ANNUAL REPORT of the Town Officers & Committees SHERBORN MASSACHUSETTS January 1, 2016 - December 31, 2016 Printed on recycled paper IN MEMORIAM The following Townspeople have served our Town in various capacities. The Town of Sherborn runs on volunteerism and we appreciate their generous commitment to this principle. We gratefully dedicate this 2016 Annual Town Report to their memories. Lucy S. Almasian Heimar “Ed” Niit March 18, 1932 – August 11, 2016 March 14, 1933 – October 3, 2016 Town Clerk Advisory Committee 1987 – 1999 1984 - 1991 Study for Elder Housing Public Safety Building Committee 1975 1990 – 1991 Computer Use Committee Capital Budget Committee 1989 – 1992 1986 - 1989 Ambulance Use Committee 1989 – 2012 Thomas S. Twining Registrar of Voters September 22, 1958 – April 1, 2016 1978 - 1999 Selectman Burial Agent – Board of Health 2010 – 2013 1983 - 1991 Future of the Sherborn Fire Department Employee Health Insurance Committee 2016 2010 Personnel Board Raymond N. Grenier 2014 – 2016 December 12, 1927 – September 3, 2016 Inspector of Plumbing & Gas Fixtures Winifred M. Williams 1961 – 2015 December 8, 1931 – December 29, 2016 Study Committee – Motorized Equipment Board of Registrars On Town Property 2014 - 2016 1969 Fire Department Lieutenant 1978 - 1979 INFORMATION FOR VOTERS FOR 2017 Sherborn Middlesex County 4th Congressional District Norfolk-Bristol-Middlesex Senatorial District 2nd Councilor District Settled: 1652 Incorporated: 1674 Situated: 18 miles southwest of Boston Area: 16.14 square miles Population: 4473 as of January 1, 2016 Registered Active Voters: 2965 as of December 31, 2016 Assessed Value: Fiscal Year 2017 - $1,167,433,101 Tax Rate: Fiscal Year 2017 – $20.46 Senators in Congress Elizabeth Warren Edward Markey State Senator Richard J. Ross (Norfolk-Bristol-Middlesex) Councilor Robert L. Jubinville (2nd Councilor District) Representative In Congress Katherine M. Clark (4th Congressional District) Representative In General Court David P. Linsky (5th Middlesex District) Qualifications For Voters Must be 18 years of age, born in the United States or fully naturalized and a resident of Massachusetts and Sherborn Town Meeting April 25, 2017 – Linquist Commons, Dover-Sherborn Regional High School, Junction Street, Dover, MA Town Election May 9, 2017 i TOWN OFFICE HOURS Selectmen’s Office: 8:00a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday – Thursday 508-651-7850 8:00 a.m. to 12 Noon, Friday Assessors: 8:00a.m. to 12:00p.m., Monday – Thursday 508-651-7857 Collector: 8:00a.m. to 12:00 Noon, Monday – Thursday 508-651-7856 Or by appointment Town Clerk: 8:00a.m. to 12:00 Noon, Monday – Thursday 508-651-7853 Building Inspector: 6:00a.m. to 7:30a.m., Monday – Friday 508-651-7870 4:30p.m. to 7:30p.m., Monday – Friday And by appointment Treasurer: 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Monday - Thursday 508-651-7859 Finance Office: 8:00a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday – Thursday 508-651-7859 8:00 a.m. to 12 Noon, Friday Board of Health: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday – Thursday 508-651-7852 Variable hours every 1st & 3rd Wednesdays of the month Planning Board: 9:00a.m. to 5:00p.m., Monday, 508-651-7855 1:00a.m. to 5:00p.m., Wednesday, 3:00p.m. to 5:00p.m., Thursday Conservation Commission: Monday & Tuesday, 10:00a.m. to 3:00p.m., 508-651-7863 Council on Aging 8:30a.m. to 4:00p.m., Monday & Thursday 508-651-7858 8:30a.m. to 12:00 Noon, Tuesday & Wednesday & Friday Other hours by appointment Address: 19 Washington Street PUBLIC NOTICE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT REQUIREMENTS THE TOWN OF SHERBORN ADVISES APPLICANTS, PARTICIPANTS AND THE PUBLIC THAT IT DOES NOT DISCRIMINATE ON THE BASIS OF DISABILITY IN ADMISSION OR ACCESS TO, OR TREATMENT OR EMPLOYMENT IN ITS PROGRAMS, SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES. THE TOWN OF SHERBORN HAS DESIGNATED THE FOLLOWING PERSON TO COORDINATE EFFORTS TO COMPLY WITH THESE REQUIREMENTS. INQUIRIES, REQUESTS AND COMPLAINTS SHOUD BE DIRECTED TO: TOWN ADMINISTRATOR 19 WASHINGTON STREET SHERBORN, MA 01770 ii 2 ELECTED TOWN OFFICERS OFFICE NAME TERM EXPIRES Moderator Coralinda C. Lincoln 2017 Selectmen Paul R. DeRensis 2017 Mark Brandon 2017 Charles Yon 2018 Michael S. Giaimo 2019 Sean Killeen 2019 Assessors Kenneth M. MacDonough 2016 George F. Fiske, Jr 2016 Jean Rosseau 2017* William Seymour 2017 Michael Aaron Goldstein 2018 Dhruv Kaushal 2019 Town Clerk Carole B. Marple 2017 Treasurer Heather A. Peck 2019 Tax Collector Nancy E. Hess 2019 Sherborn School Committee Frank S. Hess 2016 Frank B. Hoek 2016 Anne Elizabeth Hovey 2017 Gregory T. Garland 2018 William Scott Embree 2018 Jennifer L. Debin 2019 Katherine J. Potter 2019 Trustees – Sawin Academy Barbara Coombs Gaskin 2016 Leslie A. Barnett 2017 Georgia Bruggeman 2018 William Scott Embree 2019 Ann L. Whitlock 2020 David P. Welch, Jr. 2021 Trustees – Public Library Christine C. Cooney 2016 Mary Moore 2017 James W. Murphy 2017 Jennifer Reindenbach Searle 2017 Bruce K. Eckman 2018 Christopher Kenney 2018 Henry J. Rauch 2018 Kristina R. Almy 2019 H. Stacey Brandon 2019 Brian J. Connolly 2019 Water Commissioner Brian D. Moore 2017 Daryl Leigh Beardsley 2018 Roger L. Demler 2016 iii OFFICE NAME TERM EXPIRES Cemetery Commission Eugene J. Ham 2017 Susan Tyler 2018 Chuckie Raye Blaney 2019 Planning Board Eric V. Johnson 2016 Christopher P. Tullman 2017* Marian R. Neutra 2017 Neil Kessler 2017** Christopher Owen 2017** Joseph H. Putnam 2018* John K. Higley 2019 Addie Mae Weiss 2019 Dover Sherborn Regional School Richard M. Robinson 2017 Committee Michael C. Lee 2018 M. Clare Graham 2019 Board of Health Christopher M. Quinn 2017 Rebecca B. Hunnewell 2018 Daryl Leigh Beardsley 2019 Recreation Commission Melissa Ray Bowman 2016 Michael G. Guthrie 2017 Leo P. Cavanaugh, Jr. 2018 Brian O’Connell 2019 Constables Ronald J. Buckler 2019 Joshua J. Buckler 2019 *Resigned **Appointed to fill vacancy iv 2 APPOINTED TOWN OFFICERS OFFICE NAME TERM EXPIRES Town Counsel Barbara Saint Andre 6/17 Kopelman & Page Town Administrator David Williams 1/19 Director of Community Maintenance Edward Wagner indefinite & Development Chief Procurement Officer David Williams indefinite Forest Warden Neil McPherson indefinite Acting Fire Chief Neil McPherson indefinite Appointed by Fire Chief: Deputy Chief: Jonathan H. Dowse 6/17 Captain Shawn R. Flanagan 6/17 Jeff Hancock 6/17 Lieutenants: Richard F. Aston 6/17 Joshua J. Buckler 6/17 Sean E. Killeen 6/17 Jake Solomon 6/17 John E. Tyler 6/17 Klaus Ulmann 6/17 Oil Burner Inspector Richard F. Aston 6/17 Tree Warden Brian McSweeny 6/17 Building Commissioner Henry Fontaine indefinite Assistant Building Inspector James Grover 6/17 Wiring Inspector Richard Bemis 6/17 Deputy Wiring Inspector Ralph Deady 6/17 Plumbing/Gas Thomas Frasca 6/17 Inspector Deputy Plumbing/Gas Ray Grenier, Jr. 6/17 Fitting Inspector Director of Veterans' Services Douglas S. Brodie 4/17 Veterans’ Graves Officer Veteran’s Burial Officer Veteran’s Agent v 3 OFFICE NAME TERM EXPIRES Chief of Police Richard R. Thompson, III 6/19 Police Lieutenant David Bento 6/19 Sergeants David Nulty 6/19 Luke W. Tedstone 6/19 Detective James Godinho 6/19 Patrol Officers Richard J. Crosson 6/16 Jack Coffey 6/19 Patrick Crosson 6/19 Elias Giokas 6/19 James M. Graziano 6/19 Stephen J. Laquidara 6/19 David Monti 6/19 Chad Smith 6/19 Benjamin Stickney 6/19 Michael Tremblay 6/19 David Walsh 6/19 Matron/Special Officers Roxanne Buckler 6/19 Evelyn Corbett 6/19 Keeper of Lock-up Richard R. Thompson, III 6/19 Director of Assessing Wendy Elassy indefinite (Appointed by Board of Assessors) Assistant Tax Collector Lisa A. Lynch indefinite (Appointed by Tax Collector) Deputy Tax Collector Kenneth C. Heavey 12/17 (Appointed by Tax Collector) Representative of Kelly & Ryan Assistant Town Clerk Barbara Kantorski indefinite (Appointed by Town Clerk) Assistant Treasurer Lisa A. Lynch indefinite (Appointed by Treasurer) Board of Registrars Ruth C. Johnson 4/16 Winifred M. Williams 4/17 Carol S. Rubenstein 4/18 Carole B. Marple Town Clerk vi 4 OFFICE NAME TERM EXPIRES Agricultural Commission Sam Niles 6/16 George Yered 6/16 Jonathan Dowse 6/17 Linda Bogins 6/18 Susan L. Tyler 6/18 Bay Circuit Greenbelt Representative Christopher Tullman 6/16* Program Representative Board of Appeals Alan B. Rubenstein 6/16* Paul M. Kerrissey 6/17* Richard S. Novak 6/17 Ronald J. Steffek 6/18 Rodge L. Brown 6/19 Jonathan W. Fitch (Associate) 6/19 Cable TV Advisory Committee Douglas S. Ambos 6/17 Arthur Crandall 6/17 William Miller 6/17 Thomas P. Oberst 6/17 Conservation Agent Allary Braitsch indefinite Conservation Commission Andrea Stiller 6/16 Steven P. Gaskin 6/17* Jean Bednor 6/17** Jessica S. Pettit 6/17 Alex Dowse 6/18 Kelly McClintock 6/18 Neil Kessler 6/19 Michael Lesser 6/19 Carol McGarry 6/19 Council On Aging Sheila Bresnehan 6/16* Sonia Goldsmith 6/16 Phyllis Braun 6/17 Tricia M. Caldicott 6/17 Jean Rosseau 6/17 Susan W. Peirce 6/18 Anne P. Nichols 6/18 Sarah B. Tipton 6/18 Gerri Hawn 6/19 George Shea 6/19 Christina Winterfeldt 6/19 disAbility Advisory Committee Linda A. DeRensis 6/16 Richard Killigrew 6/16 Thurza P. Campbell 6/17 Joan M. Rothney 6/17 Frank S. Hess 6/18 vii 5 OFFICE NAME TERM EXPIRES Elderly and Disabled Taxation Committee Rosemary Sortor 6/17 Douglas S. Brodie 6/18 Helen D. Cuddy 6/19 Chief Assessor indefinite Town Treasurer indefinite Elder Housing Committee Martin R. Waters 6/17* Michael J. Kickham 6/17 Susan Landsman 6/17 Katharine R. Sturgis 6/17 Janet Walsh 6/17 Carol C. Kerrissey 6/18 David Curtiss, Jr.