Annual reports of the selectmen and overseers of the poor of the town of Harwich

454 Pages·2001·25.5 MB·English

by  Harwich (Mass. : Town)

TOWN OF HARWICH
2001 ANNUAL REPORTS
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ANNUAL REPORT
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OFFICERS OF THE TOWN OF
HARWICH
FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2001
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Table of Contents
In Memoriam. 6
Gifts to the Town. 7
ADMINISTRATION
Town Officers
Elected. 8
Appointed. 9
Board of Selectmen.24
Town Administrator.29
Insurance Committee.34
Board of Appeals.37
Planning Board.38
Planning Department.39
Local Partnership for Economic Development.42
Board of Registrars.43
TOWN RECORDS
Town Clerk
Licenses & Stamps Sold.44
Fees Collected.45
Births.46
Marriages.54
Deaths.62
Special Town Meeting - January 23, 2001.68
Special Town Election - January 30, 2001 . 76
Annual Town Meeting - May 7, 2001. 80
Special Town Meeting - May 8, 2001. 133
Voting Procedures.194
Motion Chart.195
Tax Rate Chart.196
Annual Town Election - May 15, 2001. 197
Special Town Meeting - August 6, 2001. 208
Special Town Election - September 25, 2001 . 241
HUMAN SERVICES
Council on Aging.242
Building Code Board of Appeals.249
Board of Health.250
Health Director.252
Department of Veterans’ Services.255
Harwich Human Services Advisory Committee.256
Housing Authority.257
Brooks Free Library.260
Brooks Free Library Board of Trustees.263
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Harwich Historic District Commission.264
Historical Commission.265
Harwich Cultural Council.267
Forestry Committee.268
Designer Selection Committee.269
PUBLIC SAFETY
Fire Department.270
Police Department.275
Building Inspector.284
Gas Inspector.285
Electrical Inspector.286
Plumbing Inspector.286
Department of Civil Defense.287
Traffic Safety Committee.289
ENVIRONMENT & PUBLIC WORKS
Harwich Cemetery Department.291
Engineering Department.293
Golf Commission.294
Division of Highways & Maintenance.297
Architectural Advisory Committee.302
Recreation & Youth Commission.303
Recycle Committee.307
Water Department.308
Channel 18 Department.317
Utility & Energy Conservation Commission.319
Harwich Disability Rights Committee.322
Harbormaster/Natural Resources Department.324
Bikeways Committee.334
Waterways Commission.336
Community Center Facilities Committee.339
Pleasant Bay Resource Management Alliance.341
Real Estate & Open Space Committee.343
Harwich Center Initiative Committee.344
SCHOOLS
Organization.346
2001 Graduates.350
Harwich Elementary School.353
Harwich Middle School.356
Harwich High School.359
Business Manager.368
Curriculum, Testing and Instruction.370
School Linked Services.371
Harwich Community Learning Center Programs.373
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Community Partnerships Councils for Early Childhood.375
Superintendent of Schools.378
School Personnel.380
School Building Committee.384
School Committee.385
Cape Cod Regional Technical High School.387
FINANCE
Finance Committee.389
Board of Assessors.391
Treasurer.395
Collector of Taxes.403
Caleb Chase Fund.405
Capital Outlay Committee.406
Town Accountant.407
SALARIES & WAGES
General Government.437
Schools.443
CITIZENS ACTIVITY FORM
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GIFTS TO THE TOWN
2001
All Season Pest Control
Pasqual J. Antolini
Butterworth Foundation
Friends of the Harwich Council on Aging
Mr. Dana DeCosta
E.R. Lilley Photography
Friends of the Community Center
Friends of Harwich Youth
Mr. Allyn “Flash” Gordon
Harwich Athletic Association
JAM Specialists, Inc.
The Lawn Company
Nathan R. Miller
Monahan Jewelers
NStar
Rita E. O’Connell
Brendan O’Reilly
Virginia S. Osmun
Janet Osmun-Culver
Mr. Howard Perkins & Family
The Rose Society
Mr. & Mrs. Ron Sanda
Ngai Chan Yu
With gratitute for your thoughtfulness

and generosity^ on behalf of the residents
of the Town of Harwich
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ADMINISTRATION
Elected Town Officers - 2001
BOARD OF SELECTMEN
Cyd Zeigler, Chair Term expires May 2004
Peter S. Hughes Term expires May 2004
Donald F. Howell Term expires May 2003
Sylvia Laffin Term expires May 2002
Peter J. Luddy Term expires May 2002
HOUSING AUTHORITY
Senna M. Fernandez Term expires May 2006
William Doherty, Chair Term expires May 2004
Brooke Williams Term expires May 2005
Robert Randolf, Vice Chair Term expires May 2003
Alexander G. Tod Term expires May 2002
MODERATOR
Michael D. Ford, Esq. Term expires May 2003
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
George Dinsmore Term expires May 2004
Barbara Prindle-Eaton, Vice Chair Term expires May 2003
Mark Russell Term expires May 2003
Pamela Groswald, Chair Term expires May 2002
Robin D. Wilkins Term expires May 2002
Recognition to: James Toner (served until May 2001)
TOWN CLERK
Anita N. Doucette Term expires May 2004
TRUSTEES, BROOKS FREE LIBRARY
William D. Crowell, Esq, Term expires May 2004
Senna M. Fernandez Term expires May 2004
Joann Green Term expires May 2003
Bernadette Waystack Term expires May 2003
Helene Hargrave Term expires May 2003
Joan McCarthy
Term expires May 2002
Anne O’Brien Term expires May 2002
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