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Town of Westwood Town of Westwood 113 th Town Report For Year Ending December 31, 2009 Recycled Paper 30% Post Consumer IN MEMORIAM Barton P. Smith Years of Service to the Town of Westwood 1971 - 2008 Board of Health IN MEMORIAM M. Roy London Jr. Years of Service to the Town of Westwood 1971 -2007 Finance Commission, Personnel Board, Long Range Planning Committee, Energy Conservation Committee, Sheehan School Site Council, Westwood Historical Society, John J. Cronin Public Service Award Committee, Centennial Committee, Special Committee on Open Space, Town Charter Study Committee TABLE OF CONTENTS General Interest ............................................... 3 Public Works Officers of the Town of Westwood ................ 4 Department of Public Works ...........................55 Board of Sewer Commissioners .....................60 General Government Storm Water Management Committee ...........61 Dedham Westwood Water District..................62 Board of Selectmen ......................................... 10 Conservation Commission..............................64 Town Administrator.......................................... 13 Keeper of the Pound.......................................65 Procurement Department ............................... 17 Cemetery Commission ...................................65 Town Counsel.................................................. 18 Affirmative Action ............................................ 19 GIC Option Review Committee ....................... 19 Human Services West Suburban Health Group ......................... 20 Personnel Board.............................................. 21 Board of Health ...............................................66 Human Resource Department......................... 22 Council on Aging.............................................72 Town Accountant............................................. 24 Westwood Youth & Family Services...............74 Town Treasurer ............................................... 26 Aid to the Elderly and Infirmed........................77 Town Tax Collector.......................................... 27 Self Help, Inc...................................................77 Town Clerk....................................................... 28 Commission on Disability................................78 Economic Development Advisory Board ......... 29 SNCARC.........................................................79 Planning Board ................................................ 30 Veterans Services...........................................81 Zoning Board of Appeals ................................. 33 Memorial Day Committee ...............................82 Board of Assessors ......................................... 34 Permanent Building Commission .................... 34 Norfolk County Commissioners....................... 35 Culture and Recreation Housing Authority ............................................ 36 Housing Partnership/Fair Housing Committee 37 Library Trustees..............................................83 Communications and Technology Advisory Library Director ...............................................84 Board ............................................................... 39 Westwood Cultural Council.............................85 Information Technology Department ............... 40 Recreation Commission..................................86 Metropolitan Area Planning Council/Three Westwood Historical Commission ..................90 Rivers Interlocal Council.................................. 42 Westwood Human Rights Committee.............91 Westwood Environmental Action Committee .92 Public Safety Appendixes Police Department ........................................... 43 Parking Clerk ................................................... 45 Available at www.townhall.westwood.ma.us Fire Department............................................... 46 Building Department ........................................ 49 Independent Auditors’ Report .......................... A Annual Town Election April 28, 2009............... B Annual Town Meeting May 4, 2009 ................. B Education Special State Primary December 8, 2009 ....... B Westwood School Staff....................................C Westwood School Committee ......................... 51 Superintendent of Schools .............................. 52 Blue Hills Regional Technical School.............. 53 TOWN OF WESTWOOD 113TH ANNUAL REPORT FOR YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2009 Board, Board of Health, and Department of Public Works. The Department of Public Works includes the following departments; Highway, Engineering, Sewer, Recycling and Maintenance Garage. Please call 326- 8661 for the hours. Election and Registration: Qualifications for Voter Registration: Must be a U.S. citizen, 18 years of age, on or before Election Day, and a resident of Westwood. The law requires voters to be registered 20 days before all Primaries and Elections, and/or 10 days GENERAL INTEREST before a Special Town meeting. Special registration sessions are announced in the local newspapers, Westwood was incorporated as a Town on April 2, and online. 1897. Population: 15,584 Dog Licenses: Area: Approximately 10.56 square miles - 6,758 All dog licenses expire on March 31 st of any given acres. year. After April 30 th , a late fine of $25 will be Elevation: On Boston base, 374 feet, High Rock imposed per Town Bylaws. All dogs 6 months and Lane section. older, must be licensed and vaccinated against Road Miles in Westwood: 89 rabies. Licenses are $10 for spayed/neutered dogs Assessed Valuation: $3,566,682,921 and $15 for unspayed/unneutered dogs. Proof of valid vaccination and spaying/neutering must be on Tax Rate Class Tax Rate file at the Town Clerk’s office. Licensing may be FY07 I Residential $13.07 done by mail provided all required documentation II Open Space $13.07 and the proper fees are received on time. III Commercial $23.98 IV Industrial $23.98 For any questions regarding voting and dog licensing please contact the Town Clerk’s office at V Personal Property $23.98 (781) 326-3964. Town Hall: Built, 1910 Quarterly Tax Bills: Due and payable August 1, Wentworth Hall: Built, 1884 November 1, February 1 and May 1. If one of these Carby Street Municipal Office Building : Built, 2004 dates falls on a weekend, tax bills are due the next business day. Payments made after the due date are Town Hall, located at 580 High Street, and the Carby subject to interest at 14% per diem from the due Street Municipal Office Building, located at 50 Carby date. Motor vehicle excise tax bills and sewer usage Street, are open Monday, Wednesday, Thursday bills are due and payable thirty days from date of from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM; Tuesday, 8:30 AM to 7:00 issue. Payments received after the due date are PM; Friday, 8:30 AM to 1:00 PM subject to interest at 12% per diem from the due date. The Carby Street Municipal Office Building includes the following departments; Building, Conservation Commission, Economic Development, Zoning Board of Appeals, Alcohol License Coordinator, Planning OFFICERS OF THE TOWN OF WESTWOOD ELECTED BY THE VOTERS Selectmen Town Clerk Regional Vocation School Nancy C. Hyde - 2012 Dorothy A. Powers - 2010 District Commission Philip N. Shapiro - 2011 Charles W. Flahive - 2012 Patrick J. Ahearn - 2010 Planning Board Steven H. Olanoff - 2012 Library Trustees Moderator Steven M. Rafsky - 2012 Edward R. Hansen - 2012 Anthony J. Antonellis - 2010 Robert C. Malster - 2010 Jane M. Wiggin - 2012 Paul Fitzgerald (appointed) Bruce H. Montgomery - 2010 Mary T. Feeley - 2011 John Wiggin - 2010 (appointed) Jane E. Nash - 2011 Assessors Eric N. Gutterson - 2010 Louis A, Rizoli - 2012 Sewer Commissioners Karen A. Coffey - 2010 Mark F. Murphy - 2011 Anthony J. Antonellis - 2012 Michael P. Krone - 2010 Frank X. MacPherson - 2011 Housing Authority David W. White - 2010 John Cummings - 2014 Town Collector Jason C. Lee - 2013 Albert F. Wisialko - 2011 School Committee Diane M. Walsh - 2012 Brian T. Kelly - 2012 (appointed by Governor) Town Treasurer Josepha Anne Jowdy - 2011 Juliet W. Onderdonk - 2011 James J. Gavin - 2012 Ellen R. Mason - 2011 Jerrold B. Wolfe - 2010 Barbara H. Delisle - 2010 John J. O’Brien, Jr. - 2010 APPOINTED BY THE MODERATOR Finance Commission Permanent Building Personnel Board George Hertz - 2012 Committee Jamie H. Resker - 2012 Marianne LeBlanc - 2012 Paul Colantuoni - 2012 Robert M. Shea - 2012 Michael O’Hara - 2012 John Cummings - 2012 Joseph A. Emerson, Jr. - 2011 Richard Wade - 2012 John Cronin - 2011 Louis C. Valentine II - 2011 Robert Uek - 2012 Thomas Erickson - 2011 Douglas K. Hyde - 2010 Charles Bean - 2011 Judy Frodigh - 2011 Craig Foscaldo - 2011 James Gavin - 2010 Russell Lavoie - 2011 John Salvatore - 2010 Mary Masi-Phelps - 2011 Ex Officio Members Raymond Sleight - 2011 William Chase - 2010 Maria Costantini - 2010 Pam Dukeman - 2010 Peter Frodigh - 2010 Karl Fogel - 2010 John Grogan - 2010 Michael Jaillet - 2010 Lynne Liebrock - 2010 Frank MacPherson - 2010 Kevin McManus - 2010 Jane Murphy - 2010 Marie O’Leary - 2010 Heath Petracca - 2010 Edward Richardson - 2010 Paula Scoble - 2010 William Scoble - 2010 Thomas Viti - 2010 Tim Walsh - 2010 APPOINTED BY BOARD OF SELECTMEN Affirmative Action Officer Cemetery Commission Council on Aging Director Mary Beth Bernard - 2010 John Lynch – 2012 Patricia Carty-Larkin - 2010 Thomas Aaron - 2011 Aid to the Elderly and Infirm Thomas Daly - 2010 Custodian Tax Title Patrick Ahearn – 2010 Cemetery Administrator James Gavin - 2010 Pamela Dukeman – 2010 Michael
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