna C. Fabbo 2015 Planning Board (5 Years) Police Officers George N. Lester 2015 Larz C. Anderson 2015 Stephen J. Browne 2016 Michelle Manganello 2015 Keith Diggans 2017 Christine DiNatale 2015 Wright Dickinson 2018 Robert G. Flaherty 2015 Elissa G. Franco 2019 Dana P. Friend 2015 John D. Geary 2015 -4- Stephen H. Grover 2015 Susan Lynch 2015 Thomas M. LaPlante 2015 Graham Plonski 2015 D. Eric Pellegrini 2015 Robert Horgan 2015 Wayne Sallale 2015 Jeremy Marsette 2015 George Hinkley 2015 Town Administrator Michael J. Sullivan 2017 Board of Appeals on Zoning (3 yr) Stephen M. Nolan 2015 Treasurer/Collector Charles H. Peck 2016 Georgia K. Colivas 2017 Russell J. Hallisey, resigned 2017 Douglas Boyer 2017 Superintendent of Public Works Neal O’Connor, Assoc 2015 Kenneth P. Feeney 2015 Jack McNicholas, Assoc 2015 Town Accountant Board of Health (3 yr) Joy Ricciuto 2015 Marcia Aigler 2015 Jennifer M. Polinski 2016 Town Counsel Wendy Jackson 2017 Mark G. Cerel 2015 Gabriele Harrison 2017 Affordable Housing Committee Bonnie Wren-Burgess 2015 Board of Registrars (3 yr) Charles H. Peck 2015 William Gallagher 2015 Diane L. Maxson 2015 William H. Dunlea, Jr. 2016 Stephen M. Nolan 2015 L. David Alinsky 2017 John W. McGeorge 2015 Fred Bunger 2015 Board of Water and Sewerage (3 yr) Ann B. Thompson 2015 William Harvey 2015 Kristine Trierweiler, Ex Officio 2015 Jeremy Marsette 2015 Christian Carpenter 2016 Americans with Disabilities Willis Peligian, Associate 2015 Compliance Review Committee Gary A. Lehmann, Associate 2015 Kenneth P. Feeney 2015 Michael J. Sullivan 2015 Capital Budget Committee Tina Cosentino 2015 Barbara Gips 2015 Ann B. Thompson 2015 Mark Fisher 2015 Maryalice Whalen 2015 Animal Control Officer Kristine Trierweiler 2015 Jennifer A. Cronin 2015 Timothy P. Sullivan 2015 Joy Ricciuto 2015 Bay Colony Rail Trail Study Mike LaFrancesca 2015 Committee Albert Brenton 2015 Cemetery Commissioners (3 yr) Christian Donner 2015 Thomas Sweeney 2015 Eric Holm 2015 Robert Gregg, resigned 2015 -5- Frank Iafolla 2016 Daniel J. Burgess 2015 Al Manganello 2017 Ray M. Burton, Jr. 2015 David Temple, Associate 2015 Christine DiNatale 2015 Lorna C. Fabbo 2015 Charles River Natural Storage Area Robert B. Flaherty 2015 Designees Dana P. Friend 2015 Kenneth P. Feeney 2015 John D. Geary 2015 Michael J. Sullivan 2015 John F. Gerlach 2015 Stephen H. Grover 2015 Collective Bargaining Team Thomas M. LaPlante 2015 Robert E. Meaney, Jr. 2015 D. Eric Pellegrini 2015 Mark Fisher 2015 Wayne Sallale 2015 William Kingsbury 2015 Thomas A. Tabarani 2015 Gregory Sullivan 2015 John W. Wilhelmi 2015 Kristine Trierweiler 2015 Contract Compliance Officer Committee to Study Memorials Michael J. Sullivan 2015 Ronald C. Griffin 2015 Robert Gregg, resigned 2015 Council on Aging (3 yr) Jane M. Lomax 2015 Neil Duross 2015 David F. Temple 2015 Roslyn Taberman, deceased 2015 Michelle Doucette 2015 Gwyneth Centore 2016 Richard DeSorgher, Ex Officio 2015 Louis Fellini 2016 Michael Clancy 2016 Community Gardens Committee Virginia Whyte 2017 Neal Sanders 2015 Betty Sanders 2015 Director of Grave Markers for Veterans Conservation Commission (3 yr) Frank Iafolla 2015 Robert Kennedy, Jr. 2015 Ralph Parmigiane 2016 Downtown Study Committee Robert Aigler 2016 Robert Dugan 2015 Mary McCarthy 2016 Brandi Erb, resigned 2015 Deborah Bero 2017 Mark Fisher 2015 Michael Perloff 2017 Matthew J. McCormick 2015 Philip J. Burr 2017 Robert MacLeod 2015 Geo Darrell, Assoc 2015 Nancy Kelly Lavin 2015 Constable for Election Economic Dev. Commission (3 yr) Carol A. Mayer 2015 Robert Callaghan 2015 Ralph Costello 2016 Constables and Keepers of the Marion Lent 2016 Lockup James Wakely 2016 Larz C. Anderson 2015 Ann B. Thompson 2016 Michelle Manganello 2015 John Day 2016 -6- Paul E. Hinkley 2016 Fair Housing Officer Joseph Scier 2017 Michael J. Sullivan 2015 Patrick Casey 2017 Field Driver and Fence Viewer Elderly Taxation Aid Committee John Naff 2015 Georgia Colivas 2015 Michael J. Sullivan 2015 Historic District Commission (3 yr) Frank Perry 2015 David R. Sharff 2015 Roberta Lynch 2015 Bradley Phipps 2015 Michael Taylor 2016 Emergency Management Agency Barbara Jacobs 2016 Ray M. Burton, Director 2015 Connie Sweeney 2017 Scott Brooks 2015 Jon R. Cave 2015 Historical Commission (3 yr) Sandra Cronin 2015 Sarah Murphy 2015 Neil I. Grossman 2015 Daniel Bibel 2015 Thomas S. Hamano 2015 Charles Navratil 2016 Paul Kearns 2015 Maria C. Baler 2016 Steven Krichdorfer 2015 Ancelin Wolfe 2016 John L. Parsons 2015 David F. Temple 2017 Donald W. Reed 2015 Robert Gregg, Associate 2015 Wayne A. Sallale 2015 David R. Sharff, Associate 2015 James Wells 2015 Michael R. Taylor, Associate 2015 John A. Thompson, Associate 2015 Employees Insurance Advisory Marc Eames, Associate 2015 Committee Cheryl O’Malley, Associate 2015 Nancy Deveno 2015 Douglas Teany, Associate 2015 Paul Norian 2015 Susan Parker 2015 Inspection Department Michelle Bento 2015 John Naff, Building Commissioner 2015 John Wilhelmi 2015 Joseph Doyle, Alternate Building 2015 Joy Ricciuto 2015 Peter Navis 2015 Malcolm Gibson 2015 John A.