ANNUAL REPORTS of the OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES TOWN OF HUBBARDSTON 2018 1 2 The 2018 Annual Report is dedicated to longtime resident and Library Director, Jayne Arata. Jayne continues to be a warm welcoming face in the Hubbardston Public Library. Those who know her know how much of an asset she is to the Community. Jayne will be setting off on the next chapter of her life in April 2019, retiring and traveling the open roads. We are grateful for the way she served the community and wish her all the best. The Hubbardston Board of Selectmen 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS Hubbardston Profile 6 State & Local Officials 7 Elected Officials 8 Appointed Officials 10 ADMINISTRATION Board of Selectmen 16 Board of Assessors 19 Town Accountant Balance Sheet 22 Statement of Debt 23 Expenditure Report 37 Tax Collector/Treasurer Summary of Collections 62 Trust Funds 63 General Funds 64 TOWN SERVICES Agricultural Commission 66 Building Department 67 Cable Advisory Committee 69 Cemetery Commission 70 Community Preservation Committee - no report submitted - Conservation Commission 71 Council on Aging 73 Cultural Council 75 Dept. of Public Works 76 Finance Committee 79 Historical Commission 80 Hubbardston Public Library 81 Open Space Committee 84 Parks Commission 85 Plumbing/Gas Inspector - no report submitted - Special Events 86 Tree Warden – no report submitted - Town Center Committee 88 Veterans Agent Services 90 Wiring Inspector – no report submitted - 4 PROTECTION OF PERSONS & PROPERTY Board of Health 92 Recycling Center 93 Fire Department 94 Police Department & Communications Center 96 PLANNING Planning Board 102 Zoning Board of Appeals 104 EDUCATION Quabbin Regional School District Superintendent Report 108 High School Principal Report 110 Middle School Principal Report 112 Center School Principal Report 114 Personnel Salary Data 119 Montachusett Regional Vocational Technical School 155 TOWN CLERK Town Clerk 174 List of By-Laws Approved and MGL's Accepted 177 Town Meetings and Elections 179 OTHER INFORMATION Hubbardston Employees Compensation 2018 248 Fiscal Year 2018 Approved Budget 251 Town Offices Mailing Addresses 261 5 HUBBARDSTON PROFILE YEAR INCORPORATED- 1767 POPULATION: 4344 REGISTERED VOTERS: 3307 TAX RATE: $15.13 OPERATING BUDGET: $9,023,955 OPEN TOWN MEETING GOVERNMENT 5 MEMBER BOARD OF SELECTMEN AREA: 41.03 SQUARE MILES ROAD MILES: 88 BIRTHS- 27 DEATHS- 30 MARRIAGES- 15 BROUGHT TO TOWN FOR BURIAL- 6 RESOURCES FOR TOWN HISTORY History of the Town of Hubbardston, Volume 1 by Rev. J.M. Stowe History of the Town of Hubbardston, 1881- 1976, by Leo J. Sullivan Hubbardston Mass Pictorial, 1829- 1982, by M. Sherback, M. Haynes, J. McCauley Hubbardston Historic Cultural Resources Survey 1994- 1995, by Margaret Hepler Images of America, Hubbardston, by Gary W. Kangas Hubbardston, MA, The Legacy of a Town…A Family, A Way of Life (2 set DVD), Gary Kangas 6 STATE AND LOCAL OFFICIALS GOVERNOR ATTORNEY GENERAL Charlie Baker Maura Healey Office of the Governor Office of Attorney General Karyn Polito One Ashburton Place Office of the Lt. Governor Boston, MA 02108-1518 MA State House, Room 280 617-727-2200 Boston, MA 02133 www.ago.state.ma.us 617-725-4005 www.mass.gov/governor Massachusetts Congressional Delegation – Senate Elizabeth Warren Edward J. Markey Boston Office Boston Office 2400 JFK Federal Building 975 JFK Federal Building 15 New Sudbury Street 15 New Sudbury Street Boston, MA 02203 Boston, MA 02203 Phone: (617) 565-3170 Phone: (617) 565-8519 http://www.warren.senate.gov/ http://www.markey.senate.gov/ Washington D.C. Office Washington D.C. Office 317 Hart Senate Office Building 255 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, D. C. 20510 Washington, D. C. 20510 (202) 224-4543 (202) 224- 2742 House of Representatives (Federal) - 2nd Worcester District James McGovern Leominster Office 438 Cannon HOB 24 Church Street, Room 27 Washington, D.C. 20515 Leominster, MA 01453 Phone 202-225-6101 Phone 978-466-3552 Fax 202-225-5759 Fax 978-466-3973 State Legislators Senator Anne Gobi Representative Donald Berthiaume State House, Room 513 State House, Room 540 Boston, MA 02133 Boston, MA 02133 617-722-1540 617-722-2090 [email protected] [email protected] 7 ELECTED OFFICIALS Board of Assessors- 3 members for terms of 3 years John Prentiss (Chair) - 2019 Albert Afonso - 2020 Jeffrey Young - 2021 Board of Health- 5 members for terms of 3 years William Homans - 2020 Catherine Hansgate - 2019 Katherine Saab - 2021 VACANT VACANT Board of Selectmen- 5 members for terms of 3 years Daniel Galante (Chair) - 2019 Patrick Girouard - 2021 Richard Haddad - 2020 Michael Stauder - 2019 Jeffrey L. Williams - 2021 Cemetery Commission- 3 members for terms of 3 years Paul F. Sweeney (Chair) - 2019 Pamela Henning - 2021 Raven Kaldera - 2020 Marcia Howlett - Clerk Finance Committee- 5 members for terms of 3 years Susan Rayne (Chair) - 2019 Timothy Hart - 2018 Shannon Erb - 2020 Joshua Lerner - 2019 David Conaghan (Appointed) - 2019 Housing Authority- 4 members for terms of 5 years + 1 State appointee VACANT Moderator- 1 person for a term of 3 years Edward Leonard - 2019 8 Park Commissioners- 5 members for terms of 3 years Sanda Barry (Chair) - 2020 Brian Matheson - 2019 Jason Guertin - 2019 Kris Pareago - 2021 David R. Sacramone - 2020 Planning Board- 5 members for terms of 5 years Thomas F. Robinson (Chair) - 2019 William Homans- 2023 Alice Livdahl (Appointed) - 2019 Kendall Daly- 2021 Craig Boissoneau - 2022 Francois Steiger - 2019 (Associate Member) Quabbin Regional School District Committee– 4 members for terms of 3 years Debra Chamberlain - 2020 William Hansen - 2021 Dave Correia II - 2021 Mark Wigler - 2019 Trustees of the Public Library- 6 members for terms of 3 years Judith L. McArthur (Chair) - 2019 Josephine Amato - 2020 Heather Bourque - 2020 Connie Strittmatter - 2021 Johanna Henning - 2019 Thomas F. Robinson - 2021 9 APPOINTED OFFICIALS Accountant Laurie Bartkus Agricultural Commission- 5 members for terms of 3 years Catherine Hansgate - (Chair) - 2019 Thomas Colyer - 2021 Allison Smith - 2020 Keith Tetreault - 2021 Jane Abbott - 2021 Animal Control Officer Cheryl Slack Nina Decot Kristen Salerno Animal Inspector Kristen Salerno Cheryl Slack - Alternate Board of Registrars- 3 members for terms of 3 years and Town Clerk Richard Cunningham - 2020 Marcia Howlett - 2019 Dennis O’Donnell - 2021 Joyce Green - Town Clerk Building Commissioner/Private Ways Trench Inspector Richard Breagy Cable Advisory Committee Thomas Colyer (Chair) - 2019 Albert Afonso - 2019 John Nason – 2019 Gary Kangas - 2019 Capital Improvement Planning Committee- 5 members Finance Committee- 1 year term- VACANT Planning Board- 1 year term – VACANT (3) Town Residents appointed by BOS- 3 year term - VACANT 10 Community Preservation Committee- 3 year term Danielle Arakelian (Chair) - 2019 Stephanie Frend (Open Space Committee) - 2020 Sanda Barry (Parks Commission) - 2021 Barbara Carpenter (Historical Commission) – 2021 Susan Fox (Member at Large) – 2020 Thomas Robinson (Planning Board) - 2021 VACANT (Conservation Commission) VACANT (Member at Large) Conservation Commission-3 year term Richard Green (Chair) - 2021 Anthony Coppola - 2019 Tomas Larson - 2021 Kayla Larson-Dubois - 2020 Constables - 3 year term Pamela Henning - 2019 Bella Kaldera - 2020 Paul F. Sweeney - 2021 Council on Aging- 9 members for terms of 3 years Hilary Scott Jr. (Chair) - 2021 Bonnie Cunningham - 2020 Roberta Keane - 2020 Florence Pervier - 2019 Walter Scott - 2019 MaryEllen Shaughnessy - 2021 Richard Student – Resigned William Lipka - 2021 Nancy Afonso – 2020 Council on Aging Director Claudia Provencal Cultural Council - 5 members for terms of 3 years William Shea - (Chair) - 2019 Donna Shea - 2021 Lori Engle - 2021 Sara Lyon – 2021 Meghan Brown - Resigned 11 Department of Public Works Director/Trench Inspector Public Ways Travis Brown Economic Development Committee – 3 year term Rick Green (Chair) - 2019 Tom Larson (Vice-Chair) – 2019 Thomas Colyer - Resigned Katie Young – 2021 Emergency Management Planning Committee Dennis O’Donnell (Director) Judith O’Donnell (Asst Director) Travis Brown Robert Hayes Jr. Dennis Perron Executive Administrative Assistant Laurie Reed Financial Administrative Assistant Roberta Ann Thibault Fire Chief/ Hazardous Waste Coordinator/ Central Mass Emergency Medical Systems Corp. Representative- Robert Hayes Jr. Historical Commission- 5 members for terms of 3 years Gary Kangas- (Chair) - 2021 Barbara Carpenter - 2021 Kenneth Green – 2020 Martha Holgerson - 2020 Ernest Newcomb – 2022 MART Advisory Board Ryan McLane Memorial Day Committee Walter Scott John Nason Jamie Pitney James Berthiaume Claudia Provencal 12 Montachusett Joint Transportation Committee Travis Brown Montachusett Regional Planning Commission Representative VACANT Montachusett Regional Vocational Technical School Committee Kathleen Airoldi - 2022 Open Space Committee Robert Hatch - (Chair) - 2020 Stephanie Frend - 2020 Mark Kresge - 2019 Susan Worth - 2019 Rick Jones – 2019 VACANT Parking Clerk Sandra Nason Police Chief Dennis Perron Plumbing/Gas Inspector Anthony Hoffman Senior Tax Work Off Program Committee VACANT Sexual Harassment Officers Dennis Perron Special Events Advisor Katie Young Treasurer/Collector Sandra Nason Town Administrator Ryan McLane 13 Town Clerk Joyce E. Green Assistant Town Clerk Kelly Parker Town Counsel Kopelman & Paige, P.C. Town Center Committee - 9 members Daniel Galante (Chair) - 2021 Brett Duncan - 2021 Philip Churchill - 2021 William Hansen - 2021 William Homans - 2021 Brion Keagle