★ CHATHAM ANNUAL REPORT 2015 REPORT ANNUAL CHATHAM ★ ★ ★ CHATHAM ANNUAL REPORT 2015 ★ ★ ★ ★ Photo courtesy of Lt. Michael Anderson, Chatham Police Department USCG photo by PA3 Amy Thomas. Courtesy of the Orleans Historical Society, Orleans, MA Photos courtesy of the Orleans Historical Society, Orleans MA Location shots from the filming of “The Finest Hours” Celebrating Chatham’s Finest About the Cover ★ ★ ★ On the night of February 18, 1952 the greatest rescue in Coast Guard history took place when a crew of four from Coast Guard Station Chatham set out in the CG36500 motor lifeboat and saved 32 men from the SS Pendleton after it broke in half in a storm. Crew members Bernie Webber, Andrew Fitzgerald, Richard Livesey, and Ervin Maske were all awarded the Gold Lifesaving Medal for their heroism. The boat was retired from service in 1968 and was mostly forgotten until 1981 when the Orleans Historical Society acquired the CG36500 and rescued it from Wellfleet where it had fallen into disrepair. The boat was moved to Orleans where it was painstakingly and lovingly restored by volunteers. The restored boat reunited the original crewmembers after 50 years. “The Finest Hours” by Michael Tougias and Casey Sherman, which tells the story of the valiant rescue, was made into a movie by Walt Disney Pictures. Location filming occurred around Town in the winter of 2015. Cover photos, courtesy of the Orleans Historical Society, Orleans MA, document the restoration of the CG36500 and the reunion of its crew. Back cover photos, courtesy of Lt. Michael Anderson, Chatham Police Depart- ment, depict some of the location filming that occurred around Town. To contribute to the maintenance and up keep of the CG36500, please forward donations to: Orleans Historical Society, PO Box 353, Orleans, MA 02653. 1 Table of Contents About Cover ...............................................................................1 Emergency Management ........................................................ 68 Table of Contents ...................................................................... 2 Energy Committee .................................................................. 68 Elected/Appointed Offices .........................................................3 Finance Committee .................................................................69 Committees/Boards/Commissions ............................................5 Fire Rescue Department .........................................................69 In Memoriam – 2015 ................................................................ 7 Golf Advisory Committee ...................................................... 70 Board of Selectmen ................................................................... 8 Natural Resources Department ............................................... 70 Town Manager .......................................................................... 9 Herring Warden ...................................................................... 79 Annual Financial Reports ........................................................12 Historic Business District Commission .................................. 79 Annual Wages – Town Employees ......................................... 47 Historical Commission ...........................................................80 Affordable Housing Committee ..............................................54 Human Services Committee ...................................................80 Airport Commission ................................................................54 Independence Day Parade Committee .....................................81 Animal Control Officer ............................................................54 Land Bank Open Space Committee ........................................81 Aunt Lydia’s Cove Committee ................................................55 Monomoy Regional School District ........................................81 Bikeways Committee ...............................................................55 North Beach Advisory Committee ......................................... 84 Board of Assessors ...................................................................55 Park & Recreation Commission ............................................. 84 Board of Health ........................................................................56 Planning Board ...................................................................... 84 Cable Advisory Committee .....................................................56 Pleasant Bay Alliance ..............................................................85 Cape Cod Commission ............................................................57 Police Department .................................................................. 86 Cape Cod Regional Technical High School District ...............59 Principal Projects and Operations ........................................... 86 Cape Cod Regional Transit Authority ....................................60 Public Works ........................................................................... 87 Cape Cod Water Protection Collaborative ..............................60 Railroad Museum Group ........................................................90 Cape Light Compact ................................................................61 Shellfish Advisory Committee ................................................90 Cape and Vineyard Electric Cooperative ................................ 62 South Coastal Harbor Plan Committee ...................................90 Cemetery Commission ........................................................... 62 Summer Residents Advisory Committee.................................91 Chatham Housing Authority ................................................... 62 Town Clerk .............................................................................. 92 Committee for the Disabled .................................................... 63 Tree Warden ............................................................................ 92 Community Development Department ................................... 63 Veterans Services .................................................................... 93 Community Preservation Committee .....................................64 Water & Sewer Advisory Committee ..................................... 93 Conservation Commission ......................................................64 Waterways Advisory Committee ............................................ 93 Council on Aging .....................................................................65 Zoning Board of Appeals ........................................................94 Cultural Council ......................................................................66 Town Meeting – May 11-12, 2015 .........................................96 Economic Development Committee ....................................... 67 Annual Town Election – May 14, 2015 .................................128 Eldredge Public Library .......................................................... 67 2 Elected Offices MODERATOR (3 year term) MONOMOY REGIONAL SCHOOL BARNSTABLE COUNTY ASSEMBLY William G. Litchfield Term Expires 2018 DISTRICT COMMITTEE (3 year term) OF DELEGATES (2 year term) Glenn R. Bryant, Sr. Term Expires 2017 Ronald J. Bergstrom Term Expires 2016 Stephen B. Davol Term Expires 2018 BOARD OF SELECTMEN (3 year term) Edward Jaworski Term Expires 2016 Jeffrey S. Dykens, Chairman CHATHAM HOUSING AUTHORITY Amy Middleton Term Expires 2017 Term Expires 2016 (5 year term) Terry Russell Term Expires 2018 Timothy L. Roper, Vice Chairman Maureen E. Auterio State Appointment Karen Ryder Term Expires 2016 Term Expires 2016 Alan Mowry Term Expires 2019 Nancy L. Scott Term Expires 2017 Cory J. Metters, Clerk Term Expires 2018 Jack Kelleher Term Expires 2016 Sharon Stout Term Expires 2017 Seth T. Taylor Term Expires 2017 Shirley L. Smith Term Expires 2018 Brian Widegren Term Expires 2017 Dean P. Nicastro Term Expires 2018 William P. Bystrom Term Expires 2018 Appointed Offices TOWN MANAGER REGISTRARS OF VOTERS TOWN COUNSEL Jill R. Goldsmith Town Manager Virginia Laporte Louison, Costello, Condon, and Pfaff, LLP Shanna Nealy Executive Assistant Frank H. Tobin COUNCIL ON AGING FINANCE ELECTION PERSONNEL/ Amanda Speakman Director Alexandra Heilala Director of Finance/ INSPECTORS Eva Marie Souza Outreach Coordinator Town Accountant Evelyn Ambriscoe Stephanie Shea Outreach Work Cheryl Serijan Assistant Town Accountant/ Joan Bagnell Nancy Michniewicz Receptionist Assistant Finance Director Carol Barry Gerald Golia Driver Mary Lanctot Accounting Clerk/Receptionist Beverly Brown Richard Hosmer Driver Judith Buchanan Roger Kallstrom Driver G. Valerie Buck Crayton Nickerson, Jr. Driver TREASURER/COLLECTOR Theodora Casey Paul Robinson Driver Louise A. Redfield Treasurer/Tax Collector Scott Daniels (Retired 2015) Mary Dempsey Tawnya Menesale Treasurer/Tax Collector VETERANS’ SERVICES DIRECTOR Carolsue Donabar Marie Chmura Assistant Treasurer/ Edward F. Merigan Ann Eldredge Tax Collector Mary Griffin Anita A. Beebe Collections Assistant NATURAL RESOURCES Genie Griffin-Hatch Dr. Robert A. Duncanson Director Christine Storey Hart ASSESSING Elizabeth Hines Ardelle Kelley Assessing Director Sandra Koski COASTAL RESOURCES Candace Cook Assistant Assessor Mary Langille Theodore L. Keon Director Renee Gagne Shellfish Constable Mary McDermott Lillian McNulty Rachel Hutchinson Assistant Shellfish HUMAN RESOURCES, Constable/Propagation