Rosemary Sedgewick 2013 TOWN OF BOXBOROUGH 2014 ANNUAL TOWN REPORT Cover Photography, “Boxborough Mailboxes”, by Rosemary Sedgwick, 2013 Email [email protected] for a copy of the collage with your mailbox substituted Town of Boxborough Annual Report for the Year Ending December 31, 2014 Annual Town Meeting Monday, May 11, 2015 Blanchard Memorial School 7:00 p.m. Town Election Monday, May 18, 2015 Town Hall 12:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. i ii IN MEMORIAM Warren H. Morse (1934-2014) Fire Chief, 1972-1988 Director of Public Works, 1972-2000 Helen W. Whitcomb (1918-2014) Board of Registrars, 1962-1964 Dean E. Machamer (1932-2014) Council on Aging, 2003-2006 iii iv DEDICATED TO THE PEOPLE OF BOXBOROUGH WHO MAKE OUR TOWN A RURAL , ENGAGED COMMUNITY FOR ALL v vi Thank you to all who contributed to the Town of Boxborough’s 2014 Annual Report, with special thanks to volunteers Bradford Gray and Becky Busby for compiling, formatting, and editing the submissions vii viii TABLE OF CONTENTS ALPHABETIZED FOR EASE OF USE Page Accountant ................................................................................................................................. 13 Acton-Boxborough Cultural Council......................................................................................... 61 Agricultural Commission ........................................................................................................... 68 Animal Control – Dogs and Cats ............................................................................................... 29 Animal Control Officer .............................................................................................................. 28 Animal Inspector ....................................................................................................................... 28 Appointments ............................................................................................................................... 3 Assessor ..................................................................................................................................... 12 Board of Health.......................................................................................................................... 50 Central Massachusetts Mosquito Control Project (CMMCP) .............................................. 56 Nashoba Associated Boards of Health ................................................................................. 53 Board of Registrars .................................................................................................................... 30 Board of Selectmen ...................................................................................................................... 8 Boxborough Facts and Figures .................................................................................................... 1 Boxborough Housing Board ...................................................................................................... 38 Building Department ................................................................................................................. 30 Cemetery Commission ............................................................................................................... 58 Conservation Commission ......................................................................................................... 36 Constables .................................................................................................................................. 36 Council on Aging ....................................................................................................................... 59 Department of Public Works ..................................................................................................... 57 Dispatch ..................................................................................................................................... 35 Elected Town Officials ................................................................................................................ 3 Electrical Inspector .................................................................................................................... 31 Emergency Numbers and Meetings Schedule ......................................................................... 169 Energy Committee ..................................................................................................................... 67 Federal Officials .......................................................................................................................... 2 Field Driver ................................................................................................................................ 28 Finance Committee .................................................................................................................... 25 Fire Department ......................................................................................................................... 32 Historical Commission .............................................................................................................. 49 Littleton Electrical Light Department ........................................................................................ 50 Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) .......................................................................... 43 Minuteman Advisory Group on Interlocal Coordination (MAGIC) .......................................... 48 Officials of the Commonwealth ................................................................................................... 2 Personnel Board ......................................................................................................................... 10 Planning Board .......................................................................................................................... 40 Plumbing Inspector .................................................................................................................... 31 Police Department ..................................................................................................................... 34 Public Celebration and Ceremonies Committee ........................................................................ 63 ix Recreation Commission ............................................................................................................. 64 Resident Interest Form ............................................................................................................. 166 Sargent Memorial Library ......................................................................................................... 68 Schools ....................................................................................................................................... 71 Acton-Boxborough Regional ................................................................................................ 75 Blanchard Memorial ............................................................................................................. 71 Minuteman Regional ............................................................................................................ 91 Steele Farm Advisory Committee.............................................................................................. 66 Tax Collector ............................................................................................................................. 19 Town Clerk – Vital Statistics ..................................................................................................... 30 Town Counsel ............................................................................................................................ 10 Town Phone Directory ............................................................................................................. 171 Treasurer .................................................................................................................................... 20 Treasurer Trust Fund Report...................................................................................................... 24 Veterans Agent .......................................................................................................................... 58 Warrant and Proceedings .......................................................................................................... 94 Special/Annual Town Meeting, May 12, 2014 ..................................................................... 94 State Primary Election, September 9, 2014 ........................................................................ 159 State Election, November 4, 2014 ...................................................................................... 161 Well-Being Committee .............................................................................................................. 61 Zoning Board of Appeals ........................................................................................................... 38 x BOXBOROUGH FACTS AND FIGURES INCORPORATED: February 25, 1783 POPULATION: 5,172 (May 2012) 4,996 (Federal Census 2010)* AREA: 10.39 Square Miles FORM OF GOVERNMENT: Open Town Meeting – Board of Selectmen VOTERS: 3,401 CENSUS TRACT: 3881 TAX RATE: $16.65 (FY 15) $17.69 (FY 14) $17.69 (FY 13) $17.87 (FY 12) $17.38 (FY 11) $16.53 (FY 10) SCHOOLS: Acton-Boxborough Regional School District