Orleans Annual Town Report for Year 2008 Front Cover Photograph - Orleans Windmill By: Sarah Freeman
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Orleans Annual Town Report For Year 2008 Front Cover Photograph - Orleans Windmill By: Sarah Freeman Back Cover Photographs - Various Shots of Orleans By: Cynthia May & Sarah Freeman Special Thanks go out to Sarah Freeman for assisting with the design of this years town report. Please enjoy the pdf version of this report on our website: www.town.orleans.ma.us ORLEANS ANNUAL TOWN REPORTS of the Board of Selectmen, Town Officers & Other Special Committees FOR YEAR 2008 This Book is Dedicated To The Memory of John P. Hinckley, Jr. October 26, 1942 - December 6, 2008 Our colleague, John Hinckley was a civil servant in the truest sense of the term. Although his knowledge and experience encompassed an exceptional ability to understand and interpret facts and figures, he was a genuine humanitarian. His empathy and understanding of the needs of the individual citizens he represented was his most important contribution to the Town of Orleans. He was also a great mentor for other elected town officials throughout the Cape. His compassion and sense of humor while debating various issues hopefully will be a model for others. Orleans is a better community because of John’s service to the town. We acknowledge his many contributions and dedication with humble thanks. Orleans Board of Selectmen: David Dunford, Mark Carron, Margie Fulcher and Jon Fuller 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS Dedication ....................................................................................................................... 1 In Memoriam ................................................................................................................... 3 Interesting Facts .............................................................................................................. 4 Elected State Officials ..................................................................................................... 5 Committees & Personnel ................................................................................................. 6 Board of Selectmen/Town Administrator’s Report ......................................................... 15 Collector of Taxes ......................................................................................................... 17 Town Employees & Nauset Regional Employees Salaries for Fiscal Year 07 .............. 18 Trust Funds ................................................................................................................... 35 Director of Municipal Finance Report ............................................................................ 38 Accounting Reports ....................................................................................................... 39 Town Clerk’s Report ...................................................................................................... 52 Elections Presidential Primary Election: February 5, 2008 Annual Town Election: May 20, 2008 State Primary Election: September 16, 2008 State/Presidential Election: November 4, 2008 Town Meetings Annual Town Meeting: May 12, 2008 Special within the Annual Town Meeting: May 12, 2008 Special Town Meeting: October 27, 2008 Reports of Town Departments, Committees, Commissions and Boards ..................... 125 Committee/Board Descriptions .................................................................................... 196 Committee Meeting Schedule ..................................................................................... 200 Citizen Interest Form ................................................................................................... 202 Web Page ................................................................................................................... 204 Index ........................................................................................................................... 205 Telephone Numbers ............................................................................. Inside Back Cover 2 IN MEMORIAM 2008 Jane Adams Parks & Beaches Department J. Robert Crozier Snow Library / Crane Gallery M. Egerton “Jim” Gray, Jr. Shellfish and Waterways Improvement Advisory Committee Ellen Hamlin Snow Library John P. Hinckley, Jr. Board of Selectmen Gloria Mellin Election Official Gardner E. Munsey Harbormaster / Shellfish Constable Shellfish and Waterways Improvement Advisory Committee Rigmor Plesner Council on Aging 3 INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT ORLEANS Population Statistics: Current population • Year around residents 6,514 • Summer population – estimate 19,550 Voter Statistics: Total registered voters • Democrats 1,322 • Republicans 1,315 • Unenrolled 2,917 • All others 23 TOTAL 5,577 Town Meeting Quorum: 5% of Registered Voters Annual Town Meeting: Monday before the 2nd Tuesday in May Annual Town Election: the third Tuesday in May Land and Road Statistics: • Total land area Approximately 13.94 square miles • Miles of State Roads 11 miles • Miles of Town-maintained roads 54 miles Tax and Assessment Statistics: FY07 FY08 • Tax rate (commercial & residential) 4.27 4.88 Per thousand dollar of assessment • Total taxable assessed valuations $3,847,189,360 $ 3,927,447,430 • Residential property assessments $3,568,888,628 $ 3,640,591,750 • Commercial property assessments $239,147,062 $ 244,538,250 • Industrial property assessments $9,847,100 $ 9,589,900 • Personal property assessments $29,306,570 $ 32,727,530 • Exempt property assessments $320,539,700 $ 329,058,500 • Levy $16,427,499 $ 17,752,062 4 ELECTED STATE OFFICIALS SENATORS IN CONGRESS Edward Kennedy 2400 John F. Kennedy Federal Building Boston, MA 02203 (617) 565-3170 (617) 565-3183 (fax) [email protected] John Kerry One Bowdoin Square – 10th Floor Boston, MA 02114 (617) 565-8519 (617) 248-3870 (fax) kerry.senate.gov REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS – Tenth District William Delahunt 146 Main Street Hyannis, MA 02601 (508) 771-0666 or (800) 870-2626 GOVERNOR Deval Patrick State House – Room 360 Boston, MA 02133 (617) 725-4005 or (888) 870-7770 (instate use only) (617) 727-9725 (fax) SENATOR IN GENERAL COURT – Cape & Islands District Robert O’Leary State House – Room 416-A Boston, MA 02133 (617) 722-1570 or (508) 775-0162 (617) 722-1271 (fax) Robert.O’[email protected] REPRESENTATIVE IN GENERAL COURT – Fourth Barnstable District Sarah K. Peake State House – Room 437 2 Oracle Square Boston, MA 02133 Orleans, MA 02653 (617) 722-2425 (508) 487-5694 [email protected] Commonwealth of Massachusetts Web site – www.mass.gov 5 TOWN OFFICIALS TERMS ELECTED EXPIRE Moderator Duane Landreth 2009 Housing Authority (5) Rebecca Bourdreau (end of term) 2008 Board of Selectmen (5) Raymond Castillo (resigned) 2010 John P. Hinckley,Jr.(departed) 2008 Tim Buhler, Exec. Dir. (end of term) 2008 David M. Dunford, Chair 2011 John Hinckley,Jr.,Liaison(departed)2008 Margie Fulcher 2009 Paul O’Connor 2011 Mark E. Carron 2010 Rosalie Cameron 2012 Jon R. Fuller 2010 Richard Miller 2011 Park Commissioners (5) Trustees of Snow Library (7) John P Hinckley,Jr.(departed) 2008 Skip Rozin (end of term) 2008 Jon R. Fuller, Chair 2010 James Gallagher, Chair 2009 David Dunford 2011 Mary Lou Conway 2011 Margie Fulcher 2009 Tim Traub 2009 Mark E. Carron 2010 Barbara O’Connor 2009 Megan Fates 2010 Barnstable Assembly of Delegates (1) Robert Singer 2010 Mark Boardman 12/31/08 Hal Eastman 2011 David Dunford, Liaison Board of Health (5) Sims McGrath, Chair 2009 Nauset Regional School Committee Jan Schneider 2011 (3 Orleans Representatives) Susan Christie 2011 Frederick Walters 2011 Robin Davis 2009 Paul O’Connor 2009 Augusta McKusick 2010 Robert Jones 2010 John Kelly, Ex-officio Mark Carron, Liaison SPECIAL DISTRICT TERMS Lynda Burwell, Secretary ELECTION EXPIRE Constables (2) John Fitzgerald 2010 Old King’s Highway Regional Historic Mary Stevens 2010 District Committee Matt White (end of term) 2008 Elementary School Committee (5) Paul Leach, Chair 2010 Jan Bone (end of term) 2008 Nello Trevisan 2009 Pamela Jordan, Chair 2011 Will Joy 2009 Joshua Stewart 2009 Bill Quinn 2012 Mary Lyttle 2010 Sandy Stewart, Secretary Gwynne Guzzeau 2010 Fred Walters 2011 Margie Fulcher, Liaison 6 APPOINTED BOARDS, COMMISSIONS & COMMITTEES TERMS EXPIRE Architectural Review Committee Cape Cod Joint Transportation (5 & 2 associates) Committee (1) Cassandra Carroll (end of term) 2008 Mark Budnick, Highway Manager John Kelsey, Chair 2010 Ad Vos 2011 Cape Cod Commission (1) Cynthia May 2009 Frank Hogan 2011 Carolyn Dowd 2010 Will Joy 2011 Cape Cod Regional Technical High Patricia Fallender 2009 School District Committee (2) Gerald Davies 2011 Thomas Collins 2010 David Dunford, Liaison Margie Fulcher, Liaison Ada George, Secretary Cape Light Compact (1) Barnstable County HOME Consortium Richard Philbrick 2009 (Orleans Rep) John Hodgkinson, Alternate 2009 Winifred Fitzgerald 2009 Charter Review Committee (6) Bikeways Committee (7) (Committee Dissolved 2008) Andrew Pavelko (resigned) 2010 Harry Mirick, Chair Judith Weil, Chair 2011 Gail Myers Lavin Patricia Bradley 2011 Patricia Fallender Allison Flynn 2011 James Hadley Kevin Higgins 2009 Martin Rich James Demaree 2009 Job Taylor, III Anne Carron 2010 Jon Fuller, Liaison Citizens Advisory Committee (20-30) (Committee Dissolved 2008) Board of Assessors (3) Robert Wineman (end of term) 2008 Timothy Brady, Chair 2011 John Hodgkinson, Chair 2011 Cynthia Eagar 2009 Peter Deeks 2011 Mary Lou Cassese 2010 Elaine Downs 2011 Marcia Galazzi 2009 Building Code Board of Appeals (5) Andree Yager 2009 Andrew Miao, Chair 2009 Carolyn Kennedy 2009 Peter Coneen 2011 James