T O W N O F W E S T P O R T A N N U A L R E P O R T S 2011 BOARD OF SELECTMEN & OTHER BOARDS OF OFFICERS Including a Statement of the 1 Receipts and Expenditures for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2011 IN MEMORIAM THIS TOWN REPORT IS DEDICATED TO THE FOLLOWING PERSONS WHO SERVED THE TOWN OF WESTPORT AND PASSED AWAY DURING THE YEAR 2011 Anne “Pete” Watson Baker Historical Commission Sara Baldwin Gerald J. Boucher Poll Worker School Teacher Geraldine Craveiro Jane Dybowski Board of Registrars School Teacher Roger Griswold Mary E. Hart Historical Commission Town Nurse Evan Johnson Pauline D. Laursen Conservation Commission Beach Committee Jean E. Parsons James W. Pierce School Teacher Volunteer Fireman Roger M. Reed, Jr. Joyce Szelag Assistant Harbormaster Board of Assessor’s Clerk Lincoln Tripp William Wyatt, Jr. Historical Commission Historical Commission Zoning Board of Appeals 2 SPECIAL RECOGNITION TO THE FOLLOWING WHO HAVE SERVED AT LEAST TEN YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE TOWN OF WESTPORT Glen A. Ballou Principal Maintenance Specialist Town Hall, Annex & Police Station 11/25/91 – 5/16/11 Ronald E. Costa Veterans’ Service Agent 5/1/82 – 9/10/11 Lena Napert Westport Citizens Betterment Committee 7/1/93 – 6/30/11 John E. Gifford Deputy Police Chief 7/1/98 – 1/9/11 Police Officer 7/1/80 – 6/30/98 Reserve Police Officer 7/1/77 – 6/30/79 Robert W. Pierce Deputy Shellfish Constable 7/1/80 – 6/30/11 Marshall A. Ronco Police Officer 1/21/90 – 8/21/11 7/1/78 - 1984 Reserve Police Officer 7/1/74 – 6/30/78 Kendal Tripp Zoning Board of Appeals 7/1/75 – 6/30/11 3 SPECIAL RECOGNITION TO THE FOLLOWING WHO HAVE SERVED AT LEAST TEN YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE WESTPORT SCHOOL DEPARTMENT Linda Eastwood Teacher 2/14/78 – 8/31/11 Harry Proudfoot Teacher 6/17/85 – 8/31/11 Michael Roy Teacher 9/27/79 – 8/31/11 David Sullivan Teacher 2/14/77 – 9/9/11 4 A TRIBUTE TO THE FOLLOWING WHO HAVE DEDICATED AT LEAST FIVE YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE TOWN OF WESTPORT Joseph Boucher Central Village Public Improvements Committee 7/1/06 – 6/30/11 Gloria Cardoso-Santos Council on Aging Social Day Care Program Director 1/31/05 – 7/21/11 Elizabeth Collins Estuaries Project Committee 7/1/05 – 6/30/11 Sharon Connors Historical Commission 7/1/04 – 6/30/11 David Dionne Westport Energy Committee 7/1/04 – 8/1/11 Gregory Franchetti Planning Board 3/8/99 – 6/11 Elizabeth A. Medeiros Police Department Dispatcher 2/8/05 – 9/4/11 John D. White Cemetery Department Laborer 5 4/20/04 – 12/14/11 Joseph A. Wisniewski Library Trustee 4/12/05 – 4/11/11 A TRIBUTE TO THE FOLLOWING WHO HAVE DEDICATED AT LEAST FIVE YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE WESTPORT SCHOOL DEPARTMENT Dr. Marge Condon Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction 8/23/04 – 9/30/11 Stephen Cook Teacher 9/1/93 – 8/31/11 6 ABOUT WESTPORT SETTLED: 1670 - Incorporated July 2, 1787 223 years old in 2010 COUNTY: Bristol POPULATION: 1950 - 4,987 1960 - 7,185 1970 - 9,313 1980 - 13,604 1990 - 13,241 2000 - 14,206 2010 - 15,516 AREA: 61 Square Miles - 33,900 acres (Road Mileage - approximately 140 miles of accepted street, not including Routes 6, 88 & 177) HIGHEST ELEVATION ABOVE SEA LEVEL: 240 Feet TAX RATE: Fiscal Year 2011 $ 6.71 Fiscal Year 2010 $ 6.27 7 Fiscal Year 2009 $ 5.54 Fiscal Year 2008 $ 5.56 Fiscal Year 2007 $ 5.25 Fiscal Year 2006 $ 5.33 Fiscal Year 2005 $ 6.14 Fiscal Year 2004 $ 8.07 Fiscal Year 2003 $ 8.25 Fiscal Year 2002 $ 10.20 Fiscal Year 2001 $ 9.33 FORM OF GOVERNMENT: Open Town Meeting - Annual Meeting 1st Tuesday in May Board Of Selectmen/Town Administrator ANNUAL TOWN ELECTION: 2nd Tuesday in April HOSPITALS NEARBY: Charlton Memorial & St. Anne's in Fall River St. Luke's in New Bedford HUMAN SERVICES: Council on Aging Veterans Services HEALTH: Part-Time Community Nurse PUBLIC SAFETY: Full-Time Fire Department with two fire stations Trained Paramedics & EMT's provide emergency & ambulance service Full-Time Police Department UTILITIES: Electrical service provided by National Grid & NStar Electric Company Natural gas service provided by New England Gas Company Land line telephone service provided by Verizon SCHOOLS: Public: Elementary - Alice A. Macomber & Westport Elementary School Westport Middle School Westport High School Diman Regional Vocational Technical High School Bristol County Agricultural High School Private: Several private schools, nursery schools & day care centers CHURCHES: Three Catholic; two Congregational; one Methodist; one Quaker, Calvary Bible; one Chapel (seasonal) RECREATION: State Reservation - Horseneck Beach; thirty-five miles of shoreline and ponds provide for boating; sailing; fishing and 8 other water related sports; hunting; wide variety of seasonal programs and events under the jurisdiction of the Community Center Committee POST OFFICES: Main Office - 649 State Road Route 6), 02790 Central Village Station - 10 Adamsville Road, 02790 Noquochoke Station - Old County Road, 02790 Westport Point - Main Road, 02791 THE PEOPLE WHO REPRESENT YOU GOVERNOR His Excellency, Deval Patrick (D) Office of the Governor, Room 360 Boston, MA 02133 SENATORS IN CONGRESS The Honorable John Kerry (D) Russell Office Building, Rm.218 Washington, D.C. 20510 or 222 Millikin Boulevard, Suite 312 Fall River, MA 02721 The Honorable Scott P. Brown Dirksen Senate Office Building, Room 359 Washington, D.C. 20510……..or JFK Federal Building, Room 2400 15 New Sudbury Street Boston, MA 02203 REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS The Honorable Barney Frank (D) 4 TH DISTRICT 2252 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515- 2104 or 558 Pleasant Street New Bedford, MA 02740 SENATOR IN GENERAL COURT The Honorable Michael J. Rodriques (D) 1ST BRISTOL DISTRICT State House Room 167, Boston, MA 02133 or One Government Center, Fall River, MA 02720 9 Somerset Town Hall, 140 Wood Street Somerset, MA 02726 E-mail: [email protected] REPRESENTATIVE IN GENERAL COURT The Honorable Paul A. Schmid, III (D) 8TH BRISTOL DISTRICT State House, Room B2, Boston, MA 02133 or 1434 Pleasant Street, Fall River, MA 02723 E-mail: [email protected] BRISTOL COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Maria F. Lopes Christopher T. Saunders Paul B. Kitchen P.O. Box 208 Taunton, MA 02780 (508) 824-9681 TOWN OFFICERS - 2011 SELECTMEN TERM EXPIRES Craig J. Dutra 2012 James W. Coyne Jr. 2012 Richard M. Spirlet 2013 Steven J. Ouellette 2014 Antone C. Vieira Jr. 2014 TOWN CLERK Marlene M. Samson 2014 MODERATOR Steven W. Fors 2013 TREASURER George E. Foster 2014 COLLECTOR OF TAXES Carol A. Borden 10 2014 ASSESSORS Robert Grillo 2012 Stephen J. Medeiros 2013 John J. McDermott 2014 BOARD OF HEALTH John J. Colletti 2012 Sean M. Leach 2013 Donna L. Lambert 2014 SCHOOL COMMITTEE James Bernard 2012 Antonio Viveiros 2012 Eric Larrivee 2013 Michelle Duarte 2013 Michael P. Sullivan 2014 REGIONAL SCHOOL COMMITTEE Paul Jennings 2014 HIGHWAY SURVEYOR Harold J. Sisson, Jr. 2014 FISH COMMISSIONERS Bruce Gifford 2012 Jason C. Powell 2013 George Yeomans 2014 CONSTABLES Joseph Migliori 2014 William A. Pariseau 2014 LIBRARY TRUSTEES TERM EXPIRES Nancy M. Dawson 2012 Paul Cabral 2012 11 Robert J. Gormley 2013 Marjorie T. Sandborg 2013 Pauline B. Dooley 2014 Joseph A. Wisnewski Jr. 2014 LANDING COMMISSIONERS Christopher R. Gillespie 2012 Carl Tripp 2012 Maxwell Turner 2013 Harold J. Sisson, Jr. 2014 HOUSING AUTHORITY J. Duncan Albert 2013 Ronald E. Costa 2014 Elizabeth A. Collins 2015 Veronica F. Beaulieu 2016 Marjorie A. Holden (State Appointed) PLANNING BOARD James T. Whitin 2012 William D. Raus (appointed 7/25/11) 2012 David J.S. Emilita 2013 Gregory Franchett (resigned 4/26/11) 2014 Elaine Ostroff 2015 John Montano 2016 BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF TRUST FUNDS Robert Kugler 2012 Ronald Costa 2013 Maxwell Turner 2014 12 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TOWN CLERK VITAL STATISTICS BIRTHS....................................…………….. 78 MARRIAGES...............................………...... 84 DEATHS.................................………......... 156 POPULATION.........................……….... 15,355 NUMBER OF VOTERS.........………..… 11,601 BURIAL PERMITS ISSUED……………….... 59 LICENSES ISSUED BY THE TOWN CLERK 2011 Dog Licenses Amount Individual 1357 Kennel 13 Amount Paid to Treasurer $16,410.00 Hunting & Fishing Licenses Individual Licenses 153 Massachusetts Waterfowl Stamps 23 Archery Stamps 38 Primitive Firearms Stamps 36 Amount Paid to Treasurer $ 4,949.15 Beach Stickers Amount Paid to Treasurer $76,710.00 13 State Boat Ramp (Route 88) Amount Paid to Treasurer $ 9,000.00 Shellfish Permits Commercial Shellfish 57 Commercial Student 0 Dredging Permits 0 Family Shellfish 417 Senior Citizen Shellfish 171 Non-Resident Shellfish 61 14-Day Shellfish 11 Duplicate Licenses 2 Amount Paid to Treasurer $24,494.00 Scallop Permits Commercial Scallop 2 Family Scallop 25 Senior Citizen Scallop 3 Amount Paid to Treasurer $ 1,080.00 Miscellaneous Fees Amount Paid to Treasurer $25,760.00 Marijuana Violations Amount Paid to Treasurer $ 1,800.00 Auctioneers Licenses 2011 FEE $40.00 (License Expires One Year from Date of Issue) Gasoline Registration Renewals FEE $10.00 (Due: On or before April 30th) ISSUED 16 Junk Collectors Licenses 2011 FEE $30.00 (License Expires May 1, 2012 ISSUED JoEllen Sevigny 03/07/11 Excel Recycling LLC 04/19/11 Mid City Scrap Iron 05/02/11 Steven Ouellette 05/05/11 Robert J. Desmarais 05/10/11 William White 05/16/11 Edward Pereira 05/19/11 Gilbert Souza Sr. 05/24/11 G. Souza’s Hillside Motors 05/24/11 Gilbert Souza Jr. 05/24/11 Raymond W. Pease 05/27/11 A & E Metals Recycling 07/18/11 Raffle-Bazaar Permits 2011 14 FEE $20.00 (License Expires One Year from Date of Issue) ISSUED Boys & Girls Club of Fall River 03/17/11 Friends of the Recreation Commission 04/15/11 Planned Parenthood of Southern N.E.