TOWN of MERRIMAC MASSACHUSETTS 2006 ANNUAL REPORT nith photo ANNUAL REPORT of the OFFICERS, BOARDS and COMMITTEES of the TOWN OF MERRIMAC MASSACHUSETTS For the Year Ending December 31, 2006 In Memory of those Who Have Held Public Office In the Town of Merrimac Therese Walden Council on Aging Nancy Stevens Board of Registrars Maurice Carey Chief of Police 1965-1969 DIRECTORY OF ELECTED OFFICERS Moderator - One Year Robert Bender Term Expires 2007 Board of Selectmen - Three Years Carol A. Traynor Term Expires 2009 Bonnie L. Collins Term Expires 2008 Robert S. Sinibaldi, Chairperson Term Expires 2007 Board of Assessors - Three Years Diane F. Cole Term Expires 2007 Joyce E. Clohecy Term Expires 2008 Edward R. Davis, Chairman Term Expires 2009 Planning Board - Five Years Raymond L. Gingras Term Expires 2010 Ricky Pinciaro, Chairman Term Expires 2008 Dennis Brodie Term Expires 2011 John Thomas Term Expires 2007 Sandy Venner Term Expires 2009 Patricia True, Secretary Constables - Three Years Arthur Evans Term Expires 2007 Brian Peavey, Jr. Term Expires 2007 James Seymour Term Expires 2007 Town Clerk - Three Years Patricia True Term Expires 2007 Board of Health - Three Years Eileen Hurley, Chairperson Term Expires 2008 Ann Rundle Term Expires 2007 David Libby Term Expires 2007 School Committee - Three Years Tom Atwood Term Expires 2007 Rich Baker Term Expires 2006 Doreen Blade Term Expires 2008 Guillaume Buell, Vice Chair Term Expires 2008 Heather Connor Term Expires 2007 Earl Baumgardner Term Expires 2009 Lisa Dube-Carpenter Term Expires 2006 Carol Grazio Term Expires 2007 Jed Levine Term Expires 2007 Phil Littlefield Term Expires 2008 Maureen Moran Term Expires 2008 Maria Piccolimini Term Expires 2007 3 Library Trustees - Three Years Susan M. Cobum Term Expires 2006 Yvonne Cosgrove, Co Chair Term Expires 2005 Ellen Evans, Co Chair Term Expires 2007 Linda Getz Term Expires 2008 Jennifer Brown Term Expires 2009 Jeffrey W. Hoyt Term Expires 2007 Park & Recreation Commissioners - Five Years John Lusty, Chairman Term Expires 2007 Scott Michelle Term Expires 2011 Erick Kuchar Term Expires 2009 Susan Marden Term Expires 2010 Jay Soucy Term Expires 2008 Municipal Light Commissioners - Three Years Louis Bibeau Term Expires 2009 Norman Denault Term Expires 2008 Frederick Underwood, Chairman Term Expires 2007 Municipal Water Commissioners - Three Years Louis Bibeau Term Expires 2009 Norman Denault Term Expires 2008 Frederick Underwood, Chairman Term Expires 2007 Cemetery Trustees - Three Years Patricia Casey, Chairperson Term Expires 2009 Elizabeth Emery, Clerk Term Expires 2008 Gordon Rines Term Expires 2007 Sewer Commissioners - Three Years John Buzzell. Term Expires 2009 Michael Fall Term Expires 2007 Richard Herbert, Chairman Term Expires 2008 Merrimac Housing Authority - Five Years Bette Elliot Term Expires 2010 C. Shirley Jones Term Expires 2011 Altha Ottman Term Expires 2007 Geraldine Shephard, Vice Chairman & Gov. Appointed Term Expires 2011 Stephen P. True, Vice Treasurer Term Expires 2008 4 DIRECTORY OF APPOINTED OFFICERS Finance Committee John Cry an Catherine Gabriel-Heusser Patricia Dillon Victor Quattrini Alan Dunn, Chairman Bob Daniels Krista Thorton Tracy Cronin Michael Baumert Board of Appeals Arthur Amirault Sean Scott Gordon Broz, Alternate Debra Weinhold, Secretary Ronald Dandurant Joshua Jackson Mark Townsend, Chairperson—through November 2006 Joseph Moran, Chairperson—effective November 2006 Conservation Commission Timothy Simmons Jay Smith, Agent Jon Pearson Janet Terry Robert Prokop, Chairman Deborah Woodward Ellis Katz Arthur Yarranton Building Inspector Philip J. Hagopian Plumbing & Gas Inspector Ronald Caruso Wiring Inspector William Nutter Highway Department Gunnar Sande, Foreman—retired September 2006 Tom Barry, Foreman—effective September 2006 Fire Department Ralph W. Spencer, Chief Greg Habgood, Deputy Chief Larry Fisher, Deputy Chief Board of Registrars Natalie Christie Betty Elliot Dorothy Whiting Town Counsel Ashod N. Amirian Town Accountant Debra A. McGrane Finance Director & Treasurer Carol A. McLeod Tax Collector Geraldine Gozycki 5 Selectmen's Secretary Anne O. Jim—through September 2006 Lisa Pond—effective September 2006 Rent Control Board Arthur Evans Sandra Venner Edward Madden Animal Care & Control Officer Madelyn Cirinna Cultural Council Gage Cogswell, Treasurer & Co Chair Judy Hynn Thelma Gibbs Nancy Perkins Eleanor Hope-McCarthy, Secretary Hanna Trautmann Helen Koolian Deborah Webster Veteran's Agent Ronald D. Koontz Historical Commission James Hume Patricia Casey Jeffrey W. Hoyt Emeritus Members: Walter Calnan, Evelyn Calnan Council on Aging Mary Cheney Dorothy Lumsden, Secretary Dorothy Cloyd Inez Lund Laura Dillingham-Mailman, Director James Murphy Colleen Fiorello, Chairperson Victor Perrault Herb Gynan Nancy Bachelder David Dutton Carol Ranshaw, Treasurer Irene Kimbrell Terri Walden (January 2006) Emergency Management Director Ralph W. Spencer, Chief Open Space Committee Michelle Carley Donna Tierney Tom Graziano Sandra Venner Roy Rigor Da Eva Nancy Perkins Deborah Woodward, Chairman Tracy Kelly Town Nurse Charlotte Eileen Stepanian Capital Planning Committee Michael Baumert, Finance Committee Sandra Venner, Chairperson Janet Bruno Carol A. Traynor, Selectman Edward Madden TheBoard of Selectman would like to thank all those who have served the town this past year, especially the ones who have retired or moved on 6 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MERRIMAC BOARD OF SELECTMEN for the year ending December 31, 2006 To the Citizens of Merrimac: We are pleased to report that 2006 was a year of significant achievements by your Board of Selectmen. The management of our town has been reorganized and Carol McLeod has been named Finance Director with fiscal oversight responsibilities of internal town departments. This streamlining of our town departments is one measure taken by the BOS to insure continued fiscally responsible government. Additionally, the BOS has reviewed and ratified key elements of the Pentucket Regional School Agreement. Your BOS was instru¬ mental in selecting the state preferred method of funding regional school districts, which will result in our school budget contribution being nearer to our ability to pay. The Pentucket Regional School District recently elected a new superintendent. Dr. Paul Livingston. We look forward to Dr. Livingston's administration and supporting his efforts to maintain and enhance an effective school system through the collaborative effort and support of all the district's member towns. The BOS has again utilized the Cable Educational Access Committee funds to increase the supply of personal computers at both the Donaghue and Sweetsir Schools. The Merrimac Square project is progressing and was well received at a recent public hearing. Although we would like to see progress sooner, the current anticipated start date is sometime in 2009. In December of 2006, the Sweetsir School building was connected to the town sewer system - a project that was considered to be very important by your BOS. River Road in Merrimac was closed due to flooding. Damage was so extensive a portion of the road has been closed indefinitely, and we are working diligently with state and federal agencies to find funds to repair the road. In the interim the condition of Skunk Road was improved to handle the increase in traffic. There are people who deserve special mention in this report. We extend our warmest thanks and express the gratitude of the town to Angela Jervey, principal of the Sweetsir School, who is retiring this year. Angela has given many years of competent, dedicated service to Merrimac. We wish her a long, healthy, and happy retirement. The BOS also extends its best wishes to Gunner Sande, retiring Highway Department Foreman, and pledges its support to his successor, Tom Barry. The BOS looks forward to working with Tom in the years ahead. The BOS want to thank the volunteers, elected officials and department employees for all their efforts throughout 2006. A town is as good as the people who serve in it and you have insured us all that Merrimac will continue on as a first rate community of active and aware citizens. 7 Lastly, on a personal note. I'd like to thank the people of Merrimac for giving me the opportunity to serve them as Selectmen. It has always been my foremost intent to make each and every decision with the best interests of the town. I look forward to Merrimac's continued progress in the years ahead. Respectfully Submitted, MERRIMAC BOARD OF SELECTMEN Robert S. Sinibaldi, Chairman Bonnie L. Collins, Clerk Carol A. Traynor 8