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Jiemmiam ANTHONY CAPUANO MICHAEL CELATA, SR. HANNAH GIDDINGS MARIE HARDING L. RICHARD HOWLETT D. DENNIS KLEINSASSER F. MARIA MAURIELLO J. EDITH MICHELSON ROBERT P. PALMER, JR. THOMASW. ROBBINS AUSTIN LINCOLN ROUNDS STANLEY SMITH E. WILBUR SPANKS GEORGE VELOZA JOHN M. WALSH LCPL STEVEN M. WEST MARJORIE WINCHELL RAFFAELA ZACCAGNINI {front cover) Wilmington Town Common Photo by Wilmington resident Richard Searfoss Table ofContents Title Page Mission Statement 1 Board ofSelectmen 2 Town Manager 4 Administration & Finance Town Clerk 8 Board ofRegistrars 9 Town Counsel 9 Board ofAssessors 13 TownTreasurer/Collector 14 TownAccountant 15 Public Safety Fire Department 36 Police Department 39 Animal Control Officer 42 Facilities & Infrastructure Public Buildings Department 43 PermanentBuilding Committee 44 Department ofPublicWorks 44 Water and Sewer Department 48 Human Services & ConsumerAffairs Library 50 WilmingtonArts Council 55 Carter Lecture Fund Committee 56 Historical Commission 57 Recreation Department 62 Elderly Services Department 66 HousingAuthority 71 Disabilities, Commission on 72 Veterans' Services 73 Board ofHealth 75 Cable T. V. Advisory Task Force 78 SealerofWeights and Measures 78 Education Wilmington Public Schools 79 ShawsheenValley Reg. Voc. Tech. H. S 102 Community Development Planning/Conservation Department Ill Housing Partnership 115 MetropoUtanArea Planning Council 115 Middlesex Canal Commission 116 Inspector ofBuildings 118 Board ofAppeals 119 Town Meetings & Elections Constable 126 Presidential Primary-February 4, 2008 126 Annual Town Election - April 26, 2008 129 Annual Town Meeting-May 3, 2008 130 State Primary- September 16, 2008 157 State Election- November 4, 2008 159 DirectoryofOfficials 162 Boards, Committees & Commissions 163 Officers and Department Heads 167 Municipal Services Guide 168 Meeting Dates and Times 172 Accepted Streets 173 Telephone Directory by Department The "Mission Statement for the TownofWilmington" is as follows: "The Town ofWilmington, as a municipal corporation, exists in order to dehver a wide range ofmunicipal services to those who Hve, work or own property within the borders ofWilmington; andin order to make this community a good place to live, to work, and to raise and educate a family, those services must be responsive to the needs ofthe people. They must be effective and efficient. Principles ofhonesty, fairness, dependabiUty and compassion must govern the actions ofthe officials and the employees ofthe Town. Those who work for the Town as employees or as members ofboards, committees and commissions are recognized as its most important resource and the key to its success in serving the people ofWilmington." Endorsed by the BoardofSelectmen May 22, 1989. -1- Town of Wilmington Officeofthe 121 Glen Road BoardofSelectmen Wilmington, MA 01887-3597 FAX (978) 658-3334 (978)658-3311 TTY (978)694-1417 Deeir Fellow Resident: As the vast majority ofcities and towns struggled to balance the budget and avoid wholesale layoffs, the Town ofWilmington continued to flourish throughout the calendar year 2008. With the support and guidance ofthe Town Manager, Finance Committee and countless administrative personnel, along with the unparalleled commitment ofthousands ofvolunteers, the Board ofSelectmen has continued to support regional and local zoning and planning initiatives, address environmental concerns, recognize its men and women in uniform and enhance the Town's roads, playgrounds and pubhc works. With respect to planning and land use, members ofthe 2008 Annual Town Meeting voted overwhelmingly to support the Board ofSelectmen's efforts to reconstitute our Board ofAppeals, increasing the number ofpermanent voting members from three to five. Town Meeting members likewise supported a measure to enable expedited permitting ofimportant economic developments proposed along Route 1-93. This long-term planning initiative has positioned the Town to receive priority development site funds of$100,000, and the project is essential to the overall success ofthe Tri-Town Development Interchange Project, which most agree is the flagship ofregional planning efforts in the Commonwealth ofMassachusetts. Finally, the Board ofSelectmen supported a local zoning by-law that since its passage in 2008 serves to prohibit "big box" developments in most areas oftown, but promotes such important tax generating development in the more appropriate locations along Route 93. As was the case in 2007, the Board ofSelectmen again was successful in executing a fixed fee agreement for services with the office ofTown Counsel, as well as with professional, technical and environmental experts. This arrangement has consistently enabled the Town to accurately and adequately budget for legal and consultant fees, to avoid litigation by facilitating the town's access to preventative legal advice and to avoid fee and expense related disagreements. Throughout 2008, with the assistance oflegal counsel, environmental consultants and administrative personnel, the Board ofSelectmen closely monitored legislative and regulatory developments regarding the proposed NET waste transfer center, continued to manage federal litigation relative to the Maple Meadow Landfill, and encouraged Health Department efforts to regulate operational activities at Krochmal Farms. As has been the tradition in more recent years, again in 2008 the Board ofSelectmen has assumed a leadership role in promoting the educational well being ofWilmington's students. In addition to endorsing a budget which responsibly funds our school system at all grade levels, well beyond state mandates, the Board has been a vocal supporter ofthe Master Planning Study ofSchools, and it voted unanimously to authorize a Statement ofInterest to be filed with the Massachusetts School Building Authority relative to the design and feasibility study ofa new public high school. While individual members ofthe Board have expressed different opinions about the most effective way to ensure that Wilmington High School continues to fulfill the programmatic needs ofour students, they have been unanimous in moving the process forward, so that the taxpayers and residents of Wilmington can make an informed, responsible decision about continuing to improve the quality of education in Wilmington. -2-