STOCKBRIDGE ANNUAL REPORT 2017 ANNUAL REPORTS OF THE TOWN OFFICERS OF THE TOWN OF STOCKBRIDGE MASSACHUSETTS INCORPORATED 1739 FOR THE YEAR ENDING December 31, 2017 Contents Information and Officers General Information of Town of Stockbridge 1 Business Hours of Town Officers 2 Town Officers of Stockbridge 3 Appointees and Committees 3 Town Clerk’s Report Statistics 6 In Memoriam 8 General Services Selectmen 9 Police Department 12 Fire Department 15 Highway Department 16 Cemetery Department 17 Sewer and Water Department 18 Parks and Recreation 19 Emergency Management 20 Health, Education and Social Services Board of Health 22 Tri-Town Health 23 Education 26 Stockbridge Library Association 27 Stockbridge Council on Aging 29 Stockbridge Housing Authority 30 Elderly & Disabled Tax Aid Committee 32 Southern Berkshire Distract – Department of Veteran’s Service 33 Planning and Aesthetics Planning Board 34 Building Inspector 35 Conservation Commission 36 Stockbridge Historical Commission 37 Historical Preservation Commission 37 Stockbridge Cultural Council 39 Stockbridge Bike Group 40 Community Preservation Committee 41 Memorial Day Committee 42 Memorial Day Speech 44 Stockbridge Green Committee 47 Stockbridge Bowl Association 48 Stockbridge Land Trust 50 Laurel Hill Association 51 Zoning Board of Appeals 53 Tourism Committee 54 Finances Accountant 55 Balance Sheet 56 Board of Assessors 79 Town Collector 80 Treasurer 85 Finance Committee 87 Town Warrant Warrant 88 Article 4 94 Warrant Articles for FY’19 99 INFORMATION AND OFFICERS General Information of Town of Stockbridge Chartered 1737 Incorporated 1739 Population 1943 Registered Voters 1622 Form of Government Open Town Meeting Tax Rate $9.70 Annual Town Meeting Third Monday in May UNITED STATES SENATORS Elizabeth Warren, Boston Edward Markey, Boston CONGRESSMAN Richard E. Neal STATE SENATOR Adam Hinds REPRESENTATIVE IN GENERAL COURT William Smitty Pignatelli 1 Business Hours of Town Offices ASSESSORS, BOARD OF PARKS and RECREATION COMMISSION 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. As necessary Monday-Friday PLANNING BOARD BERKSHIRE HILLS REGIONAL 6:30 p.m. 1st and 3rd Tuesday of SCHOOL COMMITTEE each month 7:00 p.m. 2nd Thursday of each month SELECT BOARD CONSERVATION COMMISSION 7 p.m. Monday 7 p.m. 2nd and 4th Tuesday of TOWN CLERK each month 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. each month COUNCIL ON AGING TOWN TREASURER 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday-Friday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mon – Wed & Fri. FINANCE BOARD TOWN COLLECTOR As Necessary 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday-Friday HEALTH, BOARD OF VETERANS’ AGENT As Necessary Hours: www.townofgb.org HISTORICAL COMMISSION Great Barrington Town Hall As Necessary SEWER and WATER COMMISSION HOUSING AUTHORITY 4:30 p.m. 1st Tuesday of each month 8:30 a.m. 1st Tuesday of each month ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS at Heaton Court As Necessary TELEPHONE NUMBERS Berkshire Hills Regional School District 298-4017 Monument Mountain 528-3346 Monument Valley Regional Middle School 644-2300 Muddy Brook Regional Elementary 644-2350 Fire Department Burning Permits www.bcburnpermits.com or 298-5562 Glendale Station 298-3242 Hose Company No. 1 298-4866 Interlaken Station 298-4956 Highway Department 298-5506 Police Department 298-4179 Sewer and Water Department 298-4067 Town Offices 298-4170 Accountant ext. 255 Assessors ext. 254 Building Inspector ext. 257 Conservation Commission ext. 259 Council on Aging ext. 263 Facilities Manager ext. 260 Planning Board ext. 261 Selectmen & Town Administrator ext. 250 Town Clerk ext. 251 Town Collector ext. 253 Treasurer ext. 252 2 Town Officers of Stockbridge Moderator Gary D. Johnston Select Board Wayne Slosek Don Chabon Kate Fletcher Ernest Cardillo Lisa Sauer Terry Flynn Marie Raftery Board of Assessors Treasurer Douglas Goudey Karen T. Williams Thomas Stokes Gary M. Pitney Tree Warden Peter L. Curtin, Jr. Town Clerk Teresa Iemolini Parks and Recreation Julie Edmonds Town Collector Steven Knopf Nancy E. Socha George Manley Board of Health Housing Authority Cathy Plakun Bernard Edmonds Charles Kenny Charles Gillett, State Appointee, Henry Schwerner R. Timothy Minkler Dawn Anne Rabinowitz Sewer and Water Commissioners James Welch Donald C. Schneyer JoAnne Redding Thomas Paul Schuler Peter J. Socha Regional School Committee Sean Stephen Planning Board Jason St. Peter Gary M. Pitney Daniel Weston Eugene Talbot Ruth Pearce APPOINTEES AND COMMITTEES Accountant Wire Inspector Elaine Markham Nicholas Fredsall Henry Blanchard, Alternate Building Inspector Ned Baldwin Town Administrator Danielle Fillio Plumbing Inspector Gregory M. Pilling Veterans’ Agent Laurie Hils Emergency Management Christopher Marsden, Director Highway Superintendent Leonard Tisdale, Jr. 3 Principal Assessor Memorial Day Committee Michael Blay Harold French Lisa Thorne Police Chief Tim Minkler Darrell Fennelly Keith Raftery Historical Commission Skip Whalen Maria Carr Jim Dolson Linda Jackson, Chairman Merrill Sanderson Peter Williams Don Coleman Fred Coleman Fire Chief Debra Coleman Ernest Cardillo Ron Muir Neil Haywood, Deputy Town Counsel Gas Inspector J. Raymond Miyares Gregory M. Pilling, 2018 Conservation Commission Cultural Council Thomas LaBelle Karen Marshall Ronald Broucker Christine Rasmussen Joseph DeGiorgis Mary Flournoy John Hart Rebecca Weinman Jay Rhind Jessica Meagher Louise Gachet, alternate Lynn Edelstein George Shippey Patrick White Sally Underwood-Miller, Alternate, Secretary Berkshire Regional Planning Carol Owens, Alternate, Animal Inspector Selectmen appted John Drake Board of Registrars Finance Board Teresa Iemolini Jay Bikofsky, Chairman Jennifer Carmichael Mary Boyce Nancy Clark Neil Holden Nancy Ann Wilcox James McMenamy Jim Balfanz Cable Advisory Committee Diane Heady-Ruess William Lehman Steve Shatz, Alternate Zoning Board of Appeals Green Communities Committee Thomas Schuler Laura Dubester, Chairman Robert Edwards Michael Buffoni James Murray Patricia Flinn Linda Day Charles Gillett John H. Spencer Pamela Sanders Robert Jones, Alternate Starbuck Smith John Hyson, Alternate Chris Marsden Tom Stokes 4 Community Preservation Committee Council on Aging Steve Knopf, Parks and Rec Elizabeth DiGrigoli, Director Katherine Fletcher, Planning Board Lynne French Linda Jackson, Historical Com Ronald Muir Gary Pitney, Assessors Nancy O’Brien Jay Bikofsky, Finance Com Susan Rogers Chuck Gillett, Housing Authority Diane Sheridan, Chairman Carol Owens, Selectmen Jessi Meagher, Selectmen Dog Officer Sally Underwood-Miller, Chairman, Donald Holmes for Con Com Historic Preservation Committee Elderly and Disabled Committee Carl Sprague, Chairman Joyce Hovey Jorja Marsden Elizabeth McCormack Gary Johnston Helen McCormick Jay Rhind Gary Pitney Pam Sandler Maria Carr Peter Williams, Secretary Tammy Touponce Cemetery Commission Karen Williams Cemetery Consultant, Joe Gardino Constables Board of Selectmen - Ernest J. Cardillo, Darrell Fennelly Don Chabon, Terry Flynn Kirk Nichols Laurel Hill Representative, Michael Bourisk Karen Marshall Donald Hopkins Town Clerk, Teresa Iemolini Rosario Messina Charles Gillett Shauna Slater Highway Supt., Leonard Tisdale, Jr. Special Police Chad Heath Jake Stringer 5 TOWN CLERK’S REPORT FOR 2017 Vital Statistics Population 1943 Registered Voters 1622 Number of Births 6 Number of Marriages 16 Number of Deaths 29 At the recommendation of the Registry of Vital Records and the United States Department of State, we no longer print the individual names from vital records in the town report. This will help to protect the privacy of individuals as well as help to curb identity theft. Raffle Permits Issued Raffle Permits 0 Dog Licenses Males 14 Neutered Males 122 Females 7 Spayed Females 125 Kennel 2 Replacements 1 Transfers __ 0 Totals 271 $1871.00 Paid to the Town Treasurer for Dog Licenses & Late Fee Fees amounting to an additional $7204.36 were also turned over to the Town Treasurer for the sale of certified birth, marriage and death records and the filing of marriage intentions. Special permits, the recording of business certificates (DBA), and the sale of street lists, bylaws, and other miscellaneous services also contributed to this figure. 6 2017 Elections and Town Meetings On Monday, January 23, 2017 a Special Town Meeting was held. There were 62 out of 1681 registered voters in attendance at the meeting. The Annual Town Meeting was held on Monday, May 15th. There were 259 registered voters of the 1602 registered voters that attended this meeting. On May 17, 2016, the Annual Town Election had a turnout of 409 registered voters. The number of registered voters at that time was 1602. I would once again like to thank the wonderful group of people who help me during the Elections and Town Meetings; I couldn’t do it without them. This year I am very proud to say that I became a Certified Massachusetts Municipal Town Clerk. I was able to accomplish this by successfully completing a written exam as well as fulfilling the educational requirements. It was a great learning experience for me and one which I feel will in turn benefit the Town of Stockbridge. Respectfully submitted, TERESA IEMOLINI Town Clerk 7 IN MEMORIAM OF THOSE WHO HAVE SERVED THE TOWN John Spencer Jr. Planning Board Zoning Board of Appeals Community Preservation Committee Linda Day Zoning Board of Appeals Robert Marsden Conservation Commission Sarah Begley Planning Board Frances Schneyer Poll Worker Lawrence Kuber Town Employee John Kingston Cultural Council 8 GENERAL SERVICES Selectmen’s Report To the Citizens of Stockbridge, Massachusetts: Following is the report of your duly elected Select Board for the period