HomeMy Public PortalAbout2021 Town ReportANNUAL REPORT
2021
Town of Brewster
Email: brewster@brewster-ma.gov Tel: (508) 896-3701
Website: https://www.brewster-ma.gov 2198 Main St, Brewster, MA 02631
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ABOUT THE FRONT COVER
The Town's purchase of the former Cape Cod Sea Camps properties was approved
by the biggest gathering of Town Meeting voters in Brewster's history. On a sunny
Sunday afternoon in September at the Stony Brook Elementary School baseball
field, 1,471 attendees gave near -unanimous approval to purchase 120 acres of land.
IN MEMORIAM 2021
Mary taught ESL at the Hyannis campus of the community
college and in Harwich. In 1997 she joined the faculty of
Cape Cod Academy where she taught until her retirement.
Prior to and during her retirement Mary volunteered her
services to a variety of community organizations. She
served on the All Citizens Access committee and the
Brewster Housing Authority and was president of the
board of the Wells Court Brewster senior housing. Mary
served on the board of the Brewster Ladies Library,
volunteered at the library, and served on the board of the
Brewster Lower Road cemetery.
Mary Haynes
Harold A. May
Harold Alfred May served overseas for four years
which included time in Greenland. He was an active
member of the VFW Brewster Post No. 9917. He was
known around town by his license plate USA MAY.
Post military Harry continued his government service
in the employment of the Brewster Department of
Public Works. He gathered friends through his
employment which sustained him in his final years.
Jean Sears
Jean moved to Brewster in 1954 where she later met
and married the love of her life, Henry, and together
with him raised three children. Jean and Henry were
both named Brewster's "Person of the Year", for their
service to the town and community. Jean was the
director of the Council on Aging for 29 years.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
GENERAL
GOVERNMENT
MASSACHUSETTS ELECTED
OFFICIALS
BREWSTER ELECTED
OFFICIALS
BREWSTER APPOINTED
OFFICERS & OFFICIALS
SELECT BOARD
TOWN ADMINISTRATOR
FINANCE DIRECTOR
TREASUER/COLLECTOR
TOWN CLERK
TOWN MEETINGS
ANNUAL TOWN ELECTIONS
ASSEMBLY OF DELEGATES
BOARD OF ASSESSORS
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
PUBLIC SAFETY
POLICE DEPARTMENT
FIRE AND RESCUE
DEPARTMENT
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
DIRECTOR
BUILDING COMMISSIONER
NATURAL RESOURCES
DEPARTMENT
CONSERVATION COMMISSION
PUBLIC WORKS
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
WATER DEPARTMENT
HUMAN SERVICES
BOARD OF HEALTH
HEALTH DEPARTMENT
INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS
COUNCIL ON AGING
CULTURE &
RECREATION
GOLF DEPARTMENT
RECREATION DEPARTMENT
LADIES LIBRARY
EDUCATION
CAPE COD REGIONAL
TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL
NAUSET SCHOOLS &
BREWSTER ELEMENTARY
SCHOOLS SUPERINTENDENT
OTHER COMMITTEES,
COMMISSIONS &
BOARDS
AGRICULTURE COMMISSION
ALEWIFE COMMITTEE
AUDIT COMMITTEE
BGTV VIDEO SERVICES
CAPE COD COMMISSION
CAPE COD REGIONAL TRANSIT
AUTHORITY
CAPE LIGHT COMPACT
CEMETERY COMMISSION
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
COMMUNITY PRESERVATION
COMMITTEE
CROSBY PROPERTY
COMMITTEE
CULTURAL COUNCIL
DRUMMER BOY PARK
ADVISORY COMMITTEE
ENERGY COMMITTEE
FINANCE COMMITTEE
HEALTH AND HUMAN
SERVICES COMMITTEE
HISTORICAL COMMISSION
HISTORIC DISTRICT
COMMITTEE
HOUSING AUTHORITY
HOUSING COORDINATOR
HOUSING PARTNERSHIP
HOUSING TRUST
MILL SITES
NATURAL RESOURCES
ADVISORY COMMISSION
OPEN SPACE COMMITTEE
PLANNING BOARD
PLEASANT BAY ALLIANCE
RECYCLING COMMISSION
VETERANS SERVICES
WATER QUALITY REVIEW
COMMITTEE
ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
TOWN FINANCIALS
TOWN FINANCIALS
IMPORTANT
INFORMATION
DEPARTMENT PHONE LIST
VOLUNTEER FORM
RECYCLING CENTER FEE
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MASSACHUSETTS ELECTED OFFICIALS
REPRESENTATIVE IN GENERAL COURT
First Barnstable District
Timothy Whelan (R)
State House, Rm 39
Boston, MA 02133
617-722-2014
Timothy.Whelan@mahouse.gov
REPRESENTATIVE IN GENERAL COURT
Fourth Barnstable District
Sarah K. Peake (D)
State House, Rm 163
Boston, MA 02133
617-722-2040 fax: 617-722-2239
Sarah.peake@mahouse.gov
District Office: 508-487-5694
SENATOR IN GENERAL COURT
Cape & Islands District
Julian Andre Cyr (D)
24 Beacon Street, Room 405
Boston, MA 02133
617-722-1570
julian.cyr@masenate.gov
REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS
Ninth District
William R. Keating (D)
Rm 2351, Rayburn HOB
Washington, DC 20515
202-225-3111
www.house.gov/keating
259 Stevens St. Suite E
Hyannis, MA 02601
508-771-6868
SENATOR IN CONGRESS
Ninth District
Elizabeth Warren (D)
317 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
202-224-4543
http://www.warren.senate.gov/?p=email_senator
2400 JFK Federal Building
15 New Sudbury Street
Boston, MA 02203
617-565-3170
SENATOR IN CONGRESS
Ninth District
Edward J. Markey (D)
218 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: (202) 224-2742
http://www.markey.senate.gov/
10 Causeway Street, Suite 559
Boston, MA 02222
Phone: (617) 565-8519
GOVERNOR
Charlie Baker (R)
State House, Rm 280
Boston, MA 02133
617-725-4005
888-870-7770 (in state)
www.mass.gov
ATTORNEY GENERAL
Maura Healey
One Ashburton Place
Boston, MA 02108
617-727-2200
www.mass.gov/ago
ago@state.ma.us
SECRETARY OF THE COMMONWEALTH
William Francis Galvin (D)
One Ashburton Place, Rm 1611
Boston, MA 02108
1-800-392-6090
http://www.sec.state.ma.us
cis@sec.state.ma.us
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Town of Brewster
APPOINTED OFFICIALS
OFFICE/BOARD/COMMITTEE/COMMISSION
AGRICULTURE COMMISSION
NAME TERM END DATE OF APPT.
MEMBER STEPHAN BROWN 6/30/2023 6/15/2020
MEMBER PETER HERRMANN 6/30/2022 6/3/2019
MEMBER REBECCA HOWES 6/30/2022 6/3/2019
MEMBER JANE WEBER 6/30/2023 6/15/2020
ALEWIFE COMMITTEE
MEMBER DOUG ERICKSON 6/30/2022 9/23/2019
MEMBER GARY KASER 6/30/2023 3/16/2020
MEMBER WILLIAM LEMAITRE 6/30/2022 6/21/2021
ALEWIFE WARDEN
MEMBER DOUG ERICKSON 6/30/2022 6/21/2021
MEMBER GARY KASER 6/30/2023 4/13/2020
MEMBER WILLIAM LEMAITRE 6/30/2022 6/21/2021
ALL CITIZENS ACCESS
MEMBER LAUREL LABDON 6/30/2024 6/21/2021
ASSESSORS BOARD
MEMBER G. HOWARD HAYES 6/30/2023 6/15/2020
MEMBER DIANE SALOMONE 6/30/2022 6/3/2019
AUDIT COMMITTEE
MEMBER KARL FRYZEL 6/30/2024 8/6/2021
MEMBER DAVID WHITNEY 11/2/2020
BIKEWAYS COMMITTEE
MEMBER ERIC LEVY 6/30/2024 6/21/2021
VICE-CHAIR SUSAN RISEMAN 6/30/2023 6/15/2020
CLERK DERRICK SCANNEVIN 6/30/2022 6/3/2019
CHAIR JOSEPH SULLIVAN, III 6/30/2024 6/21/2021
MEMBER GREGORY WRIGHT 6/30/2024 6/21/2021
BREWSTER AFFORDABLE HOUSING TRUST
MEMBER VANESSA GREENE 6/30/2023 7/20/2021
MEMBER TIMOTHY HACKERT 6/30/2022 6/15/2020
MEMBER MADALYN HILLIS-DINEEN 6/30/2023 7/12/2021
MEMBER DONNA KALINICK 6/30/2022 6/15/2020
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OFFICE/BOARD/COMMITTEE/COMMISSION NAME TERM END DATE OF APPT.
MEMBER PAUL RUCHINSKAS 6/30/2023 7/12/2021
MEMBER
CABLE TELEVISION ADVISORY
MAGGIE SPADE-AGUILAR 6/30/2022 6/15/2020
MEMBER LAWRENCE GREELEY 6/15/2022 6/15/2020
MEMBER
CAPE & VINEYARD ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE
JAMES KANE 6/30/2023 6/15/2020
MEMBER
CAPE COD COMMISSION
CHARLES HANSON 6/30/2024 6/21/2021
MEMBER
CAPE COD MUNICIPAL HEALTH CARE GROUP
ELIZABETH TAYLOR 4/24/2022 3/4/2019
ALTERNATE SUSAN BRODERICK 6/30/2022
MEMBER
CAPE COD REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY
LISA VITALE 6/30/2022 6/21/2021
MEMBER
CAPE COD REG'L TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL
PETER LOMBARDI 6/30/2022 8/19/2019
MEMBER CAROL FORGIONE 6/30/2022 8/16/2021
MEMBER
CAPE LIGHT COMPACT
RICHARD HOFFMANN 6/30/2023 7/15/2020
MEMBER COLIN ODELL
CAPE LIGHT COMPACT JOINT POWER ENTITY
6/30/2024 6/21/2021
MEMBER
CAPITAL PLANNING COMMITTEE
COLIN ODELL 2/27/2017
ALTERNATE MARILYN BERNARDO 6/30/2024
MEMBER CYNTHIA CALDWELL 6/30/2022 9/23/2019
MEMBER ROSS GORMAN 6/30/2022 9/23/2019
MEMBER PETER LOMBARDI 6/30/2022 9/23/2019
MEMBER WILLIAM SCHIRMACHER 6/30/2022 9/23/2019
MEMBER
CCC/COASTAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE
LISA VITALE 6/30/2022 9/23/2019
MEMBER
CEMETERY COMMISSION
CHRIS MILLER 6/30/2024
MEMBER JAMES JONES 6/30/2023 6/15/2020
MEMBER THOMAS ROGERS 6/30/2022 6/3/2019
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OFFICE/BOARD/COMMITTEE/COMMISSION NAME TERM END DATE OF APPT.
MEMBER SOPHIA SAYIGH 6/30/2024 6/21/2021
COMMUNITY PRESERVATION COMMITTEE
MEMBER ROLAND BASSETT JR 6/30/2022 6/3/2019
MEMBER BARBARA BURGO 6/30/2022 6/3/2019
MEMBER FAYTHE ELLIS 6/30/2022 6/3/2019
MEMBER BRUCE EVANS 6/30/2022 6/3/2019
MEMBER PEGGY JABLONSKI 6/30/2024 6/21/2021
MEMBER SHARON MAROTTI 6/30/2022 6/3/2019
MEMBER SARAH ROBINSON 6/30/2024 7/12/2021
MEMBER PAUL RUCHINSKAS 6/30/2024 6/21/2021
MEMBER ELIZABETH TAYLOR 6/30/2023 6/15/2020
CONSERVATION COMMISSION
MEMBER CASEY DANNHAUSER 6/30/2023 12/21/2020
MEMBER BRUCE EVANS 6/30/2023 6/15/2020
MEMBER GARY KASER 6/30/2023 2/3/2020
MEMBER MICHAEL TOBIN 6/30/2024 6/21/2021
MEMBER PETER WELLS 6/30/2024 6/21/2021
COUNCIL ON AGING BOARD
MEMBER JAY GREEN 6/30/2023 9/21/2020
MEMBER PENNY HOLEMAN 6/30/2023 9/21/2020
MEMBER STEVE HOLMES 6/30/2024 6/21/2021
MEMBER ANDREA NEVINS 6/30/2024 6/21/2021
MEMBER JANET STOLZER 6/30/2024 9/13/2021
MEMBER SHARON TENNSTEDT 6/30/2022 6/3/2019
MEMBER LAURA USHER 6/30/2024 6/21/2021
CROSBY ADVISORY COMMITTEE
MEMBER JOAN KOSMACH 6/30/2023 8/3/2020
MEMBER DIANA LAMB 6/30/2023
MEMBER PETER LOMBARDI 6/30/2023 8/3/2020
MEMBER CATE O'NEIL 6/30/2023 7/20/2020
CULTURAL COUNCIL
MEMBER REBECCA ALVIN 6/30/2023
MEMBER ERIC BOHN 6/30/2024 1/4/2021
MEMBER KATHLEEN KRIKORIAN 6/30/2022 6/3/2019
MEMBER CLARE O'CONNOR-RICE 6/30/2024 10/4/2021
MEMBER RICHARD PERRY 6/30/2023 6/1/2020
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OFFICE/BOARD/COMMITTEE/COMMISSION NAME TERM END DATE OF APPT.
MEMBER EDWARD SHEPHARD 6/30/2023 8/3/2020
MEMBER ROGER SMITH 6/30/2022 6/3/2019
DRUMMER BOY PARK ADVISORY COMMITTEE
MEMBER JOHN KISSIDA 6/30/2023 11/2/2020
MEMBER CHERYLANNE LOMBARDI 6/30/2023 11/2/2020
MEMBER STEPHEN NAJARIAN 6/30/2023 12/21/2020
MEMBER ANDREA NEVINS 6/30/2023 11/2/2020
MEMBER JAMES VEARA 6/30/2023 11/2/2020
MEMBER THOMAS WINGARD 6/30/2023 11/2/2020
EGG COMMITTEE
MEMBER LISA LABRECQUE 6/18/2012
ELECTIONS
CLERK JUNE CAMERON 8/31/2022 9/20/2021
CLERK LAUREN ELLIOTT-GRUNES 8/31/2022 9/20/2020
MEMBER ANNE LEMATIRE 4/2/2020 2/10/2020
PRECINCT 1 CLERK GLENDA NORMAND 8/31/2022 9/20/2021
CLERK SHARON RYONE 8/31/2022 9/20/2021
CLERK JOAN SCHEFFER 8/31/2022 9/20/2021
WARDEN DONALD CURT TAYLOR JR. 6/30/2022 6/3/2019
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
MEMBER PETER LOMBARDI 6/30/2022
MEMBER ROBERT MORAN 6/30/2022
ENERGY COMMITTEE
MEMBER CHARLES HANSON 6/30/2023 6/15/2020
MEMBER COLIN ODELL 6/30/2022 6/3/2019
MEMBER PETER SOULE 6/30/2022 6/3/2019
MEMBER EDWARD SWINIARSKI 6/30/2024 6/21/2021
MEMBER RICHARD WOLF 6/30/2023 6/15/2020
ETHICS COMMISSION LIAISON
COLETTE WILLIAMS 1/3/2012
FINANCE COMMITTEE
MEMBER FRANK BRIDGES 6/30/2024 7/18/2021
MEMBER HARVEY PETE DAHL 6/30/2022 6/28/2019
MEMBER ANDREW EVANS 6/30/2023 7/19/2020
MEMBER WILLIAM HENCHY 6/30/2024 8/5/2021
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OFFICE/BOARD/COMMITTEE/COMMISSION NAME TERM END DATE OF APPT.
MEMBER ALEX HOPPER 6/30/2023 10/25/2020
MEMBER WILLIAM MEEHAN 6/30/2023 7/14/2020
MEMBER HONEY PIVIROTTO 6/30/2024 7/1/2021
MEMBER ROBERT TOBIAS 6/30/2023 8/6/2020
MEMBER ROBERT YOUNG 6/30/2022 6/28/2019
GOLF COMMISSION
MEMBER ROBERT DAVID 6/30/2024 9/13/2021
MEMBER ANDREA JOHNSON 6/30/2023 6/15/2020
MEMBER JOHN KISSIDA 6/30/2022 6/3/2019
MEMBER WYN MORTON 6/30/2023 6/15/2020
MEMBER ANNE O'CONNELL 6/30/2023 6/15/2020
MEMBER JEFFRY ODELL 6/30/2024 6/21/2021
MEMBER DAVID VALCOURT 6/30/2024 6/21/2021
HARBOR MASTER
EMPLOYEE RYAN BURCH 6/21/2021
EMPLOYEE CHRIS MILLER 12/24/2014
HAZARDOUS WASTE COMMITTEE
MEMBER PAUL ANDERSON 6/30/2022 6/3/2019
MEMBER ROBERT MORAN 6/30/2022 6/3/2019
MEMBER AMY VON HONE 6/30/2022
HISTORICAL COMMISSION
MEMBER GEORGE BOYD 6/30/2023 6/15/2020
MEMBER RENEE DEE 6/30/2024 2/1/2021
MEMBER FAYTHE ELLIS 6/30/2022 6/3/2019
MEMBER JEFFREY HAYES 6/30/2023 6/15/2020
MEMBER PATRICIA HESS 6/30/2022 6/3/2019
HOME CONSORTIUM BARN COUNTY
ALTERNATE DONNA KALINICK 6/30/2022 6/21/2021
MEMBER JILL WERTZ-SCALISE 6/30/2022 6/21/2021
HOUSING PARTNERSHIP
MEMBER JILLIAN DOUGLASS 6/30/2023 9/21/2020
MEMBER LISA FORHAN 6/30/2022 6/3/2019
MEMBER VANESSA GREENE 6/30/2023 6/15/2020
MEMBER RALPH MAROTTI 6/30/2024 6/21/2021
MEMBER DIANE PANSIRE 6/30/2023 6/15/2020
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OFFICE/BOARD/COMMITTEE/COMMISSION NAME TERM END DATE OF APPT.
MEMBER SARAH ROBINSON 6/30/2024 6/21/2021
MEMBER STEVE SEAVER 6/30/2022 6/3/2019
HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE
MEMBER DEBORAH BLACKMAN-JACOBS 6/30/2023 6/15/2020
MEMBER VIVIAN CAFARELLA 6/30/2024 6/21/2021
MEMBER PATRICIA HESS 6/30/2022 6/3/2019
MEMBER ELIZABETH JAYES 6/30/2023 6/15/2020
MEMBER ANNE O'CONNELL 6/30/2022 6/3/2019
MEMBER JONATHAN O'NEIL 6/30/2024 6/21/2021
MEMBER SEAN PARKER 6/30/2023 6/15/2020
MEMBER LISA PERKINS 6/30/2023 6/15/2020
LIBRARY BUILDING COMMITTEE
MEMBER CHRIS KENNEY 6/30/2024 6/21/2021
MEMBER SUSAN SKIDMORE 6/30/2022 6/17/2019
MEMBER CYNTHIA ST AMOUR 6/30/2024 6/21/2021
MEMBER CHARLES SUMNER 6/30/2024 6/21/2021
LOWER CAPE COMMUNITY ACCESS TELEVISION
MEMBER ZEB BARKER 6/30/2023 6/15/2020
MUNICIPAL HEARING OFFICER
MEMBER DONNA KALINICK 6/30/2024 6/21/2021
NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION
MEMBER CAMERON FERGUSON 6/30/2022 6/21/2021
MEMBER AMY HENDERSON 6/30/2024 6/21/2021
MEMBER PATRICIA HUGHES 6/30/2024 6/21/2021
MEMBER KIMBERLEY CROCKER PEARSON 6/30/2022 6/21/2021
MEMBER DONALD POOLE 6/30/2022 6/21/2021
MEMBER ELIZABETH TAYLOR 6/30/2023 6/21/2021
MEMBER CHRIS WILLIAMS 6/30/2023 6/21/2021
OIL SPILL COORDINATOR
MEMBER ROBERT MORAN 6/30/2022
MEMBER GRIFFIN RYDER 6/30/2022 6/21/2021
OPEN SPACE COMMITTEE
MEMBER PHIL BURT 6/30/2024 6/21/2021
MEMBER GARY CHRISTEN 6/30/2024 6/21/2021
MEMBER BRUCE EVANS 6/30/2022 6/3/2019
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MEMBER PETER HERRMANN 6/30/2023 6/15/2020
MEMBER DON KEERAN 6/30/2023 6/15/2020
MEMBER PETER NORTON 6/30/2022 9/23/2019
MEMBER ELIZABETH TAYLOR 6/30/2024 6/21/2021
PLEASANT BAY ALLIANCE
MEMBER CHRIS MILLER 6/30/2024 6/21/2021
PLEASANT BAY WATERSHED TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE
MEMBER CHRIS MILLER 6/30/2022 9/9/2019
MEMBER AMY VON HONE 6/30/2022 9/9/2019
RECORDS ACCESS OFFICER
MEMBER COLETTE WILLIAMS 12/19/2016
RECYCLING COMMISSION
MEMBER ANNIE DUGAN 6/30/2024 6/21/2021
MEMBER DEBRA JOHNSON 6/30/2022 6/3/2019
MEMBER PETER JOHNSON 6/30/2024 6/21/2021
MEMBER MEG MORRIS 6/30/2024
MEMBER GRIFFIN RYDER 2/14/2022
MEMBER SUSAN SKIDMORE 6/30/2023 8/17/2020
REGISTRAR
DEMOCRAT REGISTRAR THADDEUS NABYWANIEC 6/30/2023 6/15/2020
REPUBLICAN REGISTRAR FRANCIS SMITH 3/31/2022 6/3/2019
MEMBER COLETTE WILLIAMS 5/24/2010
SHELLFISH CONSTABLE
MEMBER RYAN BURCH 6/30/2024 6/21/2021
MEMBER DAVID JOHNSON 6/30/2022 10/7/2019
MEMBER CHRIS MILLER 6/30/2024 6/21/2021
STONY BROOK MILLSITES
MEMBER FAYTHE ELLIS 6/30/2022 6/3/2019
MEMBER DOUG ERICKSON 6/30/2023 6/15/2020
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OFFICE/BOARD/COMMITTEE/COMMISSION NAME TERM END DATE OF APPT.
MEMBER MARGUERITE ERICKSON 6/30/2022 3/4/2019
MEMBER SCOTT LEONHARDT 6/30/2024
MEMBER ROGER O'DAY 6/30/2023 6/15/2020
MEMBER PETER OGOZALEK 6/30/2024 6/21/2021
MEMBER EMILY SUMNER 6/30/2022 6/3/2019
TREASURER/COLLECTOR'S OFFICE
EMPLOYEE LISA VITALE 1/10/2025 1/10/2022
TRI-TOWN GROUNDWATER PROTECTION
MEMBER PETER LOMBARDI 6/30/2022 7/1/2019
VISION PLANNING COMMITTEE
MEMBER AMANDA BEBRIN 6/30/2024 6/7/2021
MEMBER ANDI GENSER 6/30/2024 6/21/2021
MEMBER PATRICIA HESS 6/30/2023 12/13/2019
MEMBER SUZANNE KENNEY
MEMBER HAL MINIS 6/30/2023 12/13/2019
MEMBER FRANCES SCHOFIELD 6/30/2024 6/21/2021
MEMBER SHARON TENNSTEDT 6/30/2022 12/13/2019
MEMBER PAUL WALLACE 6/30/2022 6/21/2021
WATER COMMISSIONER
MEMBER CYNTHIA BARAN 6/30/2022 6/15/2020
MEMBER SUSAN NEESE-BROWN 6/30/2022 6/15/2020
MEMBER LEMUEL SKIDMORE 6/30/2024 6/21/2021
WATER QUALITY REVIEW COMMITTEE
CHAIR CYNTHIA BARAN 6/30/2022 6/21/2021
MEMBER NED CHATELAIN 6/30/2022 6/21/2021
ALTERNATE BRUCE EVANS 6/30/2022 6/21/2021
MEMBER AMY VON HONE 6/30/2022 6/21/2021
MEMBER DAVIS WALTERS 6/30/2022 11/1/2021
ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
ALTERNATE JEFF CARTER 6/30/2024 6/21/2021
MEMBER PATRICIA EGGERS 6/30/2024 6/21/2021
MEMBER BRIAN HARRISON 6/30/2023 6/15/2020
MEMBER JEAN LR KAMPAS 6/30/2022 8/19/2019
MEMBER BRUCE MACGREGOR 6/30/2024 6/21/2021
MEMBER ARTHUR STEWART 6/30/2022 6/3/2019
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REPORT OF THE SELECT BOARD
The year 2021 will forever be known as the
year of the Cape Cod Sea Camps purchase.
In November of 2020, the owners of the Sea
Camps announced that they were going to be
selling both the bay and pond properties. This
started a year long process for the Brewster
Select Board and Administration; one that had
us begin by meeting in Executive Session
weekly and concluded in meeting several times
a day. The decision of the Board to pursue
acquisition of the Sea Camps was both exciting
and stressful. Asking Brewster taxpayers if
they were willing to spend $26 million dollars
for the 120 acres of land was monumental. In
the end, at the September Special Town
Meeting Brewster residents voted on three
articles:
1. Purchase the Bay parcel of the Sea
Camps;
2. Purchase the Long Pond parcel of the
Sea Camps;
3. Approve $200,000 from Free Cash to
go towards 18 months of maintenance
for both parcels, if purchased.
All three articles passed with a super majority.
It was quite a day, one that will resonate in
Brewster’s history forever with about 1,500
residents in attendance for the largest town
meeting ever held. In December, more than
600 Brewster residents went on guided tours
of the 55 acre Bay parcel.
The Sea Camps purchase followed another
significant taxpayer expense of the $45 million
for Brewster’s share of renovations to Nauset
Regional High School (NRHS). The High
School, built in the 1970’s requires a lot of
much needed upgrades in both building code
and facility improvements. These upgrades will
allow NRHS to maintain its status as a well-
regarded high school in the State of
Massachusetts.
In addition to 2021 being the Year of The Sea
Camps purchase, it will also be known for the
widespread distribution of vaccines to fight the
Covid-19 pandemic. Thanks to the diligence of
Brewster’s Board of Health, under the direction
of Amy von Hone, The Board has been kept
aware of Covid-19’s danger and guided as how
to best stay safe as a community.
The Cape Cod Commission has established
guidelines for each Cape town to develop a
local Comprehensive Plan (LCP). A LCP is a
document that helps guide critical decisions
that the Town consider about its future,
particularly regarding zoning, community
character and infrastructure. Five years ago,
after a town-wide survey and community
forums, a Vision Plan for the Town was
established. That Vision Plan serves as the
basis for Brewster’s LCP that is now being
developed by Brewster’s LCP committee, led
by chairman Hal Minis.
After 14 long years, Brewster finally voted to
approve funding for a Municipal Dog Park. The
Town funding, through a Community
Preservation Grant and in-kind contributions
from the Public Works staff was supplemented
by a $250,000 grant from the Stanton
Foundation toward this project. The Dog Park
is located behind the Police Station and will
open in the spring of 2022. Many thanks to the
members of the Dog Park Development
Committee for their years of work towards this
project.
Protecting Brewster’s water resources
continues to be an important goal of the Select
Board. With the assistance of Attorney Bruce
Taub, we continued to work to prevent the
spraying of ROUNDUP™, a glyphosate weed
killer, on the right-of-ways within the Town of
Brewster. The Select Board’s concern
regarding our water quality has been and will
continue to be a high priority. As of September
1, 2021, Brewster stores and restaurants no
longer sold water in single-use plastic bottles
or dispensed items in single use plastic bags
through bylaws that were adopted at Town
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meeting. Thousands of empty water bottles
and plastic bags wash up on our beaches
every year. Just ask the volunteers who
cleaned up about 60 pounds of trash, most of it
plastic, from our beaches one January day!
Drummer Boy Park will be going through a
facelift thanks to The Drummer Boy Park
Design Committee established in 2021. New
spaces to walk, rest, picnic, exercise, play and
explore will be developed in phases through
the coming years. A boardwalk from Drummer
Boy Park to Wing Island will be installed thanks
to an anonymous donor.
Groundbreaking for Brewster Woods, a new
affordable/community housing development,
occurred during 2021. The first residents will
move into the 30 units of rental homes in the
summer of 2022. Brewster Woods is located
off of Brewster Road which is across the street
from the Council on Aging. The Town was
fortunate to receive a 1.6 million dollar
MassWorks grant to assist with the phase one
infrastructure work. Serenity Brewster, formally
Epoch/Wingate, was purchased by the
Elevation Financial group. The facility is being
renovated and converted into apartments for
residents 55+. Phase 1 of the two phase
apartment project has opened and is fully
occupied. Phase 1 has 41 studio apartments
rented at market rate value. Phase 2 will have
91 additional studio and one bedroom
apartments, 27 of which will be affordable,
deed restricted. The Select Board approved a
Local Action Unit application which has been
submitted to the Department of Housing to
ensure the long-term affordability of the 27
rental units. The Brewster Affordable Housing
Trust (BAHT) was tasked by the Select Board
to work on the development of community
housing on 16+ acres of municipal land,
located off Millstone Road. The BAHT, after
over a year of pre-feasibility study and
community engagement, issued a Request for
Proposals for the creation of up to 90
bedrooms of rental housing. The BAHT
received proposals in December and are in the
process of reviewing submissions to make a
recommendation to the Select Board in early
2022. Many thanks go to Jill Scalise, Housing
Coordinator and Donna Kalinick, Assistant
Town Administrator for their invaluable
guidance to the Housing Partnership,
Affordable Housing Trust, Community
Preservation Committee and Housing Authority
all of whom worked tirelessly on these projects.
As always, the Select Board is tasked with
voting on budgets, capital projects and
personnel contracts on an annual basis. We
try to limit the impact to our resident taxpayers
and still support the development, repair and
maintenance of our infrastructure. To guide
those financial decisions and policy decisions
that impact our community, the Select Board
held an all day retreat in August and a follow
up working session to adopt the 2022/2023
Select Board Strategic Plan and priority goals.
The Select Board said good bye to Ben
deRuyter; he finished his 2nd term (non-
consecutive) on the Board. We thank him for
sharing his refreshing and expansive vision for
Brewster. As we said goodbye to Ben, we
welcomed Kari Hofmann, a former member of
the Planning Board, to the Select Board. Her
knowledge and experience on many town
projects has been and will continue to be
important as we move forward.
The Town saw retirements of long-term and
key department heads in 2021, including Mark
O’Brien, Director of Golf Operations of The
Captains Golf Course, Victor Staley, Building
Commissioner and Patrick Ellis, our
Department of Public Works Superintendent.
Mark retired after 29 years, 21 as Director of
Golf Operations. His financial background was
critical as he guided The Captains through
many years of fiscal challenges. Jay Packett,
head golf professional at Captains, was named
as the new Director of Golf Operations.
Victor came on board in 1999. He was very
serious and deliberate about his job, while
maintaining a great sense of humor. Patrick
always had a sense of calm about him in the
very demanding position and he will be missed.
Fortunately, we were able to hire Griffin Ryder.
He has an engineering background and was
the Harwich Town Engineer. We are lucky to
have Griffin join the team, his expertise will
allow the DPW to continue to function smoothly
and efficiently.
The Select Board relies on key staff, many
committee members and volunteers to help
keep the Town running smoothly and projects
moving forward. Without this dedicated group,
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our job would be impossible, we thank all of
you. Special thanks go to Town Administrator
Peter Lombardi for his leadership and
guidance throughout this stressful yet historic
year.
Respectfully submitted:
Cindy Bingham, Chair
David Whitney, Vice-Chair
Ned Chatelain, Clerk
Mary Chaffee
Kari Hofmann
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REPORT OF THE TOWN ADMINISTRATOR
2021 opened and closed with the Town and
community continuing to rise to meet the
challenge of the COVID pandemic. Brewster
Town government remained committed to
delivering essential services, communicating
with our residents and visitors, and
encouraging safe and meaningful resident
participation in Town elections, Town
Meetings, and Town Committee meetings.
Throughout the year, we sought to balance the
need to remain vigilant with the desire to regain
our collective equilibrium. I’d like to specifically
express our appreciation to the members of
our Health, Fire, and Police Departments as
they continued their front-line service through
the pandemic.
The Town’s acquisition of the two former Cape
Cod Sea Camps properties, totaling 120 acres
of prime real estate on Cape Cod Bay and
Long Pond, was a landmark achievement for
the community. Negotiations were complex
and challenging but the outpouring of support
from our residents to purchase the properties
showcased how they hold such meaningful
opportunities for creating, improving, and
expanding any number of amenities and
services to our residents. While the long-term
future of the properties will be determined in
the coming years, the Town can take solace in
knowing that those deliberations and decisions
will be shaped through a participatory process
and that the results will be consistent with our
shared aspirations and values. In the
meantime, we are focused on providing public
access to the properties to the greatest extent
possible.
While Town Administration was
understandably focused on continuing to
respond and adapt to the pandemic and
devoted countless hours to the Town’s
eventual acquisition of the Sea Camps
properties in 2021, we made substantial
progress and achieved success on a number
of other important projects and initiatives, the
most significant of which was the creation and
adoption of a Town Charter. The Charter will
effectively serve as our local Constitution,
outlining the form, structure, and organization
of Town government. While the Charter did
not seek to make substantial changes to the
manner in which Brewster provides for and
delivers services, it formally memorialized
existing practices while clarifying processes
and defining roles and responsibilities of Town
officials. Once adopted by the state
legislature, this governing document will serve
as the framework under which the Town
operates for many years to come.
This past year, Town Administration supported
the Community Preservation Committee in
developing an inaugural 5-Year Community
Preservation Plan, soliciting resident and
stakeholder feedback to establish consensus
priorities and a strategic approach to making
targeted investments in open space,
recreation, community housing, and historic
preservation projects. An update to the
Drummer Boy Park Master Plan was
developed and adopted by Town Meeting to
guide our approach going forward in terms of
managing and improving this vital community
asset, in coordination with the planned
construction of a new elevated boardwalk from
the park to Wing Island. Led by the
Department of Public Works and the Dog Park
Committee, significant Town resources were
devoted to completing the long-awaited dog
park project. It was a truly collaborative effort
in partnership with the Friends of the Brewster
Dog Park and a great accomplishment for our
community.
Town Administration worked with the Planning
Board and Town staff to develop a new
stormwater bylaw, bringing us into compliance
with our federal permit and seeking to reduce
the impacts of land disturbance activities and
impervious structures on our ponds, estuaries,
and embayments. We finalized the Town’s
first-ever Hazard Mitigation Plan, establishing a
clear and comprehensive roadmap for
addressing future infrastructure needs and
emergency management practices in the face
of climate change and more severe weather
events. We assisted the Department of Public
Works in updating our Pavement Management
Plan, identifying public roads that are most in
need of targeted maintenance, repair, and
upgrades. This new data will guide the
creation of a Town-wide 5-Year Road Capital
Plan. The Elementary School Consolidation
Feasibility study was also completed in early
2022, providing data and analysis that will help
inform decision making around potential future
uses of our elementary school facilities.
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The Finance Team developed a financial policy
regarding allocation of short-term rental
revenues, adopted by the Select Board, that
cemented the Town’s commitment to investing
these new funds in affordable housing, capital
planning, water quality, and other strategic
initiatives. The Finance Team successfully
retained its AAA bond rating in Fall 2021,
helping to secure a low interest rate for the Sea
Camps debt, with the Town being recognized
for its strong management, policies, budgetary
performance, and reserve levels. Our
conservative budgetary practices during the
pandemic led to record-high reserve levels,
positioning the Town to reduce the amount of
debt necessary to purchase the Sea Camps
properties while continuing to invest in other
capital needs. We also transitioned to a new
online budget platform designed to greatly
improve the accessibility and transparency of
Town finances. In addition, we worked with the
Golf Commission and Golf Department staff to
complete a comprehensive assessment of
operations, finances, and capital needs of the
Captains Golf course, determining that it would
be feasible to transition to enterprise fund
accounting in Fiscal Year 2023, consistent with
the recommendations of the MA Department of
Revenue.
The two large-scale solar carports at the
Captains were also completed in 2021,
ensuring that the Town will receive almost
$100,000 a year in new revenues and
demonstrating our commitment to green
energy and infrastructure. Using a portion of
this funding, the Town partnered with the Cape
Light Compact to hire a part-time Energy
Manager who will support and expand our
sustainability work in the coming years as we
look to implement our Energy Reduction Plan
as a Green Community.
As we entered the second year of the
pandemic and could more accurately gauge its
impact on our local economy and related
revenues, we were able to make strategic
investments in our organization in Fiscal Year
2022, the most important of which was the
creation of a Human Resources Department.
As one of the largest local employers, having
dedicated staff focused on personnel matters
has long been identified as a critical need. We
also completed and implemented a
compensation and classification study in 2021,
ensuring Town employees are paid fair,
equitable, and competitive wages. In closing,
I’d like to acknowledge the many contributions
of Town staff and volunteers in helping to meet
the needs and expectations of our residents in
continuing to provide exceptional public
service.
Respectfully submitted,
Peter Lombardi
Town Administrator
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REPORT OF THE FINANCE DIRECTOR
The Accounting Department continues to
execute its core missions, which include
auditing and processing all Town payments to
ensure compliance with Town and State
procurement policies, performing monthly
reconciliations, assisting the Treasurer’s office
with verifying payrolls, the implementation and
enforcement of strong internal controls, and
providing information to department heads and
support staff for decision making.
In 2021, the Finance Team took on many
projects. Most notable is the implementation of
a new online budget & financial transparency
platform called OpenGov. The OpenGov
platform provides users with a dynamic, visual
representation of Town finances to better
understand where dollars are being spent.
Significant features of OpenGov’s budget and
financial transparency module include an
internal component for department heads and
managers to develop departmental budgets
and view financial data for decision making,
and as the name implies, an external, or open,
platform for engaging citizens and Board and
Committee members. Unlike the prior budget
process, adjustments made in the budget
module are automatically updated on the
outward facing Online Budget Book.
The Online Budget Book is a public webpage
where citizens can take a deep dive into
Brewster’s budget process. Residents can view
budget details, reports, and charts by
department. Each page includes current year
accomplishments, goals for next year, and
proposed budget changes. This new platform
is intended to enhance transparency and public
engagement. We are excited about leveraging
technology to create a more efficient and
transparent annual budget process. I want to
give special thanks to Donna Kalinick, Conor
Kenny, and Peter Lombardi, without their
support and guidance this project wouldn’t
have been possible.
Other significant projects in 2021 include the
implementation of a new chart of accounts in
Brewster’s general ledger, the decentralization
of departmental receipt entry in conjunction
with the Treasurer/Collector’s office, the
ongoing management and reporting of
Brewster’s Covid related expenses for Federal
Coronavirus Aid Grants (Cares, FEMA, and
ARPA) and assisting with the utility software
conversion for the Water Department.
Most importantly, I want to recognize the
assistant town accountant, Ann Christen. After
33 years of dedicated service Ann will be
retiring at the end of April. It has been an
absolute pleasure to work with Ann and I am
grateful to have had her as my teammate. We
will miss Ann dearly and wish her all the best.
I would like to thank all the Departments and
Divisions of the Town for their continued
support and cooperation during 2021.
Respectfully submitted,
Mimi Bernardo
Finance Director
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REPORT OF THE TOWN
COLLECTOR/TREASURER
Cash as of July 1, 2020 27,043,224.64$
Receipts from Departments
Tax Collector 39,823,816.27$
Golf Course 4,724,305.80$
State Aid 7,113,909.42$
Water Department 3,071,247.18$
Other Departments/Sources 12,851,398.41$ 67,584,677.08$
Interest Earned
General Fund 20,889.11$
Trust & Special Funds 702,787.79$ 723,676.90$
Disbursements 62,693,743.47$
Cash as of June 30, 2021 32,657,835.15$
Tax Title/Deferral Balance as of July 1, 2020 532,010.94$
Total Payments
Redemptions 86,359.12$
Interest, Charges & Fees 25,397.82$ 111,756.94$
Accounts Foreclosed or Disclaimed/Vacated -$
Amounts Added
Additional Tax Title 55,576.20$
Addditional Deferrals 17,206.76$ 72,782.96$
Balance as of June 30, 2021
Tax Title Accounts 431,293.97$
Elderly Tax Deferrals 87,140.81$ 518,434.78$
Report of Town Treasurer
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Standish Heights
Amount borrowed $237,000.00 on 06/30/2011 at 3.836248% interest.
General Obligation Bond
Due 06/15/2012 $27,000.00 Paid
Due 06/15/2013 $25,000.00 Paid
Due 06/15/2014 $25,000.00 Paid
Due 06/15/2015 $25,000.00 Paid
Due 06/15/2016 $25,000.00 Paid
Due 06/15/2017 $25,000.00 Paid
Due 06/15/2018 $25,000.00 Paid
Due 06/15/2019 $20,000.00 Paid
Due 06/15/2020 $20,000.00 Paid
Due 06/15/2021 $20,000.00 Paid
Hazel Lane
Amount borrowed $87,880.00 on 06/30/2011 at 3.836248% interest.
General Obligation Bond
Due 06/15/2012 $12,880.00 Paid
Due 06/15/2013 $10,000.00 Paid
Due 06/15/2014 $10,000.00 Paid
Due 06/15/2015 $10,000.00 Paid
Due 06/15/2016 $10,000.00 Paid
Due 06/15/2017 $10,000.00 Paid
Due 06/15/2018 $10,000.00 Paid
Due 06/15/2019 $5,000.00 Paid
Due 06/15/2020 $5,000.00 Paid
Due 06/15/2021 $5,000.00 Paid
Prell Circle
Amount borrowed $67,331.00 on 06/15/2014 at 2.7989690% interest.
General Obligation Bond
Due 06/15/2015 $12,331.00 Paid
Due 06/15/2016 $10,000.00 Paid
Due 06/15/2017 $10,000.00 Paid
Due 06/15/2018 $5,000.00 Paid
Due 06/15/2019 $5,000.00 Paid
Due 06/15/2020 $5,000.00 Paid
Due 06/15/2021 $5,000.00 Paid
Due 06/15/2022 $5,000.00
Due 06/15/2023 $5,000.00
Due 06/15/2024 $5,000.00
Report of Town Treasurer
Road Betterment Assessment Program
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Ebenezer Lane
Amount borrowed $104,720.00 on 03/01/2016 at 1.900422% interest.
General Obligation Bond
Due 03/01/2017 $14,720.00 Paid
Due 03/01/2018 $10,000.00 Paid
Due 03/01/2019 $10,000.00 Paid
Due 03/01/2020 $10,000.00 Paid
Due 03/01/2021 $10,000.00 Paid
Due 03/01/2022 $10,000.00
Due 03/01/2023 $5,000.00
Due 03/01/2024 $5,000.00
Due 03/01/2025 $5,000.00
Due 03/01/2026 $5,000.00
Due 03/01/2027 $5,000.00
Due 03/01/2028 $5,000.00
Due 03/01/2029 $5,000.00
Due 03/01/2030 $5,000.00
Tower Hill Circle
Amount borrowed $226,769.00 on 05/03/2017 at 2.0198317% interest.
General Obligation Bond
Due 05/01/2018 $21,769.00 Paid
Due 05/01/2019 $20,000.00 Paid
Due 05/01/2020 $20,000.00 Paid
Due 05/01/2021 $15,000.00 Paid
Due 05/01/2022 $15,000.00
Due 05/01/2023 $15,000.00
Due 05/01/2024 $15,000.00
Due 05/01/2025 $15,000.00
Due 05/01/2026 $15,000.00
Due 05/01/2027 $15,000.00
Due 05/01/2028 $15,000.00
Due 05/01/2029 $15,000.00
Due 05/01/2030 $15,000.00
Due 05/01/2031 $15,000.00
Report of Town Treasurer
Road Betterment Assessment Program
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Moss Lane/Commons Way
Amount borrowed $76,649.00 on 05/03/2017 at 2.0264961% interest.
General Obligation Bond
Due 05/01/2018 $11,649.00 Paid
Due 05/01/2019 $5,000.00 Paid
Due 05/01/2020 $5,000.00 Paid
Due 05/01/2021 $5,000.00 Paid
Due 05/01/2022 $5,000.00
Due 05/01/2023 $5,000.00
Due 05/01/2024 $5,000.00
Due 05/01/2025 $5,000.00
Due 05/01/2026 $5,000.00
Due 05/01/2027 $5,000.00
Due 05/01/2028 $5,000.00
Due 05/01/2029 $5,000.00
Due 05/01/2030 $5,000.00
Due 05/01/2031 $5,000.00
Leona Terrace
Amount borrowed $105,000.00 on 03/15/2018 at 2.867% interest.
General Obligation Bond
Due 03/15/2019 $10,000.00 Paid
Due 03/15/2020 $10,000.00 Paid
Due 03/15/2021 $10,000.00 Paid
Due 03/15/2022 $10,000.00
Due 03/15/2023 $10,000.00
Due 03/15/2024 $10,000.00
Due 03/15/2025 $10,000.00
Due 03/15/2026 $5,000.00
Due 03/15/2027 $5,000.00
Due 03/15/2028 $5,000.00
Due 03/15/2029 $5,000.00
Due 03/15/2030 $5,000.00
Due 03/15/2031 $5,000.00
Due 03/15/2032 $5,000.00
Report of Town Treasurer
Road Betterment Assessment Program
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Water Betterment Assessment Program
Fiddlers Lane
Amount borrowed $96,000.00 on 06/15/2007 at 4.4858575% interest.
General Obligation Bond
Due 06/15/2008 $11,000.00 Paid
Due 06/15/2009 $10,000.00 Paid
Due 06/15/2010 $10,000.00 Paid
Due 06/15/2011 $10,000.00 Paid
Due 06/15/2012 $5,000.00 Paid
Due 06/15/2013 $5,000.00 Paid
Due 06/15/2014 $5,000.00 Paid
Due 06/15/2015 $5,000.00 Paid
Due 06/15/2016 $5,000.00 Paid
Due 06/15/2017 $5,000.00 Paid
Due 06/15/2018 $5,000.00 Paid
Due 06/15/2019 $5,000.00 Paid
Due 06/15/2020 $5,000.00 Paid
Due 06/15/2021 $5,000.00 Paid
Due 06/15/2022 $5,000.00
Report of Town Treasurer
The Brewster Flats, photo courtesy of Esther Steffens
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SEPTIC LOAN BOND #1
Loan dated 09-14-98 for $197,403.08 at 0.00% interest to the year 2021
Interest paid this year -$
Principal paid this year 10,200.00$
Balance due on loan -$
Balance of interest -$
SEPTIC LOAN BOND #2
Interest paid this year -$
Principal paid this year 10,000.00$
Balance due on loan 30,000.00$
Balance of interest -$
MULTI PURPOSE BOND #7
(Water Betterment-Slough Rd, Land Purchase-Jolly Whaler)
Interest paid this year 9,145.00$
Principal paid this year 95,000.00$
Balance due on loan 175,000.00$
Balance of interest 18,375.00$
MULTI PURPOSE BOND #8
(Water Betterment-Fiddlers Lane, Land Purchase-BBJ)
Interest paid this year 35,645.00$
Principal paid this year 130,000.00$
Balance due on loan 665,000.00$
Balance of interest 96,075.00$
MULTI PURPOSE BOND #9
(Water Department Facility)
Interest paid this year 39,960.00$
Principal paid this year 125,000.00$
Balance due on loan 850,000.00$
Balance of interest 140,400.00$
Loan dated 08-01-02 for $200,000.00 at 0.00% interest to the year 2025
Loan dated 06-15-08 for $2,731,000.00 at 3.958408% interest to the year 2028
Loan dated 06-15-07 for $2,901,000.00 at 4.4858575% interest to the year 2027
Loan dated 09-01-05 for $2,972,000.00 at 3.636967% interest to the year 2026
Report of Town Treasurer
BONDS FISCAL 2021
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MULTI PURPOSE BOND #10
(Land Acquistion-Punkhorn, Road Betterments-Standish Heights & Hazel Lane)
Interest paid this year 16,232.50$
Principal paid this year 60,000.00$
Balance due on loan 325,000.00$
Balance of interest 76,580.00$
MULTI PURPOSE BOND #11
(Land Acquistion-Freemans Way, Road Betterments-Allen Drive & Prell Circle,
Water Pump Station and Water Main)
Interest paid this year 73,250.00$
Principal paid this year 180,000.00$
Balance due on loan 2,175,000.00$
Balance of interest 476,450.00$
MULTI PURPOSE BOND #12
(Eddy School Roof Renovation, Town of Brewster Road Repairs,
Road Betterments-South Pond Drive, Captain Fitts Road & Ebenezer Lane,
Well Access Road & Route 6A Water Main Project)
Interest paid this year 135,525.00$
Principal paid this year 370,000.00$
Balance due on loan 4,360,000.00$
Balance of interest 736,100.00$
MULTI PURPOSE BOND #13
(Fire Station Project, Town of Brewster Road Repairs, Library Parking Lot,
Road Betterments-Tower Hill Circle, Moss/Commons/Magnet)
Interest paid this year 261,310.00$
Principal paid this year 525,000.00$
Balance due on loan 7,210,000.00$
Balance of interest 1,577,992.50$
Loan dated 06-30-11 for $999,880.00 at 3.836248% interest to the year 2031
BONDS FISCAL 2021
Report of Town Treasurer
Loan dated 05-03-17 for $9,349,000.00 at 2.3178863% interest to the year 2037
Loan dated 03-01-16 for $6,250,291.00 at 1.900422% interest to the year 2036
Loan dated 06-15-14 for $3,489,113.00 at 2.7989690% interest to the year 2034
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MULTI PURPOSE BOND #14
(Fire Station Project, Tri-Town Septage Treatment Facility,
Road Betterments-Leona Terrace)
Interest paid this year 206,812.50$
Principal paid this year 375,000.00$
Balance due on loan 5,610,000.00$
Balance of interest 1,546,112.50$
Total Principal Paid in FY 2021:1,880,200.00$
Total Interest Paid in FY 2021:777,880.00$
Balance Due on Loans:21,400,000.00$
Balance Due on Interest:4,668,085.00$
Loan dated 03-15-18 for $6,740,000.00 at 2.867% interest to the year 2038
Report of Town Treasurer
BONDS FISCAL 2021
Principal Balance Added to Interest Balance
Fund Name Amount 7/1/2020 Principal Earned 6/30/2021
Foster Road Cemetery $13,000.00 261,793.39$ $4,225.00 493.70$ 266,512.09$
E. C. Ahlberg $300.00 1,404.17$ 1.90$ 1,406.07$
Homer P. Clark $1,000.00 4,849.06$ 6.57$ 4,855.63$
Alice Drown $200.00 935.58$ 1.27$ 936.85$
Samuel Hall $200.00 935.88$ 1.27$ 937.15$
Agnes Montgomery $200.00 935.58$ 1.27$ 936.85$
Frederick Nickerson $500.00 2,341.32$ 3.18$ 2,344.50$
Sears Cemetery $1,000.00 4,474.19$ 6.07$ 4,480.26$
Dean Sears $100.00 460.32$ 0.63$ 460.95$
Wm G. Sears $3,000.00 13,848.09$ 18.77$ 13,866.86$
Total $19,500.00 $291,977.58 $4,225.00 $534.63 $296,737.21
Fiscal Year 2021 Trust & Investment Accounts
Town Cemetery / Perpetual Care Accounts
Report of Town Treasurer
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Balance Withdrawn/Added to Interest Balance
Fund Name 7/1/2020 Transferred Principal Earned 6/30/2021
Affordable Housing 283,514.33$ 19,481.00$ 550,000.00$ 818.35$ 814,851.68$
Arts Council Fund 10,508.89$ 7,466.34$ 5,000.00$ 19.13$ 8,061.68$
Capital Stabilization Fund -$ 500,000.00$ 168.40$ 500,168.40$
Chester Ellis Scholarship 27,703.28$ 1,000.00$ 51.69$ 26,754.97$
Community Preservation 4,383,441.75$ 2,515,086.62$ 1,825,195.68$ 5,847.66$ 3,699,398.47$
Conservation Fund 13,126.13$ 24.55$ 13,150.68$
Covid Donation Fund 26,438.20$ 6,732.21$ 16,875.00$ 114.75$ 36,695.74$
Irving O. Cummings 27,997.58$ 52.55$ 28,050.13$
Law Enforcement Trust 10,035.54$ 651.94$ 13.69$ 10,701.17$
Needy Sick Children 5,483.18$ 7.43$ 5,490.61$
Nickerson Olmstead 1,766.41$ 3.49$ 1,769.90$
OPEB Trust Fund 2,199,890.45$ 250,000.00$ 686,729.04$ 3,136,619.49$
Pension Fund 114.09$ 114.23$ 0.14$ (0.00)$
Septic Grant 22,152.27$ 30.03$ 22,182.30$
Stabilization Fund 2,535,241.42$ 450,000.00$ 5,569.37$ 2,990,810.79$
Water Enterprise Fund -$ 2,299,215.94$ 2,730.63$ 2,301,946.57$
Totals 9,547,413.52$ 2,549,880.40$ 5,896,938.56$ 702,180.90$ 13,596,652.58$
Fiscal Year 2021 Trust & Investment Accounts
Trust Funds, Grants and Special Funds
Report of Town Treasurer
Ellis Landing, photo courtesy of Chris
Ellis
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Gross Pay
Department Employee Jan-Dec 2021
Accounting Bernardo Marilyn 125,994.74$
Christen Ann 65,161.56$
Alewives Kaser Gary 1,100.00$
Lemaitre William 1,100.00$
Assessor's Office Acheson Sara 19,694.15$
Gallagher James 76,696.86$
Building Bassett Jr Roland 75,285.00$
Gelatt Jessica 40,749.69$
Leibowitz Richard 81,444.05$
Levesque Andrew 492.00$
Provos Sara 58,756.09$
Staley Victor 124,267.73$
Vanryswood Scott 81,096.00$
Walters F 25,779.60$
Building Maintenance Thatcher Thomas 77,318.06$
Young Adrian 41,535.00$
Conservation/Natural Resources Aguiar Noelle 68,613.92$
Burch Ryan 68,725.93$
Johnson David 60,791.32$
Miller Christopher 104,108.09$
Morris Dennis 897.75$
Sideris Andreana 6,885.13$
Spade Carol 47,679.60$
Council on Aging Donovan Lisa 46,977.69$
Egan Regina 45,179.18$
Holmes Stephen 4,934.16$
Johnson Debra 25,442.71$
Locke Brenda 44,778.22$
Pettengill Peter 6,952.40$
Rego Denise 73,670.16$
Williams Robert 166.32$
Zeller Lauren 56,517.72$
Crosby Mansion Locke Brian 43,135.25$
Department of Public Works Chapman Steven 67,628.03$
Cronin Jake 65,797.66$
Davis Scott 74,986.02$
Day Jeffrey 16,165.23$
Dewitt James 72,064.88$
Ellis R. Patrick 88,320.29$
Fay David 59,774.08$
Calendar Year 2021 Payroll Report
(Includes Overtime, Longevity, Police Special Detail)
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Gross Pay
Department Employee Jan-Dec 2021
Department of Public Works Glidden Erika 46,783.58$
Jones James 94,292.86$
Lombard IV Charles 70,836.28$
Martin Christopher 54,564.41$
Meyer Fred 45,251.09$
Morgan Peter 25,339.43$
Richards Michael 78,012.38$
Ryder Griffin 70,718.80$
Sargent Joshua 66,025.58$
Sears Austin 62,534.94$
Sumner Emily 61,724.53$
Ward John 22,256.00$
Williams Lauren 47,798.29$
Williams Shawn 64,689.01$
Elections Andreola Sally 465.75$
Briggs David 479.25$
Burdych Nancy 330.75$
Cameron June 517.50$
Carey George 148.50$
Daly Susan 259.88$
Elliott-Grunes Lauren 472.50$
Finch Elizabeth 236.25$
Franconi Sandra 94.50$
Galante Patricia 297.00$
Gaughran Robert 54.00$
Harris Robert 243.00$
Hastings Rheanna 27.00$
Holeman Penny 114.75$
Holland Mary 324.00$
Hughes Joanne 243.00$
Johnson Eleanor 249.75$
Johnson Peter 243.00$
Johnson Sandra 259.88$
Lange Adam 91.13$
Lemaitre Anne 189.00$
Mathison Cynthia 121.50$
Menges Julie 148.50$
Nabywaniec Mary Jo 189.00$
Najarian Stephen 87.75$
Normand Glenda 1,242.02$
Calendar Year 2021 Payroll Report
(Includes Overtime, Longevity, Police Special Detail)
31
Gross Pay
Department Employee Jan-Dec 2021
Elections Oliver Marjorie 202.50$
Rossiter Christine 243.01$
Rowe Judith 54.00$
Ryone Sharon 324.00$
Scheffer Joan 168.75$
Scheffer Peter 94.50$
Stanley Patricia 151.88$
Taylor Elizabeth 256.51$
Taylor Jr Donald 594.00$
Tribastone Steven 94.50$
Ulshoeffer Jr Elbert 165.38$
Whitney Karen 182.25$
Winn Charles 540.01$
Fire/Rescue Dept Baker Tyler 70,172.68$
Bunker Richard 1,396.56$
Burt Philip 12,671.13$
Carlo Louis 34,778.96$
Coulter Cynthia 108.96$
Cox Joseph 90,305.60$
Dalmau Anthony 137,044.13$
DeCosta Craig 75,923.40$
DePippo Matthew 48,813.18$
Drumm Christopher 28,642.24$
Foakes Chad 125,971.47$
Gerlach Michael 101,790.43$
Griffin Brianna 22,428.70$
Handel Amy 62,140.40$
Higgins Emily 8,549.11$
Iachetta Anthony 13,565.88$
Johnson Timothy 25,836.03$
Kimball Daniel 128,512.70$
Levasseur Matthew 116,995.91$
McEnaney Carrie 31,666.00$
McHugh Alexander 78,417.00$
Moran Robert 179,834.21$
Morthland Matthew 30,911.77$
Przygocki Megan 61,365.19$
Riley Gretchen 82,885.09$
Rodormer Winston 50,582.47$
Rounseville Kirk 107,586.13$
(Includes Overtime, Longevity, Police Special Detail)
Calendar Year 2021 Payroll Report
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Gross Pay
Department Employee Jan-Dec 2021
Fire/Rescue Dept Shaw Jordan 50,753.80$
Smith Dean 75,056.57$
Tucker Matthew 102,318.76$
Tuohy-Bedford Jack 80,484.23$
Varley Kevin 136,016.32$
Golf Maintenance Ambrose Lawrence 11,253.00$
Benning Frank 4,136.00$
Bornas Mark 14,185.98$
Browne James 7,232.00$
Campbell II Robert 76,461.71$
Capachione Jr Joseph 36,566.71$
Ferraguto Peter 43,338.16$
Flynn Andrew 23,929.13$
Flynn Thomas 82,160.28$
Foley Douglas 45,607.99$
Greene Jonathan 73,348.76$
Hemeon Jeffrey 64,643.70$
Hough Jr Gerald 36,432.67$
Humphreys Steven 9,651.75$
Hurley John 7,202.27$
Jamieson Randall 51,801.74$
Johnson Robert 13,041.00$
MacKinnon Gregory 57,448.05$
Monteiro Brian 6,064.75$
Ritchie James 4,502.75$
Salisbury Robert 70,054.69$
Schneeweiss Christopher 6,645.63$
Schwebach Eric 50,107.48$
Walsh Colin 91,956.27$
Wiggin Dwight 40,715.11$
Golf Pro Shop Albert Richard 6,139.00$
Aschettino Michael 2,295.00$
Badger David 9,419.63$
Barry Joseph 5,639.67$
Behrens Arthur 14,136.50$
Bengston Sawyer 114.75$
Bradley Karen 8,008.00$
Bressette Steven 4,083.75$
Brown Michael 5,238.04$
Burke William 1,417.50$
Calendar Year 2021 Payroll Report
(Includes Overtime, Longevity, Police Special Detail)
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Gross Pay
Department Employee Jan-Dec 2021
Golf Pro Shop Carr William 7,553.25$
Cummings Kimberly 4,623.50$
Cummings Stephen 4,291.00$
Deeg Charles 4,399.50$
Devine James 1,782.00$
Dickson Margaret 1,232.00$
Dolan Neil 8,886.50$
Doyle Connor 3,955.50$
Doyle Timothy 10,185.75$
Fannon Patrick 52,881.03$
Fiorda Vincent 4,112.50$
Flynn Matthew 8,373.38$
Grau William 6,196.51$
Green Jeremy 1,788.75$
Griswold Dylan 2,939.63$
Hansen Lawrence 4,293.00$
Hirschman Michael 3,523.50$
Hubbard Everett 7,065.00$
Knowles Steven 79,293.90$
Kology Lesley 7,990.50$
Luciano Joseph 6,034.50$
McDermott John 549.50$
Mohan Jonathan 10,104.50$
Moran Marguerite 84.00$
Noonan John 1,194.75$
O'Brien Mark 33,457.61$
Packett James 95,324.62$
Quincy William 3,769.89$
Rodman Benjamin 3,749.64$
Scales Vincent 7,634.25$
Smeltzer Matthew 548.77$
Tulloch Jonathan 5,901.00$
Twomey Daniel 3,395.25$
Vesperman Dorothy 24,398.08$
Wallace Francis 6,655.50$
Whidden Matthew 2,254.50$
Health Department Mason Tamsin 62,245.08$
McCullough Sherrie 70,759.70$
von Hone Amy 85,299.27$
Housing Wertz-Scalise Jill 50,767.95$
Calendar Year 2021 Payroll Report
(Includes Overtime, Longevity, Police Special Detail)
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Gross Pay
Department Employee Jan-Dec 2021
Human Resources Beltran Daniel 1,436.97$
Broderick Susan 97,211.86$
Information Technology Lambert Kathleen 107,796.75$
Library Allen Stephen 38,981.93$
Burgess Donna 1,095.00$
Coombs Steven 315.00$
Cronin Richard 40,513.01$
Elliott-Grunes Lauren 21,545.99$
Fecteau Mary 23,799.70$
Gregson Nina 54,890.57$
Griffis Gabrielle 38,008.89$
Hunt Kathleen 21,938.43$
Kadzik Cynthia 2,497.50$
Luebke Felicity 33,935.41$
McCavitt Nicolas 540.00$
McDonnell Roberta 1,942.50$
McKean Sandra 1,125.00$
Morganstein Nori 61,005.22$
Murphy Cheryl 14,700.75$
St. Amour Cynthia 100,921.66$
Stewart Anne 2,317.50$
Walsh Wicke 14,125.30$
Moderator Sumner Charles 300.00$
Old Mill Site Erickson Douglas 2,250.00$
Planning Bennett Ryan 78,373.04$
Murphy Ellen 22,387.80$
St. Cyr Lynn 58,226.81$
Police Department Ahlman Jessica 112,715.32$
(Gross pay includes Special Detail Bausch George 154,514.75$
Pay which is reimbursable to the Brazil Molly 32,213.71$
Town of Brewster by private Brogden-Burns Lynda 71,948.42$
contractors.)Childs Alden 101,581.11$
Dionne Andrew 118,706.04$
Doane Jill 79,209.88$
Dow Tyler 27,756.46$
Eldredge Heath 158,606.11$
Frisbie Jordan 45,095.97$
Granelli Deborah 10,648.44$
Hathaway Stephen 27,993.96$
Henderson II Troy 12,136.49$
Calendar Year 2021 Payroll Report
(Includes Overtime, Longevity, Police Special Detail)
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Gross Pay
Department Employee Jan-Dec 2021
Police Department Judge Jr Paul 149,842.22$
(Gross pay includes Special Detail Lanctot Daniel 85,418.74$
Pay which is reimbursable to the Marshall Matthew 143,205.53$
Town of Brewster by private Mashrick Joseph 96,998.29$
contractors.)Mawn Charles 149,760.69$
Mei Michael 105,423.12$
Milan Anna 7,744.80$
Mirisola Francesco 140,840.70$
Mullaney John 8,368.69$
O'Leary Jonathon 154,595.06$
O'Neal Freddie 121,733.52$
Packett Alizah 27,109.50$
Parks Shannon 103,077.48$
Patel Hena 6,128.00$
Pelkey Leah 51,830.13$
Radke Jorel 73,029.04$
Rice Brandon 94,311.58$
Schofield Deidre 73,919.75$
Smith Sidney 104,853.87$
Thacher Joseph 13,235.25$
Varley Patrick 141,232.07$
Vermette Morgan 84,534.24$
Zontini Jacob 111,994.01$
Recreation Alto Phoebe 525.00$
Anzivino Abigail 4,113.00$
Barber Christopher 2,305.51$
Beer Cameron 2,146.14$
Bijesse Charles 3,708.00$
Bijesse Juliet 3,788.75$
Bowler Roy 2,546.00$
Boyce Victoria 438.75$
Campbell Matthew 2,491.63$
Christopher Maxwell 3,402.75$
Christopher Sophie 2,299.50$
Cook Ryan 2,312.07$
Darcy Dylan 2,338.13$
Drake Ruth 315.00$
Falk Wyatt 162.00$
Gainey Rae 6,146.50$
Gervais Gabrielle 2,642.51$
Calendar Year 2021 Payroll Report
(Includes Overtime, Longevity, Police Special Detail)
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Gross Pay
Department Employee Jan-Dec 2021
Recreation Gervais Sydney 2,115.94$
Gonnella Cameron 306.25$
Gradone IV Michael 71,486.91$
Hale Emma 2,046.57$
Headley Stephen 56,608.38$
Henchy Jeanne 2,830.63$
Joy Allyson 4,128.50$
Joy Dylan 2,465.01$
Kender Leanne 2,527.88$
Lach Sage 630.00$
McLaughlin Asa 2,341.76$
Melano Alexander 2,341.76$
Murphy Kiley 1,192.50$
Nannini Lily 1,147.50$
Parker Zachary 2,496.00$
Roth Cate 630.00$
Santoianni John 2,594.63$
St. Aubin Seamus 2,051.75$
Wilkinson Julia 2,214.88$
Wyckoff Samuel 901.00$
Registrars Nabywaniec Thaddeus 3,135.05$
Smith Jr Francis 4,860.67$
Schools - Eddy School Admirand Margaret 41,451.68$
Andac Elizabeth 89,086.93$
Anders Amy 21,827.36$
Angeles Holley 40,268.23$
Anson Amy 6,148.65$
Bellarosa Alison 13,994.43$
Bellarosa Caroline 88,562.07$
Belliveau Leah 55,151.95$
Benning Julie 253.54$
Bernard Jeffrey 26,287.50$
Bono Sonja 90,994.17$
Brooks Suzanne 43,330.82$
Brunelle Sarah 52,392.41$
Burt Jessica 63,523.50$
Callahan Anna 13,837.29$
Catron Robert 29,671.30$
Clancy Lori 43,376.19$
Codair Kathleen 14,156.81$
Calendar Year 2021 Payroll Report
(Includes Overtime, Longevity, Police Special Detail)
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Gross Pay
Department Employee Jan-Dec 2021
Schools - Eddy School Consiglio-Noks Arlynn 643.70$
Craffey Norma 71,476.47$
Daniels Laurie 99,899.53$
Doucette Barbara 102,242.54$
Dugas Marsha 76,172.22$
Eldredge Cynthia 64,978.82$
Ellis Patricia 29,569.15$
Evans Claire 30,517.84$
Gagnon Beau 51,923.33$
Hacking-Davis Robin 28,140.10$
Hancock Susan 42,286.87$
Harvey Alexis 16,592.10$
Hatfield Rachel 14,381.06$
Henderson Hannah 35,490.64$
Hughes Joanna 92,683.78$
Huse Jessica 98,399.53$
Ireland Judith 69,236.34$
Johngren Rachel 26,614.10$
Joy Allyson 101,398.16$
Labonte Emily 65,877.53$
Marchant Patricia 20,668.71$
Meyer Deborah 47,067.20$
Miller Colleen 8,983.45$
Miller Melissa 74,802.71$
Montgomery Amy 95,785.63$
Moranski Lisa 27,129.84$
Morse Joseph 2,647.24$
Noonan Darlene 79,046.38$
Paul Dorothy 80.81$
Payson Sara 11,020.86$
Peterman Lori 73,355.14$
Peterson Christine 35,144.98$
Pitta Sean 52,388.96$
Reeves Shannon 26,798.12$
Rubin Carol 106,973.74$
Seymour Christine 65,012.45$
Shanahan Talia 92,639.75$
Shevory Megan 77,111.65$
Smythe Chelsea 76,308.16$
Sullivan Linda 43,414.85$
(Includes Overtime, Longevity, Police Special Detail)
Calendar Year 2021 Payroll Report
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Gross Pay
Department Employee Jan-Dec 2021
Schools - Eddy School Underhill Wendy 35,488.29$
Welch Sheilah 10,969.61$
Young Dudley 41,786.92$
Schools - Lunch-Eddy Aucoin Michelle 22,889.64$
Taylor Patti 43,238.00$
Schools - Lunch-Stony Brook Mattox-Drown Donna 36,742.91$
Slowik Sara 28,035.29$
Schools - Stony Brook Barnatchez Kelly 108,329.29$
Barnes Laureen 67,296.72$
Bausch Janet 43,381.16$
Berzinis Mary 25.00$
Braude Anna 40,241.75$
Brown Caitlin 6,636.02$
Brown Jennifer 83,062.39$
Brunelle Donna 44,193.16$
Bucci Elisa 51,324.02$
Bunce Rebecca 79,115.16$
Campbell Todd 16,688.92$
Caolo David 6,277.00$
Carpenter Mary 102,446.43$
Carr Deborah 28,462.79$
Casey Judith 3,608.47$
Columbo Genevieve 26,616.00$
DeLong Lisa 42,911.98$
Donovan Tonia 103,699.04$
Dowd Juliana 87,165.27$
Dubois Courtney 28,573.00$
Ednie Christine 106,835.32$
Everson Holly 50,116.35$
Faris Stacey 92,613.88$
Ford Susan 51,300.24$
Fragassi Christine 92,510.00$
Gates Erin 72,756.71$
Gauley Keith 118,642.33$
Gilbert Amie 74,269.32$
Gomez Duane 29,525.45$
Gordon Kelly 43,501.16$
Hannon Kathleen 78,124.75$
Holcomb-Jones Heather 78,151.44$
Johnson Patricia 43,743.19$
Calendar Year 2021 Payroll Report
(Includes Overtime, Longevity, Police Special Detail)
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Gross Pay
Department Employee Jan-Dec 2021
Schools - Stony Brook Katchmar Alexis 62,583.49$
Kirk Andrew 62,489.49$
Lawless Colleen 80,838.23$
Lowery David 45,516.76$
Mangelinkx Crystal 7,454.13$
Mason Martha 28,723.36$
Matulaitis Susan 28,344.36$
Mayer Frances 32,717.38$
McCutcheon Caroline 59,515.95$
Moody Dana 37,236.14$
Murphy Rebecca 39,545.42$
Nickerson Brianna 19.97$
Norton Danielle 47,864.07$
Norton Loretta 35,192.02$
O'Shea Randi 80,149.77$
Otis Nicole 12,114.30$
Reichers Chelsea 125.47$
Roy Katherine 101,874.17$
Schaefer Laura 8,029.30$
Schofield Barry 54,887.48$
Shanahan Rebecca 27,743.17$
Sherin Lauren 44,529.80$
Smorol Lynne 26,812.63$
Stagakis Angela 2,175.86$
Steber Dawn 45,822.41$
Tierney Mary 150.00$
Trudel Alison 76,190.66$
Whitney Kendra 82,945.92$
Young Antoinette 90,086.92$
Schools - Substitute Teachers Bradford Ariana 6,325.57$
Brodeur Kerry 407.50$
Burns Bevin 80.00$
Clements Mattison 70.00$
Colville Kim 1,321.88$
Cozzolino Gillian 202.50$
DellaRocco Elizabeth 416.25$
DeSimone Christine 1,260.00$
Dill Christina 1,125.00$
Dumont Maureen 101.25$
Durant Mary Ann 450.00$
Calendar Year 2021 Payroll Report
(Includes Overtime, Longevity, Police Special Detail)
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Gross Pay
Department Employee Jan-Dec 2021
Schools - Substitute Teachers Fellows Jennifer 32,693.83$
Fisher Burton 202.50$
Fromm Alice 562.50$
Fulcher Lillian 1,568.75$
Gill Laura 1,462.50$
Greemore Shelby 101.25$
Gregory Patricia 978.75$
Hogan Carolyn 101.25$
Johnson Hannah 70.00$
Keohan Sue 618.75$
Kopitsky Kathleen 12,999.40$
Leary Fredric 225.00$
LeDuc Diane 1,807.50$
Mulcahy Rachel 112.50$
Pells Hannah 70.00$
Pye Joy 225.00$
Randall John 70.00$
Richardson Stacey 150.00$
Slason Danielle 146.25$
Smith-Fay Georgia 126.77$
Souder Nancy 263.74$
Timoshin Natalie 225.00$
Viprino Kristine 1,333.13$
Welch Caron 101.25$
Select Board's Office Anderson Dorothy 4,536.09$
Bingham Cynthia 1,750.00$
Chaffee Mary 1,750.00$
Champagne-Lawton Paula 3,457.80$
Chapman Susan 4,012.50$
Chatelain Edward 1,500.00$
deRuyter Benjamin 750.00$
Devine Elizabeth 12,497.47$
Gay Peter 2,550.60$
Hoffmann Kari 750.00$
Kalinick Donna 97,237.76$
Kenny Conor 22,119.20$
Lombardi Peter 175,779.11$
Mawn Erika 61,071.35$
Normand Glenda 10,014.75$
Whitney David 1,500.00$
Calendar Year 2021 Payroll Report
(Includes Overtime, Longevity, Police Special Detail)
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Gross Pay
Department Employee Jan-Dec 2021
Select Board's Office Young Robin 17,032.37$
Town Clerk's Office Monger Jayanne 64,685.13$
Williams Colette 87,827.32$
Treasurer/Collector Guiliano Carrie 58,538.22$
Iaccheri Theresa 28,168.62$
Mahoney Barbara 18,668.30$
Piebes Sarah 43,609.64$
Vitale Lisa 104,965.13$
Water Department Anderson Paul 125,759.48$
Caliri Hannah 62,790.44$
Crowley Robert 78,402.58$
Gage David 85,911.90$
Johngren Dana 71,246.09$
Provos Alexander 86,130.75$
Rice Leon 70,044.91$
Ritchie Seth 70,885.54$
Sabatino Jeffrey 67,535.40$
Silva Matthew 65,040.94$
Taber Amy 47,864.16$
Theuret Sherry 70,258.50$
18,789,729.62$
Respectully submitted,
Lisa L. Vitale
Treasurer/Collector
Calendar Year 2021 Payroll Report
(Includes Overtime, Longevity, Police Special Detail)
42
THE FOLLOWING AMOUNTS WERE PAID TO THE TREASURER IN FY 2021:
Year Amounts Totals
Real Estate (net of refunds)
2021 35,080,693.19$
2020 655,808.24$
2019 32,376.56$ 35,768,877.99$
Community Preservation Act (net of refunds)
2021 1,054,200.85$
2020 18,605.28$
2019 861.80$ 1,073,667.93$
Personal Property (net of refunds)
2021 789,430.94$
2020 7,098.22$
2019 188.16$
Prior Years 89.38$ 796,806.70$
Motor Vehicle Excise (net of refunds)
2021 1,466,220.51$
2020 309,596.81$
2019 11,795.24$
Prior Years 5,708.45$ 1,793,321.01$
Boat Excise (net of refunds)
2021 7,772.00$
Prior Years 557.00$ 8,329.00$
Liens
Water Liens Added to Taxes 26,632.31$
Water Lien Charges Added to Taxes 1,900.00$
Apportioned Water Betterments 1,899.30$
Water Betterment Committed Interest 359.62$
Apportioned Road Betterments 62,307.42$
Road Betterment Committed Interest 17,201.43$
Apportioned Septic Betterments 4,695.47$
Septic Betterment Committed Interest 977.40$
Road Betterment Paid in Advance 118,584.25$
Road Betterment CI Paid in Advance 422.45$
Septic Betterment Paid in Advance 1,428.75$
Septic Betterment CI Paid in Advance 55.19$
Water Betterment Paid in Advance 826.54$
Water Betterment CI Paid in Advance 33.40$ 237,323.53$
Other Miscellaneous
Municipal Lien Certificates 22,770.00$
Interest and Charges 122,720.11$ 145,490.11$
Grand Total 39,823,816.27$
Report of the Town Collector
43
OUTSTANDING TAXES AND LIENS AS OF 06/30/2021:
Year Amounts Total
Real Estate 2021 $434,783.60
2020 $29,774.23
2019 $3,223.53 $438,007.13
Community Preservation Act 2021 $11,838.71
2020 $844.77
2019 $67.28 $11,905.99
Personal Property 2021 $6,447.26
2020 $705.65
2019 $137.15
2018 $168.17
Prior Years $792.16 $8,250.39
Water Liens 2021 $4,708.23 $4,708.23
Water Lien Charges 2021 $600.00 $600.00
Boat Excise 2021 $1,591.00
2020 $484.00
2019 $332.00
2018 $210.00
Prior Years $286.00 $2,903.00
Motor Vehicle Excise 2021 $101,871.20
2020 $28,194.84
2019 $6,761.31
2018 $6,322.46
Prior Years $42,046.27 $185,196.08
Grand Total $651,570.82
Respectfully submitted,
Lisa L. Vitale
Treasurer/Collector
Report of the Town Collector
44
The Brewster Flats, photos courtesy
of David Lear
45
REPORT OF THE TOWN CLERK
To Whom It May Concern;
This year we held Brewster’s first dual election
for the Nauset Construction/Renovation Project
and the Brewster Debt Exclusion question to
fund the Nauset Construction/Renovation
Project, the Annual Town Election in May, our
Annual/Special Town Meeting in May, held
once again on the White Caps Ballfields, a
Special Town Meeting in September for the
purchase of the former Sea Camps properties
on Main Street and W.H. Besse Cartway,
followed by a Special Election to fund this
purchase in October, and finally followed by a
Special Town Meeting in November.
The Special Town Meeting in September was
again held outdoors on the White Caps
Ballfield and had to be adjourned a day due to
inclement weather, still 1498 voters attended,
setting a town record. The Legislature
extended the Vote-by-mail option until the end
of the 2021 year, In March 2513 chose this
option followed by 1960 in May and 2162 for
the Special in October. Due to the 2020
Federal Census numbers, the precinct
boundary lines in Brewster have changed.
Those affected will be notified. This also
changes that Brewster is now totally in the First
Barnstable District for State Representative.
The Board of Registrar’s worked diligently
behind the scenes to help in this very busy
Town Clerk’s Office year. The Town thanks
them for their service and dedication.
Jayanne Monger, Assistant Town Clerk is
always working in ways to help the Clerk’s
Office help the citizens. We all work as a team
in the office to handle whatever task is brought
our way.
We have many people to thank for their
support and assistance over the year, to name
but a few; the Select Board, Peter Lombardi,
Town Administrator, Thomas Thatcher,
Building Maintenance Supervisor; the Brewster
Police Department; the Department of Public
Works staff, for the set-up and dismantling of
the election site; all of our co-workers, all
Committee/Board members who consistently
show what dedication to one’s town looks like;
all of the election workers; and the citizens of
Brewster who love their town and support it.
Please remember to return your 2022 Annual
Town Census, these census numbers are used
for numerous projections throughout the year
including but not limited to; Police resources,
Fire/EMT resources, school projections, and
keeping our voter registration/resident lists
current and accurate. 2022 will be a very busy
election year due to the Mid-Term elections in
November, the Legislature still has not made a
determination on extending the very popular
vote-by-mail option, information will be
forthcoming.
If you have any questions please do not
hesitate to contact our office at 508-896-4506.
Respectfully submitted,
Colette M. Williams, MMC/CMMC
Town Clerk
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Recorded 2021 vitals:
Births ……. 64
Marriages ….. 64
Deaths ….. 213
Vital Records
Certified Vital Records $15,230.00
Marriage Intentions $1,525.00
Veterans Copies ~Free
Dog Licenses
Spayed/Neutered Licenses $6,234.00
Intact Female/Male $840.00
Kennel Licenses $200.00
Tag Replacements $0.00
Fines/Check Charges
Dog Violations $75.00
Misc. Bylaw Violations $400.00
Late Dog Fees $240.00
Business Certificates
New/Renewals $2,220.00
Change of Name $0.00
Parking Fines
Parking Violations/Late Fees $35,750.00
(Canadian Funds Difference)
Miscellaneous
Copies/Misc. $25.45
Hunting Permits $40.00
Raffle Permits $20.00
Street Lists Book/CD $0.00
Public Records Requests $982.50
*Dog Welfare Donation $9.00
*not in total
TOTAL DEPOSITS: $63,781.95
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Population as of 12/31/2020……..9749
Residents 16 and under……..704
Registered Voters…..8633
Democrat Republican Unenrolled All Others Total
Precinct 1 763 345 1794 30 2932
Precinct 2 777 352 1714 27 2870
Precinct 3 714 351 1718 48 2831
Total: 2254 1048 5226 105 8633
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Population 9826 9796 9654 9425 9377 9514 9360 9287 9293 9542 9749
16 and
Under
1068 952 974 932 979 912 781 745 688 701 704
Registered
Voters
8001 8110 7879 7673 7693 8060 7943 7965 8008 8337 8633
Democrat 2022 2058 1991 1938 1946 2079 2051 2068 2110 2234 2254
Republican 1285 1328 1264 1213 1213 1193 1164 1140 1116 1061 1048
Unenrolled 4636 4667 4577 4478 4524 4710 4625 4638 4669 4938 5226
Births 44 48 46 47 48 48 55 45 52 38 62
Marriages 67 69 67 66 83 70 59 59 64 62 64
Deaths 252 260 243 236 257 262 263 237 91 204 213
Licensed
Dogs
968 966 1068 926 1029 1117 1163 1067 1174 1026 1109
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Report of the
Special and Annual Town Meeting
Saturday, May 15th, 2021
In accordance with the Warrant, the Annual & Special Town Meetings were held
at the Stony Brook Elementary School, 384 Underpass Road on Saturday, May
15th, 2021.
As in September, due to the Covid-19 Pandemic this Town Meeting was again
held outdoors, under a tent, on the White Caps Baseball Field. The Moderator
thanked staff and volunteers who helped with set-up and dealing with all of the
logistics of putting this plan into action. The Moderator asked that people wear
their masks, remain seated and line up socially distanced at the microphones if
they wish to speak, all votes will be by voter cards and not voice.
The Moderator announced that per Brewster Bylaw 48-10 under his authority
he could group like minded articles. He would be doing this with the Union and
Contract Articles; 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, and 20, when the first of these articles
was pulled they would all be handled in order. The same with Articles 23 and
24, they will be discussed consecutively.
The counters and tellers were Sally Andreola, Cynthia Mathison, Lauren Elliott-
Grunes, David Briggs, Glenda Normand, Jodi Holland, Jayanne Monger,
Assistant Town Clerk and Thaddeus Nabywaniec, Francis L. Smith, Board of
Registrars.
A quorum was present with 509 of 8,512 voters. 6%
The Annual Town Meeting was called to order at 10:11am by the Moderator,
Charles L. Sumner.
The Annual Town Meeting was adjourned at 10:17am for the start of the
Special Town Meeting.
The Special Town Meeting of May 15th, 2021, was called to order at 10:17am
by the Moderator, Charles L. Sumner.
The Moderator verified service of the Warrant with the Town Constable, Roland
Bassett, Jr. of April 21, 2021, being no objections the Moderator dispensed with
the reading of the Articles.
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UNPAID BILLS
ARTICLE NO. 1: To see what sums the Town will vote to appropriate, and also to raise, borrow
pursuant to an applicable statute or transfer from available funds for the payment, pursuant to
G.L. c.44, §64, of unpaid bills from previous fiscal years, including any bills now on overdraft, or
to take any other action relative thereto.
(Board of Selectmen) (Nine-tenths Vote Required)
Select Board Member Cynthia Bingham: Where there is no action to be
taken on the Special Town Meeting warrant, I move to open the Special
Town Meeting solely for the purpose of closing the same and dissolving
without any further Town Meeting action.
Action: Adopted by a Majority. Voter Cards.
►The Special Town Meeting of May 15th, 2021 was dissolved at 10:18am.
►The Moderator reconvened the Annual Town Meeting at 10:18am.
Consent Calendar
Routine Articles for Approval 2021 Annual Town Meeting
Select Board Chair Mary Chaffee:
I move to approve the following articles as printed in the warrant:
Article No. 4 – Assessment Formula for Nauset Regional Schools
Article No. 10 – Special Revenue Fund/Cable Franchise Fee Account
Article No. 11 – Acceptance of Grants and Gifts
Article No. 12 – Repair and Resurface Town Roads/Chapter 90 Fund
Action on Consent Calendar: Adopted by a Majority. Voter Cards.
10:21am
CAPE COD REGIONAL TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL OPERATING BUDGET
ARTICLE NO. 1: To see what sums the Town will vote to raise and appropriate and/or transfer
from available funds to defray Cape Cod Regional Technical High School charges and expenses
for the Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2022, as follows;
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DEPARTMENT EXPENDED
FY2020
APPROPRIATED
FY2021
REQUESTED
FY2022
CAPE COD TECH
ASSESSMENT
$753,875 $562,646 $825,363
DEBT ASSESSMENT $489,117 $294,741 $409,710
TOTAL ASSESSMENT $1,242,992 $857,387 $1,235,073
or to take any other action relative thereto.
(Cape Cod Regional Technical School Committee) (Majority Vote Required)
Cape Cod Reg’l Techn’l High School Committee Member Richard
Hoffmann: I move to approve Article No. 1 as printed in the warrant and
as funding therefor to raise and appropriate the sum of $1,235,073.
ACTION: Adopted Unanimously. Voter Cards.
10:24am
ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS OPERATING BUDGET
ARTICLE NO. 2: To see what sums the Town will vote to raise and appropriate and/or transfer
from available funds to defray the Elementary Schools’ charges and expenses, for the Fiscal
Year ending June 30, 2022, as follows;
DEPARTMENT EXPENDED
FY2020
APPROPRIATED
FY2021
REQUESTED
FY2022
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BUDGET
$7,722,164 $7,971,540 $7,951,488
SCHOOL FRINGE BENEFITS $1,960,258 $2,068,441 $2,131,313
TOTAL ASSESSMENT: $9,682,422 $10,039,981 $10,082,801
or to take any other action relative thereto.
(Elementary School Committee) (Majority Vote Required)
Brewster School Committee Member Katie Miller Jacobus: I move to
approve Article No. 2 as printed in the warrant and as funding therefor to
raise & appropriate the sum of $10,082,801.
ACTION: Adopted Unanimously. Voter Cards.
10:26am
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NAUSET REGIONAL SCHOOLS OPERATING BUDGET
ARTICLE NO. 3: To see what sums the Town will vote to raise and appropriate and/or transfer
from available funds to defray the Nauset Regional School District charges and expenses for the
Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2022, as follows;
DEPARTMENT EXPENDED
FY2020
APPROPRIATED
FY2021
REQUESTED
FY2022
NAUSET
ASSESSMENT
$10,812,935
$11,476,397 $11,743,855
NAUSET DEBT
ASSESSMENT
$122,175 $122,645 $175,644
TOTAL ASSESSMENT: $10,935,110 $11,599,042 $11,919,499
or to take any other action relative thereto.
(Nauset Regional School Committee) (Majority Vote Required)
Nauset Committee Member Richard Stewart: I move to approve Article
No. 3 as printed in the warrant and as funding therefor to raise and
appropriate the sum of $11,919,499.
ACTION: Adopted by a Majority. Voter Cards.
10:19am
ASSESSMENT FORMULA FOR NAUSET REGIONAL SCHOOLS
ARTICLE NO. 4: To see if the Town will vote, pursuant to the provisions of the fourth paragraph
of G.L. c.71, §16B, to reallocate the sum of the member towns’ contributions to the Nauset
Regional School District in Fiscal Year 2023 in accordance with the Regional Agreement rather
than the Education Reform Formula, so-called, or to take any other action relative thereto.
(Nauset Regional School Committee) (Majority Vote Required)
Adopted by a Majority under the Consent Calendar.
10:40am
TOWN OPERATING BUDGET
ARTICLE NO. 5: To see what sums the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, transfer from
available funds, or borrow pursuant to any applicable statute, for the purposes of supporting the
offices, departments, boards and commissions of the Town of Brewster for Fiscal Year 2022,
including authorization for lease purchases of up to five years, as follows;
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EXPENDED APPROPRIATED REQUESTED
DEPARTMENT FY 2020 FY 2021 FY 2022
GENERAL GOVERNMENT
Finance Committee $4,042 $130,500 $105,500
Assessors $122,380 $131,490 $136,549
Accounting $217,973 $221,999 $224,446
Treasurer/
Collector
$266,233 $286,465 $303,511
Information
Technology
$225,906 $267,427 $334,056
Legal $97,964 $165,640 $165,640
Moderator $300 $300 $300
Planning $168,834 $174,184 $181,488
Select Board / Town
Administration
$437,465 $489,999 $490,320
Human Resources New In FY22 New in FY22 $147,774
Town Clerk $171,494 $213,490 $192,636
Public Buildings $160,801 $164,420 $157,667
SUBTOTAL GENERAL
GOVERNMENT
$1,873,392 $2,245,914 $2,439,887
PUBLIC SAFETY
Building Department $403,753 $407,134 $420,371
Fire Department $1,964,364 $2,846,338 $2,948,872
Natural Resources $390,921 $429,439 $446,240
EXPENDED APPROPRIATED REQUESTED
DEPARTMENT FY 2020 FY 2021 FY 2022
Police Department $2,671,005 $2,861,915 $2,924,587
Sealer of Weights &
Measures
New in FY21 $9,000 $9,456
SUBTOTAL PUBLIC
SAFETY
$5,430,043 $6,553,826 $6,749,526
PUBLIC WORKS
Public Works $1,690,182 $1,933,043 $2,014,227
Snow & Ice Removal $80,793 $161,817 $165,053
Street Lights $4,017 $5,515 $5,515
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SUBTOTAL PUBLIC
WORKS
$1,774,992 $2,100,375 $2,184,795
EXPENDED APPROPRIATED REQUESTED
DEPARTMENT FY 2020 FY 2021 FY 2022
HUMAN SERVICES
Council on Aging $321,184 $344,809 $360,441
Board of Health $260,796 $246,076 $251,994
Veteran’s Services $118,392 $140,979 $130,330
Public Assistance $124,134 $141,620 $144,900
SUBTOTAL HUMAN
SERVICES
$824,506 $873,484 $887,665
CULTURE & RECREATION
Brewster Ladies
Library
$615,568 $663,459 $689,226
Recreation $184,248 $197,657 $205,316
Memorial &
Veterans Day
$0 $1,500 $1,500
SUBTOTAL CULTURE
& RECREATION
$799,816 $862,616 $896,042
DEBT SERVICE
Principal & Interest $2,258,832 $2,122,287 $2,007,298
SUBTOTAL DEBT
SERVICE
$2,258,832 $2,122,287 $2,007,298
INSURANCE, UTILITIES & FRINGE BENEFITS
General Insurance $464,105 $445,000 $467,250
Utilities $405,817 $425,171 $443,671
Fringe Benefits $3,598,983 $4,380,485 $4,726,694
SUBTOTAL
INSURANCE &
FRINGE BENEFITS
$4,468,905 $5,250,656 $5,637,615
EXPENDED APPROPRIATED REQUESTED
DEPARTMENT FY 2020 FY 2021 FY 2022
OTHER OPERATING EXPENSE & ASSESSMENTS & TRANSFERS
Assessments $27,540 $28,040 $28,040
Alewives $2,553 $4,350 $4,350
Local Service Funding $39,588 $40,000 $40,000
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Transfer to General
Stabilization Fund
$0 $200,000 $0
Transfer to Capital
Stabilization Fund
New In FY22 New In FY22 $225,000
Transfer to Housing
Trust
$100,000 $0 $250,000
Transfer to OPEB
Trust
$200,000 $222,671 $267,000
SUBTOTAL OTHER
OPERATING
EXPENSE &
ASSESSMENTS &
TRANSFERS
$369,681 $495,061 $814,390
GRAND TOTAL OF
GENERAL FUND
OPERATING
BUDGETS
$17,800,167 $20,504,219 $21,617,218
Or to take any other action relative thereto.
(Board of Selectmen) (Majority Vote Required)
Select Board Chair Mary Chaffee: I move to approve Article No. 5 as printed
in the warrant and appropriate the total sum of $21,617,218, in the
amounts and for the purposes set forth in the column entitled, “Requested
FY 2022”, and, as funding therefore, that the Town raise and appropriate
the sum of $20,342,026 and transfer the following sums:
$795,550 from Ambulances Receipts Reserved for Appropriation
Account
$129,324 from Golf Reserve Fund
$150,002 from Water Enterprise Fund
$74,185 from Road Betterment Receipts Reserved for Appropriation
Account
$10,000 from Septic Betterment Receipts Reserved for
Appropriation Account
$7,200 from the Cable Franchise Fee Special Revenue Fund
$80,000 from the Telecommunications Fund
$12,601 from Bond Amortization from Article No. 30 of the May 4,
2015 Annual Town Meeting, Road Repair and Resurfacing Program
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$16,330 from Bond Amortization from Article No. 5 of the May 5,
2014 Special Town Meeting, Eddy Elementary School Renovation
Project
ACTION: Adopted by a Majority. Voter Cards.
10:43am
GOLF DEPARTMENT RESERVE FUND
ARTICLE NO. 6: To see if the Town will vote to appropriate from the Golf Fund, in accordance
with G.L. c.40, §5F, the sum of Three Million Six Hundred Sixty One Thousand Two Hundred
Thirty Four Dollars ($3,661,234) for the purpose of offsetting costs for Fiscal Year 2022
associated with golf department related expenses including, but not limited to acquiring
professional services and equipment, personnel and maintaining facilities and operations,
including authorization for lease purchases of up to five years; all expenditures to be made by
the Golf Department, subject to the approval of the Town Administrator, or to take any other
action relative thereto.
(Board of Selectmen) (Majority Vote Required)
Select Board Member David Whitney: I move to approve Article No. 6 as
printed in the warrant.
ACTION: Adopted by a Majority. Voter Cards.
WATER DEPARTMENT ENTERPRISE FUND
ARTICLE NO. 7: To see if the Town will vote, to appropriate from the Water Department
Enterprise Fund, in accordance with G.L. c. 44, §53F1/2, the sum of Two Million Five Hundred
Eighty Six Thousand Nine Hundred Sixty Seven Dollars ($2,586,967) for Fiscal Year 2022 costs
associated with the operation of the Water Department including, but not limited to acquiring
professional services and equipment, personnel and maintaining facilities and operations,
including authorization for lease purchases of up to five years; all expenditures to be made by
the Water Department, subject to the approval of the Town Administrator, or to take any other
action relative thereto.
(Board of Selectmen) (Majority Vote Required)
Select Board Chair Mary Chaffee: I move to approve Article No. 7 as printed
in the warrant with $2,450,000 to be raised from receipts of the Water
Department, and $136,967 to be transferred from Water Retained Earnings,
such sums to be expended as follows:
Salaries & Wages $1,006,357
Operating Expenses $1,045,730
Debt $534,880
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Total: $2,586,967
ACTION: Adopted Unanimously. Voter Cards.
10:46am
COMMUNITY PRESERVATION ACT FUNDING
ARTICLE NO. 8: To see if the Town will vote to act on the report of the Community Preservation
Committee on the Fiscal Year 2022 Community Preservation Budget and to appropriate or
reserve for later appropriation monies from the Community Preservation Fund annual revenues
or available funds for the administrative and operating expenses of the Community Preservation
Committee, the undertaking of Community Preservation Projects and all other necessary and
proper expenses for the year, with each item considered a separate appropriation to be spent by
the Community Preservation Committee, all as set forth below:
REPORT ON ESTIMATED ANNUAL REVENUES AND ANTICIPATED ALLOCATIONS
Estimated revenues FY22
a. Estimated FY22 tax surcharge $1,084,450
b. Estimated FY22 state contribution (15%) $ 162,668
c. FY22 Estimated Revenue Total: $1,247,118
FY22 Appropriations and Allocations
a. Historic Preservation Reserve appropriation (10%) $124,712
b. Community Housing Reserve appropriation (10%) $124,712
c. Open Space Reserve appropriation (50%) $623,559
d. Administrative Expenses (5%) $ 62,356
e. FY22 Budgeted Reserves (25%) $311,779
Total $1,247,118
Purpose Item Funding Source(s) Amount
1 Historic Preservation
a. Brewster Natural
Resources
Department/Mill Sites
Committee –
Retaining Wall
project
Stony Brook Mill
retaining wall
reconstruction and
restoration
Fiscal Year 2022
CPA annual
estimated
revenues
$125,000
Sub-total $125,000
2 Community Housing
a. Town of Brewster
Town Administration -
Housing Coordinator
Payroll and operating
costs for Part Time
Housing Coordinator
Fiscal Year 2022
CPA annual
$51,096
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position to assist
public with affordable
housing program
estimated
revenues
b. Cape and Islands
Veterans Outreach
Center - Veterans
Home in Dennis
Supportive housing
for homeless
veterans
Fiscal Year 2022
CPA estimated
annual revenues
$52,500
Purpose Item Funding Source(s) Amount
c. Habitat for Humanity
-Red Top Road
Community Housing
Creation of 2
affordable homes on
Red Top Road
Fiscal Year 2022
CPA estimated
annual revenues
$105,000
d. Brewster Affordable
Housing Trust Fund -
Rental Assistance
Program
Funding for Rental
Assistance Program
$42,607 Fiscal
Year 2022 CPA
estimated annual
revenues; Transfer
$107,393 from
Community
Housing Reserves
$150,000
Sub-total $358,596
3 Open Space
a. Community
Preservation
Bonded Debt
Service
Payment of debt
principal and interest
for the BBJ Property,
and Bates Property
bonds
Fiscal Year 2022
CPA annual
estimated
revenues
$203,683
Sub-total $203,683
4 Recreation
a. Dog Park
Development
Committee – Dog
Park
Creation of Brewster
Dog Park
Fiscal Year 2022
CPA annual
estimated
revenues
$185,000
Sub-total $185,000
5 Set Asides and Administrative Expenses
a. Open Space Reserves Minimum Statutory
Allocation
Fiscal Year 2022
CPA annual
estimated
revenues
$419,876
b. Administration
Expense
Administration and
operating expenses
for Community
Preservation
Committee
Fiscal Year 2022
CPA annual
estimated
revenues
$62,356
Sub-total $482,232
Grand Total $1,354,511
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For Fiscal Year 2022 Community Preservation purposes, each item is considered a separate
appropriation to be spent by the Community Preservation Committee; provided however, that
the above expenditures may be conditional on the grant or acceptance of appropriate historic
preservation restrictions for historic resources, open space restrictions for open space reserves,
and housing restrictions for community housing, running in favor of an entity authorized by the
Commonwealth to hold such restrictions for such expenditures, meeting the requirements of G.L.
c.184 and G.L. c.44B, Section 12, and to authorize the Board of Selectmen to convey or accept
such restrictions;
Further, to sunset the administrative expense authorization at the close of the fiscal year and
transfer any unused balance to the fund balance reserved for Community Preservation;
And further, any revenues received in excess of the estimated receipts are transferred to their
respective reserve fund balance(s) for future appropriation using the allocation formula of 50%
Open Space, 10% Housing, 10% Historical and 30% for Community Preservation Reserve.
Or to take any other action relative thereto.
(Community Preservation Committee) (Majority Vote Required)
Community Preservation Committee Member Sharon Marotti: I move to
approve Article No. 8, all for the purposes, from the funding sources, and
in the amounts as printed in the warrant.
Stephen Jones: I move to divide Article No. 8, to discuss items #1, 2, 3,
and 5 and deal independently with section #4 and take this article in
sections.
ACTION on motion presented by Stephen Jones: Defeated. Voter Cards
Counted: Yes – 151 No – 298
ACTION: Adopted by a Majority. Counted: Yes - 412 No – 49
11:27am
CAPITAL AND SPECIAL PROJECTS EXPENDITURES
ARTICLE NO. 9: To see what sums the Town will vote to raise and appropriate and/or transfer
from available funds, or authorize the Town Treasurer to borrow under and pursuant to
Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 44, Sections 7, 7(1), or 8, or any other enabling authority,
for the capital outlay expenditures listed below, including, in each case, all incidental and related
costs, to be expended by the Town Administrator with the approval of the Board of Selectmen,
except School expenditures to be made by the School Superintendent with the approval of the
School Committee; authorize leases and lease purchase agreements for more than three but not
more than five years for those items to be leased or lease purchased, and further that the Town
Administrator with the approval of the Board of Selectmen or School Superintendent with the
approval of the School Committee for school items, be authorized to sell, convey, trade-in or
otherwise dispose of equipment being replaced, all as set forth below:
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Department Item Funding Source(s)
/ Appropriation or
Transfer
Amount
1 Select Board
a. Affordable Housing
Trust
Costs to create,
support, and
maintain housing and
housing programs
General Fund Free
Cash
$150,000
b. Integrated Water
Resources Planning &
Implementation
Professional services
and costs for
preparing studies,
engineering, and
coordinating inter-
municipal water
resource
management
planning
General Fund Free
Cash
$75,000
c. Fertilizer Impact
Assessment
Professional Services
and costs, including
Engineering,
bidding/procurement
installation, and
monitoring
General Fund Free
Cash
$140,000
d. Town Hall Window
Replacement
Professional services
and costs for
replacement of
windows at Town
Hall
General Fund Free
Cash
$16,000
e. Electronic Ballot
Tabulators
Costs for purchase of
electronic ballot
tabulators
General Fund Free
Cash
$22,800
f. 5 Year Community
Preservation Plan
Professional services
and costs Associated
with developing a
five year Community
Preservation Plan
General Fund Free
Cash
$20,000
Sub-Total $423,800
2 Elementary School Department
a. Technology Upgrades
and Improvements
Ongoing information
system and
equipment
improvements
including but not
limited to purchase
of desktop
computers, servers,
productivity and
office software,
General Fund Free
Cash
$30,000
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backup system, and
other
hardware/software,
switches and access
points for wi-fi at
Eddy and Stony
Brook Elementary
Schools
b. HVAC, Plumbing,
Electrical Maintenance
& Repairs
Professional services
and costs for
upgrades, repairs
and replacement of
HVAC plumbing and
electrical systems
(equipment, supplies
and related
software/hardware)
at Eddy and Stony
Brook Elementary
Schools
General Fund Free
Cash
$25,000
c. Stony Brook Roof
Repairs
Professional services
and costs for repairs
to the Stony Brook
roof
General Fund Free
Cash
$20,000
d. Stony Brook Flooring
Replacement
Professional services
and costs for repairs
and replacement of
flooring in the Stony
Brook Elementary
School
General Fund Free
Cash
$40,000
e. Stony Brook School
Testing/Abatement of
Hazardous Waste
Professional services
and costs associated
with testing and
requesting
abatement of
potential hazardous
materials at the
Stony Brook
Elementary School
General Fund Free
Cash
$55,000
f. Stony Brook Fire Alarm
Panel Upgrades
Professional services
and costs related to
upgrading and
relocating the Fire
Alarm Panel and fire
detectors at the
Stony Brook
Elementary School
General Fund Free
Cash
$25,000
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g. Stony Brook Water
Heater Replacement
Professional services
and costs for
replacement of the
water heater at the
Stony Brook
Elementary School
General Fund Free
Cash
$25,000
Sub-Total $220,000
3 Nauset Regional School District
a. Capital Plan Projects Professional services
and costs, including
procuring,
engineering,
permitting, repair
and maintenance of
buildings, grounds,
and equipment within
the Nauset Middle
School and Nauset
High School
Raise and
appropriate
$269,400
Sub-Total $269,400
4 Natural Resources
a. Walkers Pond Water
Quality
Professional services
and costs to evaluate
water quality in
Walkers Pond
General Fund Free
Cash
$40,000
Sub-Total $40,000
5 Information Technology
a. Technology Upgrades
and Replacements
Professional Services
and costs related to
information system
and equipment
improvements
including but not
limited to purchase
of computers,
servers, productivity
and office software,
backup systems and
other
hardware/software
General Fund Free
Cash
$60,000
Sub-Total $60,000
6 Water Department
a. Construction Account Costs for goods,
materials and
services to maintain
and repair the
Town’s water system
Water Enterprise
Fund Retained
Earnings
$180,000
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b. Utility Vehicle Purchasing and
equipping one (1)
utility truck
Water Enterprise
Fund Retained
Earnings
$60,000
c. Generator Project Professional Services
and costs for
installing new and/or
replacing existing
generators
throughout the water
system
Borrowing – Water
Enterprise Fund
$620,000
Sub-Total $860,000
7 Department of Public
Works
a. Road & Drainage
Projects
Professional services,
including
engineering,
permitting and
construction costs,
for Town road
maintenance and
drainage projects
General Fund Free
Cash
$150,000
b. MS4 Stormwater
Compliance
Professional services
for MS4 stormwater
permitting and
compliance
General Fund Free
Cash
$80,000
c. Landfill Monitoring &
Sampling Expense
Professional services
for monitoring
landfill/transfer
station operations
General Fund Free
Cash
$60,000
d. Dump Truck Purchasing and
equipping one (1)
Dump Truck,
including but not
limited to emergency
lights, plow package,
material spreader,
and radios
General Fund Free
Cash
$235,000
Sub-Total $525,000
8 Fire Department
a. Emergency
Management Funds
Costs associated with
professional training,
purchasing and
maintaining
emergency
management
equipment
General Fund Free
Cash
$20,000
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b. Self-Contained
Breathing Apparatus
(SCBA)
Costs for purchase of
self-contained
breathing apparatus
Article 10, item 9h
of May 6, 2019
Annual Town
Meeting, Cardiac
Monitors
$100,000
Sub-Total $120,000
9 Police Department
a. Patrol Vehicle
Replacement (3)
Professional services
and costs for
purchasing and
equipping three
police vehicles
General Fund Free
Cash
$135,000
b. IT
Repair/Replacement
Professional services
and costs for IT
repair and/or
replacement of
hardware and/or
software
General Fund Free
Cash
$20,000
c. Building Maintenance
& Repairs
Professional services
and costs for building
repairs and
maintenance
General Fund Free
Cash
$15,000
Sub-Total $170,000
10 Council on Aging
a. Replace Accessible
Ramp
Professional services
and costs for
replacing the
accessible ramp
General Fund Free
Cash
$10,000
b. Exterior Painting Professional services
and costs for painting
the exterior of the
Council on Aging
General Fund Free
Cash
$30,000
Sub-Total $40,000
11 Ladies Library
a. Tile Replacement Professional services
and costs for repair
and replacement of
bathroom tiles
General Fund Free
Cash
$6,918
b. Alarm System
Replacement
Professional services
and costs for
replacement of the
alarm system
General Fund Free
Cash
$7,500
Sub-Total $14,418
Grand Total $2,742,6
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Or to take any other action relative thereto.
(Board of Selectmen) (Two-Thirds Vote for Borrowing)
Select Board Vice Chair Benjamin deRuyter: I move to approve Article No.
9 as printed in the warrant, including funding sources, purposes and
amounts as listed, provided, however, that: item 6C, Water Department
Generator Project be increased from $620,000 to $678,000, that the sub
total for Water Department be increased from $860,000 to $918,000; and
that the total amount to be appropriated under this article be increased
accordingly from $2,742,618 to $2,800,618; and that to meet this
appropriation, Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, is
authorized to borrow $678,000 under and pursuant to G.L. c. 44, §7(1), or
any other enabling authority, and to issue bonds or notes of the Town
therefor; the amounts appropriated by this vote shall be expended at the
direction of the Town Administrator with the approval of the Board of
Selectmen; that the Town Administrator with the approval of the Board of
Selectmen, is authorized to sell, convey, trade-in or otherwise dispose of
equipment being replaced by this vote; and, further, that any premium
received upon the sale of any bonds or notes approved by this vote, less
any such premium applied to the payment of the costs of issuance of such
bonds or notes, may be applied to the payment of costs approved by this
vote in accordance with G.L. c. 44, §20, thereby reducing the amount
authorized to be borrowed to pay such costs by a like amount.
ACTION: Adopted by a Moderator declared 2/3 Vote. Voter Cards.
10:19am
SPECIAL REVENUE FUND/Cable Franchise Fee Account
ARTICLE NO. 10: To see if the Town will vote to appropriate from the Cable Franchise Fee Special
Revenue Fund the sum of TWO HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($250,000), for the
purpose of offsetting costs associated with providing local cable television related purposes, the
sum of including, but not limited to the general public purpose of supporting and promoting
public access to the Brewster cable television system; training in the use of local access
equipment and facilities; access to community, municipal and educational meeting coverage; use
and development of an institutional network and/or municipal information facilities; contracting
with local cable programming services providers and/or any other appropriate cable related
purposes, and including all incidental and related expenses, or to take any other action relative
thereto.
(Board of Selectmen) (Majority Vote Required)
Adopted by a Majority under the Consent Calendar.
10:19am
ACCEPTANCE OF GRANTS AND GIFTS
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ARTICLE NO. 11: To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen and Elementary
School Committee to apply for and accept any and all grants or gifts from Federal, State, and local
governments, charitable foundations, private corporations, and individual and private entities,
and to expend those funds for the purposes for which grants are authorized; and to authorize
the Treasurer, in anticipation of grant proceeds to borrow amounts under and pursuant to
Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 44, Section 7 or 8, or any other enabling authority, or to
take any other action relative thereto.
(Board of Selectmen) (Majority Vote Required)
Adopted by a Majority under the Consent Calendar.
10:19am
REPAIR AND RESURFACE TOWN ROADS/Chapter 90 Funds
ARTICLE NO. 12: To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to apply for
and accept State Grants from the Massachusetts Department of Transportation Highway Division
(Chapter 90), and to expend those funds for the purposes of state approved Chapter 90 projects,
services, and purchases; and to authorize the Treasurer, in anticipation of grant proceeds to
borrow amounts under and pursuant to Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 44, Section 7 or 8,
or any other enabling authority, or take any other action relative thereto.
(Board of Selectmen) (Majority Vote Required)
Adopted by a Majority under the Consent Calendar.
1:04pm
PROPERTY VALUATION SERVICES CONTRACT
ARTICLE NO. 13: To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Town Administrator to solicit bids
and/or proposals, enter into a contract or contracts for the purposes of conducting revaluations
of real and personal property for up to a five year period, or to take any other action relative
thereto.
(Board of Selectmen) (Majority Vote Required)
Select Board Member Ned Chatelain: I move to approve Article No. 13 as
printed in the warrant.
ACTION: Adopted by a Majority. Voter Cards.
11:39am
FIRE UNION COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT
ARTICLE NO. 14: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate and/or transfer from
available funds a sum of money to be used to fund the cost items of the first fiscal year of the
proposed Collective Bargaining Agreements between the Town of Brewster and International
Association of Firefighters Local 3763, each for a term as follows:
A. July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021
B. July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2023
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or to take any other action relative thereto.
(Board of Selectmen) (Majority Vote Required)
Select Board Member David Whitney: I move to approve Article No. 14,
Item A, as printed in the warrant, and, to fund the cost items of the first
fiscal year of said contract with sums as appropriated at the September
12, 2020 Annual Town meeting under the Contractual Obligations line
item of the Fringe Benefits budget of Article 5, Town Operating Budget
and authorize the Town Accountant to allocate such sum accordingly.
I move to indefinitely postpone Article No. 14, Item B.
ACTION: Adopted Unanimously. Voter Cards.
11:42am
POLICE UNION COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT
ARTICLE NO. 15: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate and/or transfer from
available funds a sum of money to be used to fund the cost items of the first fiscal year of the
proposed Collective Bargaining Agreement between the Town of Brewster and Brewster Police
Union, Massachusetts Coalition of Police, Local 332, AFL-CIO, for a term effective July 1, 2021
through June 30, 2023, or to take any other action relative thereto.
(Board of Selectmen) (Majority Vote Required)
Select Board Member David Whitney: I move to approve Article No. 15 as
printed in the warrant, and to fund the cost items of the first fiscal year of
said contract as appropriated at this meeting under the Contractual
Obligations line item of the Fringe Benefits budget of Article 5, Town
Operating Budget, and authorize the Town Accountant to allocate such sum
accordingly.
ACTION: Adopted Unanimously. Voter Cards.
11:43am
POLICE SERGEANT’S UNION COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT
ARTICLE NO. 16: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate and/or transfer from
available funds a sum of money to be used to fund the cost items of the first fiscal year of the
proposed Collective Bargaining Agreements between the Town of Brewster and the Brewster
Police Superior Officers Association, New England Police Benevolent Association, Local 78, for a
term effective July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2023, or to take any other action relative thereto.
(Board of Selectmen) (Majority Vote Required)
Select Board Member David Whitney: I move to approve Article No. 16
as printed in the warrant and to fund the cost items of the first fiscal
year of said contract with sums as appropriated at this meeting under
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the Contractual Obligations line item of the Fringe Benefits budget of
Article 5, Town Operating Budget, and authorize the Town Accountant
to allocate such sum accordingly.
ACTION: Adopted by a declared Majority. Voter Cards.
11:45am
SEIU COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT
ARTICLE NO. 17: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate and/or transfer from
available funds a sum of money to fund the cost items of the first fiscal year of the proposed
Collective Bargaining Agreement between the Town of Brewster and Service Employees
International Union, Local 888, for a term effective July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2023, or to take
any other action relative thereto.
(Board of Selectmen) (Majority Vote Required)
Select Board Member Ned Chatelain: I move to indefinitely postpone
Article No. 17.
ACTION: Adopted Unanimously to Indefinitely Postpone. Voter Cards.
11:46am
OPEIU COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT
ARTICLE NO. 18: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate and/or transfer from
available funds a sum of money to be used fund the cost items of the first fiscal year of the
proposed Collective Bargaining Agreement between the Town of Brewster and Office and
Professional Employees International Union, Local 6, for a term effective July 1, 2021 through
June 30, 2023, or to take any other action relative thereto.
(Board of Selectmen) (Majority Vote Required)
Select Board Vice Chair Benjamin deRutyer: I move to indefinitely
postpone Article No. 18.
ACTION: Adopted Unanimously to Indefinitely Postpone. Voter Cards.
11:47am
LADIES LIBRARY UNION COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT
ARTICLE NO. 19: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate and/or transfer from
available funds a sum of money to be used to fund the cost items for the first fiscal year of the
proposed Collective Bargaining Agreement between the Brewster Ladies Library Association and
the Service Employees International Union, Local 888, Brewster Library Employees, for a term
effective July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2023, or to take any other action relative thereto.
(Board of Selectmen) (Majority Vote Required)
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Select Board Member Cynthia Bingham: I move to approve Article No. 19
as printed in the warrant and to fund the cost items of the first fiscal year
of said contract with sums as appropriated at this meeting under the
Contractual Obligations line item of the Fringe Benefits budget of Article
5, Town Operating Budget and authorize the Town Accountant to allocate
such sum accordingly.
ACTION: Adopted Unanimously. Voter Cards.
11:49am
NON-UNION PERSONNEL WAGE FUNDING
ARTICLE NO. 20: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate and/or transfer from
available funds a sum of money to fund wage and salary adjustments effective July 1, 2021 for
eligible and non-union employees dictated by the Compensation Plan developed pursuant to the
Personnel Bylaw, Section 36-4 of the Brewster Town Code, for a term effective July 1, 2021
through June 30, 2023, or to take any other action relative thereto.
(Board of Selectmen) (Majority Vote Required)
Select Board Vice Chair Benjamin deRuyter: I move to approve Article
No. 20 as printed in the warrant and to fund the cost items of the first
fiscal year of such contract with sums appropriated at this meeting:
under the Contractual Obligations line item of the Fringe Benefits
budget of Article 5, Town Operating Budget
under the Contractual Obligations line item of the Water Enterprise
Fund, Article 7
under the Contractual Obligations line item of the Golf Reserve
Fund, Article 6; and
from the Crosby Mansion Revolving Fund
and authorize the Town Accountant to allocate such sums accordingly.
ACTION: Adopted Unanimously. Voter Cards.
1:42pm
CITIZEN PETITON/5 Year Cost Estimate to Operate Dog Park
ARTICLE NO. 21: To see if the Town will direct the Board of Selectmen to require a 5-year
estimated administration, operations and maintenance plan with proposed budget, to include
the method and cost of addressing waste containment and disposal, to be presented to the
taxpayers before Town meeting may allocate any Town land for the development of a Dog Park;
or to take any other action relative thereto.
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(Citizen Petition) (Majority Vote Required)
Petitioner Jillian Douglass: I move to Indefinitely Postpone Article No.
21.
ACTION: Adopted by a Majority. Voter Cards.
1:44pm
CITIZEN PETITON/Climate Emergency and Net Zero Declaration
ARTICLE NO. 22: To see if the Town will vote to approve the following:
Be it resolved that the Town of Brewster recognizes that the climate emergency – driven by
human activity including fossil fuel consumption and land use practices leading to global
warming, rising seas, deadly storms, dangerous heat waves, acidifying oceans, and melting ice
sheets – poses a threat to the health, safety, and economic security of our residents, especially
our children and future generations, and to our natural resources.
The Town of Brewster therefore adopts the following policy objectives:
(1) Reduce net greenhouse gas emissions from human activity within and by the Town to
zero at the earliest technically and economically feasible time, and
(2) Reduce the Town’s vulnerability to climate change.
Further, the Town requests that the Select Board and Town Administration integrate these
priorities into their strategic planning efforts, direct all Town officers and departments to take
such measures within the scope of their respective responsibilities and authority as may be
necessary and prudent to facilitate such policy objectives, and actively engage the community in
moving these initiatives forward.
(Citizen Petition) (Majority Vote Required)
Petitioner Christopher Powicki: I move to approve Article No. 22 as
printed in the warrant.
ACTION: Adopted by a Majority. Voter Cards.
11:51am
TOWN CODE AMENDMENT/Private Road Betterment
ARTICLE NO. 23: To see if the Town will vote to amend the Code of the Town of Brewster, Chapter
157, by revising Section 20, as shown below, with text to be deleted noted by strikethrough and
text to be inserted show in bold and underline, as follows;
§ 157-20 Repair by Town.
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A.
In the event that a group of property owners who own property on a private road which has been
open for public use for at least five years wish the Town of Brewster to finance the repair of their
private way, they shall engage an engineer experienced in road construction and repair who shall
survey the road in question to develop a plan for the repair of that private road which shall take
into consideration the need for additional drainage, new berms, driveway aprons to protect the
edges of the repaired road, the filling of existing cracks and the application of one or more layers
of bituminous concrete.
B.
The plan shall specify the projected useful life of the repaired private way, and in no event shall
the projected useful life be less than 15 years. All costs of preparing the plan, obtaining cost
estimates and preparing the petition described below shall be the exclusive responsibility of the
petitioners.
C.
After the plan has been prepared, the property owners' engineer shall secure at least three bids
from established contractors to complete the work outlined Iin the engineer's plan. After receipt
of the bids, the property owners shall prepare a petition to the Select Board for the Town of
Brewster to finance the work in an amount certain, including a ten-percent contingency amount.
The petition shall list the parcels by lot number and map number together with the owners'
names of record with a space for each owner to place his or her signature. The petition must
state that each signature represents an irrevocable agreement by each signatory to repay to the
Town of Brewster, through the mechanism of a betterment added to each owner's real estate
tax bill, his or her pro-rata share of the total amount to be financed plus interest and
administrative costs, which Town administrative costs shall not exceed 4% of the project. The
petition shall not be presented to the Selectmen unless 50% of all the abutters to the road plus
one more abutter shall have agreed to the project and its financial commitment by having signed
it.
D.
The petition, accompanied by the engineer's plan, a map of the private way to be repaired and
backup for the cost estimates shall be submitted to the Selectmen's Office on or before
November 30. The Selectmen shall refer every such petition to the Assessor's Office for
verification of signatures and confirmation that more than 50% of abutters have signed. The
Selectmen shall consider all submitted petitions that pass the Assessor's examination prior to
December 31. If the Selectmen determine that the proposed repairs are in the public interest and
if the Selectmen determine that these repairs are within the financial capability of the Town, the
Select Board shall refer each petition so determined to the Planning Board which shall conduct a
public hearing on each petition on or before February 28 to evaluate the plan, examine the cost
estimates and hear from both the abutters and the general public. The Planning Board shall either
endorse the plan by a simple majority vote and return it to the Selectmen, recommend changes
in costs or scope of the plan or disapprove the plan by a simple majority vote.
E.
If the Planning Board approves any such plan, the Select Board may place the plan on the warrant
for the next Annual any special or annual Town Meeting. If the Planning Board suggests
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modifications or changes in scope of costs, tThe Select Board shall thereafter may, at its option,
send out proxies to the abutters noting scope and cost changes, if any or it may return the project
to the petitioners. If The proxies are sent out, they must be returned at least 45 days prior to by
March 31 if the project is to be considered at the Annual Town Meeting at which they are to be
considered. If the proxies are returned by March 31 within such time, the Selectmen may place
the project on the Annual Town Meeting Warrant, provided that more than 50% of the abutters
approve the plan as approved by the Planning Board revisions. Long-term financing may be
issued for said project by the Town for up to a fifteen-year period.
F.
If the Annual Town Meeting votes to endorse and finance the project, the engineer who did the
original plan shall be named "Project Manager." He shall prepare a new request for quotations
with the bids to be directed to the Town Administrator. The Project Manager and the Town
Administrator shall select the best bid to do the work. The Project Manager shall advise the
Superintendent of Public Works 48 hours in advance of each phase of the project and certify, in
writing, to the Superintendent of Public Works that each phase of the work has been completed
to the Project Manager's satisfaction. The Superintendent of Public Works shall inspect the
completed work and certify to the Town Accountant that the work is completed so that payment
can be made.
G.
For a group of private roads within a subdivision in which membership in a neighborhood
property owners' association is automatic or mandatory, the same procedure shall be used for
any petition filed on or after July 1, 2019, provided that:
(1) So long as a majority of the owners of the lots abutting the group of private ways to
be repaired signs the petition required by Subsection B above. Where a lot has frontage
on, and derives access from, more than one group of roads, the owner of such lot shall
be entitled to only one vote. Owners of lots that are assessed as unbuildable and lots
that may not be built upon pursuant to a deed restriction, conservation restriction or
other recorded instrument shall not be entitled to vote, and such lots shall not be
subject to betterment assessments hereunder.; and
(2) So long as the group of private ways to be repaired is owned or controlled, directly
or indirectly, by the neighborhood association or its members.
H.
The Town of Brewster shall incur no liability for any damages of any nature whatsoever arising
from the project by virtue of the Town's agreeing to finance any repair of a private subdivision
way. The abutters who accept Town financing shall be deemed to have indemnified and held the
Town harmless against any and all such claims.
I.
Any private way improved under the provisions of this bylaw need not be brought up to full Town
road standards. Any private way improved under the provisions of this bylaw shall continue to
remain a private way.
(Board of Selectmen) (Majority Vote Required)
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Select Board Member Ned Chatelain: I move to approve Article No. 23 as
printed in the warrant.
ACTION: Adopted Unanimously. Voter Cards.
11:52am
CITIZEN PETITION/Private Road Betterment
ARTICLE NO. 24: ARTICLE 157 – 9 and 157 – 20 Repair by Town. To see if the Town will vote,
regarding only the number of abutters who must sign a petition requesting a road Betterment,
to amend sections 9 and 20 of Article 157 as follows: Every instance of the words “more than fifty
percent,” “fifty percent plus one” or “majority” shall be replaced by the words “two-thirds” 66.7%
rounded up to the next highest whole number,” or take any other action relative thereto.
(Citizen Group) (Majority Vote Required)
Petitioner Donna Cormier: I move to approve Article No. 24 as printed in
the warrant.
ACTION: Defeated. Voter Cards.
12:01pm
CITIZENS PETITION/Hunting on Town Property (Punkhorn)
ARTICLE NO. 25: To see if the Town will vote to prohibit in the Punkhorn Parklands (see map and
FY2021 Punkhorn Parklands Parcels, numbers 1 - 108, below): the discharge of firearms or
hunting. No person shall discharge any gun, including paint ball guns, fowling piece, pistol, or
firearm or release an arrow from a bow or hunt or trap or poison in the area of town-owned
parcels in southwest Brewster, typically referred to as the Punkhorn. This petition will not affect
municipal use as outlined in the "Wildland Fire Protection and Preparedness Plan for the
Punkhorn Parklands" or the Town's use of sharp shooters for hire to control nuisance or injured
wildlife, or to take any other action relative thereto.
(From: FY2021 Punkhorn Parklands Parcels, numbers 1-108
(map number followed by parcel number(s) followed by street: 19--45 (Slough); 20--1,2, 28, 29,
31, 33, 34, 35, 36 (Black Duck), 4 (Cranview); 21-1, 10, 11, 2, 5 (Archies), 6 (Walker's Pond), 8
(Upper Mill), 9 (Archies); 22-1, 2, (Archies), 3 (Upper Mill); 29-1 (Squantum), 2, 3 (West Gate), 4,
5 (Squantum); 30-1, 14, 15, 16, 17 (West Gate), 18 (Squantum), 19, 2, 20, 6, 8, 9 (Westgate); 31-
1 (West Gate), 10, 11, 12 (East Gate), 13, 14, 15, 16, 2, 3 (West Gate), 4, 5 (Upper Mill), 6, 7, 8, 9
(West Gate); 32-1 (West Gate), 10, 11, 15 (Eagle Point), 16, 17, 18 (Run Hill), 19 (Off Run Hill), 2,
20, 21, 22 (West Gate), 3 (Run Hill), 4 (West Gate), 5 (Run Hill), 8, 9 (Eagle Point); 33-43, 61 (Run
Hill), 62 (Red Maple), 65, 8 (Run Hill); 41-1, 14, 2 (Squantum), 26 (Punkhorn), 3, 4 (Squantum);
42-10 (Punkhorn), 13 (Seymour), 14 (East Gate), 15 (Seymour), 16 (Punkhorn), 2 (East Gate), 3, 4,
5 (Punkhorn), 6 (East Gate), 7 (Punkhorn), 8, 9; 43--1 (East Gate), 2 (West Gate), 3, 37 (East Gate),
38 (West Of); 44-12 (Tuckers); 13 (Massac); 45-13 (Run Hill), 14, 22 (Great Fields), 25 (Calf Field),
27 (Great Fields).)
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(Citizens Group) (Majority Vote Required)
Petitioner Betsy Smith: I move to approve Article No. 25 as printed in
the warrant.
Lisa Vesperman Still: I move to refer Article No. 25 to Committee
(Conservation Commission) to establish rules and regulations for the
publics use of the Punkhorn Parklands defined in the article including
whether hunting of any kind will be allowed within its borders in the
future.
Lisa Vesperman Still: I amend my prior motion to create a committee
consisting of 1 member of the Natural Resources Advisory Commission
appointed by its members, 2 members of the Conservation Commission
appointed by its members, and 3 Brewster citizens appointed by the
Select Board.
ACTION on motion presented by Lisa Vesperman Still: Defeated.
Counted Yes 128 – No 206
Citizen Amendment to Article No. 25; Change last sentence to read:
This petition shall not affect municipal use as outlined in the “Wildland
Fire Protection and Preparedness Plan for the Punkhorn Parklands” or
the Town’s and Conservation Commission’s ability to actively manage
the flora and fauna of this area, or to take any other action relative
thereto.
ACTION on Citizen Amendment: Defeated. Voter Cards.
Karl Fryzel: I move the previous question. (Citizen Amendment)
ACTION on motion presented by Karl Fryzel: Adopted by a Majority.
Voter Cards.
Hayley Winfield: I move the previous question. (Main Motion)
ACTION on motion presented by Hayley Winfield: Adopted by a Majority.
Voter Cards.
ACTION on main motion: Adopted by a Majority. Voter Cards Counted:
Yes – 182 – No – 173
1:15pm – Heather Sprague: I move to adjourn Town Meeting to a time
certain, May 22nd, 2021 at 10am.
ACTION on motion presented by Heather Sprague: Defeated. Voter Cards.
1:43pm
CAPTAINS GOLF COURSE RESTAURANT LEASE
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ARTICLE NO. 26: To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Town Administrator to solicit
proposals and enter into a contract for the lease of the restaurant facilities at the Captains Golf
Course for up to a five year period, or to take any other action relative thereto.
(Board of Selectmen) (Majority Vote Required)
Select Board Member Cynthia Bingham: I move to approve Article No.
26 as printed in the warrant.
ACTION: Adopted Unanimously. Voter Cards.
1:48pm
CITIZENS PETITION/School Choice
ARTICLE NO. 27: WHEREAS the four towns in the School District, Brewster, Orleans, Eastham and
Wellfleet send approximately 605 students per year with the remaining 300 students attending
under either a tuition agreement (100 students from Providence and Truro) or as CHOICE
students neither of which pay full costs resulting in a cost shift of financial subsidies to taxpayers
in the School District:
WHEREAS a number of taxpayers object to continued funding of deficiencies in annual operating
costs and capital acquisitions for students outside the district and the addition of debt services
costs that will be associated with the NRHS construction project.
THEREFORE, it is proposed by the taxpayers of Brewster that their Select Board promptly and
urgently negotiate an agreement with the School Committee to reduce the subsidy burden on
the taxpayers over time and make such agreement known to the town taxpayers.
Such agreement would freeze the School District commitment to CHOICE students to those
students already promised a spot in grades 6 through 12. No additional CHOICE spots will be
committed.
Additionally, the School District will make every effort to collect full costs for Tuition students
recognizing the three types of costs: operating, capital and debt service.
This agreement will continue for seven (7) years at which time the Select Board and the
School Committee agree to revisit the plan to decrease the substantial subsidy.
,or to take any other action relative thereto.
(Citizen Group) (Majority Vote Required)
Petitioner Helga Dyer: I move to approve Article No. 27 as printed in the
warrant.
ACTION: Defeated. Voter Cards Counted: Yes – 75 – No – 144
1:22pm
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TOWN CHARTER
ARTICLE NO. 28: To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Select Board to petition the
Massachusetts General Court for special legislation to establish a charter for the Town of
Brewster, as recommended by the Charter Committee and set forth in the pages that follow;
provided, however, that the General Court may make clerical or editorial changes of form only
to the bill, unless the Select Board approve amendments to the bill before enactment by the
General Court, and provided further that the Select Board is hereby authorized to approve
amendments which shall be within the scope of the general public objectives of this petition, or
to take any other action relative thereto.
(Board of Selectmen) (Majority Vote Required)
●Deputy Moderator Pat Hughes Moderated Article No. 28.
Select Board Member Cynthia Bingham: I move to approve Article No.
28 as printed in the warrant and with the revisions listed in the errata
sheet posted on the Town’s website and in the office of the Town Clerk.
Jillian Douglass: I move to postpone indefinitely Article No. 28.
Action on motion presented by Jillian Douglass: Defeated. Voter Cards.
William Henchy: I move that the proposed charter attached to Article 28
be amended as follows:
1. That Chapter 7, Section 2, Sections 7-2-1 and 7-2-2 be deleted
therefrom; and that a new Section 7-2-1 be substituted, to read
as follows:
“Amendments to the Charter may be approved by any means
available by law and the constitution; provided, however, that if
such amendments are to be acted upon by Town Meeting in
accord with G.L. c.43B, §10, the Select Board and Finance
Committee shall present their recommendations to Town
Meeting for consideration upon any such proposed amendment.”
And;
2. Chapter 7, Section 2, Section 7-2-3 as appears in the warrant be
re-numbered to be Section 7-2-2.
ACTION on amendment presented by William Henchy: Adopted by a
majority. Voter Cards.
ACTION on main motion: Adopted by a Majority. Voter Cards.
*See next page for full text of An Act Establishing a Charter for the Town of Brewster
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AN ACT ESTABLISHING A CHARTER FOR THE TOWN OF BREWSTER1
Table of Contents
SPECIAL ACT SECTION 1. CHARTER ....................................................................................2
CHAPTER 1 POWERS OF THE TOWN ............................................................2
CHAPTER 2 TOWN MEETINGS AND ELECTIONS .......................................3
CHAPTER 3 THE SELECT BOARD ..................................................................8
CHAPTER 4 TOWN MANAGEMENT ............................................................11
CHAPTER 5 TOWN BOARDS/COMMISSIONS/COMMITTEES .................15
CHAPTER 6 FINANCIAL PROVISIONS ........................................................19
CHAPTER 7 BY-LAWS AND CHARTER – ADOPTION, AMENDMENT AND
PERIODIC REVIEW..........................................................................................21
SPECIAL ACT SECTION 2. CONTINUATION OF EXISTING LAWS ................................22
SPECIAL ACT SECTION 3. CONTINUATION OF GOVERNMENT ..................................22
SPECIAL ACT SECTION 4. CONTINUATION OF PERSONNEL .......................................22
SPECIAL ACT SECTION 5. TRANSFER OF RECORDS AND PROPERTY ......................22
SPECIAL ACT SECTION 6. EFFECT ON OBLIGATIONS, TAXES, ETC. ........................22
SPECIAL ACT SECTION 7. TRANSITION ...........................................................................23
SPECIAL ACT SECTION 8. TIME OF TAKING EFFECT ....................................................23
1 The text of the Charter itself appears in Special Act Section 1. The other sections of the special
act, shown in italic text, will not appear in the Charter but will address the legal elements of the
Town’s legal transition to the Charter form of government.
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AN ACT ESTABLISHING A CHARTER FOR THE TOWN OF BREWSTER
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by
the authority of the same, as follows:
SPECIAL ACT SECTION 1. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the
following shall be the charter for the town of Brewster:
Brewster Town Charter
Preamble: We, the people of the Town of Brewster, Massachusetts, in order to reaffirm the
customary and traditional liberties of the people with respect to the conduct of our local
government, adopt this charter with the expectation and intent that the Charter will continue and
enhance the town’s strong traditions of active voter participation; ethical, transparent and
responsive leadership; wise use of public resources; respect for all in the community; and an
engaged citizenry. We expect and intend that our government will be welcoming and inclusive and
will promote equality and respect for all people.
CHAPTER 1
POWERS OF THE TOWN
SECTION 1 Incorporation
1-1-1 The present town of Brewster, Massachusetts, within its corporate limits as now
established, shall continue to be a body politic and corporate under the name, town of Brewster.
SECTION 2 Scope of Town Powers
1-2-1 The town shall possess and exercise all powers possible under the constitution and laws of
the commonwealth of Massachusetts as fully and completely as though those powers were
expressly enumerated in this chapter.
SECTION 3 Form of Government
1-3-1 This charter provides for a select board-open town meeting-town manager form of town
government.
SECTION 4 Construction of Charter
1-4-1 The power of the town under this charter shall be construed liberally in favor of the town,
and the specific mention of particular powers in the charter shall not be construed as limiting in
any measure the general powers of the town as stated in section 1-2-1.
SECTION 5 Intergovernmental Relations
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1-5-1 The town may exercise, consistent with the law, any of its powers or perform any of its
functions and may participate in the financing thereof, jointly or in cooperation, by contract or
otherwise, with any 1 or more civil divisions, subdivisions or agencies of the commonwealth,
other states or of the United States government.
CHAPTER 2
TOWN MEETINGS AND ELECTIONS
SECTION 1 Legislative Power
2-1-1 The legislative powers of the town shall be exercised by a town meeting open to all
registered voters of the town.
SECTION 2 Open Town Meeting
2-2-1 Business sessions of the annual town meeting shall be held on the first Monday in May and
may be continued on such additional days as may be decided by the town meeting upon
recommendation of the select board. There shall also be a second business session of the annual
town meeting held in the last 3 months of the calendar year on a date to be determined by the select
board, which meeting shall be an "annual town meeting" for purposes of the general laws;
provided, however, that the select board may, at its discretion, cancel said fall annual town meeting
no later than September 15 in any year, so long as no more than 5 citizen petitioned articles
submitted pursuant to section 2-4 for inclusion on the warrant at said fall annual town meeting and
notice of the select board's action with regard to such meeting shall be posted on the town website
and principal bulletin board. The select board's decision as to whether to hold a fall town meeting
shall not prohibit the select board from calling for a special town meeting, from time to time, at its
discretion.
SECTION 3 Warrant
2-3-1 Town Meeting Warrants
A) Except for procedural matters, all subjects to be acted on by town meeting shall be placed on
warrants issued by the select board.
B) The date of the closure of the warrant to petitioned articles shall be set by by-law.
2-3-2 Posting
A) In addition to any notice required by the general laws, the select board shall post the town
meeting warrant at the following locations: town hall and at least 1 location in each precinct, and
make available sufficient copies of the warrant at the town meeting for all registered voters in
attendance.
B) In addition, the select board shall, at least 1 week prior to the meeting, post the warrant for such
meeting on the town website, and make the same available at town hall, and as required by by-law
or select board policy, at town facilities and other common locations throughout the town.
However, failure to timely post the warrant on the website or to make such copies available no
later than 1 week prior to the date of the town meeting shall not invalidate or otherwise affect the
legality or validity of the actions taken at the town meeting.
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SECTION 4 Citizen Petitions
2-4-1 Any 10 voters of the town may secure, by written petition to the select board, the inclusion
of an article for the warrant of any duly scheduled annual town meeting, and at least 100 registered
voters may secure the same for any duly scheduled special town meeting.
2-4-2 The select board may provide a pre-petition process whereby petitioners can seek review
of proposed petitions prior to submission.
SECTION 5 Quorum
2-5-1 The town meeting shall establish by town by-law a quorum requirement for the opening of
its business, but a smaller number than the established quorum may adjourn immediately any
meeting to a stated date, time and place as recommended by the select board; provided, however,
that in the event of a state of emergency declared by the Governor to protect the public health or
safety, the quorum may be reduced in the manner set forth in section 7 of chapter 92 of the acts of
2020.
SECTION 6 Presiding Officer
2-6-1 Moderator. A moderator, who shall be a registered voter of the town, shall be elected for
a 3-year term. All sessions of the town meeting shall be presided over by a moderator, elected as
provided in section 2-10-1. The moderator shall regulate the proceedings, decide questions of order
and make public declarations of all votes. The moderator shall have all of the powers and duties
given to moderators pursuant to the constitution and the general laws, and such additional powers
and duties as may be authorized by the charter, by by-law or by other town meeting vote.
2-6-2 Deputy Moderator. The moderator shall appoint a deputy moderator for a 1-year term who
shall, in the event the moderator is absent or has a conflict, serve as moderator.
2-6-3 Vacancy. If the office of moderator becomes vacant, the select board shall appoint a
registered voter of the town as acting moderator, who shall not be an elected town officer, who
shall serve as such until the next scheduled election of town officers.
SECTION 7 Rules
2-7-1 Unless otherwise provided by by-law, rules of procedure for the town meeting shall be in
accord with “Town Meeting Time, A Handbook of Parliamentary Law” published by the
Massachusetts Moderators Association, as it may be amended from time to time.
SECTION 8 Clerk of the Meeting
2-8-1 The town clerk shall serve as the clerk to the town meeting. In the event that the town clerk
is absent, the assistant town clerk shall so serve, regardless of whether such assistant is a resident
or registered voter of the town.
SECTION 9 Report
2-9-1 A journal of the proceedings of the town meeting shall be kept as a permanent record in
the town clerk’s office and it shall be a public record.
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SECTION 10 Elections
2-10-1 The annual election for the election of officers and such matters as are by law determined
by ballot shall be held on the third Tuesday in May. Whenever the annual election for the election
of officers and such matters as are by law determined by ballot falls fewer than 2 weeks after the
scheduled beginning of the spring annual town meeting, then the annual election shall be held on
the 4th Tuesday in May. Notwithstanding any other provision of this paragraph, however, the
select board may delay the date of the annual election to another date in the same fiscal year if the
Governor has declared a state of emergency to protect the public health or safety. Then the Annual
Election shall be held on the fourth Tuesday in May, or any other Tuesday in May or June as
determined by the Select Board after consultation with the Town Clerk.
SECTION 11 Elected Officers
2-11-1 The registered voters of the town of Brewster shall, in accordance with any applicable
laws, by-laws, votes of the town or intergovernmental agreement, elect the following, with
members of multi-member bodies to be elected for overlapping terms:
a) Moderator for a 3 year term;
b) Select board of 5 members, each for a 3 year term;
c) Brewster school committee of 5 members, each for a 3 year term;
d) Representatives to the Nauset regional school district school committee, as the regional school
agreement shall provide, and as it may be amended from time to time;
e) Board of health of 5 members, each for a 3 year term;
f) Planning board of 7 members for 4 year terms;
g) Recreation commission of 5 members for 3 year terms;
h) Historic district committee of 5 members, with 4 elected members and 1 member appointed
by the select board, each for a 3 year term;
i) Housing authority of 5 members, of which 3 shall be elected and 2 shall be appointed, in
accordance with requirements of state law as it may be amended from time to time; and
(j) Constable for a 3 year term, provided, however, that the authority of the elected constable in
the town of Brewster shall be limited to the posting of the warrant for a town meeting or town
election, provided, further, that the person holding such position shall conform to any reasonable
regulations concerning such responsibilities as may, from time to time, be proposed by the chief
of police and approved by the select board.
SECTION 12 Recall of Elected Officers
2-12-1 Recall of Elected Officers
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Any holder of an elected office in the town of Brewster may be recalled from that office by the
registered voters of the Town as hereinafter provided, for reasons including but not limited to
neglect of duties, malfeasance, misconduct or inability to perform official duties; provided,
however, that the question of whether the reasons stated for recall justify recall of a particular
officer shall be determined solely by the voters.
A) Initiation of petition; submission; certification
Any 25 registered voters of the town of Brewster may initiate a recall petition by filing with the
town clerk an affidavit containing the name of the officer sought to be recalled and a statement of
the grounds for recall, and specifying the lead petitioner. The town clerk shall thereupon make
available to said lead petitioner copies of petition blanks demanding such recall, printed copies of
which the town clerk shall keep available. Such blanks shall be issued by the town clerk under the
town seal, and be dated, be addressed to the select board, and shall contain the names of all the
persons to whom they are issued, the name of the person whose recall is sought, the grounds of
recall as stated in the affidavit, and shall demand the election of a successor to such office. A copy
of the petition shall be entered in a record book to be kept in the office of the town clerk. Said
recall petition shall be returned and filed with the town clerk within 20 days after notification by
the town clerk to the lead petitioner that the recall petitions are available, and shall have been
signed by at least 12% of the registered voters of the town as of the last regular election, who shall
add to their signatures the street and number, if any, of their residence. The town clerk shall within
1 working day of receipt submit the petition to the registrars of voters in the town, and the registrars
shall within 5 working days certify thereon the number of signatures which are names of registered
voters of the town.
B) Delivery to officer; order of recall proceedings
If the petition shall be found and certified by the town clerk and board of registrars to be sufficient,
the town clerk shall submit the same with the town clerk's certificate to the select board within 3
working days, and the select board shall forthwith give written notice of the receipt of the
certificate to the officer sought to be recalled. If the officer does not resign within 5 days thereafter,
the select board shall order an election to be held on a date fixed by it not less than 65 and not
more than 90 days after the date of the town clerk's certificate that a sufficient petition has been
filed; provided, however, that if any other town election is to occur within 100 days after the date
of certification, the select board shall postpone submission of the question of recall to the date of
such other election. No person shall be subject to recall if their term of office expires within 90
days of the certification. If a vacancy occurs in said office after a recall election has been ordered,
the election shall nevertheless proceed as provided in this section.
C) Conduct of Recall
An officer sought to be removed may be a candidate to succeed themselves and, unless they request
otherwise in writing, the town clerk shall place their name on the ballot without nomination. The
nomination of other candidates, the publication of the warrant for the removal election, and the
conduct of same shall all be in accordance with the provisions of law relating to elections.
D) Action upon completion of recall
The incumbent shall continue to perform the duties of the office until the question of recall has
been acted upon by the voters. If then re-elected, the officer shall continue in office for the
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remainder of their unexpired term subject to recall as before, except as provided in this charter. If
not re-elected, they shall be deemed removed; their successor shall serve the remainder of the
unexpired term. Provided however, if the successor fails to qualify within 10 days after receiving
notification of their election, the office shall be deemed vacant.
E) Ballots to be used
(i) Ballots used for recall shall submit the following propositions in the order indicated:
For the recall of (name and title of officer).
Against the recall of (name and title of officer).
(ii) Under the propositions shall appear the word "Candidates," the directions to the voters
required by G.L. c. 54, § 42, and beneath this the names of candidates nominated in accordance
with the provisions of law relating to election. If a majority of the votes cast upon the question of
recall is in the affirmative, the candidate receiving the highest number of votes shall be declared
elected. If a majority of the votes on the question is in the negative, the ballots for candidates shall
not be counted.
F) Time limits on filing of petitions
No recall petition shall be filed against an officer within 90 days after taking office, nor, in the
case of an officer subjected to a recall election and not recalled thereby, until at least 6 months
after the election at which their recall was submitted to the voters of the town.
G) Limits on appointments after filing of recall petition
No person who has been recalled from an office or who has resigned from office following the
filing of a recall petition shall be appointed to any Town office within 2 years after such recall or
such resignation.
CHAPTER 3
THE SELECT BOARD
SECTION 1 Composition, Compensation and Vacancies
3-1-1 There shall be a select board consisting of 5 members elected for 3-year overlapping terms.
The board collectively shall serve as the executive branch of town government. For purposes of
the Massachusetts general laws and regulations, any special laws applicable to the town of
Brewster, as well any local law or regulations, the “select board” referred to hereunder shall have
all the powers, duties and responsibilities of a board of selectmen.
3-1-2 A chair, vice-chair and clerk shall be elected by the select board at the first meeting
following each regular town election.
3-1-3 A quorum of the select board shall be 3 members.
3-1-4 Each member of the select board may receive an annual stipend as set forth in the Brewster
by-laws, subject to appropriation by town meeting.
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3-1-5 If a member of the select board dies, resigns, is convicted of a felony while serving, or
ceases to be a registered voter, the resulting vacancy may be filled by special election in accordance
with Massachusetts general laws.
SECTION 2 General Powers and Responsibilities
3-2-1 The select board shall exercise the powers and duties prescribed by the Massachusetts
general laws, this charter, and the Brewster general by-laws. The select board may delegate powers
and duties to the town manager or to another town board. The select board shall enforce the laws
and orders of the town, including this charter.
3-2-2 The select board shall be the primary policy-making, planning, and goal-setting agency of
the town; provided, however, that no individual member of the board, nor a majority of them, shall
at any time, attempt to become involved in the day-to-day administration of the affairs of the town.
It is the intention of this provision that the select board shall act only through the adoption of policy
directives and guidelines which are to be implemented by officers and employees appointed by or
under its authority.
3-2-3 The select board, following the development of the proposed budget by the town manager,
shall review the annual proposed operating and capital budgets submitted by the department heads,
and shall make the main motion under the budget article at the annual town meeting.
3-2-4 The select board shall protect the assets of the town.
3-2-5 The select board shall approve all collective bargaining agreements of the town negotiated
by the town manager, consistent with the provisions of G.L. c.150E as it may be amended from
time to time.
3-2-6 The select board shall, no less than 1 time per year, meet jointly with the finance committee,
the Brewster school committee, the Nauset regional school district school committee, and the Cape
Cod regional technical high school district school committee, or their respective designees, for the
purpose of sharing information.
3-2-7 The select board shall be the licensing authority of the town and shall have the power to
issue licenses, to make all necessary rules and regulations regarding the issuance of said licenses
and to attach conditions and restrictions thereto as it deems to be in the public interest, and to
enforce the law relating to all business for which it issues licenses; provided, however, that the
board may, at its discretion, delegate responsibility to the town manager or a board created for
such purposes for issuance and enforcement of 1 or more licenses.
3-2-8 The select board shall ensure that the Brewster general by-laws are kept current.
3-2-9 The select board shall be responsible to ensure that the town manager complies with the
charter.
3-2-10 The select board shall approve all personnel policies proposed by the town manager in
accordance with section 4-1-4(K).
SECTION 3 Written Records and Communication to the Town
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3-3-1 Any goal, policy, plan, or official act adopted by the select board shall be in writing and
included in its entirety in the minutes of the meeting at which it was adopted. The town manager
shall ensure that a file containing a complete list of the select board’s current policies and goals is
posted on the town website for public reference. The select board shall designate to the town
manager the publishing of an annual town report for each calendar year.
3-3-2 Before August 31 and after the annual town election, the select board shall hold a meeting
for the purpose of stating the board's goals for the next fiscal year(s), referred to as the “Annual
Goal Setting Meeting.”
SECTION 4 Powers of Appointment
3-4-1 The select board shall select, and enter into a contract with, a town manager. If the town
manager position becomes vacant for any reason, the select board shall designate a qualified person
to serve in an acting capacity.
3-4-2 The select board shall appoint, following consultation with the town manager, the fire chief,
police chief, and town counsel.
3-4-3 The select board shall appoint members of all multiple member bodies, except as otherwise
provided in this charter.
3-4-4 The select board may appoint ad hoc committees as it deems necessary or appropriate.
SECTION 5 Investigatory Powers
3-5-1 The select board may investigate the alleged misconduct of the town manager, any town
board, or any member of a town board. The select board may direct the town manager to investigate
the affairs of the town, the conduct of any town department or town employee, and any claim
against the town.
3-5-2 Any potentially criminal matter shall be referred to the appropriate law enforcement agency.
SECTION 6 Limitations and Public Ceremonies
3-6-1 Unless specifically provided in State law, a member of the select board may not hold any
other position in town government, whether appointed or elected, paid or unpaid, that is created
by the select board or town meeting; provided, however, that serving in an ex officio capacity shall
not be considered a separate position for purposes of this paragraph. Further, service as a
representative from the town to a governmental body other than the town shall not be prohibited
by this provision.
3-6-2 The select board, and individual members thereof, shall deal with employees who are under
the direction and supervision of the town manager solely through the town manager, except when
the select board is conducting an investigation of the town manager under section 3-5-1, in which
case such employee shall contact the select board chair. Furthermore, neither the select board nor
its individual members shall give direct orders to any such employee.
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3-6-3 Except as otherwise specified in this chapter, the select board shall be subject to the same
rules as apply to all other town boards, including that members have no authority in their individual
capacities except as delegated by majority vote of the select board.
3-6-4 The select board shall represent the town for all ceremonial purposes.
SECTION 7 Code of Conduct
The select board shall adopt a policy establishing a code of conduct applicable to all appointed and
elected officials, which policy shall be amended from time to time at the board’s discretion, and,
further, that any additional code of conduct adopted by another board shall be no less restrictive.
Any code of conduct adopted by a board shall be posted in its office and on the town website.
CHAPTER 4
TOWN MANAGEMENT
SECTION 1 Town manager
4-1-1 Appointments and Qualifications
The select board shall by majority vote of the entire select board appoint a town manager. The
method of selection shall be left to the discretion of the select board so long as the method of
selection insures orderly, nonpartisan action toward securing a competent and qualified person to
fill the position. The town manager shall be chosen solely upon the basis of the individual’s
administrative training, education, experience and ability and need not, when appointed, be a
resident of the town of Brewster; provided however, that the town manager shall establish such
residence within 12 months following the effective date of appointment and provided further that
the select board may, by no less than a 2/3 vote of the entire board, extend to a time certain the
time for establishing residence or waive this requirement in its entirety.
4-1-2 Compensation
The town manager shall receive compensation as may be fixed by the select board within the
amount appropriated by town meeting and according to the town manager’s expertise, education
and training. Any contract between the select board and town manager shall be made consistent
with the provisions of G.L. c.41, §108N.
4-1-3 Term and Removal
The town manager may be appointed for a definite term, but may be removed at the discretion of
the select board by vote of the majority of the entire select board. The action of the select board in
suspending or removing the town manager shall be final. It is the intention of this charter to invest
all authority and fix all responsibilities of such suspension or removal in the select board.
4-1-4 Powers and Duties
The town manager shall be responsible to the select board for the proper administration of all the
affairs of the town consistent with the general laws and this charter, and shall:
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A) appoint for a term of years or, at the town manager’s discretion, for an unlimited period, all
town employees, including civil service positions, not otherwise addressed herein, but excluding
employees of the Brewster school department, provided, however, that the town manager shall:
i. Act upon recommendations from the police chief and the fire chief respectively, for
appointment of employees of the police and fire departments;
ii. Consult with appropriate department head or multiple-member body for
appointment of employees of other departments or multiple-member bodies.
B) supervise, discipline, suspend or remove all appointed department heads and employees and
organize and structure all town departments accordingly, except as otherwise provided in section
4-3;
C) administer and enforce the general laws or special acts of the commonwealth or town by-laws
and all regulations established by the select board;
D) coordinate activities of all town departments;
E) attend all sessions of the town meeting and answer all questions addressed to the town manager
which are related to the warrant articles and to matters under the general supervision of the town
manager;
F) keep the select board fully informed as to the needs of the town and recommend to the select
board for adoption such measures requiring action by the select board or by the town as the town
manager deems necessary or expedient;
G) ensure that complete and full records of the financial and administrative activity of the town
are maintained and render reports to the select board as may be required;
H) be responsible for the rental, use, maintenance, repair and the development of a comprehensive
maintenance program for all town facilities;
I) serve as the chief procurement officer for purposes of G.L. c.30B and be responsible for the
purchase of all supplies, materials, and equipment, approve the award and execute all such
contracts; provided, however that any contract over $1,000,000, or such higher amount as shall be
approved by the select board from time to time, shall require approval by the select board;
J) develop and maintain a formal and complete inventory of all town-owned real and personal
property and equipment;
K) propose personnel policies for approval by the select board under section 3-2-10 and administer
all personnel policies, practices, rules and regulations, any compensation plan and any related
matters for all municipal employees and administer all collective bargaining agreements entered
into by the town;
L) fix the compensation of all town employees and officers appointed by the town manager; within
the limits established by appropriation and any applicable compensation plan and collective
bargaining agreements;
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M) be responsible for the negotiation of all contracts with town employees regarding wages and
other terms and conditions of employment, except employees of the Brewster school department.
The town manager may, subject to the approval of the select board, employ special counsel to
assist in the performance of these duties. Collective bargaining agreements shall be subject to the
approval of the select board in accord with the provisions of G.L. c.150E;
N) be responsible for the preparation and development of the financial forecast, annual operating
and capital budgets and 5-year capital improvement plan, consistent with policy guidance provided
by the select board, and prepare and submit to the select board and finance committee such budget
and plan, and be responsible for the administration of such budget and plan after their adoption;
O) keep the select board and the finance committee fully informed as to the financial condition of
the town and make recommendations to the select board;
P) investigate or inquire into the affairs of any town department or office;
Q) have full authority to act on behalf of the town during emergencies, including direction of town
personnel, declaring states of emergency, opening the emergency operations center and shelters
and the emergency expenditure of funds, and to delegate any and all such responsibility by
appointing an emergency management director who is a town employee duly trained in public
safety, and a deputy emergency management director to assist the emergency management director
and to assume the duties of the emergency management director in their absence;
R) delegate, authorize or direct any subordinate or employee in the town, including an assistant
town manager if any, and subject to funding therefor, to exercise any power, duty, or responsibility
that the office of town manager may exercise, provided, that all acts performed under such
delegation shall be deemed the acts of the town manager; and
S) perform such other duties as necessary or as may be assigned by this charter, town by-law,
town meeting vote, or vote of the select board.
4-1-5 Acting Town manager
The town manager shall appoint as acting town manager a town employee who shall perform the
duties of the town manager in the town manager’s absence; provided, however, that if there is an
assistant town manager serving at the time of any such absence, such person may function as the
acting town manager. In the event of long-term disability or absence exceeding 14 days, or the
resignation, termination or vacancy in the office of town manager, the select board shall forthwith,
and no later than 14 days thereafter, appoint an acting town manager for the duration of any such
disability or until appointment of a permanent town manager. No member of the select board shall
serve as acting town manager.
SECTION 2 Town Counsel
4-2-1 The select board shall appoint a competent and duly qualified and licensed attorney
practicing in the commonwealth to be the counsel for the town. Town counsel shall receive such
compensation for services as may be fixed by the select board and shall hold office at the pleasure
of the select board. The town counsel shall be the legal adviser of all of the offices and departments
of the town and shall represent the town in all litigation and legal proceedings; provided however,
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that the select board may retain special counsel at any time the select board deems appropriate and
necessary. The town counsel shall review and concur or dissent upon all documents, contracts and
legal instruments in which the town may have an interest. The town counsel shall perform other
duties prescribed by this charter, town by-law or as directed by the select board. No employee,
committee or board, elected or appointed, other than the select board, shall contact or otherwise
interact with the town or labor counsel in a manner inconsistent with the policy relative to access
to counsel established by the select board. This provision shall not limit the school committee
from retaining its own legal counsel.
Section 3 Other Departments
4-3-1 Fire Department. Except as otherwise provided in this charter, there shall be a fire
department consistent with the provisions of G.L. c.48, §§42, 43, and 44. The fire chief shall have
responsibility for the day-to-day supervision of firefighters and the fire department. The fire chief
shall have additional authority to place a firefighter on administrative leave with pay, or discipline
or suspend a firefighter, for a period of no more than 5 days and shall provide the town manager
with written notification upon implementation of such suspension. When the town manager
intends to take action under section 4-1(B) with respect to subordinate members of the fire
department, the town manager first shall consult with the fire chief.
4-3-2 Police Department. Except as otherwise provided in this charter, there shall be a police
department consistent with the provisions of G.L. c.41, §97A. The police chief shall have
responsibility for the day-to-day supervision of subordinate police officers and the police
department. The police chief shall have additional authority to place a police officer on
administrative leave with pay, or discipline or suspend a police officer for a period of no more than
5 days and shall provide the town manager with written notification upon implementation of such
suspension. When the town manager intends to takes action under section 4-1(B) with respect to
subordinate members of the police department, the town manager first shall consult with the police
chief.
4-3-3 Water Department.
A. Department. There shall be a water department under the supervision of a water
superintendent. The department shall have all of the powers, rights and duties to be exercised by
a water commission under the general and special laws, except as otherwise provided herein. The
water superintendent shall be responsible for the efficient exercise, performance and coordination
of the department. Any exercise by the department of the authority of water commissioners with
respect to acquisition or disposition of land must first be approved by the select board. The
superintendent shall report to the town manager as to the doings of the office at such times as the
town manager may require.
B. Superintendent. The water superintendent shall supervise and direct the operations and
employees of the department in accordance with the town’s personnel by-law and any applicable
collective bargaining agreements. The water superintendent shall be especially qualified by
education, training and experience to perform the duties of the office and shall have such other
qualifications as may be required from time to time. While employed by the town, the water
superintendent shall not engage in a business or occupation falling within the jurisdiction of the
water department, unless approved in advance by the town manager with the concurrence of the
select board. Unless specifically provided in State law, the water superintendent may not hold
any other position in town government, whether appointed or elected, paid or unpaid, that is created
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by the select board or town meeting; provided, however, that serving in an ex officio capacity shall
not be considered a separate position for purposes of this paragraph. Further, service as a
representative from the town to a governmental body other than the town shall not be prohibited
by this provision. The water superintendent need not be a resident of the town during their tenure.
C. Water Commission. There shall be a water commission of 3 members appointed by the select
board for alternating, overlapping 3 year terms. Said commission shall be responsible for setting
water rates, making budget recommendations, and providing advice and support to the
superintendent with respect to other policy matters on which it is consulted and which fall with the
jurisdiction of the water department. The Water Commission shall recommend priorities and
policies to govern the provision of water in the town, and, with the concurrence of the water
superintendent, shall be authorized to adopt policies and regulations to carry out the same.
CHAPTER 5
TOWN BOARDS/COMMISSIONS/COMMITTEES
SECTION 1 Appointed Boards and Committees
5-1-1 General Authority
A) In addition to any boards and committees specified in this charter, boards and committees may
be created by adoption of by-laws, votes of town meeting, or votes of the select board. A list of
any such boards and committees, specifying the number of members, terms of office, if any, and
listing their respective charges, shall be maintained in the office of the town clerk and, within 10
business days of their creation, posted on the town website.
B) Notwithstanding any other provision of this charter or general laws to the contrary, any person
appointed to a multiple member body may be removed by their respective appointing authority
following written notice and the opportunity for a public hearing; provided, however, that failure
to reappoint following the expiration of an appointed term shall not constitute removal.
SECTION 2 Moderator Appointments
5-2-1 Power to appoint
The moderator shall have the power to appoint members of those boards and commissions
authorized under this chapter, by-law, vote of town meeting, or regional school district agreement.
Appointments made by the moderator shall in each instance be for a fixed term and such
appointments shall not be subject to review or confirmation by any other person or group.
5-2-2 Finance Committee
A) Establishment; membership. There shall be a finance committee appointed by the town
moderator consisting of 9 residents of the town who shall serve without pay and who shall hold no
other town office or employment, each of whom shall serve a 3 year term beginning on July 1 and
terminating on June 30 of the third year following appointment. Vacancies on the committee shall
be filled by the moderator for the remainder of the original term. A member of the finance
committee may not hold any other position in town government, whether appointed or elected,
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paid or unpaid, that is created by the select board or town meeting; provided, however, that serving
in an ex officio capacity shall not be considered a separate position for purposes of this paragraph.
B) Duties. The finance committee shall consider all the articles in any town meeting warrant, and
report to town meeting its recommendations by posting the same on the town website, and in any
other manner it deems appropriate. Following the drawing up of the warrant for a town meeting,
the select board shall forthwith forward the same to the members of the finance committee. The
finance committee shall annually prepare for the annual town meeting a comprehensive summary
of the current condition of the town’s finances.
C) Investigative Authority. To carry out these duties, the finance committee shall have authority
to investigate the books and/or accounts of any department of the town. The finance committee,
and individual members thereof, shall deal with employees who are under the direction and
supervision of the town manager solely through the town manager. Furthermore, neither the
finance committee nor its individual members shall give direct orders to any such employee.
SECTION 3 Alternate Members of Certain Multiple-Member bodies
5-3-1 Alternate Members of Certain Elected Boards
The select board, following consultation with a board elected under section 2-11-1(C), (E), (F),
(G) or (H), may appoint not more than 2 alternate members to serve for terms of 1 or 2 years. The
chair of each board to which alternate members have been appointed may designate an alternate
member to sit on the board in the case of absence, inability to act or conflict of interest, on the part
of any member of the board, or in the event of a vacancy. Any vacancies arising in said alternate
position shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment for the remainder of the
unexpired term.
5-3-2 Alternate Members of Appointed Boards
The appointing authority may appoint not more than 2 alternate members to boards addressed by
sections 5-1-1(A) and 5-2-1 for terms of 1 or 2 years. The chair of each board to which alternate
members have been appointed may designate an alternate member to sit on the board in the case
of absence, inability to act or conflict of interest on the part of any member of the board, or in the
event of a vacancy. Any vacancies arising in said position shall be filled in the same manner as
the original appointment for the remainder of the unexpired term.
SECTION 4 General Provisions Applicable to Multiple Member Bodies
5-4-1 Charge
Except as otherwise provided in this charter, each multiple member body set forth or authorized
in Sections 5-1-1(A) and 5-2-1 shall be organized and charged with, as applicable, the powers and
duties specified in the general laws and special acts of the commonwealth, town by-laws, town
meeting vote, vote of the select board, or otherwise as provided herein.
5-4-2 Organization and Report
Each multiple member body shall elect a chair, vice chair and clerk, and shall cause the select
board and the town clerk to be notified of its selection. Such organization shall be taken up at the
first meeting after the election for all elected boards, at the first meeting after annual appointments
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are made, or the first meeting of a new board or committee. All boards and committees created
under chapter 5 of this charter, or pursuant to a by-law, shall make a written annual report of their
activities to the select board in accordance with section 3-3-1.
5-4-3 Resignation
A resignation of any elected town officer under section 2-11-1, or any appointed multiple member
body created by this charter or by by-law under section 5-1-1(A) or 5-2-1, shall be deemed
effective when such resignation is filed with the town clerk or at such later time certain as may be
specified in such filed resignation.
5-4-4 Excessive Absences; Loss of Appointed Office
For the purpose of this charter, 3 consecutive absences from meetings of a multiple member body
shall be considered a reason for removal. Under such circumstances, the chair of the multiple
member body may notify the appointing authority, which may, in accord with section 5-1-1(B)
remove the appointee and notify the town clerk in writing that the position has been vacated.
SECTION 5 Cape Cod Regional Technical High School District School Committee and
Other Regional Entities
5-5-1 Members of the Cape Cod regional technical high school district school committee shall
be appointed or elected in accord with the regional school district agreement as it may be amended
from time to time.
5-5-2 Election or appointment to other regional entities as may be formed from time to time shall
be in accord with an applicable intermunicipal agreement for such purposes.
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CHAPTER 6
FINANCIAL PROVISIONS
SECTION 1 Budget Schedule
6-1-1 Annually, before December 1, the town manager shall establish and issue a budget schedule
that shall set forth the calendar dates for developing the annual budget for the next fiscal year.
6-1-2 On or before December 15, the town manager shall present a financial forecast to the select
board. Thereafter, the select board shall set guidelines for the preparation of the annual budget.
6-1-3 On or before February 15, the town manager shall submit to the select board a proposed
line item budget and accompanying message.
SECTION 2 Proposed Budget
6-2-1 The budget shall provide a complete financial plan of all town funds and activities,
including details on debt and debt service, anticipated income, and proposed expenditures.
6-2-2 The budget message shall begin with a clear general summary of its content and explain in
both fiscal terms and program objectives, proposed expenditures for each department, and the
projected tax rate.
SECTION 3 Budget Adoption
6-3-1 Town meeting shall adopt the annual operating budget, with or without amendments,
before the beginning of the fiscal year, except in the event that the governor has declared a state
of emergency to protect the public health or safety and the town meeting cannot complete its
business as a result thereof.
SECTION 4 Capital Planning
6-4-1 Capital Improvement Plan
The town manager shall prepare a 5-year capital improvement plan, identifying proposed capital
outlays or acquisitions in excess of $10,000, or such other sum as shall be determined by the select
board from time to time, for any 1 project, whether it be spent in 1 year or over several years. The
town manager, in the town manager’s sole discretion, may appoint a committee to assist the town
manager with preparation of the plan.
6-4-2 Contents of plan.
(A) The plan shall include all town activities and departments. Proposed capital expenditures for
regional entities shall be consistent with the regional or intermunicipal agreement establishing such
entities.
(B) The plan shall include a list, by department, of all proposed capital improvements to be
undertaken during the next 5 fiscal years and shall include cost estimates, methods of financing
and time schedules. This information shall be revised and extended on an annual basis.
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6-4-3 Submission to Select Board.
(A) The capital improvement plan shall be submitted to the select board by February 1 of each
year.
(B) The select board shall, after providing 7 days’ notice in the manner required by the Open
Meeting Law, G.L. c.30A, §20 and its implementing regulations, hold a public hearing on said
plan. The select board shall make the plan available for public inspection.
6-4-4 Submission to Town Meeting.
The select board shall prepare and submit to every annual town meeting a summary of the capital
expenditure plan, identifying all proposed capital expenditures for the next 5 years estimated to
cost $100,000 or more, or such other amount as the select board shall decide from time to time,
and including the year in which it is anticipated to be expended, the amount and its anticipated
source of funding.
SECTION 5 Annual Audit
6-5-1 At the close of each fiscal year, and at such times as it may be deemed necessary, an
independent audit shall be undertaken of all accounts of the town by a certified public accountant.
The audit committee created by by-law, if any, or in the absence thereof, the select board, shall
solicit a firm or firms for such purposes. The certified public accountant so selected shall have no
personal interest, directly or indirectly, in the financial affairs of the town or any of its offices.
Upon completion of the audit, the results shall be reviewed by the audit committee, if any, and by
the select board and the finance committee. The results, in a summary form, shall be placed on file
in the town clerk's office and on the town website as a public record and be available in the
Brewster public library for public information.
CHAPTER 7
BY-LAWS AND CHARTER – ADOPTION, AMENDMENT AND PERIODIC REVIEW
SECTION 1 By-laws
7-1-1 Town Meeting approval. Town by-laws may be proposed by warrant article consistent
with the general laws and this charter.
7-1-2 Quantum of vote. Adoption and amendment of general and zoning by-laws shall be
approved in accord with applicable general laws.
7-1-3 Periodic Review. The select board shall ensure that the town by-laws are reviewed and
prepared for any necessary revision at least every 10 years.
7-1-4 Codification and Publication. The town clerk shall codify and republish the town by-laws
from time to time as may be reasonable and such by-laws shall also be posted on the Town website.
7-1-5 Continuation of Laws. All special acts, town by-laws, town meeting resolutions, rules and
regulations of the town in force at the time this charter takes effect, not inconsistent with this
charter, shall continue in force.
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SECTION 2 Charter
7-2-1 Major Amendments. Amendments to this charter relating in any way to the composition,
mode of election or appointment or terms of office of the legislative body, select board or the town
manager may be proposed by a charter commission elected under the general laws or pursuant to
special legislation as otherwise authorized by the Massachusetts constitution.
7-2-2 Minor Amendments. Amendments to the charter relating to other matters may be proposed
by a 2/3 vote at a duly called town meeting under the general laws, and then approval at the polls
by the voters of the town, or proposed pursuant to special legislation as otherwise authorized by
the Massachusetts constitution.
7-2-3 Periodic Review. The select board shall appoint a committee of no fewer than 5 nor more
than 9 members to review the charter not less than once every 10 years, such that review of the
charter begins 5 years after the by-law review provided for under section 7-1-3 to review the town
charter and provide recommendations, if any, to a subsequent town meeting with respect to such
review.
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SPECIAL ACT SECTION 2. CONTINUATION OF EXISTING LAWS All by-laws, resolutions,
rules, regulations and votes of the town meeting in force at the time the charter established by
section 1 of this act takes effect, not inconsistent with the provisions of the charter, shall continue
in full force until amended or repealed. Where provisions of the charter established by section 1
of this act conflict with provisions of town by-laws, rules, regulations, orders or special acts or
acceptances of laws, the charter provisions shall govern. All provisions of town by-laws, rules,
regulations, orders and special acts not superseded by the charter established under section 1 of
this act shall remain in force.
SPECIAL ACT SECTION 3. CONTINUATION OF GOVERNMENT. Upon the effective date of
section 1 of this act, all town offices, boards, commissions or agencies shall continue to perform
their duties until reappointed or re-elected, or until successors to their respective positions are
fully appointed or elected or until their duties have been transferred and assumed by another town
office, board, commission or agency.
SPECIAL ACT SECTION 4. CONTINUATION OF PERSONNEL. Upon the effective date of
section 1 of this act, a person holding a town office or a position in the administrative service of
the town or a person holding permanent employment under the town shall retain that person’s
office, position or position of employment and shall continue to perform the duties of that person’s
office, position or position of employment until provision shall have been made for the
performance of those duties by another person or agency; provided, however, that a person in the
permanent service of the town shall not forfeit their pay grade or time in the service of the town
as a result of the adoption of this charter; provided further, that this section shall not provide a
person holding an administrative office or position or a person serving in the employment of the
town on the effective date of this charter with any greater rights or privileges with regard to that
person’s continued service or employment with the town than that person had before the effective
date of this charter. Nothing in this paragraph shall impair the rights of any person under an
individual employment contract or collective bargaining agreement.
SPECIAL ACT SECTION 5. TRANSFER OF RECORDS AND PROPERTY. All records, property
and equipment whatsoever of a town office, board, commission, committee or agency or part
thereof, the powers and duties of which, upon the effective date of section 1 of this act, are assigned
in whole or in part to another town office, board, commission or agency, shall be transferred
forthwith to the office, board, commission or agency.
SPECIAL ACT SECTION 6. EFFECT ON OBLIGATIONS, TAXES, ETC. All official bonds,
recognizances, obligations, contracts and other instruments entered into or executed by or to the
town before the effective date of section 1 of this act, and all taxes, assessments, fines, penalties,
forfeitures, incurred or imposed, due or owing to the town, shall be enforced and collected and all
writs, prosecutions, actions and cause of action, except as herein otherwise provided, shall
continue without abatement and remain unaffected by the charter and no legal act done by or in
favor of the town shall be rendered invalid by reason of the adoption of this act.
SPECIAL ACT SECTION 7. TRANSITION TO THE CHARTER. To provide for the transition to
reduce from 5 years to 4 years the terms of all planning board members, at the next regular
election following at least 64 days after the effective date of this act, 1 planning board member
shall be elected for a 1-year term, 1 planning board member shall be elected for a 2-year term,
and the expiring term shall be placed on the ballot for a 4-year term. The expiring term will
appear on the ballot with instructions to vote for 1; if the incumbent is running for the office, they
shall have the words “candidate for re-election” next to their name. The 2-year term and the 1-
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year term will appear together on the ballot with instructions to voters to vote for 2, with the longer
term going to the candidate with the most votes. In addition, following the effective date of this
act, the term of the planning board member most recently elected shall be reduced from 5 years to
4 years. Thereafter, all planning board members shall be elected to alternating 4-year terms, with
no more than 2 terms expiring each year.
SPECIAL ACT SECTION 8. TIME OF TAKING EFFECT. This act shall take effect upon its
passage.
The Annual Town Meeting of Saturday, May 15th 2021 was dissolved at
2:15pm.
A True Copy Attest:
Colette M. Williams, MMC/CMMC
Town Clerk
Brewster, MA
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Report of the
Special Town Meeting
September 25th, 2021
Due to inclement weather the Special Town Meeting of September 25th, 2021
was adjourned until September 26th, 2021 at 1:00pm.
In accordance with procedure the following met at the Stony Brook
Elementary School at 10am on September 25th, 2021; Moderator Charles L.
Sumner, Constable Roland W. Bassett, Jr., Town Administrator Peter L.
Lombardi, and the Town Clerk, Colette M. Williams.
The Moderator, Charles L. Sumner called the meeting to order at 10am.
MOTION made by the Constable, Roland W. Bassett, Jr.: I move to
adjourn until Sunday, September 26th, 2021, at 1:00pm. Here at the
Stony Brook Elementary School.
Seconded by Town Administrator Peter Lombardi.
ACTION: ADOPTED UNANIMOUSLY.
MOTION made by the Moderator, Charles L. Sumner to adjourn the
Special Town Meeting to a “Time Certain”, September 26th, 2021 at
1:00pm.
Seconded by Peter Lombardi.
ACTION: ADOPTED UNANIMOUSLY
In addition to the September 25th meeting to adjourn, the Town Moderator posted
notices to the inhabitants of Brewster of this pending change. These notices
were posted in all locations the Town Meeting Warrant had previously been
posted, at the Stony Brook School, and on electronic billboard signs located
outside of Town Hall and the Stony Brook School.
►Town Meeting reconvened at 1:00pm September 26th, 2021.
Moderator Charles L. Sumner called the meeting to order at 1:22pm
As in May, due to the Covid-19 Pandemic this Town Meeting was again held
outdoors, on the White Caps Baseball Field. The Moderator thanked staff and
volunteers who helped with set-up and dealing with all of the logistics pulling
this production together so successfully. The Moderator requested everyone
remain seated and line up socially distanced at the microphones if they wish to
speak, all votes will be by voter cards and not voice.
The counters and tellers were Sally Andreola, Pamela Smith, Lauren Elliott-
Grunes, David Briggs, Glenda Normand, June Cameron, Robert Harris, Jayanne
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Monger, Assistant Town Clerk and Thaddeus Nabywaniec, Francis L. Smith,
Board of Registrars.
A quorum was present with 1495 of 8,579 voters. 17% of the registered voters
in town.
The Moderator verified service of the Warrant with the Town Constable, Roland
Bassett, Jr. of September 3rd, 2021, being no objections the Moderator
dispensed with the reading of the Articles
1:32pm
Article 1 - 500 W.H. Besse Cartway
To see if the Town will authorize the Select Board to acquire, by purchase, gift,
and/or eminent domain, the parcel of land with the improvements thereon
located at 500 W.H. Besse Cartway, Brewster, containing 66 acres, more or less,
shown on Assessors Map 84 as Parcel 45, and described in a deed recorded with
the Barnstable Registry of Deeds in Book 1388, Page 1185, for habitat protection,
watershed protection, open space, conservation and passive recreation, active
recreation, community housing, and/or general municipal purposes, and for the
purpose of granting conservation easements and/or restrictions on such
portions of the property that the Select Board may determine to provide for
habitat protection, watershed protection, open space, conservation and passive
recreation purposes, and to raise and appropriate, transfer from available funds,
and/or borrow a sum to fund the foregoing acquisition and the payment of all
costs incidental or related thereto; provided, however, that the appropriation
authorized hereunder shall be contingent upon approval by the voters of a ballot
question to exclude the amounts to pay for any bonds or notes authorized for
this purpose from the provisions of Proposition 2½, so called, and to authorize
the Select Board to convey the foregoing conservation easements and/or
restrictions to charitable corporations or trusts whose purposes include
conservation of land or water areas on such terms and conditions as the Select
Board deems appropriate, and, further, to authorize the Select Board and/or its
designee to apply for, accept and expend any state and/or federal grants and/or
loans or other public or private funds that may be available for the foregoing
purposes and to take any and all actions and execute any and all documents
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necessary or convenient to accomplish the foregoing purposes; or take any other
action in relation thereto.
Motion made by Select Board Member Edward “Ned” Chatelain: That the
Select Board is authorized to acquire, by purchase, gift, and/or eminent
domain, the parcel of land with the improvements thereon located at 500
W.H. Besse Cartway, Brewster, containing 66 acres, more or less, shown on
Assessors Map 84 as Parcel 45, and described in a deed recorded with the
Barnstable Registry of Deeds in Book 1388, Page 1185, for habitat
protection, watershed protection, open space, conservation and passive
recreation, active recreation, community housing, and/or general
municipal purposes, and for the purpose of granting conservation
easements and/or restrictions on such portions of the property that the
Select Board may determine to provide for habitat protection, watershed
protection, open space, conservation and passive recreation purposes; that
$6,000,000 is appropriated to pay costs of the foregoing acquisition,
including the payment of all costs incidental or related thereto, and that
to meet this appropriation, $250,000 shall be transferred from Water
Enterprise Fund Retained Earnings, $1,750,000 shall be transferred from
Free Cash, and the Treasurer, with the approval of the Select Board, is
authorized to borrow $4,000,000 under and pursuant to G.L. c. 44, §7(1) or
pursuant to any other enabling authority, and to issue bonds or notes of
the Town therefor; provided, however, that the appropriation authorized
hereunder shall be contingent upon approval by the voters of a ballot
question to exclude the amounts to pay for any bonds or notes authorized
for this purpose from the provisions of Proposition 2½, so called, and to
authorize the Select Board to convey the foregoing conservation easements
and/or restrictions to charitable corporations or trusts whose purposes
include conservation of land or water areas on such terms and conditions
as the Select Board deems appropriate, and, further, to authorize the Select
Board and/or its designee to apply for, accept and expend any state and/or
federal grants and/or loans or other public or private funds (including any
additional amounts transferred from water system retained earnings) that
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may be available for the foregoing purposes, which amounts shall reduce
the amount of the total borrowing authorized for this purpose, and to take
any and all actions and execute any and all documents necessary or
convenient to accomplish the foregoing purposes. Any premium received
upon the sale of any bonds or notes approved by this vote, less any such
premium applied to the payment of the costs of issuance of such bonds or
notes, may be applied to the payment of costs approved by this vote in
accordance with G.L. c. 44, §20, thereby reducing the amount authorized
to be borrowed to pay such costs by a like amount.
Amendment made by Brewster Voter Gary Kaser: I move to amend the main
motion by adding the following language after the words “general municipal
purposes”: “provided, however, that said parcel shall not be used for
community housing, and/or general municipal purposes absent further
approval by vote of Town Meeting.”
Brewster Voter Peter Norton: I move the previous question.
ACTION On Motion to move the previous question. Adopted. Voter Cards.
ACTION on Amendment by Gary Kaser: Defeated. Voter Cards.
Brewster Voter Diane Conrad: I move the previous question.
ACTION on motion to move the previous question. Adopted. Voter Cards.
ACTION on Main Motion presented by Edward “Ned” Chatelain: Adopted by
a Moderator declared greater than 2/3 vote. Voter Cards.
2:17pm
Article 2 – 3057 Main Street
That the Select Board is authorized to acquire, by purchase, gift, and/or eminent
domain, the parcel of land with the improvements thereon located at 3057 Main
Street, Brewster, containing 54.7 acres, more or less, shown on Assessors Map
101 as Parcel 45, and described in a deed recorded with the Barnstable Registry
of Deeds in Book 1388, Page 1188 (excluding therefrom the parcel shown on
Assessors Map 101 as Parcel 46) and in Certificate of Title No. 30242, for habitat
protection, watershed protection, open space, conservation and passive
recreation, active recreation, community housing, community center and/or
general municipal purposes, and for the purpose of granting conservation
easements and/or restrictions on such portions of the property that the Select
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Board may determine to provide for habitat protection, watershed protection,
open space, conservation and passive recreation purposes, and to raise and
appropriate, transfer from available funds, and/or borrow a sum to fund the
foregoing acquisition and all costs incidental or related thereto; provided,
however, that the appropriation authorized hereunder shall be contingent upon
approval by the voters of a ballot question to exclude the amounts to pay for any
bonds or notes authorized for this purpose from the provisions of Proposition
2½, so called, and to authorize the Select Board to convey the foregoing
conservation easements and/or restrictions to charitable corporations or trusts
whose purposes include conservation of land or water areas on such terms and
conditions as the Select Board deems appropriate, and, further, to authorize the
Select Board and/or its designee to apply for, accept and expend any state
and/or federal grants and/or loans or other public or private funds that may be
available for the foregoing purposes and to take any and all actions and execute
any and all documents necessary or convenient to accomplish the foregoing
purposes; or take any other action in relation thereto.
Motion made by Select Board Vice-Chair David Whitney: To see if the Town
will authorize the Select Board to acquire, by purchase, gift, and/or
eminent domain, the parcel of land with the improvements thereon located
at 3057 Main Street, Brewster, containing 54.7 acres, more or less, shown
on Assessors Map 101 as Parcel 45, and described in a deed recorded with
the Barnstable Registry of Deeds in Book 1388, Page 1188 (excluding
therefrom the parcel shown on Assessors Map 101 as Parcel 46) and in
Certificate of Title No. 30242, for habitat protection, watershed protection,
open space, conservation and passive recreation, active recreation,
community housing, community center and/or general municipal
purposes, and for the purpose of granting conservation easements and/or
restrictions on such portions of the property that the Select Board may
determine to provide for habitat protection, watershed protection, open
space, conservation and passive recreation purposes; that $20,000,000 is
appropriated to pay costs of the foregoing acquisition, including the
payment of all costs incidental or related thereto, and that to meet this
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appropriation, the Treasurer, with the approval of the Select Board, is
authorized to borrow said amount under and pursuant to G.L. c. 44, §7(1)
or pursuant to any other enabling authority, and to issue bonds or notes of
the Town therefor; provided, however, that the appropriation authorized
hereunder shall be contingent upon approval by the voters of a ballot
question to exclude the amounts to pay for any bonds or notes authorized
for this purpose from the provisions of Proposition 2½, so called, and to
authorize the Select Board to convey the foregoing conservation easements
and/or restrictions to charitable corporations or trusts whose purposes
include conservation of land or water areas on such terms and conditions
as the Select Board deems appropriate, and, further, to authorize the Select
Board and/or its designee to apply for, accept and expend any state and/or
federal grants and/or loans or other public or private funds that may be
available for the foregoing purposes, which amounts shall reduce the
amount of the total borrowing authorized for this purpose, and to take any
and all actions and execute any and all documents necessary or convenient
to accomplish the foregoing purposes. Any premium received upon the sale
of any bonds or notes approved by this vote, less any such premium applied
to the payment of the costs of issuance of such bonds or notes, may be
applied to the payment of costs approved by this vote in accordance with
G.L. c. 44, §20, thereby reducing the amount authorized to be borrowed to
pay such costs by a like amount.
Brewster Voter Peggy Jablonski: I move the previous question.
ACTION on Motion to move the question. Adopted. Voter Cards.
ACTION on Main Motion presented by Select Board Vice-Chair David
Whitney: Adopted by a Moderator declared greater than 2/3 vote. Voter
Cards.
2:30pm
Article 3 - Maintenance and Upkeep of Properties
To see if the Town will vote to transfer from free cash the sum of $200,000 to pay
costs associated with the maintenance, security, operations, repair and/or
rehabilitation of the parcels of land and the improvements thereon located at
3057 Main Street and/or 500 W.H. Besse Cartway, with said moneys to be
expended under the direction of the Select Board; or take any other action in
relation thereto.
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Motion made by Select Board Member Kari Hoffmann: I move to approve
Article No. 3 as printed in the warrant.
ACTION on Motion presented by Select Board Member Kari Hoffmann:
Adopted by a Majority. Voter Cards.
Select Board Chair Cynthia Bingham: I move to dissolve the Special Town
Meeting of September 26th, 2021.
ACTION on Motion presented by Select Board Chair Cynthia Bingham.
Unanimously Adopted. Voter Cards.
►The Special Town Meeting of September 25th, 2021 and reconvening on
September 26th, 2021 was dissolved at 2:36pm.
A True Copy Attest:
Colette M. Williams, MMC/CMMC
Town Clerk
Brewster, MA
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Report of the
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING
held November 15, 2021
In accordance with the Warrant, the Special Town Meetings were held at the
Stony Brook Elementary School, 384 Underpass Road on Monday, November
15th, 2021.
This was the first indoor Town Meeting since the start of the COVID19 Pandemic.
All chairs were set up in socially distanced pairs. Masks were required in the
building during the time of Town Meeting. The Moderator asked that everyone
please keep their masks on, even if at a microphone.
The Moderator announced that per Brewster Bylaw 48-10 under his authority
he could group like minded articles. He would be doing this with the Union
Articles; 6, 7, and 8, when the first of these articles was pulled they would all be
handled together. The same with Articles 9 and 10, they will be discussed
consecutively.
The counters and tellers were Sally Andreola, Cynthia Mathison, Lauren Elliott-
Grunes, David Briggs, Pamela Smith, Robert Harris, Jayanne Monger, Assistant
Town Clerk and Thaddeus Nabywaniec, Francis L. Smith, Board of Registrars.
A quorum was present with 217 of the 8622 registered voters. 2.5%
The Moderator confirmed service of the Warrant with the Constable and Town
Clerk. There being no objections he dispensed with the reading of the articles.
The Special Town Meeting was called to order at 6:24pm by the Moderator,
Charles L. Sumner.
6:27pm
OUTSTANDING OBLIGATIONS
ARTICLE NO. 1: To see what sums the Town will vote to appropriate from available funds for
the payment of unpaid obligations from previous fiscal years, including any bills now on
overdraft:
Department Outstanding Obligations Amount
a. Town Administration Utility Expenses $550.00
Total $550.00
Or to take any other action relative thereto.
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(Select Board) (Nine Tenth Vote Required)
Motion by Select Board Member Edward Chatelain: I move to appropriate
the sum of $550.00 to pay unpaid utility expenses from prior fiscal years,
and as funding therefor to transfer from Free Cash the amount of
$550.00.
ACTION: ADOPTED UNANIMOUSLY – Voter Cards
6:30pm
COMMUNITY PRESERVATION ACT FUNDING
ARTICLE NO. 2: To see if the Town will vote to act upon the recommendations of the Community
Preservation Committee; to appropriate from Fund Balances Reserved for future expenditure,
the amounts shown below, for the purpose of future expenditures, operating and administration
expenses, and reserve funds related to Community Preservation, Historic Preservation, Open
Space, Community Housing and/or Recreation; and to authorize the Town Administrator to enter
into contracts for operating and administration related to Community Preservation, Historic
Preservation, Community Housing and Open Space and/or Recreation, all as follows:
Purpose Item Funding Source(s) Amount
1 Historic Preservation
a. Crosby Mansion
Committee/Crosby
Mansion Restoration
Crosby Mansion on-
going reconstruction
and restoration
Transfer $72,400
from Historic
Preservation Fund
balance
$72,400
Sub-total $72,400
2 Community Housing
e. Brewster Town
Administrator and
Housing Office
Update of Brewster’s
2017 Housing
Production Plan
Transfer $25,000
from Undesignated
Fund Balance
$25,000
f. Latham Center Supportive housing for
the Strong Start in
Adult Living Program
Transfer $155,000
from Undesignated
Fund Balance
$155,000
Sub-total $180,000
Grand Total $252,400
For Fiscal Year 2022 Community Preservation purposes, each item is considered a separate
appropriation to be spent by the Community Preservation Committee; provided however, that
the above expenditures may be conditional on the grant or acceptance of appropriate historic
preservation restrictions for historic resources, open space restrictions for open space reserves,
and housing restrictions for community housing, running in favor of an entity authorized by the
Commonwealth to hold such restrictions for such expenditures, meeting the requirements of G.L.
c.184 and G.L. c.44B, Section 12, and to authorize the Board of Selectmen to convey or accept
such restrictions;
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And further, any revenues received in excess of the estimated receipts are transferred to their
respective reserve fund balance(s) for future appropriation using the allocation formula of 50%
Open Space, 10% Housing, 10% Historical and 30% for Budgeted Reserve for CPA.
Or to take any other action relative thereto.
(Community Preservation Committee) (Majority Vote
Required)
Motion made by Community Preservation Committee Member Faythe
Ellis: I move to approve Article No. 2, all for the purposes, from the
funding sources, and in the amounts as printed in the warrant; however,
to delete funding request 2b in the amount of $155,000 for the Latham
Center housing project in its entirety and to reduce total funding requests
in this article accordingly from $252,400 to $97,400.
ACTION: ADOPTED UNANIMOUSLY – Voter Cards
6:32pm
CAPITAL AND SPECIAL PROJECTS EXPENDITURES
ARTICLE NO. 3: To see what sums the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, or transfer from
available funds, for the capital outlay expenditures listed below including, in each case, all
incidental and related costs, to be expended by the Town Administrator with the approval of the
Select Board; and further that the Town Administrator with the approval of the Select Board be
authorized to sell, convey, trade-in or otherwise dispose of equipment being replaced, all as set
forth below:
Department Item Funding Source(s) /
Appropriation or
Transfer
Amount
1 Select Board
a. Cape Cod Sea Camps
Comprehensive
Planning
Professional services
associated with
conducting a
comprehensive study
regarding future uses
of the CCSC and other
Town sites, including
study for a future
community center
Transfer from Article
3, 1a from November
18, 2019 Special
Town Meeting,
Community Center
and School
Feasibility Article
$185,000
b. Wing Island Boardwalk
Design
Professional services
associated with design
of a new boardwalk to
Wing Island
General Fund Free
Cash
$50,000
Sub Total $235,0000
2 Department of Public Works
a. Road
Maintenance/Drainage
Professional services,
including engineering,
permitting and
construction costs
General Fund Free
Cash
$200,000
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associated with road
maintenance and
drainage on various
streets throughout
Town
b. MS4 Stormwater
Compliance
Professional services
for MS4 stormwater
permitting compliance
General Fund Free
Cash
$90,000
c. Landfill Monitoring Professional services,
for annual landfill
monitoring
requirements
General Fund Free
Cash
$50,000
d. Scag Mower
Replacement
Purchasing and
equipping one (1) Scag
walk-behind mower
General Fund Free
Cash
$10,000
e. Great Dane Mower Purchasing and
equipping one (1)
Great Dane stand-up
mower
General Fund Free
Cash
$10,000
2 Department of Public Works
f. Front End Loader Purchasing and
equipping one (1) Front
End Loader, including
but not limited to
emergency lights, plow
package, material
spreader, and radios
General Fund Free
Cash
$250,000
Sub Total $610,000
3 Police Department
a. Vehicle Replacement Purchase and
equipping for (3) three
Police vehicles
General Fund Free
Cash
$145,000
b. Ballistic Vest
Replacement
Purchase of ballistic
vests on an ongoing
replacement basis
General Fund Free
Cash
$25,000
c. Cruiser & Body Worn
Video
Purchase of cruiser
video on a replacement
basis and new body
worn video
General Fund Free
Cash
$55,000
Sub Total $225,000
4 Information Technology
a. Technology
Upgrades/Replacement
Ongoing information
system & equipment
improvements,
including but not
General Fund Free
Cash
$50,000
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limited to the purchase
of desktop computers,
servers, productivity
and office software,
backup systems, and
other hardware /
software throughout
Town
Sub Total $50,000
5 Assessors
a. Valuation Services Professional Services
for new growth and
cyclical inspections as
required by the
Department of
Revenue
Overlay $80,000
Sub Total $80,000
6 Recreation
a. Facility irrigation
analysis and upgrade
at Freemans Way
fields
Professional Services
for irrigation and soil
analysis on baseball
fields and required
measures such as
additional of soils or
repair/replacement of
irrigation system
Recreation Revolving
Fund/General Fund
Free Cash
$20,000
Sub Total $20,000
7 Water Department
a. Wells 6 & 4
Redevelopment
Professional services,
including engineering
and construction of
well 6 and well 4
Water Retained
Earnings
$40,000
b. Wells 6 & 4 Pump
and Motor
Replacement
Replacement of pumps
and motors in well 6
and well 4 if needed
during the
redevelopment process
Water Retained
Earnings
$40,000
c. 4 X 4 Pick Up Truck Purchasing and
equipping one (1) Pick
Up Truck, including but
not limited to
emergency lights, plow
package, material
spreader, and radios
Water Retained
Earnings
$60,000
d. Red Top Water Main Professional Services
including engineering
and construction of
Water Retained
Earnings
$150,000
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water main on Red Top
Road
e. Fix Heaters in Garage
& Add Unit in Pump
House
Repair venting on 3
existing heater units in
garage and replace one
unit in the pump house
Water Retained
Earnings
$35,000
Sub Total $325,000
8 Golf Department
a. HVAC/Boiler Upgrades Professional services,
including engineering
to replace furnaces/air
handlers in the
clubhouse
Golf Reserves $80,000
8 Golf Department
b. Tree Work & Grinding of
Brush Pile
Tree work including
trimming and thinning
as well as grinding of
brush
Golf Reserves $35,000
c. Maintenance Equipment
Replacement
Purchasing and
replacing equipment
necessary to maintain
the golf course
Golf Reserves $232,000
d. Sink Hole Repairs Repair sink holes on
the golf course
Golf Reserves $40,000
e. Kitchen Equipment
Replacement
Replacement of
kitchen equipment
including but not
limited to flat top grill,
deep fryer, stove and
double door fridge
Golf Reserves $25,000
f. Pump House Protection
Project
Professional services to
perform a hydraulic
study stormwater
impacts on the pump
house
Golf Reserves $10,000
g. Clubhouse/Pavilion
Carpeting
Replace existing
carpeting in clubhouse
pavilion and hallway
Golf Reserves $25,000
h. Rental Clubs & Pushcarts
Purchase of approx. 20
sets of rental clubs and
new pull carts
Golf Reserves $30,000
i. Driving Range
Equipment/Balls
Purchase of new
driving range balls,
range ball picker and
dispensing unit
Golf Reserves $20,000
j. Clubhouse window and
door replacement
Professional services,
including engineering
Golf Reserves $70,000
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to replace windows
and doors in the
clubhouse and pavilion
Sub Total $567,000
Grand Total $2,112,000
Or to take any other action relative thereto.
(Select Board) (Majority Vote Required)
Motion made by Select Board Member Mary Chaffee: I move to approve
Article No. 3 as printed in the warrant, including funding sources, purposes
and amounts as listed, and further for item 6a, Recreation Facility
Irrigation Analysis & Upgrade at Freeman’s Way, the Town transfer and
appropriate $15,000 from Free Cash and $5,000 from the Recreation
Revolving fund;
however the following section is to be amended as follows;
Department of Public Works,
2d, Purchasing and Equipping of one (1) stand up or ride on mower to
replace the existing Scag Mower;
2e, Great Dane Mower replacement, Purchasing and Equipping of (1) stand
up or ride on mower to replace the existing Great Dane Mower; and
that the Town Administrator with the approval of the Board of Selectmen,
is authorized to sell, convey, trade-in or otherwise dispose of equipment
being replaced by this vote.
ACTION: ADOPTED UNANIMOUSLY – Voter Cards
6:35pm
SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION
ARTICLE NO. 4: To see what supplemental sum the Town will vote to appropriate from available
funds for Golf Department custodial and facilities maintenance personnel, or to take any other
action relative thereto.
(Select Board) (Majority Vote Required)
Motion made by Select Board Vice-Chair David Whitney: I move to
approve Article 4 in the amount of $38,113 and funding therefor to be
appropriated from the Golf Special Revenue Fund Reserves.
ACTION: ADOPTED UNANIMOUSLY – Voter Cards
6:42pm
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UTILITY EASEMENTS
ARTICLE NO. 5: To see if the Town will supplement the vote taken under Article 32 of the May 1,
2017 Annual Town Meeting, which authorized the Select Board to enter into contracts and
agreements for the development of renewable energy on Town-owned land and buildings, to
further authorize the Select Board to grant utility access and related easements, permanent and
temporary, in, on, under and across such Town-owned land and buildings to promote and/or
serve such renewable energy developments and/or facilities, or to take any other action relative
thereto.
(Select Board) (Majority Vote Required)
Motion made by Select Board Vice-Chair David Whitney: I move to
approve Article No. 5 as printed in the warrant.
ACTION: ADOPTED UNANIMOUSLY – Voter Cards
6:36pm
FIRE UNION COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT
ARTICLE NO. 6: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate and/or transfer from
available funds a sum of money to be used to fund the cost items of the first fiscal year of the
proposed Collective Bargaining Agreement between the Town of Brewster and International
Association of Firefighters Local 3763, or to take any other action relative thereto.
(Select Board) (Majority Vote
Required)
Motion made by Select Board Chair Cynthia Bingham: I move to approve
Article No. 6 as printed in the warrant and, to fund the cost items of the
first fiscal year of said contract with sums as appropriated at the May 15,
2021 Annual Town meeting under the Contractual Obligations line item
of the Fringe Benefits budget of Article 5, Town Operating Budget and
authorize the Town Accountant to allocate such sum accordingly.
ACTION: ADOPTED UNANIMOUSLY – Voter Cards
6:38pm
SEIU COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT
ARTICLE NO. 7: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate and/or transfer from
available funds a sum of money to fund the cost items of the first fiscal year of the proposed
Collective Bargaining Agreement between the Town of Brewster and Service Employees
International Union, Local 888, or to take any other action relative thereto.
(Select Board) (Majority Vote
Required)
Motion made by Select Board Chair Cynthia Bingham: I move to approve
Article No. 7 as printed in the warrant and, to fund the cost items of the
first fiscal year of said contract with sums as appropriated at the May 15,
2021 Annual Town meeting under the Contractual Obligations line item
of the Fringe Benefits budget of Article 5, Town Operating Budget and
authorize the Town Accountant to allocate such sum accordingly.
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ACTION: ADOPTED UNANIMOUSLY – Voter Cards
6:41pm
OPEIU COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT
ARTICLE NO. 8: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate and/or transfer from
available funds a sum of money to be used fund the cost items of the first fiscal year of the
proposed Collective Bargaining Agreement between the Town of Brewster and Office and
Professional Employees International Union, Local 6, or to take any other action relative thereto.
(Select Board) (Majority Vote
Required)
Motion made by Select Board Chair Cynthia Bingham: I move to
approve Article No. 8 as printed in the warrant and, to fund the cost
items of the first fiscal year of said contract with sums as appropriated
at the May 15, 2021 Annual Town meeting under the Contractual
Obligations line item of the Fringe Benefits budget of Article 5, Town
Operating Budget and authorize the Town Accountant to allocate such
sum accordingly.
ACTION: ADOPTED UNANIMOUSLY – Voter Cards
6:43pm
GENERAL BYLAW / Stormwater Management
ARTICLE NO. 9: To see if the Town will vote to amend the Town Code by adding a new general
bylaw, Chapter 272, regarding stormwater management, with text to read as follows:
Purpose and Objectives
A. The purpose of this Bylaw is to protect, maintain, and enhance public health, safety,
environment, and general welfare of the Town by preventing or diminishing adverse
effects of construction-site and post-construction stormwater runoff. Proper management
of stormwater runoff will minimize damage to public and private property and
infrastructure, safeguard the health, safety, environment, and general welfare of the
public, protect water and aquatic resources, protect and enhance wildlife habitat, and
promote groundwater recharge to protect surface and groundwater drinking supplies.
This Bylaw seeks to meet that purpose through the following objectives:
Establish minimum stormwater management standards and design criteria for the regulation
and control of stormwater runoff quantity and quality;
Encourage the use of nonstructural stormwater management, better site design, and low impact
development practices such as preserving natural resources and open space, reducing
impervious surface area, and increasing infiltration;
Establish provisions for the long-term responsibility for, and maintenance of, structural
stormwater control facilities and nonstructural stormwater best management practices to
ensure that they continue to function as designed and pose no threat to public safety;
Establish provisions to ensure there is an adequate funding mechanism, including surety, for the
proper review, inspection, and long-term maintenance of stormwater facilities implemented as
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part of this Bylaw;
Establish the Town of Brewster’s legal authority to ensure compliance with the provisions of
this bylaw through permitting, inspection, monitoring, and enforcement; and
Comply with state and federal statutes and regulations relating to stormwater discharges
including Total Maximum Daily Load requirements and with the General Permit for Stormwater
Discharges from Small Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems in Massachusetts (MS4 Permit),
issued by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Massachusetts Department of
Environmental Protection.
Definitions
The following definitions shall apply in the interpretation and implementation of this Bylaw.
Additional definitions may be adopted by separate regulation.
ALTERATION OF DRAINAGE CHARACTERISTICS: Any activity on an area of land that changes the
water quality, force, direction, timing, or location of runoff flowing from the area. Such changes
include: change from distributed runoff to confined or discrete discharge; change in the volume
of runoff from the area; change in the peak rate of runoff from the area; and change in the
recharge to groundwater on the area.
APPLICANT: Any person, individual, partnership, association, firm, company, corporation, trust,
authority, agency, department, or political subdivision, of the Commonwealth or the Federal
government, to the extent permitted by law, requesting a Land Disturbance Permit or
Administrative Land Disturbance Approval.
BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE (BMP): Schedules of activities, practices (and prohibitions of
practices), structures, vegetation, maintenance procedures, and other management practices to
prevent or reduce the discharge of pollutants to Waters of the United States. BMPs also include
treatment requirements, operating procedures, and practices to control plant site runoff, spillage
or leaks, sludge or waste disposal, or drainage from raw material storage.
CLEAN WATER ACT: The Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. § 1251 et seq.) as
hereafter amended.
CLEARING: Any activity that removes the vegetative surface cover.
COMMON PLAN OF DEVELOPMENT: - A "larger common plan of development or sale" is a
contiguous area where multiple separate and distinct construction activities may be taking place
at different times on different schedules under one plan.
EROSION: The wearing away of the land surface by natural or artificial forces such as wind,
water, ice, gravity, or vehicle traffic and the subsequent detachment and transportation of soil
particles.
GRADING: Changing the level or shape of the ground surface.
GRUBBING: The act of clearing land surface by digging up roots and stumps.
IMPERVIOUS SURFACE: Any surface that prevents or significantly impedes the infiltration of
water into the underlying soil. This can include but is not limited to: roads, driveways, parking
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areas and other areas created using nonporous material; buildings, rooftops, structures, solar
panels, artificial turf, and compacted gravel or soil.
INFILTRATION: The act of conveying surface water into the ground to permit groundwater
recharge and the reduction of stormwater runoff from a project site.
LAND DISTURBANCE ACTIVITY: Any activity that causes a change in the position or location of
soil, sand, rock, gravel, or similar earth material; results in an increased amount of runoff or
pollutants; measurably changes the ability of a ground surface to absorb waters; involves
clearing, grading, or excavating, including grubbing; or results in an alteration of drainage
characteristics.
LOW IMPACT DEVELOPMENT (LID): site planning and design strategies that use or mimic natural
processes that result in the infiltration, evapotranspiration or use of stormwater in order to
protect water quality and associated aquatic habitat.
MS4 PERMIT: General Permit for Stormwater Discharges from Small Municipal Separate Storm
Sewer Systems in Massachusetts.
MUNICIPAL SEPARATE STORM SEWER SYSTEM (MS4) or MUNICIPAL STORM DRAIN SYSTEM: The
system of conveyances designed or used for collecting or conveying stormwater, including any
road with a drainage system, street, gutter, curb, inlet, piped storm drain, pumping facility,
retention or detention basin, natural or man-made or altered drainage channel, reservoir, and
other drainage structure that together comprise the storm drainage system owned or operated
by the Town of Brewster.
NEW DEVELOPMENT: Any construction activities or land alteration on an area that has not
previously been developed to include impervious surface.
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE PLAN: A plan setting up the functional, financial and
organizational mechanisms for the ongoing operation and maintenance of a stormwater
management system to ensure that it continues to function as designed.
OWNER: A person with a legal or equitable interest in property.
PERSON: An individual, partnership, association, firm, company, trust, corporation, agency,
authority, department or political subdivision of the Commonwealth or the federal government,
to the extent permitted by law, and any officer, employee, or agent of such person.
RECHARGE: The process by which groundwater is replenished by precipitation through the
percolation of runoff and surface water through the soil.
RECORD: Recorded in the Barnstable County Registry of Deeds; if registered land is affected, filed
with the recorder of the Land Court of Massachusetts.
REDEVELOPMENT: Development, rehabilitation, expansion, demolition, construction, land
alteration, or phased projects that disturb the ground surface, including impervious surfaces, on
previously developed sites.
RUNOFF: Rainfall, snowmelt, or irrigation water flowing over the ground surface.
SEDIMENT: Mineral or organic soil material that is transported by wind or water, from its origin
to another location; the product of erosion processes.
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SEDIMENTATION: The process or act of deposition of sediment.
SITE: The areal extent of construction and land disturbance activities, including but not limited
to the creation of new impervious surface and improvement of existing impervious surface.
STORMWATER AUTHORITY: The Town of Brewster Planning Board or its authorized agent(s),
acting pursuant to this Bylaw to administer, implement, and enforce this Bylaw and to adopt
regulations pursuant to it.
STORMWATER PERMIT: A permit issued by the Stormwater Authority, after review of an
application, plans, calculations, and other supporting documents, in accordance with the
provisions of this Bylaw.
TOTAL MAXIMUM DAILY LOAD (TMDL): A regulatory plan (authorized by the Clean Water Act)
that identifies the amount of a pollutant that a waterbody can assimilate without exceeding its
water quality standard for that pollutant.
WATERCOURSE: A natural or man-made channel through which water flows or a stream of water,
including a river, brook, or underground stream.
WATERS OF THE COMMONWEALTH: All waters within the jurisdiction of the Commonwealth,
including, without limitation, rivers, streams, lakes, ponds, springs, impoundments, estuaries,
wetlands, coastal waters, groundwater, and Waters of the United States as defined under the
Federal Clean Water Act as hereafter amended.
Authority
This Bylaw is adopted under authority granted by the Home Rule Amendment of the
Massachusetts Constitution and the Massachusetts home rule statutes, and pursuant to the
regulations of the federal Clean Water Act found at 40 CFR 122.34.
Administration
A. The Stormwater Authority shall administer, implement, and enforce this Bylaw.
Any powers granted to or duties imposed upon the Stormwater Authority may be
delegated in writing by the Stormwater Authority to its employees or agents.
B. The Brewster Planning Board shall be the Stormwater Authority. For projects that
fall within the jurisdiction of the Brewster Wetlands Protection Bylaw (Brewster
General Bylaw Chapter 172), the Conservation Commission shall be the authority
to implement and enforce this Bylaw. The Stormwater Authority may designate
an agent to enforce this Bylaw.
C. This Bylaw is not intended to interfere with, abrogate, or annul any other Town of
Brewster bylaw, rule or regulation, statute, or other provision of law. The
requirements of this Bylaw should be considered minimum requirements, and
where any provision of this Bylaw imposes restrictions different from those
imposed by any other bylaw, rule or regulation, or other provision of law,
whichever provisions are more restrictive or impose higher protective standards
for human health or the environment shall be considered to take precedence.
Applicability
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A Stormwater Permit shall be required for any of the following, except for an activity exempted
under Section 6 of this Bylaw:
A. Any land disturbance activity that will disturb 10,000 square feet or more, or smaller land
disturbance activities that are part of a larger common plan of alteration or development
that will disturb 10,000 square feet or more;
B. Any new development or redevelopment that will result in a net increase in impervious
surface area by 500 square feet or more, or smaller activities that are part of a larger
common plan of alteration or development that will result in a net increase in impervious
surface area by 500 square feet or more; or
C. Any land disturbance activity, new development, or redevelopment that, over a two-year
period, will result in a cumulative land disturbance of more than 10,000 square feet and/or
a cumulative net increase in impervious surface area of more than 500 square feet to land
that is part of a larger parcel held in common ownership or control at any time since said
date. For the purposes of this Section, ownership by related or jointly controlled persons
or entities shall be considered common ownership. In such cases, the new activity is
prohibited until either:
(1) All activities that previously disturbed land and/or increased impervious
surface area as described in this Section are brought into full compliance
with the requirements and standards of this Bylaw, or
(2) The application for permit under this Bylaw for the new activity includes
bringing the land previously disturbed and/or the impervious surface area
previously increased into full compliance with the requirements and
standards of this Bylaw. If the involved land is not currently held in
common ownership, all owners of the involved land must jointly apply for
the permit.
D. A development or alteration of land shall not be segmented or phased in a manner to
avoid compliance with this Bylaw.
Exemptions
The following activities are exempt from the requirements of this Bylaw, provided that such
activities utilize the best practical measures to avoid any negative impacts on stormwater quality,
runoff rate, and volume.
A. Any work or projects for which all necessary approvals and permits, including
building permits, have been issued before the effective date of this Bylaw.
B. Maintenance and improvement of land in agricultural or aquacultural use, as
defined by the Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act regulation 310 CMR
10.04.
C. Maintenance of existing landscaping, gardens, or lawn areas associated with a
residential dwelling conducted in such a way as to not cause a nuisance.
D. Construction of fencing that will not substantially alter existing terrain or drainage
patterns.
E. Construction of utilities other than drainage (gas, water, electric, telephone, etc.)
that will not alter terrain, ground cover, or drainage patterns or result in
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discharge of sediment or other pollutants to the MS4 or to a Watercourse or
Waters of the Commonwealth.
F. Emergency repairs to existing utilities (gas, water, electric, telephone, drainage,
etc.) or emergency repairs to any stormwater management facility that poses a
threat to public health or safety, as determined by the Stormwater Authority.
G. Maintenance or resurfacing (not including reconstruction) of an existing public or
private way, parking area, or driveway, provided that such activity does not
increase impervious surface area and that resurfacing does not disturb the
pavement subbase.
Stormwater Management Regulations
A. The Stormwater Authority shall promulgate and periodically amend Stormwater
Management Regulations relating to the terms, conditions, definitions, enforcement,
fees (including application, inspection, and/or consultant fees), delegation of authority,
procedures, and administration of this Bylaw. Failure of the Stormwater Authority to
issue such regulations, or a legal declaration of their invalidity by a court, shall not act to
suspend or invalidate the effect of this Bylaw.
B. The Stormwater Authority may establish a Minor Stormwater Permit for specific
activities.
(1) The purpose of the Minor Stormwater Permit is to simplify the
permitting process under this Bylaw by waiving certain submission
requirements, provided a set of predetermined eligibility criteria and
performance standards are met.
(2) The eligibility criteria, performance standards, and submission
requirements for Minor Stormwater Permits shall be outlined in the
Stormwater Management Regulations promulgated in accordance
with this Bylaw.
(3) The Stormwater Authority may allow Minor Stormwater Permits to
be approved by one or more agents of the Stormwater Authority
rather than by a majority of Stormwater Authority members.
C. The Stormwater Authority may establish criteria, procedures, and standards for off-site
compliance with post-construction stormwater management performance standards
established in the Stormwater Management Regulations promulgated under this Bylaw.
Performance Standards
A. Performance standards shall be defined as part of the Stormwater Management
Regulations promulgated under this Bylaw.
B. Unless specifically altered by this Bylaw or its regulations, the Stormwater
Authority will use the latest accepted versions of the Massachusetts Stormwater
Management Regulations as contained in the Massachusetts Wetlands Protection
Act Regulations at 310 CMR 10.05 (6)(k) and the Massachusetts Stormwater
Handbook as issued by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental
Protection for criteria, policy, standards, stormwater systems design and
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engineering, compliance documentation requirements, and general information
for the execution of the provisions of this Bylaw.
C. Unless specifically altered in this Bylaw and its regulations, the Stormwater
Authority shall presume that stormwater management practices designed,
constructed, and maintained in accordance with the Massachusetts Stormwater
Management Handbook meet the performance standards of this Bylaw. For
requirements that are inconsistent between the Massachusetts Stormwater
Management Handbook and the MS4 Permit, the Stormwater Authority will
enforce the more stringent of the requirements.
Procedures
A. A Stormwater Permit must be obtained prior to the commencement of any
construction or land disturbance activity for which such a permit is required. An
Applicant seeking a permit shall file an appropriate application with the
Stormwater Authority in a form and containing information as specified in this
Bylaw and in regulations adopted by the Stormwater Authority.
B. Each application must be accompanied by the appropriate application fee as
established by the Stormwater Authority. Applicants shall pay the application fee
before the review process commences. The Stormwater Authority, or its
designated agent, is authorized to retain a Registered Professional Engineer (PE)
or other professional consultant to advise the Stormwater Authority on any or all
aspects of the application and/or the project’s compliance with conditions of a
Stormwater Permit. The Stormwater Authority may require the applicant to pay
reasonable costs to be incurred by the Stormwater Authority for the employment
of outside consultants pursuant to Stormwater Authority regulations as
authorized by M.G.L. c. 44, §53G.
C. To obtain a Stormwater Permit, the applicant must show that site design,
construction-site stormwater management, and post-construction stormwater
management will meet the standards established by the Stormwater Authority in
its regulations, which shall be at least as stringent as the relevant requirements of
the MS4 Permit and the Massachusetts Stormwater Handbook.
D. The Stormwater Permit shall include measures to ensure adequate long-term
operation and maintenance of stormwater management design features and
BMPs.
E. The Stormwater Authority may impose requirements, including but not limited
to the following:
(1) A requirement that funds for future operation and maintenance be set
aside in a dedicated fund or escrow account;
(2) A permanent permit condition requiring compliance with an Operation
and Maintenance Plan;
(3) A permanent permit condition requiring that the property owner submit
an annual report or certification regarding operation and maintenance;
(4) A requirement to record the Operation and Maintenance Plan (or notice
thereof);
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(5) A requirement that a legal instrument be put in place establishing
responsibility for operation and maintenance of a stormwater BMP
serving more than one lot.
§ 272-10. Consent to Entry onto Property
By signing the permit application, the Applicant consents to the entry of members of the
Stormwater Authority or its authorized agents on the property while the application is under
review to verify the information in the application, and at any time after a Stormwater Permit is
issued to inspect for compliance with Stormwater Permit conditions.
§ 272-11. Inspection and Site Supervision
The Stormwater Authority or its designated agent shall make inspections to verify and
document compliance with the Stormwater Permit.
§ 272-12. Surety
The Stormwater Authority may require the applicant to post before the start of land disturbance
or construction activity. The form of the surety shall be approved by the Stormwater Authority
and be in an amount deemed sufficient by the Stormwater Authority to ensure that the work will
be completed in accordance with the permit. If the project is phased, the Stormwater Authority
may release part of the surety as each phase is completed in compliance with the permit.
Funds held pursuant to this Section shall be deposited in a separate account pursuant to M.G.L.
c. 44, §53G1/2. Surety shall be in the form of a surety bond, irrevocable letter of credit, or cash.
All interest shall be held within said account; surety shall be released upon satisfaction of all
Permit requirements; upon satisfaction of all Permit requirements, applicant shall request, in
writing, to the Town Treasurer, that the funds be released, the funds shall not be released until
the Stormwater Authority certifies, in writing, that all requirements of the Permit have been met.
If the permittee defaults on any obligations imposed by the Permit, the Stormwater Authority
may (after notification of the permittee) inform the holder of the security (and the municipal
treasurer if the treasurer is not holding the funds) of the default, in which event the Town shall
be entitled to the security funds to complete the outstanding permit requirements.
§ 272-13. Waivers
A. The Stormwater Authority, or its authorized agent, may waive strict compliance with
any requirement of this Bylaw if it finds that:
(1) Application of some of the requirements is unnecessary or impracticable
because of the size or character of the development activity or because of the
natural conditions at the site;
(2) The project is consistent with the purposes and intent of this Bylaw; and
(3) The project provides substantially the same level of protection to the public
health, safety, environment, and general welfare of the Town as required by this
Bylaw.
B. Any person seeking a waiver shall submit a written waiver request. Such a request shall
be accompanied by an explanation or documentation supporting the waiver request.
C. Waiver requests, except those for activities eligible for Minor Stormwater Permits, shall
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be discussed and voted on at a public meeting for the project.
D. Waiver requests for Minor Stormwater Permits may be approved by one or more agents
of the Stormwater Authority rather than by majority of Stormwater Authority members.
E. If in the opinion of the Stormwater Authority or its authorized agent, additional time or
information is required for review of a waiver request, the Stormwater Authority may
continue a meeting to a date announced at the meeting. In the event the Applicant
objects to a continuance or postponement, or fails to provide requested information, the
waiver request shall be denied.
§ 272-14. Enforcement
The Stormwater Authority or its authorized agent shall enforce this Bylaw, and any associated
regulations, orders, violation notices, and enforcement orders and may pursue all civil and
criminal remedies for such violations.
A. Criminal and Civil Relief.
(1) Any person who violates the provisions of this Bylaw, or any associated
regulations, permit, or order issued thereunder, may be subject to criminal
penalties and prosecution in a court of competent jurisdiction and/or a
fine of not more than $300 per violation. Each day or part thereof that such
violation occurs or continues shall constitute a separate offense.
(2) The Stormwater Authority may seek injunctive relief in a court of
competent jurisdiction restraining the person from activities which would
create further violations or compelling the person to perform abatement
or remediation of the violation.
B. Orders.
(1) The Stormwater Authority’s authorized agent may issue a written order to
enforce the provisions of this Bylaw or any associated regulations or
permit. Violations include, without limitation, failure to obtain a
Stormwater Permit for an activity subject to this Bylaw, or failure to follow
the requirements of a Stormwater Permit, or any other authorization
issued pursuant to this Bylaw or regulations issued hereunder. The written
order may require the violator to remediate the non-compliance and/or
any adverse impact caused by it, including without limitation:
(a) A requirement to cease and desist from the land-disturbing activity
until there is compliance with this Bylaw and provisions of the
Stormwater Permit or other authorization;
(b) Maintenance, installation, or performance of additional erosion
and sediment control measures;
(c) Monitoring, analyses, and reporting;
(d) Remediation of erosion and sedimentation resulting directly or
indirectly from the land-disturbing activity;
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(e) Construction, reconstruction, repair, or maintenance of
stormwater BMPs or any other aspect of the post-construction
stormwater management system;
(f) Remediation of adverse impacts resulting from improper
construction or operation of the post-construction stormwater
management system; and/or
(g) A requirement to eliminate discharges, directly or indirectly, into
the MS4, a watercourse, or into the Waters of the Commonwealth.
(2) Any order under this section may be appealed to the Stormwater Authority
within five (5) days of the date of said order. All appeals shall be heard and
decided within thirty (30) days. The decision of the Stormwater Authority
shall be final.
(3) If the Stormwater Authority or its authorized agent determines that
abatement or remediation of contamination is required, the order shall set
forth a deadline by which such abatement or remediation must be
completed. Said order shall further provide that, should the violator or
property owner fail to abate or perform remediation within the specified
deadline, the Town of Brewster may, at its option, undertake such work,
and expenses thereof shall be charged to the violator.
(4) Within 30 days after completing all measures necessary to abate the
violation or to perform remediation, the violator and the property owner
will be notified of the costs incurred by the Town, including administrative
costs. The violator or property owner may file a written protest objecting
to the amount or basis of costs with the Stormwater Authority within 30
days of receipt of the notification of the costs incurred. If the amount due
is not received by the expiration of the time in which to file a protest or
within 30 days following a decision of the Stormwater Authority affirming
or reducing the costs, or from a final decision of a court of competent
jurisdiction affirming or reducing the costs, the costs shall constitute a
municipal charge for purposes of M.G.L. c.40, §58, and a lien may be
imposed on the property for the amount of the unpaid charge, pursuant
to M.G.L. c.40, §58. Interest shall begin to accrue on any unpaid costs at
the statutory rate provided in M.G.L. c. 59, §57 on the 31st day after the
costs first become due.
C. Noncriminal disposition. As an alternative to criminal prosecution or civil action,
the Town may elect to utilize the noncriminal disposition procedure set forth in
M.G.L. c. 40, §21D, in which case designated agents of the Stormwater Authority
shall be the enforcing persons. The penalty for the first violation shall be a
warning. The penalty for the second violation shall be $100. The penalty for the
third and subsequent violations shall be $300. Each day or part thereof that such
violation occurs or continues shall constitute a separate offense.
D. Entry to perform duties under this Bylaw. To the extent permitted by local, state
or federal law, or if authorized by the owner or other party in control of the
property, the Stormwater Authority, its agents, officers, and employees may enter
upon privately owned property for the purpose of performing their duties under
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this Bylaw and regulations and may make or cause to be made such examinations,
surveys or sampling as the Stormwater Authority deems reasonably necessary.
E. Appeals. The decisions or orders of the Stormwater Authority shall be final.
Further relief shall be appealed to a court of competent jurisdiction.
F. Remedies not exclusive. The remedies listed in this section are not exclusive of any
other remedies available under any applicable federal, state, or local law.
§ 272-15. Severability
The provisions of this Bylaw are hereby declared to be severable. If any provision, paragraph,
sentence, or clause of this Bylaw or the application thereof to any person, establishment, or
circumstances shall be held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the other provisions or
application of this Bylaw.
(Select Board) (Majority Vote
Required)
Motion made by Select Board Member Kari Hoffmann: I move to approve
Article No. 9 as printed in the warrant; however, to amend section § 272-2
Definitions, APPLICANT, to replace the words “Land Disturbance Permit
or Administrative Land Disturbance Approval” with the words
“Stormwater Permit”.
Amendment made by Brewster Voter Bradford Malo: I move that in
section 272-6 Exemptions, we add Item H. Construction on a single
family house lot.
ACTION on Amendment: DEFEATED – Voter Cards
Amendment made by Select Board Member Kari Hoffmann: I move to
amend the 1st sentence of Section 272-12 by inserting the word “surety”
after the word “post”.
ACTION on Amendment: ADOPTED – Voter Cards
ACTION on Amended Main Motion: ADOPTED – Voter Cards
7:11pm
ZONING BYLAW AMENDMENTS / Water Quality Protection District
ARTICLE NO. 10: To see if the Town will vote to amend the Town Code by making the following
amendments to the Water Quality Protection District section of Chapter 179 Zoning Bylaws, as
shown below, with text to be deleted noted by strikethrough and text to be inserted show in bold
and underlined, as follows:
§ 179-53 Purpose.
The purposes of this Water Quality Protection Bylaw are:
A. To promote the health, safety, and general welfare of the community by ensuring an
adequate quality and quantity of drinking water for the residents, institutions, and
businesses of the Town of Brewster;
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B. To preserve and protect all existing and potential sources of drinking water supplies within
Brewster's borders;
C. To identify uses that should be prohibited or allowed only by special permit and to
establish performance standards that must be met for all uses within a Zone I, Zone II
and/or the District of Critical Planning Concern ("DCPC").
D. To protect groundwater and surface water resources from viral, pathogenic, phosphorus
and nitrogen contamination and pollution from stormwater runoff;
E. To complement the commonwealth's Department of Environmental Protection regulations
governing groundwater protection and the commonwealth's efforts to protect surface and
coastal waters;
F. To protect other sensitive water resource areas, including those land areas that contribute
recharge to private drinking water supply wells;
G. To conserve the natural resources of the Town; and
H. To prevent temporary and permanent contamination of the water resources of the Town.
§ 179-54 Scope of authority; overlay district.
This bylaw establishes regulations governing land uses and structures and their potential impact
upon the Town's water resources. The provisions of Article XI are superimposed over all zoning
districts and all land within the Town of Brewster and shall function as an overlay district. Where
this article establishes rules, regulations, requirements, standards or provisions that are stricter
than the underlying zoning districts, including those uses and structures found in Table 1 of the
Zoning Bylaw, the provisions of this article shall control. In addition, this article establishes
specific requirements for land uses and activities within those portions of the Town of Brewster
mapped and identified on the Zoning Map as the District of Critical Planning Concern, entitled
"Brewster Water Protection District," as adopted by the Barnstable County Assembly of
Delegates pursuant to the Cape Cod Commission Act, which includes "Zone I" and "Zone II" and
the "Groundwater Protection District" and the "Pleasant Bay Watershed."
§ 179-55 Definitions.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the following meanings indicated:
AQUIFER
Geologic formation composed of rock, sand, or gravel that contains significant amounts of
potentially recoverable water.
BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES
Means Any structural or nonstructural mechanism designed to minimize the impact of non-
point source pollution on receiving waters or resources, including, but not limited to:
detention ponds, construction or installation of vegetative swales and buffers, street
cleaning, reduced road salting, and public education programs.
BUILDER'S ACRE
A unit of land measure equal to 40,000 square feet, which is considered a building acre in
accordance with standard real estate practices.
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COMMERCIAL FERTILIZERS
Any substance containing one or more recognized plant nutrients which is used for its plant
nutrient content and which is designed for use, or claimed by its manufacturer to have value,
in promoting plant growth. Commercial fertilizers do not include unmanipulated animal and
vegetable manures, marl, lime, limestone, wood ashes, and gypsum.
EARTH REMOVAL
The removal or relocation of geologic materials, such as topsoil, sand, gravel, metallic ores,
or bedrock. Mining activities are considered earth removal, whether the disturbed natural
materials are removed from the site or reworked on the site.
DEP
The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection.
DEVELOPMENT
The construction, reconstruction, conversion, structural alteration, relocation, or
enlargement of any structure; any mine, excavation, landfill, or land disturbance; and/or any
change in use, or alteration or extension of the use, of land.
DISCHARGE
The accidental or intentional disposal, deposit, injection, dumping, spilling, leaking,
incineration, or placing of toxic or hazardous material or waste upon or into any land or
water so that such hazardous waste or any constituent thereof may enter the land or waters
of Brewster. Discharge includes, without limitation, leakage of such materials from failed or
discarded containers or storage systems and disposal of such materials into any on-site
leaching structure or sewage disposal system.
HAZARDOUS OR TOXIC MATERIALS
Any substance or mixture of physical, chemical or any infectious characteristics posing a
significant, actual or potential hazard to water supplies or other hazards to human health if
such substance or mixture were discharged to land or water of the Town of Brewster.
Hazardous or toxic materials include, without limitation, organic chemicals, petroleum
products, heavy metals, radioactive or infectious wastes, acids and alkalis, solvents and
thinners and products such as pesticides, herbicides in quantities greater than normal
household use; and all substances defined as hazardous or toxic under MGL c. 21C and MGL
c. 21E, using the Massachusetts Oil and Hazardous Substance List (310 CMR 40.0000), and
310 CMR 30.000.
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL OR WASTE, HOUSEHOLD QUANTITY OF
Any or all of the following:
A. Two hundred seventy-five gallons or less of oil on site at any time to be used for heating of
a structure or to supply an emergency generator; and
B. Twenty-five gallons (or the dry weight equivalent) or less of other hazardous materials on
site at any time, including oil not used for heating or to supply an emergency generator; and
C. A quantity of hazardous waste at the very small quantity generator level as defined in the
Massachusetts Hazardous Waste Regulations, 310 CMR 30.353.
HISTORICAL HIGH GROUNDWATER TABLE ELEVATION
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A groundwater elevation determined from monitoring wells and historical water table
fluctuation data compiled by the United States Geological Survey.
IMPERVIOUS SURFACE
Material or structure on, above or below the ground that does not allow precipitation or
surface water to penetrate directly into the soil.
LANDFILL
A facility established in accordance with a valid site assignment for the purposes of
disposing of solid waste into or on the land, pursuant to 310 CMR 19.006.
LOT
As per § 179-2, Definitions.
MINING
The removal or relocation of geologic materials, such as topsoil, sand, gravel, metallic ores
or bedrock whether the disturbed natural materials are removed from the site or
reworked on the site.
NITROGEN MANAGEMENT
The process of ensuring that nitrogen generated by land uses does not exceed established
capacities of the resources receiving nitrogen inputs.
NONSANITARY WASTEWATER
Wastewater discharges from industrial and commercial facilities containing wastes from any
activity other than collection of sanitary sewage, including, but not limited to, activities
specified in the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Codes set forth in 310 CMR 15.004(6).
OPEN DUMP
A facility which is operated or maintained in violation of the Resource Conservation and
Recovery Act [42 U.S.c. § 4004(a)(b)], or the regulations and criteria for solid waste disposal.
PETROLEUM PRODUCT
Petroleum or petroleum byproduct, including, but not limited to: fuel oil; gasoline; diesel;
kerosene; aviation jet fuel; aviation gasoline; lubricating oils; oily sludge; oil refuse; oil mixed
with other wastes; crude oils; or other liquid hydrocarbons regardless of specific gravity.
Petroleum product shall not include liquefied petroleum gas, including, but not limited to,
liquefied natural gas, propane or butane.
POTENTIAL DRINKING WATER SOURCES
Areas that could provide significant potable water in the future.
PROCESS WASTEWATER
All wastewater disposed of onsite other than sanitary wastewater.
RECHARGE AREAS
Areas that collect precipitation or surface water and carry it or have it pumped to aquifers.
Recharge areas may include areas designated as Zone I, Zone II or Zone III.
SEPTAGE
The liquid, solid, and semisolid contents of privies, chemical toilets, cesspools, holding tanks,
or other sewage waste receptacles. Septage does not include any material that is a
hazardous waste, pursuant to 310 CMR 30.000.
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SLUDGE
The solid, semisolid, and liquid residue that results from a process of wastewater
treatment or drinking water treatment. Sludge does not include grit, screening, or grease
and oil which are removed at the headworks of a facility.
STORMWATER MANAGEMENT
The process of ensuring that the magnitude and frequency of stormwater runoff does not
increase the hazards associated with flooding and that water quality is not compromised by
untreated stormwater flow.
SUBDIVISION
The division or redivision of a lot, tract, or parcel of land into two or more lots, tracts, or
parcels in accordance with MGL c. 41 § 81L.
TIGHT TANK
Any and all containers or devices with regard to or used for wastewater disposal as defined
and regulated by the State Sanitary Code, 310 CMR 15.260.
TREATMENT WORKS
Any and all devices, processes and properties, real or personal, used in the collection,
pumping, transmission, storage, treatment, disposal, recycling, reclamation, or reuse of
waterborne pollutants, but not including any works receiving a hazardous waste from off
the site of the works for the purpose of treatment, storage, or disposal.
VERY SMALL QUANTITY GENERATOR
Any public or private entity, other than residential, which produces less than 27 gallons (100
kilograms) a month of hazardous waste or waste oil, but not including any acutely hazardous
waste as defined in 310 CMR 30.136.
WASTE OIL RETENTION FACILITY
A waste oil collection facility for automobile service stations, retail outlets, and marinas
which is sheltered and has adequate protection to contain a spill, seepage, or discharge of
petroleum waste products in accordance with MGL c. 21, § 52A.
WATER QUALITY REVIEW COMMITTEE (WQRC)
Committee to be appointed by the Select Board to include eight members; one member
each from the Select Board, Board of Health, Planning Board, Conservation Commission,
Comprehensive Water Planning Committee and Water Commissions, the Brewster Building
Commissioner and the Brewster Health Agent. At the initial appointment, to occur no later
than three weeks after the effective date of this bylaw, members other than the Building
Commissioner and the Health Agent shall be appointed for one-, two- and three-year terms
and thereafter all members shall be appointed for three-year terms. The Building
Commissioner and Health Agent shall serve as members of the WQRC while they are
employed in their respective positions.
ZONE I
The immediate land area around a well. It is defined as a four-hundred-foot protective radius
for wells greater than 100,000 gpd and a radius of 100 to 400 feet for wells less than 100,000
gpd, depending upon the pumping rate. The Zone I must be owned by the water supplier or
controlled through a conservation restriction. Only water supplier activities are allowed in
the Zone I.
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ZONE II
The DEP-approved area of an aquifer which contributes water to a well under the most
severe pumping and recharge conditions that can be realistically anticipated as defined in
310 CMR 22.00. The Zone II includes the Zone I.
ZONE III
The land area beyond the area of Zone II from which surface water and groundwater drain
into Zone II. Zone III boundaries are determined by identifying the topographic surface water
drainage divides. The surface water drainage area commonly coincides with the
groundwater drainage; however, in areas where they are not coincident, the Zone III
encompasses both the surface and groundwater drainage area.
§ 179-56 Use regulations.
A. Provided that all necessary permits, orders, or approvals as required by local, county, state,
or federal law are also obtained and notwithstanding any requirement to the contrary found
within this article, the following uses and activities shall not independently trigger the need
for a Special Permit and shall be allowed as long as the uses and activities comply with
applicable be exempted from the requirements of this article and may occur without a
special permit Performance Standards established in Section 179-57.
(1) Continuous transit: the transportation of hazardous wastes or materials, provided that the
transporting motor vehicle is in continuous transit;
(2) Vehicular and lawn maintenance fuel and lubricant use: the use in a vehicle or lawn
maintenance equipment of any hazardous material solely as fuel or lubricant in that
vehicle or equipment fuel tank;
(3) Retail/wholesale sales/office/commercial uses with a lot size below 40,000 square feet
and building area less than 5,000 square feet that store or handle hazardous materials or
wastes in amounts that do not exceed household quantities;
(4) Construction activities: The activities of constructing, repairing, or maintaining any building
or structure, provided that all contractors, subcontractors, laborers, and their employees
follow all local, county, state and federal laws when using, handling, storing, or producing
any hazardous materials or wastes;
(5) Household use: the household use of hazardous materials or wastes in amounts that do
not exceed household quantities;
(6) Municipal use: the municipal use of hazardous materials and any materials stored and
used for the sole purpose of water supply treatment or as required by law;
(7) Storage of oil(s): the storage of oil(s) used for heating fuel, provided that the container used
for such storage shall be located within an enclosed structure that is sufficient to preclude
leakage of oil to the external environment and to afford routine access for visual inspection
and shall be sheltered to prevent the intrusion of precipitation;
(8) Conservation of soil, water, plants, and wildlife;
(9) Outdoor recreation, nature study, boating, fishing, and hunting where otherwise legally
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permitted;
(10) Normal operation and maintenance of existing water bodies and dams, splash boards, and
other water control, supply and conservation devices;
(11) Use and development of single-family residential dwelling units;
(12) Use of land pursuant to an approved definitive subdivision plan, special permit, or
variance;
(13) Farming, gardening, nursery, conservation, forestry, harvesting, and grazing;
(14) Construction, maintenance, repair, and enlargement of drinking-water-supply-related
facilities such as, but not limited to, wells, pipelines, aqueducts, and tunnels;
(15) Underground storage tanks related to permitted activities.
B. Prohibited uses within the Town of Brewster. The following uses are prohibited
throughout and within the Town of Brewster:
(1) (Reserved)
(2) Landfills receiving only wastewater and/or septage (wastewater residuals "monofils") as
defined in 310 CMR 32.05, approved by the DEP pursuant to MGL c. 21, §§ 26 through 53;
MGL c. 111, § 17; MGL c. 83, §§ 6 and 7, and regulations promulgated thereunder.
(3) Storage of sludge and septage, as defined in 310 CMR 32.05, unless such storage is in
compliance with 310 CMR 32.30 and 310 CMR 32.31.
(4) Storage of deicing chemicals, chemically treated abrasives or other chemicals used for the
removal of ice and snow on roads, unless such storage, including loading areas, is within a
structure designed to prevent the generation and escape of contaminated runoff or
leachate.
(5) Storage of animal manure, unless such storage is covered or contained within a structure
designed to prevent the generation and escape of contaminated runoff or leachate.
(6) Earth removal not consistent with § 179-39 of the Brewster Zoning Bylaw.
(7) Facilities that generate, treat, store or dispose of hazardous waste subject to MGL c. 21C
and 310 CMR 30.000, except for the following:
(a) Very small quantity generators of Class A regulated recyclable material as defined under
310 CMR 30.000.
(b) Household hazardous waste centers and collection events under 310 CMR 30.390.
(c) Waste oil retention facilities required by MGL c. 21, § 52A.
(d) Water remediation treatment works approved by the Department of Environmental
Protection (DEP) designed in accordance with 314 CMR 5.00 for the treatment of
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contaminated groundwater or surface waters and operated in compliance with MGL c. 21E
and 310 CMR 40.0000.
(8) Automobile graveyards and junkyards, as defined in MGL c. 140B, § 1.
(9) Storage of dry hazardous materials, as defined in MGL c. 21E, unless in a freestanding
container within a building or above ground with adequate secondary containment
adequate to contain a spill the size of the container's total storage capacity.
(10) Storage of fertilizers unless such storage is within a structure designed to prevent the
generation and escape of contaminated runoff or leachate.
(11) Land uses that result in rendering impervious any lot or parcel more than 15% or 2,500
square feet, whichever is greater, unless a system for artificial recharge of precipitation is
provided that will not result in the degradation of groundwater quality.
(12) Any commercial floor drainage system which discharges to the ground without a DEP
permit or authorization.
C. Prohibited uses within Zones I and Zones II of the Groundwater Protection District. The
following uses, which may be allowed in other areas of the Town of Brewster, are prohibited
in Zones I and II of the Groundwater Protection District. Notwithstanding language to the
contrary found within § 179-52 of the Zoning Bylaw, no variance for a use or activity not
otherwise permitted shall be granted by the Board of Appeals within Zones I or Zones II of
the Groundwater Protection District.
(1) Storage of liquid petroleum and/or liquid hazardous products (as defined in MGL c. 21E),
except the following: normal household use, outdoor maintenance and heating of a
structure; fuel storage facilities as licensed by the Town; waste oil retention facilities
required by statute, rule or regulation; emergency generators required by statute, rule or
regulation.
(2) Petroleum, fuel oil, and heating oil bulk stations and terminals, including, but not limited to,
those listed under Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Codes 5983 and 5171, not including
liquefied petroleum gas.
(3) Treatment works that are subject to 314 CMR 5.00 (not Title 5 septic systems), including
privately owned sewage treatment facilities, except for the following:
(a) The replacement or repair of an existing treatment works that will not result in a system
capacity greater than the system capacity of the existing treatment works;
(b) The replacement of existing subsurface sewage disposal system(s) with wastewater
treatment works that will not result in a system capacity greater than the system capacity
of the existing system(s);
(c) Treatment works approved by DEP designed for the treatment of contaminated
groundwater; and
(d) Sewage treatment facilities in those areas with existing water quality problems when it has
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been demonstrated to DEP and the Planning Board's satisfaction that these problems are
attributable to current septic problems and that there will be a net improvement in water
quality.
(4) Stockpiling and disposal of snow or ice removed from highways and streets located outside
of a Zone II that contains sodium chloride, chemically treated abrasives or other chemicals
used for snow and ice removal.
(5) Earth removal, consisting of the removal of soil, loam, sand, gravel, or any other earth
material within 10 vertical feet of historical high groundwater table elevation, as determined
from monitoring wells and historical water table fluctuation data compiled by the United
States Geological Survey.
(6) Industrial and commercial uses which discharge process wastewater on site.
(7) Facilities or works for the treatment or disposal of nonsanitary wastewater that are subject
to 314 CMR 5.00, or that discharge to the ground nonsanitary wastewater, including
industrial and commercial process wastewater, except the following:
(a) The replacement or repair of an existing system/treatment works that will not result in a
design capacity greater than the design capacity of the existing system/treatment works;
(b) Treatment works approved by the Department of Environmental Protection designed for
the treatment of contaminated groundwater and operating in compliance with 314 CMR
5.05(3) or 5.05(13); and
(c) Publicly owned treatment works.
(8) Storage of commercial fertilizers, as defined herein and in MGL c. 128, § 64.
(9) Gasoline stations, automotive service stations or car washes or motor vehicle or
commercial boat storage or repair. For the purposes of this chapter, "commercial" is
defined as any activity involving the sale of goods or services carried out with the intent of
earning a profit.
(10) Dry-cleaning establishments.
D. Uses/structures allowed by special permit.
(1) Unless otherwise exempted or prohibited elsewhere by this article and as otherwise
permitted in the underlying zoning district, the following uses and activities shall require a
special permit from the Planning Board. Where the use or activity requires a special permit
from another special permit granting authority, the provisions of this article shall
nevertheless apply, although the Planning Board and the other special permit granting
authority may hold a combined public hearing pursuant to MGL c. 40A, § 9 in lieu of separate
public hearings:
(a) (Reserved)
(b) The application for the construction of 10 or more dwelling units, whether on one or more
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contiguous lots, tracts, or parcels, or whether contained within one or more structures;
(c) The application for a nonresidential use of 40,000 square feet or greater in lot size or 5,000
square feet or greater of gross floor area;
(2) Provided that the following uses and/or structures are permitted by the underlying zoning
district and other relevant regulations, a special permit may be issued by the Planning Board
for the following uses and/or structures, provided that the Planning Board may impose
conditions upon the use or structure, consistent with the authority provided in MGL c. 40
§ 9, such that the use or structure will not, in the Planning Board's sole judgment, be
inconsistent with the purpose and intent of this bylaw. Notwithstanding the powers hereby
conveyed by this article and MGL c. 40A, § 9 to the Planning Board and in recognition of the
expertise found within the members of the Water Quality Review Committee, the Planning
Board shall, in accordance with the procedures of MGL c. 40A, § 11, cause all applications
for a special permit pursuant to this article to be submitted to the Water Quality Review
Committee for the Committee's comments and recommendations as provided by MGL. c.
40A, § 11. The Planning Board shall include in its decision an explanation regarding any
substantive deviation from the Committee's recommendation regarding the approval,
denial, or conditional approval of the special permit application.
(a) The application of fertilizers for nondomestic or nonagricultural uses. Such applications shall
be made in a manner so as to minimize adverse impacts on groundwater due to nutrient
transport, deposition and sedimentation and shall conform to Chapter 119 of the Brewster
Town Code, Fertilizer Nutrient Control.
(b) The construction of dams or other water control devices, ponds, pools or other changes in
water bodies or courses, created for swimming, fishing or other recreational uses, or
drainage improvements.
(c) Any use that will render impervious more than 15% or 2,500 square feet of any lot,
whichever is greater. A system for groundwater recharge must be provided which does not
degrade groundwater quality. For nonresidential uses, recharge shall be by stormwater
infiltration basins or similar systems covered with natural vegetation, and dry wells shall be
used only where other methods are infeasible. For all nonresidential uses, all such basins
and wells shall be preceded by oil, grease and sediment traps to facilitate removal of
contamination. Any and all recharge areas shall be permanently maintained in full working
order by the owner.
(d) Any use which involves on-site wastewater disposal facilities having over 10,000 gallons per
day capacity or disposal of process waste from operations other than personal hygiene and
food for residents, patrons and employees.
(e) Commercial boat and motor vehicle storage, service or repair. For the purposes of this
Chapter, "commercial" is defined as any activity involving the sale of goods or services
carried out with the intent of earning a profit.
(f) Storage of home heating fuels in approved containers in amounts greater than 275 gallons
or in the aggregate, greater than 275 gallons.
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(g) Treatment works that are subject to 314 CMR 5.00, including privately owned sewage
treatment facilities, and:
[1] The replacement or repair of an existing treatment works that will not result in a design
capacity greater than the design capacity of the existing treatment works.
[2] The replacement of existing subsurface sewage disposal system(s) with wastewater
treatment works that will not result in a design capacity greater than the design capacity of
the existing system(s).
[3] Treatment works approved by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection
designed for the treatment of contaminated groundwater.
[4] Sewage treatment facilities in those areas with existing water quality problems when it has
been demonstrated to the Department of Environmental Protection's and the special permit
granting authority's satisfaction both that these problems are attributable to current septic
problems and that there will be a net improvement in water quality.
§ 179-57 Performance standards.
To preserve the natural land surface providing high-quality recharge to the groundwater, to limit
sewage flow and fertilizer application to amounts which will be adequately diluted by natural
recharge and to prevent the discharge or leakage of toxic or hazardous substances into the
surface and groundwater resources, all new, altered or expanded uses within Zone I, Zone II
and/or the DCPC area shall meet the following performance standards, in addition to those
requirements imposed by this article or the Planning Board:
(1) A. No new, altered or expanded uses within Zone I, Zone II and/or the DCPC area
shall exceed a five-parts-per-million (ppm) nitrogen loading standard based on the
methodology contained in the Cape Code Commission's Nitrogen Loading Technical
Bulletin 91-001in the Brewster Board of Health Nitrogen Loading Regulation. The overall
concentration of nitrate nitrogen resulting from domestic wastewater disposal, road
runoff, and from fertilizer application, and other nitrogen sources, when diluted by
rainwater recharge on the lot, shall not exceed five parts per million (5 ppm). The policies
and procedures in the Brewster Board of Health Nitrogen Loading Regulation will be used
to confirm compliance with the 5 mg/L standard. The regulation requires the use of a
nitrogen loading spreadsheet developed by the Board of Health to calculate the nitrogen
concentration for a subject property based on the proposed land uses. The Board of
Health or the Health Agent, or their designee, will review the proposed project and the
nitrogen loading spreadsheet calculations for compliance with the health regulation and
the performance standards in this Bylaw. is presumed under the following conditions: For
the purposes of calculating nitrogen generation, the following standards shall be used:
(a) Nitrogen from dwelling units that use septic systems (assuming three persons per
dwelling): 35 mg/l;
(b) Nitrogen from lawn fertilizers: two pounds per 1,000 square feet (25% leached);
(c) Nitrogen in background precipitation: 0.05 mg/l;
(d) Runoff from roads and ways: 1.50 mg/l;
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(e) Runoff from roofs: 0.75 mg/l.
B. All toxic or hazardous materials shall be stored in product-tight containers, protected from
corrosion, accidental damage or vandalism, and shall be used and handled in such a way as
to prevent spillage with provisions for spill containment and cleanup procedures. In
addition, commercial enterprises shall be required to maintain a product inventory and
reconcile said inventory with purchase, use, sales and disposal records at sufficient intervals
to detect product loss. Subsurface fuel and chemical storage facilities in compliance with
local regulations and Massachusetts fire prevention regulations shall be deemed to be in
compliance with this standard.
C. No toxic or hazardous materials shall be present in waste disposed on the site. Waste
composed in part or entirely of toxic or hazardous materials shall be retained in product-
tight containers for removal and disposal by a licensed scavenger service or as directed by
the Board of Health.
D. Contaminant levels in groundwater resulting from disposal of any substance from
operations, other than personal hygiene and food for residents, patrons and employees or
from wastewater treatment and disposal systems greater than 10,000 gallons per day
capacity, shall not exceed those levels specified in the Drinking Water Regulations of
Massachusetts, 310 CMR 22.00, after allowing for dilution by natural recharge on the
premises. If higher, background levels of individual constituents in the groundwater shall
not be exceeded.
E. All new, altered or expanded uses shall comply with the requirements of the Stormwater
Management Bylaw (Chapter 272) to collect, treat and manage stormwater. All runoff
from impervious surfaces shall be recharged on the site and diverted towards areas covered
with vegetation for surface infiltration to the extent possible. Dry wells shall be used only
where other methods are infeasible and shall be preceded by oil, grease and sediment traps
to facilitate removal of contaminated solids. In the vicinity of chemical or fuel delivery
points, provision shall be made for spill control.
F. The Planning Board shall ensure that land uses, structures and related developments
conform to the following performance standards for stormwater management.
(1) No development shall result in a direct discharge of untreated stormwater, either on or off
site.
(2) Post development discharge rates shall not be greater than predevelopment discharge
rates.
(3) New development shall maximize recharge to groundwater.
(4) New development shall be required to remove, on site, no less than 80% of the annual
total suspended solids generated from development runoff.
(5) Best management practices shall be maintained for appropriate periods of time.
G. Sand and gravel removal operations shall be limited to a plane that is at least 10 feet above
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the historical high groundwater level for that location. Land area exposed at any one time
shall be limited to no more than five contiguous acres in surface area and land disturbed by
sand and gravel removal operations shall be returned to a natural vegetative state within
one year of completion of operations.
H. Monitoring of regulated substances in groundwater monitoring wells. If required by the
Planning Board, groundwater monitoring well(s) shall be provided at the expense of the
applicant in a manner, number, and location approved by the Planning Board. Except for
existing wells found by the Planning Board to be adequate for this provision, the required
well(s) shall be installed by a water well contractor. Samples shall be analyzed and analytical
reports that describe the quantity of any hazardous material or waste present in each
monitoring well shall be prepared by a Massachusetts certified laboratory.
§ 179-58 Prohibited uses within Pleasant Bay Watershed.
(Reserved)
§ 179-58.1 Uses/structures allowed by special permit within the Pleasant Bay Watershed.
(Reserved)
§ 179-58.2 Performance standards within Pleasant Bay Watershed.
(Reserved)
§ 179-59 Prohibited uses within the watersheds of surface water bodies other than Pleasant
Bay.
(Reserved)
§ 179-59.1 Uses/structures allowed by special permit within watersheds of surface water
bodies other than Pleasant Bay.
(Reserved)
§ 179-59.2 Performance standards within watersheds of surface water bodies other than
Pleasant Bay.
(Reserved)
§ 179-60 (Reserved)
§ 179-61 Water quality review.
A. Water Quality Review Committee. There is hereby established a Water Quality Review
Committee (WQRC), comprising one representative each appointed from time to time by
and from the Select Board, Board of Health, Planning Board, Conservation Commission,
Water Commission, Comprehensive Water Planning Committee, Health Director and
Building Commissioner.
B. Certificate of water quality compliance.
(1) A certificate of water quality compliance shall be obtained by the owner of the premises
from the WQRC or, for special permit uses, from the SPGA:
(a) For erection of any new principal structure other than a single-family dwelling or for change
in occupancy requiring a certificate of use and occupancy under the State Building Code.
(b) For occupancy of any premises not requiring a Certificate of use and occupancy but involving
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the storage, handling or transportation of toxic or hazardous wastes.
(2) No building permit or certificate of use and occupancy shall be issued by the Building
Commissioner unless a certificate of water quality compliance, if required, has been applied
for or obtained.
C. Requirements. A certificate of water quality compliance shall be granted only as follows:
(1) For new construction or additions or new activities not involving structures, only if in full
compliance with all requirements of § 179-57, Performance standards.
(2) For change in occupancy or operation on previously developed premises, only if the
requirements of § 179-57B, C and D are met, and the requirements of all other subsections
of § 179-57 are either met or, if previously exceeded, there will be no further increase in
noncompliance.
D. Submittals. In applying for a certificate of water quality compliance or a special permit,
seven two paper sets and one electronic copy of application materials shall be submitted
to the Building Commissioner, who shall forward one set them to each member of the
WQRC. In the case of uses requiring a special permit under § 179-56D, one set shall also be
submitted to the SPGA along with any other application materials. All information necessary
to demonstrate compliance must be submitted, including but not limited to the following:
(1) A complete list of all chemicals, pesticides, fuels and other potentially toxic or hazardous
materials to be used or stored on the premises in quantities greater than those associated
with normal household use, accompanied by a description of measures to protect from
vandalism, corrosion and leakage and to provide for control of spills.
(2) A description of potentially toxic or hazardous materials to be generated, indicating
storage and disposal method.
(3) Evidence of approval by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection of any
industrial waste treatment or disposal system or any wastewater treatment system over
15,000 gallons per day capacity, accompanied by analysis by a professional engineer in
sanitary or civil engineering registered in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts certifying
compliance with § 179-57D.
E. Action. For uses not requiring a special permit under § 179-56D, the WQRC shall act within
21 days of application, approving it by issuing a certificate of compliance if a majority
determine that the applicant has adequately demonstrated compliance with the
requirements of the Water Quality Protection District, and rejecting the application
otherwise. For uses requiring a special permit under § 179-56D, the WQRC shall make
recommendations to the SPGA within 35 days of receipt of the application, as provided in
MGL c. 40A, § 11.
F. Certificate review.
(1) Each three years the WQRC shall review compliance with this article and the certificate of
water quality compliance. Upon request, certificate holders shall submit the following:
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(a) Description of any changes from the originally submitted materials.
(b) Certification that the waste disposal system has been inspected by a licensed septic
system installer or treatment plant operator within the preceding 90 days and found to be
properly maintained and in proper operating condition. Description of any maintenance, repair,
replacement, or expansion of the existing sewage disposal system, sewage pumping, or
certified inspections completed from the date of the issuance of the last certificate renewal.
The Certificate holder shall self-certify that the sewage disposal system has been properly
maintained and is in proper operating condition.
(c) Results from analysis of leachate or wastewaters as may be required by the Board of
Health.
(d) Documentation on the operation and maintenance of stormwater facilities permitted
under the Stormwater Management Bylaw (Chapter 272).
(2) Evidence of noncompliance shall be reported to the Building Commissioner for
enforcement action who shall have the authority to enforce the provisions of this bylaw.
§ 179-62 Enforcement.
A. Inspection. These provisions shall be enforced by the Building Commissioner. The Building
Commissioner or agent of the Board of Health may enter upon the premises at any reasonable
time to inspect for compliance with the provisions of this article. Evidence of compliance with
approved waste disposal plans may be required by the enforcing officers. All records pertaining
to waste disposal and removal shall be retained.
B. Violations. Written notice of any violations shall be provided to the holder of the certificate of
water quality compliance, specifying a time for compliance, including cleanup of any spilled
materials which is reasonable in relation to the public health hazard involved and the difficulty
of compliance, but in no event shall more than 30 days be allowed for either compliance or
finalization of a plan for longer term compliance, approved by the WQRC.
(Planning Board) (Two Thirds Vote
Required)
Motion made by Planning Board Member Amanda Bebrin: I move to
approve Article No. 10 as printed in the warrant; however, to amend
section § 179-55 Definitions,
WATER QUALITY REVIEW COMMITTEE (WQRC), to replace the word
“eight” with the word “seven” and to delete the words “Comprehensive
Water Planning Committee.”
ACTION: ADOPTED by a Moderator declared greater than 2/3 vote – Voter
Cards
7:19pm
ZONING BYLAW AMENDMENTS / Floodplain District
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ARTICLE NO. 11: To see if the Town will vote to amend the Town Code by making amendments
to the Floodplain District section of Chapter 179 Zoning Bylaws, by deleting existing text and
replacing with new text as follows:
§ 179-7 Floodplain District.
The Floodplain District is established as an overlay district. All uses otherwise permitted in the
underlying district are allowed, provided that they meet the following additional requirements, as
well as those of the Massachusetts State Building Code dealing with construction in floodplains and
coastal high hazard areas.
A. Statement of purpose. The purposes of the Floodplain District are to:
(1) Regulate development in areas subject to coastal storm flowage, particularly high hazard
velocity zones, in order to minimize threats to public safety, potential loss of life, personal
injury, destruction of property, and environmental damage inevitably resulting from storms,
flooding, erosion and relative sea level rise.
(2) Enable safe access to and from coastal homes and buildings for homeowners and emergency
response personnel, such as police, fire and rescue departments or other emergency
response officials.
(3) Reduce or prevent public health emergencies resulting from surface and ground water
contamination from inundation of or damage to sewage disposal systems and storage areas
for typical household hazardous substances.
(4) Minimize monetary loss and public health threats resulting from storm damage to public
facilities (water and gas mains, electric, telephone lines, streets, bridges, etc.). Avoid the loss
of utility services which, if damaged by flooding, would disrupt or shut down the utility
network and impact regions of the community beyond the site of flooding.
(5) Eliminate costs associated with the response to and cleanup of flooding conditions.
(6) Reduce damage to public and private property resulting from flooding waters.
B. Definitions. As used in this section, the following words shall have the meanings specified herein:
AREA OF SPECIAL FLOOD HAZARD The land area subject to flood hazards and shown on a Flood
Insurance Rate Map or other flood hazard map as Zone A, AE, X, and VE. [Base Code, Chapter 2,
Section 202]
BASE FLOOD The flood having a one-percent chance of being equaled or exceeded in any given
year.
COASTAL HIGH HAZARD AREA The area subject to high-velocity waters, including but not limited
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to hurricane wave wash or tsunamis. The area is designated on a FIRM as Zone VE.
DEVELOPMENT Any man-made change to improved or unimproved real estate, including but not
limited to building or other structures, mining, dredging, filling, grading, paving, excavation or
drilling operations or storage of equipment or materials. [US Code of Federal Regulations, Title
44, Part 59]
DISTRICT Floodplain District.
EXISTING MANUFACTURED HOME PARK OR SUBDIVISION A manufactured home park or
subdivision for which the construction of facilities for servicing the lots on which the
manufactured homes are to be fixed (including, at minimum, the installation of utilities, the
construction of streets, and either final site grading or pouring of concrete pads) is completed
before the effective date of this section.
EXPANSION TO AN EXISTING MANUFACTURED HOMEPARK OR SUBDIVISION The preparation
of additional sites by the construction of facilities for servicing lots on which the manufactured
homes are to be affixed (including the installation of utilities, the construction or streets, and
either final site grading or pouring of concrete pads).
FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY (FEMA) Administers the National Flood
Insurance Program (NFIP). FEMA provides a nationwide flood hazard mapping study program for
communities as well as regulatory standards for development in the flood hazard areas.
FLOOD INSURANCE RATE MAP (FIRM) An official map of a community on which FEMA has
delineated both areas of special flood hazard and risk premium zones applicable to the
community.
FLOOD INSURANCE STUDY (FIS) An examination, evaluation, and determination of flood hazards,
and, if appropriate, corresponding water surface elevations, or an examination, evaluation and
determination of flood-related erosion hazards.
FUNCTIONALLY DEPENDENT USE A use which cannot perform its intended purpose unless it is
located or carried out in close proximity to water. The term includes only docking facilities, port
facilities that are necessary for the loading and unloading of cargo or passengers, and ship
building and ship repair facilities, but does not include long-term storage or related
manufacturing facilities. [US Code of Federal Regulations, Title 44, Part 59] Also [Referenced
Standard ASCE 24-14]
HIGHEST ADJACENT GRADE The highest natural elevation of the ground surface prior to
construction next to the proposed walls of a structure. [US Code of Federal Regulations, Title 44,
Part 59]
HISTORIC STRUCTURE Any structure that is:
(a) Listed individually in the National Register of Historic Places (a listing maintained by the
Department of Interior) or preliminarily determined by the Secretary of the Interior as
meeting the requirements for individual listing on the National Register;
(b) Certified or preliminarily determined by the Secretary of the Interior as contributing to
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the historical significance of a registered historic district or a district preliminarily
determined by the Secretary to qualify as a registered historic district;
(c) Individually listed on a state inventory of historic places in states with historic
preservation programs which have been approved by the Secretary of the Interior; or
(d) Individually listed on a local inventory of historic places in communities with historic
preservation programs that have been certified either:
(1) By an approved state program as determined by the Secretary of the Interior or
(2) Directly by the Secretary of the Interior in states without approved programs.
[US Code of Federal Regulations, Title 44, Part 59]
LAND SUBJECT TO COASTAL STORM FLOWAGE Land subject to inundation caused by coastal
storms up to and including the one-hundred-year flood, surge of record, or flood of record,
whichever is greater. The one-hundred-year flood (or base flood as it is also referred to) means
the flood having a one-percent chance of being equaled or exceeded in any given year. The
seaward limit is mean low water.
LOWEST FLOOR The lowest floor of the lowest enclosed areas (including basement or cellar). An
unfinished or flood-resistant enclosure, usable solely for parking of vehicles, building access or
storage in an area other than a basement area is not considered a building's lowest floor,
provided that such enclosure is not built so as to render the structure in violation of the applicable
non-elevation design requirements of NFIP Regulations 60.3.
MANUFACTURED HOME A structure, transportable in one or more sections, which is built on a
permanent chassis and is designed for use with or without a permanent foundation when
connected to the required utilities. For purposes of the application of this Floodplain District
Bylaw, the term “manufactured home” also includes park trailers, travel trailers, and other similar
vehicles placed on a site for greater than 180 consecutive days. For insurance purposes, the term
“manufactured home” does not include park trailers, travel trailers, and other similar vehicles.
MANUFACTURED HOME PARK OR SUBDIVISION A parcel (or contiguous parcels) of land divided
into two or more manufactured home lots for rent or sale.
NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM (NFIP) Is administered by the Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA).
NEW CONSTRUCTION Structures for which the start of construction commenced on or after June
6, 1985 (the effective date of the first Flood Insurance Rate Map and accompanying regulations).
New construction includes work determined to be substantial improvement.
NEW MANUFACTURED HOME PARK OR SUBDIVISION A manufactured home park or subdivision
for which the construction of facilities for servicing the lots on which the manufactured homes
are to be affixed (including, at minimum, the installation of utilities, the construction of streets,
and either final site grading or the pouring of concrete pads) is completed on or after the effective
date of this Floodplain District Bylaw.
ONE HUNDRED YEAR FLOOD See "base flood."
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RECREATIONAL VEHICLE A vehicle which is:
(a) Built on a single chassis,
(b) 400 square feet or less when measured at the largest horizontal projection,
(c) Designed to be self-propelled or permanently towable by a light duty truck; and
(d) Designed primarily not for use as a permanent dwelling but as temporary living
quarters for recreational, camping, travel, or seasonal use.
(Note: Recreational Vehicles are only allowed in Brewster in licensed camping facilities)
SEA-LEVEL RISE BASE FLOOD ELEVATION (SLR-BFE) The elevation of surface water resulting from
any inundation caused by coastal storms up to and including that predicted to be caused by the
1% annual storm for the Target Year, as defined by the best available coastal flooding model.
SPECIAL FLOOD HAZARD AREA An area having special flood and/or flood related erosion
hazards, and shown on a FIRM as Zone A, AE, VE.
START OF CONSTRUCTION The date of issuance for new construction and substantial
improvements to existing structures, provided the actual start of construction, repair,
reconstruction, rehabilitation, addition, placement or other improvement is within 180 days after
the date of issuance. The actual start of construction means the first placement of permanent
construction of a building (including a manufactured home) on a site, such as the pouring of a
slab or footings, installation of pilings or construction of columns.
Permanent construction does not include land preparation (such as clearing, excavation, grading
or filling), the installation of streets or walkways, excavation for a basement, footings, piers or
foundations, the erection of temporary forms or the installation of accessory buildings such as
garages or sheds not occupied as dwelling units or not part of the main building. For a substantial
improvement, the actual “start of construction” means the first alteration of any wall, ceiling,
floor or other structural part of a building, whether or not that alteration affects the external
dimensions of the building. [Base Code, Chapter 2, Section 202]
STRUCTURE For floodplain management purposes, a walled and roofed building, including a gas
or liquid storage tank that is principally above ground, as well as a manufactured home.
SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE Damage of any origin sustained by a structure whereby the cost of
restoring the structure to its before-damaged condition would equal or exceed 50% of the market
value of the structure before the damage occurred.
SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENT Any reconstruction, rehabilitation, addition, or other
improvement of a structure, the cost of which equals or exceeds 50% of the market value of the
structure before the start of construction of the improvement. This term includes structures
which have incurred substantial damage, regardless of the actual repair work performed.
SUBSTANTIAL REPAIR OF A FOUNDATION When work to repair or replace a foundation results
in the repair or replacement of a portion of the foundation with a perimeter along the base of
the foundation that equals or exceeds 50% of the perimeter of the base of the foundation
measured in linear feet, or repair or replacement of 50% of the piles, columns or piers of a pile,
column or pier supported foundation, the building official shall determine it to be substantial
repair of a foundation. Applications determined by the building official to constitute substantial
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repair of a foundation shall require all existing portions of the entire building or structure to meet
the requirements of 780 CMR. [As amended by MA in 9th Edition BC]
VARIANCE A grant of relief by a community from the terms of a flood plain management
regulation. [US Code of Federal Regulations, Title 44, Part 59]
VIOLATION The failure of a structure or other development to be fully compliant with the
community's flood plain management regulations. A structure or other development without the
elevation certificate, other certifications, or other evidence of compliance required in
§60.3(b)(5), (c)(4), (c)(10), (d)(3), (e)(2), (e)(4), or (e)(5) is presumed to be in violation until such
time as that documentation is provided. [US Code of Federal Regulations, Title 44, Part 59]
ZONES
ZONE A The one-hundred-year floodplain area where the base flood elevation (BFE) has not
been determined. To determine the BFE, use the best available federal, state, local or other
data.
ZONE AE The one-hundred-year floodplain where the base flood elevation has been
determined.
ZONE X Areas identified in the community Flood Insurance Study as areas of moderate or
minimal flood hazard.
ZONE VE Special flood hazard areas along a coast subject to inundation by the one-hundred-
year flood with additional hazards due to velocity (wave action). Base flood elevations have
been determined.
C. Floodplain District boundaries and base flood elevation data.
(1) The Floodplain District includes all special flood hazard areas within the Town of Brewster
designated as Zone A, AE, AH, AO, A99, V or VE on the Barnstable County Flood Insurance
Rate Map (FIRM) issued by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for the
administration of the National Flood Insurance Program dated July 14, 2016. The exact
boundaries of the District may be defined by the 1% chance base flood elevations shown on
the FIRM and further defined by the Barnstable County Flood Insurance Study (FIS) report.
The FIRM and FIS report are incorporated herein by reference and are on file with the Town
Clerk, Planning Board, Building Commissioner and Conservation Commission.
(2) Base flood elevation data. Base flood elevation data is required for subdivision proposals or
other developments greater than 50 lots or five acres; whichever is the lesser, within
unnumbered A zones.
a. Within Zone A, where the base flood elevation is not provided on the FIRM, the
applicant shall cause a qualified professional to provide any existing base flood
elevation data, which data shall be reviewed by the Building
Commissioner/Zoning Agent for its reasonable utilization toward meeting the
elevation or floodproofing requirements as appropriate, of the State Building
Code.
b. Pursuant to the Wetlands Protection Act (G.L. c. 131, Section 40 and 310 CMR
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10.00, et seq.), the Brewster Conservation Commission may require any building
or other structure, in the event of any substantial repair of the foundation, any
substantial improvement, or any restoration of substantial damage, the entire
building or structure shall be elevated at least two (2) feet above the SLR-BFE.
D. Use regulations.
(1) All provisions of the Code of the Town of Brewster, Chapter 179, shall remain applicable
within the Floodplain District; provided, however, where the Floodplain District Bylaw
imposes additional or conflicting requirements, the more stringent local requirements shall
prevail. All development in the Floodplain District, including structural and nonstructural
activities, whether permitted by right or by special permit, must be in compliance with
(Chapter 131, Section 40, of the Massachusetts General Laws and with the following:
a. Section of the Massachusetts State Building Code which addresses floodplain
and coastal high hazard areas (currently 780 CMR).
b. Wetlands Protection Regulations, Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)
(currently 310 CMR 10.00).
c. Inland Wetlands Restriction, IMP (currently 310 CMR 13.00).
d. Coastal Wetlands Restriction, DEP (currently 310 CMR 12.00).
e. Minimum Requirements for the Subsurface Disposal of Sanitary Sewage, DEP
(currently 310 CMR 15, Tile 5).
f. Brewster Wetlands Protection Bylaw (currently Chapter 172, Brewster Town
Code).
g. Brewster Wetlands Conservancy District (currently Chapter 179, Article II, § 179-
6, Brewster Town Code).
(2) Any departure from the provisions and requirements of the above-referenced state or local
regulations may only be granted in accordance with the required variance procedures of
these state or local regulations. A variance from this Floodplain Bylaw must meet the
requirements set out by State law, and may only be granted if: 1) Good and sufficient cause
and exceptional non-financial hardship exist; 2) the variance will not result in additional
threats to public safety, extraordinary public expense, or fraud or victimization of the public;
and 3) the variance is the minimum action necessary to afford relief.
(3) If the State issues a variance to the flood-resistant standards as found in the Massachusetts
State Building Code, the Town will request from the State Building Code Appeals Board a
written and/or audible copy of the portion of the hearing related to the variance and will
maintain this record in the community’s files.
The Town shall also issue a letter to the property owner regarding potential impacts to the
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annual premiums for the flood insurance policy covering that property, in writing over the
signature of a community official that (i) the issuance of a variance to construct a structure
below the base flood level will result in increased premium rates for flood insurance up to
amounts as high as $25 for $100 of insurance coverage and (ii) such construction below the
base flood level increases risks to life and property.
Such notification shall be maintained with the record of all variance actions for the
referenced development in the floodplain overlay district.
E. Recommended uses. The following uses, which present low flood damage potential and are
unlikely to cause obstructions to flood flows, are encouraged, provided they are permitted in the
underlying district and do not require structures, fill, or the storage of either materials or
equipment.
(1) Agricultural uses such as farming, grazing, truck farming, horticulture, etc.
(2) Forestry and nursery uses.
(3) Outdoor recreational uses, including play areas, nature study, boating, fishing and hunting
where otherwise legally permitted.
(4) Conservation of water, plants and wildlife.
(5) Wildlife management areas, foot, bicycle, and/or horse paths and bridges provided such
uses do not affect the natural flow pattern of floodwaters or of any watercourse.
(6) Temporary nonresidential structures used in connection with fishing, hunting, bird
watching, growing, harvesting, storage, or sale of crops raised on the premises.
(7) Buildings and uses lawfully existing prior to the adoption of these provisions.
F. Use limitations.
(1) Man-made alteration of sand dunes within Zone VE that increase potential flood damage is
prohibited.
(2) All new construction within Zone VE is required to be located landward of the reach of
mean high tide.
(3) All subdivision proposals shall be reviewed to assure that:
a. Such proposals minimize flood damage;
b. All public utilities and facilities are located and constructed to minimize or
eliminate flood damage; and
c. Adequate drainage is provided to reduce exposure to flood hazards.
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(4) Existing contour intervals of site and elevations of existing structures must be included on
plan proposals.
(5) Within Zones AO and AH on the FIRM, adequate drainage paths must be provided around
structures on slopes, to guide floodwaters around and away from proposed structures.
(6) All recreational vehicles to be placed on a site must be:
a. elevated and anchored in accordance with the zone’s regulations for foundation
and elevation requirements; or
b. be on the site for less than 180 consecutive days; or
c. be fully licensed and highway ready.
G. Administration.
(1) The Town of Brewster requires a permit for all proposed construction or other development
in the floodplain overlay district, including new construction or changes to existing buildings,
placement of manufactured homes, placement of agricultural facilities, fences, sheds,
storage facilities or drilling, mining, paving and any other development that might increase
flooding or adversely impact flood risks to other properties. The floodplain permit required
hereunder shall be issued by the Conservation Commission in connection with any other
permit applications falling under the Conservation Commission’s jurisdiction. The
Conservation Commission may enact regulations hereunder including the procedures
relative to an application for a floodplain permit.
(2) There shall be established a routing procedure which will circulate or transmit one copy of
the development plan to the Conservation Commission, Planning Board, Board of Health,
Town Engineer and Building Commissioner for comments which will be considered by the
appropriate permitting board prior to issuing applicable permits. The proponent must
obtain all local, state, and federal permits necessary to carry out the proposed development
in the floodplain overlay district and must verify that all necessary permits have been
acquired.
(3) The Building Commissioner shall require the applicant to cause a qualified professional to
provide records of elevation and/or floodproofing levels for new construction or substantial
improvement within the flood district.
H. Designation of community Floodplain Administrator. The Town of Brewster hereby designates
the position of Building Commissioner to be the official floodplain administrator for the Town.
I. Severability. If any provision of this section should be disapproved by the Attorney General or
invalidated by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remainder of the section shall not be
affected thereby. The invalidity of any section or sections or parts of any section or sections of
this § 179-7 shall not affect the validity of the remainder of the Town of Brewster's Zoning Bylaw.
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J. Abrogation. The provisions found in this Floodplain Overlay District section shall take precedence
over any less restrictive conflicting local laws, ordinances or codes.
K. Liability. The degree of flood protection required by this bylaw is considered reasonable but
does not imply total flood protection.
L. Requirement to submit new technical data. If the Town acquires data that changes the base flood
elevation in the FEMA mapped Special Flood Hazard Areas, the Town will, within 6 months, notify
FEMA of these changes by submitting the technical or scientific data that supports the change(s.)
Notification shall be submitted to:
FEMA Region I Risk Analysis Branch Chief
99 High St., 6th floor, Boston, MA 02110
And copy of notification to:
Massachusetts NFIP State Coordinator
MA Dept. of Conservation & Recreation, 251 Causeway Street, Boston, MA 02110
(Planning Board) (Two Thirds Vote
Required)
Motion made by Planning Board Member Charlotte Degen: I move to
approve Article No. 11 as printed in the warrant.
ACTION: ADOPTED by a Moderator declared greater than 2/3 vote – Voter Cards
7:15pm
DRUMMER BOY PARK MASTER PLAN UPDATE
ARTICLE NO. 12: To see if Town will vote to accept the 2021 Drummer Boy Park Master Plan, or
to take any other action relative thereto.
(Select Board) (Majority Vote Required)
Motion made by Drummer Boy Park Committee Member Jamie Veara: I
move to approve Article No. 12 as printed in the warrant.
ACTION: ADOPTED UNANIMOUSLY – Voter Cards
OTHER BUSINESS
ARTICLE NO. 13: To act upon any other business that may legally come before this meeting or
to take any other action related thereto.
(Select Board) (Majority Vote
Required)
Motion made by Select Board Chair Cynthia Bingham: I move that that
the Town vote to dissolve the Fall 2021 Special Town Meeting.
ACTION: ADOPTED UNANIMOUSLY – Voter Cards
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The Special Town Meeting of November 15th, 2021 was dissolved at 7:23pm.
A True Copy Attest:
Colette M. Williams, MMC/CMMC
Town Clerk
Brewster, MA
Report of the
Nauset Regional District Election
March 30th, 2021
In accordance with the Warrant, the inhabitants of Brewster, qualified to vote in
the Nauset Regional District Election met at the Brewster Baptist Church Hall,
Tuesday, March 30th, 2021.
This was Brewster’s first dual election, being held in conjunction with the Special
Town Election Debt Exclusion question to fund this project if passed. Mass
General Law Chapter 71 section 16(n) sets the hours at 8 maximum, so the polls
were open from 11am until 7pm. Due to the Covid 19 Pandemic the State enacted
Special Legislation, Chapter 45 of the Acts of 2020, were extended to March 31st,
2021, that allowed for Early Voting ballots to be made available to any requestor
for a local municipal election. Brewster mailed out vote-by-mail application
postcards to all registered voters in town on February 22nd, 2021. 3000
individuals returned those requests and were mailed ballots for Brewster’s first
dual election.
The polls were declared open at 11:00 a.m.
The elections workers duly sworn-in were; Curt Taylor; Warden, Glenda
Normand, Precinct One Clerk, June Cameron, Precinct Two Clerk; and Sharon
Ryone, Precinct Three Clerk. The Checkers and counters were; Sally Andreola,
Cheryl Avery, David Briggs, Nancy Burdych, George Carey, Susan Daly, Lauren
Elliott-Grunes, Beth Finch, Sandy Franconi, John Galante, Pat Galante, Robert
Gaughran, Robert Harris, Jodi Holland, Penny Holeman, Joanne Hughes, Peter
Prec. 1 Prec. 2 Prec. 3 Total
Early Voting Ballots
Requested 1022 1013 965 3000
Returned & Counted 848 857 808 2513
Returned Late/Not Returned 13/161 13/143 11/146 37/450
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Johnson, Ellie Johnson, Sandra Johnson, Julie Menges, Marjorie Oliver, Judy
Rowe, Christine Rossiter, Pat Stanley, Elizabeth Taylor, Charles Winn and
Jayanne Monger, Assistant Town Clerk.
The polls were closed at 7:00 p.m. with the following results:
Total votes cast in Precinct 1: 1202
Total votes cast in Precinct 2: 1241
Total votes cast in Precinct 3: 1177
Total votes cast: 3620
Registered voters: 8466 43% voter participation.
QUESTION
Do you approve of the vote of the Regional District School Committee of the
Nauset Regional School District adopted on January 28, 2021, to authorize the
borrowing of $131,825,665 to pay costs of renovating and adding to Nauset
Regional High School, located at 100 Cable Road, North Eastham,
Massachusetts, including the payment of all costs incidental or related thereto,
which vote provides, in relevant part, as follows:
“VOTED: That the Nauset Regional School District (the “District”) hereby
appropriates the amount of One Hundred Thirty-One Million Eight
Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand Six Hundred Sixty-Five Dollars
($131,825,665) for the purpose of paying costs of renovating and adding to
Nauset Regional High School, located at 100 Cable Road, North Eastham,
Massachusetts, including the payment of all costs incidental or related
thereto (the “Project”), which school facility shall have an anticipated
useful life as an educational facility for the instruction of school children
for at least 50 years, and for which the District may be eligible for a school
construction grant from the Massachusetts School Building Authority
(“MSBA”), said amount to be expended at the direction of the School
Building Committee. To meet this appropriation the District is authorized
to borrow said amount, under and pursuant to G.L. c. 71, §16(n) and the
District Agreement, as amended, or pursuant to any other enabling
authority. The District acknowledges that the MSBA’s grant program is a
non-entitlement, discretionary program based on need as determined by
the MSBA, and any Project costs the District incurs in excess of any grant
approved by and received from the MSBA shall be the sole responsibility
of the District; provided further that any grant that the District may receive
from the MSBA shall not exceed the lesser of (1) forty-three and thirty-nine
hundredths percent (43.39%) of eligible, approved Project costs, as
determined by the MSBA, and (2) the total maximum grant amount
determined by the MSBA, and that the amount of borrowing authorized
pursuant to this vote shall be reduced by any grant amount set forth in
the Project Funding Agreement that may be executed between the District
and the MSBA. Any premium received upon the sale of any bonds or
notes approved by this vote, less any such premium applied to the
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payment of the costs of issuance of such bonds or notes, may be applied
to the payment of costs approved by this vote in accordance with G.L. c.
44, §20, thereby reducing the amount authorized to be borrowed to pay
such costs by a like amount.
If the District were to receive an MSBA grant in the amount of 43.39% of
eligible, approved Project costs, it is anticipated that the net principal
amount of this debt allocable to each member town of the District,
exclusive of interest, would be approximately as follows:
Member
Town
Approximate
Amount
Member
Town
Approximate
Amount
Brewster $45,830,225 Orleans $18,157,605
Eastham $18,871,224 Wellfleet $12,290,135
The debt authorized by this vote of the Committee shall be submitted to the
registered voters of the District’s member towns for approval at a District-wide
election to be held on Tuesday, March 30, 2021 in accordance with the provisions
of Chapter 71, Section 16(n) of the General Laws and the District Agreement.
Prec. 1 Prec. 2 Prec. 3 Total
Blanks 0 2 2 4
*Yes 727 733 700 2160
No 475 506 475 1456
Total 1202 1241 1177 3620
A True Copy Attest;
Colette M. Williams, MMC/CMMC
Town Clerk
Brewster, MA
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Report of the
Special Town Election
March 30th, 2021
In accordance with the Warrant, the inhabitants of Brewster, qualified to vote in
the Special Town Election met at the Brewster Baptist Church Hall, Tuesday,
March 30th, 2021.
This was Brewster’s first dual election, being held in conjunction with the Nauset
Regional District High School Renovation Project. Following the procedures of
Chapter 71 Section 16 paragraph (n) the election was called for a maximum of 8
hours. Due to the Covid 19 Pandemic and the State enacted Special Legislation,
Chapter 45 of the Acts of 2020, which were extended to March 31st, 2021, that
allowed for Early Voting ballots to be made available to any requestor for a local
municipal election. Brewster mailed out vote-by-mail application postcards to
all registered voters in town on February 22nd, 2021. 2994 individuals returned
those requests and were mailed ballots for Brewster’s first dual election.
The polls were declared open at 11:00 a.m.
The elections workers duly sworn-in were; Curt Taylor; Warden, Glenda
Normand, Precinct One Clerk, June Cameron, Precinct Two Clerk; and Sharon
Ryone, Precinct Three Clerk. The Checkers and counters were; Sally Andreola,
Cheryl Avery, David Briggs, Nancy Burdych, George Carey, Susan Daly, Lauren
Elliott-Grunes, Beth Finch, Sandy Franconi, John Galante, Pat Galante, Robert
Gaughran, Robert Harris, Jodi Holland, Penny Holeman, Joanne Hughes, Peter
Johnson, Ellie Johnson, Sandra Johnson, Julie Menges, Marjorie Oliver, Judy
Rowe, Christine Rossiter, Pat Stanley, Elizabeth Taylor, Charles Winn and
Jayanne Monger, Assistant Town Clerk.
Prec. 1 Prec. 2 Prec. 3 Total
Early/Absentee Voting Ballots
Requested 1021 1012 961 2994
Returned & Counted 854 847 802 2503
Returned Late/Not Returned 15/152 11/154 11/148 37/454
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The polls were closed at 7:00 p.m. with the following results:
Total votes cast in Precinct 1: 1187
Total votes cast in Precinct 2: 1233
Total votes cast in Precinct 3: 1166
Total votes cast: 3586
Registered voters: 8466 42% voter participation.
QUESTION 1
Shall the Town of Brewster be allowed to exempt from the provisions of
proposition two and one-half, so-called, the amounts required to pay its allocable
share of the bonds issued by the Nauset Regional School District to pay costs of
renovating and adding to Nauset Regional High School, located at 100 Cable
Road, North Eastham, Massachusetts, including the payment of all costs
incidental or related thereto?
Prec. 1 Prec. 2 Prec. 3 Total
Blanks 2 7 4 13
*Yes 733 720 705 2158
No 452 506 457 1415
Total 1187 1233 1166 3586
A True Copy Attest;
Colette M. Williams, MMC/CMMC
Town Clerk
Brewster, MA
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Report of the
Annual Town Election
May 25th, 2021
In accordance with the Warrant, the inhabitants of Brewster, qualified to vote in
the Annual Town Election met at the Brewster Baptist Church Hall, Tuesday,
May 25th, 2021.
Due to the ongoing Covid 19 Pandemic, Massachusetts extended the Special
Legislation, Chapter 45 of the Acts of 2020, allowing for early voting ballots to be
mailed to all requesters for a municipal election. Brewster mailed postcard
applications to each registered voter in Brewster in February 2021.
The polls were declared open at 7:00 a.m.
The elections workers duly sworn-in were; Curt Taylor; Warden, June Cameron,
Precinct One Clerk, Anne LeMaitre, Precinct Two Clerk; and Sharon
Ryone/Glenda Normand, Precinct Three Clerks. The Checkers and counters
were; Sally Andreola, David Briggs, Nancy Burdych, Susan Daly, Lauren Elliott-
Grunes, Beth Finch, John Galante, Debbie Gengris, Penny Holeman, Joanne
Hughes, Peter Johnson, Ellie Johnson, Sandra Johnson, Julie Menges, Mary Jo
Nabywaniec, Stephen Najarian, Marjorie Oliver, Christine Rossiter, Joan
Scheffer, Peter Scheffer, Pat Stanley, Elizabeth Taylor, Elbert Uleshoeffer, Karen
Whitney, Charles Winn and Jayanne Monger, Assistant Town Clerk. Board of
Registrar members Ted Nabywaniec and Frank Smith were present at the Town
Hall for any inquiries.
The polls were closed at 8:00 p.m. with the following results:
Totals: Vote by Mail Vote by Mail on
Election Day In-Person
Precinct 1 Total Votes: 923 628 41 254
Precinct 2 Total Votes: 933 633 52 248
Prec. 1 Prec. 2 Prec. 3 Total
Early Voting Ballots
Requested 1028 1008 966 3002
Returned & Counted 669 685 606 1960
Late Rejected/Not Returned 15/344 11/312 14/346 40/1002
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Precinct 3 Total Votes: 822 545 61 216
2678 1806 154 718
Registered voters: 8499 31.5% voter participation.
Board of Health For Three Years
Blanks 220 235 209 664
Kimberley Crocker Pearson 703 693 608 2004
Write-In 0 5 5 10
Total 923 933 822 2678
Brewster School Committee For Three Years
Blanks 204 201 184 589
Casey Lynn Mecca 717 726 634 2077
Write-In 2 6 4 12
Total 923 933 822 2678
Brewster School Committee Unexpired Two Year Term
Blanks 54 60 46 160
Rheanna Hastings 264 298 277 839
Sarah Harlow Sherman 605 574 496 1675
Write-in 0 1 3 4
Total 923 933 822 2678
Moderator For One Year
Blanks 157 201 180 538
Charles L. Sumner 763 724 630 2117
Write-in 3 8 12 23
Total 923 933 822 2678
Prec. 1 Prec. 2 Prec. 3 Total
Board of Selectmen(2) For Three Years
Blanks 238 254 246 738
Mary W. Chaffee 729 699 594 2022
Kari Sue Hoffmann 627 598 522 1747
Gary J. Kaser, Jr. 250 313 276 839
Write-In 2 2 6 10
Total 1846 1866 1644 5356
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Constable For One Year
Blanks 208 197 182 587
Roland W. Bassett, Jr. 715 734 633 2082
Write-In 0 2 7 9
Total 923 933 822 2678
Recreation Commission For Three Years
Blanks 229 249 216 694
Thomas J. Wingard, Jr. 694 682 604 1980
Write-In 0 2 2 4
Total 923 933 822 2678
Prec. 1 Prec. 2 Prec. 3 Total
Planning Board For Five Years
Blanks 270 278 229 777
Madalyn Louise Hillis-Dineen 652 651 588 1891
Write-In 1 4 5 10
Total 923 933 822 2678
Planning Board Unexpired Two Year Term
Blanks 65 84 55 204
Amanda Bebrin 509 487 417 1413
William C. Henchy, III 348 361 347 1056
Write-In 1 1 3 5
Total 923 933 822 2678
Nauset Reg’l School District Committee For Three Years
Blanks 264 269 247 780
Richard S. Stewart 657 660 572 1889
Write-In 2 4 3 9
Total 923 933 822 2678
Nauset Reg’l School District Committee (2) Unexpired One Year Term
Blanks 318 367 361 1046
Richard Charles Draper 608 574 476 1658
Dion C. Dugan 243 264 229 736
Cathryn B. Lonsdale 676 660 578 1914
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Write-In 1 1 0 2
Total 1846 1866 1644 5356
Old Kings Hwy Reg’l Historic District Committee For Four Years
Blanks 265 261 241 767
Steven A. Bergquist 658 668 578 1904
Write-In 0 4 3 7
Total 923 933 822 2678
Housing Authority For Five Years
Blanks 267 280 251 798
Zachary X. Volpicelli 655 652 568 1875
Write-In 1 1 3 5
Total 923 933 822 2678
Housing Authority Unexpired One Year Term
Blanks 907 914 809 2630
Write-in Christine Boucher 3 2 1 6
Write-in 13 17 12 42
Total 923 933 822 2678
A True Copy Attest;
Colette M. Williams, MMC/CMMC
Town Clerk
Brewster, MA
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Report of the
Special Town Election
October 5th, 2021
In accordance with the Warrant, the inhabitants of Brewster, qualified to vote in
the Special Town Election met at the Brewster Baptist Church Hall, Tuesday,
October 5th, 2021.
Due to the Covid 19 Pandemic, the State enacted Special Legislation, Chapter 29
of the Acts of 2021, which extended to December 15th, 2021 a vote by mail option
for all municipal elections. 2942 Brewster voters requested to have their ballot
mailed to them. Out of the 2942 ballots mailed, 2162 were returned and
counted. 2014 ballots were returned prior to election day October 5th and 148
individuals chose to return their ballots on election day itself. 1110 registered
voters voted in-person at the polls on election day.
The polls were declared open at 7:00 a.m.
The elections workers duly sworn-in were; Curt Taylor; Warden, Glenda
Normand, Precinct One Clerk, Joan Scheffer, Precinct 1 Deputy Clerk, June
Cameron, Precinct Two Clerk; and Lauren Elliott-Grunes, Precinct 3 Clerk,
Sharon Ryone, Precinct Three Deputy Clerk. The Checkers and counters were;
Peter Amadeo, Sally Andreola, Cheryl Avery, David Briggs, Nancy Burdych,
George Carey, Susan Daly, Helga Dyer, Beth Finch, John Galante, Debbie
Gengris, Robert Harris, Rheanna Hastings, Jodi Holland, Joanne Hughes, Peter
Johnson, Ellie Johnson, Sandra Johnson, Adam Lange, Paula Miller, Mary Jo
Nabywaniec, Marjorie Oliver, Christine Rossiter, Elizabeth Taylor, Steve
Tribastone, Elbert Uleshoeffer, Karen Whitney, Charles Winn and Jayanne
Monger, Assistant Town Clerk.
The polls were closed at 8:00 p.m. with the following results:
Prec. 1 Prec. 2 Prec. 3 Total
Vote by Mail Ballots
Requested 1026 985 931 2942
Returned & Counted 768 723 671 2162
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Total votes cast in Precinct 1: 1134
Total votes cast in Precinct 2: 1115
Total votes cast in Precinct 3: 1023
Total votes cast: 3272
Registered voters: 8568 38% voter participation.
Question 1
Shall the Town of Brewster be allowed to exempt from the provisions of
proposition two and one-half, so-called, the amounts required to pay for the bond
issued in order to acquire the parcel of land with the improvements located at
500 W.H. Besse Cartway, Brewster, containing 66 acres, more or less, shown on
Assessors Map 84 as Parcel 45, and described in a deed recorded with the
Barnstable Registry of Deeds in Book 1388, Page 1185, for habitat protection,
watershed protection, open space, conservation and passive recreation, active
recreation, community housing and/or general municipal purposes, and for the
purpose of granting conservation easements and/or restrictions on such
portions of the property as the Select Board may determine to provide for habitat
protection, watershed protection, open space, conservation and passive
recreation purposes?
Prec. 1 Prec. 2 Prec. 3 Total
Blanks 3 1 6 10
*Yes 1000 983 894 2877
No 131 131 133 395
Total 1134 1115 1023 3272
Question 2
Shall the Town of Brewster be allowed to exempt from the provisions of
proposition two and one-half, so-called, the amounts required to pay for the bond
issued in order to acquire the parcel of land with the improvements located at
3057 Main Street, Brewster, containing 54.7 acres, more or less, shown on
Assessors Map 101 as Parcel 45, and described in a deed recorded with the
Barnstable Registry of Deeds in Book 1388, Page 1188 (excluding therefrom the
parcel shown on Assessors Map 101 as Parcel 46) and in Certificate of Title No.
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30242, for habitat protection, watershed protection, open space, conservation
and passive recreation, active recreation, community housing, community center
and/or general municipal purposes, and for the purpose of granting
conservation easements and/or restrictions on such portions of the property that
the Select Board may determine to provide for habitat protection, watershed
protection, open space, conservation and passive recreation purposes?
Prec. 1 Prec. 2 Prec. 3 Total
Blanks 5 3 4 12
*Yes 988 970 888 2846
No 141 142 131 414
Total 1134 1115 1023 3272
A True Copy Attest;
Colette M. Williams, MMC/CMMC
Town Clerk
Brewster, MA
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REPORT OF THE ASSEMBLY OF
DELEGATES
Overview. The Assembly of Delegates is the
legislative branch of Cape Cod Regional
Government (also known as Barnstable
County government). Each town in the county
is represented by a Delegate elected by the
town’s voters for a two-year term.
Assembly Leadership
Assembly
Speaker
Patrick Princi
(Barnstable)
Assembly Deputy
Speaker Mary Chaffee (Brewster)
Assembly Clerk Owen Fletcher (Apr.
2020)
Legislative Powers of the Assembly. The
legislative powers of county government are
vested in the Assembly of Delegates, and
except as provided in the Barnstable County
Home Rule Charter, the acts of the Assembly
of Delegates are required to be by ordinance
or resolution. The public can participate in the
Assembly’s meetings and public hearings.
Assembly Meetings. The Assembly of
Delegates typically hold regular meetings on
the first and third Wednesday of each month at
4:00 p.m. at the Barnstable County Complex,
3195 Main Street, Barnstable. Meetings
remained largely through a virtual format
during 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2021 Town Representation on the
Assembly. Each Delegate’s vote is weighted
to the percentage of the county’s population
that resides in that Delegate’s town, based
upon the 2020 United States Decennial
Census.
Town Weighted Vote* Delegate
Barnstable 21.36% Patrick Princi
Bourne 8.93% George Slade
Brewster 4.51% Mary Chaffee
Chatham 2.88% Randi Potash
Dennis 6.41% John Ohman
Eastham 2.51% J. Gallagher
Falmouth 14.20% Douglas Brown
Harwich 5.87% Elizabeth Harder
Mashpee 6.58% Thomas O’Hara
Orleans 2.75% Christopher Kanaga
Provincetown 1.60% Brian O’Malley
Sandwich 8.85% James Killion
Truro 1.07% Sallie Tighe
Wellfleet 1.56% Lilli-Ann Green
Yarmouth 10.93% Susan Warner
*Note: The percentages are rounded to the nearest
hundredth. Exact numbers are used for all
calculations.
County Budget. The Assembly reviews and adopts
the County budget each year. The process typically
takes place annually between February and May.
Legislative Action. The Assembly adopted these
Ordinances during 2021:
ORDINANCE ACTION ADOPTED
21-01 FY21 County operating budget supplemental appropriation for the
capping, select building demolition, and related stormwater improvement
project at the Barnstable County Fire and Rescue Training Academy Site
in the amount of $1,500,000
1/6/2021
21-02 To transfer funds from the General Fund Unreserved Fund Balance in the
amount of $1,000,000.00 to a County Emergency Fund for COVID-19
(Novel Coronavirus) expenses
2/3/2021
20-03 To amend Barnstable County Ordinance 19-01: the 2018 Regional Policy
Plan.
2/17/2021
21-04 To establish a job description for a Clerk of the Assembly of Delegates 2/17/2021
21-05 FY21 County Dredge budget supplemental appropriation for interest on
debt in the amount of $58,500
4/21/2021
21-06 FY22 County Operating Budget 4/21/2021
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21-07 FY22 Capital Budget 4/21/2021
21-08 FY22 Cape Cod Commission Operating Budget 4/21/2021
21-09 FY22 County Dredge Operating Budget 4/21/2021
21-10 To amend Ordinance 16-07 to repurpose funds from the Second District
roof to repairs at the Old Jail Complex
4/21/2021
21-11 To modify rates for the County Dredge Program for FY22 and FY23 6/2/2021
21-12 FY21 County operating budget supplemental appropriation for salaries
and legal expenses in the amount of $109,700
6/16/2021
21-13 To transfer from the FY21 general fund budget in the amount of $30,000
as a match for the OEA?? Military Installation Resilience Program.
7/7/2021
21-14 To amend Ordinance 17-05 to repurpose funds from the Superior
Courthouse Roof Replacement to the Second District Roof Replacement
10/20/2021
21-15 FY22 County operating budget supplemental appropriation for various
purposes in the amount of $541,396
10/20/2021
21-16 To amend Barnstable County Ordinance 90-12, Chapter A: the Enabling
Regulations Governing Review of Developments of Regional Impact to
correct Scrivener’s/clerical errors in the document.
11/3/2021
21-17 To utilize the ordinance process of the County Home Rule Charter to
expend funds received under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021
(ARPA) pursuant to Section 3-8 of the Barnstable County Home Rule
Charter
12/15/2021
21-18 To transfer to the County’s Police Academy Special Fund for Fiscal Year
2022
12/15/2021
Barnstable County Information
Assembly Delegate Mary Chaffee: mary.chaffee@barnstablecounty.org
Assembly Clerk Owen Fletcher: (508) 375-6761 or owen.fletcher@barnstablecounty.org
County Government website: https://www.barnstablecounty.org
Respectfully submitted,
Mary Chaffee, PhD, JD, RN, FAAN
Assembly Delegate, Town of Brewster
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REPORT OF THE BOARD OF ASSESSORS
The Town of Brewster completed the Fiscal
Year 2022 Value Reassessment Program,
certifying that our system for determining
property valuation met the standards of the
Department of Revenue’s Division of Local
Services to achieve full and fair cash value
assessments. This resulted in a total taxable
value of the town of $4,893,754,960 for Fiscal
Year 2022. This was an increase of 13.7%
over Fiscal Year 2021. The FY2022 tax rate
became $7.85, down from $8.58 in FY2021.
The median value of a single family home in
Brewster for FY2022 is $532,000, up from
$461,500 in FY2021. Utilizing those medians
and the respective fiscal year tax rates, the tax
bill for the median single-family property rose
$216.53 from $3,959.67 in FY2021 to
$4,176.20 in FY2022. The Town of Brewster
had 8,313 taxable real estate parcels and
3,123 taxable personal property accounts as of
January 1, 2021.
In 2021 James Gallagher entered his fifth year
as the Deputy Assessor. He also served as
President of the Barnstable County Assessors
Association in 2021. After nearly four years as
the Senior Department Assistant, Erika Mawn
left the Assessing Department to become the
Executive Assistant to the Town Administrator.
The Assessing Department welcomed Sara
Acheson as the new Senior Department
Assistant in 2021.
Thank you to the Assessing Department staff,
who continue their excellent service to the
taxpayers of Brewster, real estate
professionals and others who use the
resources of the office. Thank you also to our
consultant Paul Kapinos, and the data
collectors and staff at PK Assessment Systems
and PK Valuation Group, whose
professionalism and skill help ensure the
fairness and accuracy of our values. The
cooperation and assistance of all of the other
town departments, as well as the Select Board
and the Finance Committee, is also greatly
appreciated.
Respectfully submitted,
Board of Assessors
Belinda Eyestone, MAA, Chair
G. Howard Hayes
Diane Salomone
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REPORT OF THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT
The Planning Department provides staff
support to the Planning Board and Zoning
Board of Appeals (ZBA) in the review of land
use and development applications. The
Department also assists with long-range
planning initiatives, including vision planning,
zoning bylaw amendments, hazard mitigation
planning, floodplain management, and water
quality planning. In addition, the Department
provides staff support to the Brewster Vision
Planning Committee (VPC). The Department
provides assistance and information to the
general public as needed and upon request.
The Town Planner represents the Town on the
Pleasant Bay Alliance Steering Committee and
the Cape Cod Water Protection Collaborative,
as well as co-manages the Town’s participation
in the National Flood Insurance Program’s
Community Rating System with the Building
Commissioner.
The Department is pleased to host Jill Scalise,
Brewster Housing Coordinator, and work
collaboratively on furthering the Town’s
housing goals.
Zoning & General Bylaw Amendments
The Department supported the Planning
Board’s work on a new stormwater
management general bylaw in compliance with
the Massachusetts MS4 permit. The
Department also supported the Planning Board
with required amendments to the Town’s
floodplain bylaw consistent with the MassDEP
2020 Model Floodplain Bylaw and with
amendments to the Water Quality Protection
District bylaw.
Integrated Water Resource Management
Plan Implementation
The Department continues to work with the
Horsley Witten Group on implementing the
recommendations in the Integrated Water
Resources Management Plan.
Innovation/Alternative (I/A) septic systems to
mitigate nitrogen entering groundwater in the
Pleasant Bay Watershed continue to be
explored through the Massachusetts DEP 208
watershed permit issued for Pleasant Bay.
Fertilizer reduction strategies at Captain’s Golf
Course are also explored under the permit. A
program for I/A systems that mitigate
phosphorous impacts to Brewster’s freshwater
ponds is being researched, as well.
Staff Review
Under Staff Review, a prospective applicant
can meet with department heads to discuss a
project before entering the permitting process.
This process is free and intended to help
applicant’s present regulatory boards with
development proposals that are fully informed
by and responsive to local bylaws and
regulations. The Department managed 14
Staff Review applications in 2021. We
appreciate the time and resources of the many
Brewster departments who contribute to these
meetings.
Regulatory Review
The Department assists applicants with zoning,
permitting and land use related questions.
Department staff supports the Planning Board
and Zoning Board of Appeals by preparing staff
memos for permit applications, engaging peer
review consultants, and drafting findings,
conditions, and decisions for permit approvals.
Staff also prepare agendas, meeting packets,
abutter notifications, and legal ads to ensure
compliance with MGL 40A. In addition, staff
manage email distribution lists used to share
Planning Board and ZBA agendas with
residents.
Long-Range Planning Initiatives
The Department supported the Vision Planning
Committee’s efforts to foster outreach around
the implementation of the 2018 Vision Plan and
develop a Local Comprehensive Plan (LCP)
based on the Vision Plan goals. The
Department will continue to support the VPC
as they prepare the LCP for adoption at 2022
Fall Town Meeting.
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Public Service
The Planning Department continues to develop
brochures to assist the public in navigating the
permitting process, as well as explore new
ways to disseminate public information about
community meetings and active projects.
Please contact the Planning Department if you
are interested in being included on an email
distribution list for Planning Board and Zoning
Board of Appeals agendas.
Suggestions to improve the Department’s
public outreach efforts are always welcomed
and encouraged. Please stop by the
Department or make an appointment to
discuss ways to improve communication in our
community. The planning process is more
effective when residents and property owners
feel informed and can get involved.
In 2021, although town offices were partially
closed to the public due to the pandemic, the
Department still welcomed over 440 walk-in
inquiries, and over 1350 email and telephone
requests for information.
Planning Department Staffing Change
There was a significant change to staffing in
the Department this year as Town Planner
Ryan Bennett resigned from her position after
five years of dedicated service to the Town of
Brewster and its residents. The Planning
Department extends a heartfelt thank you to
Ryan for her guidance and support over the
past five years. Her breadth of knowledge,
thoughtful demeanor, and supportive
leadership will be missed.
Respectfully Submitted,
Ellen Murphy, Administrative Assistant
Lynn St. Cyr, Senior Department Assistant
Jill Scalise, Housing Coordinator
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PUBLIC SAFETY
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REPORT OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT
The year 2021 was a year of transition for the
Brewster Police Department; some of it good
and some of it bittersweet.
We recognized the retirements of three long
time members of the department. Lieutenant
George Bausch, Officer Sid Smith, and
Dispatcher Debbie Granelli took with them 80+
years of combined experience. We remain
appreciative of each of their contributions to
the department as well as their many years of
service to the Town of Brewster and beyond.
In addition to celebrating the accomplishments
of the retirees, their retirements provided
promotional opportunities for other officers.
Charles Mawn was promoted into the role of
patrol lieutenant and Frank Mirisola was
promoted to patrol sergeant. Both officers
have been with the department for many years
and will serve the community well in their new
roles.
As we navigated 2021, we witnessed the ebb
and flow of the COVID pandemic and stood
prepared to assist the community in its
response. Support was provided at testing and
vaccination sites, and to the Health
Department in reaching homebound residents
and maintaining an enjoyable and safe
atmosphere for residents and visitors alike
while they experienced all that Brewster has to
offer.
Moving into 2022, we look forward to the return
of even more of the activities and events that
we’ve missed as a result of the pandemic. The
police department will be here and ready to
assist as we transition to post-pandemic. We
do all of this with sincere appreciation of the
support we receive. This comes not only from
the citizens of Brewster, but also from the
Town Administration, the Select Board, the
Finance Committee and all of the other
departments and committees within this great
community.
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Report of the
BREWSTER POLICE DEPARTMENT
The following is a report of the activities of the Brewster Police Department for the
calendar year 2021.
VIOLENT CRIMES
Rape 4
Kidnapping 1
Assault 16
Threats 22
Domestic Disturbance 88
Domestic Order Violations 17
PROPERTY CRIMES
Burglaries 14
Larceny/Theft 42
Fraud 16
Motor Vehicle Theft 1
Vandalism 24
Trespassing 4
DRUGS/ALCOHOL
Drug Violations 1
Protective Custody 2
Driving Intoxicated 21
SERVICE CALLS/COMPLAINTS
Mental Health 64
Animal Control 404
Suspicious Incidents 302
Annoying Phone Calls 6
Missing Persons 20
Sudden Deaths 12
Well Being Checks 338
911 Hang-ups/Abandoned 318
Alarms 342
Restraining Order Service 49
Summons Service 153
Lost/Found Property 170
Hazardous Situations 188
Assist Citizen 497
Assist Oth. Police Agency 147
M/V CRASHES 177
TOTAL CALLS /ACTIVITY 16990
MOTOR VEHICLE STOPS 857
CITATIONS ISSUED
Motor Vehicle 470
Parking 856
Town Bylaw 3
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BREWSTER POLICE DEPARTMENT
APPOINTMENTS
CHIEF
HEATH J. ELDREDGE
LIEUTENANTS
GEORGE A. BAUSCH (retired 11/2/2021) JONATHON P. O’LEARY
CHARLES M. MAWN (appointed 11/6/2021)
SERGEANTS
CHARLES M. MAWN (reclassified 11/6/2021) MICHAEL R. MEI
FRANCESCO J. MIRISOLA (appointed 11/6/2021) PATRICK W. VARLEY
FREDDIE A. O’NEAL
DETECTIVE/SERGEANT
PAUL H. JUDGE, JR.
DETECTIVE
JACOB A. ZONTINI
POLICE OFFICERS
JESSICA R. AHLMAN FRANCESCO J. MIRISOLA
ALDEN B. CHILDS (reclassified 11/6/2021)
ANDREW J. DIONNE SHANNON C. PARKS
TYLER M. DOW (appointed 9/20/2021) JOREL E. RADKE
STEPHEN J. HATHAWAY (resigned 5/23/2021) (appointed 7/24/2021)
BRANDON L. RICE
TROY L. HENDERSON (resigned 2/16/2021) SIDNEY G. SMITH
DANIEL J. LANCTOT (retired 9/30/2021)
MATTHEW B. MARSHALL JOSEPH W. THACHER
JOSEPH M. MASHRICK MORGAN A. VERMETTE
ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER
LYNDA J. BROGDEN-BURNS
DISPATCHERS
MOLLY E. BRAZIL (resigned 9/24/2021) ALIZAH R. PACKETT
JORDAN T. FRISBIE (appointed 3/8/2021, reclass to Cadet 11/1/2021) (appointed 9/25/2021)
DEBORAH GRANELLI (retired 2/15/2021) LEAH A. PELKEY
ANNA L. MILAN (appointed 11/1/2021) (appointed 2/16/2021)
DEIDRE D. SCHOFIELD
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
JILL F. DOANE
MATRONS
LYNDA J. BROGDEN-BURNS DEBORAH GRANELLI
(retired 2/15/2021)
NANCY MADDOCKS-SMITH (appointment expired 6/30/2021) DEIDRE D. SCHOFIELD
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REPORT OF THE FIRE AND RESCUE
DEPARTMENT
To the Honorable Select Board and the
residents of the Town of Brewster,
The members of our department would like to
express our sincere gratitude to the Select
Board, Finance Committee, Town Staff, and
the residents of our community for the support
provided to our department throughout a very
challenging 2021.
During the year operational burdens related to
the COVID pandemic included heightened
staffing requirements, alterations to patient
treatment protocols, restrictions on fire and
ems training, and expanded decontamination
procedures all of which significantly challenged
our ability to provide effective response
services and maintain stable and consistent
daily operations. Additionally, managing and
leading the organization through these
unsettled times placed significant burdens on
the department’s administrative staff as well.
Finding ways to develop and implement new
response guidelines, support staff health and
wellness, follow Federal, State and Town
COVID mandates, and maintain high levels of
morale and response capabilities required a
major commitment of time and effort from the
departments upper-level management team
and those members in the field.
In calendar year 2021 we responded to a
record number of 3052 requests for service or
an average of 8.36 per day. This resulted in at
least one or more fire apparatus and/or
ambulances being on the road, servicing the
community for at least 16 hours of each day of
the year. Our entire community should be
proud of the dedicated effort displayed by
every member of our organization in
overcoming the obstacles and challenges
imposed upon our operations during the
ongoing pandemic. Their commitment to
ensuring the continued delivery of high-level
fire and emergency medical response services
to our customers and maintaining elevated
levels of morale, dependability, and health
while operating in hazardous and limited
staffing environments throughout the entire
year was nothing short of outstanding.
On positive note we were able to achieve
several operational goals in 2021 that deserve
notice:
Awarded a $178,000.00 FEMA
Assistance to Firefighter (AFG)
Grant to purchase new state-of-the-art
self-contained breathing apparatus
(SCBA)
Awarded a $12,500.00 FY21 State
Fire Equipment Grant to purchase
radio communication equipment
Assisted in securing a $9,000 MIIA
Insurance Grant to improve Golf
Department radio communication
capabilities
Received a $7,430.00 State Fire
Prevention Grant to fund school
and senior citizen-based fire and life
safety educational programs and
equipment
Completed a project to develop a
revised Five-Year Strategic Plan
Applied for and received $76,506.00
in supplemental ambulance revenue
through the Medicaid Certified Public
Expenditures (CPE) program.
Delivered COVID testing program for
Town employees
Hosted Town employee flu clinics
Participated in homebound senior
COVID vaccination Program
Five-Year Strategic Planning Document
One of the major goals accomplished during
2021 was the development and implementation
of a revised five-year Strategic Plan.
Capitalizing on the expertise of a strategic
planning consultant our entire workforce
invested an extensive amount of time and
energy during multiple candid and productive
meeting sessions where we redefined our
mission and vision statements, modified our
core values, documented organizational
strengths and weaknesses, and set a strong
and collaborative path toward continued
service excellence within our youthful labor
force. We look forward to implementing the
strategies, goals, and objectives in the plan
over the next several years as we move the
organization to continued future excellence.
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Training
To maintain our commitment of providing high
level classroom-based fire and emergency
medical training opportunities for our staff we
continued our partnership with an on-line
training vendor (Fire Rescue 1). We also
continued to partner with our neighboring
departments to deliver monthly on-line fire
service leadership and suppression training
programs that bring the experience and
knowledge of nationally recognized instructors
to our respective staffs. In addition to this
continuing education, several new firefighters
hired during the year were provided
introductory fire, ems, and engine driver/pump
training by senior department staff members.
Relatedly, two of our members also attended
the Firehouse Magazine Training Conference
in Columbus Ohio. During the conference
these firefighters joined several hands-on and
classroom-based training sessions where they
acquired prominent levels of knowledge, skills
and abilities focused on improving their level of
performance at emergency incidents.
Emergency medical training remained constant
throughout the year with the highlight being the
training of all members on new state-of-the-art
cardiac monitoring units received via a 2018
Assistance to Firefighters Grant. Each of our
staff members are required to recertify in their
respective EMS disciplines every two years.
Fortunately, due to the COVID pandemic the
State continued to allow all emergency medical
technicians and paramedics recertifying in
2021 to obtain their CEU’s through both on-line
and hands on training platforms offered
through Cape & Islands Emergency Medical
Services.
Our mission of providing life safety services to
the residents and visitors to our community is
an extremely dynamic and ever-changing
exercise. Weekly and sometimes daily
adjustments to EMS protocols, community
response needs, technology, equipment, fire
inspection services, and fire suppression
techniques require us to be more aware, better
trained, and more adept at planning for and
responding to these challenging and escalating
demands.
To ensure we meet these mandates our
personnel will continue to focus on enhancing
our current service levels, and building respect
from the community for our organization and
the services we provide through
continued efficient and effective response to
incidents, effective training and strict
adherence to our Core Values and Mission and
Vision Statements.
Statistics
During Fiscal Year 21 (July 1, 2020 to June 30,
2021) the Brewster Fire & Rescue Department
responded to a total of 2771 requests for
assistance. Of this total 697 were fire related
incidents and 2074 were EMS rescue related
responses. A general breakdown of responses
includes:
EMS Incident 2074*
Fire 5
Hazardous Condition 65
Rescue 114
Service Call 164
Good Intent Call 86
Detector Activation 319
Severe Weather 10
*Includes “Rescue”
Fire Prevention & Inspection
Unfortunately, our ability to conduct community
and school-based fire and life safety education
programs and events was severely restricted
by the COVID pandemic. However, in following
all COVID safety protocols our fire safety
educators were able to present fire safety
education programs at the Stony Brook School,
Eddy School, and several of the private
schools in the community during which we
educated approximately 250 students. Other
initiatives completed during the year with
funding received from our state fire prevention
grants included the purchase of lock boxes for
our senior resident lock box installation
program and the purchase of fire safety props,
smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, and
fire and life safety educational literature.
The workload and responsibilities of the
inspection services component of the Fire
Prevention Bureau continue to escalate in
direct correlation with an increase in new
construction, increased home sales, and new
fire code regulations. Annual mandatory fire
inspections, liquor license inspections, home
resale inspections, new construction, plan
reviews, oil tank installation inspections,
quarterly inspections of all nursing and
assisted living facilities, and required follow up
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re-inspections all place a significant burden on
the daily work assigned to the position. In
addition to this work the Fire Inspector is
included in the department’s daily staffing
levels which places additional burdens on the
inspector’s ability to complete daily fire
prevention and inspection activities.
The Fire Prevention Bureau generated
$32,497.90 in permit inspections, home resale
inspections, burn permit sales and other
miscellaneous fees during fiscal year 2021.
The collected income is transferred into the
Towns general fund. The following breakdown
identifies the various inspections completed
and permits processed by the fire prevention
bureau during the calendar year. These
inspections and permits resulted in a total of
1325 individual customer contacts.
Tank Removal/Oil Burner Inspections
126
Annual Inspections/Re-inspections
67
School Fire Alarm Visits
6
Lock Box Installs
14
Smoke Detector Resale Inspections
407
Open Burning Permits Issued
459
Meetings/Plan Reviews
175
Fire Alarm Install Inspections
71
Report of the Oil Spill Coordinator
Between July 1, 2020 and June 30, 2021 the
Brewster Fire & Rescue Department
responded to 25 hazardous material incidents
in the Town of Brewster. These responses
included motor vehicle accidents, natural gas
leaks, leaking vehicle tanks, chemical spills,
refrigerant leaks, and oil leaks.
Report of the EMS Division
Between July 1, 2020 and June 30, 2021 the
Brewster Fire & Rescue Department was
dispatched to a total of 2074 emergency
medical requests for service. A general
breakdown of incidents includes:
Emergency medical
1524
Rescue (water rescue, search for missing
person) 136
Medical assist, assist EMS crew
381
Motor vehicle accident
33
Transport to Cape Cod Hospital
1374
Resident Transports
1158
Non-Resident Transports
216
Mutual Aid Ambulance Received
86
Mutual Aid Ambulance Given
58
Brewster Fire & Rescue Department
Personnel Roster
Career
Robert Moran Fire Chief/EMT
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Dean Smith FF/EMT
Kevin Varley Deputy Chief/Medic
Megan Przygocki FF/EMT
Anthony Dalmau Captain/Paramedic
Alex McHugh FF/EMT
Daniel Kimball Captain/EMT
Tyler Baker FF/EMT
Chad Foakes Captain/Paramedic
Jack Tuohy-Bedford FF/EMT
Michael Gerlach Captain/Paramedic
Matthew Morthland FF/EMT
Kirk Rounseville FF/Paramedic
Chris Drumm FF/EMT
Joseph Cox FF/Paramedic
Tim Johnson FF/EMT
Matthew Tucker FF/Paramedic
Phil Burt FPO FF/EMT
Gretchen Riley FF/Paramedic
Emily Higgins FF/EMT
Matt Levasseur FF/Paramedic
Brianna Griffin FF/EMT
Craig DeCosta FF/EMT
Amy Handel Confidential
Administrative Assistant
Call
Cindy Coulter Lt/EMT
Scott Romer FF/EMT
Richard Bunker FF/EMT
In closing, our staff would like to extend our
appreciation to the Brewster Police
Department, Department of Public Works, and
all other Town departments for the invaluable
daily assistance, cooperation, and support
received by our organization throughout the
year.
Respectfully submitted,
Chief of Department
Robert Moran
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REPORT OF THE EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR
The Town’s Emergency Management Director
(EMD) is responsible to ensure all town staff
and equipment resources are suitably prepared
to respond to requests for emergency services
during storms, natural and man-made
disasters, pre-planned events, and any other
emergency incident that requires the services
of local public safety officials. In addition, the
director cooperatively manages the regional
Community Emergency Response Team
(CERT), implements the Town’s emergency
management plan, supervises the operations
of the emergency operations center, develops
and manages disaster related reimbursement
documents, responds to emergency incidents,
manages community education and outreach
efforts, writes and manages public safety grant
applications, acts as a liaison with Federal,
State, and County emergency management
agencies and utility companies, and develops
town wide emergency management standard
operating response guidelines.
During the year the Brewster Office of
Emergency Management received a $2,900
Emergency Management Performance
(EMPG) Grant from the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts. This grant provided partial
funding for a new trailer that will transport the
Fire Departments cutting-edge four-wheel drive
all-terrain utility vehicle. In addition, guidelines
for response to shark sightings and enhanced
storm response policies were developed and
implemented, the Water Department provided
funding for the purchase of a drone for use at
emergency incidents, inspection of town
facilities, and to document storm damage to
sensitive conservation and beach areas
throughout the community. In support of this
purchase four members of the fire department
were trained and certified to operate the drone
under FAA compliance standards.
Throughout 2021 members of the CERT team
continued to play instrumental roles in
providing operational, logistical, and
administrative support at several local and
regional events including Town meetings and
elections, Sea Camps tours, warming station
staffing, flu clinics, COVID vaccination clinics,
and other pre-planned community activities.
The Office of Emergency Management is
extremely appreciative of the outstanding
efforts of these well-trained, professional, and
dedicated community volunteers who provide
exemplary services to our residents on a daily
basis.
To ensure a collaborative and cooperative
approach to preserving the safety of our
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residents was sustained throughout the year
the town’s Public Safety Management group
and Local Emergency Planning Committee
members continued to meet as required.
During 2021 the groups daily work included
assisting in the installation of an emergency
generator at Town Hall, development of a
shark response guideline, assisting the Health
Department with the planning and
implementation of several Flu clinics, providing
staff support at local and regional COVID
vaccination clinics, and supervising the
purchase of COVID related personal protective
equipment for Town employees.
Managing the response of town resources to
emergencies, disasters, and pre-planned
events is a dynamic and challenging process
that requires many highly trained and capable
employees who make up the foundation of our
town’s emergency management activities. A
list of the personnel assigned to the Local
Emergency Planning Committee follows below.
Local Emergency Planning Committee
Members
Peter Lombardi Heath Eldredge
Robert Moran (EMD) Paul Anderson
Amy von Hone Griffin Ryder
Denise Rego Mimi Bernardo
Kirk Rounseville Chris Miller
Kathy Lambert Tom Thatcher
Sherrie McCullough Davis Walters
Lisa Vitale Donna Kalinick
Sue Broderick James Jones
Kevin Varley Charles Mawn
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REPORT OF THE BUILDING
COMMISSIONER
To the Honorable Members of the Select Board and the Citizens of the Town of Brewster, I hereby
submit the following report for the Brewster Building Department for the year 2021:
Description Number of Permits Estimated Projects Cost
Total
New Residential Dwellings 19 $13,257,000.
Other Construction & Zoning Permits 943 $39,310,917.
Total: 1135 $52,567,917.
Permits, Fees & Inspections in 2021
Type # of Permits Fees Collected in $ # of Inspections
Building 1135 $201,758. 1379
Annual 110 --- $5603. 128
Electrical 948 $106,279. 1438
Plumbing & Gas 1197 $98,249. 1692
Old King’s Highway --- $6876. ---
Summary of Building Permits for 2021 & Estimated Cost Comparison with Previous
Years:
Year # Permits Estimated Projects Cost Total
2016 1226 $45,648,572
2017 1083 $44,618,622
2018 1092 $40,421,110
2019 1120 $33,979,871
2020 964 $40,172,397
2021 1135 $52,567,917
The Brewster Building Department functions
to encourage and maintain public health
and life safety through the administration
and enforcement of the Massachusetts
State Building Code 780 CMR, as well as
the MA Electrical, Plumbing and Gas
Codes. In addition, the Building Department
is responsible for enforcement of the Zoning
Bylaws of the Town of Brewster, which are
intended to regulate land use, protect
Brewster's inland and coastal waterways,
wetlands, and watersheds, and preserve its
unique resources as a coastal New England
town. The Department also administers and
enforces the regulations of the Old King's
Highway Regional Historic District
Commission, in conjunction with Brewster's
local Old King's Highway committee. The
mission of the Brewster Building
Department is to protect the citizens and
visitors of the town in their connections and
uses with structures and land throughout
the community.
Calendar year 2021 was an exciting time for
the Building Department. A large number of
building permits issued, retirements,
departures and new hires of full-time staff,
the development of an online permitting
system, and the pandemic, have all
contributed to significant change. In early
September Victor Staley retired as Building
Commissioner after 22 years of service to
the town. In December, Victor was
recognized as Inspector of the Year by the
Southeastern Massachusetts Building
Officials Association, for his many years of
dedication to the profession. We wish him
the best in what is a very well-earned
retirement.
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In December, we bid farewell to Richard
Liebowitz, who retired after 17 years as the
town’s Local Building Inspector. Also,
Senior Department Assistant Sara Provos
left to work in the private sector after six
years in the Building Department. Our
humble thanks go out to each of them for
their commitment to serving the people of
Brewster so well, and we wish them the
best in their future endeavors. Fortunately,
Department Assistant Jessica Gelatt has
moved into the Senior Department Assistant
role and has been willingly and ably doing
two jobs while a new Department Assistant
is hired.
In December, Randall Bassett was hired as
the new Local Building Inspector. Randy is
an experienced local builder who comes to
us as a fully Certified Building Official.
Amid all the changes, the Building
Department is fortunate to still have its long-
standing part-time inspectors: Wiring
Inspector Roland Bassett and Plumbing &
Gas Inspector Scott VanRyswood. their vast
knowledge, experience, and dedication as
inspectors in their respective professions
are true benefits to this Department and to
the people of Brewster. Because of its wide-
ranging duties the Building Department is
constantly working to keep current on a
variety of code standards and regulations
and improve its policies and procedures. I
am grateful to our staff for their high level of
administrative effort, as well as to our
inspectors not only for their vigilance in the
field, but for their work in continuing
education.
As of February 2022, the Building
Department is beginning to launch its online
permitting and payment system to the
public. We have worked diligently with the
vendor through difficult circumstances to
prepare the program to suit the needs of
online applicants, including contractors,
design professionals, business owners and
homeowners. Though it is a long process,
we will continue to develop its capabilities to
maximize its utility and convenience for all.
Please visit the Brewster Building
Department web page for more information.
As I am relatively new to this position, I am
very thankful to the Select Board, the Town
Administrator’s Office, other Town
Departments, and Brewster’s Boards and
Committees for welcoming and supporting
myself and the new members of the
Building Department. We are all working
hard to improve the quality and accuracy of
our services for the townspeople of
Brewster.
Respectfully Submitted,
F. Davis Walters
Building Commissioner
Staff
Sara E. Provos, Senior Department
Assistant
Jessica Gelatt, Department Assistant
Roland W. Bassett, Jr., Electrical Inspector
Scott VanRyswood, Plumbing & Gas
Inspector
Derrick Scannevin, Alternate Electrical
Inspector
Andrew Levesque, Alternate Electrical
Inspector
Peter J. Deegan, Alternate Plumbing & Gas
Inspector
Richard Leibowitz, Local Building Inspector
Randall Bassett, Local Building Inspector
Justin Post, on call Building Commissioner
Thomas Wingard, on call Building
Commissioner
Victor E. Staley, Building Commissioner
F. Davis Walters, Building Commissioner
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REPORT OF THE NATURAL RESOURCES
DEPARTMENT
The Natural Resources Department includes
Harbormaster, Shellfish and Conservation
Departments. Our responsibilities include:
water quality, shellfish enforcement, land
management & trail maintenance, facilities &
apparatus maintenance, coastal access,
maintenance & debris removal, community
event planning, hunting monitoring, volunteer
recruitment & supervising, coastal resiliency
planning, mooring permits and administration of
the Wetlands Protection Act.
This Department relies on the continued support
from various Town Departments, a strong
working relationship and collaboration with
Brewster Conservation Trust, Brewster Ponds
Coalition, Pleasant Bay Alliance, AmeriCorps,
Brewster Conservation Commission,
Association to Preserve Cape Cod, Water
Quality Review Committee, Brewster Natural
Resource Commission, and a dedicated corps
of volunteers, to meet the growing needs of this
community and perform the duties of this
department.
The Department would like to honor and
recognize Carol Spade for her 27 years of
service to the Town as the Senior
Administrative Assistant for the Conservation
Department. Carol’s belief and passion for
conserving Brewster’s natural resources was
strong, as was her willingness to help others.
Thank you, Carol, for all of your hard work,
dedication, and resourcefulness.
As we say goodbye to Carol Spade, we
welcome Andreana (Andi) Sideris to the Natural
Resource Department. Andi was hired this fall
and will be handling all the administrative duties
for Conservation and Natural Resources. Andi
brings a love and passion for the outdoors.
Whether it’s hiking, camping, climbing or paddle
boarding, Andi is an outdoor enthusiast. She
also adds a strong background in finance,
administration, and environmental conservation.
Looking back, here are the highlights and
challenges for 2021.
Natural Resource Advisory Commission
Off to a great start, the Natural Resource
Advisory Commission (BNRAC) meets on the
third Thursday of every month to assist the
Brewster Select Board and Department of
Natural Resources in guiding the sustainable
use and enjoyment of Brewster’s abundant
natural resources. The committee is comprised
of a dedicated group of five community
members along with representatives from the
shellfishing community, Brewster Ponds
Coalition, Brewster Conservation Trust, and
Brewster Open Space Committee.
Water Quality Monitoring
Natural Resources staff assist with the nutrient
management issues affecting our coastal
embayments and fresh water ponds across
town. Much of this work is done in conjunction
with our consultant, Horsley Witten Group, town
administration, Brewster Planning Department,
and Brewster Health Department. While our
focus has been nutrient management in the
Pleasant Bay watershed, we have also been
assisting with planning for fresh water pond
water quality protection and drinking water
quality in our Zone II areas.
We continue to monitor 29 ponds with
Department staff only this year. Unfortunately
with restrictions on volunteer engagement due
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to COVID-19, the Pond and Lake Stewards
(PALS) and Brewster Ponds Coalition
volunteers were unable to be utilized for this bi-
annual monitoring. The monitoring program
continues to gather invaluable data used to
monitor trends in dissolved oxygen,
temperature, clarity & algal growth for specific
ponds.
In addition, we continued monthly monitoring on
Long and Upper Mill Ponds from April-
November to evaluate the effectiveness of the
alum treatments that both ponds received in
2007 and 2019 respectively. The results and
samples are sent to an independent consultant
for detailed analysis.
We continued to work with APCC on their
cyanobacteria monitoring program and
collaborated with the Brewster Health
Department and Brewster Ponds Coalition to
help keep Brewster residents at the forefront of
water quality issues.
We continued our work with Friends of Elbow
Pond and Brewster Ponds Coalition to reduce
phosphorus levels in the water column and
bottom sediments at Elbow Pond. One harvest
period of three days in early September
removed 8,000 lbs. of vegetation, which
equates to approximately 12 lbs. of phosphorus.
Water quality will continue to be monitored for
effectiveness.
With guidance from the Water Quality Review
Committee and technical support from Lynn
Mulkeen Perry of Barnstable County Health &
Environment, we continued the revised
groundwater monitoring protocol for Captain’s
Golf Course, testing nine wells for various
indicators.
We performed State mandated weekly bacterial
monitoring from Memorial Day to Labor Day at
four fresh and eight saltwater bathing beaches.
Every Monday, a staff member takes grab
samples and delivers them to the Barnstable
County water lab. Results can be found at:
http://www.barnstablecountyhealth.org/program
s-and-services/bathing-beach-water-
quality/beach-sample-results
Volunteers
Our volunteer participation was limited this year
due to the safety restrictions associated with
COVID-19.
The Brewster FLATS (Friends of Lands,
Aquatics, Trails & Shellfish) were put on hold for
most of the year, but we remain hopeful to offer
opportunities for citizens to get involved in their
community. The grass roots, community based
group works closely with staff to provide
essential support in the areas of shellfish
propagation, community events, trail
maintenance, water quality monitoring, and
public access. These dedicated volunteers aid
in the essential functions of this department,
where staffing shortfalls are present.
AmeriCorps
2020 welcomed AmeriCorps member, James
Whitaker (Sept. 2019-July 2021) The
organization contributed 1,450 volunteer hours
to our community in projects that ranged from
improved access to town amenities, shellfish
propagation, environmental education, and trail
maintenance.
2021 Group Service Days ~ Project List. With
guidance from the DNR, AmeriCorps assisted
with the following projects:
Punkhorn Trail Maintenance
Hawks Nest Farm Conservation
Area habitat restoration
Stony Brook Grist Mill invasive
species removal
Oyster & quahog propagation
projects
Land Management
The Department continued its efforts to actively
manage its trails published in the second edition
of Brewster’s Walking Trails Guide. The
Department of Public Works assisted with
downed trees on numerous trails after strong
winter storms. Annual field mowing at
Kingsbury / Mathews property, Hawks Nest
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Farm, Wings Island, Punkhorn Park Lands, and
Quivett Marsh Vista helps to maintain valuable
field habitats. With the surge in outdoor activity
due to COVID-19, we increased our community
outreach by installing signs at trailheads and
Town landings. We also increased our patrol
schedule in conservation areas to ensure public
safety.
This year we also did improvements at the
Saints Landing beach for accessibility. The
work was completed by the Department of
Public Works.
Coastal Issues
The Department continues to work with the
Water Quality Review Committee, the
Department of Public Works and others on
storm water improvements across town.
We continue to collaborate with the Pleasant
Bay Alliance, a four-town inter-municipal group
managing the shared watershed of Pleasant
Bay.
Harbormaster
Kayak and Canoe Racks With new racks being
built and installed at Saints Landing and Long
Pond, we increased the capacity around Town
for people wanting to access our waterways.
This popular service aims to promote access to
our waterways and increase recreational
boating for our residents & visitors. With the
addition of the department’s on-line payment
system, we are better equipped to manage this
service.
Boat Moorings The demands on Brewster’s flats
and freshwater ponds continues to grow, as
boaters are discovering Brewster as a boating
destination. With over 300 moorings in
Brewster (includes rafts, boats and paddle
crafts) water safety and mooring regulation
compliance has become a focus during summer
months. Strong efforts are being made to
maintain a safe environment for recreational
boaters and protect personal property. Along
with patrolling for current mooring stickers, we
continued efforts at removing dangerous and
unclaimed mooring tackle.
Maintaining safe waterways on Long Pond was
accomplished through the seasonal installation
of 32 NO WAKE buoys and designating one
area as a SAFE SWIM ZONE. We also
maintain a swim line and buoy at the Sheep
Pond beach at Fishermans Landing to better
define the swimming area and separate it from
the boat ramp.
Strandings
Brewster continues to be a hot spot for stranded
turtles and marine mammals along our
shoreline. We work with Mass Audubon’s
Wellfleet Sanctuary for turtle strandings, and the
International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) in
Yarmouth for marine mammal strandings. We
have signs posted at our coastal access points
directing how to notify us about any stranding
issues.
Shellfish
The Department purchased oyster & quahog
seed through a program connected with
Barnstable County’s Cooperative Extension and
was supplemented by funds raised from our
rent a rake program, donations, and sales of
Brewster Oyster gear. Our municipal shellfish
propagation program continues to flourish with
help from our shellfish volunteers. Special
thanks to: Bob Young, George Porter, Rob and
Beth Tobias, Quinn Miller, Sam McGee, Steve
Berrick, Debra Johnson, Bob Rice and Jay
Hurley. Without these volunteers, the services
we provide to the community would decrease.
This year we saw another record number of
people taking advantage of the summer quahog
program at Saint’s Landing. With modifications
being made to the harvest area to promote
social distancing, harvesters flocked to the flats
in search of chowder sized quahogs. Assistant
Shellfish Wardens, Dennis Morris and new hire
Jay Hurley were there to greet participants with
a warm smile and helpful hints about where to
find the clams.
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Oyster Sundays at Mants Landing experienced
the most amount of people and largest number
of oysters given away to date. Harvesters were
given eleven Sundays to take advantage of
Brewster’s gems. Approximately 1,800 people
enjoyed the mild fall weather starting on
October 17 and wrapping up on December 24.
In total, people harvested around 70,000 single
oysters from the Town’s propagation area.
For the third year, we held the “Give a little, take
a little” food drive to benefit those in need on
Cape Cod. On the last Sunday before
Thanksgiving, we collected and filled two full
size department trucks with non-perishable food
items. We would like to thank all those who
contributed to this amazing event.
For the second year, the Department applied for
and received a National Sea Grant COVID-19
Related Rapid Response for Aquaculture Grant
to purchase market size oysters from Brewster’s
commercial growers to supplement the Town’s
stock and meet the increased demand. In
addition, the grant included funds to purchase
additional oyster seed and mature quahogs for
the summer stocking program at Saints
Landing.
Littleneck enthusiasts continued to enjoy the
rock beds at Ellis Landing for one week in the
Fall and Spring this year. We continued to seed
this area with juvenile quahogs reared in the
Town’s upweller at Sesuit Harbor. This year,
we broadcast approximately 210K juvenile
quahogs with the help of members from our
shellfish community.
The amount of vibrio compliance checks
mandated by the State was up again this year.
MA DMF requires towns to monitor and record
commercial oyster harvest activity, as well as
patrol closed areas. Vibrio season runs from
May 19th to October 19th, under these guidelines
grant holders must follow strict harvesting
protocol to ensure product quality.
The fourth year of the commercial razor clam
pilot program continued to supply valuable
harvest data. This year the season was
modified to take into account the spawning
season. Fifteen commercial harvesters and
four student harvesters were permitted to fish
from April 1 to December 31 with a catch limit of
two bushels and minimum size limit of 5 inches.
Staff members worked closely with Barnstable
County’s Marine Program and harvesters to
study the reproduction patterns of razor clams
to help understand when they are spawning.
The goal is to use this data to develop a
sustainable management plan.
Projects
Natural Resources managed a number of
projects in town in 2021. These include:
Drummer Boy Master Plan update
(completed at fall 2021 town meeting)
Wing Island Boardwalk design and
permitting (Grant received from state,
donation from Brewster Conservation
Trust, project to commence spring 2022)
Stony Brook Mill Retaining Wall and
Weir improvements: design for repairs
of retaining wall and modifications to
weirs underway; grant for engineering
received from Cape Cod Conservation
District; grant for construction received
from Natural Resources Conservation
Service/USDA; matching grant received
from Community Preservation
Committee. Design to be complete in
2022; construction late 2022/early 2023.
Freemans Pond Culvert overtopping
protection; grant received from Cape
Cod Conservation District to redesign
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top of culvert to better resist storm tides
and storms; grant received from Natural
Resources Conservation District/USDA
for construction. Design to be complete
in 2022, construction late 2022.
Local Support
We wish to thank Brewster for its continuing
dedication to open space preservation and
protection of its natural resources.
I wish to thank the staff, including Chris Miller,
Director, Ryan Burch, Senior Natural Resource
Officer; David Johnson; Natural Resource
Officer; Noelle Aguiar, Conservation
Administrator/Natural Resources Assistant;
Carol Spade, Senior Department Assistant,
Dennis Morris, Assistant Shellfish Warden, and
Jay Hurley Assistant Shellfish Warden. A
special thanks to Doug Erickson for his
technical support for facilities maintenance.
Respectfully submitted,
Chris Miller, Natural Resources Director
Ryan Burch, Senior Natural Resource Officer
David Johnson, Natural Resource Officer
Noelle Aguiar, Conservation Administrator
Carol Spade, Senior Administrative Assistant
Andreana (Andi) Sideris, Senior Administrative
Assistant
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REPORT OF THE CONSERVATION
COMMISSION
The Brewster Conservation Commission’s
responsibility is centered on balancing the
protection and enhancement of the town’s
coastal and wetland resources with the uses
and rights of the community’s property owners.
To this purpose, it is also the goal of the
Conservation Commission to educate the
community on the myriad of services these
resource areas provide, including protection for
both public and private water supply,
groundwater quality, wildlife habitat, protection
from flooding and pollution, storm damage
prevention, fisheries, shellfish, agriculture, and
aesthetics. The Massachusetts Wetlands
Protection Act (enacted in 1972) and the
Brewster Wetlands Protection By-law (enacted
in 1984) detail each resource area’s defining
features and services, as well as providing
clear guidance for the review process by which
the Commission may address projects
proposed within 100 feet of these resource
areas. Projects must meet specific
performance standards to ensure that the
proposed work is protective of the wetland
resources and thus their ability to continue to
provide such valuable services.
Enforcement of our wetland regulations is both
a challenge and priority for the Commission as
this tool provides the Commission the ability to
ensure the proper review process for projects
is followed and wetland resources are
protected. While cases may require the
Commission to spend significant time, energy
and money to successfully enforce and
resolve, when enforcement or penalties are
needed, they are issued as a reminder that
wetland laws are there to protect our natural
resource areas. Sometimes a simple
resolution is not possible, and the MA
Department of Environmental Protection and
the Barnstable County and Orleans District
Court Systems become involved, however, the
Commission proactively strives to work in
partnership with property owners and project
managers to resolve enforcement matters and
if needed, to restore environmentally sensitive
areas.
The Commission continues to benefit from the
reliable experience and diligent leadership of
Michael Tobin, our Chairman, and the
Commission was happy to welcome Casey
Chatelain not only as a member but also as the
new Vice Chairman. Bruce Evans, Peter
Wells, and Gary Kaser generously provide their
time and experience to the Conservation
Commission, with Mr. Evans contributing to the
Open Space Committee as well. This year,
Nicole Smith and Gregory Scalise have
stepped down from their Commission duties,
and we extend our sincere gratitude for their
contributions. During the Commission’s busy
2021 calendar, there have been 104
applications, including numerous hearings and
continuances due to the complex nature of
these filings and projects. With an adaptable
and industrious approach, the Conservation
Commission has been exemplary in
undertaking a highly active year of permitting.
As our Conservation Administrator, Noelle
Aguiar, actively assists community members
with every-day educational information as well
as conducting office meetings and site visits,
assisting in the application process, ensuring
project compliance, and enhancing
partnerships with our local community
organizations. We are grateful for her
conscientious approach to such an active role.
Carol Spade has retired after providing many
years of professional excellence as our
Administrative Assistant. Sincere gratitude and
well wishes on her retirement are extended to
her. Andreana Sideris was welcomed into the
position this year and has taken on the role in
stride. The Commission also celebrates Chris
Miller (Natural Resources Director), Ryan
Burch, (Natural Resource Officer), and David
Johnson (Assistant Natural Resource Officer)
who have brought their talents, experience,
initiative, and dedication in managing the array
of protected conservation lands across the
whole of Brewster. These properties provide
the community with opportunities to enjoy the
natural heritage of the town and they have
skillfully handled demanding field work
essential to the care, protection, and
enhancement of these lands. Their work is
exemplary and very much appreciated.
Michael Tobin, Chairman
Casey Chatelain, Vice Chairman
Bruce Evans, Commissioner
Peter Wells, Commissioner
Gary Kaser, Commissioner
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Conservation Department Figures for Town Report 2021
January through December
Notices of Intent 39
(continuances not tallied)
Requests to Amend Orders of Condition 1
Abbreviated Notice of Resource Area Delineation 0
Requests for Determination of Applicability 10
Requests for Certificates of Compliance 25
Requests for Extension Permits 9
Administrative Review Applications 20
Total 104
Crosby Beach, photo courtesy of
Karen Arakelian
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PUBLIC WORKS
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REPORT OF THE PUBLIC WORKS
DEPARTMENT
The Public Works Department experienced a
transition in leadership in 2021. I started as the
new Director of Public Works on June 21, 2021,
replacing Patrick Ellis who retired on June 25,
2021. The Public Works Department extends
gratitude to Patrick for his leadership of the
Department over the previous 6+ years. We
collectively wish Patrick the best in his
retirement.
Since taking over as the Director of the
Department of Public Works (DPW), I have had
the opportunity to observe and ask many
questions to fully understand the general
operations of the Department. I would like to
thank Administration and all the Town of
Brewster Staff for making my orientation to the
Town of Brewster a pleasant experience.
Operations
2021 brought on a number of weather events
that required DPW response. A significant
Nor’Easter on October 25 & 26th impacted the
Town and resulted in a multiple day cleanup
effort by the DPW. Working in conjunction with
the Emergency Management Director and the
Fire and Police, the DPW provided tree removal
and roadway clearing services to allow for
emergency access and utility providers to get
where they needed to. The DPW provided snow
& ice operations during the winter months of
2021 and responded to 19 events in total, 4 of
which were major events.
After being closed due to the ongoing pandemic,
the Swap Shop at the Brewster Recycling
Center opened back-up on August 20, 2021.
Some new rules were implemented in order to
provide for safe operations of the volunteer staff
and residents. I would like to thank the Swap
Shop volunteer staff for their dedication to
reducing useful items from entering the waste
stream.
The Brewster Recycling Center underwent some
changes in 2021 as well. Although some may
see this as going back to what it was, the glass
and newspaper recycling was reinstated at the
BRC in October of 2021. The recycling market is
quite dynamic and the change in operations to
remove the glass and newspaper from the
comingled recycling will result in financial benefit
to the Town. The glass is recycled at the Town
of Dennis Transfer Station and the recycled
product is being used in many projects across
the Cape as base material for stormwater or
sanitary sewer piping trenches or roadways. The
recycling market continues to be dynamic and
will continue to be monitored as waste
regulations change. I would like to thank the
Brewster Recycling Commission for their
dedication to the operations at the BRC facility.
Following the purchase of the Cape Cod Sea
Camps properties and in preparation for the
public tours of the Bay Parcel the DPW
performed a significant clean-up of the property.
Environmental Compliance
The DPW is responsible for environmental
compliance for monitoring water and soil gas
wells for the closed landfill at the Brewster
Recycling Center and for stormwater protection
under the Municipal Separate Storm Sewer
System (MS4) program. The MS4 program is
administered by the Massachusetts Department
of Environmental Protection (DEP) and the
United States Environmental Protection Agency.
The MS4 program requires annual street
sweeping, catch basin cleaning, monitoring of
stormwater discharges and ongoing mapping
throughout the Town of Brewster. Annual
reporting is required for the landfill monitoring as
well as the MS4 program.
Crosby Culvert Project
The Crosby Lane culvert (near the beach
parking lot) project was completed in 2021. The
construction included the replacement of a 12-
inch diameter culvert with a 5-foot by 5-foot
concrete box culvert, the installation of a bio
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retention area and the repaving of the parking lot
and a small portion of Crosby Lane that ties into
the parking lot. The box culvert design was
modeled and appropriately sized so that the
culvert does not act as a flow restriction for the
adjacent connecting marsh area. The bio
retention area will provide for enhanced water
quality treatment of stormwater runoff from the
parking lot and a portion of Crosby Lane. The
total project construction cost was $368,474 and
the NRCS grant covered 75% of the total
(approximately $276,000).
Dog Park Project
The Dog Park construction (behind the Police
Station) started in August of 2021. Speakman
Excavating LLC was awarded the contract
following the bid process. The Dog Park
construction is being funded by a combination of
the Stanton Foundation Grant, Community
Preservation Act money and taxpayer dollars.
Construction in 2021 has moved along smoothly
with the assistance of DPW staff. The
construction has required significant
coordination efforts due to the contractor being
responsible for the base bid items and the
Friends of the Brewster Dog Park in
collaboration with the DPW being responsible for
the add alternate items. The DPW involvement
has allowed for revision to the design to be
made to enhance the project without impacting
the budget. The Dog Park is scheduled to be
open in the Spring/Summer of 2022.
Millstone Road Improvement Project
After a brief pause in the project due to the
change in leadership at the DPW and the
negotiations for purchasing the Cape Cod Sea
Camps properties, DPW in conjunction with
Administration Staff picked the Project back up
in October to prepare for a 4th public session in
early 2022. Town staff has begun to work
collaboratively with the Town’s engineering
consultant to develop a revised design approach
to address the comments and concerns that had
been received on the project which will be
presented at the upcoming public forum in early
2022.
Freemans Way Fields Accessibility Project
The DPW working in conjunction with the
Recreation Department performed preparation
work for the first phase of the Freemans Way
Fields Accessibility Project. DPW staff laid out
the access drives and parking areas and
performed the subbase grading work in
preparation for paving. The access drive and
parking areas were paved in November. The
Project is anticipated to be completed in 2022.
Staffing
Peter Morgan was hired on June 21, 2021 as a
Department of Public Works (DPW) Laborer.
Since his first day, Peter stepped right in and
hasn’t missed a beat. Peter has been a valuable
addition to the Department. Josh Sargent, a
skilled laborer/truck driver with the DPW, and
also a certified arborist and licensed pesticide
installer, was appointed by the Select Board in
December to serve as the Tree Warden for the
next three years, retroactive to July 1, 2021.
Congratulations to both Peter and Josh on their
accomplishments.
I would like to thank the entire staff at the DPW
for their dedication to the Town of Brewster.
DPW staff includes Steve Chapman, Jake
Cronin, Scott Davis, James DeWitt, Dave Fay,
Erika Glidden, James Jones, Charles Lombard,
Chris Martin, Fred Meyer, Peter Morgan, Mike
Richards, Josh Sargent, Austin Sears, Emily
Sumner, John Ward, Lauren Williams, and
Shawn Williams.
Respectfully submitted,
Griffin Ryder
DPW Director
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REPORT OF THE WATER DEPARTMENT
The Brewster Water Department is pleased to
provide the following report for calendar year
2021.
In 2021, the Brewster Water Department
operations continued to be impacted by the
unprecedented COVID 19 pandemic. Water
works professionals are considered first
responders by the Federal government and
essential personnel by the State. Operations
were allowed to continue to be conducted while
using mandated and recommended safety
practices. Significant efforts were made to
minimize the likelihood of the virus impacting
personnel and disrupting service to residents.
The Town Water Department Emergency
Response Plan was updated in accordance with
federal regulations. This was accomplished by
utilizing the cyber security study, risk and
resiliency study and hydraulic study, all of which
were completed in 2020, and incorporating them
into the Emergency Response Plan.
Voters at 2019 Town Meeting approved funds to
design the installation of back-up generators at
wells and treatment facilities. The generators
will allow uninterrupted domestic water and fire
protection during power outages. The design of
this project was completed in 2020 and it is
currently under construction. Supply shortages
have delayed this project, but it is anticipated to
be completed in the fall of 2022. The Great
Fields Water Main project was initially delayed
due to COVID 19. However, water department
staff were able to complete it in the fall of 2021.
This project improved the overall hydraulic grade
and provide domestic water and fire protection
to Great Fields Road residents. The installation
of this water main by Water Department Staff
resulted is significant savings to Brewster
residents.
The Water Commissioners continue working
with the Recycling Commission and Select
Board Liaison to promote municipal tap water
use and to reduce single use plastic. The goal
has been to educate the public about tap water
and make it more readily available. The first
outdoor water hydration station was installed by
Water Department Staff at the Stony Brook
School’s White Caps Field in 2021 and staff are
currently installing additional units at the
Brewster Dog Park and Captains Golf Course.
The Water Commissioners would like to thank
Select Board member Mary Chaffee for her
efforts in this important initiative as well as the
staff for installing the stations.
The Board of Water Commissioners would like
to recognize the dedicated and professional
work of our Water Department Staff whose
combined efforts are the reason for the success
and efficiency of our operation. We would also
like to express our appreciation to the residents
of the Town of Brewster and the other town
departments and employees whose help and
cooperation contributed greatly to that success
during the past year.
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Department Statistics 2020 2021 % change
Total Pumped (MG) 512.19 469.04 -8.42
Peak Day 8/3/20 8/2/21
Peak Gallons (MG) 3.92 3.61 -7.9
Total Service Connections 7281 7279 -0.02
Respectfully submitted,
Cynthia Baran
Susan Brown
Lemuel Skidmore
Brewster Board of Water Commissioners
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HUMAN SERVICES
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REPORT OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH
Represented in its daily business activities by
the Health Director, the Assistant Health
Director, and the Senior Department Assistant,
the Board of Health is responsible for the
protection and promotion of the public’s health,
control of disease, protection of the
environment and promotion of sanitary living.
The Board is comprised of five elected
members who serve three-year terms.
Meetings of the Board of Health are open to
the public and are held on the first and third
Wednesday evenings of each month. These
meetings have been held by remote
participation or as hybrid in-person and remote,
based on local pandemic conditions. Agendas
are posted on the Town’s website, and are also
available upon request by e-mail delivery.
Meeting minutes and video archives are also
available on the Town’s website.
We offer our sincere thanks to Carmen
Scherzo, DVM, who retired from the Board in
May after serving one appointed and two
elected terms since 2014 (including two years
as Vice-Chair and four years as Chair). In June
we welcomed Kimberley Crocker Pearson, MS,
MD, MPH as the newest elected member of
the Board. Penny Holeman, MPH, MA, MS
served as Chair from June 2021 to present,
and Jeannie Kampas served as Vice Chair
during that same time.
A large part of the Board’s responsibilities in
2021 was monitoring the pandemic with a
primary focus on local COVID-19 case rates,
vaccination rates, and clinics available to the
public. On two joint occasions with the Select
Board, the Board of Health implemented
mandatory indoor mask requirements for all
municipal buildings (excluding Freeman’s Grill).
On another occasion, the Board supported the
School Committee’s decision to temporarily
convert to remote learning (a few weeks before
the normal spring break) because of the high
COVID case rates existing at that time. The
Board also voted to require the use of face
masks at the November Special Town Meeting.
After holding a final public hearing, the Board
of Health adopted a new regulation designed to
protect people under the age of 21 years, and
which aligns with the Massachusetts regulation
designed to do the same. This regulation
extended the previous ban on flavored vape
products to include a ban on flavored
cigarettes, cigars, chew tobacco, spit tobacco,
bidis and loose tobacco.
With expert assistance from Mark Nelson,
Horsley & Witten, the Board drafted a new
regulation, held a public hearing, and
submitted the draft to Town Counsel for review.
This draft regulation was a necessary response
to a vote at the 2021 Town Meeting, and
provides a transparent and consistent method
for calculating nitrogen loading in Brewster.
Hopefully, it will be adopted in early 2022.
The Board approved waiving a $770 septic
system permit fee which allowed this amount of
the MassWorks Grant funds to be spent on
Phase 1 Affordable Housing infrastructure
work, and aligned with the Select Board’s Fee
Waiver Policy.
The Board of Health went on record again in
2021 as being opposed to the Eversource
Yearly Operation Plan – specifically with regard
to Eversource’s proposed use of pesticides –
even though Brewster was not one of the Cape
towns scheduled for spraying this year.
The Board continued to monitor the function of
7 large wastewater septic systems in Brewster,
and continued to review and approve variance
applications under Title V and Town septic
regulations. Following the Board’s relatively
recent change in process to improve efficiency,
only 1 of the 11 Title V and septic system
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regulation variance applications needed to be
reviewed at a Board meeting prior to being
granted approval. The Board did uphold its
responsibility and reviewed all 11 of the
approved applications.
In addition, the Board approved one definitive
land subdivision for property on Great Fields
Road. This land subdivision resulted in the
addition of 23 acres of pine and oak
woodlands, and 2 acres of wetlands into
conservation, some of which contribute to the
surface watershed. This decision provides
future protection of our prevents new
construction (and additional septic systems) on
these acres.
This year, the Board continued its efforts to
streamline the permit approval processes and
approved a new policy for food service permit
approval. Most applicants are now granted
approvals by the Health Director or the
Assistant Health Director, saving applicants’
time and money. The few applications that
need variances or Hazard Analysis and Critical
Control Points (HACCP) plans still need to
come before the Board of Health. Two of the 9
applications were approved before this practice
was formally adopted. None of the 9
applications fell into the categories that now
require deliberation at a Board meeting for
approval.
Thinking ‘big picture’ and ‘longer-term’, the
Board discussed potential Board of Health
initiatives and priority topics on two occasions.
The Chair thanks the Board members for the
time they conscientiously volunteer on behalf
of their Brewster neighbors by serving on the
Board of Health. In addition to serving on the
Board, some Board members also served as
liaisons to the following Town Committees and
Commission:
Recycling Commission, Annette
Graczewski, MT (ASCP)
Water Quality Review Committee,
Kimberley Crocker Pearson MS, MD,
MPH
The Board thanks the full-time staff of the
Brewster Health Department for their
outstanding dedication, service and
professionalism. Director Amy von Hone, RS,
CHO, Assistant Health Director Sherrie
McCullough, RS, and Senior Department
Assistant Tammi Mason already had full plates
before the pandemic arrived in Brewster. This
small department kept abreast of all the typical
and required Health Department
responsibilities needed to support Brewster
and its Board of Health. To do so, they worked
extra-long hours - month after month after
month - to expertly steward Brewster through
the unchartered waters of this pandemic
We wish to thank the following people for their
continued support of the Brewster Board of
Health:
Emily-Michele Olmstead and George
Heufelder from the Massachusetts
Alternative Septic System Test Center
provided information on the innovative
and alternative septic system currently
installed in Brewster which is
specifically designed to remove
phosphorus from waste water, and
available grant funding for installation
Tracy Long, Barnstable County
Department of Health & Environment
provided information on the Innovative
Alternative Septic System County
Database Program
Sherrie McCCullough and Lynda
Brogden-Burns, Animal Inspectors who
continued to provide compassionate
service
Respectfully submitted,
Penny Holeman, MPH, MA, MS – Chair
Jeannie Kampas – Vice Chair
Annette Graczewski, MT (ASCP)
Joe Ford
Kimberley Crocker Pearson, MS, MD, MPH
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REPORT OF THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT
The Health Department is charged with the
protection of environmental public health and
the promotion of a healthy community through
the varied daily activities conducted on behalf
of the Brewster Board of Health. The Health
Department is comprised of the Health
Director, the Assistant Health Director, and the
Senior Department Assistant who are
responsible for a broad array of duties
including but not limited to: licensing and
inspections of food service establishments,
lodging, swimming pools, bathing beaches,
tobacco, barns, tanning establishments,
camps, sewage disposal systems, housing,
hazardous materials, wells, communicable
disease investigation and prevention, and
emergency planning. Additionally, our office is
responsible for the investigation of all public
health related complaints to insure compliance
with applicable state and local codes, and to
promote a healthy living and working
environment. The Health Department routinely
coordinates with other Town Departments and
Committees and local agencies, such as the
Barnstable County Department of Health and
Environment, the Cape & Islands Health
Agents Coalition, the Cape Cod Hoarding Task
Force, the Cape Cod Rabies Task Force, the
Cape Cod Regional Tobacco Control Division,
and the Visiting Nurse Association to enhance
our capabilities of providing services to the
community at large.
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic
COVID-19 is a new respiratory disease,
caused by a novel (or new) coronavirus that
has not previously been seen in humans.
Reported illnesses have ranged from mild
symptoms to severe illness and death for
confirmed COVID-19 cases. It is believed that
this particular strain originated in Wuhan,
China in the winter of 2019, and quickly spread
throughout the world, ultimately infecting the
United States by January, 2020. The first case
of COVID-19 in Brewster was confirmed on
March 13, 2020, and by December 31, 2021, a
total of 960 Brewster individuals had been
infected with the disease. Over the course of
two years, our population was infected by at
least three distinct variants of COVID-19
(SARS-CoV-2, Delta B.1.617.2, and Omicron
B.1.1.529), and experienced four separate
surges where active cases rose dramatically
and infected over 11% if our population during
the worst surge (late 2021) of the pandemic.
Coronaviruses are a large group of viruses;
some cause illness in people and some occur
in animals, including camels, civet cats and
bats. Rarely, animal coronaviruses can evolve
and infect people and then may spread
between people. Human coronaviruses cause
routine seasonal respiratory virus
infections. Other coronaviruses, like SARS and
MERS, can cause serious illnesses.
Coronaviruses are respiratory viruses and are
most commonly spread through respiratory
secretions (droplets from coughs and sneezes)
of an infected person to another person in
close proximity (within about 6 feet).
Symptoms of this infection may appear 2-14
days after exposure and include:
Fever, chills or shaking chills
Signs of a lower respiratory illness
(e.g., cough, shortness of breath,
lowered oxygen saturation)
Fatigue, sore throat, headache, body
aches/myalgia, or new loss of sense of
taste or smell
Other less common symptoms can
include gastrointestinal symptoms (e.g.
nausea, vomiting, diarrhea), rash, and
inflammatory conditions such as
“COVID toes”.
In elderly, chronically ill, or debilitated
individuals such as residents of a long-
term care facility, symptoms of COVID-
19 may be subtle such as alterations in
mental status or in blood glucose
control
It’s possible for people with COVID-19 to
spread the virus to others up to 48 hours
before they have symptoms. Many individuals
remain asymptomatic but are still infectious
and at danger of transmitting the disease.
Those that become infected must isolate for a
minimum of 5 days until they are no longer
infectious. Individuals, who have been
exposed to an infectious person, must
quarantine for a minimum of 5-10 days to avoid
transmitting the disease in the event they
become infected.
The universal methods of protecting yourself
against the disease are:
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Avoid large crowds and gatherings
Restrict contact to only those
individuals within your family household
Wear face masks outside of your home
that effectively cover your nose and
mouth to prevent the spread of infected
droplets
Maintain a minimum of 6’ between
yourself and non-family members
Get vaccinated.
Health Department Response to COVID-19
The COVID-19 Pandemic has continued to
dominate and impact our community in every
facet for the second year in a row despite the
end of the Massachusetts State of Emergency
in late Spring, 2021. Health Department staff,
since the onset of COVID, continued to act as
the primary resource and the conduit for
disseminating information about the virus. Our
staff continued to interpret new mandates and
guidance released by state and federal
resources at a moment’s notice for every
discipline of the community, providing
education and enforcement for continually
changing rules and orders, updating local
protocols to protect our Town staff and facilities
as we safely maintain contact with our
residents and customers, and finally tracking
the disease and responding appropriately as it
continues to infect our community. The Health
Department will continue to respond to the
pandemic as it moves through its next phases,
including community messaging of up-to-date
data, continued guidance to our residents,
schools, and businesses, and the facilitation of
ongoing vaccination and testing resources
across our community as COVID becomes
endemic in our population. Most importantly,
the Health Department will strive to incorporate
lessons learned over the last two years
regarding the successes and challenges of
dealing with COVID to protect our residents
against future variants and other diseases.
Health Department staff continued to provide
customer service to residents and businesses
in a courteous, professional, and timely
manner on all aspects of public health, in
addition to the unexpected workload
precipitated by COVID-19. Staff adjusted to
modified mandatory remote working
environments to ensure the safety of staff and
customers, and adapted to a significant
increase of online communication with
customers to accommodate reduced in-person
interactions in line with COVID safety
protocols.
Health Department staff will continue to adapt
and adjust our roles and messaging in
response to the pandemic as it evolves in our
community and the world. We anticipate
COVID-19 will be a part of our lives for many
years to come, and are prepared to help guide
our Brewster community through an ever
evolving transition to keep our residents and
visitors healthy and safe.
Additional Highlights of our general activities
during the 2021 year include:
- Review with Board of Health the
following revised local Board of Health
Regulations: Sale of Tobacco Products
to align with the State regulations. The
regulations were adopted in 2021.
- Flu Clinics:
o Annual Flu Clinic for the general
public on October 15, 2021,
cosponsored by Cape Cod
Healthcare Pharmacy at Our
Lady of the Cape Church with a
record breaking 236
immunizations administered.
Due to COVID-19 restrictions,
the clinic was conducted as a
Drive-Thru clinic. Assistant
Health Director Sherrie
McCullough coordinated the
clinic in conjunction with our
mandated local Emergency
Dispensing Drill to meet the
yearly deliverables required for
our local emergency response
planning. The following
Brewster Departments and local
agencies were instrumental in
the success of the clinic: Fire
Department, Police Department,
Council on Aging,
Highway/DPW, Town
Administrator’s Office,
Barnstable County Health
Department, BOCH CERT
Team, Building and
Maintenance.
o Health Department staff, in
collaboration with the Visiting
Nurses Association, provided flu
vaccinations to Brewster
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Homebound residents: Total
vaccinated individuals: 8.
o Brewster Town Staff Flu Clinic
on October 6, 2021,
cosponsored by the Brewster
Fire Department and the Visiting
Nurses Association, and
conducted in an open bay of the
Fire Department Garage to
meet COVID-19 protocols. Total
vaccinated individuals: 34.
- COVID-19 Clinics:
o Health Department staff, in
conjunction with the Council on
Aging, Fire Department, Outer
Cape Health Services, Whole
Health Pharmacy, Brewster
Senior Housing Authority,
Visiting Nurses Association, and
the Barnstable County
Department of Health and
Environment sponsored several
Homebound COVID First Series
vaccination clinics (96
residents), and COVID Booster
clinics for our Homebound (28
residents) and Town staff and
families (90 total). These clinics
were conducted to increase our
rate of vaccination within our
resident and staff populations to
combat the continued spread of
COVID-19 and its variants. We
anticipate these clinics will be
conducted on an annual basis
moving forward.
- Posted Cyanobacteria Warning
Advisory at Seymour Pond, Lower Mill
Pond, Cliff Pond, and Schoolhouse
Pond at various times in June - October
2021 in conjunction with Association for
the Preservation of Cape Cod, Brewster
Natural Resources, MA Dep. of
Conservation and Recreation, and the
Brewster Ponds Coalition as a result of
the ongoing testing program for blue
green algae in numerous Brewster
ponds
- Posted one Swimming Beach Closure
at Ellis Landing in June 2020 due to a
high level of bacterial counts
discovered during our seasonal routine
weekly surface water sampling
mandated by the Clean Waters Act.
Additionally, the Health Department and
the Natural Resources Department
investigated numerous sewage odor
complaints at and abutting Ellis Landing
for approximately two weeks in June
2021. A release of sewage into Cape
Cod Bay in this area was unfounded,
however, a large, decaying algal mat
deposited along the shoreline by a
spring high tide may have contributed
to the unusual odor.
- Senior Department Assistant Tammi
Mason continues to work on the
upcoming implementation of the online
permitting program, in addition to
providing our first point of contact for all
aspects of our department.
- Assistant Health Director Sherrie
McCullough continues to cover the day-
to-day inspections, complaints, and
review of numerous applications on an
ongoing basis.
INSPECTIONS PERFORMED
Barns…………………………………………………………………...80
Camps, Trailer Parks, Mobile Homes, Motels……………………..17
Food Establishments…………………………………....................363
Housing……………………………………………………………...…21
Percolation Tests, Soil Tests………………………….....................91
Sewage Disposal…………………………………………………….315
Swimming Pools………………………………………....................100
Tanning Establishments……………………………….......................5
Temporary Food Establishments………………………………........72
Complaints Investigated…………………………………...…..........100
Review of Subsurface Disposal System Inspection Reports........396
Review of Subsurface Disposal System Engineered Plans……. 315
Review of Building Permits…………………………………... 147
Review of new Food Establishment applications………………… 6
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REPORTABLE COMMUNICABLE DISEASES
Under the authority of 105 CMR 300.100, communicable diseases are required to be reported by
household members, physicians and laboratories to the Board of Health. The following diseases have
been reported to the Board of Health:
Suspect Confirmed
Babesiosis……………………………………………... 0 7
Calicivirus/Norovirus…………………………………... 0 1
Campylobacter…………………………… …………… 0 4
Covid-19………………………………Confirmed: 735 Contacts: 59 Probable: 63
Group A Streptococcus………………………………... 0 2
Group B Streptococcus………………………………… 0 1
Human Granulocytic Anaplasmosis…………………… 0 1
Legionellosis…………………………………………… 0 2
Salmonella……………………………………………… 0 2
COMMUNITY SERVICES
The Health Department, in conjunction with the
Council on Aging, sponsors programs such as
child immunization clinics, senior home visits,
maternal child health visits, and communicable
disease monitoring, with the assistance of the
Visiting Nurse Association of Cape Cod.
Referrals through the Council on Aging totaled
40.25 hours of VNA services with 48 residents
served. The Health Department recognizes
the importance of this collaboration with the
above entities in order to service an often
overlooked population in our community not
captured by our current healthcare system.
Sponsorship of these services by the Health
Department helps bridge the gap not covered
by insurance programs and would otherwise be
out-of-pocket expenses to our residents.
From January 1 – December 31, 2021, the
VNA of Cape Cod spent 466.75 hours working
on COVID contact tracing in the Town of
Brewster. These hours included offering
guidance to positive cases, probable cases,
and close contacts. The hours also include
time spent communicating between local
businesses, schools, Physicians, and the
Massachusetts Department of Public Health.
LICENSES AND PERMITS
The following licenses and permits were issued during January 1, 2021 – December 31, 2021:
No. Permits Total Fees
Barn 53 $ 1590.00
Burial 84 $ 420.00
Disposal Works Construction Permits 144 $11665.00
Disposal Works Installer 70 $ 7700.00
Food Service 84 $10275.00
Private Well Installation 18 $ 900.00
Recreational Camps, Motels,
Campgrounds & Mobile Homes 10 $ 500.00
Remove, Transport & Dispose of Garbage 11 $ 2200.00
Septage Haulers 25 $ 6050.00
Swimming Pools & Spas 28 $ 3080.00
Tanning facilities 1 $ 110.00
Tobacco Sales Permits 5 $ 550.00
Variances 7 $ 525.00
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Fees Collected by the Health Department
Soil & Percolation Tests $ 7655.00
Miscellaneous (Copies, Reports, Maps, Late Fees) $ 8569.50
Total turned in to the Treasurer’s Office $ 61,789.50
COMMITTEES AND PROFESSIONAL
TRAINING
To insure public health standards are
maintained and are a part of the planning
process throughout Town, the Health Director
and Assistant Health Director regularly attend
and are active participants on numerous
committees such as the Brewster Water
Quality Review Committee, Pleasant Bay
Alliance, the Local Emergency Planning
Committee, Cape & Islands Health Agents
Coalition, Staff Review, the Cape Cod
Regional Tobacco Control Program, the Cape
Cod Rabies Task Force and the Cape Cod
Hoarding Task Force. Additionally, we
regularly attend training seminars sponsored
by the Massachusetts Department of Public
Health, Massachusetts Environmental Health
Association, the Massachusetts Health Officers
Association, and Massachusetts Department of
Environmental Protection, among others, to
maintain our professional certifications
(Registered Sanitarian, Certified Health Officer,
Certified Soil Evaluator, Certified System
Inspector, Serv-Safe Certification) which
require mandatory professional development
for continuing education credits. These
trainings provide an outlet for collaboration and
an exchange of ideas with fellow health agents
and public health officials, and keep us abreast
of emerging health concerns to better protect
and serve our community. Due to COVID-19
restrictions, the Health Department staff
adjusted to online training for all training
seminars. Assistant Health Director Sherrie
McCullough continues to be an active member
of our Brewster-Orleans-Chatham-Harwich
Community Emergency Response Team
(BOCH CERT) which was instrumental in the
successful operation of the numerous COVID-
19 vaccination clinics conducted by the
Barnstable County Health Nurses. The Health
Department looks forward to working with this
dedicated group of volunteers during special
Town events and is fortunate to have another
layer of trained emergency personnel during
times of unforeseen emergencies.
I would like to acknowledge the services of the
Barnstable County Department of Health and
Environment whose staff continues to provide
technical expertise and extensive laboratory
analyses at significant cost savings to the
Town. In addition, they provided supplemental
inspection services for the summer of 2021. I
extend a special thanks to the Board of Health,
in particular Dr. Carman Scherzo, DVM who
retired from the Board in May after serving one
appointed and two elected terms since 2014. I
also wish to thank my Assistant, Sherrie
McCullough, RS; Tammi Mason, Senior
Department Assistant; all other Town
Departments, Select Board Member Mary
Chaffee (Board of Health Liaison), our contact
Meg Payne, MBA, Public Health and Wellness
Manager at the Visiting Nurse Association of
Cape Cod, for all of her assistance, our
Brewster Elementary School nurses Colleen
Lawless, RN and Melissa Miller, RN, Nauset
Regional Schools Nurse Supervisor Mary Ellen
Reed, RN, and the Cape Cod Medical Reserve
Corps.
Lastly, I wish to thank the Brewster community
for their support of our department and I look
forward to many productive years of serving
the public health needs of the community.
Respectfully Submitted,
Amy L. von Hone, RS, CHO
Health Director
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REPORT OF THE INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS
To the Board of Health and the Citizens of
Brewster:
As the appointed Animal Inspector of Barns, it
is my responsibility to conduct the Annual
Animal Census for the Massachusetts
Department of Agricultural Resources. I had
the pleasure of visiting the 55 permitted
locations in Town where animals are kept
tallying the numbers and types of domestic
animals and to observe the animal’s
environment and general well being. This
information is critical to pinpointing locations of
animals on computer-generated maps of towns
and counties to assist in planning any disease
control or natural disaster response. The
Animal Census conducted this Fall revealed
the following:
Alpaca 6
Cattle 5
Chicken 661
Donkey 9
Dove 10
Goat 41
Game Bird 97
Horse 213
Mini Donkey 2
Mini Horse 1
Peacock 2
Pony 2
Rabbit 10
Sheep 13
Swine 10
Turkey 65
Waterfowl 101
I would like to extend a special thanks to Lynda
Brogden Burns, Animal Control Officer and the
Brewster Police Department for their continued
support.
Respectfully submitted,
Sherrie McCullough, Animal Inspector of Barns
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REPORT OF THE COUNCIL ON AGING
The COA’s mission is to support and advocate
for older adults and their families by providing
programs, services, and resources that
promote independent living and quality of
life. The vision is a society where “All Ages
Matter,” and where successful aging across
the lifespan is measured by purposeful
living, personal well-being, respect and caring
for others, life-long learning and opportunities
for social and civic engagement, supported by
local and regional planning partnerships that
recognize and support the unique gifts and
needs of each generation.
During all of FY 21, the COA building was
closed to the public. However, the COA staff
continued to provide critical services,
especially for Brewster’s very old and/or frail
residents. This included home-delivered meals
and outreach services. Through Elder
Services of Cape Cod and the Islands, 8,327
home-delivered meals were provided to 92
persons. Our two Outreach Coordinators
worked skillfully and productively to connect
older residents and their families with needed
assistance through local, Cape-wide, state and
federal services and programs. This can
include services that are needed long-term as
well as on an urgent or emergency basis.
Outreach services were provided by telephone
to 936 individuals. The COA Outreach Workers
are also Brewster’s S.H.I.N.E. (Serving Health
Insurance Needs of the Elderly)
representatives. In FY21, they reviewed
insurance coverage needs and made
recommendations by telephone or virtual
appointments, saving $297,988 for 340 older
residents.
The COVID pandemic raised new areas of
needed assistance. COA Staff collaborated
with Brewster’s Department of Health to
facilitate vaccine distribution to older residents.
Staff provided or coordinated transportation to
vaccine sites for 83individuals. Staff also
worked with the Outer Cape Health Services to
vaccinate 102 homebound residents. Older
residents needed help with getting food and
prescriptions. The COA Staff approached local
businesses for donations of food and arranged
for deliveries and also hosted a food
distribution event organized by a local
homeowner’s association. At Thanksgiving,
turkey pot pie dinners were distributed to 100
residents. In coordination with our Health
Department and the VNA, the COA assisted
with vaccine distribution at Fredericks and
Wells Courts, as well as several days of
distribution to homebound seniors.
Despite the COA building being closed, the
Staff and the Board collaborated to develop a
wide range of programs that would be of
interest to Brewster’s diverse population of
older residents. The format and presentation
of these programs was adapted to be offered
by ZOOM, Vimeo, and on Brewster Channel
18 or Channel 99. Program presenters were
drawn from Brewster and across the Cape,
Elder Services of Cape Cod and the Islands,
and several state agencies. Consistent with
the COA 5 Year Age-Friendly Action Plan,
programs were offered in physical fitness,
health and wellness, housing options and
home modifications, public safety, adult
education, and local and Cape-wide services.
Because these programs were offered virtually,
it was not possible to determine the number of
residents who viewed the programs. However,
anecdotal feedback indicates that they were
viewed widely and appreciated.
Social and cultural events are an important
way the COA keeps older adults engaged and
connected. Because the building was closed
Barbara Mahoney (a young 102 years old!) after getting the
COVID-19 vaccination at home on Thursday, April 1st.
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for group events, staff organized monthly
curbside events with varying season-specific
themes that were attended by 135 persons
during the year.
The COA is fortunate to have had 57
volunteers in FY21 who provided 2,090 hours
of service to complement the work of staff.
These volunteers mostly helped at the Sea
Captain Thrift Shop, but some others assisted
with computer classes, legal help, food
distribution, Meals on Wheels delivery, medical
appointment transportation, and the monthly
COA newsletter.
The COA Board recognizes the importance of
collaboration with other Town departments to
accomplish the objectives of our 5 year Action
Plan. COA Board members served as
members of the Board of Health, the Vision
Planning Committee, and the Drummer Boy
Advisory Committee, as well as liaisons to the
Recreation Commission and the Housing
Partnership. The COA Director is a board
member for the COA Board, Wells Court
Committee, All Citizen’s Access Committee
and COVID-19 Relief Fund Committee, as well
as a liaison to the Drummer Boy Park Advisory
Committee.
The COA is most grateful for the continued
financial support given by the Friends of
Brewster Elders. This organization supports
many of our programs. Every year, they
donate to Elder Service’s Meals on Wheels
Program to ensure that no older person will go
without a meal. The Friends also manage the
Sea Captains Thrift Shop at 66 Harwich Road.
Your support of the Thrift Shop provides aid to
some programs which otherwise could not be
funded through the Town budget.
We work to improve our communication about
upcoming programs, events and services. The
monthly Bayside Chatter newsletter is mailed
on request and is also available on the Town
website:
https://www.brewster-ma.gov/departments-
mainmenu-26/council-on-aging-mainmenu-35.
Programs and events are also announced on
the website’s home page and on our flyers
posted around town.
Respectfully submitted,
Andrea Nevins, Co-Chair
Sharon Tennstedt, Co-Chair
Frank Callahan (through June 2021)
Jay Green
Penny Holeman
Steve Holmes
Laura Usher
Denise Rego, Director
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CULTURE &
RECREATION
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REPORT OF THE GOLF DEPARTMENT
At this time last year, The Captains was
taking stock of 2020, a year that was widely
described as “unprecedented” for the impact
COVID-19 had on virtually everything,
including golf. While many segments of the
leisure-activity markets faced devastating
hardships, golf proved a bright spot, with
interest in golf in the U.S. up 12% according
to the National Golf Foundation.
This statistic played out dramatically at The
Captains, with more rounds of golf played in
2020 than in any of the previous ten years,
and with revenue up across all segments.
As we became accustomed to the impact of
COVID-19, and businesses in Massachusetts
operated – for the most part – without
interruption in 2021, and anecdotal evidence
seemed to show that second homeowners in
and around the Town of Brewster were
spending less time on Cape Cod than they
had in the early days of the pandemic, one
could easily assume that the number of
rounds of golf played at The Captains would
return to pre-pandemic levels.
Yet as 2021 unfolded, we quickly realized that
it is best not to assume.
In 2021, the number of rounds of golf played
increased by 28% when compared to pre-
pandemic figures. It was the highest number
since 2003, when the course began tracking
rounds played. Membership rose by nearly
8%, with the remaining increase in rounds
played coming from the more lucrative daily-
fee player segment.
The Captains ended FY21 with a healthy
retained earnings position of $1.46M.
With the retirement of the courses’ debt
service in February of 2021, Director of
Operations Jay Packett, who has done an
extraordinary job in his first year in the
position, immediately started working with
members of the Golf Commission to begin
implementing long-delayed capital
improvements to the courses.
These capital improvements are devised not
only to enhance the experience of golfers, but
also to align the courses’ mission with the
Town of Brewster’s Vision Plan, an
expression of community preferences for the
town’s social, physical and economic
evolution. The plan provides a blueprint for
the future, and includes goals and actions to
guide decision-making for town government,
community organizations and citizens.
In 2021, the solar canopy at the driving range
was completed and a similar project over the
Starboard parking lot at the course was
begun. The driving range solar installation
went online in August of 2021, and it is
anticipated that the larger parking lot
installation will be functional in spring of 2022.
Not only will the project reduce energy costs
and greenhouse emissions, a portion of the
income generated by the solar projects will go
toward funding a part-time energy manager
for the Town of Brewster.
When a forecasted blizzard began to make
headlines in late January of 2022, the solar
canopies were put to use in a completely
unexpected way, with crews from Eversource
using the protected parking lots as a staging
area throughout the storm and their
restoration efforts.
Another green initiative undertaken by The
Captains in 2020, and furthered greatly in
2021, was a concerted effort to reduce
nitrogen runoff from the courses. Course
renovations, overseen by Course
Superintendent Colin Walsh, including
reducing the size of fairways, and changes to
the maintenance and fertilization programs,
proved extremely effective in this crucial
effort.
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Additional course improvements in 2021
included bunker revitalization and sinkhole
repairs on the courses and in the cart staging
area. Kitchen equipment in the clubhouse was
replaced, and monies were approved for
repairs to the HVAC system. Freemans Grill,
the courses’ onsite restaurant, secured a
lease renewal, with a three-year period
beginning on January 1, 2022.
Owner/operator Sean Sullivan and his team
have done an exceptional job since leasing
the space four years ago.
Both Director of Operations Jay Packett and
Course Superintendent Colin Walsh were new
to their positions in 2020. Despite having to
navigate the ever-changing landscape of
operating a business during a global
pandemic and a period of extraordinary
growth, the pair have proved exceptionally
capable of managing not only day-to-day
operations, but also long-term plans and
improvements.
A study done by the National Golf Foundation,
which provides a roadmap to addressing
outstanding capital projects efficiently, was
completed in 2021. Packett and Walsh are
working with the Golf Commission in
implementing a five-year project plan that
includes:
• Maintenance equipment replacement
• Irrigation well reconditioning
• Ongoing sinkhole remediation
• Cart path improvements
• Tee box renovations including new
forward tees
• Upgrades to the pro shop, clubhouse
and Freemans Grill
• Enhancements to starting area first
tees
• IT upgrades
In the last year, Packett also worked with the
Golf Commission in devising a more robust
and far-reaching marketing plan.
The website, The Captains’ primary interface
with members, visitors and potential guests,
underwent substantial changes, creating a
more streamlined user experience.
Instructional monthly blog posts by
sportswriter Rob Duca proved very popular on
the website and added to the site’s search
engine optimization. Overall website traffic in
2021 was up more than 14% when compared
to 2020, for a total of 93,345 visitors. The
Captains’ Google banner ads also performed
well, generating 3.25M brand impressions.
Additional new marketing initiatives in 2021
included print advertising with a full-page ad
in Chatham Living, which is distributed at no
cost to guests at Chatham Bars Inn and
Wequassett Resort, and many area B&Bs and
rental units. The Captains also ran a full-page
ad, at a deeply discounted rate, in Golf
Digest.
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Marketing plans already discussed for 2022
include programs geared toward attracting
novice golfers and afternoon daily-fee players,
as well as the use of instructional videos on
our social media channels and website.
Events hosted at the courses in 2021
continued efforts to expose the superior
golfing experience offered by The Captains to
new audiences, as well as assist with
community fundraising. Events included:
• Massachusetts Amateur Qualifier
• New England PGA Jr. Golf Tour –
Promote the Game
• New England Intercollegiate Golf
Association
• Cape Cod Golf Course
Superintendents Association
• Brewster Whitecaps Fundraiser (Cape
Cod Baseball League)
• Pals For Life Fundraiser (local
organization that supports local
restaurants and employees through
financially challenging circumstances)
Back-to-back years of unrivaled levels of play
and fluctuating pandemic-related restrictions
could have, perhaps even should have, made
course conditions and employee morale
suffer, but that simply isn’t the case at The
Captains. Member feedback and online
reviews in 2021 indicate that Jay Packett,
Colin Walsh and the Golf Commission are on
the right course (pun very much intended).
Below are some statistics for the period January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021:
Annual-Fee Members:
Resident Members 787
Charter Non-Resident Members 5
Non-Resident Members 449
Junior Members 24
Total Passholders 1,265
Rounds Played:
Annual-Fee Members 52,823
Daily-Fee Players 40,903
Total Rounds Played 93,726
Below is a recap of The Captains Golf Course financial performance for FY 2021:
Revenues:
Annual-Fee Passes $1,089,751
Daily Green Fees $2,243,570
Cart Rentals $839,657
Driving Range $189,851
Pro Shop Sales $260,073
Miscellaneous $16,627
Restaurant Rent $10,000
Total Revenues $4,649,529
Expenses:
Wages $1,415,710
Fringe Benefits $700,091
Operating Expenses $903,560
Pro Shop Purchases $189,018
Total Expenses $3,208,379
Gross Profit $1,441,150
Capital Improvements $45,548
Debt Service Interest $0
Debt Service Principal $0
Operating Profit $1,395,602
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REPORT OF THE RECREATION
DEPARTMENT
The Brewster Recreation Department is
committed to enhancing the quality of life for all
Brewster Residents and visitors by utilizing the
Town’s many beautiful parks, beaches and
facilities to provide the best quality recreational
activities that challenge the body and spirit
across all generations. The purpose of the
Recreation Department is to meet the diverse
recreational, cultural, athletic and leisure-time
pursuits of the residents of Brewster with a
broad-based comprehensive program.
Recreational programs are organized to
encourage participation and enjoyment and will
be held at safe and well-equipped facilities on
a year-round basis.
As we entered the second year of the
pandemic the Recreation Department learned
to adjust on the fly. Although certain
restrictions were lifted, we still aired on the side
of caution. We did our best to emphasize
outdoor activities, as we were not allowed to
use the schools for any indoor activities until
the summer. We continued to do our 15
minute fitness classes on Facebook Live for
the first part of the winter, and once things got
warm we did all our programing outside.
Programs like spring soccer, trail hikes and
ultimate frisbee continued to be popular
options for the kids. Our senior tennis group
had sixty participants again and our pickleball
program is our fastest growing program. This
group played outside all year long, even in
some less than desirable conditions. We did
have our annual 5K Bloom Run, but it was
virtual with folks sending in their own pictures
with times and routes run.
Mike and Steve were very excited to have our
summer playground program back. We limited
our participants, as we did for many of our
summer programs. Once again, we had great
staff, and everyone enjoyed a summer filled
with all sorts of activities. Our youth tennis
program was full, as were our swim lessons.
We were able to revive our sailing program
with some help from the folks at PBCB. We
combined that program with SUP lessons and
made it a “half day program on the water”. The
beaches were as busy as they have ever been,
and we want to thank our lifeguards at Long
Pond. Fall programs like youth soccer and
after school programs were run with no
problems. We partnered with BCT for a story
walk at the Eddy Bay trail and had many happy
families that joined us. In 2022 we are hoping
to put the pandemic behind us, and our goal is
to continue to refine the aspects of the existing
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programs and events, always looking for new
ideas and opportunities to shape the
experiences of our residents and visitors alike.
We hope to offer all our traditional programs
such as soccer, basketball, baseball/softball,
and more unique programs like youth running
clubs, science programs, outdoor club,
pickleball, film making and archery. In an effort
to have programs for all community members,
we also hope to continue our work with other
departments, like the COA, the Library, the
Police Department, the Bike Ways Committee,
the USTA and others.
Over the past fourteen years, we have donated
approximately $56,000 to our Holiday for Hope
program with the Homeless Prevention
Counsel. This year was no different. Because
of gathering restrictions in 2020, the
Recreation Department was not able to run our
Breakfast with Santa event. However, 2021
we were able to partner with Ocean Edge
again! We were only able to host half as many
folks as usual, but everyone had a great time.
Brewster Bright Lights Celebration took place
at the Eddy School the Saturday before
Christmas. Families were able to come in their
vehicles, drive around the school, enjoy the
lights, wave to Santa and give him their wish
list before leaving with a goodie bag.
We sponsor the Brewster in Bloom Run 5K,
with proceeds benefitting our Bob Redd
Memorial Outstanding Youth of the Year
Scholarship. This scholarship is awarded to
Brewster high school seniors who have
demonstrated service to our community and
high character. Although the race was virtual,
we still provided the scholarship to two high
school seniors. Since 2009, we have given
$41,000 in scholarships toward students’
higher education.
Other events usually include an Easter egg
hunt at Ocean Edge Resort and Brewster Bike
Week. Both were cancelled due to the
pandemic, but we were able to have our
annual outdoor movie night in August. We
moved it to Drummer Boy Park, and we got
about 100 people to come enjoy a lovely
summer night.
With help from our Public Works Department,
“phase one” of our ADA project at Freemans
Way is almost done. Our hope is to re-start in
the spring and then move on to other Town
fields like Town Hall and Gages field. We will
be applying for CPA funding for help with the
completion of this project. Because of the
popularity of pickleball, we had two new courts
striped on one of the existing tennis courts,
and we plan to have some work done to the
infields at both our Little League fields at
Freemans Way. We also helped complete the
Open Space & Recreation Plan, as well as
consult on the Master Plan for Drummer Boy
Park. We are looking forward to many exciting
opportunities with the purchase of the CCSC
properties, but we will need to be patient while
the Town decides what they want to do with
each.
Our web site, www.brewsterrecreation.com is
regularly updated and provides information for
all our programming and events. Registrations
are accepted online through our website as
well as completed in our office. The web site is
also used as a means of communication for
program information, department updates and
weather cancellations. Also, be sure to follow
us on Facebook and Instagram.
The Brewster Recreation Department is
committed to empowering our youth with the
skills necessary to become responsible
members of society. We recognize the need to
instill high expectations so that all our
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participants realize that success lies within
them. As we look forward to the future, we
offer a special thank you to our staff,
volunteers, sponsors and the community who
supports our department each and every year.
Recreation Commission Members
Roland Bassett, Chair
Tom Wingard, Vice-Chair
Allen Ryone, Treasurer
Sherrie McCullough, Secretary
Brandon Rice
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REPORT OF THE LADIES LIBRARY
The reopening of the library and return of the
public to our building were the highlights of
this year’s recovery. Thanks to our devoted
staff, we were able to maintain the newsletter,
programs, and remote access for our
community. We were at the forefront with the
new Grab & Go service and expanded hours,
to meet increased public demand. We were
the first library on the lower cape to re-open
our doors, 10am-5pm, six days a week. The
hard work of the staff and their flexibility
continues. We also have re-imaged and
evaluated our physical layout. We have
accommodated the demand for quiet areas
for work and study within the parameters of
the existing spaces.
Thanks to the Brewster Ladies’ Library
Association sponsorship, and in collaboration
with the Eddy Elementary School, we gave
away more than 600 books as part of the
summer lunch program. The Brewster Select
Board said it was one of the highlights of last
year during the pandemic. We are planning
to repeat the program this year. We also
distributed more than 2000 book through the
very popular Little Free Libraries. These eye-
catching little libraries serve as goodwill
ambassadors for the BLLA. Remote
programing proved to be a vital connection to
the community, as were the newsletter and
social media accounts. More than 3100
people now subscribe to the monthly
newsletter, and we have 1421 FaceBook
followers and 1187 Instagram followers.
There have been 585 posts to our social
media platforms since last Spring.
Our bandwidth was greatly increased by
removing the video camera feed from the
public Internet connection. We were able to
join the town’s fiber optic link rather than
continue to operate a separate connection.
We hope to see an increase in our IT
spending — and connectivity — through
federal funding programs.
It is an exciting time to plan for the future of
our library in the heart of Brewster. Libraries
have taken on the task of helping people
acquire knowledge, whatever the means of
delivery, and have become more central to
community life. The sociologist Eric
Klinenberg made libraries Exhibit A in his
2018 book, Palaces for the People: How
Social Infrastructure Can Help Fight
Inequality, Polarization, and the Decline of
Civic Life. He argued that “social
infrastructure” — public places where people
mingle and interact — can help reduce crime
and isolation, and even strengthen
communities. The Brewster Ladies’ Library
with its rich history and bright future is
positioned for success for many years to
come.
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EDUCATION
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REPORT OF CAPE COD REGIONAL
TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL
Cape Cod Regional Technical High School
was established in 1973 as a public technical
high school. Cape Cod Tech students meet the
same academic standards required by the
state as our sending schools while also
meeting certification standards of their
technical training.
District Towns: Barnstable, Brewster,
Chatham, Dennis, Eastham,
Harwich, Mashpee, Orleans,
Provincetown, Truro,
Wellfleet, Yarmouth
Mission Statement: Cape Cod Regional
Technical High School will provide an
opportunity to acquire high quality technical,
academic, and social skills preparing our
students for success in our changing world.
Enrollment: For school year 2020-2021, the
enrollment on October 1 was 626 students.
Budget: For school year 2020-21 (FY21) there
was a Total Operating Budget of $15,504,000,
a 2.76% increase over FY20. To
view: https://www.capetech.us/about/departme
nts/business-office
News from Superintendent Sanborn:
The entire Cape Cod Tech community: our
staff, students, parents, guardians, School
Committee, School Building Committee and
technical advisory committees extend a sincere
appreciation to our twelve towns and their
taxpayers for supporting this new facility as a
reality. On October 8, 2021 in our current
school year, we finally, under the constraints of
COVID protocols, held a restricted invitee
ribbon cutting event for the community. I do
think you would have been proud of our
students who were front and center at this
event. Your forethought to support
construction of their school will benefit current
and future technical students for decades to
come. Finally, we not only view our facility as
a school but as a community resource
providing services to towns and community
members, offering afternoon and evening
workforce training, and hosting events for town
and local organizations. Thank you, again.
Town of Brewster: Brewster had 41 students
enrolled at Cape Cod Tech as of October 1,
2020.
The assessment for Brewster in FY21 was
$577,891, based on 29 students on October 1,
2019.
Assessments are based on the previous year’s
enrollment.
Highlights from Cape Cod Tech 2020-21
School Year
Graduated 127 seniors: 6 from Brewster.
Enrolled 174 freshman: 17 from Brewster.
The student newspaper Tech Talk won
numerous prestigious awards this year: a
gold medal from Columbia Scholastic
Press Association, the Highest
Achievement Award from New England
Press Association, multiple awards from
the Youth Journalism International
competition and first Place with Special
Merit from the American Scholastic
Association.
Through the generosity of Cape Cod
community organizations, charities and
family memorials, Cape Cod Tech
presented 38 toolships and 46 scholarships
to the graduating class of 2021 for a total of
$84,766.
Thirty-four (34) students received John and
Abigail Adams Scholarships; one from
Brewster.
SkillsUSA is a national student organization
and is a huge part of the of the Cape Cod
Tech experience combining technical,
academic and employability skills. Forty-
two (42) students participated in
competitions winning 19 District medals
and 14 state medals. Cape Cod Tech was
recognized as a National Model of
Excellence.
Future Farmers of America, “FFA” is a
national career and technical student
organization based on middle and high
school classes that promote and support
agricultural education. This year
Horticulture Instructor Stephen Dolan
received the Honorary FFA Bay State
Award in recognition of his outstanding
service in the advancement of agricultural
education.
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The Cooperative Education (Co-Op)
program placed a total of 62 junior and
senior students to work with local
businesses, enhancing their skills through
Co-Op placements. Senior internships for
Health and Dental were not active this year
due to COVID-19.
Athletics offered a modified sports program
due to COVID-19 restrictions. The following
teams did compete competitively: football,
volleyball, girls and boys soccer, baseball,
cross-country, golf, ice hockey, girls and
boys lacrosse, girls softball and tennis.
Technical Highlights from 2020-21
The school was not open to the public for
services this year due to the COVID-19
pandemic.
The Auto Collision program graduated
100% of its seniors and 80% of those
seniors were employed as of graduation
day. This program completed jobs for local
town departments and Habitat for
Humanity.
The Auto Technology program significantly
altered their curriculum to increase shop
time for 9th and 10th grades.
The Carpentry Department accomplished
many carpentry projects, despite COVID-
19 pandemic. Five of their seniors
participate in the Co-Op program. The
department is a member of the Home
Builders and Remodelers of Cape Cod.
In the Cosmetology program six seniors
completed their Massachusetts State
Board Exams. All students are certified in
the Barbicide disinfectant training and SP/2
Safety Training.
Culinary Arts had great success in 2021
including filling 100% of their freshman
seats, restructuring their curriculum
delivery, and receiving the highest possible
score for food service operation from the
Harwich Board of Health on multiple
inspections.
Dental Assisting students were active in
community service events at local
preschools, veteran centers and Angel
House. The program added new equipment
and software to their curriculum and they
are working towards expanding clinical
experience at the community college.
The Design & Visual Communications
program is working hard to boost the new
school’s look in all things involving design
and presentation. The new building’s
technology and equipment have provided
opportunities to push the students'
knowledge.
The Electrical Department earned praise
from the DESE safety inspector for work
station safety. This shop was the number
one shop chosen by freshmen as they
explored their placement options.
Engineering Technology sophomores
learned to program and fly drones; juniors
completed 3D Design and Analysis in dual-
enrollment with the community college;
seniors received a grant from the MIT Club
of Cape Cod to design, 3D print and build a
personal transport using a skateboard or
scooter concept.
The Health Technologies students were
impacted by the pandemic in terms of
practicing their trade. They were unable to
do internships at the hospital or nursing
homes. Seniors did sit for the CNA exam.
There was a new 9thgrade shared program
between Health and Dental.
The Horticulture program did more outside
work on the new campus. Within every live
project there were opportunities using real
experiences to teach technical skills and
fundamental skill development.
The HVAC program is now an approved
training program for hours toward the MA
State Refrigeration Technician license. All
freshman earned Hot Works Certification.
Ninety percent (90%) of HVAC upper-
classmen went out on Co-Op placements.
The Information Technology Program
moved their sophomore curriculum to the
freshman year to give 9th graders a head
start in preparing for certifications. Thirty-
one (31) students received certifications in
specialty programs.
Marine Services had seven students
participate in Co-Op placements. In
SkillsUSA, Marine Services students took
home 1st Place, 2nd Place and 3rd Place
Marine awards.
The Plumbing Shop had seven students
participate in Co-Op placements and 40%
of their total students participated in
SkillsUSA. The department’s curriculum is
teaching 21st Century skills to keep pace
with fast changing boiler technology and
new codes.
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Academic Highlights from 2020-21
The Business Education/21st Century
Learning department offered several
exciting activities: an online simulation to
create a new business in a city; a Stock
Market Game competition, and a virtual
Credit for Life Fair in which students
created a budget, navigated through
various budget booths and virtually chatted
with Cape Cod Five volunteers while doing
so.
The English Department learned a great
deal this year about technology-based
instruction and assessment to integrate it
into the curriculum. As DESE continuously
adjusted their MCAS requirements
throughout the year the English department
continuously adjusted curriculum and
instruction to ensure that students were
prepared.
The Social Studies department focused
heavily on teaching the historical and
current event moments attached to the Civil
Rights movements of the past up to the
Black Life Matters movement of today.
The Math Department also realigned 9th
and 10th curriculum to the Next Gen MCAS
computer based testing throughout the
year and implemented online testing
practice into their overall curriculum.
● The Science Department adjusted to
changes this year: a new building with new
labs, and remote learning - to hybrid
classes - to 100% in person, while
continuing to provide the students with
meaningful and rigorous curricula.
The Student Services Department attended
countless webinars to learn best practices
for navigating the pandemic with a focus on
student mental health. A school-wide
mental health screening was administered
to identify students in crisis and needing
mental health assistance.
Please visit our website: www.capetech.us
for more information.
Respectfully submitted,
Dr. Richard Hoffmann and Carol Forgione
Brewster Representatives, Cape Cod
Regional Technical High School District
School Committee
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REPORT OF NAUSET SCHOOLS & BREWSTER
ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS SUPERINTENDENT
The 2021-2022 school year began with
ongoing precautions related to the COVID
pandemic and with a new administrative
structure at our Brewster elementary
schools. Keith Gauley became Principal of
both Stony Brook and Eddy Elementary
Schools and Allyson Joy became the Assistant
Principal at both schools. This change
occurred after former principal, Joanna
Hughes, took on the Director of Human
Resources position for the Nauset District.
Thanks to the support of the community and
the Brewster School Committee, the students
have continued to thrive with in-person learning
throughout the pandemic. While some learning
loss has naturally occurred, the Town of
Brewster and the School Committee have
supported Intervention/ Enrichment
teaching positions to address learning loss. In
addition, a full-time adjustment counselor at the
Eddy School and a part-time adjustment
counselor at Stony Brook have helped families
and students in need and supported the social-
emotional well-being of our students. A
portion of these salaries has been paid through
the use of ESSER funds, a federal grant
program.
The Brewster voters approved a feasibility and
building use study reviewing space and
programming needs at both Stony Brook and
Eddy Elementary Schools. In January, this
building use study was released to the
Brewster School Committee and to the Town
Administrator and Selectboard and provided
three different options for the Town of
Brewster. These options included
consolidation of PreK - Grade 5 at the Stony
Brook School; consolidation of the same grade
levels at Eddy Elementary School, and; the
possibility of reconfiguring Stony Brook for
grades kindergarten through grade 5 with the
Preschool program relocated to the Eddy
School. The third option also allows the Town
of Brewster to consider additional space at the
Eddy School for other Town departments or
other uses.
The School Improvement Plans of Stony Brook
and Eddy Elementary School reflect the
mission, vision and values of the Nauset
Strategic Plan and the Nauset Technology
Plan. The goals within these improvement
plans include the following for academics,
global citizenship, social-emotional learning,
and the desire for each school to meet the
needs of the Brewster community:
Academic Learning Goals:
Students will meet or exceed proficiency
standards in reading, writing, mathematics,
science, technology and engineering by
engaging in learning experiences that
enable students to practice and apply 21st
century skills throughout the curriculum.
Students will acquire deeper learning and
be prepared for our ever-changing world.
Effectively implement Project-Based
Learning that is interdisciplinary, relevant
and interesting to students, and designed
to immerse students in deep learning in
order to maximize student growth and
achievement.
Global Citizenship Goal:
By June 2023, students will appreciate the
value that diversity brings to a community
and the importance of accepting
differences and respecting all
individuals. This will be accomplished
through the completion of a multilingual
project (i.e. webinar, video, blog, slide
show) that is presented to similar-aged
peers in other countries.
SEL Goals:
Effectively develop social emotional
learning skills so as to teach all
students to recognize and manage their
emotions, problem solve, express
empathy for others, maintain healthy
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relationships, and make responsible
decisions. This will be measured by
SEL surveys and screeners.
Community Schools Goals:
Expand opportunities for family and
community involvement in the school
through collaboration and participation and
effectively communicating information
regarding student progress, school events,
assignments, curriculum, volunteer
opportunities and budget needs.
Goal 3: Create partnerships among the
school, residents of Brewster, local
agencies, and businesses/universities
in order to promote deeper, relevant
learning. Students will explore new
concepts, apply skills, be inspired and
relate effectively with others.
Nauset Regional School District
This school year has been unique in so many
ways. As educational leaders, we knew
moving into this new school year that it was
going to be different from last year. We
understood the need for stability for the district
and schools during an incredibly turbulent time
of COVID 19. We anticipated change, yet we
also knew that we were continuing to navigate
uncharted territory.
Nauset staff continue to demonstrate
themselves as outstanding educators. The
changes in education that we have witnessed
over the past two years have been
unparalleled to anything in our history of
education. They have met all challenges
linked to the COVID 19 pandemic with
thoughtfulness, leadership and innovation.
Staff and administration have worked
collaboratively to find ways to abide by CDC
and DESE guidelines, and continue to move
their educational goals forward.This year our
students are being educated in person. After
school activities, clubs and sports are running,
albeit in certain cases with shorter seasons
and new regulations in place. We are working
diligently to address not only the academic
needs of our students, but the social-emotional
needs as well. We have not yet returned to
‘pre-pandemic’ life, but we are steadily working
to get there.
I could not be more proud of our Nauset
Community. Staff, families and students are
working in a collective effort to support all of
our efforts and to keep our students educated
within the buildings.
A highlight for our district and communities this
year was the approval by the voters in March
2021 to move forward with the Nauset
Regional High School Building Project. We are
appreciative of the Brewster, Orleans, Eastham
and Wellfleet Communities who supported this
exciting venture. This project will provide our
students and future generations with a state of
the art learning experience. The Nauset High
School Building Committee meets regularly
and is currently in the planning phase. The
project is expected to break ground in July
2022. During the construction phase of the
project, we anticipate that students will be
educated in modular units. Please visit the
Nauset Building Project website to be updated
on the latest news at
www.nausetbuildingproject.com.
One of the many pleasant things I have
discovered during my time at Nauset is
the collaborative community partnerships that
exist between Nauset and the member
towns. I have met individually and in groups
with our Police Chiefs, Fire Chiefs, Town
Administrators and Town Officials. The Nauset
Community as a whole is one of the most
supportive I have known, and it has been a
pleasure getting to know and see the level of
unity of all members as they work together. “If
everyone is moving forward together, then
success takes care of itself” - Henry Ford.
I began my work with the Nauset Public
Schools in July 2021. We hosted a 3 day
summit for all Administrative Leadership in
August entitled “Charting the Course” which
was a resounding success. Through those
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sessions I learned a great deal about Nauset,
the individual needs of our Principals, schools,
staff, students and families. In addition, I
quickly realized that the support of our School
Committee members is steadfast and faithful.
This is a fabulous community and I am thankful
to be part of the educational leadership team at
Nauset Public Schools.
Brooke A. Clenchy
Interim Superintendent, Nauset Public Schools
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OTHER COMMITTEES,
COMMISSIONS & BOARDS
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REPORT OF THE AGRICULTURE
COMMISSION
The Agricultural Commission, established in
2005, serves the agricultural interests of
Brewster:
Farming in all its branches, the cultivation
and tillage of the soil
Dairying
Production, cultivation, growing, and
harvesting of any agricultural, aquacultural,
floricultural, viticultural or horticultural
commodities
Growing/harvesting of forest products on
forest land, lumbering
Raising livestock, including horses
Keeping horses as a commercial enterprise
Keeping, raising poultry, swine, cattle,
ratites, camelids, other domesticated
animals for food, Ag purposes, bees, fur
animals
FEDERAL:
The Natural Resources Conservation
Services provides technical/financial help to
agricultural land owners to plan and implement
conservation practices that benefit target
species. It has funding to help landowners
protect and restore wetlands and buy
Agricultural Land Easements.
STATE of MASSACHUSETTS:
MA Dept. of Agriculture Resources
(MDAR): Works to ensure the long-term
viability of agriculture: Ag Conservation &
Tech Assistance, Ag Markets, Animal Health,
Crop/Pest Services to support, regulate,
enhance the rich diversity of agriculture and
promote economically, environmentally sound
food safety, animal health, energy
conservation and production.
Agricultural Preservation Restrictions
(APRs): This Program preserves agricultural
land by offering to pay farmland owners the
difference between the "fair market value" and
the "agricultural value" of their farms in
exchange for a permanent deed restriction,
which prevents uses of the property that will
negatively impact its future agricultural viability
Massachusetts Animal Fund: addresses
animal homelessness, spaying/neutering, and
training of Animal Control Officers. In 2021, in
spite of the pandemic, the Fund collected its
highest annual amount in taxpayer donations
since its inception in 2012. Since its inception
the fund has collected over $3.4M. In 2021, the
Fund provided no-cost spay/neuter and
vaccination options for close to 2,000
homeless cats and dogs and animals owned
by low-income residents. One out of every six
of the animals assisted needed urgent services
for life-threatening medical conditions or
relinquishment prevention so that they could
stay with their families. Contact:
massanimalfund.com
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI)
Update
HPAI has been detected in wild birds in
multiple east coast states, and in commercial
and backyard flocks in IN, KY, and VA. Of
most concern is the detection of HPAI in wild
ducks in Rockingham County, New Hampshire,
which boarders coastal Massachusetts. This
may already be present in wild birds in
Massachusetts. Once HPAI is detected in a
domestic flock (backyard or commercial), state
and federal emergency actions to contain the
disease place movement restrictions on all
poultry and poultry products nearby. Protect
your flock, and your neighbors’ flocks! Prevent
the introduction of HPAI through good
biosecurity procedures. Report sick or dead
poultry to the Mass. Dept. of Agricultural
Resources, Animal Health Division at 617-626-
1795
Is Your Horse Protected Against Mosquito-
borne Disease?
Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) and West
Nile Virus (WNV) are spread by mosquitos and
can cause fatal neurologic disease in horses
and other animals. Horses across
Massachusetts and in surrounding states are
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at risk. Call your veterinarian to schedule a life-
saving vaccination. Can’t afford this life-saving
vaccine? MDAR is partnering with local
veterinarians to offer discounted EEE and
WNV vaccination for owners with financial
need.
Apiary Updates: MA has a large/diverse
beekeeping industry, with 4-5,000 bee-keepers
managing 40-45,000 hives. Over 45% of
agricultural commodities in MA rely on bees for
crop pollination. Check out the 2022 state
Apiary and beekeeping workshops at
mass.gov/agr
Recently Lost a Colony and Not Sure
Why?
Want to Document Your Losses and/or
Surviving Colony?
Want to Learn about Managing Varroa
mites in Your Colonies?
Want a Health Inspection of Your
Honey Bee Colonies?
Want to Register Your Apiary and
Honey Bee Colonies?
Complete the MA Honey Bee Health
Survey: get a “BEE AWARE” sign.
Visit the MDAR Apiary Program Website!
Register your hive(s) now!
State Agricultural Officials Urge Residents
to Check Plants for Spotted Lanternfly:
Check for signs of spotted lanternfly adults in
any potted plants that you have received over
the holiday season and report any potential
sightings of this pest on MDAR’s online
reporting form by taking photographs and
collecting a specimen if possible. Look for
large, gray insects, about one inch long, with
black spots and red underwings. Early
detection plays an important role in the
protection of the economic and ecological
resources of MA from invasive species.
Spotted Lantern Fly
Climate Smart Agricultural Program
MDAR is funding $1,600,000 in FY2022 under
the Climate Smart Agriculture Program (CSAP)
to provide financial incentives to
Massachusetts agricultural operations for
practices that work towards improving soil
health, ensuring the efficient use of water,
preventing impacts on water quality, reducing
greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions,
sequestering carbon, improving energy
efficiency and facilitating clean energy
adoption This helps the agricultural sector
adapt to climate and mitigate climate change.
Marijuana & Hemp: The Cannabis Control
Commission (CCC) has marijuana jurisdiction
with one exception, Industrial Hemp, now
under MDAR. A non-psychoactive marijuana
species, Industrial Hemp contains less than
3% THC, the compound that makes marijuana
psychoactive. With no recreational value, it is
processed for many uses. It’s a crop! MDAR’s
Pesticide Program is keeping track of what is
and isn’t permissible to use on any Cannabis,
Marijuana or Hemp.
BARNSTABLE COUNTY:
Cape Cod Cooperative Extension Service:
focuses on agriculture, marine research,
horticulture, aquaculture, natural resources,
tick-borne disease, water quality, youth
development, recycling, household hazardous
waste, environmental education and the Buy
Fresh Buy Local Program,
buyfreshbuylocalcapecod.org.
Ticks: Lyme disease, the most prevalent
infectious disease in Massachusetts, is
considered a public health crisis. Deer Ticks
can also carry Babesiosis, Anaplasmosis and
Relapsing Fever. Lone Star Tick populations
are expanding and carry their own diseases.
Lone Star bites may result in a red meat
allergy. Watch Larry Dapsis, the County
Entomologist’s Tickology YouTube series.
*Use a 3-Point Protection Plan: Protect
Yourself, Protect Your Yard, Protect Your Pets.
“One bite can change your life, but tick-borne
diseases are preventable.” Permethrin is the
only product that provides effective, long-
lasting protection: applied to clothing, including
footwear, NOT skin. It repels and kills ticks.
ldapsis@barnstablecounty.org
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*Barnstable County residents can send a
tick to the UMass Lab of Medical Zoology.
www.TickReport.com
Meet Your Local Farmers: The Harwich
Conservation Trust and Cape & Islands Farm
Bureau sponsor local farmers to exhibit
products and promote farms. The Harwich
Community Center growing season kick off has
been postponed until 2022 due to the
pandemic.
BREWSTER:
Farmers Market: The Historical Society’s
Farmer’s Market, next to Drummer Boy Park,
thanks you for your participation in its 2021
curbside market. Look for the return of the
open air 2022 market at the Windmill! Options
for curbside pickup will be available as well!
Aquaculture: The Brewster Aquaculture
Association:
Oysters: There are 10 active sea farms
continuing to produce that delectable bivalve
the “Brewster Oyster” and distribute to local
restaurants and seafood retailers. Kept in
mesh bags, trays or cages firmly anchored
against wind, wave and current, oysters are
protected from predators. Oysters filter up to
five liters of water per hour removing plankton
and other nutrients. The Bay environment with
its pristine waters creates the distinct flavor of
the Brewster American Oyster giving it a
definitive "bite". Three years of
sorting/sizing/transplanting produces an oyster
for market; larger, more robust than the state
minimum. Size, plus a defined cup, sets the
“Brewster Oyster” apart.
Approximately 975,100 oysters were harvested
in 2021, more than double the 2020 harvest
due to a very good growth year and mild
winter. European Union markets are now
expected to open up specifically for
Massachusetts shellfish exports early in 2022.
Razor Clams: Brewster also allows Razor
Clam harvesting with 15 regular harvesters
and 4 students. The 2021 harvest was down,
as compared to 2020, with approximately
6,553 pounds harvested this year. The Town
and harvesters continue to work together to
monitor the resource by collecting time per unit
effort data.
Cranberry Harvest: UMASS Cranberry
Research Station, East Wareham, is an
outreach and research center with
publications, e.g. the “Neighbor to Neighbor”
guide to educate residents and visitors.
Contact: cranberry@umass.edu. The Cape
Cod Cranberry Growers Association (CCCGA)
assists with problems; works to ensure that
cranberry farming can survive urbanization and
preserve open space and clean water, vital to
cranberry growing. info@cranberries.org
2021 was a challenging growing season. It was
the trifecta of a record drought in 2020 followed
by record rain and record days over 90℉ on
bogs for 2021. It was a tough year for fruit
quality, a lot of rot in general. Fruitworm, scale
and cranberry weevils presented the biggest
challenges, after the weather. Contrary to the
2021 production forecast of up 2% from 2020,
the MA crop was only 1.7 million barrels, down
9% from 2020 (down 15-35% for some
growers). There are approximately 51 acres of
cranberry bogs in Brewster. The 2021 crop
yielded a state-wide average of approx. 125.9
barrels per acre (440-540 cranberries = pound,
44,000-54,000 cranberries =100 lb. barrel.
Pollinators are still in trouble. With ten species
of bumble bees in 2000, now only one is seen,
Bombus impatiens. One grower at the annual
cranberry summit pointed out that “2022 is the
60th anniversary of Silent Spring, Rachel
Carson’s book warning about dependence on
pesticides. He indicated that pest pressures
are getting worse and that growers need to
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adapt, try something different: look at
biological options because the spray approach
is not working. It's time to try something
different and integrate other theories into
growing crops.”
Cape Cod & Islands Farm Bureau: The
Agriculture Commission works closely with the
Bureau. A grassroots organization for more
than 70 years, it helps make farming more
profitable and the community a better place to
live; offering assistance to farmers, as well as
the general public.
Help with Agricultural Conflicts: Ever found
yourself in a conflict with local, regional, state,
federal government or neighbors over your
agricultural operation? The Commission will
mediate conflicts and has an excellent track
record solving issues on behalf of farmers
Agricultural Commission 2198 Main St.
Brewster, MA 02631 or 508-896-3701.
The Agriculture Commission assists the
Building Commissioner, Town Departments,
Boards, Committees, residents with
Agricultural issues.
On behalf of Brewster’s agricultural
heritage…the harvest goes on…..
Respectfully submitted,
Peter Herrmann, Chair
Stephan Brown
Rebecca Howes
Jane Weber
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REPORT OF THE ALEWIFE COMMITTEE
The number of herring returning to our run last
spring was over 100,000 according to our
electronic fish counter; about 100,000 less than
the year before. The water in the ponds did not
get to the ideal temperature of 50 degrees that
the herring seem to prefer until well into April.
We encourage the public to protect the
spawning habitat of all the ponds. We also ask
the public to refrain from handling the herring or
obstructing their passage up Stony Brook and
into the ponds.
We are currently in a design phase regarding
repairs to the wall at the seining pool, the wall
between the run and the head race pool and
also the weirs on the north side of the road.
We thank our volunteers and the Natural
Resources staff for helping to monitor and
maintain the fish counter. A special thanks to
the town Department of Public Works for their
maintenance of the Mill Sites.
Respectfully submitted,
Alewife Committee
The Stony Brook Grist Mill, photo
courtesy of Bonnie Newman
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REPORT OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE
The proposal to form an Audit Committee in
the town of Brewster was initially presented for
discussion through FINCOM in September
2018. Ultimately, at Town Meeting on
November 2019, Article 8 Town Code
Amendment was approved forming the Audit
Committee (see Attachment A). The catalyst
for the Audit Committee initiative was in large
part motivated by a desire for greater
transparency and a more comprehensive
review of the financial position of the town.
Recruiting for the five positions on the
committee has proved difficult. Ultimately, two
members of the FINCOM were appointed
along with one member of the Select Board
thereby activating the committee. In August
2021, the Town Moderator appointed an
additional member leaving one position vacant
at year end.
Since the committee’s inception there have
been two meetings. The first meeting was held
January 6, 2021; the second meeting was held
April 12, 2021. Additionally, the Chair of the
Audit Committee presented the audit for FY
2020 for acceptance at the Select Board
meeting on May 24, 2021.
Meeting on FY 2019 Audit
During the January meeting the committee
reviewed the function of the committee in
relation to town by-laws and elected officers:
Chair (Honey Pivirotto), a Vice Chair (David
Whitney) and a secretary, (Pete Dahl).
The committee examined the status of the
town’s contract for an independent auditor
learning the RE Brown contract was processed
by the interim Town Administrator, Mark
Forest, in November 2018 committing the town
to utilizing the firm’s services for audits of
2019, 2020 and 2021.
Prior to the meeting a list of questions and
concerns was shared with the audit firm by the
committee members through town
administration. This created a focus for the
comprehensive review and discussion of the
audit for FY 2019 undertaken for the remainder
of the January meeting. Members provided
recommendations for improved clarity of
presentation. Further the committee elevated
awareness of the need for the town’s
representative on Cape Cod Municipal Health
Group (CCMG) with holdings of $41 million in
holdings for health insurance obligations for 53
participating governmental entities to focus on
the Significant Deficiencies in that organization
disclosed in their audit.
Subsequent to the meeting, a Report on the
RE Brown firm’s System of Quality Control
dated November 13,2017 was shared with the
Audit Committee along with specific initiatives
undertaken by CCMG.
Meeting on the FY 2020 Audit
The focus of the second meeting of the Audit
committee on April 12 was the FY 2020 audit.
Highlights included a single internal control
matter highlighted in the prior year
accompanied by a clear plan of corrective
action by management. This item is the lack of
perfect reconciliation of activities between the
Finance Department and the Water
Department.
The audit includes a clean opinion from the
auditors indicating the auditors believe that the
town’s financial statements fairly present its
financial results, financial position and
cashflow. This is the optimal outcome desired
from the audit of any entity.
Pages 3 – 5 of the audit provide
management’s discussion and analysis of the
year’s results illustrated in the audit. Among
these are three highlights:
1. Assets exceeded liabilities as of
6/30/20 by $62 million.
2. The town had combined ending fund
balances of $18.9 million.
3. The total cost of all Town services for
the fiscal year was $50.45 million of
which $45 million was for governmental
activities and $5.45 million for business
type activities.
As of this report, the FY 2021 audit is in
process. The Audit Committee will reconvene
once the Chair is notified by Town
Administration it is prepared to present the final
draft of the FY 2021 audit, the related
management letter and the draft Request for
Proposal (RFP) for an audit firm for FY 2022
and some period beyond.
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REPORT OF THE BGTV VIDEO SERVICES
COORDINATOR
BGTV Stats and Report for the year 2021
(Jan. 1st through Dec. 31st)
This is to summarize accomplishments and
progress in Brewster Government Television’s
(BGTV) development for the year 2021.
Essentially J.P. Ludwig Consulting services to
the Town of Brewster encompass the media
production, publishing, and distribution of video
and photographic content to Brewster
residents and nonresidents and staff via
BGTV, the town’s web site, social media sites,
and other local and regional cable channels. A
Cable franchise fund from the town’s
agreement with Comcast provides the funding
of equipment and personnel to facilitate and
operate BGTV.
Special Acknowledgement
As always I would like to acknowledge and
commend the Select Board, Town
Administration, Town Department Heads, and
the many other town boards, committees,
volunteers and residents who submit
themselves on a regular basis to being
videotaped for the sake of broadcasting on
cable TV to facilitate a transparent process of
open government for the citizens of Brewster.
BGTV and the additional access provided on
the web for video content are a productive
means in streamlining the legislative process
for residents and seasonal residents alike.
Additionally I would like to acknowledge all the
above mentioned for their cooperation and
patience during the trying circumstances
brought about by the Covid virus during
another challenging year. This year saw BGTV
operations, once again, move into the virtual
realm in order to facilitate town business on a
timely basis.
All the following programming statistics are
related to the time period Jan. 1st, 2021, to
Dec. 31st, 2021.
The town paid JP Ludwig Consulting
Services $101,511.50 for 1,606.75
hours of contract services for the
calendar year in 2021.
This was a record-setting year for in-
house productions. The town produced
340 (compared to 322 in 2020) first-run
programs (the programs J.P. Ludwig
Consulting produced on behalf of the
town). Add that to the programs
produced elsewhere, the County, State,
other towns, PSAs, repeats from past
years, etc., and overall there was a little
over a total of 2,996 hours of
programming that aired other than the
Electronic Bulletin Board on BGTV in
2021. BGTV is streaming live and all
programs that the town produces are
available at http://video.brewster-
ma.gov/CablecastPublicSite/?channel=
1
o Board of Selectmen - 35 first-
run programs that aired 249
times
o Finance Committee - 21 first-run
programs that aired 86 times
o Planning Board - 17 first-run
programs that aired 68 times
o Conservation Commission – 22
first-run programs that aired 86
times
o Brewster School Committee - 12
first-run programs that aired 29
times
o Town Meetings - 3 first-run
programs that aired 38 times
o Board of Health - 16 first-run
programs that aired 63 times
o Zoning Board of Appeals - 11
first-run programs that aired 50
times
o Golf Commission - 18 first-run
programs that aired 37 times
o Brewster Ladies Library – Few
productions due to Covid
o Stony Brook Elementary & Eddy
School s - No productions due
to Covid
o Specials and Events – Few
productions due to Covid.
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o Nauset Regional School District
– Meetings were mainly
produced virtually by the town of
Eastham. The last few months
of the year copies for airing
could not be obtained from the
producers.
Other Meetings – Because of the vast
expansion of virtual meetings due to
the Covid virus there continued to be
numerous additions of boards,
committees, subcommittees, etc.,
produced by BGTV staff. The day-to-
day functions of local municipal
government continued unabated with
all-inclusive participation and
adherence to Massachusetts open
meeting law.
Lower Cape TV (LCTV) has continued
their productions of local programs in
2021. In 2021 LCTV produced
numerous programs that aired on
BGTV. These were mostly shorts,
PSAs, and short news items of local
interest. LCTV has also partnered with
the town on producing PSAs directly
related to informing the public about
issues in Brewster. The cable franchise
fund from the town’s agreement with
Comcast helps provide the funding of
equipment and personnel to facilitate
and operate LCTV along with four other
Outer Cape towns’ funds.
Barnstable County - 75 first-run
programs that aired 160 times that
included: Barnstable County Assembly
of Delegates, County Commissioners,
Cape Cod Commission, and a few
others.
In 2021 the Governor Charlie Baker
administration continued with video
press conferences weekly for current
updates on the state government’s
response to the Covid virus. We
obtained and continue downloading
these programs from the state off of a
server and have been airing them
regularly on BGTV. 35 programs that
aired -113 times.
Time Machine, which consists of
government-produced archive
programs downloaded from Archive.org
The numbers mentioned above do not include
live broadcasts, or the numerous PSAs (Public
Service Announcements) aired on BGTV. Also
worth noting are the numerous
announcements that are shown on the
Electronic Bulletin Board (EBB) describing
events and programs in town going on at
places like the Council on Aging, Ladies’
Library, Town Hall, etc.
All of BGTV programing is archived not only on
the cloud-based application Reflect, but also
on a large storage server at town hall. There is
also another backup of all these programs on
hard drives in the vault at town hall.
Cablecast VOD Reflect 2021 Statistics:
The Reflect application platform on the town
web site allows easier access through better
organization and search abilities for on-
demand programs and is compatible to all iOS
devices, smart phones, PCs, iPad, iPhone,
Droid, etc. It also has reporting abilities
(analytics) so data can be gathered for
analysis. Maintaining the Reflect system for the
town is part of my job description. There were
a total of 5,372 (compared to 4,051 in 2020) on
demand sessions on the Reflect platform. The
cloud-based platform VOD (Reflect) improves
the online quality and security of video services
Town of Brewster Vimeo Channel:
It is also worth noting that most field
productions are now viewed on-line on the
town Vimeo channel. There HD video versions
of special town and school events and
programs produced for Brewster Ladies Library
can be found. There were 5,600 plus plays of
programs in 2021 on the Town’s Vimeo
channel. Currently 298 programs produced by
the Town over the past several years reside
there: www.vimeo.com/brewsterma
Some other 2021 highlights worth
mentioning:
The Town purchased and added hybrid
capabilities (on-line and in-person
system integration) one each in Rooms
A & B in 2021. Although it has been
tested it is not yet in use as all meetings
are continuing on a virtual basis at the
time of this writing.
2021 field production programming was
very limited with municipal buildings
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being closed and public programming
canceled due to the Covid virus.
However, we did continue to produce
19 programs of interest to seniors in
collaboration with the Brewster COA.
Special thanks to Lisa Donovan,
Program Coordinator, and Denis Rego,
COA Director. We have shared these
programs with numerous media
stations across Cape Cod.
BGTV has an on line video file sharing
folder, G Channel Cape Cod, that
allows for distributing programs of
broader local interest to other Outer
Cape channels including Lower Cape
TV Channel 99, NRSD Channel 22, and
government cable Channel 18 in the
towns of Orleans, Eastham, Truro and
Provincetown. Also the town is
subscribing to MassMediaExchange
and besides being able to download
programs from the County I also upload
programs of regional interests for
viewing.
2021 continued with the entire in-house
production of audio/video of three
Town Meetings. I was assisted in my
technical direction of the productions
with the exemplary skills of Gabriel
Morton and Suzanne Bryan. The Town
also enlisted the services of Chris
Blood's sound company, Sonic Trout,
for additional equipment to
accommodate the meetings outdoor
setting. Also the 2021 Town Meetings
were broadcast live over Facebook and
Cable Channel 18 BGTV. Warrant
articles for the meeting were
summarized in BGTV programs by
Town Administrator Peter Lombardi,
and aired numerous times on BGTV
and were available on the web before
each meeting to better inform the
citizenry of the Covid protocols for
Town Meeting and the issues to be
debated.
The Town’s Facebook and Twitter
feeds continue to steadily increase in
followers. over 2,600 Facebook
followers and 578 followers on Twitter.
Certainly this is far from being viral, but
in a town with a population just under
10, 000 people I think it is notable. To
sign up for the town’s official social
media. Twitter: @brewstercapecod and
Facebook: Town of Brewster Cape Cod
Looking to 2022
BGTV will continue to evolve and improve in
2022. J.P. Ludwig Consulting makes it a point
of keeping the town TV facility and equipment
current with the most viable and available,
constantly evolving technology and software. I
also invest in my own equipment and software
at home for my business and this is a benefit to
the town as well, without additional capital
expense to the town.
As of January 2022 the town's media
resources are available by a downloadable app
called "Cablecast Screenweave." The town live
stream and media are available to all manner
of devices including Apple TV and Roku TV. In
other words the public has another option
besides cable to watch BGTV programming: on
a smart TV.
In 2022 I would like to see the town continue
broadcasting town meeting live on the web, as
well as possibly other live-feed opportunities.
The town is also going to add a satellite
production studio at the Department of Natural
Resources building with proper lighting, audio,
camera, and production capabilities for special
projects being talked about for BGTV in the
future.
The town now has access to a drone for
productions. Suzanne Bryan (recently certified
with a FAA license), purchased it and J.P.
Ludwig Consulting has obtained liability
insurance. We are looking forward to adding
this aerial dimension to projects in the future.
I continue to have production assistance from
time to time and the people that I hire to assist
me are trustworthy and reliable. They have
blended in well in BGTV operations and I
appreciate their professionalism, so a word of
thanks to Suzanne Bryan, Ben Collins, and
Gabriel Morton.
BGTV's electronic realm is an invaluable tool
for those working within town government and
provides the opportunity for residents and
nonresidents alike to stay up to date on all the
various endeavors of the citizenry and
municipal government in the overall
participation in our democracy.
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Press Releases and Media Distribution Lists:
Add jludwig@brewster-ma.gov to your
distribution list. I’m still seeing lots of stuff in
the local papers from Brewster Town
Departments that could be cross-promoted on
BGTV. I’m hoping to see more departments in
town sending content for the EBB (electronic
bulletin board). These can be tips, events,
information sharing about town services, etc.
Email me at jludwig@brewster-ma.gov and I’ll
get your announcements on the EBB. I’ve also
directed whoever has sent something for the
EBB to send it to LCTV for their EBB on
channel 99 or on Nauset’s Channel 22
info@lowercapetv.org Also announcements
and press releases can be sent to
matty@womr.org and they will be added to the
“Town Crier,” PSAs that are read on the air of
WOMR 92.1 FM and 91.3 FM Community
Radio at no cost.
Respectfully submitted,
James Paul Ludwig
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REPORT OF THE CAPE COD COMMISSION
The Cape Cod Commission (CCC) was signed
into law in January 1990 and ratified in a
county-wide vote in March 1990. For the past
31 years, the agency and its 19-member board
have worked to uphold and further the region’s
special natural, coastal, scientific, historical,
cultural, architectural, archaeological,
recreational, and other values. The act was
drafted to be specific enough to address the
pressing environmental and development
issues at the time of creation, but flexible
enough to adapt to changing threats and
opportunities. We are proud that the 31-year-
old Cape Cod Commission act has withstood
the test of time, and continues to be relevant
and effective, while “Keeping a Special Place
Special”.
Cape Cod Climate Initiative
The Cape faces unique challenges due to its
geography/geology, historic connection to the
sea, and the number of residences, businesses
and critical infrastructure located in its most
vulnerable areas. The extent of these threats
requires coordinated action and broad
community efforts.
In January 2021, the Commission approved
amendments to the Regional Policy Plan
(RPP) to include a climate mitigation goal,
objectives, and associated technical guidance.
The amendments support, advance, and
contribute to the Commonwealth’s interim and
long-term greenhouse gas reduction goals and
initiatives, including a state-wide net zero
carbon target by 2050 and a new greenhouse
gas emissions performance measure.
In April 2021, the draft Cape Cod Climate
Action Plan, developed in parallel with the RPP
amendments, was released for public
comment. The plan benefited from
development of a regional greenhouse gas
emissions inventory, an economic and fiscal
impact analysis, and a legal and policy
analysis, among other research and analysis.
The result was a comprehensive plan providing
actionable goals for Cape Cod. The Climate
Action Plan is intended to foster collaborative,
targeted action to address climate change in
measurable ways. The Cape Cod Climate
Action Plan, the region's first, was approved by
the Commission in July 2021.
OneCape Summit
After a one-year hiatus, the OneCape Summit
returned in a virtual format, August 23 and 24.
The summit is a regional forum for
collaboration, innovation, and excellence
across major policy issues and areas. Over
the course of two days, sessions covered
strategies to address marine and freshwater
quality, work to mitigate and adapt to climate-
related impacts in the region, local and regional
strategies to support housing needs, and
building resilience within our natural, built, and
community systems in a post-COVID economy.
Economic Development and Covid-19
Response
The COVID-19 pandemic brought
unprecedented changes to the way we live and
work, with widespread impacts felt across the
region. The Commission helped develop and
maintain several information tools and
websites to provide up-to-date information on
COVID cases, economic impacts, and other
details supporting the Cape’s reopening,
recovery, and resiliency efforts. See
https://datacapecod.org.
Business Resiliency Covid-19 Recovery
Workshops and Toolkits
The Commission was awarded a U.S. EDA
CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to
support efforts to respond to and recover from
the devastating economic impacts of the
COVID-19 pandemic and develop strategies to
improve resilience in the future.
Workshops: As part of its economic resiliency
efforts, the Commission worked with Revby, a
business consulting and technical assistance
firm, to provide a multi-part workshop series
designed to help Cape Cod business owners
navigate COVID-19 recovery and resiliency
strategies. Industry-specific virtual workshops
followed the initial workshop on pandemic-relief
funding opportunities. The second round of
virtual workshops introduced industry-specific
COVID-19 Recovery and Resiliency Toolkits
that offer business owners a suite of strategies
tailored to address the challenges facing Cape
Cod businesses now and to help businesses
plan for resiliency into the future.
Toolkit: The COVID-19 pandemic produced a
dual threat to lives and livelihoods across the
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globe. For Cape Cod's small businesses, the
effects were amplified among community-
based and seasonal businesses that
traditionally rely on in-person commerce. This
toolkit’s primary purpose is to help Cape Cod
small businesses build resilience amid the
COVID-19 pandemic. The research-based
frameworks, tools, and checklists provided in
the toolkit are designed to support efforts by
Cape Cod business owners and their teams to
recover and to use the COVID-19 experience
as a catalyst to prepare and respond to future
disasters. Workshop recordings and toolkits
are available at
https://capecodcommission.org/our-
work/business-recovery-planning/.
Business Impact Surveys
The Commission partnered with the Cape Cod
Chamber of Commerce to collect information
on the economic impacts to local businesses
and non-profits. Survey results showed that
over 80% of respondents reported losses in the
second quarter of the year, compared to 2019;
more than a third of respondents’ losses were
over 75%. During the summer, businesses
rebounded, though nearly 30% of respondents
still reported Q3 and Q4 losses of 50% or
more. Survey results are available at
https://datacapecod.org/pf/covid-19-business-
impact-surveys/.
Cape Cod License Plate Grants:
The Commission administers license plate
grants using funding provided through the
County's share of Cape and Islands License
plate revenues.
In 2020, $150,000 was awarded to a joint
proposal from the Association to Preserve
Cape Cod and the Housing Assistance
Corporation for a two-year project to identify
areas where the development of housing and
protection of priority natural resource areas
would be most beneficial. This project helps
create recommendations for towns that
advance the regional growth policy directing
housing production into community activity
centers and away from sensitive natural
resources. The primary product will be the
identification of places where environmentalists
and housing advocates agree that housing
should be built because it will have the greatest
positive impact on Cape Cod’s environment,
community, and economy, and to also identify
areas where the focus should be on the
protection of natural resources. At the end of
2021, the project website site is in the process
of being created, with an official launch
scheduled for spring 2022.
In 2021, $21,618 went to the Housing
Assistance Corporation to fund the My Home
Plus Home report and toolkit to support
homeowners/towns in the creation of more
Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs). Funding
provides technical assistance to homeowners,
promotional materials, and best practices to
help towns streamline development of ADUs.
Ponds and Lakes Atlas Update
CCC staff updated the 2003 Ponds and Lakes
Atlas, moving it to an interactive, GIS-based
online viewer. This new format will be easier
for users to access, explore, and allow for
information on ponds to be updated on a
regular basis. Existing information was
migrated into a GIS database, compiling past
and future pond water quality data in a central
location.
ROUTE 6A
Route 6A was designated as a National Scenic
Byway by U.S. Department of Transportation,
one of four in Massachusetts to achieve that
status. The nomination was prepared by the
Cape Cod Commission and the Cape Cod
Chamber of Commerce to preserve, promote,
and enhance this unique roadway. The
Massachusetts Department of Transportation
submitted the nomination to the Federal
Highway Administration accompanied by
letters of support from numerous local
chambers of commerce and the Town of
Barnstable. “The Cape Cod Commission has
long-recognized the important role played by
the Old King’s Highway in preserving the
Cape’s special sense of place,” Executive
Director Kristy Senatori.
REGULATORY ACTIVITIES
The CCC reviews projects that present
regional issues identified in the Act: water
quality, traffic flow, community character, open
space, natural resources, affordable housing,
and economic development as Developments
of Regional Impact.
LOCAL ACTIVITIES
Representation on the Commission allows
Brewster to participate in setting regional
policy, regulatory and funding priorities at
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regional, state, and federal levels and advocate
for town interests in land use planning.
Brewster specific activities included:
Brewster Open Space and Recreation Plan
Staff provided technical assistance to Brewster
in an update of the Brewster Open Space and
Recreation Plan. This plan provides a
comprehensive assessment of the town’s open
space and recreational needs and establishes
a framework for addressing the community’s
goals through clear statements regarding
natural and water resources conservation,
open space protection, and provision of public
recreational opportunities to meet the needs of
Brewster’s current and future populations. The
plan’s inventory of lands of conservation and
recreation interest provides both a reference
document and memorializes the current status
of these important community resources. The
final draft is due to be sent to the State early in
2022.
Coastal Resiliency Bylaw and
Communications Framework
Brewster was one of four communities to
partner with the Commission on a project to
develop a model Coastal Resiliency Bylaw that
identifies strategies to mitigate and adapt to
coastal changes. Towns wanted to focus on
regulating development and redevelopment in
the floodplain through wetlands regulations,
along with a need for considerations for historic
properties, implications of redevelopment in
these vulnerable areas, as well as challenges
in addressing community character while
complying with floodplain regulations. Noted
concerns were expanding homes, footprints,
and elevations, pool construction in floodplain
and coastal resource areas. Using research on
climate and coastal resiliency development
strategies, Municipal Vulnerability Program
(MVP) planning efforts, and interviews with
town planning staff and board members, CCC
staff developed a communications framework
for each community. Brewster’s
communications framework was completed in
June 2021.
Low Lying Roads Initiative
Brewster is among 10 Cape towns participating
in the CCC’s Low-Lying Roads project to
examine vulnerabilities in the roadway network
and identify solutions. With funding support
from the U.S. Economic Development
Administration and the MVP program, the
Commission contracted with the Woods Hole
Group to conduct a vulnerability assessment of
roadway segments, bridges, and culverts due
to flooding from the combined effects of sea
level rise and storm surge. One output from
this work is a projection of the probability and
extent of flooding at the present, 2030, 2050,
and 2070. A kickoff meeting with Town staff
and consultants was held in September 2021,
with public engagement scheduled for early
2022 to present a review of High Priority
Vulnerable Road Segments.
Brewster Complete Streets
MA DOT’s Complete Streets Program, seeks
To address the mobility needs of all users;
cyclists, pedestrians, persons with disabilities,
and transit riders. Member towns are eligible
for funds to create a prioritization plan and
reimbursement of costs for eligible construction
expenses.
Following the Town of Brewster’s adoption of a
Complete Streets policy in January 2020, the
Commission worked with Town staff to develop
a prioritization plan, which completion qualifies
the town to apply for project funding through a
competitive grant program administered by the
state. Commission staff provided and overview
of the program, its requirements and funding
opportunities in March 2021. A key component
for the development of the prioritization plan is
public outreach. There will be two public
meetings scheduled during the project to
gather feedback from residents as well as
coordination with the Town’s Bikeways
Committee.
Brewster faces many challenges as we
approach capacity. How we preserve and
protect what we cherish -- the quiet rural
beauty, historic character, wild-lands, the water
supply, watershed areas and critically
now…how we respond to our community
housing needs, wastewater and stormwater, as
well as climate change and coastal resilience
issues, will determine the character and future
of our community and the entire Cape region.
As your representative to the Cape Cod
Commission, I thank you for the privilege of
working on behalf of our community to maintain
a strong voice for Brewster on these important
local and Cape-wide issues.
Elizabeth Graham Taylor, Brewster Delegate
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REPORT OF THE CAPE COD REGIONAL
TRANSIT AUTHORITY
The Cape Cod Regional Transit Authority
(CCRTA) has provided in Brewster 8,712 one-
way passenger trips from January 2021
through December 2021 (CY21).
CCRTA provided 448 Medicaid trips, 1,679
Day Habilitation trips, 84 DDS trips, 259 ADA
trips as well as providing 12 Brewster residents
with 34 trips to Boston area hospitals.
CCRTA provided 111 general public clients in
Brewster with DART (Dial-a-Ride
Transportation) service during CY21. These
clients took a total of 3,487 one-way passenger
trips during this time period.
The deviated fixed route Flex serves the towns
of Harwich, Brewster, Orleans, Eastham,
Wellfleet, Truro, and Provincetown. A total of
2,132 one-way trips originated in Brewster for
the Flex route for the calendar year 2021. The
total ridership for the Flex for this period was
78,442.
The fixed route Hyannis to Orleans (H20)
serves the towns of Barnstable, Yarmouth,
Dennis, Harwich, Brewster, Chatham and
Orleans along the Route 28 corridors. A total
of 639 one-way trips originated in Brewster for
the H2O route for the calendar year 2021.
Total ridership for the H2O route for this period
was 106,634.
CCRTA supplied the Brewster Council on
Aging with two Mobility Assistance Program
(MAP) vehicles that provided 130 rides for
calendar year 2021.
Route maps, schedules, fares, Google Transit
Trip Planner and the latest news about Cape
Cod public transportation services are provided
at www.capecodrta.org, as well as links to
many other transportation resources.
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REPORT OF CAPE LIGHT COMPACT
Brewster Representative – Colin Odell
Cape Light Compact JPE is an
intergovernmental organization consisting of
the 21 towns on Cape Cod and Martha’s
Vineyard and Duke’s County. The Compact’s
mission is to serve our 205,000 customers
through the delivery of proven energy
efficiency programs, effective consumer
advocacy, and renewable competitive
electricity supply.
Effective July 1, 2017, the Cape Light Compact
reorganized itself as a joint powers entity
pursuant to Massachusetts General Law
Chapter 40 Section 4A1/2, becoming the first
joint powers entity in Massachusetts.
Reorganizing as a joint powers entity protects
member towns from potential liabilities and
mandates greater financial accountability
through expanded reporting requirements to
the Massachusetts Department of Revenue
and member Towns, and designation of
Treasury functions to an independent entity.
Power Supply
During the year 2021, the Compact’s power
supplier for all residential, commercial, and
industrial customers was NextEra Energy
Services of Massachusetts (NextEra). The
Compact is pleased that our residential price
remained price-competitive with the utility’s
basic service residential price, while also being
100% renewable.
The Compact has been a green aggregation
since January 2017, meaning 100% of
Compact’s power supply customers’ annual
electricity usage is met with renewable energy
certificates (RECs). By retiring RECs to match
the Compact’s customers’ usage, Compact
customers are financially supporting renewable
energy resources, including resources located
on Cape Cod. In addition, NextEra deposits all
premiums paid for voluntary RECs, plus their
supplier and retail fees (expected to total over
$3 million per year), into a trust fund to be used
solely for the development of new renewable
energy resources. By purchasing electricity
through the Compact, all Compact power
supply customers are supporting renewable
energy and acting locally to combat climate
change.
In March 2019, the Compact launched two new
power supply options, CLC Local Green 50
and CLC Local Green 100, which have been
updated as of December 2021. The CLC Local
Green program gives customers an option to
support local renewable energy development
by paying a small premium on their monthly
electric bill. The Compact uses this premium to
purchase and retire Massachusetts Class 1
RECs such that a total of either 50% or 100%
of customers’ annual electricity usage is
matched with Class 1 RECs, inclusive of the
RECs retired as part of the Compact’s
standard power supply product. These
additional Class 1 RECs are sourced from
renewable energy projects in New England,
including several solar installations on Cape
Cod.
At a regional level, New England continues to
face electricity pricing spikes during the winter
months. Over the last fifteen years, New
England has greatly increased its reliance on
natural gas for electricity production; however,
natural gas pipeline capacity has not
substantially increased during that same
period. This creates a supply shortage of
natural gas for electricity production during
winter cold snaps, and therefore increases
prices for electric generators, which is passed
on to all New England power supply
customers. Until such time as this issue is
resolved, either through additional natural gas
or electric transmission infrastructure, demand
reduction, or other targeted programs, the
possibility of future high winter pricing remains,
and as such, consumers should still expect
seasonal pricing fluctuations for the
foreseeable future. The Compact will continue
to seek ways to help customers reduce their
electricity costs through innovative energy
efficiency programs to mitigate the impacts of
higher winter electricity pricing.
As of December 2021, the Compact had
approximately 11,614 electric accounts in the
Town of Brewster on its power supply.
Consumer Advocacy
Since 1997, Cape Light Compact has
advocated for the ratepayers of Cape Cod and
Martha’s Vineyard at the local and state level.
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In 2020, the Compact’s primary consumer
advocacy focus was on redesigning its Cape &
Vineyard Electrification Offering (CVEO). The
Compact expanded its coordination with
Massachusetts stakeholders to redesign
CVEO. The redesigned CVEO focuses on the
following:
Consistency with the 2018
amendments to the Green
Communities Act and will advance the
goals and objectives of these
amendments while providing cost-
effective energy savings and reducing
greenhouse gas emissions.
Serving low-and-moderate income
members of the Cape and Vineyard
community, a population that faces
economic barriers to installing the three
technologies proposed under CVEO.
Address the economic barriers such as
the high up-front costs and inability to
qualify for a loan.
Through the installation of cold climate
air source heat pumps (“ccASHP” or
“heat pump”) CVEO advances the
Commonwealth’s goal of beneficial
strategic electrification and the greening
of the building sector.
The Compact also participated in regulatory
proceedings at the DPU related to the retail
electric market, pushing for policies that
promote a competitive power supply market
while ensuring common-sense protections for
consumers.
Energy Efficiency
Energy Savings for Brewster Participants:
Note: this data does not include activity that occurred in December 2021. Please visit
www.capelightcompact.org/reports for complete information.
Funding for the energy efficiency programs (i.e.
energy audits for homes and businesses,
rebates on the purchase of energy efficient
appliances and energy education in our
schools) comes from the monthly customer
“energy conservation” charge on each
customers’ electric bill, which is multiplied by
the number of kilowatt hours used during the
month ($0.02579 for residential customers and
$0.01085 for commercial and industrial
customers).
Jan – Nov
2021
Number of
Participants
Customer
Savings kWh Saved Rebates/Incentives
Paid to Customers
Low Income 116 $15,258.40 76,292 $62,687.08
Residential 1,119 $151,152.00 755,760 $1,119,379.23
Commercial 40 $233,018.60 1,165,093 $1,165,092.51
Total 1,275 $1,997,145.00 1,997,145 $1,501,270.28
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REPORT OF THE CEMETERY COMMISSION
The Commission, consisting of 3 members:
Sophia Sayigh, Tom Rogers, and James
Jones, meet monthly by way of Zoom.
Most of the discussions focused on the Green
Burial Section C which is pretty much
operational in Brewster Memorial Cemetery.
Green Burials are a relatively new feature that
most active cemeteries are offering.
At most meetings Commissioners are asked
about exceptions to our rules. We try to
accommodate every inquiry but some we
have turn down.
We found that the use of the Zoom system
allowed us to meet every month rather than
every other.
We have had in the past a large enough
group of committee members – some liked
the hands-on job of washing the burial stones.
Because of our diminished size we have not
been successful in getting this interest. It
requires some skill to do the job right and not
make matters worse. We will try to find groups
interested in this activity and probably can find
a teacher to show them the correct method.
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REPORT OF THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
When the pandemic shutdown took place in
March 2020, we were introduced to a whole
new list of vocabulary words. The most
important word in that list for businesses was,
and still is, PIVOT. If a business could not pivot
to stay connected to its customers, even while
be being shut down to the public, chances are
it would not survive. In Fiscal Year 2021, the
Brewster Chamber of Commerce did pivot, first
by continuing the Welcome Bag program that
was started in June 2020, and second by
switching to virtual network development
meetings for those members who were
comfortable with this format. The Chamber
also increased the number of e-news letters
sent through its email distribution system,
keeping everyone connected about what was
going on, not just with the pandemic, but with
businesses and individuals.
The “pivot” for Brewster for the Holidays was
holding the annual tree lighting virtually.
Thanks to Lower Cape TV we were able to
video tape the event with Santa, showing this
on the Brewster for the Holidays website as
well as on cable access channel 99. There
were also several businesses that held
contactless events with Santa to the delight of
local children. The Chamber also held a
decorating contest with 22 properties including
businesses and private residences involved.
For Brewster in Bloom in FY 21, neither the
fine arts and crafts show, nor the parade could
be held due to social distancing. To “pivot” the
Chamber created the virtual Artisans
Showcase as part the Brewster in Bloom
website. Artists are featured by category with a
link to their own website where shoppers can
make purchases. This is now a permanent part
of BrewsterBlooms.com. The creation of the
Lawn Decorating Contest for Brewster in
Bloom replaced the parade for 2021. The
theme was “Mayflower Madness,” and people
could decorate their lawn to reflect how they
interpreted the theme. Businesses along Route
6A and even a residential neighbor
participated, really brightening Brewster! This
turned out to be a great way to include
businesses and residents that would not be
able to participate in a parade and will be
repeated for FY22. Throughout FY21 the
Chamber never returned to face-to-face
network development meetings but continued
to do these virtually, using guest speakers to
keep the meetings interesting. The Chamber’s
Executive Director participated in the Town’s
Business Coalition virtual meetings that were
held twice a month in July and August, and
then once a month for the rest of the fiscal
year. This was a good way to keep the various
sectors of the business community in touch
with Town Department Heads as well as each
other. And she also participated in Local Cape
Chambers Collaborative (LC3) virtual meetings
that included representatives from the
Massachusetts Office of Business
Development. These meetings were held
weekly through the summer into fall, and then
twice monthly from October on.
In June 2021, the Welcome Bag program with
curbside pickup at the Information Center was
used for the second year because the
Information Center still could not accommodate
social distancing.
The Mission of the Brewster Chamber of
Commerce (BCC) is to “strengthen, promote
and support the economic feasibility, cultural
richness, environmental sensitivity, and social
needs of Brewster. The Chamber encourages
the spirit of fair trade and good business
practices.” This mission is met through a
variety of programs and events undertaken by
the Chamber including but not limited to the
Business-to-Business Network Development
meetings, Member Advertising Program,
Brewster in Bloom, Brewster for the Holidays,
and the Lower Cape Home & Garden Show.
The two, part-time year–round professional
staffers facilitate the work plan of the Board of
Directors and assist Chamber volunteers.
Three seasonal part-time staffers work for 14
weeks in the summer to assist in providing
visitor services.
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REPORT OF THE COMMUNITY
PRESERVATION COMMITTEE
The Community Preservation Committee is
dedicated to the important work of helping
make Brewster a better place to live through
support of appropriate projects in Historic
Preservation, Community Housing, Recreation
and Open Space Acquisition.
Now in its fifteenth year, the Brewster
Community Preservation Committee (CPC)
receives its funding from Brewster taxpayers
through a 3% surcharge on local real estate
taxes and a supplemental amount from State
government as provided under the MA
Community Preservation Act (CPA). The State
government “match" comes from a small
statewide fee on real estate transactions. From
2005-2007 the State provided a 100% match,
which percentage has declined ever since. The
FY22 State match was 48.65%. Through
December 31, 2021 over $19 million in CPA
revenue has been raised: $12.9 million locally
and $6.1 million from the state match.
When Brewster Town Meeting approved the
Community Preservation Bylaw, it provided for
expenditures in the following areas:
Open Space Acquisition - 50%
Historic Preservation -10%
Community Housing -10%
Historic, Housing, or Recreation -30%
The CPC reviews applications for funding and
considers recommendations from the Open
Space Committee, Recreation and Historical
Commissions, and the Housing Partnership
before submitting articles for consideration by
Town Meeting voters.
Over its history, the CPC has recommended,
and Town Meeting has approved the following
net expenditures for activities and projects that
have been completed or are in progress: 28
Historic Preservation awards totaling over
$2,867,400 million; 30 Community Housing
awards totaling $4,355,096 million; 15
Recreation awards totaling $1,605,000 million
and 21 Open space awards totaling
$8,858,000 million. Town Meeting approved
$765,996 in funding for CPC referred projects
in 2021. In addition to these projects, Open
Space funds were used to pay $203,683
toward bonded indebtedness.
Six projects were approved at the May 15,
2021 Town Meeting:
1. Historic Preservation: $125,000
Brewster Natural Resources Department and
Mill Sites Committee - Stony Brook Mill
retaining wall restoration: The historic Stony
Brook Gristmill 2.69 acre site is divided east
and west by Stony Brook, and north and south
by Stony Brook Road. The Gristmill and Mill
ponds are located on the south side, with
historic foundations and paths on the north
side. The Lower Mill Pond dam was
constructed to increase water levels in the
pond for power for the gristmill, as well as to
provide passage for migratory fish into the
headwater ponds. A water control device is
installed on the dam to control water into the
“miller’s pond” which operates the mill. The
retaining wall, an historic landmark supporting
this pond, is failing and is in danger of collapse.
And the stone masonry wall in the main pool
near the street is also degraded. The wall
forms the western side of the fish run. In order
to function safely and to protect the
diadromous (migratory) fish run and water
source for the gristmill, the wall needs to be
rehabilitated or replaced.
Total Project Cost: $457,700 CPC
Request: $125,000 CPC Vote: 8-0-0
2. Community Housing: $51,096
Town of Brewster- Housing Coordinator: This
item funds the part-time Housing Coordinator
position. The Community Preservation
Committee has supported the Housing
Coordinator position since 2017. The hiring of
a Housing Coordinator was identified as a key
strategy in the Brewster Housing Production
Plan. The Housing Coordinator holds hours for
the public weekly, supports multiple Town
committees, including the Housing Trust and
Housing Partnership, works with regional
housing agencies and organizations in Town to
promote housing choice. The Housing
Coordinator is an integral part of the Town
housing efforts, outlined in both the Town
Vision Plan and the Select Board Strategic
Plan. The Housing Coordinator helps to
acquire, create, preserve, and support
community housing. Last year, the Housing
Coordinator's work hours were increased to 25
hours per week, due to the growth of housing
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programs and initiatives. The FY22 request is
to continue the position at 25 hours per week
with the CPC providing funding for the salary
and the Town providing funding for all benefits
of the position. Our housing program continues
to be a partnership of many town entities.
Total Project Cost: $85,874 CPC
Request: $51,096 CPC Vote: 8-0-0
3. Community Housing: $52,500
Cape and Islands Veterans Outreach Center -
Veterans Home in Dennis: The Veterans Home
in Dennis will provide supportive housing for
five homeless veterans on Cape Cod and is
sponsored by the Cape and Islands Veterans
Outreach Center (CIVOC). The final goal of
the project is to stabilize the circumstance of
the veterans’ lives so that they are empowered
to eventually move forward into their own
independent and sustainable living
situations. In March 2020, construction began
on a 3500 sf, five-bedroom, five bath home at
1341 Route 134, Dennis. This home will be the
location of the Supportive Housing Program
which CIVOC has been implementing since
1996. The $50,000 Brewster CPC award will
be used toward defraying construction
expenses and thus reducing or eliminating the
need for a mortgage on the property. An
additional $2,500 of CPA funds will be set
aside to cover the CPC’s legal expenses
related to the project.
Total Project Cost: $1,018,975 CPC
Request: $52,500 CPC Vote: 8-0-0
4. Community Housing: $105,000
Habitat for Humanity – Red Top Road
Community Housing: Habitat for Humanity
proposes to build 2 high quality three-
bedroom affordable homes at 26 Red Top
Road on land donated by a private Brewster
resident. Habitat for Humanity Cape Cod
provides homeownership opportunities for
families at income levels not served by other
affordability programs. Habitat’s home pricing
model, along with financing assistance for
qualified buyers, allows a household earning
40% of area median income, as adjusted for
family size, to afford a home. The homes will
be affordable in perpetuity and will count on
Brewster’s Department of Housing &
Community Development (DHCD) Subsidized
Housing Inventory. Habitat intends to ask
DHCD for a “veteran preference” pool for the
family selection for one of the two homes, and
for the other home to be open to Barnstable
County residents. $100,000 of the award will
go toward construction costs. $5,000 will be
set aside to cover legal expenses incurred by
the CPC in connection with the award.
Total Project Cost: $786,884 CPC
Request: $105,000 CPC Vote: 8-0-0
5. Community Housing: $150,000
Brewster Affordable Housing Trust Fund –
Rental Assistance Program: This item would
fund the Brewster Affordable Housing Trust
Rental Assistance Program (B-RAP) for two
additional years. Over the past years, and
exacerbated with the Covid-19 pandemic, year-
round rental housing has become more difficult
for Brewster households to afford. The
Brewster Affordable Housing Trust Rental
Assistance Program (B-RAP) assists low and
moderate income Brewster households to both
attain and retain rental housing. Using previous
CPA funding, approved at the 2018 Fall
Special Town Meeting, the Housing Trust
developed the B-RAP program in response to
identified needs in the community and
designed the emergency assistance
component in coordination with eight Lower
Cape Towns and local social service agencies.
The program, managed by Housing Assistance
Corporation (HAC), provides a monthly rental
subsidy as well as case management support
to assist residents in affording rentals. The
emergency Covid-19 assistance component
provides funds to help households impacted by
Covid-19 maintain their rental housing. Prior to
using B-RAP funds, HAC works with applicants
to access financial assistance from federal,
state, and county programs as well as private
donations. This initiative keeps Brewster
residents housed, supports the health of the
community, and provides landlords with
needed funds.
Total Project Cost: $225,000 CPC
Request: $150,000 CPC Vote: 6-0-0
6. Recreation: $185,000
Dog Park Development Committee – Brewster
Dog Park: This item will provide funding to
contract for the construction and other related
costs of the Brewster Dog Park to be located
on 2.4 acres of Town owned property on 631
Harwich Road in Brewster. The Dog Park itself
will have separate fenced areas for larger dogs
(45,000 square feet or approximately 1.03
acres) and smaller dogs (21,500 square feet or
approximately 0.49 acres) for a total of 66,500
square feet or 1.52 acres. The Stanton
Foundation has committed to pay for 90% of
the construction costs up to a maximum of
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$225,000. The CPC funds will be used to
complete the base bid total of $410,000. A
$50,000 donation from the Friends of Brewster
Dog Park, Inc. a 501(c)3 non-profit, will
complete the park by funding the alternatives
required by the Stanton Foundation beyond the
base bid (e.g., water stations, benches,
signage, and shade trees.) The CPC
determined that Community Preservation Act
(CPA) funds may properly be used for this
project as it will create land for recreational
use, and it supports the goals of providing
multiple active and passive recreation uses. It
will serve a significant number of residents and
visitors and will expand the range of recreation
opportunities available to all ages of Brewster
residents and visitors.
Total Project Cost: $460,000 CPC
Request: $185,000 CPC Vote: 4-3-0
7. Open Space: $203,683
Community Preservation Bonded Debt Service:
This item pays for the $203,683 in FY 2022
principal and interest for three CPA (BBJ
Cranberry Trust 1 and 2 and Bates) open
space acquisitions that were financed via long
term bonding.
The CPC inherited an existing land purchase
program enacted under prior state legislation
providing for a Cape Cod Land Bank. In
addition, the CPC inherited responsibility for a
long term bond issued by Brewster to finance a
prior purchase, which has now been paid off.
The Town has issued additional bonds for
three purchases since 2006, but the level of
indebtedness on land purchases is relatively
unchanged since the CPC was formed. Bond
payments are from CPC open space funds.
As a part of acquiring open space parcels, the
Town standardly applies for State Land Grants.
From 2006 through 2021 Brewster acquired
twenty open space properties (including
Conservation Restrictions) totaling 299 acres
with a total acquisition price of $14,116,500.
State LAND grants, as well as other funding
was secured for these purchases resulting in a
net cost of 56.6% or $7,997,937, with a final
per acre cost of $26,748. Less funding has
been available in the last few years, making
individual land grants harder to obtain.
However, the Open Space Committee has
worked closely with the Brewster Conservation
Trust and the Compact of Cape Cod
Conservation Trusts to foster partnerships with
other conservation trusts, as well as
neighboring towns to purchase a number of
properties, resulting in reduced costs to
Brewster, even without State LAND grants.
Two projects were approved at the
November 15, 2021 Town Meeting:
1. Historic Preservation: $72,400
Crosby Property Committee: Ongoing
reconstruction and restoration of the Crosby
Mansion: The goal of the project is to continue
ongoing restoration needed to preserve the
historic Crosby Mansion. The work will include
restoration of chimneys to mitigate water
intrusion, restoration of roof sections, 3 window
restorations, and some exterior repainting. The
amount requested includes $67,400 for the
restoration work and a $5,000 set aside to pay
for CPC expenses for historical consulting
services to ensure work meets federal and
state requirements for protection of historic
properties.
Total Project Cost: $25,000 CPC
Request: $72,400
CPC Vote:7-0-0
2. Community Housing: $25,000
Town of Brewster-Update of 2017 Housing
Production Plan: Brewster’s Housing
Production Plan (HPP) is the foundation of the
Town’s Housing Program. The present plan
has a 5-year term and is scheduled to be
expire in June 2022. This project is to complete
an update of the Town’s HPP for the next five
years. The plan includes a housing needs
assessment, goals, and implementation
strategies. The new plan will include the latest
census data, explore housing trends including
the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, involve
outreach to the community, and be compiled in
coordination with the Vision Planning effort.
Total Project Cost: $25,000 CPC
Request: $25,000
CPC Vote: 7-0-0
A third application from Latham Center for
the Strong Start in Adult Living Program
Housing was included in the printed
warrant but withdrawn at the applicant’s
request before town meeting.
In the late summer, consultant JM Goldson
was hired to develop a 5 Year Community
Preservation Act Plan. The plan is targeted for
completion in early March of 2022. Historically,
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the committee has had enough money to fund
all of the CPA eligible requests that have been
presented. Last year, in reviewing the pipeline
of possible applications, it became apparent
that there is a possibility that the amount of
eligible requests could exceed available CPA
funds in the near future.
The purpose of the new CPA Plan is to provide
a framework for the committee to guide future
funding decisions, including guidelines for
evaluating regional projects. The plan
development process includes a discussion
about possible changes to the town’s CPA
bylaw which proscribes how CPA annual
revenue is allocated to each of the CPA
categories. The CPC’s recommendation to the
Select Board regarding changes to the bylaw
will be included in the final plan.
Diane Pansire resigned from the Committee on
June 30, 2021. We would like to extend our
thanks and appreciation for the time and
energy she contributed to Community
Preservation in Brewster. Sarah Robinson
joined the committee on July 1, 2021 as a
citizen member.
It is a privilege and pleasure to serve the Town
in this manner. Our shared quality of life in
Brewster is enhanced because we participate
in the Community Preservation Act.
Faythe Ellis, Chair Historical Commission
Sharon Marotti, Vice-chair/Treasurer Citizen Member
Elizabeth G. Taylor, Clerk Planning Board
Roland W. Bassett, Jr. Recreation Commission
Barbara Burgo Housing Authority
Bruce Evans Conservation Commission
Peggy Jablonski Citizen Member
Sarah Robinson Citizen Member
Paul Ruchinskas Citizen Member
The Brewster Dog Park, under construction
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REPORT OF THE CROSBY PROPERTY
COMMITTEE
This year was a little challenging at Crosby
Mansion, but we managed to stay positive
and accomplish some of our goals
On July 11th, we held the first of our 8 Open
Houses with a full complement of volunteer
docents. Attendance was extremely good
and better than we had anticipated. There
were also pre-arranged private tours
throughout the summer. Our volunteers were
dedicated to keeping the Mansion open to
visitors despite the unusual times. The
volunteers were busy, painting, repairing,
cleaning, landscaping, and worked diligently
to keep the Mansion beautiful.
There was only one event at the Mansion this
year due to Covid restrictions, but we are
hoping to start scheduling more events
entering the new year.
The 2021 cottage rentals, The Bungalow and
the Ranch, were at full capacity from June
through September. The third cottage has
been totally gutted and is ready for renovation
when we can secure funding.
The Mansion was able to request and secure
some CPC funds that allowed us to begin and
complete some priority projects. The bee
infestation in the rear upper gutter was
cleared. New gutters were installed around
the Mansion. The front porch was also
repaired. There are plans to repair and seal
the many chimneys throughout the Mansion in
the coming year.
In October, the "Friends" volunteer group
gathered to reflect on the year, celebrate our
accomplishments, and honor Ginny
Locke. Ginny was the person responsible for
starting the "Friends" group that came
together to save, repair and restore the
Crosby Mansion. Al and Gayle Williams, also
volunteers, presented Ginny with a pedestal
and plaque that once graced the halls of the
Mansion and was found at a Cape antique
store by the Williams. It was a wonderful
dedication and a highlight of the year.
Our "Friends" group anxiously awaits the new
year so that we can all get back to presenting
and sharing this beautiful treasure to the
Town of Brewster and its visitors.
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REPORT OF THE CULTURAL COUNCIL
The Brewster Cultural Council receives funds
from the Massachusetts Cultural Council, the
Town of Brewster, and citizens. It combines
these funds and provides grants to individuals
and organizations striving to enrich the
cultural life of Brewster’s residents and
visitors. In 2021, the Brewster Cultural
Council made 20 grants averaging $386 to
help underwrite the cost of children's theater
classes, choral concerts, art classes for
children at risk, the creation of a DVD about
Cape Verdeans, outdoor pop-up concerts,
and more. We encourage new membership. If
you are a Brewster resident and you are
interested in joining our team please email us.
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REPORT OF THE DRUMMER BOY PARK
ADVISORY COMMITTEE
The Select Board appointed an hoc Drummer
Boy Park Advisory Committee (DBPAC) to
evaluate existing and potential future use of the
Drummer Boy Park property. The committee
held a series of public meetings throughout
2021 and created an updated and phased
Master Plan.
The DBPAC consisted of five Brewster citizens
at large plus representatives from the Natural
Resources Advisory Commission and the
Recreation Commission.
E. James Veara, Chair
John Kissida, Vice Chair
Cherylanne Lombardi
Stephen Najarian
Andrea Nevins
Tom Wingard
Pat Hughes
Given their proximity to the park and keen
interest in its future use, representatives from
the Brewster Historical Society, Brewster
Conservation Trust, and Cape Cod Museum of
Natural History were also be invited to attend
the committee’s meetings on a regular basis. In
addition, support was provided to the
Committee by staff in an ex officio capacity,
including:
Department of Natural Resources
Council on Aging
Recreation Department
Town Administrator’s Office
Project goals included the following:
Preserve the character of the park and
enhance the views of the bay.
Collaborate with the Brewster Historical
Society and the Brewster Conservation
Trust in preserving the character of the
complex and enhancing its use.
Plan for increased use and provide
additional access to and throughout the
park
Phase I will include the following:
New asphalt walking trails and
sidewalks including a connection to the
conservation property to the east
(future Wing Island access)
Understory to be selectively cleared
against eastern stone wall
Improvements to nature trail
50 asphalt parking stalls to be provided
with vegetated swales to control
stormwater
Native plantings and flowering trees to
be utilized
Views of the bay are not to be blocked
Vista pruning along northern section of
field to be included
Evaluation of existing structure and
bandstand and recommendations for
future use.
Storage for band equipment near band
stand.
The Committee worked with the Town’s
consultant and presented their findings and
suggestions to the Select Board in summer
2021. The Select Board, acting in their role as
Park Commissioners, approved the final plan,
which was presented as an article at the Fall
2021 town meeting. The plan was approved
and is available for download from the town
web site. This document will guide future
strategic planning of Drummer Boy Park
operations and capital investments.
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REPORT OF THE ENERGY COMMITTEE
The Energy Committee FY 2021 Report
The Energy Committee is pleased to report the
following revenue from the Town’s solar
installations and off-taking partnerships with
other Cape Towns:
Location Dollars
Transfer Station $95,376
Eddy School $7,562
Stony Brook School $7,329
Additional revenue $29,159
Total $139,426
Solar panel installations at The Captains Golf
Course main parking lot and the driving range
parking lot made substantial progress in 2021.
Both installations are scheduled to complete in
FY 2022.
Submitted by
Edward Swiniarski, Chair
Richard Wolf, Vice Chair
Charles Hanson, CVEC Rep
Colin Odell, CLC Rep
Peter Soule
Solar panels installed at Captains Golf Course in 2021.
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REPORT OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE
The Finance Committee consists of nine
members who are appointed by the Town
Moderator. Three members are appointed
each year so that members serve staggered
three-year terms. The Committee meets
throughout the year, usually weekly during the
Town’s budget review process. The Committee
reviews all operating budgets as well as all
Spring and Fall Town Meeting warrant articles.
The Committee’s main purpose is to represent
the interests of Brewster taxpayers and is
therefore independent of the elected and
appointed Town administrators. The
Committee provides recommendations and
guidance to voting taxpayers for their
consideration at Town Meetings. Committee
members also attend other Town board and
committee meetings as liaisons. Members
expend significant personal time reviewing and
evaluating department budgets, warrant
articles, and reports.
Due to restrictions as a result of the Covid-19
pandemic, throughout 2021 the Finance
Committee was again restricted to meeting
remotely using Zoom teleconferencing
applications. While held remotely, the meetings
were public and citizens were encouraged to
attend and participate. The Finance Committee
made recommendations for all the warrant
articles for Brewster’s Annual Spring Town
Meeting that was held outdoors at Stony Brook
Elementary School; The Special Town Meeting
to purchase the Cape Cod Sea Camp’s
properties and the Fall Town Meeting held in
November 2021. The Finance Committee met
twenty-seven times during 2021.
Finance Committee members perform
cost/benefit evaluations of Town governmental
operations. Over the past few years, real
estate taxes have become a larger percentage
of total Town revenue. In the taxpayers’
interest, the Committee will continue its
thorough analysis of all expenses to promote
efficiencies and prudent financial management
practices.
During the year the Finance Committee formed
the Nauset Regional High School (NRHS)
subcommittee to focus on the proposed project
to renovate and expand the regional high
school and provide input to the Finance
Committee in its deliberations and final vote on
the project as configured by the School
Committee and presented to the state for
approval. In addition, the subcommittee report
provided the voters of Brewster with the
information necessary to reach an informed
decision on the project.
The Finance Committee controls a $100,000
Reserve Fund to provide emergency
appropriations for any Town department that
may request funding due to an unforeseen
shortfall in their operating budget.
Appropriation of these reserve funds requires a
formal request through the Town Administrator,
a public review by the Committee, and a
majority affirmative vote of the Committee.
In the past year, two capital investment
projects approved at Town Meetings will have
a significant impact on annual tax bills. These
include the Nauset High School construction,
approved in March 2021, and the recent
acquisition in October of 2021 of the two Cape
Cod Sea Camp properties. Both initiatives
were the subject of a Debt Exclusion and both
passed at referendum. In the future, other
projects may be presented including additions
and renovations to the Brewster Ladies Library.
The Finance Committee will continue to assess
each expected project’s net cost, financial life
expectancy, and financing options to effectively
mitigate the impact of any Proposition 2½
overrides.
The Finance Committee will continue to
perform analyses of the Town of Brewster’s
financial commitments and use their collective
financial experience to make recommendations
to the voters at Town Meeting. The Committee
will also play an active and guiding role in
evaluating the growing needs and additional
services required by the Council on Aging and
Health and Human Services.
Harvey (Pete) Dahl, Chair
Frank Bridges, Vice Chair
William Meehan, Clerk
Andrew Evans
William Henchy
Alex Hopper
Honey Pivirotto
Robert Tobias
Robert Young
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REPORT OF THE HEALTH AND HUMAN
SERVICES COMMITTEE
In 2021, the Brewster Health and Human
Services Committee focused on our primary
tasks—assessing funding applications from
local nonprofits and making funding
recommendations to the Select Board, Finance
Committee and, ultimately, the people of
Brewster at Town Meeting. We also worked
closely with the Brewster Covid Relief Working
Group. In non-COVID times, we typically
conduct site visits and/or invite discussions
from community members, in order to deepen
our understanding of the needs of Brewster
residents. But, in these COVID times, we
generally let our overstressed health and
human service organizations focus on their
missions to help Cape residents in times of
greatest need. We find that these great
organizations are helping more than ever. We
find this though their funding applications that
include detailed financial statements, detailed
analyses of community needs, and detailed
reports of services to Brewster residents. We
also glean accounts of their great work through
news articles, social media, and word of
mouth.
Without further ado, these great organizations
include the Aids Support Group of Cape Cod,
the Alzheimer’s Family Support Center, Cape
Abilities, Cape Cod Children’s Place,
Consumer Assistance Council, Duffy Health
Center, Elder Services of Cape Cod, Family
Pantry of Cape Cod, the Homeless Prevention
Council, Independence House, the Lower
Cape Outreach Council, Nauset Together We
Can, Nauset Youth Alliance, Outer Cape
Health Services, Sight Loss Services and
South Coastal Counties Legal Services. Below
is but one highlight for each of these great
organizations:
Aids Support Group of Cape Cod, in
FY2021, in addition to a Cape-wide overdose
prevention program, served 47 Brewster
residents with prevention and screening
services and 5 Brewster residents with medical
case management. Recommended Funding:
$5,000
Alzheimer’s Family Support, in CY2019,
served 117 Brewster residents on average
each month with support groups, ongoing
phone support, counseling, care consultation,
memory screenings, education, outreach and
social and cultural events with a conservatively
estimated total cost of $60,900 per year.
Recommended Funding: $11,000
Cape Abilities, in CY2020, served 24
Brewster residents with vocational training,
supported employment, day habilitation, life
skills, community-based day supports,
residential services, adult family care and
shared living. Recommended Funding:
$7,000
Cape Cod Children’s Place, in FY2021,
served 192 Brewster parents and children with
family support visits, play groups, and
parenting education classes (1,255 Units of
Service). Recommended Funding: $10,500
Consumer Assistance Council, in CY2019,
served as consumer advocate for 9 Brewster
cases for whom they recouped/saved $27,915.
Recommended Funding: $600
Duffy Health Center, through their In From
The Streets Program in CY2019 served 3
Brewster clients by providing 9 nights of
emergency safe shelter with a conservatively
estimated total cost of $1,665. Recommended
Funding: $1,000
Elder Services, in FY2021, delivered 8,327
Meals-on-Wheels to 92 Brewster residents with
an estimated total cost of $87,434.
Recommended Funding: $8,600
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Family Pantry of Cape Cod, in CY2020,
provided food (5,288 grocery bags of food),
clothing, healthy-eating education and a mobile
pantry to 511 Brewster residents, for an
estimated total cost of $42,898.
Recommended Funding: $5,000
Homeless Prevention Council, in CY2020,
provided case managers enabling a broad
range of individualized services for 87 Brewster
families with a conservatively estimated total
cost of $53,766. Recommended Funding:
$15,000
Independence House, in FY2021, provided an
array of services including counseling,
advocacy and basic needs to 290 Brewster
children and adult survivors through programs
such as the Child Witness to Violence Program
and Child Sexual Assault Services with an
estimated total cost of $79,772.
Recommended Funding: $10,000
Lower Cape Outreach Council, in CY2020,
served 236 Brewster households through cash
assistance, food, clothing, Thanksgiving
baskets and holiday toys with an estimated
total cost of $177,942. Recommended
Funding: $10,000
Nauset Together We Can, in CY2019, served
20 Brewster middle schoolers with over 144
visits to the free Youth After School Program
which provides a safe, healthy, social
environment for students to do homework, play
and relax with adult supervision and mentoring
for a conservatively estimated total cost of
$3,600. Recommended Funding: $1,500
Nauset Youth Alliance, in CY 2019, served
112 Brewster children by providing after-school
care and summer programming with an
estimated total cost of $369,797.
Recommended Funding: $16,000
Outer Cape Health Services, in FY2021,
provided 2,269 Brewster residents 5,150
billable visits and 13,227 unbillable encounters
(including uninsured patients and interactions
with phone callers, web users, lab staff,
pharmacy staff, etc.). Recommended
Funding: $15,000
Sight Loss Services, in CY2020, provided
390 units of service (support groups,
education, referrals, home independence,
adaptive aids and advocacy) to 63 Brewster
residents with an estimated total cost of
$7,332. Recommended Funding: $1,500
South Coastal Counties Legal Services, in
CY2019, provided free legal services to 23 low-
income and/or elderly Brewster residents with
an estimated total cost of $27,853.
Recommended Funding: $4,250
The members of the Health and Human
Services Committee continue to be impressed
with the work of these amazing agencies in
their efforts to support our townspeople. It is
clear that Brewster residents seek out these
agencies for support, especially in times of
crisis; it is also clear that the agencies reach
out to find new and more effective ways to
meet the needs expressed by our residents.
The members of the Brewster Health and
Human Services Committee are Lisa Perkins,
Deborah Blackman Jacobs, Anne O’Connell,
Liz Jayes, Patricia Hess, Jonathan O’Neil and
Sean Parker with guidance from Brewster’s
ever-helpful Town Project Manager, Conor
Kenny. We would like to give special thanks to
Vivian Cafarella and Nancy Leach who retired
from the Committee after years of invaluable
service. Thank you, Vivian and Nancy. We can
never give enough thanks to the health and
human service organizations that improve the
lives and sometimes save the lives of Brewster
residents. Finally, we would like to thank the
residents of Brewster for supporting the
organizations that support Brewster residents.
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REPORT OF THE HISTORICAL COMMISSION
Despite the pandemic the Brewster Historical
Commission had an active year in 2021,
meeting six times via Zoom. With funding from
the Community Preservation Commission the
BHC continued its’ ongoing project to
document each of the approximately 300
historic structures in the town. It engaged a
professional to continue work on documenting
the historical structures and provide complete
Form Bs on each. When completed the form
Bs are being sent to the Massachusetts
Historical Commission and will eventually
become available in hard copy at the library.
The committee reviewed the proposal to move
the barn at the Spruce Hill House and met with
the building inspector at the property. The
committee reviewed a proposal to demolish
two historic cottages on Dunbar Street of which
one was agreed by the owner to be saved.
Work on reconstructing the stone wall at the
old mill site was discussed and approved.
Respectively submitted,
George H. Boyd III
Chairman
Brewster Historical Commission
Spruce Hill House barn
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REPORT OF THE HISTORIC DISTRICT
COMMITTEE
The Old King’s Highway Regional Historic
District was established under Massachusetts
General Laws, Chapter 470, Acts of 1973 as
amended. The Old King’s Highway Regional
Historic District Act is a uniquely formed
regional preservation and architectural review
law. The Regional Historic District
Commission administers the Act and
regulates the construction, alteration and/or
demolition of all signs, buildings, and
structures, to protect the appearance and
integrity of a distinctively historic and
aesthetically important region of Cape Cod.
The local Brewster Old King’s Highway
Historic District Committee, whose volunteer
members represent the Regional
Commission, generally meets at 7:00 pm on
the first Monday of each month. Applications
and guidelines are available at the Historic
District Committee’s office, located within the
Brewster Building Department. These can
also be found on the Town of Brewster’s
website under Committees, OKH Historic
District.
In 2021 the Committee received $6305.00 in
fees and processed 323 applications, roughly
a 44% increase from 2020 as described in the
breakdown below.
APPLICATIONS 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Certificate of Appropriateness 85 56 84 68 98
Certificate of Exemption 97 145 103 113 166
Certificate of Amendment 22 15 26 23 32
Certificate of Demolition 2 8 6 2 7
Sign Certificate of Appropriateness 21 23 12 3 20
Total 227 247 231 209 323
Jim Trabulsie is currently the Committee
Chairperson and will continue in that role
through 2023. Tom Turcketta is the current
vice Chairperson.
The Committee continually assists the Town
in its efforts to preserve its historic character,
promote the mission of the Commission, and
educate the public about the Old Kings
Highway Historic District and Brewster’s
historic properties.
The Committee wishes to express its
appreciation to the residents and business
owners of the Town of Brewster for complying
with the Historic District guidelines. The
Committee also wishes to thank the Building
Department for its continued assistance,
including Senior Department Assistant Sara
Provos, who had been instrumental in
organizing, publishing, and preparing
everything necessary for the committee’s
hearings and actions, and who had been a
knowledgeable and helpful liaison to the
public. Sara has since left to work in the
private sector. She is missed, and everyone
wishes her well in her new endeavors.
Department Assistant Jessica Gelatt has
taken on the role of Old King’s Highway
Historic District Committee Clerk as the new
Senior Department Assistant for 2022.
Respectfully Submitted,
Jim Trabulsie, Chairman
Tom Turcketta
Patricia Busch
Carol Appleton
Steven Bergquist
George Carey (Alternate)
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REPORT OF THE HOUSING AUTHORITY
The Brewster Housing Authority is committed
to providing safe, decent and affordable
housing for all Brewster residents.
Our portfolio consists of 32 Chapter 667
Elderly/Handicapped housing units at
Fredericks Court; 24 units of Chapter 705
Family Housing at Huckleberry Lane (Sunny
Pines); and 11 Massachusetts Rental
Vouchers scattered throughout the town. Our
website is www.brewsterhousing.org and office
hours are Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
8:30 AM – 1:30 PM. Phone calls are
forwarded to the Mashpee office when the
Brewster office is closed.
Three words for Fiscal Year 2021: Many
Capital Improvements. Capital Improvements
(CIP) in 2021 totaled just under $3,000,000.00,
and consisted of a large building envelope
project (roofs, siding, gutters, downspouts,
windows, boilers, and electrical upgrades) at
Huckleberry Lane totaling $2,718,735.76. This
project was made possible through various
funding sources, starting with a grant from the
Community Preservation Act Funding awarded
in 2018, leveraged by High Leverage Asset
Preservation Program (HILAPP) funding, and
sustainability funding awarded by Department
of Housing and Community Development
(DHCD). Additional CIP funding addressed
reasonable accommodation requests at the
elderly site for projects such as bathtub repair,
flooring replacement, and grab bar installation
in a few units. Two vacant units were
completely renovated with new kitchens, paint,
appliances, and flooring for re-occupancy
within the year.
In addition to Capital Improvements, we have
focused on improving the appearance of our
properties. Frederick Court buildings were
completely power-washed, tree-trimming, and
gutter cleaning were all completed.
Brewster Housing Authority continues to meet
with residents on an on-going basis, and as a
result of these meetings, installed a new
additional dryer, a covered outdoor meeting
area, and improved outdoor lighting.
Through our management agreement with the
Mashpee Housing Authority, a new Executive
Director, Kimberly Conn was hired mid-June of
2021. Since her hiring, she has closed out
many of the Capital Projects, and has
undertaken a software system conversion from
QuickBooks to PHA-Web (a housing software
that is compatible with DHCD reporting). The
software was fully operational by December
2021.
The long time Chairman of the Brewster
Housing Authority Board of Commissioners,
Rob Hooper retired in July after 20 years of
dedicated service. Laurel Labdon is serving as
interim Chair until the Gubernatorial
appointment is made. Christine Boucher
joined the Board in June and currently serves
as Treasurer and CPC liaison. Barbara Burgo
stepped down from the Board after the January
meeting and the Board is now seeking a
Tenant Member as is now required by
Massachusetts law. Zachary Volpicelli
continues his service on the Board.
The Brewster Woods project broke ground in
2021, and is underway for a summer 2022
completion date. We hope to continue to work
closely with the community to develop
attractive, affordable, rental homes of which
Brewster residents can be proud.
The coming year will undoubtedly provide the
BHA with new and even greater challenges but
also with new opportunities to serve the
residents of Brewster.
We are extremely grateful to the town of
Brewster and all of its departments,
committees, boards, and staff members for
assisting the Brewster Housing Authority
during the previous year and particularly the
Community Preservation Committee, for
awarding CPC funds to us to assist in
preserving our housing sites. Thank you to the
members of the Brewster Housing Authority
Board of Commissioners for their service to the
Authority during the past year and to the
members of the community who support our
mission to provide decent, safe, and affordable
housing to the residents of Brewster.
Respectfully submitted,
Laurel Labdon, Chairperson
Brewster Housing Authority
Board of Commissioners
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REPORT OF THE HOUSING COORDINATOR
Using the Housing Production Plan as a guide,
Brewster’s housing program addresses the
Town’s community housing needs. The goal,
as stated in the Vision Plan: Provide more
affordable, safe and accessible rental and
home ownership housing options at different
price points, particularly for single people,
young families, and our older population.
Achieve the state’s 10% affordable goal by
2025.
The housing program involves the collaborative
work of a team which includes the Affordable
Housing Trust, Housing Partnership,
Community Preservation Committee, Assistant
Town Administrator Donna Kalinick, Town
Planner, and Housing Coordinator working with
the Planning Board, Zoning Board of Appeals
and Building Department. The Town
Administrator and Select Board’s leadership
plays a key role and partnerships with the
Brewster Housing Authority and Council of
Aging are essential.
The Housing Coordinator provides support to
Town Committees and staff and is also
available for community members requesting
assistance or having questions, comments, or
ideas about housing. In 2021, the coordinator
fielded over 625 requests for information or
assistance such as referrals to available
services, ideas about potential rental housing,
help with applications, support for residents
dealing with housing challenges, and
explanations about housing programs. The
Housing Office webpage offers additional
helpful information.
Brewster Housing Facts:
The housing situation has been impacted by
the Covid-19 pandemic and is rapidly
changing. According to the most recent 2019
American Community Survey 5-year estimate,
Brewster had 7,905 housing units. Of
Brewster’s housing, 44% was owner occupied,
8% renter occupied, and 48% seasonally
occupied. The Cape Cod & Islands Association
of Realtors Annual Housing Market Report
states that the Brewster median home sales
price in 2021 was $612,850, an increase of
over 30% from $470,000 in 2020.
Affordable Housing in Brewster:
The Department of Housing and Community
Development (DHCD) reports that Brewster
has 268 units of affordable housing on the
Subsidized Housing Inventory (SHI). This
represents 5.6% of Brewster’s year-round
housing stock. 203 of the units are rentals and
65 are home ownership properties. Three units
scheduled to expire in 2021 were extended to
2040.
2021 Highlights:
Housing Rehabilitation: With the Towns of
Dennis and Wellfleet, Brewster received a
regional $1.3 million Community Development
Block Grant (CDBG) for housing rehabilitation
and childcare funding. Housing rehabilitation
had been identified as a priority need in
Brewster and the Town attempted to obtain
appropriate funding for years. The current
CDBG provides ten Brewster households with
up to $40,000 for housing rehabilitation. Seven
households were being served by the housing
program in 2021. Nine families, with 11
children, had been approved for childcare
funding. The Housing Program assisted with
outreach. Also, this year Brewster, as the lead
community working with Bailey Boyd
Associates, submitted a regional FY21 CDBG
application and was awarded $1.3 million to
continue the regional funding for housing
rehabilitation and childcare in the coming year.
COVID-19 Fund- The Covid pandemic
continued to provide challenges in 2021. The
Housing Coordinator supported the Covid -19
Fund Committee by interviewing residents,
providing referrals to resources, and evaluating
applications with housing assistance requests.
Brewster Rental Assistance Program: The
Housing Trust received a Community
Preservation Act (CPA) grant of $150,000 to
continue a Rental Assistance Program with a
Covid component. The Trust extended the
contract for two additional years with Housing
Assistance Corporation (HAC) to manage the
rental assistance program. Brewster funds are
accessed only after all other available state
and federal government resources have been
utilized. From December 1, 2020 to November
30, 2021, HAC provided a total rental and
mortgage assistance of $201,001 to Brewster
households.
Brewster Woods: Supported by a $1.68-
million-dollar MassWorks grant and $550,000
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in CPA funds, infrastructure work for Brewster
Woods is now mostly complete. In June,
numerous state and local officials attended a
groundbreaking ceremony as construction
began on the buildings. This development of
30 affordable rental apartments is located on
Housing Authority property off Brewster Road
and expects to open in 2022.
Millstone Community Housing Parcel –The
Housing Trust is overseeing the development
of this Town owned 16+ acre parcel
designated for community housing. The Trust
has been supported by CPA funding and a
grant from Mass Housing Partnership (MHP) to
assist in creating a Request for Proposals
(RFP). Utilizing information from a Due
Diligence Report, Watershed Study, and
community input, the Trust drafted an RFP to
create affordable rental housing on the
property. The Select Board approved the RFP,
it was released in October, and the Trust
received one complete proposal in December.
The Trust will review the proposal and make a
recommendation to the Select Board in 2022.
Serenity at Brewster- Elevation Financial
Group LLC purchased the vacant property at
873 Long Pond Road in 2020 and is
rehabilitating it into Serenity at Brewster, 132
studio and one-bedroom apartments for folks
aged 55+. Phase One opened in July and
within two months the 41 studio apartments
were completely leased. Phase Two plans to
open in 2022. In accordance with the Use
Variance, 20% of the apartments will be
affordable. The Town submitted a Local
Initiative Program Local Action Unit Application
to the Department of Housing and Community
Development (DHCD) to place the 27
affordable apartments on Brewster’s
Subsidized Housing Inventory (SHI). The Town
requested a 50% Local Preference and
expects a lottery to be held for the affordable
units in 2022.
Habitat for Humanity- A Local Initiative
Program (LIP) application was submitted by
the Town and approved by DHCD for Habitat
for Humanity of Cape Cod to build two
affordable homes on Red Top Road on
property donated by a generous Brewster
resident. The Town received a $10,000 grant
from MHP for technical assistance for the
Comprehensive Permit process. The Zoning
Board of Appeals (ZBA) approved the
Comprehensive Permit for the property and the
Town voted to provide $100,000 in CPA funds
for construction of the homes.
Preservation of Affordable Homes &
Homeowner Support - The Housing Trust,
with CPA funding available, continued work on
the process to return several presently
unoccupied SHI homes to habitable, affordable
homes. The Housing Coordinator and Housing
Trust have been working with legal counsel,
the Town, DHCD, and a mortgage company on
this process. Using CPA funds, the Trust
conducted a home inspection of one property.
The Town began legal foreclosure proceedings
on another vacant property. The Housing
Coordinator also assisted several present
affordable homeowners with refinance and
resale requirements. Informational letters were
sent to all Brewster Subsidized Housing
Inventory (SHI) homeowners.
Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) Zoning
Bylaw- The Building and Planning
Departments worked together on the ADU
bylaw implementation which also involves the
ZBA when Special Permits are required. In
2021, 3 permits were granted for accessory
apartments or ADUs and two ADUs received
Certificates of Occupancy.
Housing Production Plan- The Town
approved a CPA grant of $25,000 to update
the current Housing Production Plan which
expires in June 2022. The update will take
place in 2022, involve community input and
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provide the Town with a needs assessment,
housing goals, and implementation strategies.
Funding- The Select Board voted to create a
policy and allot 50% of the forecasted short
term rental revenues to the Housing Trust
through the fiscal 2022 budget. This was
supported by Town Meeting vote.
Community Outreach, Regional
Involvement & Training- Collaboration and
education are key pillars of the housing
program. Community outreach included
housing update videos, email blasts, and web
postings. With MHP, the Housing Partnership
hosted a Virtual Local Preference and Fair
Housing Educational Forum at a joint meeting
with the Select Board, Housing Trust, and
CPC. Brewster staff and committee members
participated in the Lower Cape Housing
Institute and Peer Group facilitated by the
Community Development Partnership (CDP)
and in workshops held by MHP and Citizens
and Housing Planning Association (CHAPA).
Brewster staff also made several presentations
at online housing events.
Special thanks to Assistant Town Administrator
Donna Kalinick for her guidance and never-
ending encouragement, Town Administrator
Peter Lombardi for his support; former Town
Planner Ryan Bennett and the Planning
Department for their assistance; the Housing
Partnership, Housing Trust, and CPC for their
dedication; and the residents of Brewster for
their commitment to community housing.
Respectfully submitted,
Jill Scalise, Housing Coordinator
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REPORT OF THE HOUSING PARTNERSHIP
The lack of Affordable housing in Brewster has
long been a challenge for people wishing to
live and work on Cape Cod, but the urban
exodus created by the COVID 19 pandemic
fueled an extraordinary demand for low-density
rural and suburban housing. Home prices in
our region, and across the Nation, have soared
to new historical highs, while new housing
starts not kept pace. Occupancy rates have
climbed and supply, at all levels and types, has
been decreasing for over two years, with
current inventory. As high percentages of our
workforce have been working less or not at all,
incomes for many households have plummeted
or stopped. Eviction stays expired in 2021, but
the wait list for subsidized units is five to eight
years. Concentrated attention on the need for
Affordable Housing has never been more
intense. We are grateful to live in a Town
where the importance of housing affordability is
recognized as a major community concern with
far-reaching social and economic impacts.
The Brewster Housing Partnership (once
known as the Affordable Housing Committee)
has existed since the 1980’s, with its role
fluctuating over time, but we are pleased to
note that Affordable Housing interest and
activity in our town has never been greater.
Brewster continues to make strides towards
preserving affordable housing stock and
investing in the creation of new affordable
housing units and opportunities.
In 2021 the Housing Partnership met 10 times
(twice in August), while other (newer) entities
and initiatives undertook additional supportive
work. It is important to note that since
Brewster’s Community Vision Advisory Group
identified Affordable Housing as a key
community value (or building block) in 2018,
the Town has created an Affordable Housing
Trust Fund (now in its 3rd year) and continued
to allocate Community Preservation Act (CPA)
proceeds to help fund a Housing Coordinator
(for the 4th year). Without dedicated and
knowledgeable staff, our Town would not have
the capacity to properly administer, monitor
and manage our community’s investments in
housing initiatives. Brewster’s Housing
Coordinator fields hundreds of calls each year
from citizens seeking information on housing
and homeless prevention resources.
The Housing Partnership is responsible for
reviewing, commenting and making
recommendations on applications which are
submitted to Brewster’s CPA Committee for
housing purpose funds. In 2021, we voted to
support requests for $51,096 towards the
Housing Coordinator, $52,500 towards five (5)
supportive housing units at the Cape & Islands
Veteran’s supportive housing in Dennis,
$105,000 towards two (2) Habitat for Humanity
ownership homes on Red Top Road, $150,000
to support the Affordable Housing Trust Fund
Rental Assistance Program, $25,000 to hire a
professional consultant to assist with the
update the town’s Housing Production Plan,
and $155,000 towards the development of
group housing for seven (7) students and/or
graduates of the Latham School. The Latham
project was withdrawn, but the other requests
were unanimously approved by Town Meeting
votes.
The Housing Partnership is also responsible
for reviewing, commenting and making
recommendations on MGL 40B
Comprehensive Permit applications, intended
to advance the Town’s subsidized housing
inventory towards 10% of our year-round
housing stock. This year we began review of a
proposal by Eastward Companies to develop
rental units adjacent to the Brewster-Orleans
Office Park. That project has been postponed.
We voted unanimously to support a long-time
Brewster resident’s partnership with Habitat for
Humanity of Cape Cod to develop two (2)
single-family affordable ownership units on
Red Top Road. One of those units will be sold
to an income-eligible Veteran of the US Armed
Services.
We applaud the occupancy of the fourteen (14)
new Habitat homes on Paul Hush Way, the five
(5) units in the Veterans’ Home in Dennis, and
the up to sixteen (16) units of housing for
autistic adults in Orleans, as well as the
groundbreaking for Preservation of Affordable
Housing’s (POAH’s) thirty (30) new rental units
at Brewster Woods, on the Brewster Housing
Authority land adjacent to Well’s Court and
Frederick Court Senior Housing. The Housing
Coordinator reports that the Town’s ADU bylaw
has permitted or produced five (5) new
Accessory Dwelling Units. These are all
projects in which Brewster citizens have
invested.
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We are extremely proud of our Town’s success
towards preserving affordable housing stock
and preventing home loss. Brewster partnered
with the Towns of Dennis and Wellfleet to get a
Community Development Block Grant
administered by the Bailey Boyd Associates
and The Resource Inc. That program secured
five (5) emergency home repair loans for
income-eligible Brewster home owners. In
addition, our Brewster Affordable Housing
Trust Fund allocated $75,000 for emergency
rental assistance. The funds, administered
through Housing Assistance Corporation
(HAC), continue to assist Brewster renters who
have fallen behind out their rent. The Town
continues to work to return two (2) subsidized
ownership units back from vacant disrepair and
available for an income-eligible lottery
purchase.
In terms of education, outreach and advocacy,
when our agenda allows, the Housing
Partnership seeks to provide a platform for
presentation and a forum for discussion about
housing issues and strategies. This past
March, we invited the Select Board, the
Community Preservation Committee, and the
Affordable Housing Trust to a Local Preference
and Fair Housing Educational Forum which
included a presentation by Brewster Housing
Coordinator Jill Scalise and Assistant Town
Administrator Donna Kalinick on Brewster’s
current housing and demographic profile, and
guest presentations by Katy Lacy and Shelley
Goehring from Mass Housing Partnership on
Massachusetts Department of Housing about
Community Development’s regulations
regarding Fair Housing and Local Preference.
From March through June, members of the
Housing Partnership worked with the Citizens
Housing and Planning Association (CHAPA)
and the Community Development Partnership
(CDP) to develop and Community Engagement
Initiative for Brewster. The result was Mid-July
launch of a spin-off Brewster citizen’s group
called the Brewster Housing Coalition. Similar
to the CDP’s Housing Institute Peer Groups,
this new Brewster group intends to hold regular
meetings, via “zoom” and in person (un-
monitored and un-televised), for interested
citizens to freely discuss housing-related
issues, trends, topics, concerns and ideas for
new projects and programs.
This coming year, the Housing Partnership
expects to work closely with the Town’s
consultant to update the Housing Production
Plan, which is now almost 5 years old, and
could never have envisioned the demographic
impacts of the COVID pandemic. We anticipate
working with the Town’s Vision Advisory Group
to develop the Brewster’s Local
Comprehensive Plan. We will continue to
partner with other advocacy groups and
stakeholders to sponsor and connect for public
forums. We intend to continue discussions to
further identify the distinctions between Fair
Housing protections and Local Preference
priorities for housing and support for local
populations which may not have protected
class status. Our goal continues to be to
expand housing conversations to include more
voices and more ideas.
We look forward to the Phase 2 lottery of the-
twenty-seven (27) affordable studio and 1-
bedroom affordable senior rental units that are
part of Serenity’s re-purposing of the Wingate
skilled nursing facility. We are told those will be
occupied this Summer. We look forward also to
the development of up to 90 rental units on 16
acres of Town land adjacent to the Ocean
Edge Golf Course, as well as more
applications for ADUs, ACDUs, repair loans,
and income-eligible buyer purchase grants.
The Housing Partnership extends its sincere
gratitude to our Select Board liaison, Cynthia
Bingham, the full Board, and the Town
Administration for all of their support. We thank
the citizens of Brewster for the caring
generosity that they continue to show every
day. We are deeply indebted to the hard work
of Jill Scalise, Donna Kalinick, Erika Mawn,
Suzanne Bryan, Andrea Aldana and the CDP,
HAC, HECH, Barnstable County HOME
Consortium, Habitat of Cape Cod, Brewster
CPA Committee, Brewster Affordable Housing
Trust, Mass Housing Partnership, CHAPA,
MassHousing and DHCD. (It’s going to take
more than just a village!)
Respectfully Submitted,
Jillian Douglass, Chair
Lisa Forhan, Clerk
Vanessa Greene
Ralph Marotti
Diane Pansire
Sara Robinson
Steve Seaver
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REPORT OF THE HOUSING TRUST
The Brewster Affordable Housing Trust is
comprised of representatives from the Select
Board, Town Administration, the Community
Preservation Committee, Brewster Housing
Partnership, Planning Board and residents at
large. The mission of the Housing Trust is as
follows: The Brewster Affordable Housing
Trust (“BAHT”) seeks to expand and preserve
year-round rental and ownership homes that
are affordable to moderate, low, and very low
income households. Our efforts will foster a
welcoming environment for demographically
and socio-economically diverse populations.
The BAHT is committed to education,
collaboration, and community engagement.
The Millstone Community Housing initiative
was a top priority for the Trust in 2021.
Moving early in the year to Zoom webinar
meeting format enabled community
engagement through public comment in
addition to the Trust’s ongoing consideration
of written comments published in each Trust
meeting packet. The Trust provided a written
update to interested parties and abutters at
the start of the year. This included an
educational, detailed timeline diagram
showing the parcel’s evolution from Town
acquisition to the Trust’s oversight in the
affordable housing development process to
date; an accompanying descriptive timeline
added probable steps to take through to
beginning of construction. The Trust had hired
Bohler Engineering to complete a watershed
study for the property in order to address
abutter concerns and the results of that report
were presented to the Trust and the public in
January. With all studies and community
engagement work completed, the Trust,
working with Mass Housing Partnership,
began the development of a Request for
Proposals (RFP) to develop the property. The
Trust spent many months considering
decision points related to the RFP including,
but not limited to, the type of housing,
affordability standards, buffer areas, energy
and other efficiency standards, interior and
exterior site amenities and design and
property management requirements. After
months of considerable discussion and
review, the finalized RFP was presented to
the Selectboard for discussion and review. At
this September joint Selectboard and Trust
meeting, the Selectboard approved the RFP.
In October, the Trust publicly issued the
approved Request for Proposals for the up-to-
90 bedrooms of rental housing. Millstone
Community Housing Property Proposal
submissions were due in December. The
Trust will be reviewing submissions and
choosing a developer to recommend to the
Select Board in the beginning of 2022.
The Trust continued its ongoing commitment
to collaboration and education in 2021. The
Trust was interviewed by the Local
Comprehensive Planning Committee to
provide input around its housing needs,
activities, and accomplishments since the
adoption of the 2018 Vision Plan, and the
housing needs to prioritize in the Local
Comprehensive Plan process. The Trust
attended a joint training and forum on Local
Preference and Fair Housing with the Housing
Partnership, Select Board and Community
Preservation Committee, presented with the
assistance of Massachusetts Housing
Partnership. Trust members took part in
virtual housing meetings with other Lower and
Outer Cape towns, virtual trainings and
conversations about how to best handle the
increased housing challenges our
communities face, made more critical due to
the pandemic. The Trust also collaborated on
and supported other non-Trust initiatives such
as Brewster Woods, Serenity Brewster and
Habitat for Humanity efforts.
One of the priority goals of the Housing Trust
was to establish a permanent funding source
outside of Community Preservation (CPC)
funding. The Select Board voted to establish a
policy to allot 50% of the forecasted short
term rental revenues to the Housing Trust
through the fiscal 2022 budget, supported
also through town meeting vote. The Trust
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also continued the work of preserving
affordable homes that are on the Town’s
subsidized housing inventory with the support
of CPC funds.
The Trust had a change in membership mid-
year with Select Board member, Ben
deRuyter leaving the Select Board and the
Trust. Ben had served since the inception of
the Trust in 2018 and acted as Chair for those
years. We thank Ben for his leadership and
commitment to housing. Select Board
member Ned Chatelain joined the Trust and
immediately contributed with his knowledge
and passion for housing. Tim Hackert was
elected to serve as Chair. Sarah Robinson,
our Housing Partnership representative, was
replaced by Vanessa Greene. Like Ben,
Sarah had also served on the Trust since its
inception and her contributions were
significant. Vanessa has served on the
Housing Partnership for multiple years and
has become a valuable member of the Trust.
Our Finance Committee liaison, Robert
Tobias regularly attended Trust meetings, and
provided valued input.
With the pandemic still significantly affecting
our community’s economic needs, the stress
on housing availability and affordability has
become more highlighted. Many people are
searching for housing, and rental and home
purchase costs on the Cape have
skyrocketed. The Trust continued its
advocacy goal of supporting and developing
affordable housing programs and services for
residents through its rental assistance,
housing rehabilitation, child care voucher
programs, and the Town Covid Relief fund.
In the last quarter of 2021, the Trust began
reviewing and developing its Goals and
Guidelines, prioritizing the Trust’s initiatives
for the fiscal year. It was decided that a 5-year
financial plan and detailed guidelines would
be valuable in directing the future of the
Trust’s principles and goals. We thank our
Select Board, Town Administration, Town
Departments, our Town Committees and our
residents for their support as we work on the
critical affordable and community housing
challenges that we collectively face together.
A special thanks goes to Jill Scalise, Brewster
Housing Coordinator, for her invaluable work
providing information, training and guidance
to the Trust as well as support to our
residents.
Respectfully submitted,
Chair Timothy Hackert
Paul Ruchinskas
Vanessa Greene
Madalyn Hillis-Dineen
Donna Kalinick
Ned Chatelain
Maggie Spade-Aguilar
Jill Scalise
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REPORT OF THE MILL SITES COMMITTEE
Due to the Covid-19 virus pandemic we were
only able to open the museum on a limited
basis last summer. We have opened the mill
and ground corn on a limited basis this past
summer and will open some days this fall. As
happened last year we lost our annual
volunteer work day for the spring pruning and
clean-up. Thank you to the volunteers who
planted 500 daffodil bulbs last fall; they
bloomed beautifully. We plan on planting
more this fall. A special thanks to the Garden
Club for their plantings and holiday decorating
in the gardens and in the flower boxes. A
special thanks, also, to the town Department
of Public Works for their maintenance of the
mill sites.
We are currently in the design phase regarding
repairs to the stone wall at the seining pool, the
wall between the head race pool, and also the
weirs on the north side of the road. We are
dedicated to maintaining the mill sites for future
generations.
Respectfully submitted,
Mill Sites committee
The Stony Brook Grist Mill, photo
courtesy of Bonnie Newman
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REPORT OF THE NATURAL RESOURCES
ADVISORY COMMISSION
Establishment and Charge: The Natural
Resources Advisory Commission (NRAC) was
established in 2021 to assist the Brewster
Select Board and Department of Natural
Resources in guiding the sustainable use and
enjoyment of Brewster’s abundant natural
resources in ways that safeguard and enhance
the ecological, social and recreational benefits
of those resources over the long term.
The NRAC charge is to:
● Promote public understanding. Create a
better understanding of an appreciation
for Brewster’s natural resources.
● Provide guidance. Advise the Natural
Resources Department, Select Board,
and Town Administration on issues
related to the protection, management,
and enhancement of the Town’s coastal
resources, ponds, streams,
conservation lands, beaches and
landings.
● Facilitate public discussion. Serve as a
forum for public discussion and
information exchange concerning the
protection, enhancement, and
management of the Town’s natural
resources.
● Participate in policy development.
Assist in developing policies and
regulations regarding the Town’s
natural resources.
● Serve as a liaison among various
groups engaged in complex issues.
Assist with developing solutions for
natural resource areas that have
multiple user groups.
● Assist in coordinating complex planning
efforts directly related to natural
resource issues as may be directed by
Town Meeting and/or Select Board.
● Oversee implementation of plans and
programs related to natural resource
issues as may be directed by Town
Meeting and/or Select Board.
The NRAC was established with five
community members along with
representatives from the shellfishing
community, Brewster Ponds Coalition,
Brewster Conservation Trust, and Brewster
Open Space Committee. Commission
meetings are held on the second Thursday of
each month. The NRAC has representatives or
liaisons on the following Town committees:
● Drummer Boy Park Advisory
Committee
● Cape Cod Sea Camps Bay Property
Planning Committee
● Cape Cod Sea Camps Pond Property
Planning Committee
Commission Activities:
Coastal Resource Management (CRMP):
The Brewster Coastal Resource Management
Plan Phase I was finalized in 2019. One of the
primary charges of the NRAC is to coordinate
activities under the CRMP in which five key
coastal resource management issues are
identified with recommendations for their
implementation. In 2021, the following
recommendations were addressed:
1. Increase the resilience of public
landings and beaches:
○ Storm Tide Pathways: 2021 saw
the completion of the Storm
Tide Mapping Project by the
Center for Coastal Studies,
Provincetown, Massachusetts
and the School for the
Environment at the University of
Massachusetts, Boston. The
mapping of storm tide pathways
provides town staff and the
public with information on the
location of the potential
NERACOOS Coastal Data Information
Program (CDIP) Wave Buoy in transit
to Cape Cod Bay
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pathways that can, depending
on the magnitude of a storm,
convey coastal flood waters
inland and enable communities
to respond to real time events
and address future inundation.
Storm tide pathways describe
spatially how coastal waters will
flow inland during a flooding
event associated with storm
surge, extreme high tides, or
sea level rise.
○ Monitor coastal dynamics: The
CRMP recommends periodic
assessment of coastal resource
conditions for comparison with
baseline conditions. Suggested
measures include sea level rise,
tidal dynamics, and beach
profiles. The NRAC began this
work by identifying the best
currently available data for this
assessment. The NOAA Tides
and Currents Station Boston,
MA was identified as the best
regional data for tracking sea
level rise. Assessing tidal
dynamics was facilitated by the
2016 stationing of a wave buoy
in Cape Cod Bay. Data from this
buoy include wave height,
period, direction, and water
temperature.
Tracking beach profiles on
Town beaches and landing will
require the collection of data
from each site directly. One
method of beach profiling was
piloted this year. A photo cradle
was installed on Wing Island for
visitors to take pictures of the
beach and upload them to a
data site. The photos could then
be used to track erosion at the
beach.
2. Preserve the ecosystem services
provided by healthy coastal wetland
resources
○ Wetlands protections: The
Water Quality Protection Bylaw
was amended at the November
2021 Town Meeting to clarify
and standardize Board of Health
nitrogen loading regulations
further protecting Town drinking,
fresh and coastal waters.
3. Provide access for water dependent
activities
○ Aquaculture: The NRAC
received regular updates on
aquaculture activities in
Brewster in anticipation of
updating the Shellfish
Regulations in 2022.
○ Cape Cod Sea Camps (CCSC)
Bay Parcel Acquisition: The
Town’s 2021 purchase of the
CCSC property at 3057 Main
Street supports the priority
recommendations of the CRMP
through the enhancement of
beach access for Brewster
residents and/or visitors.
Specific access issues will be
addressed through the
appointment of a CCSC
committee on which the NRAC
will have a representative.
4. Preserve peak-season access to
public beaches and landings
Drummer Boy Park Master Plan
Update: In 2020 the Select
Board established the Drummer
Boy Park Advisory Committee to
review the park and revise the
Master Plan. Among the goals
of the first phase of the update
was the installation of
accessible asphalt trails and
maintenance of unobstructed
views of Cape Cod Bay. These
updates are designed to
enhance coastal access for
individuals with limited mobility
5. Protect vulnerable infrastructure,
visual access, and sense of place
threatened by changing conditions:
○ Multi-hazard Mitigation Plan:
Brewster has developed a draft
Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan.
This will help the town plan and
receive funding for projects that
reduce the risk of damage to
property from future natural
hazard events such as flooding,
and hurricanes.
○ The Stormwater Management
Bylaw was amended at the
November 2021 Town Meeting
to protect and restore the
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Town’s drinking water,
freshwater ponds, and coastal
waters.
○ The Brewster Floodplain
Overlay District was amended at
the November 2021 Town
Meeting to incorporate
recommended changes from the
state’s updated model floodplain
bylaw.
Protection, Management, and Enhancement
of Brewster Natural Resources: The NRAC
also deliberated these issues in 2021:
● Cape Cod Sea Camps Acquisition: In
addition to supporting the goals of the
Coastal Resource Management Plan
through purchase of the Bay Parcel, the
acquisition of the Cape Cod Sea
Camps Pond Parcel will contribute to
the protection of Town drinking and
fresh water and protect pond and
forest ecosystems habitat and climate
services. The NRAC submitted a
statement to the Select Board and
Town administration in support of this
acquisition.
● Utility Transmission System
Vegetation Management: The
application of pesticides on utility rights-
of-way in Brewster was raised as a
concern by residents, the Select Board,
and Town administration, in particular,
the use of the herbicide, glyphosate
(Round-up) in proximity to freshwater
supplies. The NRAC submitted a
memorandum of concern to the
Massachusetts Department of
Agricultural Resources regarding
Eversource spraying in the right of way.
● Cape Cod Commission Climate
Action Plan: In 2021, the Cape Cod
Commission released its Climate Action
Plan for public comment. The goals of
the Plan are to identify, study and
monitor the causes and consequences
of climate change on Cape Cod as a
basis to guide and develop science-
based policies, strategies and actions
to improve the region’s resilience to
climate hazards and mitigate climate
change. The NRAC submitted public
comments supporting the goals of the
Plan and identifying some concerns.
Thank you: The Commission wishes to thank
the staff of the Department of Natural
Resources: Director Chris Miller, Senior
Shellfish & Natural Resource Officer Ryan
Burch, Assistant Shellfish & Natural Resource
Officer David Johnson, Conservation
Administrator Noelle Aguiar, and Senior
Department Assistant Andreana Sideris for
their dedication well beyond the call of duty to
the preservation of Brewster’s precious natural
resources.
Respectfully submitted:
Kimberley Crocker Pearson, Chair
Amy Henderson, Vice-Chair
Cameron Ferguson, Clerk
Pat Hughes
Chris Williams
Elizabeth Taylor
Don Poole
Cradle at Wing Island
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REPORT OF THE OPEN SPACE COMMITTEE
The Open Space Committee works to protect
Brewster’s green spaces. To achieve that goal,
land acquisitions are funded through the
Community Preservation Act and matching
state funds, as administered by the Town’s
Community Preservation Committee (CPC).
Open Space Committee priorities include:
1. Protecting water resources including
the drinking water supply, ponds, and
marine watersheds
2. Protecting of the rural character of the
Town, including historic scenic vistas
3. Providing open space for passive
recreation, for example, creating pocket
parks
4. Preserving agricultural areas,
wildlife/plant habitats, threatened
resources, and spaces adjacent to
existing conservation areas
5. Improving access to Town conservation
areas, connections to beaches, ponds,
trails, bike paths and recreation areas
6. Protecting coastal habitats and allowing
for inland migration of wetland
resources.
Open Space Value. With a total area of
16,328 acres, about 1/3 of Brewster is
protected as open space. Since 1999 the Town
has acquired over $18 million worth of open
space at a net cost of $12 million. The value of
these purchases is approximately 3/10 of one
percent of the $4.84 billion of the Town’s real
estate and personal property value. A study by
the Trust for Public Land found that every
dollar of investment in conservation generated
$4 in natural goods and services to the
Massachusetts economy. A 2001 snapshot in
time study of the cost of community services in
Brewster found that for every dollar of revenue
generated by average residential development,
$1.30 were required in public services, while
open space and farmland required only 31
cents for every dollar those land uses
generated, making them net contributors to the
Town’s fiscal health,
Brewster’s investment in open space has
protected water supplies and reduced the
town’s nitrogen input to Pleasant Bay and the
Herring River. This enables Brewster to avoid
many of the large-scale remediation costs that
other Cape Cod towns are now facing with
wastewater treatment and sewering costs.
Brewster’s open space preservation is a
significant factor in the 5% reduction in flood
insurance costs for Brewster landowners.
Water Quality. Brewster has been voted best
drinking water in New England. Protection of
land surrounding Brewster’s public drinking
water wells is an important contributor to the
Town’s drinking water quality. The Open Space
Committee works with the Water Department
and Water Commissioners to achieve land
protection goals near the Town’s wells. The
Water Commissioners now set aside a portion
of the revenue collected from water rates to
contribute funding toward future land
purchases within wellfield protection areas.
The Open Space Committee appreciates these
contributions toward Town conservation land
purchases.
Cape Cod Sea Camps Acquisition
In September 2021 Town Meeting voter
approval of the purchase of the former Cape
Cod Sea Camp properties will offer
opportunities for significant public benefits
including conservation of land, coastal dunes,
and wetlands; habitat and drinking water
protection; beach access; a possible home for
a community center; extensive recreational
amenities; and community housing. New Town
committees will be established in 2022 to guide
the development of planned uses for each
parcel. The Open Space committee will have a
voting member on the Pond Property Planning
Committee, as well as a liaison to the Bay
Property Planning Committee. Town
acquisition of these properties achieves many
priorities identified in the Brewster Open Space
and Recreation Plan, the Brewster Vision Plan,
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and the Coastal Resource Management Plan
including:
Protecting and maintaining a maximum
amount of open space for the purpose
of ensuring protection of a sufficient
safe drinking water supply to meet the
needs of Brewster’s residents and
visitors today and in the future
Planning, coordinating, and
implementing open space protection
measures that preserve habitat
diversity and protect marine and fresh
surface water resources
Protecting vulnerable infrastructure,
visual access, and sense of place
threatened by changing conditions
Providing access for water dependent
activities, expanding public access to
beaches.
Natural Resource Advisory Commission
Brewster established a Natural Resource
Advisory Commission in 2020 to assist the
Brewster Select Board and Department of
Natural Resources in guiding the sustainable
use and enjoyment of Brewster’s abundant
natural resources. The Commission will help to
safeguard and enhance the ecological, social,
and recreational benefits of natural resources
over the long term. Part of the Commission’s
charge includes:
Promoting public understanding and
creating a better understanding of and
appreciation for Brewster’s natural
resources
Providing guidance and advising the
Natural Resources Department, Select
Board, and Town Administration on
issues related to the protection,
management, and enhancement of
coastal resources, ponds, streams,
conservation lands, beaches, and
landings
Open Space Article at May 2021 Town
Meeting. Town Meeting voters approved
$203,683 to pay the principal and interest on
three Community Preservation Open Space
acquisitions that were financed through long
term bonding: BBJ Cranberry Trust 1 & 2
(Mother’s Bog Conservation Area) and Bates
(part of the Punkhorn Parklands). The Jolly
Whaler Motel Land Bank purchase bond was
paid off in 2020.
Open Space and Recreation Plan Update
Brewster’s Open Space and Recreation Plan
provides a framework for continued
conservation and recreation planning. The
approved plan maintains the Town’s eligibility
for state funding to acquire and protect open
space and recreation parcels. The 2013 Plan
was updated with assistance from the Cape
Cod Commission and Horsley Witten. The
update included a survey and two public
forums. The plan’s inventory of conservation
and recreation lands provides both a reference
document and memorializes the current status
of these important community resources. The
updated draft submitted to the state on July 31,
2020 was conditionally approved through
January 2028, which allows the Town to
participate in Division of Conservation Services
land grant applications. The final draft will be
submitted to the state in 2022.
Community Preservation Committee (CPC)
5-year Plan
The Town hired consultant JM Goldson to
develop a 5-Year Community Preservation Act
(CPA) Plan with a plan completion target of
2022. A 5-Year plan was seen as essential to
address potential CPA funding requests
exceeding available funds. The new CPA Plan
will provide a guide for future funding
decisions, including standards for evaluating
regional projects. The plan development
process includes an examination of possible
changes to the Town’s CPA bylaw which
determines how CPA revenue is allocated to
each CPA category. Changes to the funding
formula are begin considered and will be voted
on at Town Meeting.
Cape & Islands License Plate Grants
The Cape Cod Commission administers grants
using funding provided through the County's
share of Cape and Islands license plate
revenues. In 2020, $150,000 was awarded to a
joint proposal from the Association to Preserve
Cape Cod and the Housing Assistance
Corporation for a two-year project to identify
areas where the development of housing and
protection of priority natural resource areas
would be most beneficial. The project
recommends town actions that will advance
regional growth policy by directing housing
production into community activity centers and
away from sensitive natural resources. The
primary product of this collaboration is the
identification of places where environmentalists
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and housing advocates agree that housing
should be built because it will have the greatest
positive impact on Cape Cod’s environment,
community, and economy and to also identify
areas where the focus should be on the
protection of natural resources. The project
website site is in the process of being created,
with an official launch scheduled for spring
2022.
Ongoing Open Space Protection. The Open
Space Committee continues to evaluate
parcels as they become available. Some
parcels are prioritized to prevent development
within a drinking water Zone II, to preserve
marine watershed recharge areas, or for
habitat/wildlife corridor/wetland protection:
other parcels are better suited for community
housing, historic preservation and/or
recreation. Additional priorities have been
added based on the 2018 Open Space
Priorities Summit meeting, such as pond
watershed protection and acquisitions to help
protect salt marshes and enable these
marshes to migrate inland to help mitigate the
impacts of sea level rise.
Since the Town’s adoption of the Community
Preservation Act in 2005 through 2021,
Brewster has acquired twenty open space
properties (including conservation restrictions)
totaling 299 acres with a total acquisition price
of $14,161,500. State LAND grants, as well as
other funding was secured for these purchases
resulting in a net cost of 56.4% or $7,997,937,
with a per acre cost of $26,748. Less funding
has been available recently, making individual
land grants harder to obtain. However, the
Open Space Committee has worked closely
with the Brewster Conservation Trust (BCT)
and the Compact of Cape Cod Conservation
Trusts (Compact) to foster partnerships with
other conservation trusts, as well as
neighboring towns to purchase a number of
properties, resulting in reduced costs to
Brewster, even without State grants. These
partners provide substantial assistance in
identifying options, negotiating, purchasing
lands and writing contracts. The Open Space
Committee contracts with Mark Robinson,
Executive Director of the Compact, to
coordinate outreach and negotiate the
acquisition of open space parcels.
Since 1983 BCT has acquired over 623 acres
of land and holds Conservation Restrictions on
over 683 acres in Brewster (both Town and
private land). BCT has also assisted on the
transfer of Town lands to the Conservation
Commission and transfer of land to the State
Division of Conservation and Recreation,
totaling more than 1,373 acres of protected
land in Brewster. The Committee continues to
pursue ways to supplement open space funds
through collaborations, contributions, joint
purchases, or bargain sales from owners who
wish to assist conservation. Land can be
protected in many ways: direct purchase,
reserved life estate, bargain sale, gift, will,
easement or agricultural preservation
restriction, all with attractive tax incentives.
People may also give land to the Town for
open space, community housing, recreation or
historic/agricultural preservation and generate
tax savings.
We wish to thank Tom Kowalski, who resigned
in 2021, for his many years and contributions
to our open space meetings. Town staff is also
greatly appreciated for their assistance, as well
as the Select Board and Brewster voters for
their support of open space objectives. A
special note of thanks to Mary Chaffee, the
Select Board Liaison, for numerous
contributions to our meetings and review of
Committee work.
Respectfully submitted,
Elizabeth G. Taylor, Planning Board Rep.,
Chair
Gary Christen, Pathways Rep., Vice-Chair
Phil Burt, Citizen-at-Large
Bruce Evans, Conservation Commission Rep.
Peter Herrmann, Citizen-at-Large
Don Keeran, Citizen-at-Large
Tom Kowalski, Citizen-at-Large
Peter Norton, Citizen-at-Large
Mary Chaffee, Select Board Liaison
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REPORT OF THE PLANNING BOARD
The Planning Board is made up of seven
elected members who serve staggered five-
year terms. The Board meets on the second
and fourth Wednesdays of each month at 6:30
pm in Town Hall. The Board is currently
meeting virtually via Zoom due to the COVID
19 pandemic. The Board holds special
meetings as needed and work session
meetings when necessary for planning and
zoning by-law discussion. Public hearings are
advertised in the Cape Codder newspaper.
Agendas are posted in Town Hall and on the
Town’s website. The public is also invited to
contact the Planning Department to sign up for
the Planning Board’s e-mail agenda list.
Agendas are e-mailed out to those on the
agenda list approximately one week before the
scheduled Planning Board meeting. The public
is always welcome and encouraged to
participate in Planning Board meetings.
Beginning in 2018, an on-going item, “Citizen’s
Forum,” was added to the Planning Board
agenda to encourage additional
communication with the citizens of Brewster.
Planning Board meeting packets are also
posted to the Town’s website under Planning
Department. Meetings are recorded and
available for viewing on the Town Website,
Facebook page, or Local Cable Channel 18.
Data and information regarding current topics,
is posted on the Planning Department
webpage on the Town’s Website. The Zoning
By-law (Chapter 179 of the Town Code) can be
found on the Town website under the Planning
Department webpage.
Statutory Authority
The Planning Board operates within the
statutory authority conferred by Massachusetts
General Laws (MGL), Chapters 40A and 41.
These laws set the direction and scope of
Planning Board review as it relates to zoning,
and the subdivision of land. The Planning
Board also supports implementation of other
Town Board and Committee policies through
near and long-term planning projects.
Planning Board Regulatory Jurisdiction
Site Plan Review
Special Permits
Land Division Plans
Approval Not Required (ANR) Division
Plans
Scenic Road Act (MGL Chapter 40
§15C) & Public Shade Tree Act (MGL
Chapter 87 §8)
Summary of 2021 Applications
3 ANR Applications; 6 Special Permits;
4 Site Plan Reviews; 2 Site Plan
Review Waivers; 1 Joint Tree Removal
Hearing with Tree Warden; 2 Definitive
Subdivision Plan; 1 Road Betterment
Application.
Summary of Other 2021 Activities
Reviewed and revised fee schedule.
Toured Serenity Brewster, a facility
which received site plan approval in
2020.
Submitted letter in support of the 2021
Open Space and Recreation Plan.
Continued work on Planning Board
goals including updating by-laws and
reviewing Planning Board practices.
Zoning By-law Amendments
The Planning Board regularly sponsors
amendments to the Town’s Zoning By-law
(Chapter 179). Amendments range from
housekeeping items to complex zoning reform
efforts.
The Planning Board sponsored amendments to
the Water Quality Protection District and
Floodplain District sections of the Town’s
Zoning By-law. Both amendments were
approved by voters at the Fall Special Town
Meeting.
General By-law Amendments
In addition to their work on the Zoning By-law,
the Planning Board developed a new
Stormwater Management General By-law. The
new By-law was approved by voters at the Fall
Special Town Meeting. In addition to work on
this General By-law, the Board also completed
work on stormwater management regulations.
The Board would like to thank Lori Kennedy
and Mark Nelson of Horsley Witten, Shannon
Hulst of the Cape Cod Cooperative Extension
& Woods Hole Sea Grant, and all the Town
staff who assisted with this important by-law
work.
Planning Board Members & Activities
Paul Wallace, Chair (member since 2017; term
expires 2022)
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Charlotte Degen, Vice Chair (member since
2016; term expires 2024)
Roberta Barrett (member since 2017; resigned
December 2021)
Amanda Bebrin (member since 2020; term
expires 2023)
Madalyn Hillis-Dineen (member since 2016;
term expires 2026)
Mark Koch (member since 2021; term expires
2022)
Elizabeth Taylor (member since 1999; term
expires 2025)
Much of the work of the Planning Board is
complex, demanding, and requires
understanding of applicable State statutes,
Town by-laws, and subdivision regulations.
Board members regularly participate in training
and workshops to further their knowledge of
complex land use and permitting issues. In
addition, Board members participate actively
with, or serve in a liaison capacity on, other
Town Boards and Committees.
Paul Wallace serves on the Vision Planning
Committee. Charlotte Degen is the Select
Board liaison. Roberta Barrett was a member
of the Water Quality Review Committee.
Amanda Bebrin serves on the Vision Planning
Committee. Madalyn Hillis-Dineen serves on
the Brewster Municipal Affordable Housing
Trust. Elizabeth Taylor serves on the Open
Space Committee and the Community
Preservation Committee.
Mark Koch was appointed to the Board this
year when member Kari Hoffmann resigned
after being elected to the Select Board. The
Board thanks Mark for his willingness to serve
and looks forward to continued work with him.
The Board congratulates Kari Hoffmann on her
election to the Select Board and appreciates
her tireless and considered work on planning
during her tenure. The Board would like to
thank Kari for her continued support and
valuable contributions to their work as well as
her continued service to the residents of
Brewster.
The Board would like to thank Roberta Barrett
for her four plus years of service. The Board is
grateful for the time, energy, and thoughtful
review Roberta always contributed.
Planning Board Staff & Liaison
Ryan Bennett resigned from the position of
Town Planner in September 2021. The Board
thanks Ryan for her five years of dedicated
service to the Board and the residents of
Brewster. Her guidance was appreciated and
will be missed.
Lynn St. Cyr, Senior Department Assistant,
joined the Planning Department in August of
2016. Ms. St. Cyr provides administrative
support to the Board by assisting applicants
with the application process; responds to
inquiries from the public about applications
before the Board; and supports the work of the
Town Planner.
Kari Hoffmann, Select Board member,
presently serves as the liaison to the Planning
Board.
Respectfully Submitted,
Paul Wallace, Chair
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REPORT OF THE PLEASANT BAY ALLIANCE
The Pleasant Bay Alliance is an organization of
the Towns of Orleans, Chatham, Brewster and
Harwich. The Alliance is charged with
implementing the Pleasant Bay Resource
Management Plan encompassing the Pleasant
Bay Area of Critical Environmental Concern
and Pleasant Bay watershed. The Alliance
develops and distributes public policy
recommendations, technical studies and public
informational materials, all available at
www.pleasantbay.org. Highlights from 2021
are described below.
In accordance with an inter-municipal
agreement among the four towns, the Alliance
submitted the third Pleasant Bay Watershed
Permit Annual Report to Massachusetts
Department of Environmental Protection and
the Cape Cod Commission. The report shows
that, system-wide, the towns are on track to
meet the first five-year nitrogen reduction
target under the Watershed Permit. However,
results vary by sub-watershed, and each town
is weighing modifications to its plan for
removals required under the permit.
The Alliance coordinated Watershed Permit
implementation activities funded by grants
totaling $382,178 from the Southeast New
England Estuaries Program, a program funded
by US EPA. Grant-funded activities completed
in 2021 included a study of a municipal
Innovative/Alternative septic system program;
a nitrogen trading demonstration project; an
update of the Massachusetts Estuaries Project
(MEP) model; and a Watershed Permit
Guidebook. Studies and fact sheets describing
this work can be found by searching
“watershed permit” on the Alliance website,
www.pleasantbay.org. The focus of efforts in
2022 will include modeling analyses using the
updated MEP model, and study of the potential
for towns to obtain nitrogen removal credit from
stormwater management activities.
The Alliance completed the 22nd season of the
Pleasant Bay Water Quality Monitoring
program. Dedicated volunteers collected
samples at 25 bay-wide sites. Data
documenting water quality impairment in the
system are used to develop and implement
nutrient management plans.
The Alliance concluded work under a $70,050
FY2021 coastal resilience grant from
Massachusetts Coastal Zone Management.
Living shoreline concept plans were developed
to protect salt marsh at two locations on the
Bay. A FY2022 grant of $141,675 was
received to support permitting of a living
shoreline project to protect salt marsh at
Jackknife Harbor Beach in Chatham.
The Alliance wishes to thank the citizens of
Brewster for your ongoing support.
Respectfully submitted by:
Chris Miller, Steering Committee
Carole Ridley, Coordinator
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REPORT OF THE RECYCLING COMMISSION
While COVID-19 and its spin-off viruses
continued during 2021, so did good recycling
and solid waste practices at the Brewster
Recycling Center. This past year marked an
increase in the number of new residents who
were utilizing the Recycling Center. They
adapted quickly to the Pay-As-You-Throw
(PAYT) program, and it continued to be a
valuable tool for encouraging reduction of the
volume of non-recyclable trash. Recycling did
decline slightly -- but there was a significant
drop in (MSW) tonnage.
There were several changes at the recycling
center over the course of the year, including a
short disruption of organics recycling, re-
arrangement of the various bins, and new
separation requirements pertaining to glass
and newsprint. The site usage increased in
2021 as reflected by the number of permits
issued.
Regardless, the 2021 CY recycling rate
equaled 43.7% (calculated by taking the total
tons of recyclables and compostables [941.89]
divided by the combined total tons MSW,
recyclables, compostables [2155.2] x 100 =
Recycling Rate) [43.703%]. The CY21 rate
represents a modest increase from the prior
year (42.4%). Note again that the
Commonwealth does not rely on “recycling
rates” for comparing one municipality to
another, but it is a useful number to calculate
nonetheless and provides residents with a
concept of how good or bad Brewster is doing
in comparison to others, here and across the
United States.
Table 1. 2021 Calendar Year to Year
Comparison of Recycling and Trash (MSW)
delivered through Residential Drop-off at the
Brewster Recycling Center1. Information is
compiled from weight tickets from the
Department of Public Works.
1Does not include tires, hazardous waste or yard trimmings
collected and managed at the facility.
Line Commodity CY20 tons CY21 tons +/- tons
1 Fiber
(all paper including cardboard)
469.42 469.32
3.99 more1a Newsprint
(separate effective 10/15/21)
4.09
2 Electronics 11.98 10.9 1.08 less
3 Commingled
(plastic, glass & metal containers)
416.41 339.13
42.0 less 3a Bottle/Jar Glass
(separate effective 10/15/21)
35.28
4 Metal Scrap 44.75 76.14 31.39
more
5 Food Waste 6.92 7.03 0.11 more
Total Recyclables 949.48 941.89 Net 7.59
less
= sum CY 20
tons minus
CY 21 tons
Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) 1287.24 1213.31 73.93
less
Bulky, Construction & Demolition (B, C&D) 402.27 260.08 142.39
less
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Not surprisingly, overall, there was an increase
in fiber, mostly likely because many residents
continued to order goods online for delivery in
a variety of cardboard and paper-based boxes,
a habit leftover from the early days of COVID-
19.
Fewer electronics were recycled. It can be
speculated that is the result of less
discretionary funds and – perhaps -- that fewer
‘new’ electronics were marketed. There
continues to be a worldwide shortage of the
necessary rare earth metals for these products
that is having an impact on the production of all
electronics from cellphones to cars. Residents
are encouraged to recycle all electronics, too,
as they are a listed ‘banned item’ by the
MassDEP.
Commingled plastic, metal and glass
containers were down significantly which could
be attributed to less consumption, less
recycling or just a variance due to timing of
when the container was pulled for recycling. By
contrast (scrap) metal was up significantly but
timing could play a role here too, as well as
more non-container metal being diverted from
the commingled bin and into the scrap metal
pile where it belongs.
The organics program grew modestly, but
considering the collection was temporarily shut
down, showing any gain is a good
measurement of success. Residents are
encouraged to continue recycling their organics
either through the Recycling Center program or
at home in their backyards. Countertop
buckets and compost bins remain available
through the DPW.
Construction and Demolition (C&D) tonnages
were down significantly, it is believed in part
due to the lack of new product during the
pandemic, i.e., residents may have been
reusing product and/or just not throwing things
away. The C&D bin is meant for small
household repair job product and bulky items
such as large plastic items, rugs, broken
furniture, hoses, etc. These materials are
transported to a designated C&D landfill where
they are size reduced before being put into the
landfill or sent for recycling.
The showstopper was the decrease in trash,
despite the increased usage in CY21 from the
prior year. During CY20, 3727 first car permits
were issued, while in CY21, 3777 were issued.
Second car permits are not reflected in this
report as they represent a second car owned
by the same residential family that is used as
an alternate delivery vehicle for the same
household.
Residents stepped up to the plate in mid-
October when they were asked to keep their
newsprint and bottle/jar glass separated.
Members of the Commission volunteered to
help at the Recycling Center, and it proved
beneficial for more than just this new
separation policy. Residents asked
Commission members questions about what,
why and how things should be recycled. The
Commissioners spent 8 days over two weeks
educating the center’s users. They were also
able to identify issues related to signage, traffic
flow, etc. that were shared with the DPW.
The bottle and jar (only) glass that is placed on
the table eventually is hauled a short distance
to the Town of Dennis, which has a crusher.
The crushed glass will be used for fill and/or
drainage on Cape projects. While it would be
great if it could be used in bottles and jars
again, our location makes that option cost
prohibitive. Residents did an excellent job of
removing the caps, lids and corks and making
sure the glass containers were rinsed. As a
result, we delivered five (5) containers
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averaging seven (7) tons each, all of which
were received and not rejected due to
contaminants. Removing glass from the
commingled container bin (now plastic and
metal containers only), also means we are
providing a cleaner recycling stream to the
Materials Recovery Facility (MRF), which
should ultimately result in better pricing for the
Town.
The separation of newsprint, and everything
that comes with the daily or weekly newspaper,
was as successful, resulting in fully acceptable
loads, for which the town received a modest
revenue.
Although Brewster still holds a “No Rejections”
title, residents were still encouraged to check
on the RecycleSmart website
(https://recyclesmartma.org/) to learn if their
container or packaging could be recycled in a
municipal system. Residents were also
reminded that while all plastic technically can
be recycled, there are many diverse kinds and
one type has the potential to contaminate other
types of plastic during remanufacturing;
therefore, residents were asked to place only
the plastics designated by the Department of
Public Works and found on the Recycling
Guide provided by the Commission into
recycling bins. The commingled bin is meant
for rinsed and empty metal cans and plastic
bottles, tubs, and jugs only.
Beach and public space recycling continued to
be provided during 2021 in the form of a
recycling container located next to the trash
container(s). Due to the nature of the
collection service, it is impossible to ascertain
how much recycling is taking place at our
beaches and recreational areas. Residents
and visitors were encouraged to separate their
unwanted containers and wrappings and place
them in the correct bins.
The Swap Shop was re-opened during 2021,
serving only the residents of Brewster. The
shop used more volunteers and implemented a
more clearly defined acceptance policy. Due
to its popularity, the shop was quickly
inundated with “stuff” and the volunteers had to
reject donations on several occasions. During
those times, residents were encouraged to
seek other opportunities to reuse and
repurpose unwanted items including donating
to local thrift shops.
In-person outreach in 2021 was limited, but
eight new articles were written by Chair Morris
and featured in the Cape Codder. These
articles may be found online in the Cape
Codder archives.
Looking ahead, the Recycling Commission
intends to regroup in 2022 to address items left
on the table, including a ban on helium filled
balloons; a ban on foam takeout containers;
and a ban on the sale of nips (which are not
recyclable and tend to end up as litter). Other
materials and issues may be addressed as well
as they are brought before the Commission.
The Commission also plans to spend more
volunteer time at the Center in mid-spring 2022
to help part-time and new residents with the
separation policies.
Recycling and sound solid waste management
strategies continue to be critical components of
a healthy town. Our system continues to evolve
based on the marketability of our recyclables
and the flexibility of our users. The
Commission is incredibly grateful for the
support it receives from the Department of
Public Works, members of our Town
Government and the residents who use the
Brewster Recycling Center.
Respectfully submitted,
Margretta (Meg) Morris, Chair
Debra Johnson, Member
Peter Johnson, Member
Susan Skidmore, Member
Joseph Prevost, Member
Annie Dugan, Member
Griffin Ryder, Liaison and DPW Director
Frank Bridges, Finance Committee Liaison
Annette Graczewski, Board of Health Liaison
Mary Chaffee, Select Board Liaison
Donna Kalinick, Town Hall and Swap Shop
Liaison
Emily Sumner, Data Collection
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REPORT OF VETERANS SERVICES
DEPARTMENT
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and the
Citizens of the Town of Brewster
The following report is of the activities of the
Department of Veterans’ Services for the Town
of Brewster for Calendar Year 2021.
One of our two primary functions is to
administer low-income benefits under
Massachusetts General Law Chapter 115 for
veterans who are honorably discharged or their
widows and dependents, who establish need
and worthiness and are residents of the Town
of Brewster. During the year, the Town of
Brewster, through our office, provided local aid
to qualified veterans totaling $74,887.51 for
housing, food, heat, medical and other related
needs. We have seen steady increases in the
number of Brewster resident veteran and
dependents served over the last few years.
The amount expended was reimbursed to the
Town by the Commonwealth at a rate of 75%
of total expenditures.
We also provide services to veterans and their
dependents in obtaining federal government
(Veterans’ Affairs) benefits. Over the past year
this office assisted in obtaining $2,043,256.44
in VA cash tax free benefits for service-
connected injuries and VA non-service-
connected pensions for Brewster veterans and
widows/widowers. Our office has seen a
substantial increase in Brewster VA disability
claims applications over the last two years
during COVID. These federal funds greatly
reduce the demand for Brewster CH115 funds
and are received tax free and returned to your
local economy.
We encourage any veteran or dependent of a
veteran to contact us at 1-508-778-8740
Monday through Friday from 8:30 AM to 4:30
PM. Our Hyannis office is open 5 days per
week. Our Harwich office is open Tuesdays
and Thursdays from 9:00AM to 4:00PM and is
located at 100 Oak Street. Please call for an
appointment. We also have a new website at
www.capevets.org where our intake form can
be submitted. It also contains our CH115
benefits calculator and links to a variety of
other benefits and claims portals.
We extend our thanks to the Board of
Selectmen, the Town Administrator and Town
Accountant for their outstanding support of our
veterans in need throughout the year.
In Service to Veterans,
Greg Quilty, Director, Barnstable District,
Department of Veterans’ Services
Shawney Carroll, Assistant Director and
Veterans Service Officer
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REPORT OF THE WATER QUALITY REVIEW
COMMITTEE
The mission of the Water Quality Review
Committee (WQRC) is to implement Brewster’s
Water Quality Protection District Zoning Bylaw.
The bylaw establishes specific requirements
for land uses and activities within the Water
Quality Protection District to mitigate their
potential impact upon the Town's water
resources. The Brewster Water Protection
District includes the Brewster Public Water
Supply Wells Zone I and Zone II, the
Groundwater Protection District, and the
Pleasant Bay Watershed. Amendments to the
Water Quality Protection District section of the
Chapter 179 Zoning Bylaws were recently
approved at Brewster’s Special Town Meeting
on November 15, 2021.
The purposes of the Water Quality Protection
Bylaw are:
1. To promote the health, safety, and
general welfare of the community by
ensuring an adequate quality and
quantity of drinking water for the
residents, institutions, and businesses
of the Town of Brewster;
2. To preserve and protect all existing and
potential sources of drinking water
supplies within Brewster's borders;
3. To identify uses that should be
prohibited or allowed only by special
permit and to establish performance
standards that must be met for all uses
within a Zone I, Zone II and/or the
District of Critical Planning Concern
("DCPC").
4. To protect groundwater and surface
water resources from viral, pathogenic,
phosphorus and nitrogen contamination
and pollution from stormwater runoff;
5. To complement the commonwealth's
Department of Environmental
Protection regulations governing
groundwater protection and the
commonwealth's efforts to protect
surface and coastal waters;
6. To protect other sensitive water
resource areas, including those land
areas that contribute recharge to
private drinking water supply wells;
7. To conserve the natural resources of
the Town; and
8. To prevent temporary and permanent
contamination of the water resources of
the Town.
The WQRC’s primary function consists of
reviewing new and renewal applications for
Water Quality Certificates of Compliance for
building any new principal structure other than
a single-family dwelling, for change in use or
occupancy requiring a certificate of use and
occupancy under the State Building Code, and
for occupancy of any premises involving the
storage, handling or transportation of toxic or
hazardous wastes.
WQRC reviews all applications to ensure
compliance with the bylaw’s requirements and
performance standards is documented prior to
issuing a Certificate of Water Quality
Compliance. Following issuance of a
Certificate of Water Quality Compliance, the
WQRC regularly reviews compliance with the
bylaw and the applicant’s original certificate.
Property owners must submit a renewal
application to the WQRC to renew their
certificates every three years to remain in
compliance with the bylaw.
In 2021, the WQRC reviewed renewal
applications and granted Certificate of Water
Quality Compliance Certificates to the following
facilities:
1. Brewster Community Solar Garden,
Map 131 Lot 1-18 Commerce Park
Road
2. Harris Custom Builders, 89A
Commerce Park Road
3. Pleasant Bay Boating Community, Inc.,
2070 Route 28
4. Realty Executives, 12 Cape Lane
5. Town of Brewster Water Department
Facilities
a. Water Department Office and
Operations Facility, 165
Commerce Park Road
b. Greensand Filtration Treatment
Facility, 699 Freemans Way
c. Lime Treatment Facility #1, 584
Freemans Way
d. Lime Treatment Facility #2, 813
Freemans Way
e. Well #1, 546 Freemans Way
f. Well #2, 544 Freemans Way
g. Well #3, 811 Freemans Way
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h. Well #4, 699 Run Hill Road
i. Well #6, 379 Westgate Road
The WQRC also continues to review
operations and comprehensive groundwater
quality monitoring data to ensure compliance
with the bylaw at the following facilities:
1. Cape Sand and Recycling, LLC Wood
Waste Reclamation Facility, 1515
Freemans Way
2. Cape Cod Grow Labs Marijuana
Cultivation Facility, 1399 Freemans
Way
3. Former Daniels - Antinarelli Stump
Dump, 443 Freemans Way
The WQRC would like to thank Beth Devine for
her administrative support of the committee’s
work.
Respectfully submitted,
Cynthia Baran, Chair, Water Commissioner
Amy von Hone, Vice Chair, Health Director
Roberta Barrett, Planning Board
Ned Chatelain, Select Board
Kimberly Crocker Pearson, Board of Health
Chris Miller, Natural Resources Director
Davis Walters, Building Commissioner
Photo courtesy of Rog Smith
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REPORT OF THE ZONING BOARD OF
APPEALS
The Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) is a
quasi- judicial body empowered under the
provisions of Massachusetts General Law 40
A, also known as the Zoning Act, to hear and
decide applications for variances, special
permits, comprehensive permits (M.G.L. 40B)
and appeals from decisions of the Zoning
Enforcement Officer.
The Zoning Board of Appeals consists of nine
members appointed by the Selectmen, five
regular members and four alternate members.
Currently the Board consists of regular
members Brian Harrison (Chair), Arthur
Stewart (Vice-chair), Jeff Carter, Bruce
MacGregor, Jeanne Kampas and Patricia
Eggers.
• During calendar year 2021 The Zoning
Board of Appeals experienced an uptick in
applications from the previous year, which
were both more complex and time-
consuming. There were fourteen (14) special
permits, two (2) special event permits, one (1)
40B comprehensive permit, seven (7)
variances, and three (3) appeals of the Zoning
Enforcement Officer.
• The Zoning Board of Appeals
conducted 57 public hearings on the
applications received which was a significant
increase from the previous year.
• The Zoning Board of Appeals
unanimously granted approval for a 40B
Comprehensive Permit to Habitat for
Humanity of Cape Cod, Inc. to build two
affordable single-family dwellings, each with
three bedrooms. One of the affordable
dwellings will be a “Veterans Preference”
dwelling.
We would like to take this opportunity to thank
Ryan Bennett, Town Planner for her
contribution to the Board, she will be missed.
We would also like to thank our Administrative
Clerk Ellen Murphy for her contributions to the
Board which are essential to our success.
Respectfully submitted,
Brian Harrison, Chair
Photo courtesy of Rob Abreu
271
TOWN FINANCIALS
272
Combined Balance Sheet - All Fund Types and Account Groups
as of June 30, 2021
Fiduciary
Account
Governmental Fund Types
Proprietary Fund Types
Fund Types
Groups
Totals
Special
Capital
Internal
Trust and
Long-term
(Memorandum
General
Revenue
Projects
Enterprise
Services
Agency
Debt
Only)
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents
10,630,688.97
9,030,864.03
1,124,760.23
2,499,209.45
8,093,873.26
31,379,395.94
Inves
tments
0.00
Receivables:
Personal property taxes
8,250.39
8,250.39
Real estate taxes
467,781.36
12,750.76
480,532.12
Allowance for abatements and exemptions
(646,309.64)
(646,309.64)
Tax liens
410,583.48
11,346.70
9,363.79
431,293.97
Deferred taxes
87,140.81
87,140.81
Motor vehicle excise
185,196.08
185,196.08
Other excises
2,903.00
2,903.00
User fees
600.00
396,256.14
63,039.09
459,895.23
Utility liens added to taxes
0.00
Departmental
0.00
Special assessments
13,165.75
312,613.01
5,292.86
331,071.62
Due from other governments
0.00
998,700.95
998,700.95
Other receivables
0.00
Foreclosures/Possessions
349,271.95
3,263.07
352,535.02
Prepaids
0.00
Due to/from other funds
0.00
Working deposit
0.00
Inven
tory
0.00
Fixed assets, net of accumulated depreciation
0.00
Amounts to be provided - paymen
t of bonds
21,400,000.00
21,400,000.00
Amounts to be provided - vacation/sick leave
0.00
Total Assets
11,496,106.40
9,467,646.45
2,436,074.19
2,576,905.19
0.00
8,093,873.26
21,400,000.00
55,470,605.49
LIABILITIES AND FUND EQUITY
Liabilities:
Warrants payable
0.00
Accounts payable
0.00
Accrued payroll
0.00
Withholdings
535,538.08
535,538.08
Accrued claims payable
0.00
Due to/from other funds
0.00
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273
Due to other governments
0.00
Other liabilities
156.30
118,906.40
119,062.70
Deferred revenue:
Real and personal property taxes
(170,277.89)
12,750.76
(157,527.13)
Tax liens
410,583.48
11,346.70
9,363.79
431,293.97
Deferred taxes
87,140.81
87,140.81
Foreclosures/Possessions
349,271.95
3,263.07
352,535.02
Motor vehicle excise
185,196.08
185,196.08
Other excises
2,903.00
2,903.00
User fees
600.00
396,256.14
63,039.09
459,895.23
Utility liens added to taxes
0.00
Departmental
0.00
Special assessments
13,165.75
312,613.01
5292.86
331,071.62
Due from other governments
998,700.95
998,700.95
Other receivables
0.00
Deposits receivable
0.00
Prepaid taxes/fees
0.00
Tailings
0.00
IBNR
0.00
Agency Funds
0.00
Notes payable
650,000.00
650,000.00
Bonds payable
21,400,000.00
21,400,000.00
Vacation and sick leave liability
0.00
Total Liabilities
1,401,111.81
436,782.42
1,961,313.96
77,695.74
0.00
118,906.40
21,400,000.00
25,395,810.33
Fund Equity:
Re
served for encumbrances
934,536.44
6,237.30
24,772.40
965,546.14
Re
served for continuing appropriations
2,042,001.83
1,798,074.82
255,178.72
239,812.36
4,335,067.73
Re
served for expenditures
1,513,218.00
376,967.00
1,890,185.00
Re
served for petty cash
650.00
200.00
850.00
Re
served for appropriation deficit
0.00
Re
served for snow and ice deficit
0.00
Re
served for COVID-19 deficit
0.00
Re
served for debt service
0.00
Re
served for premiums
175,690.19
238,349.21
414,039.40
Re
served for working deposit
0.00
Re
served Fund Ba
lance CPA
1,327,422.40
1,327,422.40
Undesignated fund balance
5,428,898.13
5,899,129.51
(18,767.70)
1,857,457.69
7,974,966.86
21,141,684.49
Unreserved retained earnings
0.00
Investment in capital assets
0.00
Total Fund Equity
10,094,994.59
9,030,864.03
474,760.23
2,499,209.45
0.00
7,974,966.86
0.00
30,074,795.16
Total Liabilities and Fund Equity
11,496,106.40
9,467,646.45
2,436,074.19
2,576,905.19
0.00
8,093,873.26
21,400,000.00
55,470,605.49
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GENERAL FUND REVENUES:
TAXES:
Personal Property 796,807
Real Estate 35,752,878
Other Taxes 55,411
Total Taxes 36,605,096
LOCAL RECEIPTS:
Motor Vehicle Excise 1,793,320
Meals Excise 166,449
Traditional Lodging 1,062,662
Short Term Rentals 1,033,274
Boat Excise 8,329
Penalties & Interest 144,664
Payments in Lieu of Taxes 6,883
Charges for Services- Trash Disposal 593,162
Fees 78,672
Rentals 89,480
Departmental Revenue 136,937
Licenses & Permits 1,020,297
Fine & Forfeitures 41,360
Earnings on Investments 20,835
Medicare/Medicaid Reimbursments 29,554
Misc. Non-Recurring 95,525
Total Local Receipts 6,321,403
STATE REVENUE - Cherry Sheet
Exemptions: Vets, Blind, SS, Elderly 17,094
State Owned Land 326,684
Unrestricted General Gov't Aid 419,274
Veterans Benefits 67,866
Other State Aid 9,910
School-Aid-Chapter 70 1,011,979
Total State Revenue 1,852,807
Transfers From Other Funds 1,524,451
GRAND TOTAL GENERAL FUND REVENUES 46,303,756
TOWN OF BREWSTER, MASSACHUSETTS
Fiscal Year July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2021
GENERAL FUND RECEIPTS
275
Department Name Expense Type Budget Expended Ending Balance % Available
MODERATOR PERSONAL SERVICES 300.00 -300.00 0.00 100.00%
SELECTMEN / TOWN ADMINISTRATION PERSONAL SERVICES 455,890.26 -437,728.52 18,161.74 96.02%
SELECTMEN / TOWN ADMINISTRATION PURCHASE OF SERVICES 933,193.87 -350,561.57 582,632.30 37.57%
SELECTMEN / TOWN ADMINISTRATION SUPPLIES 13,474.38 -4,192.28 9,282.10 31.11%
SELECTMEN / TOWN ADMINISTRATION OTHER CHARGES AND EXPENDITURES 64,558.03 -40,227.15 24,330.88 62.31%
SELECTMEN / TOWN ADMINISTRATION CAPITAL OUTLAY 60,000.00 -35,246.77 24,753.23 58.74%
GREENHEAD FLY INTERGOVERNMENTAL 1,750.00 -1,750.00 0.00 100.00%
FINANCE COMMITTEE PERSONAL SERVICES 5,500.00 -4,753.62 746.38 86.43%
RESERVE FUND OTHER CHARGES AND EXPENDITURES 125,000.00 0.00 125,000.00 0.00%
ACCOUNTANT PERSONAL SERVICES 186,374.87 -186,381.08 -6.21 100.00%
ACCOUNTANT PURCHASE OF SERVICES 33,000.00 -36,750.00 -3,750.00 111.36%
ACCOUNTANT SUPPLIES 800.00 -611.75 188.25 76.47%
ACCOUNTANT OTHER CHARGES AND EXPENDITURES 4,265.00 -680.00 3,585.00 15.94%
ASSESSOR PERSONAL SERVICES 123,035.50 -120,664.12 2,371.38 98.07%
ASSESSOR PURCHASE OF SERVICES 7,000.00 -3,875.00 3,125.00 55.36%
ASSESSOR SUPPLIES 3,000.00 -1,033.08 1,966.92 34.44%
ASSESSOR OTHER CHARGES AND EXPENDITURES 2,500.00 -486.96 2,013.04 19.48%
REVALUATION PURCHASE OF SERVICES 193,500.00 -46,500.00 147,000.00 24.03%
TREASURERCOLLECTOR PERSONAL SERVICES 260,488.24 -255,626.73 4,861.51 98.13%
TREASURERCOLLECTOR PURCHASE OF SERVICES 24,750.42 -10,607.83 14,142.59 42.86%
TREASURERCOLLECTOR SUPPLIES 1,400.00 -1,057.25 342.75 75.52%
TREASURERCOLLECTOR OTHER CHARGES AND EXPENDITURES 16,655.00 -7,805.19 8,849.81 46.86%
TREASURERCOLLECTOR CAPITAL OUTLAY 100.00 0.00 100.00 0.00%
LEGAL EXPENSE PURCHASE OF SERVICES 175,640.00 -108,461.86 67,178.14 61.75%
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PERSONAL SERVICES 106,552.17 -106,553.01 -0.84 100.00%
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PURCHASE OF SERVICES 201,624.11 -187,192.84 14,431.27 92.84%
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SUPPLIES 6,500.00 -13,757.03 -7,257.03 211.65%
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CAPITAL OUTLAY 104,000.00 -62,086.74 41,913.26 59.70%
CLERK PERSONAL SERVICES 176,268.09 -168,289.59 7,978.50 95.47%
CLERK PURCHASE OF SERVICES 22,350.00 -19,510.47 2,839.53 87.30%
CLERK SUPPLIES 6,375.00 -5,997.12 377.88 94.07%
CLERK OTHER CHARGES AND EXPENDITURES 2,725.00 -582.85 2,142.15 21.39%
REGISTRAR PERSONAL SERVICES 13,146.05 -11,000.00 2,146.05 83.68%
PLANNING PERSONAL SERVICES 177,667.95 -171,869.83 5,798.12 96.74%
PLANNING PURCHASE OF SERVICES 500.00 -140.00 360.00 28.00%
PLANNING SUPPLIES 1,028.65 -884.22 144.43 85.96%
PLANNING OTHER CHARGES AND EXPENDITURES 1,000.00 -285.99 714.01 28.60%
PUBLIC BUILDINGS PERSONAL SERVICES 139,434.35 -128,278.59 11,155.76 92.00%
PUBLIC BUILDINGS PURCHASE OF SERVICES 15,726.99 -11,572.57 4,154.42 73.58%
PUBLIC BUILDINGS SUPPLIES 2,000.00 -1,897.53 102.47 94.88%
PUBLIC BUILDINGS CAPITAL OUTLAY 187,050.00 -170,191.80 16,858.20 90.99%
TOTAL GENERAL GOVERNMENT 3,856,123.93 -2,715,390.94 1,140,732.99 70.42%
POLICE PERSONAL SERVICES 2,729,395.00 -2,676,812.05 52,582.95 98.07%
POLICE PURCHASE OF SERVICES 105,300.00 -93,971.50 11,328.50 89.24%
POLICE SUPPLIES 1,000.00 -339.48 660.52 33.95%
POLICE OTHER CHARGES AND EXPENDITURES 26,220.00 -18,682.85 7,537.15 71.25%
POLICE CAPITAL OUTLAY 140,108.95 -124,903.73 15,205.22 89.15%
TOWN OF BREWSTER, MASSACHUSETTS
GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES
Fiscal Year July 1, 2020 - June 30, 2021
276
FIRERESCUE PERSONAL SERVICES 2,200,738.00 -2,008,411.03 192,326.97 91.26%
FIRERESCUE PURCHASE OF SERVICES 360,186.16 -322,822.13 37,364.03 89.63%
FIRERESCUE SUPPLIES 564,068.91 -344,421.59 219,647.32 61.06%
FIRERESCUE OTHER CHARGES AND EXPENDITURES 25,963.18 -4,026.07 21,937.11 15.51%
FIRERESCUE CAPITAL OUTLAY 126,560.00 -67,751.01 58,808.99 53.53%
BUILDING INSPECTOR PERSONAL SERVICES 409,683.86 -403,974.12 5,709.74 98.61%
BUILDING INSPECTOR PURCHASE OF SERVICES 3,150.00 -640.00 2,510.00 20.32%
BUILDING INSPECTOR SUPPLIES 2,830.00 -3,233.68 -403.68 114.26%
BUILDING INSPECTOR OTHER CHARGES AND EXPENDITURES 1,675.00 -465.00 1,210.00 27.76%
WEIGHTSMEASURES INSPECTOR PURCHASE OF SERVICES 9,225.00 -9,225.00 0.00 100.00%
NATURAL RESOURCES/CONSERVATION PERSONAL SERVICES 372,827.09 -362,155.54 10,671.55 97.14%
NATURAL RESOURCES/CONSERVATION PURCHASE OF SERVICES 315,227.21 -86,543.14 228,684.07 27.45%
NATURAL RESOURCES/CONSERVATION SUPPLIES 36,893.06 -19,225.34 17,667.72 52.11%
NATURAL RESOURCES/CONSERVATION OTHER CHARGES AND EXPENDITURES 19,264.00 -15,076.86 4,187.14 78.26%
NATURAL RESOURCES/CONSERVATION CAPITAL OUTLAY 11,560.00 -2,350.50 9,209.50 20.33%
TOTAL PUBLIC SAFETY 7,461,875.42 -6,565,030.62 896,844.80 87.98%
STONY BROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PERSONAL SERVICES 314,821.64 -2,949,126.12 -2,634,304.48 936.76%
STONY BROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PURCHASE OF SERVICES 32,000.00 0.00 32,000.00 0.00%
STONY BROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OTHER CHARGES AND EXPENDITURES 4,073,969.98 -1,016,334.31 3,057,635.67 24.95%
STONY BROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CAPITAL OUTLAY 90,000.00 -60,521.37 29,478.63 67.25%
NAUSET REGIONAL ASSESSMENTS INTERGOVERNMENTAL 11,599,042.00 -11,599,042.00 0.00 100.00%
NAUSET REGIONAL ASSESSMENTS CAPITAL OUTLAY 282,280.76 -48,214.64 234,066.12 17.08%
CAPE COD TECH ASSESSMENTS INTERGOVERNMENTAL 857,387.00 -857,387.00 0.00 100.00%
THE EDDY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PERSONAL SERVICES 328,958.37 -2,947,604.06 -2,618,645.69 896.04%
THE EDDY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OTHER CHARGES AND EXPENDITURES 3,953,456.11 -971,914.79 2,981,541.32 24.58%
TOTAL EDUCATION 21,531,915.86 -20,450,144.29 1,081,771.57 94.98%
D.P.W.PERSONAL SERVICES 1,233,497.60 -1,196,255.08 37,242.52 96.98%
D.P.W.PURCHASE OF SERVICES 781,248.37 -513,028.60 268,219.77 65.67%
D.P.W.SUPPLIES 68,280.00 -80,358.48 -12,078.48 117.69%
D.P.W.OTHER CHARGES AND EXPENDITURES 3,500.00 -2,581.50 918.50 73.76%
D.P.W.CAPITAL OUTLAY 682,063.00 -581,418.92 100,644.08 85.24%
D.P.W.OTHER CAPITAL OUTLAYCONSTRUCT 106,950.00 -105,356.27 1,593.73 98.51%
SNOW AND ICE REMOVAL PERSONAL SERVICES 55,762.00 -56,848.07 -1,086.07 101.95%
SNOW AND ICE REMOVAL PURCHASE OF SERVICES 33,864.00 -33,900.20 -36.20 100.11%
SNOW AND ICE REMOVAL SUPPLIES 72,191.00 -71,068.73 1,122.27 98.45%
STREET LIGHTING PURCHASE OF SERVICES 6,015.00 -2,875.20 3,139.80 47.80%
CEMETERY CAPITAL OUTLAY 19,975.00 0.00 19,975.00 0.00%
TOTAL PUBLIC WORKS 3,063,345.97 -2,643,691.05 419,654.92 86.30%
BOARD OF HEALTH PERSONAL SERVICES 213,618.05 -213,546.37 71.68 99.97%
BOARD OF HEALTH PURCHASE OF SERVICES 33,385.00 -7,045.06 26,339.94 21.10%
BOARD OF HEALTH SUPPLIES 400.00 -503.83 -103.83 125.96%
BOARD OF HEALTH OTHER CHARGES AND EXPENDITURES 1,540.00 -1,077.41 462.59 69.96%
BOARD OF HEALTH CAPITAL OUTLAY 450.00 0.00 450.00 0.00%
COUNCIL ON AGING PERSONAL SERVICES 325,289.06 -296,142.96 29,146.10 91.04%
COUNCIL ON AGING PURCHASE OF SERVICES 13,490.00 -1,314.84 12,175.16 9.75%
COUNCIL ON AGING SUPPLIES 3,250.00 -7,492.71 -4,242.71 230.54%
COUNCIL ON AGING OTHER CHARGES AND EXPENDITURES 10,450.00 -7,580.60 2,869.40 72.54%
VETERANS SERVICES INTERGOVERNMENTAL 30,979.00 -30,848.64 130.36 99.58%
VETERANS SERVICES OTHER CHARGES AND EXPENDITURES 111,799.37 -81,326.43 30,472.94 72.74%
LOCAL FUNDING PURCHASE OF SERVICES 141,620.00 -135,620.00 6,000.00 95.76%
TOTAL HUMAN SERVICES 886,270.48 -782,498.85 103,771.63 88.29%
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BREWSTER LADIES LIBRARY PERSONAL SERVICES 498,747.42 -479,003.45 19,743.97 96.04%
BREWSTER LADIES LIBRARY PURCHASE OF SERVICES 80,761.67 -74,403.50 6,358.17 92.13%
BREWSTER LADIES LIBRARY SUPPLIES 12,400.00 -9,385.01 3,014.99 75.69%
BREWSTER LADIES LIBRARY OTHER CHARGES AND EXPENDITURES 80,500.00 -82,112.80 -1,612.80 102.00%
RECREATION PERSONAL SERVICES 192,432.41 -144,553.17 47,879.24 75.12%
RECREATION PURCHASE OF SERVICES 8,050.00 -15,177.26 -7,127.26 188.54%
RECREATION OTHER CHARGES AND EXPENDITURES 945.00 -297.39 647.61 31.47%
LOCAL FUNDING PURCHASE OF SERVICES 30,500.00 -30,500.00 0.00 100.00%
HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMITTEE INTERGOVERNMENTAL 10,450.00 -10,450.00 0.00 100.00%
MEMORIALVETERANS DAY OTHER CHARGES AND EXPENDITURES 1,500.00 0.00 1,500.00 0.00%
ARTS COUNCIL OTHER CHARGES AND EXPENDITURES 1,000.00 -1,000.00 0.00 100.00%
OLD MILL SITES COMMITTEE PERSONAL SERVICES 1,500.00 -1,500.00 0.00 100.00%
OLD MILL SITES COMMITTEE PURCHASE OF SERVICES 700.00 -818.25 -118.25 116.89%
OLD MILL SITES COMMITTEE SUPPLIES 1,800.00 -1,043.97 756.03 58.00%
ALEWIVES COMMITTEE PERSONAL SERVICES 3,450.00 -2,200.00 1,250.00 63.77%
ALEWIVES COMMITTEE OTHER CHARGES AND EXPENDITURES 900.00 -300.00 600.00 33.33%
TOTAL CULTURE & RECREATION 925,636.50 -852,744.80 72,891.70 92.13%
DEBT SERVICE Principal & Interest 1,873,870.00 -1,870,982.21 2,887.79 99.85%
DEBT SERVICE BAN Paydown 240,417.00 -240,417.00 0.00 100.00%
DEBT SERVICE Short-term interest 8,000.00 -7,948.87 51.13 99.36%
TOTAL DEBT 2,122,287.00 -2,119,348.08 2,938.92 99.86%
LOCAL ASSESSMENTS & CHARGES INTERGOVERNMENTAL 15,840.00 -15,840.00 0.00 100.00%
STATE COUNTY ASSESSMENTS INTERGOVERNMENTAL 657,402.00 -621,789.00 35,613.00 94.58%
TOTAL STATE/COUNTY ASSESSMENTS 673,242.00 -637,629.00 35,613.00 94.71%
FRINGE BENEFITS PERSONAL SERVICES 4,482,565.86 -3,976,742.57 505,823.29 88.72%
RETIREMENTPENSION PERSONAL SERVICES 1,897,543.98 -1,847,731.56 49,812.42 97.37%
TOTAL FRINGE BENEFITS 6,380,109.84 -5,824,474.13 555,635.71 91.29%
UTILITIES Selectmen 96.00 -93.56 2.44 97.46%
UTILITIES Town Hall Maint 10,250.00 -7,832.95 2,417.05 76.42%
UTILITIES Drummer Boy 375.00 -844.65 -469.65 225.24%
UTILITIES PURCHASE OF SERVICES 191,700.00 -150,782.38 40,917.62 78.66%
UTILITIES Police Dept 57,624.42 -40,775.16 16,849.26 70.76%
UTILITIES Natural Resources 8,850.00 -10,344.10 -1,494.10 116.88%
UTILITIES SUPPLIES 102,500.00 -72,504.31 29,995.69 70.74%
UTILITIES DPW 26,451.00 -24,376.85 2,074.15 92.16%
UTILITIES Old Town Hall COA 7,450.00 -2,689.38 4,760.62 36.10%
UTILITIES Ladies Library 28,000.00 -21,719.92 6,280.08 77.57%
UTILITIES Historical Society 1,775.00 -277.87 1,497.13 15.65%
UTILITIES Old Mill Sites 355.00 -218.12 136.88 61.44%
LIABILITY INSURANCE OTHER CHARGES AND EXPENDITURES 445,000.00 -362,511.13 82,488.87 81.46%
TOTAL UTILITIES & LIABILITY INSURANCE 880,426.42 -694,970.38 185,456.04 78.94%
TRANSFERS TO OTHER FUNDS TRANSFER TO STABILIZATION 1,200,000.00 -1,200,000.00 0.00 100.00%
TRANSFERS TO OTHER FUNDS TRANSFER TO OPEB 222,671.00 -222,671.00 0.00 100.00%
TOTAL TRANSFERS 1,422,671.00 -1,422,671.00 0.00 100.00%
49,203,904.42 -44,708,593.14 4,495,311.28 90.86%GRAND TOTAL GENERAL FUND EXPENSES
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Fund Name Fund Balance
School Lunch -Stony & Eddy 29,403.81
CC5 Educational Mini-Grant FY14 - Supplies 1,138.83
CC5 Educational Mini Grant - Supplies FY14 3,505.02
Friends of Pleasant Bay Grant Habitat Science Study - Other Chgs 5,762.76
Big Yellow School Bus - Special Events 50.00
Gifts Donations Contract Services 8,452.73
Gifts Donations Contract Services 11,494.48
Unicycle - Wages 1,679.92
Garden Club Educational Grant - Supplies 600.00
Garden Club Educational Grant - Supplies 864.94
Elem School Building Use 11,316.42
Bldg Rental - YMCA 9,982.71
Community Preservation Act 3,736,952.18
Covid-19 Related Expenses- FEMA (253,023.37)
Covid19 Related Expenses - CARES Act (189,105.05)
ARPA 511,567.50
Pathways Grant- Bnstbl County 90.78
Wellness Grant - Other ChargesExpenses 434.83
Cape Cod Commission - Other Charges 5,576.20
Punkhorn Land Management - Bnstbl Cty - Wages 306.19
Punkhorn Wildfire Mitigation Grant - Contract Services 2,881.78
Grant: Nutrition For the Elderly - Elder Svc of CC & Islands 2,130.65
Cultural Council State Grant - Other Charges 2,126.68
MTC Clean Energy Choice - Solar Panel Installation 21,320.00
Cape Cod Tornado Reserve Fund 17,710.00
Comm Compact Grant- HR Audit 5,200.00
Comm Compact IT Grant 55,400.00
Community Compact Drummer Boy Park Master Plan Grant 5,560.00
Drummer Boy Park Trail Enhancement Project 8,066.56
Green Communities (11,345.63)
Brewster Woods Project Expenses- State Grant (392,546.89)
MVP Planning Grant - Professional Exp 310.00
Hazard Mitigation Plan Grant Expenses (16,688.50)
NRCS Federal Grant (276,355.50)
CESFP Grant - Police (1,250.00)
Municipal Road Safety Grant (709.66)
Student Awareness Fire Ed - Wages 4,622.86
Senior S.A.F.E. Grant - Wages 2,544.00
Coronavirus Emerg Supp Funding Grant - Fire (4,850.00)
FY21 FF Safety Equip Grant (11,282.07)
TOWN OF BREWSTER, MASSACHUSETTS
Special Revenue Fund Balance Detail
as of June 30, 2021
279
Munic Waste Redution Grant - Compost Bins 11 cubic foot 592.60
FY16 Sustainable Materials Grant - Other Charges - DEP 9,775.70
Elder Services Transportation Grant - Reimb - Mileage 2,287.89
FY17 Library Incentive Grant 53,201.52
Septic Betterments 60,253.01
SEPTIC GRANTLOAN PAYBACK IMPROVEMENTS CAPITAL OUTLAY 9,452.22
Wages: COA Formula Grant 15,082.38
Telecommunications 341,829.56
Brew Run - Gift - Overtime 17.40
Foreclosure PropertiesConservation Trust - Professional Expense 8,755.11
Private Rd Maint - Other Charges/Expenses 120.00
Extended Polling Hours - Part Time Wages - Elections 15,051.56
Circuit Breaker - SPED - State Aid - Other ChargesExp 230,448.71
Pond Monitoring Program - Equip 2,663.11
GIFT - OPEN SPACELAND BANK SUPPLIES SUPPLIES 393.00
Gift - Xmas Tree-Herring Run 2,175.00
Crosby Ramp Other Expenses 1,000.00
Other Charges - GiftsDonations - Memorial 1.08
OCEAN EDGE - MEPA SECTION 61 14,532.61
Gifts Donations /Crosby Linnell Landing State Property Development Plan 350.00
Gift - Dog Park Design 104.00
Stanton Dog Park Donation 225,000.00
Gift from BCT- Expenses for 106 McGuerty Road 18,388.75
Animal Welfare Gift - Kennel Boarding Costs 6,808.46
PolicecGifts & Donations 2,463.98
Insurance Expensese-Police Dept.2,243.02
Natural Resources - Gift Acct - Misc Expenses 6,432.60
Gifts Donations - Wood for Swap Shop 644.07
Gift Account: COA Other Expenditures 121,580.58
Skippers - Supplies 2,312.13
Breakfast with Santa - Other ChargesExpense 2,394.31
Crosby Mansion Gifts & Donations 1,784.01
Old Mill Site Donations 21,087.34
Recreation: Seasonal Programs 167,298.91
Crosby: Wages 24,740.63
Waterways RRFA Fund- Trans to General Fund 29,266.52
Transfer to General Fund - Brewster Memorial Cemetery - OFU 19,029.17
Conservation - Wetland Protection - Consultant/ Prof Svcs 76,234.18
TNC RRFA - Road Improvements 3,460.31
Mooring Fees 11,830.00
Cable Franchise Fee - Transfer to General Fund 531,712.77
Ambulance 2,211,844.25
Golf Special Revenue Fund 1,466,326.42
9,030,864.03
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Fund Name Fund Balance
Chapter 90 Mass DOT (15,750.00)
A3 STM 5/19 Fuel Depot - Engineer/Design & Construct (386,552.25)
A92 586 LAND ACQ LAND ACQUISITION CAPITAL OUTLAY 3,071.86
A64 588 COVE ROAD LAND ACQUISITION CAPITAL OUTLAY 15,000.00
A 30 ATM 507 Fiddlers Lane - Water Bttmt - Construction 11,641.61
A23 ATM 501 SLOUGH RD-WTRMAIN WATER MAIN EXTENSION 63,380.27
Cranview Rd - Water Main Extention A30 ATM 506 69,951.43
A15 STM 1100 SEARS RD-WTRBTMT WATER MAIN EXTENSION 4,398.89
MAPLE LANE - WATER BTTMT WATER MAIN EXTENSION 1,952.28
Road Betterments 408,172.78
A19 ATM 5/15 PRB Moss Commons & Magnet - Improvements 34,612.00
A20 ATM 5/15 PRB Tower Hill Cr - Improvements 161,921.26
A20 ATM 5/16 Leona Terrace - Construction Improvemetns 41,490.00
Bond Premium 238,349.21
A10 2a ATM 5/18 Dump Truck (170,000.00)
A5 STM 12/3/18 Tritown Demo - Asbestos removal demo & site restoration (79,213.74)
A2 STM 9-2-15 Captl - Parking Lot Improvement Project 4,291.32
A30 ATM 5/15 Road Repair/Resurfacing (debt excl) - Improvements 68,043.31
474,760.23
TOWN OF BREWSTER, MASSACHUSETTS
Capital Project Fund Balance Detail
as of June 30, 2021
Long Pond, photo courtesy of
Robert Boas
281
Fund Name Fund Balance
Workers Comp Police Fire 27,645.24
OPEB 3,136,619.49
Brester Covid19 Relief Trust 33,179.87
Brewster Affordable Housing Trust 807,273.68
Law Enforcement Trust 10,701.17
Samuel Hall Perpetual Care 737.15
E.C.Ahlberg Perpetual Care 1,106.07
William Gray Perpetual Care 10,866.86
Alice Drown Perpetual Care 736.85
Agnes Montgomery PerpetualCare 736.85
Sears Cemetary Perpetual Care 3,480.26
Dean Sears 360.95
Homer Clark PerpetualCare 3,855.63
Fred Nickerson PerpetualCare 1,844.50
Foster Pine Grove Cemetary 111,624.26
Brewster Memorial Perpetual Care 10,875.00
Needy Sick Children 5,490.61
Irving G Cummings 28,050.13
Nickerson-Olmsted 1,769.90
Insurance Reserve Fund - Buildings 70,185.28
Conservation 13,150.68
Stabilization 2,990,810.79
Capital Stabilization 500,168.40
C Ellis Scholarship 26,754.97
Youth of the Year Scholarship 22,063.44
Ouimet Scholarship 4,491.00
Samuel Hall Perpetual Care 200.00
E.C.Ahlberg Perpetual Care 300.00
William Gray Perpetual Care 3,000.00
Alice Drown Perpetual Care 200.00
Agnes Montgomery PerpetualCare 200.00
Sears Cemetary Perpetual Care 1,000.00
Dean Sears 100.00
Homer Clark PerpetualCare 1,000.00
Fred Nickerson PerpetualCare 500.00
Foster Pine Grove Cemetary 59,025.33
Brewster Memorial Perpetual Care 84,862.50
7,974,966.86
TOWN OF BREWSTER, MASSACHUSETTS
Trust Fund Balance Detail
as of June 30, 2021
282
Fund Name Balance
Due to Registry 14.00
Pro Shop Sales Tax 1,317.38
Firearms Record Trust 2,125.00
School Meals Tax 3.93
Sales Tax Golf 8,045.04
Due Deputy - Collected Fees 58.00
Compost Bin Tax 8.40
Police Detail (12,651.49)
Fire Detail 1,000.00
White Rock Performance Bond 16,153.22
Other Performance Bonds 93,210.26
Planning Escrows 2,892.66
Cape Grow 6,730.00
118,906.40
TOWN OF BREWSTER, MASSACHUSETTS
Agency Fund Detail
as of June 30, 2021
Lower Mill Pond, photo courtesy of
David Lear
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IMPORTANT
INFORMATION
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DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEE EXTENSION
ACCOUNTING *Mimi Bernardo 1138
Ann Christen 1247
General Mailbox 1147
ASSESSING *James Gallagher 1123
Sara Acheson 1237
General Mailbox 1137
BUILDING *Davis Walters 1162
Randall Bassett 1144
Historic District TBD 1225
Jessica Gelatt 1226
General Mailbox 1125
Inspector-Gas & Plumbing Scott Vanryswood (W &F 8:30am - 9:30am)1113
Asst. Inspector-Gas &Plumbing Peter Deegan (W &F 8:30am - 9:30am)1113
Inspector- Wiring Rollie Bassett (M & Th 10a - 11a)1127
HEALTH *Amy Von Hone 1121
Sherrie McCullough 1140
Tammi Mason 1220
General Mailbox 1120
HOUSING Jill Scalise 1169
HUMAN RESOURCES *Susan Broderick 1170
Daniel Beltran 1171
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY *Kathleen Lambert 1131
MAINTENANCE *Tom Thatcher 1118
Custodian Adrian Young 1218
TOWN ADMIN / SELECT BOARD Select Board 1100
Town Administrator *Peter Lombardi 1128
Asst. Town Administrator Donna Kalinick 1130
Erika Mawn 1100
Conor Kenny 1129
TOWN CLERK/ REGISTRAR *Colette Williams (Notary)1142
(508) 896-4506 Jayanne Monger 1141
General Mailbox 1146
PLANNING/ ZBA *TBD 1150
Planning Board Lynn St. Cyr 1233
Zoning Board of Appeals Ellen Murphy 1168
General Mailbox 1133
TREASURER/ COLLECTOR *Lisa Vitale 1117
Carrie Guiliano 1115
Barbara Mahoney 1212
Payroll/Benefits Sarah Piebes 1116
General Mailbox 1112
CHANNEL 18 JP Ludwig / Suzanne Bryan 1200
PERMIT OFFICE *seasonal*1155
VISITOR's INFO CENTER Back Door of Town Hall (508) 896-4528
Chamber of Commerce (508)896-3500
BREWSTER TOWN OFFICES
TELEPHONE DIRECTORY
2198 Main Street Telephone: (508) 896-3701 Fax: (508) 896-8089
* Designates Department Head - Please don't give out cell phone #s unless authorized
285
NAT RESOURCES/CONSERVATION 1657 Main Street (508) 896-4546
*Chris Miller 4244
Shellfish/Harbormaster Ryan Burch 4247
Trails/ Open Space David Johnson 4248
Conservation Noelle Aguiar 4242
Department Assistant Andreana Sideris 4243
COUNCIL ON AGING 1673 Main Street (508) 896-2737
(508) 896-7587 (Fax)*Denise Rego
Lauren Zeller / Regina Egan
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS 201 Run Hill Road (508) 896-3212
(508) 896-4540 (Fax)*Griffin Ryder
James Jones
Emily Sumner/Erika Glidden
Mechanic Mike Richards
Transfer Station (508) 896-4541
Information Line (508) 896-9665
Swap Shop (508) 896-4523
FIRE DEPARTMENT 1671 Main Street (508) 896-7018
(508) 896-4245 (Fax)*Chief Robert Moran 3104
Deputy Chief Kevin Varley 3105
Amy Handel 3101
POLICE DEPARTMENT 631 Harwich Road (508) 896-7011
(508) 896-4525 (Fax)*Chief Heath Eldredge 2101
Lieutenant Jon O'Leary 2103
Lieutenant Charles Mawn 2102
Jill Doane 2110
Dispatch 2100
GOLF DEPARTMENT 1000 Freemans Way (508) 896-9479
Captains Golf Course *Jay Packett- X101 (508) 896-1716
Steve Knowles (508) 896-2115
Maintance Colin Walsh (508) 896-9408
Maintance Rob Campbell (508) 896-9478
RECREATION 2298 Main Street / Eddy Elementary (508) 896-9430
*Mike Gradone
Steve Headley
WATER 165 Commerce Park Drive (508) 896-5454
(508) 896-4517 (Fax)*Paul Anderson (508) 896-4547
Sherry Theuret / Amy Taber
Foreman Alex Provos
Distribution Bob Crowley- Cell (774) 269- 4870
LIBRARY 1822 Main Street (508) 896-3913
(508) 896-9372 (Fax)*Cindy St. Amour
VARIOUS OFFICES NAME / LOCATION CONTACT
Housing Authority Kimberly Conn (508) 896-9800
Animal Rescue League 3981 Route 6A (508) 255-1030
Stony Brook Elementary 384 Underpass Road (508) 896-4545
Eddy Elementary 2298 Route 6A (508) 896-4531
Nauset Administration 78 Eldredge Parkway (Orleans)(508) 255-8800
Brewster Historical Sociey 739 Lower Road (508) 896-9521
C.C. Museum of Natural History 869 Route 6A (508) 896-3867
Crosby Mansion *Brian Locke (508) 896-1744
Brewster Post Office 260 Underpass Road (508) 896-8377
Brewster Cemetery Association Private - Lower Road (508) 896-7212
Nickerson State Park Eric Levy (508) 896-3491
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Town of Brewster
SELECT BOARD COMMITTEE APPOINTMENT APPLICATION
APPLICANT DIRECTIONS:
Thank you for your interest in serving Brewster. The Town aims to match applicants
with committee service best aligned to your skills and interests as well as the
committee’s needs.
The Town may consider the information in this application, any supplemental
information, and any other publicly available information. An appointment to any
committee, board or commission is at the discretion of the Select Board.
Please complete this form online, or on paper, and submit a résumé if desired to
Erika Mawn, Town Administrator’s Executive Assistant:
o Email: EMawn@Brewster-MA.gov
o Mail: Erika Mawn, 2198 Main St., Brewster, MA 02631, or
o In person: Town Administrator’s Office or drop-box outside Town Hall.
After your application materials are received, you’ll be contacted regarding next
steps. Vacancies will be filled by applicants deemed best qualified to serve in a
particular capacity, which discretion lies solely with the appointing authority.
Submitting this form does not guarantee appointment.
1. Applicant name:
2. Address:
3. Phone Numbers: Home: Cell:
4. Email:
5. This is an application for:
6. Are you a full-time
Brewster resident?
7. Years you’ve lived in
Brewster:
8. Are you registered to vote in Brewster?
9. Committees you are interested in
serving on in order of preference:
a.
b.
c.
NOTE: You may attach a résumé or CV instead of completing items 10-14.
Full member status Alternate status
Yes No
Yes No
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10. EDUCATION. List schools attended, degrees/diplomas/certificates received,
and date of completion.
11. OCCUPATION: Active Retired ________ Not currently working
12. EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE. List employers, job titles and dates of
employment for at least previous 3 years.
13. GOVERNMENT POSITIONS. List any Town of Brewster or other government
volunteer, elected, or appointed positions you now hold or have held.
14. COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES. List all civic, non-profit, or other organizations that
you belong to or have belonged to in the previous 5 years:
a. Organizations and dates:
15. GOALS: Please explain why you’d like to serve on a particular committee.
16. EXPERIENCE & SKILLS: Please list any experience, achievements, skills, or
interests you have that would assist you to serve effectively on the committee
you wish to serve on.
17. TOWN EMPLOYMENT: Are you or any member of your immediate family
employed by or receiving financial consideration from the Town of Brewster?
18. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. Do any of your activities or relationships present
the possibility or probability of a conflict of interest if you are appointed?(Does
not automatically disqualify but may need to be disclosed)
19. LOCAL REFERENCES: Please provide the names and contact information for
references (Brewster residents preferred):
a. Name:
Address:
Phone:
Email:
Relationship to you:
b. Name:
Address:
Phone:
Email:
Relationship to you:
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. Please add any additional information you’d like.
20. SIGNATURE. By signing below, you state that you understand and agree.
My completion of this form does not guarantee my appointment and my
application will be kept on file for two (2) years.
If appointed to a position, I will be considered a Municipal Employee under MGL
Ch. 268A and will be subject to:
Massachusetts Conflict of Interest Law, MGL Ch. 268A;
Massachusetts Financial Disclosure Law, MGL Ch. 268B;
Massachusetts Open Meeting Law, MGL Ch. 30A, Sections 18-25, and the
implementing regulations, 940 CMR 29.00;
Massachusetts Public Records Law, MGL Ch. 66, and the implementing
regulations, 950 CMR 32.00;
Massachusetts Campaign Finance Law, MGL Ch. 55; and
Brewster Charter, when in force, and Town bylaws, and all other applicable
federal, state, and local laws or regulations.
If appointed, I must be sworn in by the Town Clerk before serving, and I will
complete State Conflict of Interest training after appointment, as well as any other
certifications required by law.
When submitted, I understand that this form becomes a public document.
Signature: Date:
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Brewster Recycling Center Fee Schedule
As of March 15, 2018
RESIDENTIAL ITEM UNIT RATE COMMENTS
Household Trash/Garbage Must be in Yellow PAYT bags. Brewster Waste Only
Recycling: paper, cardboard,
glass / plastic / metal cans
only
No Charge with Vehicle Permit - Brewster Residents Only
Bulky Waste
Bulk/Handyman Demolition Debris
Carpet < 4ft x 6ft
Ton $200 $5 Minimum - aka "Bulky Waste", "C & D", or "Demo"
Include in Yellow PAYT bag
Carpet > 4ft x 6ft Ea $30 Place in Bulky Waste Bin
Mattresses & Box Springs Ea $45 Mattress + Box Spring = 2 Units
Sofas, Love Seats, Upholstered Chairs Ea $20
Yard Clean-up Materials Brewster Residential Sources Only
Brush
(Less than 12 inch diameter, 4 feet long, NO Stumps)
Auto load - $10;
-
Pickup truck or trailer load $15; One ton truck load - $20
Leaves/Grass/Yard
Waste (Rakeable
material)
First three bags/barrels - FREE (4 bags or more in a car is $5);
Auto load - $5;
Pickup truck or trailer load - $10;
One ton truck load - $15
Manure (Vegetarian Animals Only) $10.00 per load
Scrap Metal
Scrap Metal Ton $100 $2 Minimum. Includes riding lawn mowers, tractors, etc.
Large Appliances Ea $20 Includes white goods, refrigerators, air conditioners,
dehumidifiers, and all
Small Gas Powered Yard Equipment Ea $10 Includes push lawn mowers, snow blowers, etc.
Bicycles, Grills Ea $5
Empty Propane Tanks Ea $1-$5 1 lb. = $1; more than 1 lb. = $5
Small Appliances
Small miscellaneous metal items
Ea $2
Free
Includes toasters, blenders, etc.
Refer to gatekeeper. Includes empty paint or aerosol cans,
hangers, etc.
Electronics
Console Television Sets Ea $20 All size consoles
Television Sets Ea $15 All sizes
Computer monitors, Computer CPUs,
Printers, Laptops, etc. Ea $10 All sizes
Microwaves Ea $5
Miscellaneous Electronics Items Ea $5 Includes stereo components, radios, VCR/DVD, etc.
Electronics Accessories Free Includes keyboards, cables, computer mice, etc.
Automotive Wastes
Tires up to 17 inch w/out Rim Ea $5 No Rim
Tires over 17 inch w/out Rim Ea $10 No Rim
Tires up to 17 inch w/Rim Ea $10 With Rim
Tires over 17 inch w/Rim Ea $15 With Rim
Auto Batteries Ea $2 All sizes
Waste Oil and/or Oil Filters No charge
Other See attendant or call before coming to the facility
Other Information/Fees
Non-Resident - One Day
Pass Non Operational Scale
Ea CY $10
$15
Access only, Fees apply as shown above.
Fee if scale is out of service
Use of Scale Ea $15 Use of scale for non-trash issue - weight of boat for example -
All decisions of gate keeper are final.
SELECTBOARD APPROVED JANUARY 29, 2018 290
ACQUISTION OF CAPE COD SEA CAMPS
In 2021, Brewster residents voted in overwhelming numbers for the Town's purchase of the
former Cape Cod Sea Camps properties. These parcels of land have the potential to provide
substantial benefits to our community for generations to come.
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