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Town of Watertown 2015 Annual Report TOWN OF WATERTOWN 2015 ANNUAL REPORT The Town Seal Designed by Charles Brigham, Architect Story of the Watertown Seal On the Watertown seal is a picture of an English Colonist and an Indian exchanging, as peace tokens, bread for fish. Capt. Roger Clap, who landed at Nantusket Point in 1630, and rowed up Charles River to Gerry’s Landing with the first party of Watertown Colonists, records the following story of the trip: “We went up Charles River until the river grew narrow and shallow, and there we landed our goods with much labor and toil, the bank being steep and night coming on. “We were informed that there were hard by us three hundred Indians. One Englishman that could speak the Indian language (an old Planter) went to them and advised them not to come near us in the night; and they harkened to his counsels, and came not, I myself was one of the sentinels that first night. Our Captain was a Low Country soldier, one Mr. Southcot, a brave soldier. “In the morning some of the Indians came and stood at a distance off, looking at us, but came not near us; but when they had been a while in view, some of them came and held out a great Bass toward us; so we sent a man with a Bisket, and changed the Cake for a Bass. Afterwards, they supplied us with Bass, exchanging a Bass for a Bisket Cake, and were very friendly to us. “O dear children! Forget not what care God had over his dear servants, to watch over and protect us in our weak beginnings. Capt. Squeb turned ashore us and our goods, like a mercyless man, but God, ever our mercyful God, took pity on us; so that we were supplied, first with a boat, and them caused may Indians (some hundreds) to be ruled by the advice of one man not to come near us. Alas, had they come, how soon might they have destroyed us! I think we were not above ten in number. But God caused the Indians to help us with fish at very cheap rates.” 1 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Town Officials and Committees Elected Officials 4 Boards and Commissions 5 Department Heads 6 Reports of the Town Manager and Town Council Town Council 7 Town Manager 8 Report of Town Finances Board of Assessors 11 Treasurer/Collector/Parking Clerk 12 Town Auditor 14 Reports of the Offices of Town Administration Personnel Department 31 Town Clerk and Election 32 Information Technology Department 33 Town Attorney 34 Purchasing Department 35 Health Department 36 Council on Aging 41 Recreation Department 42 Watertown Free Public Library 45 Veteran’s Services 49 John A. Ryan Skating Arena 51 Department of Public Works 52 Reports of the Departments of Public Safety Police 55 Fire 62 Emergency Management 65 Report of the Department of Community Development and Planning 67 Report of the Department of Public Schools 76 Voting Results 82 3 ELECTED OFFICIALS TOWN COUNCIL PRESIDENT & MEMBER OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE Mark Sideris, 30 Union Street #2 617-924-2699 COUNCIL AT LARGE Stephen Corbett, 14 Irving Park 617-926-7872 Aaron P. Dushku, 10 Elmwood Avenue 413-320-1104 Susan G. Falkoff, 19 Oliver Street 617-924-5723 Anthony Palomba, 40 Oakley Road 617-926-8560 DISTRICT A COUNCILLOR Angeline B. Kounelis, 55 Keenan Street #1 617-926-2352 DISTRICT B COUNCILLOR Cecilia Lenk, 81 Boyd Street 617-926-4081 DISTRICT C COUNCILLOR Vincent J. Piccirilli, Jr. 203 Orchard Street 617-924-0665 DISTRICT D COUNCILLOR Kenneth M. Woodland, 8 Gill Road 617-780-4426 SCHOOL COMMITTEE Guido Guidotti, 11 Marshall Street 617-926-7443 John H. Portz, 66 Robbins Road 617-924-1899 Elizabeth K. Yusem, 57 Eliot Street 617-924-0860 Eileen Hsu-Balzer, 897 Belmont Street 617-484-8077 Julie McMahon, 178 Boylston Street 617-924-5164 Michael K. Shepard, 108 Summer Street 617-285-3820 LIBRARY TRUSTEE Gracemarie V. LeBlanc, 76 Emerson Road 617-924-9322 Raya Stern, 207 Lexington Street 617-926-3609 Carol Tierney, 35 Oliver Street 617-924-6547 Katherine H. Button, 48 Edward Road 617-923-1840 Michael J. Hanlon, Jr., 231 Coolidge Avenue #408 617-924-7613 Timothy J. Tracy, 92 Marshall Street 617-924-2770 4 BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS Bicycle and Pedestrian Committee Election Commissioners Cable Access Corporation Janet Jameson B. Bonnie Baranowski Robert Kaprielian Maria Saiz Christopher Dunn Shirley Lundberg Natalie Truesdell Deborah R. Dugan Gerry Field Sheila Fay Ilana Mainelli Michael Shepard Ethan Davis John M. Airasian Nicholas Cutaia Environment and Energy Efficiency Pamela Piantedosi Michael Izzo Committee George Skuse Andy Compagna Raeleen Parsons Kristina Fraser Peter Keppler Stephane Acel-Green Toni Carlson Meredith Fields Board of Assessors Terese Hammerle Watertown Housing Authority Francis J. Golden, Brian Hebeisen David Dalla Costa Chairman, Town Assessor Lauri Murphy Allen Gallagher Richard V. Moynihan Ken Mirvis Thomas Beggan Anthony P. Paolillo Cynthia Galligan Historical Commission Board of Health J. B. Jones Watertown Housing Partnership Dr. John H. Straus Marilynn Roach Torey Dean Barbara D. Beck, Ph. D. David J. Russo, Jr. Gideon Schreiber, Senior Planner, Richard Arnold Elisabeth H. Loukas Community Development and Planning Susan Steele David Leon Commission on Disability Donald S. Berg Judge Paul C. Menton George Donahue Thomas Melone Brian Costello Carol Menton Fred Reynolds Megan S. O’Halloran Historic District Commission Clifford Cook Judith T. Herzberg Harvey Steiner Steven Magoon, Community Development Councillor Stephen P. Corbett Linda Sternberg and Planning Director/Assistant Town Carol Wilson-Braun Carolyn Famiglietti Manager Kim Charlson Kenneth Sheytanian John B. Hawes, Jr. John Hecker Traffic Commission Fred Isaacs Kelly Gallagher Jean O’Connell Licensing Board John M. Airasian Rachele Natale George Newman Chief Edward P. Deveau, Chair, Police Donna B. Doucette Department Conservation Commission Robert J. Whitney Gerald S. Mee, Jr., Superintendent of Leo G. Martin Public Works Marylouise Pallotta McDermott Alternate Member Chief Mario A. Orangio, Fire Department Maria P. Rose Sandra Hoffman Steven Magoon, Community Development Louis Taverna and Planning Director/Assistant Town Charles Bering Planning Board Manager Patrick Fairbairn Neal Corbett Linda Tuttle-Barletta Zoning Board of Appeals Council on Aging Fergal Brennock Christopher Heep Mary T. Keenan Jeffrey W. Brown David Ferris Patricia Gold John B. Hawes Melissa Santucci Bertha A. Anderson John Gannon Genevieve (V. V.) Martin Stormwater Advisory Committee Kelly Donato Dorothy Brown Anita Roy Dobbs Carol Airasian Nancy Hammett Board of Appeals Alternate Member Burton L. Greenberg Ernesta Kraczkiewicz Neeraj Chander Alice C. Wadden Planning Department Jason D. Cohen Linda R. Moffitt Department of Public Works Christopher Hayward 5 DEPARTMENT HEADS Daniel F. Brothers, Skating Arena Manager Peter Centola, Recreation Department Director Leone E. Cole, Library Director Mark R. Comeiro, Veterans’ Services Officer Edward P. Deveau, Chief of Police Joseph A. DiVito, Jr., Treasurer/Collector Raymond J. Dupuis, Provisional Police Chief Jean Fitzgerald, Ed.D., Superintendent of Schools John E. Flynn, Town Clerk Caryl L. Fox, Director, Council on Aging Francis J. Golden, Chairman, Board of Assessor Steven Magoon, Community Development and Planning Director/ Assistant Town Manager Joseph J. Mahoney, Information Technology Manager Phyllis L. Marshall, Town Treasurer/Collector Gerald S. Mee, Jr., Superintendent of Public Works Mario A. Orangio, Fire Chief Raeleen Parsons, Purchasing Agent Deborah M. Rosati, Director of Public Health Gayle M. Shattuck, Personnel Director Thomas J. Tracy, Town Auditor/Asst. Town Manager for Finance 6 REPORT OF THE TOWN COUNCIL A Report to the Residents of Watertown Rutland St, Evans St., Boylston St., and Nichols Ave. • April 28, 2015: The Town Council approved a Loan Order for The nine members of the Town Council of the City known as the water main replacement on Edenfield Ave. and Hovey St. Town of Watertown are elected biennially, in odd numbered years, to serve as the legislative branch of the Town’s government. The • June 9, 2015: The Town Council approved the Fiscal Year 2016 elected members consist of four (4) District Councilors, four (4) Budget for an amount of $119,115,250. Councilors at Large and a Town Council President who is elected by the at large population. Their principal functions are to set • June 9, 2015: The Town Council approved Loan Orders for policy for the administration of the Town, its general government, Capital Improvements and the construction and improvement of and programs; to adopt an operating budget on recommendations streets and sidewalks. by the Town Manager; and to serve as overseers of the various municipal government agencies. The Town Council in calendar • June 23, 2015: The Town Council adopted the Comprehensive year 2015 has been actively engaged in the performance of its Plan responsibilities as elected representatives of Watertown’s residents. • June 30, 2015: The Town Council adopted the Design Guideline and Standards. Council Membership District Councilors: • September 22, 2015: The Town Council adopted the Bring Your District A Councilor Angeline B. Kounelis Own Bottle Ordinance for local restaurants. District B Councilor Cecilia Lenk District C Councilor Vincent J. Piccirilli, Jr. The Town Council, through its subcommittees, continued its work District D Councilor Kenneth M. Woodland on the following matters: the development of the Fiscal Year 2017 budget; improvements to streets, sidewalks and planting strips; Councilors at Large: continued discussions on the Capital Improvement Program Stephen P. Corbett, Vice President 2016-2020; and disposition of branch libraries. Aaron Dushku Susan G. Falkoff Acknowledgments Anthony Palomba The Town Council, individually and collectively gratefully Town Council President: acknowledge those who have helped in the fulfillment of its Mark S. Sideris mission to serve the people of the City known as the Town of Watertown. We are especially grateful to the Town Manager Town Council Clerk: who continues to provide guidance and assistance with the fiscal Valerie Papas responsibility, budgetary process, and management of the day-to- day operations of the town.
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