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PR ERS ERR SGSIS SSS eB aBEeS a SREE aT aS e a : ae RRdeea a EESERLeE TNEE a ER EeS S F BOXFORD 2, aie ANNUAL TOWN om Libein: == Bors Te; as. REPORT = : SedeM E. 44 « 2012 vr= sw a REFERENCE COPY LO. "4 Do not remove from | this location el # fi eEwI EMN.e . IRENE= Si IE aI P PN AEE yesE E BOOieE R e TI i osy en i ce oat te RRS 2 Ra R EEE. TOT aaE TE SRE S L- TIGERa Se E ETE IE 3 AT, * L2 EIo ‘ a EHeE LINEws CIOS FBRE RSEER,S T BOXFORD ANNUAL ILOWN REPORT 2012 Boxford, Massachusetts BOXFORD OFFICIALS VOTERS ELECT Town Clerk Board of Commissioners Constables (2) Assessors of Trust Funds (3) (3) Planning Board School Committee Regional District (7) (5) School Committee (4) Moderator Library Trustees Board of Health (9) (5) Appoints Appoints No. Shore Reg. Director of Director of Vocational Libraries Public Health Committee Rep. Board of Selectmen (5) APPOINTS OFFICERS COMMITTEES AD HOC COMMITTEES Town Administrator Agricultural Commission Border to Boston Trail Animal Control Officer Community Preservation Haynes Land Advisory Communications Director Council on Aging Housing Partnership Director of Municipal Finance/ Board of Appeals Friends of the Ackerman Emergency Management Director Cultural Arts Council Playground Committee Town Accountant Cable TV Advisory Fire Chief Capital Budgeting INDEPENDENT Election Officers Community Preservation Act SERVICES FOR THE Forest Warden Computer Management TOWN OF BOXFORD Inspectors of Animals, Conservation Commission Boxford Athletic Buildings, Wiring, Fence Viewers Association Plumbing/Gas Finance Committee BTA/BOLT, Inc. Treasurer/Tax Collector Town Forest Historic Document Center Parking Clerk Historic Districts Commission H.A.W.C. (Help for Abused Police Chief Lakes, Ponds & Streams Women & Children) Supt. of Public Works Boxford Land Tri-Town Council on Youth Sealer of Weights & Measures Personnel Board & Family Service Town Counsel Permanent Non-School Building Boxford Cable Access Veterans’ Agent Recreation Television Veterans’ Graves Officer Recycling Registrar of Voters Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2022 with funding from Boston Public Library https://archive.org/details/annualreportsoft2012boxt ie VVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVYVYVVYVVVY IN MEMORIAM 2012 ) > > > > Be > a JOAN (HERBERT) BEHRENS 1928-2012 4 Joan (Herbert) Behrens, a long-time resident of Boxford, passed away on September 7, »» 2012. She served the town in many capacities for many years, most notably serving as a member of the Board of Assessors from 1982 to 1991. Joan served as Chair of the Board < of Assessors for much of that period. She also served as a teaching assistant in the English Department at Masconomet Regional High School and as an active member of First Church Boxford. Joan is survived by her husband, former Selectman Don Behrens. There is a bench in front of Town Hall that celebrates Joan’s and Don’s contributions to the Town — placed there on the occasion of their 50th wedding anniversary. Joan Behrens was a fixture in Boxford and will forever be remembered by her great | contributions to her community. MAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAM 4) . i, Dae Y ne)en yes S| e e, | eA e| ar nHe i= bay es ae ” pf an4 9 ORE # neasn n ge CW ARH (Pee AAD AAO: ? 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EA TABLE OF CONTENTS TOWN OFFICERS Piécted Officials. 225 oisc ee ce ee ces ee ee 2 BAP POMted yes is keer pe ae te ie eter res ce ce Lo Datenw nt to cae Committees» Boards & Commissions: 3.e.s sees ee AG Hoc Committees srseet een estas faye ate tess bs Pavel ca eped ier: Fane ee ss BCNOOIS AAP Reo Sah ROL eee eed oo Rr eas Aves neue inkl sab eb) ay 9s beo pen INGEPENGENESErvices es tre eee mene etter nee een tar ent ena ye Rees tenses Meeting Schedules teterx, Sac dn reruns eA ne eer emcee Ean aM GENERAL GOVERNMENT Board of Selectmen eve vce ee ee eee TOWN CLERK Presidential*primary eleCuone Vidrio seeonbeenee ntet erancse e:e e ee PATINUAL LOWDIVICCIITIO Via y G22 0 lees mr aremen meee mene shee: ates es eee rare Ss ANNUAL LOWMmBIeCtION May 15s OL onary eer nner ners etna renee, State Primaryselectionwseptemben owe)1 ) ca geeesese eincra neeeet ppecial sPowImIVICchng CHING = ec ir eeee ee eemnnee rene tee eres eee State ElectionmNovemberove 0 12a err e en ee nee ee, Sree, Ticenses. Permits and Vital Statistics#se 2 ae ee eeere ete... FINANCE Accountant’s Independent Auditor’s Reporter th): 0e-s2- 22. .¢oeceeics e Pinance: Committee. et eens tt eae: eee semen ees Hieit ns ene Posse dete Oar OLA SSCSSOTS frame teres eee earn Ont CIMI e tre Tn" ” SEER Reet? Pteres ‘Treasurer/Collector of Paxes# pe evacs te). eeee e Perley-Parkhurst-Cole Memorial Trust Fund Awards........................ Guidelines for Perley-Parkhurst Memorial Trust Fund...................... Capital Budgeting Committee sae mete sees mama seeimn ina entero. PUBLIC SAFETY Communications... 2. ee ee eee ee eats 7, eee POLICE... hs sire a RE EDUCATION PADTATYs LTUStCeS eae eee INS eerste ss Mere eee rneer tener carat as Elementary scCoooMM@Ommiice gene ere eee te pee eens Masconomet Regional District School Committee.......................000. North Shore Regional Vocational School Committee.....................04. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS HEALTH AND INSPECTIONS Board of. Health: .5 socte) pee ene ee ee ee ae Animal Inspector:e.00 530 terre ee an ten ete ree eee ee eee Building: Inspector... iv. eee sins eee ene tacts ey ence tes a ee Electrical Inspector seis x. see eres fees meen aie eh Plumbing and Gas: Inspector: ceerers seen eee ere ee Sealer of Weights and) Méasures3 2.01.0, s0et sees. ee ee Vasiting Nurse Associationyss..eae- terete ete te ee ee PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Community. Preservation Act Committces ss.) ae ne Conservation Commissiony.y:3- pen em ee eran eee eee eee eee Land Committee 21.0% cnet ee eee eee ete eee ee ee Planning Board ors. ce0 9205 se ae ew eis ee ao a ee Tree Wardens... Si 50..2 poor eetee en Zoning Board of Appeals.s2jces meet eee eee oe ee Agricultural Commission.., (3:..22 2 -)sae Lakes, Ponds'and streams Committee: -.. eee ee ee Haynes Land Advisory Committce sr, ance e ete ea re ee COMMUNITY SERVICES Border to! Boston: [rail@onimittee ree eee nee Cultural:-Arts Council 5 fess isescnt eso dns cs ee Re eee ee Council on-A sing sr, cos eee ee ee eee ere Ce ee Historic District Gomimission eee ee ee Recycling Committee... .-50-.. <: .- ieee ee ee ee ne ec ar Veterans’? ServiCesic 2 foc eae ene eta een ene INDEPENDENT SERVICES Boxford Cable Access:Tclevision( 5G A.y ene e ee ee Boxford: Trails"Association (6 IAs BOIST y) ase ee re H.A.W.C. (Help for Abused Women and their Children).................... Boxtord Histone Document Centers... ene BOXFORD INFORMATION... ....... .<cuemereuscetbeerses eneee.s Demographics State and Federal Representation