Three Hundred Thirty-Fifth it***- Annual Report 2001 MENDON MASSACHUSETTS INDEX Accountant..-.113 Animal Inspector.112 Board of Appeals.144 Board of Assessors.72 Board of Health.48 Board of Selectmen.4 Building Commissioner.-.44 Conservation Commission.47 Council on Aging.39 Fire Department.-.-59 Gas Inspector.45 Highway Surveyor.*.40 Historical Commission.-.57 Housing Authority.55 Land Use Committee.49 Library Feasibility' Committee.50 Moderator.37 Parks & Recreation Department.78 Planning Board.53 Plumbing Inspector.45 Police Department.67 Salaries and Wages of Town Employees.-.74 Schools Blackstone Valley Vocational Regional District.80 Mendon-Upton Reg’l School District Committee.89 Miscoe Hill Elementary School.94 District Directory.98 Nipmuc Regional High School.105 Taft Public Library Trustees.56 Tax Collector.77 Town Clerk.10 Town Meetings & Elections.12 Town Officers.5 Town Treasurer.73 Tree Warden.-.71 Trust Funds.75 Veterans Director.-.54 Water Department.46 Wiring Inspector.45 ANNUAL REPORT of the TOWN OFFICERS of MENDON, MASSACHUSETTS including the report of the SCHOOL COMMITTEE FOR THE Financial Year July 1, 2000 - June 30, 2001 Calendar Year January 1, 2001 December 31, 2001 - Senior Citizens of the Ye*r VrocioonMion Awarded to Douglas Taylor Whereas Douglas Taylor has lived in Mendon for most of his life and Whereas Douglas is a charter member of the American Legion and serves as The Custodian of Soldiers’ and Sailors’ graves and currently Serves as a trustee for Swandale Cemetery and Whereas Douglas served on Town Anniversary Committees for the United States Bicentennial, Town of Mendon 300,h and 325th celebrations and Whereas Douglas has done, “Whatever he can do”, for Mendon and it’s Citizens. NOW THEREFORE WE, THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN DO HEREBY PROCLAIM DOUGLAS TAYLOR AS SENIOR CITIZEN OF THE YEAR GIVEN THIS SIXTEENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER IN THE YEAR TWO THOUSAND AND ONE AT MENDON, MASSACHUSETTS BY THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN Board of Selectmen 1 Senior Citizens of the Ycat Vrociz&nMion Awarded to Arline Taylor Whereas Arline Taylor has lived in Mendon for 55 years and Whereas Arline worked at Lowell’s Dairy for 24 years and Whereas Arline served on Town Anniversary Committees for the United States Bicentennial, Town of Mendon 300th and 325th celebrations and Whereas Arline has done, “Whatever she can do”, for Mendon and it’s Citizens. NOW THEREFORE WE, THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN DO HEREBY PROCLAIM ARLINE TAYLOR AS SENIOR CITIZEN OF THE YEAR GIVEN THIS SIXTEENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER IN THE YEAR TWO THOUSAND AND ONE AT MENDON, MASSACHUSETTS BY THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN Board of Selectmen 2 Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2017 with funding from Boston Public Library https://archive.org/details/annualreportsoft2001mend A SALUTE TO AUSTIN B. TAFT Jr. “Junie” Recently retired after 48 years of service to the Town of Mendon Highway Department & I-ire Department 3 To the citizens of Mendon: The Board of Selectmen respectfully submit their report for the year ending December 31, 2001. The Board is pleased to report that the town completed the fiscal year with a positive free cash balance. During 2001 the Board of Selectman was involved in a number of issues, which we believe are critical to improving public safety, improving the quality of services offered to residents and preserving the rural character of Mendon. Some of the key issues include the following: • Hired a full time fire chief • Initiated Mendon’s first 24 hour Fire Department ambulance service • Purchased a new rescue vehicle for the Fire Department • With the assistance of a $500,000 grant from The Commonwealth of Massachusetts substantially renovated the town hall • Purchased several key pieces of land, in order to permanently protect them from development. The parcels purchased include: The Wood Land (119 acres), The Paddock Property (14 acres) and the Kelly Farm (95 acres) • Passed a Phased Growth Initiative, limiting the number of building permits issued each year • Critically assessed two large housing projects proposed under the State’s Section 40B affordable housing program • Hired Maguire Group to do an infrastructure needs assessment for the Town • Hired Systems Consulting Group to do a staffing and utilization study for the town Mendon as we know has experienced a high degree of growth over recent years. Most of the issues above are the direct result of this growth. In the face of this growth and in a very difficult environment the Board of Selectman considers it their primary responsibility to preserve and protect the character of our town. The Board would like to thank the many committee and Board members who have given generously of their time in the service of our community. We encourage other interested individuals to become involved. Best wishes for a happy, healthy and prosperous year. Respectfully submitted, Peter M. Confrey, Chairman Dennis Shaheen Dale Pleau 4 TOWN OF MENDON Town of Mendon Incorporated May 15, 1667 Population 5716 - 2001 Census Registered Voters - 3,205 Annual Election, First Monday in May Annual Meeting Succeeding Friday after the First Monday in May Second Congressional District: Richard Neal Springfield Worcester & Norfolk Senatorial District: Richard T. Moore Uxbridge Tenth Worcester Representative District: Representative in General Court Marie J. Parente Milford Sheriff of Worcester County: John Flynn West Boylston TOWN OFFICERS MODERATOR Rolland J. Morin, Jr. Term expires 2002 SELECTMEN Peter Confrey, Chairman Term expires 2003 Dennis Shaheen Term expires 2002 Dale Pleau Term expires 2004 TOWN CLERK Margaret Bonderenko Term expires 2003 TOWN TREASURER - TAX COLLECTOR Karen Lowell, Treasurer, Collector Term expires 2003 Christine Kupstas, Assistant Treasurer/Collector ASSESSORS Bruce Tycks, Chairman Term expires 2002 Thomas D. Hackenson Term expires 2004 Dennis G. Boucher Term expires 2003 Jean Bavosi, Assistant Assessor BOARD OF HEALTH Robert Klein, Jr. Chairman Term expires 2003 Eric Carlson Term expires 2002 Mark Cutler Term expires 2004 REGISTRARS OF VOTERS Shirley Spindel Term expires 2003 Blanche Lamothe Term expires 2004 Dawn Chase Term expires 2002 Margaret Bonderenko 5 CULTURAL ARTS COUNCIL Pam Arons, Chairman Term expires 2002 Jeanne Davoren Term expires 2003 Joyce Mowry Term expires 2003 Mary MacDougall Term expires 2002 Lisa Lukasek Term expires 2002 Michael Peterson Term expires 2003 Leslie Rabs Term expires 2003 Sharon Luttrell Term expires 2003 FINANCE COMMITTEE Art Holmes Term expires 2003 Michael Ammendolia Term expires 2004 Michael Peterson Term expires 2002 Robert Thornton Term expires 2003 Jeanne Davoren Term expires 2002 Deborah Silberberg Term expires 2004 Thomas Grant Term expires 2002 CONSERVATION COMMISSION Gary Smith, Chairman. Term expires 2003 Michael Ammendolia Term expires 2003 William Aten Term expires 2003 Harry Stewart Term expires 2004 Peter Coffin Term expires 2004 Damon Tinio Term expires 2002 Andrew Bradley Term expires 2002 FENCE VIEWERS Peter Confrey Dennis Shaheen Dale Pleau COUNCIL ON AGING Carol Cook, Chairman Term expires 2003 Gloria Hogarth Term expires 2004 Nancy Bradley Term expires 2002 Margaret Sweeney Term expires 2002 Leo Lemoine Term expires 2002 Father Thomas Mahoney Term expires 2003 James Turner Term expires 2004 HISTORICAL COMMISSION Alan Russell, Chairman Term expires 2003 Colleen Conley Term expires 2004 Wayne Wagner Term expires 2003 John Trainor Term expires 2002 Pamela Arons Term expires 2002 MENDON - UPTON REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT COMMITTEE Jay Byer, Chairman Term expires 2004 John Robertson Term expires 2003 Donna Cote Term expires 2002 BLACKSTONE VALLEY TECHNICAL SCHOOL MENDON MEMBER Michael Peterson Term expires 2002 6