Town Accountant Accounting Department 978-929-6624 Town Manager Town Manager Office 978-929-6611 Train Service MBTA 800-392-6100 TOWN ACTON OF Transfer Station/Recycling Center Highway Department 978-929-7742 Veterans’ Services Veterans’ Agent 978-929-6614 Water Services Acton Water District 978-263-9107 Zoning Zoning Board of Appeals 978-929-6631 TOWN OF ACTON REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETINGS Check the meeting times on the Town of Acton website (http://www.acton-ma.gov/) or by calling the Town Clerk’s Office. 2018 ANNUAL TOWN REPORT Acton 2020 Committee As needed in Town Hall Acton-Boxborough Cultural Council 1st and 3rd Monday at 7:00 PM in Town Hall Acton-Boxborough Regional School Committee 1st and 3rd Tuesdays at 7:00 PM at RJ Grey Jr. High School Acton Community Housing Corporation As needed in Town Hall Acton Housing Authority Last Tuesday of the month at 68 Windsor Ave. Acton Nursing Services Advisory Committee 2nd and 4th Tuesday at 7:00 PM Board of Assessors 1st Wednesday of each month at 6:00 PM in Town Hall Board of Health 2nd and 4th Monday of each month at 7:30 PM in Town Hall Board of Selectmen 2nd and 4th Monday of each month at 7:00 in Town Hall Cable Advisory Committee 3rd Thursday of each month at 7:30 PM at Acton TV studio REPORT TOWN ANNUAL 2018 Cemetery Commission 2nd Wednesday of each month at 3:00 PM in Town Hall Commission on Disabilities 3rd Tuesday of each month at 9:30 AM in Town Hall Community Preservation Committee 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month at 7:30 PM in Town Hall Conservation Commission 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month at 7:00 PM in Town Hall Council on Aging Board 2nd Monday of each month at 3:00 PM at the Senior Center Design Review Board 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month at 7:30 PM at Town Hall Economic Development Committee 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month at 7:30 PM in Town Hall Finance Committee 1st and 3rd Tuesdays at 7:30 PM in Town Hall Green Advisory Board As needed in Town Hall Historic District Commission 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month at 7:30 PM in Town Hall Historical Commission As needed in Town Hall Land Stewardship Committee 3rd Tuesday of each month at 7:00 PM in Town Hall Memorial Library Trustees Monthly at Acton Memorial Library Open Space Committee 1st Friday of each month at 7:30 AM in Town Hall Planning Board 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month at 7:30 PM in Town Hall Recreation Commission 1st Tuesday of each month at 7:30 PM in Town Hall Sidewalk Committee 2nd Wednesday of each month at 7:00 PM at Acton Memorial Library South Acton Train Station Advisory Committee 3rd Thursday of each month at 7:30 PM in Town Hall Transportation Advisory Committee 4th Thursday of each month at 7:30 PM in Town Hall Volunteer Coordinating Committee 2nd and 4th Monday of each month at 7:00 PM in Town Hall Water Resources Advisory Committee 4th Wednesday of each month at 7:00 PM at Acton Water District Zoning Board of Appeals 1st Monday of each month at 7:30 PM in Town Hall 176 Town of Acton AT YOUR SERVICE EMERGENCIES Call 911 to save a life, report a fire, or stop a crime. Give your name, address, and phone number. July 3, 1735 Incorporated as a Town: For other calls, use the business number of the appropriate department. Type of Government: Town Meetings ~ Board of Selectmen/Town Manager For questions concerning: Call: Telephone Location: Eastern Massachusetts, Middlesex County, bordered on the east Animal Control Animal Control Officer 978-929-7719 by Carlisle and Concord, on the west by Boxborough, on the north Assessments Board of Assessors 978-929-6621 by Westford and Littleton, on the south by Sudbury, and on the Births, Deaths, and Marriages Town Clerk 978-929-6620 southwest by Stow and Maynard. Buildings Building Commissioner 978-929-6633 Cemeteries Cemetery Division 978-929-6642 Conservation Natural Resources Division 978-929-6634 Elevation at Town Hall: 268’ above mean sea level Emergency Management Emergency Management Director 978-929-7730 Education Acton-Boxborough School District 978-264-4700 Land Area: Approximately 20 square miles Elderly Affairs Council on Aging 978-929-6652 Election, Voting, and Registration Town Clerk 978-929-6620 Population: Year Persons Electrical Inspection Building Division 978-929-6633 Engineering Town Engineer 978-929-6630 1950 3,510 Fire (Business and Permits) Fire Department 978-929-7722 1960 7.238 Garbage and Refuse Board of Health 978-929-6632 1970 14,770 Hazardous Materials Board of Health 978-929-6632 1980 19,000 Health and Sanitation Board of Health 978-929-6632 Highways and Streets Highway Department 978-929-7740 1990 18,144 Home Nursing Acton Nursing Services 978-929-6650 2000 20,331 Housing Acton Housing Authority 978-263-5339 2010 21,936 Libraries Acton Memorial Library 978-929-6655 2011 22,012 West Acton Citizens’ Library 978-929-6654 2012 21,650 Licenses: Dog Town Clerk 978-929-6620 2013 21,584 Permits: 2014 21,597 Blasting Fire Department 978-929-7722 2015 21,386 Building Building Division 978-929-6633 2016 22,204 Food Service Board of Health 978-929-6632 Heating Building Division 978-929-6633 2017 21,511 Historic Districts Certificate Building Division 978-929-6633 2018 21,463 Oil Storage Tank Removal Fire Department 978-929-7722 Outdoor Burning Fire Department 978-929-7722 Plumbing Building Division 978-929-6633 Septic Board of Health 978-929-6632 Sewage Engineering Department 978-929-6630 Smoke Detector Inspection Fire Department 978-929-7722 Wiring Building Division 978-929-6633 Zoning Planning Division 978-929-6631 Planning Planning Division 978-929-6631 Police (Business and Permits) Police Department 978-929-7711 Recreation Recreation Department 978-929-6640 Social Services Community Resource Coordinator 978-929-6651 Selectmen, Board of Town Manager 978-929-6611 Senior Center Council on Aging 978-929-6652 Street Lights Engineering Department 978-929-6630 Front Cover Street Trees Municipal Properties 978-929-7744 Color photo courtesy of Marc Duci, Director, Acton TV Tax Collection Collector Department 978-929-6622 175 2018 Annual Reports Town of Acton, Massachusetts Two Hundred and Eighty Third Municipal Year For the year ending December 31, 2018 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Administrative Services Planning Division 93 Board of Selectmen 7 Recreation Department 94 Town Manager Steve Ledoux began his career in 1977 after earning his Master’s Town Manager 8 River Street Master Plan Committee 97 Degree in Public Administration from Cornell University and worked as a Sealer of Weights and Measures 99 Legislative Assistant in Clinton County, New York. In May 1980, he accepted a 2. Financial Management Services position as the City Administrator in Auburn, Michigan until August 1984. He then Board of Assessors 11 8. Public Works accepted the position of Town Manager for the Town of Williamstown until March House Sales 12 DPW/Highway 99 1996. He then moved on and accepted a position of Town Manager for the Town Elizabeth White Fund 17 Engineering Department 100 of Sudbury until October 1999. He accepted the position as Town Manager of Finance Committee 17 Green Advisory Board 102 the Town of Westford in October 1999, and rounded out his 40-plus years of Town Accountant 18 Municipal Properties 103 public service by accepting the position as the Town Manager in Acton, until his retirement in June 2018. 3. Human Services 9. Community Safety Housing Authority 29 Animal Control Officer 105 As Town Manager in Acton, he had experienced several proud moments during Acton Nursing Services 30 Animal Inspector 105 his tenure. More specifically, the acquisition of open space, bringing in Advanced Commission on Disabilities 32 Emergency Management Agency 105 Life Support service to the residents, businesses, and visitors to the town, as Community Housing Corporation 34 Explorer Post/Crew 7 Search and Rescue 105 well as earning a triple-A bond rating from Moody’s and Standard and Poor’s, Community Services 36 Fire Department 106 the country’s two major bond-rating services. The town even received this highly-regarded award during the Council on Aging 36 Auxiliary Fire Department 111 economic downturn during the year 2008-2009. Health Insurance Trust 37 Police Department 111 Veterans’ Services 38 Sidewalk Committee 118 Town Manager Ledoux worked with many Board and Committee members over the years; with respect to Volunteer Coordinating Committee 39 many Board of Selectmen members, he has always appreciated the support he received. Since his retirement 10. Legislative this past June, Steve has enjoyed his time practicing his electric guitar, writing his first novel about being 4. Education and Libraries Annual Town Meeting, April 3, 2018 119 a Town Manager in various locations, practicing Buddhism, volunteering for Habitat for Humanity and the Acton-Boxborough Schools Report 40 Special Town Meeting, December 3, 2018 133 Domestic Violence Service Network (DVSN) where he is learning how to become a court advocate. Minuteman Regional Vocational Technical School 64 11. Town Elections and Statistics We wish Steve well in his retirement! Acton Memorial Library 65 Annual Town Election, March 27, 2018 136 West Acton Citizens’ Library 70 State Primary, September 4, 2018 138 Special Town Election, November 6, 2018 145 5. Cultural and Historical Activities State Election, November 6, 2018 146 Acton-Boxborough Cultural Counci 71 Historic District Commission 73 12. Other Information Historical Commission 74 Registered Voter Statistics 151 Dog Statistics 151 6.