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MA Cover — Fort Phoenix in Fairhaven, Location ofthe first naval battle ofthe American Revolution on May 13-14, 1775 offshore* , Located adjacent to a state public beach* Coverphoto courtesy of Frank Rezendes ofFairhaven MA Proudly Printed by Mallard Printing, Fall River, ANNUAL REPORT ofthe Town Offices of FAIRHAVEN, MASSACHUSETTS For the Year 2009 1 TOWN OF FAIRHAVEN FAIRHAVEN LOCUS M 041° 38' Latitude W 070° 54' Longitude Elevation 11 ft* IvLS.L* atTown Hall Settled 1653 Incorporated 1812 Population 16,116 4th Congressional District First Councilor District Second Bristol Senatorial District Tenth Bristol Representative District Election ofOfficers First Monday in April 2 Fairhaven, Massachusetts General Information About the Town Located On the ShoreofBuzzards Bay 56 Miles from Boston - 1 Milefrom New Bedford RegisteredVoters 10,923 Tax Rate FiscalYear 2009 Residential - $8.89 Commercial - $17.87 Area 7,497Acres Miles ofShore Property - 29.4 Miles ofStreets and Roads - Approximately 100 Churches - 9 PublicSchools - 5 Private Schools - 9 Maritime Education - 2 EMTTraining- 1 Pre-Schools - 6 Banks - 8 Principal Industries Ship Building FishingIndustry Winches and FishingMachinery Marine Repair & Construction CustomerService Hospitality Retail 3 IN MEMORIAM RobertL.Bosworth MaryBattaini BarbaraChase NormaCosta KarenE.Elliott BarbaraM.Laverdiere CletusMalloy CarolValerio EleanorWatts On behalfoftheTown ofFairhaven, we offer our sincere appreciation to all these people thathavetakenthetimetoservetheircommunity.Weareforeverthankful. 4 ) DIRECTORYOFTOWN OFFICIALS (Elective OfficialsDesignatedbyCapitalLetter BOARDOF SELECTMEN DR.BRIANK.BOWCOCK TermExpires2010 CHARLESMURPHY,SR. TermExpires2011 MICHAELSILVIA TermExpires2012 JeffreyW.Osuch ExecutiveSecretary JanSt.Germain Secretary BerniceAlves PrincipalClerk LoreenPina SeniorClerk TOWNCLERK EILEENM.LOWNEY TermExpires2010 ElaineRocha AssistantTownClerk LindaSmith PrincipalClerk DEPARTMENTOF FINANCE/DIVISIONOFTREASURY JohnNunes DirectorofFinance/Treasurer LisaRose AssistantTreasurer SuzanneBlais PayrollOperator DEPARTMENTOFPLANNING & ECONOMICDEVELOPMENT WilliamRoth,Jr. Director MarieRipley SeniorClerk DIVISIONOFACCOUNTING AnneM.Carreiro TownAccountant JoyceShepard Part-timeAccountingClerk DIVISIONOFASSESSING PamelaDavis,BoardofAssessors TermExpires2010 PaulA.Matheson,III,BoardofAssessors TermExpires2010 Ronald Manzone,BoardofAssessors TermExpires2010 J. JaneE.Bettencourt AdministrativeAssessor MelodyPerry SeniorClerk LisaMoniz SeniorClerk 5 DIVISIONOF COLLECTION CarolBrandolini TownCollector Brian Lacroix DeputyCollector PamelaBettencourt AssistantCollector KelleyFerranti SeniorClerk ErikaCorreia SeniorClerk MODERATOR MarkSylvia TermExpires 2012 BOARDOF HEALTH PETERDETERRA TermExpires2010 JEANNINELOPES TermExpires2011 DOLORESCATON TermExpires2012 PatriciaB.Fowle HealthAgent SusanGriffin FoodAdministrator *CatherineMindlin AnimalInspector RebekahTomlinson AssistantAnimalInspector *TifFanyTripp,resigned COMMISSIONEROFTRUSTFUNDS BARBARAACKSEN TermExpires2010 SHANNONJOYAL TermExpires2011 GAILISAKSEN TermExpires2012 BOARDOF PUBLICWORKS RICHARDBRODEUR TermExpires2010 *KathleenSturtevant TermExpires2010 GEOFFREYHAWORTH TermExpires2011 ROBERTD.HOBSON TermExpires2012 STEVENG.RILEY TermExpires2012 WilliamFitzgerald,Superintendent BoardofPublicWorks JohnCharbonneau,Superintendent HighwayDivision EdwardL.Fortin,Superintendent WaterDivision LindaL.Lima,Superintendent SewerDivision KathyA.Tripp ManagingSecretary KimNogueira HeadClerk **JoyceWilson PrincipalClerk CharlenePaulson PrincipalClerk CarolyneHurley SeniorClerk *RobertBosworth,deceased **ElaineMedeiros,retired 6 HOUSINGAUTHORITY JAMESLEAL TermExpires2010 RAYMONDSYLVIA TermExpires2010 JAYSIMMONS TermExpires2012 THOMAS PERRY TermExpires2013 J. ANNED.SILVEIRA TermExpires2014 JohnT.Haaland,StateAppointee TermExpires2010 KrisanneSheedy ExecutiveDirector Jo-AnnCunha AdministrativeAssistant PLANNING BOARD TIMOTHYCOX TermExpires2010 ALBERTBORGES,JR. TermExpires2010 RAYMOND FLEURENT,Chairman TermExpires2011 WAYNEHAYWARD TermExpires2011 MARINUSVANDERPOL,JR. TermExpires2012 ALBERTO B.SILVA TermExpires2012 GARYSTAFFON TermExpires2013 JOSEPHMOURA TermExpires2013 WilliamRoth,Jr.,Director Planning& EconomicDevelopment JamesPelland,Secretary SCHOOLCOMMITTEE STEPHENDESROCHES TermExpires2010 STASIAPOWERS TermExpires2010 COLINVEITCH TermExpires2011 PAMELAR.KUECHLER TermExpires2011 DAVIDGONSALVES TermExpires2012 LOUISEH.KRUGER,JR. TermExpires2012 TREEWARDEN ANTONEMEDEIROS,JR. TermExpires2012 AFFORDABLEHOUSING (TERMEXPIRES 2010) StanleyWojcik 7 ANIMALCONTROLOFFICER *CatherineMindlin AnimalControlOfficer RebekahTomlinson AssistantAnimalControlOfficer *TiffanyTripp,resigned BOARDOFAPPEALS DarylManchester TermExpires2010 JosephBorelli TermExpires2011 PegCook TermExpires2012 FrancisJ.Cox,Jr. TermExpires2013 PeterDeTerra,Chairman TermExpires2014 AlbertoSilva,Associate TermExpires2010 Rene Fleurent,Associate TermExpires2010 J. JosephMorra,Associate TermExpires2010 Kenneth Kendall,Associate TermExpires2011 PatriciaFowle,Secretary ARTCURATOR AlbertBenac TermExpires2010 BEAUTIFICATIONCOMMITTEE(TERMSEXPIRE2010) EthelCataldo BeverlyRasmussen JohnM.Frates,Jr. BarbaraSawyer BetsyLeBeau KathleenThompson RoderickN.Lopez WayneOliveira BICENTENNIALCOMMITTEE(TERMEXPIRES2010) Rev. Dennis Barnett AnneMozzone CharlesCromwell VicOliveira AngelaDawicki WayneOliveira NatalieHemingway NancyPerry AlexKeuchler ChristopherRichard BethLuey JohnRogers JohnMedeiros EllsworthSylvaria BIKEPATHPLANNINGCOMMITTEE(TERMSEXPIRE2010) BarbaraBishop Alfred Vincent J. KennethW.Pottel DavidWard,Jr. 8