2011 2011 Annual Report • Fairhaven, Massachusetts • Fairhaven, Report Annual 2011 Annual Report Fairhaven, Massachusetts Cover – Town Hall in Fairhaven, MA Cover photo courtesy of Frank Rezendes of Fairhaven Proudly Printed by Mallard Printing, Fall River, MA ANNUAL REPORT of the Town Offices of FAIRHAVEN, MASSACHUSETTS For the Year 2011 1 TOWN OF FAIRHAVEN FAIRHAVEN LOCUS 041° 38’ N. Latitude 070° 54’ W. Longitude Elevation 11 ft. M.S.L. at Town Hall Settled 1653 Incorporated 1812 Population 15,911 4th Congressional District First Councilor District Second Bristol Senatorial District Tenth Bristol Representative District Election of Officers First Monday in April 2 Fairhaven, Massachusetts General Information About the Town Located On the Shore of Buzzards Bay 56 Miles from Boston – 1 Mile from New Bedford Registered Voters 10,745 Tax Rate Fiscal Year 2012 Residential – $10.27 Commercial - $20.63 Area 7,497 Acres Miles of Shore Property – 29.4 Miles of Streets and Roads – Approximately 100 Churches – 9 Public Schools – 5 Private Schools – 9 Maritime Education – 2 EMT Training – 1 Pre-Schools – 6 Banks – 8 Principal Industries Ship Building Fishing Industry Winches and Fishing Machinery Marine Repair & Construction Customer Service Hospitality Retail 3 IN MEMORIAM On behalf of the Town of Fairhaven, we offer our sincere appreciation to all these people that have taken the time to serve their community. We are forever thankful. John Gracia, Board of Public Works Phyllis Lavimoniere – Town Clerk/Treasurer’s Office Jean Campbell – School Department Paul Moniz – Board of Public Works Raymond Dean – Recreation Department Raymond Fleurent – Planning Board Edwin Ribeiro – School Department Weber Rego Torres – Parks Department Joseph Harding – School Department Alfred Perreira – School Department Stella Borowiec – School Department Manuel Moniz – Board of Public Works Elizabeth Close – School Department Katelyn Brienzo - Commission on Disability 4 DIRECTORY OF TOWN OFFICIALS (Elective Officials Designated by Capital Letter) BOARD OF SELECTMEN MICHAEL SILVIA Term Expires 2012 DR. BRIAN K. BOWCOCK Term Expires 2013 CHARLES K. MURPHY, SR. Term Expires 2014 Jeffrey W. Osuch Executive Secretary Jan St. Germain Secretary Bernice Alves Principal Clerk Loreen Pina Senior Clerk TOWN CLERK EILEEN M. LOWNEY Term Expires 2013 * Carolyn Hurley Assistant Town Clerk *Linda Smith, retired DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE/DIVISION OF TREASURY John Nunes Director of Finance/Treasurer Lisa Rose Assistant Treasurer Suzanne Blais Payroll Operator DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT William Roth, Jr. Director Marie Ripley Administrative Assistant DIVISION OF ACCOUNTING Anne M. Carreiro Town Accountant Joyce Shepard Part-time Accounting Clerk DIVISION OF ASSESSING Pamela Davis, Board of Assessors Term Expires 2012 Ronald J. Manzone, Board of Assessors Term Expires 2012 Ellis B. Withington, Board of Assessors Term Expires 2012 Jane E. Bettencourt Administrative Assessor Melody Perry Senior Clerk *Kelly Ferranti Senior Clerk *Erika Correia, resigned 5 DIVISION OF COLLECTION Carol Brandolini Town Collector Brian Lacroix Deputy Collector Pamela Bettencourt Assistant Collector Vicki Paquette Senior Clerk *Helen DaCunha Senior Clerk *Kelly Ferranti, transferred to Assessor’s Office MODERATOR MARK SYLVIA Term Expires 2012 BOARD OF HEALTH DOLORES CATON Term Expires 2012 PETER DETERRA Term Expires 2013 JEANNINE LOPES Term Expires 2014 Patricia B. Fowle Health Agent Susan Griffin Food Administrator Catherine Mindlin Animal Inspector Rebekah Tomlinson Assistant Animal Inspector COMMISSIONER OF TRUST FUNDS GAIL ISAKSEN Term Expires 2012 BARBARA ACKSEN Term Expires 2013 MARK P. DASNEVES Term Expires 2014 BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS ROBERT D. HOBSON Term Expires 2012 STEVEN G. RILEY Term Expires 2012 DANIEL FREITAS Term Expires 2013 KATHLEEN STURTEVANT Term Expires 2014 GEOFFREY HAWORTH, Chairman Term Expires 2014 Vincent Furtado, Superintendent Board of Public Works John Charbonneau, Superintendent Highway Division Edward L. Fortin, Superintendent Water Division Linda L. Lima, Superintendent Sewer Division Kathy A. Tripp Administrative Assistant Kim Nogueira Head Clerk Joyce Wilson Principal Clerk Charlene Paulson Principal Clerk *Rebecca Vento Senior Clerk *Carolyn Hurley, transferred to Town Clerk’s Office 6 HOUSING AUTHORITY *Jimmie Oliver Term Expires 2012 JAY SIMMONS Term Expires 2012 ANNE D. SILVEIRA Term Expires 2014 ELAINE ROCHA Term Expires 2015 Raymond Sylvia State Appointee Krisanne Sheedy Executive Director Jo-Ann Cunha Administrative Assistant *Kenneth Nelson, resigned PLANNING BOARD JAMIE C. DESOUSA, JR. Term Expires 2012 ALBERTO B. SILVA Term Expires 2012 GARY STAFFON Term Expires 2013 JOSEPH MORRA Term Expires 2013 ALBERT BORGES, JR. Term Expires 2014 PETER NOPPER Term Expires 2014 RENE J. FLEURENT, JR. Term Expired 2015 WAYNE HAYWARD, Chairman Term Expires 2015 William Roth, Jr., Director, Planning & Economic Development Jim Pelland, Secretary SCHOOL COMMITTEE DAVID GONSALVES Term Expires 2012 LOUISE H. KRUGER, JR. Term Expires 2012 STASIA POWERS Term Expires 2013 BERNARD RODERICK Term Expires 2013 BRIAN D. MONROE Term Expires 2014 PAMELA R. KUECHLER Term Expires 2014 TREE WARDEN ANTONE MEDEIROS, JR. Term Expires 2012 AFFORDABLE HOUSING (TERM EXPIRES 2012) Stanley Wojcik ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER Catherine Mindlin Animal Control Officer Rebekah Tomlinson Assistant Animal Control Officer 7 BOARD OF APPEALS Peg Cook Term Expires 2012 Francis J. Cox, Jr. Term Expires 2013 Peter DeTerra, Chairman Term Expires 2014 Daryl Manchester Term Expires 2015 Joseph Borelli Term Expires 2016 Rene J. Fleurent, Associate Term Expires 2013 Joseph Morra, Associate Term Expires 2013 Alberto Silva, Associate Term Expires 2013 Kenneth Kendall, Associate Term Expires 2014 Patricia Fowle, Secretary ART CURATOR (TERMS EXPIRES 2012) Albert Benac BEAUTIFICATION COMMITTEE (TERMS EXPIRES 2012) Ethel Cataldo Beverly Rasmussen John M. Frates, Jr. Barbara Sawyer Betsy LeBeau Kathleen Thompson Roderick N. Lopez Wayne Oliveira BICENTENNIAL COMMITTEE (TERM EXPIRES 2012) Rev. Dennis Barnett John Medeiros Stephen Cabral Linda Meredith Charles Cromwell Anne Mozzone Martha Crowley Vic Oliveira Angela Dawicki Wayne Oliveira Ian Dobson Nancy Parent Ethel Frates Nancy Perry Natalie Hemingway Christopher Richard Alex Keuchler John Rogers Anne O’Brien-Kakley Lawrence Roy Diane Lopes Gerald Stabell Myra Lopes Ellsworth Sylvaria Beth Luey Sheila Tunstall McKenna 8 BOAT RAMP & WATERFRONT RECREATIONAL PROPERTY COMMITTEE (TERM EXPIRES 2012) Frank Coelho Ronald Lacasse Timothy Cox Ted Lorentzen Daniel Freitas Ronald J. Manzone David W. Hebert Charles K. Murphy, Sr. Martin Henriques Peter Nopper BUILDING DEPARTMENT Wayne Fostin Building Commissioner Andrew J. Bobola Part-time Building Inspector Lisa Moniz Administrative Assistant George Gracia Chief Wire Inspector John Cottrill Associate Wire Inspector Roger Poitras, Jr. Associate Wire Inspector Norman Lussier Plumbing Inspector Henry E. Daigle Gas Inspector William Alphonse, Jr. Temporary Gas Inspector CABLE ADVISORY COMMITTEE (TERM EXPIRES 2012) Herbert Eddleston Michael Silvia Earl Faunce CONSERVATION COMMISSION Jay Simmons Term Expires 2012 Cora-Dorothy Peirce Term Expires 2012 Andrew Jones, Chairman Term Expires 2013 Logan Wood Term Expires 2014 Steven J. Pereira Term Expires 2014 *Joseph Taylor Term Expires 2014 Jeanne VanOrman, Associate Term Expires 2012 Wayne Fostin, Conservation Agent Lori Walsh, Secretary * Carol A. Tyson, resigned **Susan A. Morris, resigned 9 CONSTABLES (TERMS EXPIRE 2011) Steven Borges Eugene Thomas Robert Jones John Serpa Eileen M. Lowney Gary Souza Lawrence Machado Harve W. Vandal, Jr. Michael Bouvier, Jr. Edward Riggs Pamela Bourgault Matthew Botelho Kevin Kobza COMMISSION ON DISABILITY Charles K. Murphy Term Expires 2012 Trina Bigham Term Expires 2012 Mary Lorenzo Term Expires 2012 Lisa Plante Term Expires 2012 Katelyn Brienzo Term Expires 2013 Brian Rego Term Expires 2013 Paul Schroeder Term Expires 2013 Diane Rocha Term Expires 2014 Joseph Borelli, Advisor COMMUNITY PRESERVATION COMMITTEE Andrew Jones Term Expires 2012 Cynthia McNaughten Term Expires 2012 Jay S. Simmons, Chairman Term Expires 2012 William R. Markey Term Expires 2013 Frank Rezendes Term Expires 2013 Rene J. Fleurent, Jr. Term Expires 2013 Ann Richard Term Expires 2014 Terrence P. Meredith Term Expires 2014 James T. Souza Term Expires 2014 James Pelland, Secretary 10 COUNCIL ON AGING *Lindsay Gordon Term Expires 2012 Albert Borges, Jr. Term Expires 2013 Lee Cummings Allaire Term Expires 2014 Jerald Brecken Term Expires 2014 Joan A. Mello Term Expires 2014 Geraldine Frates Term Expires 2014 Francis Cox Term Expires 2014 Joseph A. Borelli, Associate Term Expires 2012 Elaine O’Neill, Associate Term Expires 2012 Anne Silvia Executive Director Joyce Cookinham Social Day Care Coordinator Susan Roderiques Assistant Social Day Care Coordinator Cynthia VandenBurgh Senior Clerk *David Darmofal, resigned EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY Marc Jodoin, Director Term Expires 2012 FAIR HOUSING COMMITTEE (TERM EXPIRES 2012) Charles Murphy, Sr., Coordinator FAIRHAVEN CULTURAL COUNCIL Kristine A. Daniels, Chairman Term Expires 2012 Penny Brewer Term Expires 2012 Sharon M. Dorian Term Expires 2013 Julianne Kelly Term Expires 2013 Maureen T. Sylvia Term Expires 2013 Don Wilkinson Term Expires 2013 Margaret McQuilkin Term Expires 2013 Willoughby Elliott Term Expires 2014 Jacqueline Kenworthy Term Expires 2014 Laura Gardner 11 FINANCE COMMITTEE PRECINCT 1 Jennifer Bishop Term Expires