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TOWN OF HAMILTON ANNUAL REPORT 2002 Town ofHamilton Essex County Commonwealth ofMassachusetts Incorporated June 21,1793 Area 14.99 Square Miles Town Population 8204 Sixth Congressional District Fifth Councilor District First Essex and Middlesex Senatorial District Fourth Essex Representative District State Officials Congressman John Tierney ofSalem : Senator: Bruce E. Tarr ofGloucester Representative: Brad Hill ofIpswich Town Hall Hours Monday: 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday: 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday: 8:00 a.m. to 12 noon MEMORIAM IN Elizabeth Hall Orman Richards TABLE OF CONTENTS Memoriam In Selectmen » Who's Who 1-6 Finance Director/Accountant Combined Balance Sheet Combined Income Statement 8-9 Treasurer- Collector 10-11 Public Safety Police 12-13 Fire 14 ECO 15 DPW 16-20 Board ofHealth 21-23 Sealer ofWeights & Measures 23 Land/Building Use Conservation 24-25 Chebacco Woods Land Management 26 Planning 27-29 Community Action Planning Committee 29 Community Preservation Act Study Committee 30 Road Safety Committee 31 Inspections 32-33 Zoning Board ofAppeals 34 Historic District Commission 34 Personnel Board 35 Board ofAssessors 36 Housing Authority 37 Public Safety Building Committee 37 Education Hamilton-Wenham Regional District 38-51 North Shore Regional Vocational School 53 Regional Hamilton-Wenham Public Library 54 Hamilton-Wenham Library Trustees 55 Hamilton-Wenham Recreation Board 57 Hamilton-Wenham Cultural Council 57 Hamilton-Wenham Cable Committee 58 Council on Aging 59 Town Clerk 60-104 Veterans' Services 105 BOARD OF SELECTMEN The Selectmen's year 2002 bore witness to the completion ofthe Hamilton Shopping Center/Train Station Project. The great efforts extended by all produced a dramatic and eye-pleasing transformation to Hamilton's downtown. And concurrently, residents and Town visitors saw the completion ofthe Asbury Street/Walnut Road redesign project. The renovated Hamilton-Wenham Recreation Center reopened in March. With its formal dedication in April, Town residents enjoyed the new Hamilton-Wenham Library's first full year ofoperation. The Eagle now flies over Town Hall once again, revealing the true wind direction for the Town. Now overhauled, the Town Clock should tell us time for another 144 years. Bill Bowler became a Selectman, replacing John Serafini. Pat Capobianco retired, after directing the multiyear renovation ofTown Hall from inside out. The Master Plan moved several steps ahead. The Police/Fire study committee was reconstituted and put back to work. The Selectmen signed a lease with "School's Out" for use ofthe old Hamilton Library children's room while deciding to let the Council On Aging use the office space. Town boards and committees, as well as Police and Fire utilize the main part ofthe building for meetings and training sessions. The future ofthe library continues to be studied for possible use as part ofa public safety complex. The State cut back deeply on local funding, requiring us to improve our belt tightening techniques. Steve Kenny continued to represent the Town at NESWC, working toward a solution for our trash contract, when our current 20-year contract ends in 2005. Selectmen helped facilitate the forming of"Not in Our Town", an anti hate program, which they saw as a suitable alternative to the "No Place for Hate " program, which was originally proposed. Three major litigation issues came to rest: Hamilton Gardens, the Snow case and the Ford case. A new bidding process for the Cutler Road Bridge project succeeded in a contract award. Work will begin and end in 2003. Selectmen voted load limits on Cutler Road, while concluding that load limits would not be necessary on Linden Street. Selectmen backed the Woodbury Street Pathway Project. Deciding not to develop Depot Square with a building project, the Selectmen elected to renovate it with planting and improved parking. The cooperative efforts ofthe Town and the Hamilton-Wenham Youth Soccer generated the rehabilitation ofFairhaven Field. Tennis at Patton Park will be a whole new game on the refurbished courts. Despite the economy, Hamilton completed many projects and continued to plan for better future. David G. Neill, Chairman WHO WHO'S Selectmen (Elected) Stephen Trepanier David G. Neill, 2003 Brian Shaw Paul L. Ricker, 2004 Karen Wallace William F. Bowler, 2005 Kenneth Nagy Matthew Donovan Town Administrator Michael Marchand Candace P. Wheeler Richard Barthelmess Patricia M. Capobianco, Asst. Admin Stephen Walsh Carol Gendreau, Minutes Secretary Kent Richards Robert Timpani, Facilities Mainten. Leigh Keyser, Custodian Reserves Lindsey Snavely, Senior Svcs. Paul Accomando Joe Achadinha Town Clerk (Elected) David Mastrianni Theresa M. "Mimi" Fanning, 2005 David Marsh Jane Wetson, Asst. Town Clerk Charles Downey Michael Wetson Finance Director/Accountant Andrew Neill Cheryl A. Robertson Dyan M. Katz, Asst. Accountant Myrna Doran, Admin. Asst. Rev. Louis Bourgeois, Chaplain Treasurer/Collector Lockup Cheryl A. Booth Edward Seaver Margaret A. McLoughlin, Asst. Clarence Trepanier Treas/Coll. Harbormasters Christine L. Larcom, Admin. Asst. Walter D. Cullen Robert Blanchard Assessors (Elected) Stephen Trepanier Robert H. Trussell, 2005 Paul Accomando Gelean M. Campbell, 2004 Steven Ozahowski, 2003 Fire Chief Thomas S. Hogan, Jr., Appraiser Philip W. Stevens, Jr. Robin Nolan, Director of Office Margaret C. Donovan, Admin. Asst. Deputy Chiefs Kenneth Brand Police Chief Daniel Parsons Walter D. Cullen Channing Howard Captain Police Officers Daniel Ellison Lt. Robert A. Nyland Mark Goodwin Sgt. Paul R. Grant Lieutenant Sgt. Donald D. Dupray Michael Twomey Sgt. Scott G. Janes Raymond Brunet Steven Belakonis Patrolmen David Shaughnessy Arthur Hatfield Kenneth Shedden, Consultant 1 WHO'S WHO Firefighters Harold Allen Harold Allen Rick Campana Joseph Allen Kirk Davis Gregory Chane David Dolan Brandon Clark Dave Goodwin, ret. Stephen Collins Gary Kureta Timothy Crosbie Jeff Mazzetta Fred Day John Miley Andrew Ellison Paul Rigol Keith Holloran Joseph Shea Donald Killam Timothy Shea Ronald Lees Greg Stevens Albert Oullette Mark Wagner Town Counsel Richard Ayer Donna B. MacKenna Jeffery Cross Francis Eldridge, Jr. Moderator (Elected) Edmund Mullen Bruce C. Ramsey, 2004 Carl Potter Glenn Preston Board of Health Kevin Preston James Gilmartin, 2003 Michele Sargent Allen J. Ikalainen, 2004 Alexander Shaw Stephen Druschel, 2005 Susan Snow John Jacobi, Consultant Agent Erick Tarr Barbara Ikalainen, Animal Insp. Bill Tetrault Gail Messelaar, Admin. Asst. Peter Walton Doris Cole, Secretary Forest Warden Conservation Commission Philip W. Stevens, Jr. John Hamilton, 2003 Deputy Forest Wardens Virginia Cookson, 2004 Kenneth Brand Robert Cronin, 2003 Daniel Parsons Peter Dana, 2003 Channing Howard Paula Kent, 2002 Daniel Ellison Camilla Rich, 2004 Mark Goodwin Lisa Press, 2003 Michael Twomey Auxiliary Robert Brunet John Rhoads David Shaughnessy John Hendrickson James Hankin, Coordinator Public Works Miles RiverTask Force Steven T. Kenney, Dir. Board of Selectmen serve Planning Board (Elected) as Board of Public Works Zachariah Bensley, 2004 Gail Hannable, Admin. Asst. Peter Clark, 2005 Nancy Stevens, Admin. Asst. Gregg Haladyna, 2003 Rick Mitchell, 2003 2 WHO WHO'S Susie Richey, 2004 Lisa Craig-McCormack Robin Willcox, 2005 Nancy Day Evelyn Shuman, 2006 Lisa LeJeune Jean Nelson, Coordinator Bonnie Barney Community Preservation Act Study Gillian Crossley Committee Jeanine Curtis Citizens Action Planning Committee Karen D'Ambrosio Lorraine Der Zoning Board of Appeals Julie Preston Beth Ganister, 2005 Lisa Sylvia Winifred Whitman, 2003 William Devitt David Sullivan Eileen Young Diane Meibaum, alt William Bowler, 2004, alt Housing Authority (Elected) Leon Purington, State Finance/Advisory Committee Robert Poole, 2007 Laurie Wilson, 2005 Leigh Keyser, 2004 Lance Collins, 2003 William Stechinfinger, 2006 Lyman Stookey, 2004 J. Robert Fanning, 2005 Stephen Homer, 2004 Henrietta Gates, 2005 Joint Recreation Board Bob Kerrigan, Personnel Board Renee LaForce-MacDonald Robert Bullivant, 2003 David Jones Jack Akin, 2005 David Parry David Shaughnessy, 2005 Lindle Willnow Anne Marie Cullen, 2003 MargaretWhitesel Director Larry Warner, 2004 I, Diane Brown, Admin. Asst. Hamilton-Wenham Library Trustees Council on Aging (Elected) Helen Boyles Alan Reid Mary Maione Blanche Day A. Wendell Day, Jr. Wendy Daynes Andy Teshko Cathy Felton Dorothy Lamson Ann St. Germaine Karen Zigorsky Peter Williams Senior Services Coordinator Lindsey Snavely Joint Library Committee (Elected) Scott Maddern Office on Disability Greg Keller Leigh Keyser Alan Reid David Cooper Chebacco Woods Mgmt. Hamilton-Wenham Library Ralph Smith, 2004 - Manchester James McShane, Dir. Virginia Cookson, 2005 Diane Barrett 3 WHO WHO'S Sue McLaughlin, 2003 Hamilton-Wenham Cultural Council Ann Barton, 2004 Joanne Jones Mark McGuire, 2005 - Manchester Chris Eaton Bob Moroney, ex-officio MbyS Sara delRio Meg Crossan Superintendent of Schools Mary Anne Ciriello Marinel D. McGrath, Ed.D Mary Jo Favazzo Business Manager Meredith Gisness Charles E. Cooke, III Theresa Wenheimer School Administration Helen Ribet Maryellen Duffy, Ed.D Deborah Frontierro Historic District Commission Catherine Donovan Thomas Catalano Bonina Arthur Crosbie, 2005 Jill William Tyack Elizabeth Wheaton, 2004 Jean Vitale Karl Schmith, 2005 Nancy Smith James Donovan, 2005 Lois Mclntyre Robert Payne, Alternate Marie Neve Jennifer Knowles, Alternate Debbie Capozzi Martha Curran Hamilton-Wenham Cable Advisory Jennifer Ciaramella Leigh Keyser Betty Minton Serge Sacharuk Elizabeth Stowell Robert Cummings Jacqueline Cooper Stan Ward Trim Hahn, Principal Charles Rogal Susan Cooke, Principal Charles Furber Martha Cesarz, Principal Jim Sullivan Janis C. DeSantis, Principal Christopher Rice, Principal Registrar of Voters Mary Anne Burridge, 2005 Regional School District Committee Edward W. Seaver, Jr., 2003 Nancy A. Morse, 2003 Jim Richards, 2004 Michael Abbott, 2003 Theresa Fanning, ex-officio Catherine Harrison, 2005 Donald Gallant, 2004 MAPC Representative Jacqueline Serafino, 2005 Richard Goehlert, 2003 Maureen Flores, 2004 MBTA Elaine Carey, 2003 Representative Andrew Calkins, 2004 Harry Boyles William Martin, 2005 Sealer of Weights and Measures Robert Rose Regional Vocational School Rep. Mark Tolman David W. Ketcham, 2003 4