Town of Boxford Annual Report 2014 BOXFORD ANNUAL TOWN REPORT 2014 Boxford, Massachusetts BOXFORD OFFICIALS VOTERS ELECT Town Clerk Board of Commissioners Constables Assessors of Trust Funds (2) (3) (3) Planning Board School Committee Regional District (7) (5) School Committee (4) Moderator Library Trustees Board of Health (9) (5) Appoints Appoint Appoints No. Shore Reg. Director of Director of Vocational Libraries Public Health Committee Rep. Board of Selectmen (5) APPOINTS OFFICERS COMMITTEES AD HOC COMMITTEES Town Administrator Agricultural Commission Border to Boston Trail Animal Control Officer Community Preservation Haynes Land Advisory Communications Director Council on Aging Housing Partnership Director of Municipal Finance/ Board of Appeals Friends of the Ackerman Emergency Management Director Cultural Arts Council Playground Committee Town Accountant Cable TV Advisory Fire Chief Capital Budgeting INDEPENDENT Election Officers Community Preservation Act SERVICES FOR THE Forest Warden Computer Management TOWN OF BOXFORD Inspectors of Animals, Conservation Commission Boxford Athletic Buildings, Wiring, Fence Viewers Association Plumbing/Gas Finance Committee BTA/BOLT, Inc. Treasurer/Tax Collector Town Forest Historic Document Center Parking Clerk Historic Districts Commission H.A.W.C. (Help for Abused Police Chief Lakes, Ponds & Streams Women & Children) Supt. of Public Works Boxford Land Tri-Town Council on Youth Sealer of Weights & Measures Personnel Board & Family Service Town Counsel Permanent Non-School Building Boxford Cable Access Veterans’ Agent Recreation Television Veterans’ Graves Officer Recycling Registrar of Voters IN MEMORIAM 201420142014 Paul French (((1942-2014) Paul French was a past member of the Town Forest Committee, BTA-BOLT, and the Conservation Commission. He had his house built in Boxford and moved here in December 1971, with his wife and three girls. Paul French was a State Trooper for over 40 years, reporting out of the Topsfield barracks for many years, patrolling Route 95 through Boxford. Paul loved nature and every chance he got he was hiking, skiing (both downhill and cross-country), canoeing or kayaking. He was an avid weight lifter, and he was always interested in fitness. Paul knew every trail in Boxford and skied extensively in New Hampshire and Maine. He was known in Boxford for buying only native plants for the gardens he planted in his yard. His interests and the areas he served his community were many: Below is a list of organizations/roles to which Paul French committed his energy: Past President, Sons of Norway, Morgensolen Lodge, Beverly Member of the Birka Lodge (Sweden), Hamilton (where he was a member of the Scandinavian Folk Dance Troupe Member of the All Saints Episcopal Church in Danvers (formerly Calvary), served on the vestry Member of the Audubon Society Member of the Blue Angels Charter member of Hogan Regional ARC Paul was devoted to his family, his church, and nature, in that order. He was born October 15, 1942 and died June 12, 2014, after a lengthy battle with a bacterial infection. Paul French is sorely missed by his family and his community and we have chosen 2014 as the year we honor his memory with the dedication of the Town of Boxford’s Annual Report. TABLE OF CONTENTS TOWN OFFICERS Elected Officials……………………………………………………………………. 10 Appointed…………………………………………………………………………. 12 Committees, Boards & Commissions…………………………………………….. 14 Ad Hoc Committees………………………………………………………………. 20 Schools……………………………………………………………………………. 21 Independent Services……………………………………………………………... 22 Meeting Schedules………………………………………………………………... 23 GENERAL GOVERNMENT Board of Selectmen……………………………………………………………….. 26 Town Counsel……………………………………………………………………... 30 Personnel Board…………………………………………………………………... 31 Boxford Housing Partnership Committee………………………………………… 32 TOWN CLERK Annual Town Meeting May 13, 2014…………………………………………..… 34 Annual Town Election May 20, 2014……………………………………………. 54 State Primary Election September 9, 2014……………………………………..… 56 State Election November 4, 2014……………………………………………… 60 Licenses Permits and Vital Statistics…………………………………………… 63 FINANCE Accountant’s Independent Auditor’s Report…………………………………….. 66 Finance Committee………………………………………………………………. 110 Board of Assessors……………………………………………………………….. 111 Treasurer/Collector of Taxes……………………………………………………... 113 Perley-Parkhurst-Cole Memorial Trust Fund Awards…………………………… 118 Guidelines for Perley-Parkhurst Memorial Trust Fund………………………….. 119 Capital Budgeting Committee……………………………………………………. 122 PUBLIC SAFETY Communications………………………………………………………………….. 124 Police……………………………………………………………………………… 128 Fire………………………………………………………………………………… 133 Animal Control…………………………………………………………………… 138 EDUCATION Library Trustees………………………………………………………………….. 142 Elementary School Committee…………………………………………………… 145 Masconomet Regional District School Committee……………………………….. 158 North Shore Regional Vocational School Committee……………………………. 161 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS 172 HEALTH AND INSPECTIONS Board of Health…………………………………………………………………… 176 Animal Inspector………………………………………………………………….. 180 Building Inspector………………………………………………………………… 181 Electrical Inspector……………………………………………………………….. 181 Plumbing and Gas Inspector………………………………………………………. 181 Sealer of Weights and Measures………………………………………………….. 182 Visiting Nurse Association………………………………………………………... 183 PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Agricultural Commission…………………………………………………………. 188 Community Preservation Act Committee………………………………………… 189 Conservation Commission………………………………………………………... 190 Haynes Land Advisory Committee………………………………………………. 193 Lakes, Ponds & Streams Committee……………………………………………… 194 Land Committee………………………………………………………………….. 197 Permanent Building Committee………………………………………………… 198 Planning Board……………………………………………………………………. 200 Sustainability Committee…………………………………………………………. 203 Tree Warden……………………………………………………………………… 204 Zoning Board of Appeals………………………………………………………… 205 COMMUNITY SERVICES Border to Boston Path Committee……………………………………………….. 208 Cultural Arts Council……………………………………………………………... 210 Council on Aging…………………………………………………………………. 212 Historic District Commission…………………………………………………….. 215 Historical Commission……………………………………………………………. 217 Recreation Committee/Recreational Path Subcommittee………………………… 219 Recycling Committee……………………………………………………………. 222 Veterans’ Services………………………………………………………………… 227 Veterans’ Graves Officer………………………………………………………. 229 INDEPENDENT SERVICES Boxford Cable Access Television (BCATv)……………………………………… 232 Boxford Trails Association (BTA/BOLT)………………………………………... 234 H.A.W.C. (Help for Abused Women and their Children)………………………… 235 Boxford Historic Document Center………………………………………………. 238 Tri-Town Council on Youth and Family Services……………………………….. 239 TOWN OF BOXFORD TELEPHONE NUMBERS…………………………... 249 BOXFORD INFORMATION………………………………………………….. 251 Demographics State and Federal Representation TOOWWNNOWN OOOFFFFIICCEERRSSFFICERS EEELLEECCTTEEDDLECTED AAAPPOINTED CCCOMMITTEES,,, BBBOOAARRDDSSOARDS &&& CCCOMMISSIONS AAADDD HHHOOCCOC CCCOOMMMMIITTTTOMMITTEESOMMITTEEEESSEES SSSCCHHOOOOLLSSCHOOLS IIINDEPENDENT SSSEERRVVIICCEESSERVICES MMMEEEETTIINNGGEETING SSSCHEDULES ELECTED TOWN OFFICIALS MODERATOR Gerald R. Johnston (2017) BOARD OF SELECTMEN Stephen A. Davis (2014) Mary Anne Nay, Chair (2016) Peter C. Perkins, Clerk (2016) Charles J. Costello (2015) Charles E. Killam (2015) William R. Cargill, Jr. (2017) TOWN CLERK Robin Phelan (2016) BOARD OF ASSESSORS David F. Benson, Chair (2016) Judy Murray-Magill (2017) Diane Headrick (2015) BOXFORD SCHOOL COMMITTEE Pamela Messenger (2014) Marc C. Mercier (2015) Heather N. Vaz (2017) David Rivers.(2015) Christine Bolzan (2016) Yu Ching Buehler (2017) MASCONOMET REGIONAL DISTRICT Kathleen Tyler (2014) SCHOOL COMMITTEE Daniel J. Volchok (2017) Paula Fitzsimmons (2015) Ben Messenger (2016) Carolyn Julia Miller (2017) PLANNING BOARD Robert C. Gore, Chair (2015) Angela Steadman (2016) Jeff Kruck(2019) Holly Langer (2017) Ellen Nestervich (2015) J. Steve Merriam, Jr. (2016) Patrick G. Canonica (2017) BOARD OF HEALTH Alexander Constan (2014) Louise Kress (2016) Richard Taylor (2017) Malcolm Kinnaird (2015) Rick Fahrner (2015) Heather L. Forand (2017) Vacancy (2017) Vacancy (2015) TRUSTEES OF THE BOXFORD Susan E. Daley (Resigned) PUBLIC LIBRARIES Pauline Jenkins, (Resigned) Jullian Troake, Chair (2016) Heidi Ellard,(2017) Jane M. Moody (2015) Carole Davis (2015) George A. Fischer (2016) CONSTABLES - EAST PARISH Mark J. Balding (2017) - WEST PARISH David Smallman (2017) COMMISSIONERS OF TRUST FUNDS Anthony C. DiNanno, Chair (2016) Judith A. Stickney (2015) Kathy Zolla (2017) APPOINTED TOWN OFFICERS TOWN COUNSEL Kopelman and Paige, P.C. TOWN ADMINISTRATOR Alan J. Benson DIRECTOR OF MUNICIPAL FINANCE/ TOWN ACCOUNTANT Kathleen J. Benevento SUPERINTENDENT, DEPARTMENT John C. Dold OF PUBLIC WORKS POLICE CHIEF Michael J. Murphy FIRE CHIEF Kerry C. Stickney INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS Robert Aldenberg DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS Warren E. Gould DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC HEALTH Kendell Longo DIRECTOR BOXFORD EMERGENCY Robert D. Hazelwood MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC LIBRARIES Patty Dittulio (Resigned) Jeanette Glesmann (Interim) PROCUREMENT OFFICER Alan J. Benson TREASURER/TAX COLLECTOR Ellen S. Guerin VETERANS' AGENT Edward Vincent Mitchell (District Director) VETERANS' GRAVE OFFICER Javier G. Morales FOREST WARDEN Kerry C. Stickney ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER Helen L. Phillips ALTERNATE ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER Reed Wilson AMERICAN DISABILITIES ACT COORDINATOR Mary Anne Nay PARKING CLERK Ellen