2009 ANNUAL REPORTS ANNUAL 2009 TOWN OF HARWICH OF TOWN TOWN OF HARWICH • ANNUAL REPORTS 2009 Harwich Cover 2009_Harwich Cover 3/23/10 9:21 AM Page 1 Harwich Cover 2009_Harwich Cover 3/23/10 9:21 AM Page 2 TOWN OF HARWICH - TELEPHONE NUMBERS TOWN OFFICES Animal Control Officer . 430-7565 Board of Assessors. 430-7503 Building Department . 430-7506 Cemetery Commission . 430-7549 Channel 18 . 430-7569 Community Center . 430-7568 Conservation Commission. 430-7538 Conservation Director. 430-7538 Council on Aging . 430-7550 Outreach Program . 430-7551 Disposal Area Scalehouse . 430-7558 Family Resource Center . 430-7216 Harbormaster. 430-7532 Harbor Workshop. 430-7529 Health Department. 430-7509 Department of Public Works . 430-7555 Inspectors (Gas, Wiring, Plumbing). 430-7507 Planning Board . 430-7511 Recreation & Youth . 430-7553 Recreation Director’s Office . 430-7554 Beach Sticker Sellers (June - Labor Day) . 430-7638 Selectmen’s Office . 430-7513 TTY (For the Hearing Impaired) . 430-7537 Town Accountant . 430-7518 Town Administrator . 430-7513 Town Clerk . 430-7516 Town Engineer. 430-7508 Town Nurse . 430-7505 Town Planner. 430-7511 Town Treasurer/Tax Collector. 430-7501 Veterans’ Agent . 430-7510 Water Department . 432-0304 Youth Counselor . 430-7836 LIBRARIES Brooks Free Library . 430-7562 Chase Library . 432-2610 Harwich Port Library . 432-3320 CRANBERRY VALLEY GOLF COURSE Administration/Pro Shop . 430-5234 Maintenance . 430-7561 Tee Times . 430-7560 SCHOOL DEPARTMENT Business Office . 430-7203 Elementary School . 430-7216 Middle School . 430-7212 High School. 430-7207 Front Cover: Memorial Day 2009 - Norman Gill officiating Superintendent of Schools . 430-7200 Photo by Ed McManus **** ALL EMERGENCY CALLS . 911 **** Back Cover: Harwich Public Safety Facility POLICE DEPARTMENT Emergency Calls. 432-1212 Photo by Bill Galvin Other Calls . 430-7541 FIRE DEPARTMENT Emergency Calls. 432-2323 Other Calls . 430-7546 2009 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE OFFICERS OF THE TOWN OF HARWICH FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2009 Printed on Recycled Paper (30% post consumer) by J & R Graphics, Inc. Hanover, MA – (800) 852-2252 Table of Contents In Memoriam . 6 Gifts to the Town . 9 ADMINISTRATION Town Officers Elected. 10 Appointed . 11 Board of Selectmen . 24 Town Administrator . 27 Planning Board & Planning Department. 30 Board of Registrars . 35 TOWN RECORDS Town Clerk Fees Collected . 36 Licenses & Stamps Sold . 37 Births, Deaths, Marriages . 37 Special Town Meeting - February 5, 2009 . 38 Annual Town Meeting - May 4, 2009. 57 Special Town Meeting - May 5, 2009. 93 Annual Town Election - May 19, 2009. 150 Special Town Meeting - November 12, 2009 . 155 Special State Primary - December 8, 2009. 178 HUMAN SERVICES Council on Aging . 181 Agricultural Commission . 185 Brooks Free Library . 186 Caleb Chase Fund. 193 Cape Cod Commission . 195 Cape Light Compact. 198 Cape Cod Regional Transit Authority . 200 Cultural Council . 201 Board of Health . 204 Health Director. 206 Housing Committee . 212 Veterans’ Services. 218 Voter Information Committee . 219 Youth Counselor. 221 3 PUBLIC SAFETY Animal Control Officer . 223 Animal Inspector. 224 Building Department. 225 Department of Emergency Management. 227 Fire Department & Emergency Medical Services . 230 Police Department . 236 Police Headquarters Building Committee . 245 Public Safety Dispatch. 246 ENVIRONMENT & PUBLIC WORKS Architectural Advisory Committee . 248 Assembly of Delegates . 249 Bikeways Committee. 254 Cemetery Commission . 256 Channel 18 . 258 Community Center Facilities Committee. 260 Community Preservation Committee . 264 Conservation Commission . 266 Engineering Department . 268 Golf Committee . 270 Harbormaster/Natural Resources Department. 272 Pleasant Bay Alliance . 285 Public Works Department . 287 Real Estate & Open Space Committee . ..