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Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2017 with funding from Boston Public Library https://archive.org/details/wilbrahamannualr1996wilb TOWN OF WILBRAHAM ANNUAL REPORT 1996 42 1 INDEX Accounting Department 107 Hampden-Wilbraham Regional School Dist. 63 Advisory Board ofHealth 34 Historical Commission 50 Ambulance Oversight Committee 34 In Memoriam 61 Annual Town Election 13 Library 56 Annual Town Meeting 14 Local Emergency Planning Committee 97 Appointed Town Officials & Committees.. 4 Long Term Debt 116 Assessors 99 Personnel Board 55 Atheneum Society 49 Pest Control 52 Bank Balances 117 Planning Board 71 & Building Department 53 Playground Recreation Commission 38 Capital Planning Committee 106 Police Department 88 Cemetery Commission 60 Public Access Cable TV Committee 48 Central Dispatch 83 Regular Scheduled Meetings 8 Citizen Participation Application Form 9 Republican Town Committee 1 Civil Defense 83 Retirements 48 Collector 118 Revenues and Expenditures 113 Combined Balance Sheet 114 Sanitarian 35 Community Gardens 82 Sealer ofWeights and Measures 37 Community Services 126 Selectmen's Report 26 Conservation Commission 81 Special Town Meetings 22 Council on Aging 44 Tax Rate Recapitulation 100 DARE 54 Telephone Directory 129 Democratic Town Committee 10 The Grammar School at Stony Hill 62 Department ofPublic Works 73 Tobacco Control 36 Dog Officer 37 Town Clerk 30 Elected Town Officials 3 Treasurer/Collector 115 Enterprise Funds 108 Tree Warden 52 Facts About Wilbraham 1 Trust Funds 120 Finance Committee 105 Veterans Services 46 Fire Department 84 Vital Statistics 12 . General Financial Information 123 Voter Registration by Precinct 12 General Fund Expenditures .108 Water Commissioners 79 Government Districts & Representatives.... .2 Wilbraham Cultural Council 51 . Greater Springfield Senior Services 45 Wilbraham Housing Authority 47 Hampden County Traffic Safety 41 Zoning Board ofAppeals 80 Cover Photo: Faculty Street 1885 Source: Wilbraham Archives "TLBRAHAM PDBUC LIBRART FACTS ABOUT WILBRAHAM Settled: 1731 4,815 Dwelling Units Incorporated: June 15, 1763 Area: 22 Square Miles Hampden County Real Estate Valuation: $804,468,900 1990 Federal Census: 12,592 Personal Property Valuation: $18,689,234 DATE LOANED 1 chool load ad msion reet GAYLORD3563 PRINTEDINUSA Glendale Methodist Church Grace Union Church (Congregational) St. Cecilia's Church (Roman Catholic) Wilbraham United Church (Congregational Methodist) Wilbraham Baptist Church PRIVATE SCHOOLS The Grammar School at Stony Hill - 675 Stony Hill Road Wilbraham & Monson Academy - 421 Main Street 1 GOVERNMENT DISTRICTS & REPRESENTATIVES FOR THE TOWN OF WILBRAHAM GOVERNOR REPRESENTATIVE IN GEN. COURT William F. Weld (R) 13th HAMPDEN DISTRICT State House Room 360 Gale D. Candaras (D) MA Boston, 02133 643 Tinkham Rd. MA Phone: 1-617-727-3600 Wilbraham, 01095 Phone: 413-599-1773 SENATOR U.S. Edward M. Kennedy (D) State House, MA John F. Kennedy Bldg. Suite 2400 Boston, 02133 MA Boston, 02203 Phone:1-617-722-7302 Phone: 1-617-565-3170 STATE SENATOR-2ND HAMPDEN 315 Senate Russell Office Bldg. DISTRICT Washington, DC 20510 Brian P. Lees (R) 527 Main Street U.S.SENATOR MA Indian Orchard, 01151 John F. Kerry (D) Phone: 413-543-2167 One Bowdoin Square, 10th floor MA Boston, 02114 State House Room 308 MA Phone: 1-617-565-8519 Boston, 02133 Phone: 1-617-722-1291 421 Senate Russell Office Bldg. Washington, DC 20510 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Phone: 1-202-224-2742 Hall ofJustice 50 State Street MA 145 State St., Suite 504 Springfield, 01103 Springfield, MA 01103 Phone: 413-748-8600 (Gen.Info) Phone:413-785-4610 Richard S. Thomas CONGRESSMAN - 2ND CONG. DIST. 535 Rogers Ave. Richard E. Neal (D) West Springfield, MA 01089 Federal Office Bldg. Phone:413-739-2158 1550 Main St. MA Springfield, 01103 Leonard Collamore Phone:413-785-0325 80 Bennington St. MA Springfield, 01108 243 Rayburn House Office Bldg. Phone: 413-733-3956 1 Wa.shington, DC 20515 Phone: 1-202-225-5601 Abe Kasparian, Jr. 161 School St. MA Agawam, 01001 TOLL FREE CITIZEN INFO. 13TH (unavailable at the time) HAMPDEN DIST.: 1-800-392-6090 2 1996 ELECTED TOWN OFFICIALS SELECTMEN & BOARD OF HEALTH WATER COMMISSIONERS Kevin J. Moriarty (D) Chr. 1997 Zigmund A. Peret (R) Chr. 1997 Frank A. Everton (R) 1998 Leland P. Miner (R) 1998 Gale D. Candaras (D) 1999 Albert E. Kirk (R) 1999 TOWN CLERK LIBRARY TRUSTEES M Beverly J. Radner (D) 1997 Suzane Garber (R) 1997 Susan Magee (R) 1997 MODERATOR Barbara W. Fitzgerald(R) 1998 Arthur F. Dionne (R) 1997 William R. Massidda (R) 1998 Coralie H. Gray (R) 1999 ASSESSORS Llewellyn S. Merrick (R) 1999 Robert A. Bonsall (R) Chr. 1997 PLANNING BOARD Anthony J. Vecchio (R) 1998 Dorothy A. Gates (D) 1999 Edward T. Stevenson (R) 1997 James A. McEathron (R) 1998 REGIONAL SCHOOL COMMITTEE Robert C. Gaynor (R) 1999 Ellen Leritz (D) 1997 Richard E. Butler (R) 2000 Thomas R. Toman (R)(resigned) 1997 Frederic W. Fuller III (R) 2001 Michele T. Agahigian (R) 1998 WILBRAHAM HOUSING AUTHORITY Paula Tingle (D) 1999 Joel A. Berman (R) 1999 Janice M. Burkins (R) 1997 Michael Flynn(appointed 7-23-96) Van Pelt Brower (R) 1998 Michelle Lawler (R) 2000 TREE WARDEN Rene G. Ledoux (R) 2001 Gordon R. Long (R) 1997 (resigned 11-22-96) CEMETERY COMMISSIONERS James J. Ziemba (D) 1997 Peter W. Ablondi (R) 1998 Rodney W. Fountain (R) 1999 BEVERLY RADNER, CMC Attest: J. TOWN CLERK APPOINTED OFFICIALS AND COMMITTEES Town Administrator Plumbing/Gas Inspector William J. Fogarty, 1998 Robert Ascolillo, 1997 Town Accountant Health Agent/Sanitarian JoAnne DeGray, 1997 Walter E. Lawler 1997 Treasurer-Collector Park Commissioner/Pest Control Officer Thomas Sullivan Indef. Gordon Long, 1997 Fire Chief/Forrest Warden/ Town Archivist Hazardous Waste Coordinator/ Coralie Gray, 1997 Civil Defense Director Daniel P. Merritt, 1998 Assistant Town Archivist Vacant 1997 Police Chief Allen M. Stratton, 1997 Veterans Agent Richard J. Prochnow, 1997 Director ofPublic Works Edmond W. Miga, 1997 Advisor to the Board ofHealth Walter J. Pacosa, 1997 Town Counsel Michael T. Hassett, 1997 Fence Viewer Jesse L. Rice, 1997 Superintendent ofStreets Frank L. Shea, 1997 Sealer ofWeights and Measures William H. Garvey, 1997 Animal Inspector Dorsie R. Kovacs, 1997 Constables Alton McDonald, 1997 Dog Officer Kirk Burkins, 1997 Gilles E. Turcotte 1997 Registrar ofVoters Building Inspector/Zoning Enforcement Henry J. Kszepka, 1997 William H. Garvey, 1999 J. Willard Picket, 1998 John J. Shea, 1999 Electrical Inspector Jeremiah P. McCarthy, 1997 4 Aging, Council on Capital Planning Committee Jeanne D. Kubik, 1996 Marcia Zimmer, 1997 Dennis Lopata, 1997 Kevin E. Schmidt, 1996 i Alfred Brazee, 1998 Franklin E. Dailey, 1997 ^ Lois Peck, 1998 Michael Ginsberg, 1997 Theresa B. Munn, 1999 Robert Quintin, 1998 Fred Biel, 1999 Associate Members: Conservation Commission Dorothy Gates, 1996 Stephen Bosworth, 1997 Carol Dennis, 1996 James R. Algie, 1997 John M. Sullivan, 1997 Ambulance Oversight Committee Stoughton L. Smead, 1998 Paula Chevrier, 1997 James E. St.Germain, 1998 Timothy Rogers, 1998 Robert McMaster, 1999 Alan S. Peck, 1998 Patricia Ross, 1999 Larry Robbins, 1999 Paul F. Civetti 1999 Disabilities, Commission on Robert E. Weber, 1997 Appeals, Board of Elaine Scott, 1997 Thomas Counos, Assoc. 1997 John R. Chase, 1997 Joseph P. Pessolano, Full 1997 Paul E. Walker, 1998 Marjorie Trimble, Full 1998 Debbie McDonald, 1998 Charles A. Pelouze, Assoc 1999 Terry L. Nelson, 1998 Kevin J. Murphy, Full 1996 Joy C. Hibsher, 1999 Louis Franklin, 1999 Boston Road Corridor Study Committee Evelyn O'Brien, 1999 Gale D. Candaras, 1997 Frederick Fuller, III, 1997 Economic Development Advisory Committee Edmond Miga, 1997 Thomas Melikian, 1997 John Pearsall, 1997 James McPherson, 1997 Daniel P. Merritt, 1997 Jules Gaudreau, 1997 Glen Garvey, 1997 Cable TV Advisory Committee Gale D. Candaras, 1997 Robert Berger, 1998 Frederick Fuller III, 1997 Linda K. Fuller, 1998 Edmond Miga, 1997 John Garvey, 1998 John Pearsall, 1997 Bernard O'Donnell, 1998 Daniel P. Merritt, 1997 John W. Welch, 1998 Judy Theocles, 1997 Roy Scott, (Associate) 1998 5 Fair Housing Committee Local Emergency Planning Committee Kenneth L. Landon, 1997 Kevin J. Moriarty, 1997 William A. Conley, 1997 William J. Fogarty, 1997 Jean B. Courtney, 1997 Daniel P. Merritt, 1997 J.Michael Trebbe, 1997 Finance Committee Walter E. Lawler, 1997 Michael 0. Shea, 1997 Kenneth Willette, 1997 Claire L. Thompson, 1997 Edward Baker, 1997 Susan Bunnell, 1997 Edmond Miga, 1997 James E. Thompson, 1998 Ralph Guyer, 1997 Ken R. Furst, 1998 Bonnie Roach, 1997 Kevin Dorsey, 1998 Robert A. Rusczek, 1997 Robert G. Gale, 1999 Edward S. Jamro, 1997 David B. Crevier, 1999 Barbara Los, 1997 Paul D. Barry, 1999 Richard Sarnie, 1997 Steven Nelson, 1997 Fire Commissioners Frank Tencza, 1997 Open Space and Recreation Plan Committee John N. Sampson, 1998 Stephen Bosworth, 1997 Alton McDonald, 1999 Stanley Tenerowicz, 1997 Denny Smith, 1997 Flag Committee Ronald Parlengas, 1997 Frank Tencza, 1996 Robert Croken, 1997 Mary Quigley, 1997 Hampden County Housing Services Advisory Frederic Fuller, 1997 John Pearsall, 1997 John Pearsall, 1997 Patricia Ross, 1997 Health, Advisory Board of John Sullivan, 1997 Loralee Nelson, 1997 James E. St.Germain, 1997 Alan S. Peck, 1997 Robert McCollum, 1997 Marcia B. Zimmer, 1997 John Moore, 1997 Judith C. Dioime, 1997 Karen White, 1997 Donna Churyk Huijing, 1997 Vacancy 1997 Personnel Board William Terbush, 1997 Historical Commission Daniel Gauthier, 1998 Barbara Search Miller, 1997 James Leahey, 1998 Larry Duqette, 1997 David W. Huber, 1999 Carol M. Albano, 1998 Michael J. Farrell, 1999 Carol Beach, 1998 Elizabeth Cahill, 1999 Pioneer Valley Planning Commission's Joint Steven M. Gray, 1999 Transportation Committee Ann Tousignant, 1999 David Bodendorf, 1997 6