2008 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE OFFICERS OF THE TOWN OF HARWICH FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2008 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 . 7 Hall of Fame Inductees . 8 ADMINISTRATION Town Officers Elected. 9 Appointed . 10 Board of Selectmen . 24 Town Administrator . 29 Planning Board. 32 Planning Department . 35 Board of Registrars . 38 TOWN RECORDS Town Clerk Fees Collected . 39 Licenses & Stamps Sold . 40 Births, Deaths, Marriages . 41 Presidential Primary - February 5, 2008. 42 Special Town Meeting - February 11, 2008 . 52 Annual Town Meeting - May 5, 2008. 66 Special Town Meeting - May 6, 2008. 104 Annual Town Election - May 20, 2008. 135 State Primary - September 16, 2008 . 139 Presidential Election, November 4, 2008 . 145 HUMAN SERVICES Brooks Free Library . 153 Caleb Chase Fund. 158 Cape Cod Commission . 160 Cape Light Compact. 166 Council on Aging . 168 Cultural Council . 171 Disability Rights Committee. 175 Forestry Committee . 177 Board of Health . 178 Health Director. 181 Housing Committee . 189 Treasure Chest . 192 Veterans’ Services. 195 Voter Information Committee . 196 Youth Counselor. 198 3 PUBLIC SAFETY Animal Control Officer . 200 Animal Inspector. 201 Building Department. 202 Department of Emergency Management. 204 Fire Department . 207 Police Department . 216 Police Headquarters Building Committee . 230 ENVIRONMENT & PUBLIC WORKS Architectural Advisory Committee . 231 Assembly of Delegates . 232 Bikeways Committee. 236 Cemetery Commission . 238 Channel 18 . 240 Citizens Advisory Committee for Wastewater . 243 Community Center Facilities Committee. 244 Community Preservation Committee . 247 Conservation Commission . 249 Engineering Department . 251 Golf Committee . 253 Harbormaster/Natural Resources Department. 256 Pleasant Bay Alliance . 267 Real Estate & Open Space Committee . 269 Recreation & Youth Department . 270 Public Works Department . 274 Traffic Safety Committee. 282 Trail Committee . 287 Utility & Energy Conservation Commission . 289 Water Department . 291 Zoning Board of Appeals . 300 SCHOOLS Organization. 301 School Committee . 305 Superintendent of Schools. 308 Harwich Elementary School. 313 Harwich Middle School . 317 Harwich High School . 320 Pupil Personnel Services . 333 Business Manager. 336 Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment . 338 Harwich Community Learning Center Programs . 340 Community Partnerships for Early Childhood . 342 4 School Personnel . 349 High School Building Needs Committee . 360 Cape Cod Regional Technical High School . 362 FINANCE Board of Assessors . 364 Finance Committee. 368 Capital Outlay Committee . 370 Finance Director/Town Accountant . 372 Collector of Taxes. 421 Treasurer . 424 SALARIES & WAGES Schools . 432 General Government . 437 CITIZENS ACTIVITY FORM 5 IN MEMORIAM 2008 ANNE ANDERSON Local Partnership for Economic Development RICHARD E. DUNNE, JR. Board of Appeals Insurance Committee Planning Board RUTH KITCHEN Harwich Center Initiative JAMES M. NOONAN Board of Selectmen By-Law and Charter Review Committee Community Center Facilities Committee Council on Aging Field Driver and Fence Viewer Human Services Advisory Committee ANNE PRESTON Treasure Chest FREDERICK J. THACHER, JR. Physical Education Teacher High School Boys’ Baseball Coach High School Girls’ Basketball Coach High School Boys’ Soccer Coach JAMES TOMPKINS Community Center Building Committee Community Center Facilities Committee Council on Aging Human Services Committee JUDITH WALLACE Brooks Free Library Director We remember those who have passed away and are grateful for their years of faithful service given to the Town of Harwich. 6 GIFTS TO THE TOWN 2008 Ora Gaylord Arooth Trust Doris Allen Mr. & Mrs. Albert Bacchieri Nan Bailey Phyllis Baldwin Mr. & Mrs. Richard Bassett John Burt, Jr. Nicholas Butera Louise Dickinson William Doherty Senna Fernandez Friends of Council on Aging Harwich Athletic Association Harwich Cranberry Festival Harwich Garden Club Dorothy Kelly Nancy Kelly Barbara Loftus Kathleen Nowak Irene O’Donnell Brendan O’Reilly Sight Loss Services Cynthia Sutphin Arlene Sutton Mr. & Mrs. Donald Thomas Bessie Tirrell Jean Wyrostek With gratitude for your thoughtfulness and generosity on behalf of the residents of the Town of Harwich. 7 HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES 2008 James Marceline Robert B. Our, Jr. 8 ADMINISTRATION Elected Town Officers - 2008 BOARD OF SELECTMEN Edward J. McManus Term expires May 2010 Lawrence P. Cole Term expires May 2010 David W. Marsland, Vice Chairman Term expires May 2009 Robin D. Wilkins, Chairman Term expires May 2011 Angelo La Mantia Term expires May 2011 HOUSING AUTHORITY Shannon McManus Term expires May 2011 Brooke Williams Term expires May 2010 Robert MacCready Term expires May 2010 William Doherty, Chairman Term expires May 2009 MODERATOR Michael D. Ford, Esq. Term expires May 2009 SCHOOL COMMITTEE Thomas J. Blute Term expires May 2010 Mark Russell Term expires May 2009 Sue Daggett Term expires May 2009 Edwin Jaworski Term expires May 2011 Polly Hemstock, Chair Term expires May 2011 TOWN CLERK Anita N. Doucette Term expires May 2010 9 TRUSTEES, BROOKS FREE LIBRARY William D. Crowell Term expires May 2010 Robert Widegren Term expires May 2010 David Bassett Term expires May 2009 Alma Davis Term expires May 2009 Kathleen Remillard Term expires May 2011 Mary Warde Term expires May 2011 Joanne Brown, Chair Term expires May 2011 Recognition to: JoAnne McCarty WATER COMMISSIONERS Danette Gonsalves Term expires May 2010 Don T. Bates, Chair Term expires May 2009 George B. Cavanaugh Term expires May 2011 BARNSTABLE COUNTY ASSEMBLY OF DELEGATES – ELECTED Raymond Gottwald, Harwich Representative BARNSTABLE COUNTY COMMISSIONER - ELECTED William Doherty APPOINTED BY THE MODERATOR CAPE COD REGIONAL TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT COMMITTEE Carolyn Crowell Term expires May 2010 Lyman E. Culver Term expires May 2011 FINANCE COMMITTEE Arvid Groswold Term expires June 30, 2011 Arthur Watson Term expires June 30, 2011 Robert Tombs Term expires June 30, 2011 Linda Cebula Term expires June 30, 2010 Dana DeCosta, Chairman Term expires June 30, 2010 William Fitzgerald Term expires June.