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Town of Williamstown Massachusetts 2015 Annual Report TOWN OF WILLIAMSTOWN, MASSACHUSETTS ANNUAL REPORT -2015- In memory of our friend, Richard L. DeMayo 1937 - 2015 TOWN OF WILLIAMSTOWN MASSACHUSETTS 2015 ANNUAL REPORT Department reports are for the calendar year 2015 unless otherwise noted Financial report covers the fiscal year ending June 30, 2015 Prepared by Sarah Hurlbut, Debra Turnbull Published by McClelland Press, Inc. 2015 www.williamstown.net 2 2015 Annual Report: Contents COMMUNITY FACTS ...................................................................................................... 4 COVER STORY ................................................................................................................. 5 CURRENT TOWN OFFICIALS ........................................................................................ 7 SELECTMEN ................................................................................................................... 12 TOWN MANAGER ......................................................................................................... 14 1753 HOUSE COMMITTEE ........................................................................................... 16 ACCOUNTANT ............................................................................................................... 17 AFFORABLE HOUSING COMMITTEE ........................................................................ 24 AFFORDABLE HOUSING TRUST FUND .................................................................... 26 BOARD OF ASSESSORS ............................................................................................... 27 BUILDING OFFICIALS ..................................................................................................30 PLANNING AND LAND USE ........................................................................................31 HEALTH DEPT. ..............................................................................................................33 SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES ...................................................................37 COMMUNITY PRESERVATION ACT COMMITTEE ................................................. 39 CONSERVATION COMMISSION ................................................................................. 41 COUNCIL ON AGING .................................................................................................... 43 FINANCE COMMITTEE ................................................................................................ 53 FOREST WARDEN ......................................................................................................... 55 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS ........................................................................... 57 HISTORICAL COMMISSION ........................................................................................ 59 HOOSAC WATER QUALITY DISTRICT ..................................................................... 62 MOUNT GREYLOCK REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL .................................................... 64 NORTHERN BERKSHIRE CULTURAL COUNCIL ..................................................... 72 NORTHERN BERKSHIRES SOLID WASTE TRANSFER STATION ......................... 73 NORTHERN BERKSHIRE VOCATIONAL REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT .......... 74 NORTHERN BERKSHIRE SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT DISTRICT .................. 80 PLANNING BOARD ....................................................................................................... 81 WILLIAMSTOWN POLICE DEPARTMENT ................................................................ 82 SIGN COMMISSION ..................................................................................................... 100 TOWN CLERK/BOARD OF REGISTRARS ................................................................ 102 TREASURER / COLLECTOR ....................................................................................... 141 VETERANS SERVICES ................................................................................................ 147 WATER AND SEWER .................................................................................................. 148 WILLIAMSTOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ............................................................ 149 WILLIAMSTOWN HOUSING AUTHORITY.............................................................. 152 ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS .................................................................................. 153 APPENDICES ................................................................................................................ 154 WILLIAMSTOWN HISTORICAL MUSEUM..............................................................155 WILLIAMSTOWN YOUTH CENTER .........................................................................159 WILLIAMSTOWN FIRE DISTRICT ............................................................................161 3 COMMUNITY FACTS Williamstown began in 1750 as a plantation known as West Hoosac. Lots were laid out and the town was slowly settled until the beginning of the French and Indian War in 1754. In 1765 the town was incorporated as Williamstown according to the will of Col. Ephraim Williams, who was killed at the Battle of Lake George in 1755. He bequeathed a significant sum to the town on the condition that it were named after him and started a free school. The school opened in October of 1791 with 15 students. The free school became Williams College in 1793 under a charter from the Commonwealth, becoming the only second college, following Harvard, to be founded in Massachusetts. Elevation: 740 ft. above Sea Level Area: 46.86 Square Miles Population: 7806 which includes approximately 2,000 Williams College Student Body Registered Voters: 4338 Town Website: www.williamstown.net SCHOOLS Public Private Williamstown Elementary School Pine Cobble (preK-9) Mt. Greylock Regional High School Buxton (Secondary) Charles H. McCann Vocational School Williams College (Grades 9-12 North Adams) Berkshire Arts and Technologies Charter School (Grades 6-12 Adams) MAJOR EMPLOYERS Williams College Sweet Brook Nursing Care Centers Williamstown Commons Clark Art Institute Williamstown Medical Associates Williamstown Savings Bank Town of Williamstown Williams Inn Mount Greylock Regional School District 4 COVER STORY Richard DeMayo 1937 – 2015, A Pillar of the Community A community is only as strong as its most caring and committed citizens and Dick DeMayo was exactly that, a man who cared deeply about civic service and about making his community the best place it could possibly be. A presence in the civic life of Williamstown for nearly 50 years, Dick served as an associate member of the Zoning Board of Appeals as early as 1968 to 1970. He served on the Board of Selectman from 1987 to 1992, Planning Board from 1997 to 2013, the Conservation Commission from 1981 to 1986, the Master Plan Steering Committee from 2000 to 2002, the Economic Development Committee from 1990 to 2000, and on the Housing Partnership from 1987 to 1988, Real Property Reuse Committee from 2001 to 2007 and Capital Improvement Committees from 1999 to 2003. Dick also served on the Community Preservation Committee from 2006 to 2008. He was a current member of the Affordable Housing Trust serving from 2012 till his death on December 9, 2015. The Affordable Housing Trust has recently decided to honor Dick by dedicating their mortgage assistance program for first time home buyers in his name. All future mortgage assistance grants will be known as the Richard L. DeMayo Mortgage Assistance Grants. Born in Williamstown on Sept. 10, 1937, a son of Louis and Jessie Maino DeMayo, he graduated from the former Williamstown High School with the class of 1955. An Air Force veteran, he served during the Cuban Missile Crisis. Mr. DeMayo was owner and operator of DeMayo Electric Co. for many years and operated Bonnie Lea Farm with his family. Introducing generations of children to horseback riding, Mr. D was beloved by the many that passed through his farm. Dick led a dedicated life. He was dedicated to his family, his church, his community and his fellow man. He was an active leader for Williamstown. He was a trustee for the former Williamstown Savings Bank and was a loyal communicant of the Parish of Saints Patrick & Raphael, serving on various committees over the years and being a Eucharistic minister and usher. He was also a past trustee of the Big E and was active for many years on the Trustees of Reservation. Dick had an uncanny ability to engage you in such a way that you wanted to do your best for him. He always showed appreciation for any individual’s efforts and had the community’s best interests at heart. It isn’t often that an individual like Dick comes along, even rarer when that person chooses to dedicate their life to a place and ensure that it is a stronger and more fulfilling place once they have left. Dick was grateful for Williamstown and cared deeply about it. We believe Williamstown can say that same of Mr. D. From all of us in the Municipal Building who had the pleasure of knowing and working with Dick, thank you. Thank you for everything you did for this community, Williamstown won’t be the same without you. 5 An Appreciation, from Ruth Harrison There are people who light up a room with their smile. Dick DeMayo was one. Sitting in a meeting at Town Hall, driving his tractor, riding one of his favorite horses, the smile was there. And he did sit at an extraordinary numbers of meetings, as a Selectman, a member of the Planning Board, The Affordable Housing Trust and so
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