Annual reports of the town of Dalton, Massachusetts

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2008 Annual Report
Dalton, Massachusetts

ANNUAL REPORTS
OF THE
TOWN OF DALTON
MASSACHUSETTS
FOR
2008
Population2008 Census (As ofDecember31, 2008) 6,962
NumberofRegisteredVoters 4,574
Area 21.83 Sq. Miles
Latitude 42° - 30''
Longitude 73° - 10"
Miles ofState Road 6.75
Miles ofTownRoad 44
Tax Rate (Town) $15.00
TaxRate (Fire District) $.65
Total TaxAssessed(Town-Includes Personal Property) $9,265,487
Total TaxAssessed (Fire District) $401,504
TotalValuation $617,699,156
'09 TownMeeting May4, 2009 (7:00 p.m.)
'09 TownElection May 11, 2009 (10:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.)
'10 TownMeeting May 3, 2010 (7:00 p.m.)
'10TownElection May 10, 2010 (10:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.)
Pleasebringthis reportwithyou totheMay4, 2009 Annual Town Meeting.
Please note time changeto 7:00 p.m. forall Town Meetings.
Forinformation regardingTown services, Community events and to view the
Town MeetingCalendar/Schedule,visitourwebsite @www.dalton-ma.gov
TABLE OFCONTENTS
AnimalControlOfficer& StateAnimalInspector 14
AppointedTownOfficers 4
BeautificationCommission 20
BirthsinDaltonduring2008 70
BoardofAppeals 15
BoardofAssessors 16
BoardofHealth 23
BoardofRegistrars 21
BuildingInspections 24
CemeteryDepartment 25
CentralBerkshireRegional SchoolDistrictListing 77
CommunicationsDepartment 29
ConservationCommission 26
CouncilonAging 27
CulturalCouncil 30
DaltonFreePublicLibrary 31
DeathsinDaltonduring2008 71
DevelopmentandIndustrialCommission 12
ElectedTownOfficers 4
EmergencyManagement 33
FarmandForestryCommission 34
FireDepartment 35
ForestWarden 35
HealthAgent..... 23
Highway/Cemetery/SewerDepartment 37
HistoricalCommission 36
InMemoriam 75
InspectorofWiring 44
MaturingDebtandInterest 67
MemorialDayCommittee 38
PlanningBoard 39
PlumbingandGasInspections 23
PoliceDepartment 39
PostageAccount 74
Recreation 43
SealerofWeights&Measures 44
ShadeTree 45
SelectBoard 9
TelephoneDirectory 78
TownAccountant 46
Schedule 1 47
Schedule2 53,
Schedule3 56
Schedule4 59
Schedule 5 60
TownClerk 68
TownCollector 72
Town Manager 11
Town Moderator 19
Town OrganizationalChart 3
TownTreasurer 61
Traffic Commission 45
TrustFunds 65
Veterans Service 75
Web SiteCommittee 76
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ELECTED TOWN OFFICERS
Term Term
Expires Expires
SelectBoard LibraryTrustees
(Term 3 Years) (Term 3Years)
JohnF. Boyle, Chair 2010 JohnKittredge, Chair 2010
WilliamE. Chabot,Vice Chair 2010 JudithL. Douville 2009
LouisaM. Horth 2009 RobinA. Higgins 2010
StuartT. Sargent, Jr. 2011 DianaM. Hamilton(App't) 2009
Thomas S. Szczepaniak 2011 GailA. Pinna 2011
Marks. Rancourt 2009
Town Clerk JoanM. Roy 2009
(Term3Years) BarbaraR Kalib (App't) 2009
BarbaraL. Suriner 2009 MaxEhrlich 2011
Moderator PlanningBoard
(Term 1 Year) (Term 5Years)
RonaldJ. Marcella, Sr .2009 LouisaM. Horth, Chair 2013
RichardRLadd 2011
DaltonHousingAuthority ZachR. McCain, III 2012
(Term 5Years) KarenM. Quinn 2010
KathleenM. Burke, Chair 201 StuartT. Sargent, Jr 2009
HelenF. McGarry 2010
PatriciaA. Stottle 2013 FinanceCommittee
Katherine C.Wood 2012 (Term 3Years)
RobinA. Higgins (StateAppointed) HenryH. WilliamsIII, Chair 201
GeorgeH. Bissell 2011
CemeteryTrustees WilliamA. Drosehn, III 2010
(Term 3 Years) DavidE. Fairfield 2009
Marjorie E. Limburg, Chair 201 RobertJ. Fox 2009
H. EdwinCady 2010 J. MichaelHoffman 2010
JohnR Cooney 2009 KurtJalbert 2010
RichardE. Lacatell 2011
Domenico Suppappola 2009
APPOINTED TOWN OFFICERS
(Effective July 1, 2008 - Serving foroneyearunless stated otherwise)
Town Manager TownCollector
Kenneth E. Walto(2010) JaneA. Carman
JodiL. HoUingsworth,Asst.
AdministrativeAssistant
DeborahJ. Merry TownTreasurer
SharonM. Messenger
TownAccountant DawnM. Fahey,Asst.
SandraJ.Albano(2010)
PoliceChief
JohnW. Bartels,Jr. (2011)
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