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HomeMy Public PortalAbout1999 Town Report • • • • • • • ANNUAL REPORTS • • • s lSS4 ■ ■ ■ OF THE • TOWN OFFICERS • • • • ■ OF THE • TOWN OF ORLEANS • • • FOR THE YEAR an 1999 ■ ■ • • • • • • ■ • • . i • • , . . • . . . . , _ . . . . . . . .l I . I . 1 : HH . 7 . . . . . . . . . . . S [ i tl '' , . ' T" , . ■ • • • ■ ■ v t • • • • • • ■ ■ • • • • • ■ ■ TABLE OF CONTENTS ■ Web Page 5 In Memoriam 6 ■ Interesting Facts 8 Elected State Officials 9 Town Officers 10 i♦ Department and Special Personnel 15 Board of Selectmen/Town Administrator Report 18 Collector of Taxes 21 Town Employees Salaries for Calendar 1999 22 Nauset Regional Employees Salaries for 1999 30 Trust Funds 35 . Director of Municipal Finance Report 37 Accounting Reports 38 ■ Town Clerk's Reports 52 Elections: Special Town Election,April 6 58 ■ Annual Town Election, May 18 86 Old King's Highway District Commission Election, November 23 87 Town Meetings: Special Town Meeting, March 29 57 Annual Town Meeting, May 10 71 ■ Special Town Meeting, May 10 81 Special Town Meeting, December 6 88 Reports of Town Departments, Committees, Commissions and Boards 90 Committee Meetings Schedule 129 ■ Committee Descriptions 130 Citizen Interest Form 135 ■ Index 127 Telephone Numbers Back Cover a ■ 3 a ■ ■ ■ • • • • • ■ • ■ • • • ■ • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 4 • • • • • w ~` Town Of Orleans Home ■ ; ; ' • :(1'. 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COE • Building Department 1984 - 1988 • • FRANCIS A. FETTIG, JR. • Finance Committee 1980 - 1984 Fire/Police Building Needs Committee 1983 1989 ■ Housing Authority 1990 - 1995 ° • Housing Task Force 1991 - 1993 • MARY EMILY LANIER GRAY • High School Secretary • Snow Library Volunteer • CHESTER A. LANDERS • Police Patrolman 1951 - 1953 Deputy Chief 1953 - 1954 • Chief of Police 1954 - 1984 • Dog Officer 1954 - 1969 Agent for Board of Health 1971 - 1984 • Building Committee for Fire/Police Department 1963 - 1971 • Traffic Study Commission 1974 - 1997 • ELIZABETH PATRICIA "BETTE" NALE • Inspector of Animals 1980 - 1997 • • GEORGE PAUL NORGEOT Planning Board 1980 • Finance Committee 1974 - 1978 Bathhouse Building Committee 1970 - 1973 • • • 6 • • • • IN MEMORIAM - 1999 • • • DORIS W. CRITCHETT RAINEY Finance Committee 1970 - 1974 • • HUBBARD "TOD" MANSFIELD RATTLE • Conservation Commission 1983 - 1988 • Solid Waste Advisory Commission 1989 - 1999 • SUMNER ROBINSON • Finance Committee 1963 - 1968 • Sewerage Study Committee 1970 - 1974 • WALTER MALLORY SCHARDT • Snow Library Trustee 1996 -1999 a • GERTRUDE EVELYN SELLOY Ballot Clerk 1961 - 1990 • • GORDON EVERETT SYLVER • Wiring Inspector 1988 - 1995 • DAVID PHILLIP WEIDIG • • Conservation Commission 1983 - 1985 • • MARION LOUISE YOUNG Bicentennial Commission 1994 - 1998 • • • ■ a a 7 U • ■ INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT ORLEANS Population Statistics: • Ili • Current population 6,911 . • 17 years of age and over 6128 • O to 17 years of age 783 III • Summer population 20,733 • Voter Statistics: • • Total registered voters 5,388 ■ • Democrats 963 • Republicans 1,494 • • Unenrolled 2,922 • All others g • • Town Meeting quorum 5% of Registered voters 270 ■ Ili Annual Town Meeting: Second Monday in May . Annual Town Election: Second Tuesday after Town Meeting • Land and Road Statistics: Ili • Total land area Approx. 13.94 sq.mi • • Miles of State Roads 11 miles N • Miles of Town-maintained Roads 53 miles ■ i Tax and Assessment Statistics: FY99 FY00 • FY99 tax rate (commercial & residential) $8.44 $8.46 • Total assessed valuations $1,408,283,500 $1,441,601,200 • Residential property assessments $1,148,711,400 $1,178,994,400 • • Open space assessments $0 $0 • • Commercial property assessments $118,484,200 $120,530,800 • Industrial property assessments $9,522,500 8,877,300 ll • Personal property assessments $24,167,000 $25,744,300 • Exempt property assessments $107,454,400 $10.,454,400 • • 8 • • ■ ■ ELECTED STATE OFFICIALS REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS Tenth District William Delahunt 146 Main Street . Hyannis, MA 02601 (508)771-0006 a SENATOR IN GENERAL COURT Cape& Islands District • Henri S. Rauschenbach . State House - Room 421 Boston, MA 02133 a REPRESENTATIVE IN GENERAL COURT Fourth Barnstable District • Shirley Gomes State House - Room 156 Boston, MA 02133 ■ (617) 722-2256 (617) 722-2774 a SENATORS IN CONGRESS Edward Kennedy 2400 John F. Kennedy Federal Building . Boston, MA 02203 (617) 565-3170 John Kerry 1 Bowdoin Square—10th Floor Boston, MA 02114 ■ ■ GOVERNOR Argeo Paul Cellucci State House - Room 360 ■ Boston, MA 02133 (617-727-3600 a a ■ 9 a IN ■ TOWN OFFICERS Todd Holland 2000 1 999 Erica Parra, State Appointee 2002 III ELECTIVE TERM EXPIRES MAY Trustees of Snow Library(7) li Felicia Holden, Chairman 2000 Moderator Barbara Cole 2002 II Duane P. Landreth (re-elected 5/99) 2000 Barbara Eldridge (elected 5/99) 2002 Maryanne Raye 2001 a Board of Selectmen (5) Skip Rozin 2001 Richard W. Philbrick, Chairman 2001 Maclean Kirkwood, Jr. 2000 John P. Hinckley, Jr. (elected May, 1999) 2002 Nora Hersey 2000 II Kendall Farrar(elected May, 1999) 2002 Walter Schardt (deceased) 1999 Francis E. Suits 2000 Orleans School Committee(5) ' . . a Ronald A.Adams 1999 Robert Jones, Chairman -• , • 2000 James E. DeWitt 1999 Jan Bone 2002 II Beverly G. Singleton (resigned 12/99) 2001 Pam Jordan 2002 Park Commissioners(5) Marilyn Whitelaw . 2001 B Richard W. Philbrick, Chairman 2001 Frances Hefner 2001 III John R. Hinckley, Jr. (elected May, 1999) 2002 John McCormick 1999 Kendall Farrar(elected May, 1999) 2002 Nauset Regional School Committee III) Francis E. Suits 2000 Truman Henson, Jr., Chairman 20021 Ronald A.Adams 1999 Charlotte R. McCully. ' 2000 IS James E. DeWitt, Chairman 1999 Margie Fulcher(interim term expires May, 2000) Beverly G. Singleton (resigned 12/99) 2001 ■ Water Commissioners(5) SPECIAL DISTRICT ELECTION TERM EXPIRES, Richard W. Philbrick, Chairman 2001 DECEMBER a John P. Hinckley, Jr. (elected May, 1999) 2002 Old Kings Highway Regional Historic District K IN endall Farrar(elected May, 1999) 2002 Committee(5) Francis E. Suits 2000 William Quinn, Jr., Chairman 2002 B James E. DeWitt 1999 Kenneth J. Coleman 2001 ' Ronald A.Adams 1999 Soren Spatczk-Olsen 2000 IS Beverly G. Singleton (resigned 12/99) 2001 Pamela Quinn 1999 Barnstable Assembly of Delegates Dorofei Klimshuk(Board of Selectmen - e IN George R. Christie, Jr. (re-elected 12/98) 12/00 appointee) 2000 Elizabeth Schuman, Secretary II Board of Health (5) APPOINTED BOARDS, II Augusta F. McKusick, Chairman 2001 COMMISSIONS TERM EXPIRES Robert J. Wineman 2002 and COMMITTEES JUNE is Charles Groezinger(elected May, 1999) 2002 Gail R. Rainey 2000 ADA Coordinator for Self Evaluation II David Quinn 2000 Elizabeth Smith 2000 Priscilla O. Hamilton 1999 ■ Constables(2) Architectural Review Committee John Fitzpatrick (elected 5/98) 2001 (5 regular,2 associate) Mary Stevens (elected 5/98) 2001 Chauncey Williams, Chairman 2002 Cassandra Carroll 2002 III Housing Authority(5) Rosalie Nadeau . . . 2001 III Jacquelin Philbrick, Chairman 2003 Julian T. Baird 2000 Andrea Hibbert 2002 Suzanne Besciak 2000 Robert J. Bartels 2001 Bruce Ayer,Associate 2001 B 10 a a ■ ■ Ruth Hogan (resigned 3/99) 2001 Cape Cod Regional Transit Authority ■ Kelly Lasko, Secretary . John F. Kelly II Board of Assessors (3) Cape Cod Regional Technical Anne Ekstrom 2001 High School District(2 Orleans representatives) • Mary McDermott 2002 Janet Sullivan 2001 David A. Lyttle 2000 Roger Rioux 2001 • Vincent Caruso 1999 Cape Light Compact III Barnstable County Coastal Resources Committee Richard W. Philbrick Arend Vos (Appointed 12/99) 2002 a Stewart Peck,Alternate (Appointed 12/99) 2002 Charter Review Committee(7) Constituted by Board of Selectmen in September • Barnstable County HOME'Consortium- 1999 Orleans Representative E.John Wherry,Jr., Chairman 2000 II Winifred Fitzerald 2000 Melissa Burling 2000 John Hodgkinson 2000 II Bikeway Committee(7) Todd Holland 2000 Lawrence Smith, Chairman 2002 Sherman Reed 2000 • Douglas Pluciennik(Appointed 7/99) 2002 Norris Shook 2000 John Fallender(Appointed 7/99) 2001 Hersey Taylor 2000 I Vivian Penniman 2001 Richard Morongell 2000 Commission on Disabilities(9) III Patricia Heyer(Appointed 10/99) 2000 Brooks S.Thayer, Chairman 2000 Donald DePiero(Appointed 7/99) 2000 Linda Coneen 2002 • Kevin Higgins 1999 Elizabeth Smith 2002 Robert•Kom (resigned) . - ' • 2001 Raymond Bilosz 2002 II Alexander Bruce 2001 • Building Code Board of Appeals(5) Roseanne Ferullo 2000 • Andrew Miao, Chairman 2003 Bonny Burk-Friedman 2000 Nathaniel Pulling - 2004 Jeanne Walker 1999 I Donald Doddridge 2003 Pamela Quinn (resigned 7/99) 2001 Peter Coneen 2002 II Dorofei Klimshuk 2002 Conservation Commission (7 members and 3 associates) I Cable Television and Telecommunications Willard Stowell, Chairman 2000 Advisory Committee(5) Andree Yager 2002 II Frank Eaton, Chairman 2001 Robert Ward 2002 John Hodgkinson 2002 William Parish 2000 • Robert Melcher 2001 George R. Christie,Jr. 2001 • Stephen Paradise (Appointed 9/99) 2000 Adrienne Pfluger 2001 IN Harold Rusch 2000 Arnold Henson 2000 Lawrence White (resigned) 2000 James Snedecor,Associate (Appointed 7/99) 2002 • Donald Tomlin,Associate (Appointed 7/99) 2002 Cape Cod Commission Judith Scanlon,Associate (Appointed 10/99) 2001 I Herbert Olsen 4/02 Frederick Little 1999 Frank H. Hogan 1999 • Cape Cod Joint Transportation Committee Robert Anslow,Associate (resigned 8/99) 2001 Robert Bersin Penny Noll, Secretary (Appointed 10/99) Nancy A. Hurley, Secretary (retired 10/99) Cape Cod Municipal Health Group David Withrow Council on Aging (7) Regina Collyer, Chair 2001 Karen Etsell 2002 11 ■ ■ Peggy Carroll (Appointed 7/99) 2002 Employees' Health Insurance Committee ■ Joseph Carroll (Appointed 7/99) 2002 Ernest Butilier Alan Chace 2001 John DeFoe le H.Anderson 2000 John F. Kelly John M. Kelly 1999 Dorothy Palin ■ Martin Diament (resigned 5/99) 2000 Amy Sanders Betty Browne (resigned 11/99) 2001 Marie Oppelaar ■ Council on Aging Building Committee(7) Fence Viewer ■ Keith Campbell, Chairman 2000 Dorofei Klimshuk 2002 Emerson Davis, Co-Chair 2000 ■ Brooks Thayer 2000 Finance Committee(9) Robert Puckett 2000 Appointed by Moderator ■ Virginia Snedecor 2000 Paul W. O'Connor, Chair 2002 Elizabeth Smith 2000 Robert Jamison 2002 ■ Pamela Quinn (resigned 7/99) 2000 Thomas Finan (Appointed 7/99) 2002 John F. Kelly, ex officio Howard J. Mead 2001 . . Dean A. Smith 2001 Cultural Council (up to 22) Ardath Reynolds (Appointed 8/99) 2001 IN Charles Crozier, Chairperson 2/2001 Harriett Spagnoli (Appointed 7/99) 2000 Joanna Keeley 10/2001 Harry Mirick 2000 . Barbara Uhl 7/2001 Gail Meyers Sharman 2000 Janet H. Sullivan 10/2000 Edward Kleban 1999 . Richard M. Hatch 4/2000 John P. Hinckley, Jr. (resigned 5/99) 2001 Melora"Peter" North 6/2000 Sherman C. Reed, Chairman (resigned 5/99) 2000 ■ Mary Salter (resigned) 12%2000 Historical Commission (7) ■ Economic Development Council Charles H. Thomsen, Chairman 2001 Duane Landreth, Chairman 2000 Elizabeth B. Davis 2002 ■ W. Curtis Collyer 2002 William P. Quinn, Sr. 2002 Todd Thayer 2002 Mary Wilcox 2002 ■ D. Jeffrey Karlson 2002 Bonnie Snow 2001 Christopher Wells 2001 Roderick McColl 2001 ■ Kenneth Alman 2001 Dennis Dowd 2000 2000 Mefford Runyon Ill John F. Kelly,Town Administrator, ex officio H Ta 2001 sk Force(7) Erica Paousing rra, Chairman Elementary School Advisory Council Martha Gibbs (Appointed 6/99) 2002 le Gail Briere Pamela Herrick(Appointed 3/99) 2002 le Dobson 2001 Winifred Fitzgerald 2001 Carol Lindsay 2000 Judith H. Whitney 2000 Mary Lyttle 2001 Bruce Pelton 2000 Nicole Maclean 2000 David Willard 2000 IN Julie Quigley 2001 Frank Fettig (deceased) 1999 Trudy Hippler 2001 Victoria Goldsmith, ex officio (resigned 10/99) 2000 . Donna Rowe-Korn 2001 Nancy Van Horn 2000 Insurance Advisory Committee(5) . Laurie Davis, Secretary Phillips Marshall, Chairman 2000 Robert Zenke 2001 el Planning Committee Merwin B. Smith 1999 Robert Canning, Health Agent Anson Clough 2000 ■ Robert Bersin, Highway Manager A. Scott Montgomery, ex officio 2002 Raphael Merrill, Fire Chief Joseph McGann (resigned) 2000 ■ 12 el le ■ ■ George Q. Cully, Jr. (resigned) 1999 David Shactman 2000 II Anne Fusco LeMaitre, ex officio Mefford Runyon , 2000 Barry Lupton (Appointed 12/99) 2000 • Keeper of the Town Pump James Balliet (Appointed 6/99; resigned 11/99)2000 Leonard Sparrow 2000 George Walker(resigned) 2000 II Sarah Bartholomew, Secretary (resigned) Local Comprehensive Planning Committee • Kenneth A. McKusick, Chairman 1999 Personnel Advisory Board (5) James Snedecor 2000 Philip Halkenhauser, Chairman 1999 U John lngwersen 2000 Anthony R. Bott 2001 Erica Parra 2000 Anita Rogers, Clerk 2000 • Mefford Runyon 2000 Kenneth Alman 2000 Planning Board(5 regular, 2 associate) • John Hodgkinson 2000 Al Conklin, Chairman 2002 Martin Rich 2000 Ronald DiLauro 2002 II Rosemary Plesset(resigned) 2000 Nathaniel Pulling 2001 Sims Mcgrath, Jr. 2001 • Marine Water Quality Task Force(5) Mark Zivan 2000 (established by May 1996 Town meeting) Rosemary Plesset,Associate 2001 • Robert Auty, Chairman (Appointed 3/99) 2001 E. John Wherry,Jr.,Associate 2000 Margaret Wineman 2002 Janet Albahari, Secretary IN Pauline Powers (Appointed 3/99) 2002 Ann Warren (Appointed 12/99) 2001 Pleasant Bay Management Alliance U Truman Henson Sr. 2000 R. Bruce Hammatt, Jr., Orleans Representative- James Snedecor 1999 Steering Committee • Joseph McCarthy(resigned 3/99) 1999 Carole Ridley, Coordinator Robert Magor(resigned 7/99) , 2001 Pleasant Bay Management Alliance Technical • Advisory Committee Municipal Energy Advisory Committee(3) George Meservey, Director of Planning and II W. Curtis Collyer 1999 Community Development David Withrow 1999 Dawson L. Farber IV, Harbormaster/ • Robert Hulick 1999 Shellfish Constable Robert Canning, Health Agent IN Municipal Golf Course Committee(9) Jennifer Wood, Conservation Administrator Constituted by the Board of Selectmen in July 1998 • W. Curtis Collyer 1999 Recreation Commission (5) Paul Colwell 1999 Committee disbanded by Charter Change May • Charles Groezinger 1999 1999 Richard Houghton 1999 Nancy Chase Smith, Chairman 1999 • Louis Morongell 1999 James Murphy 1999 Right To Know Law Il James Snedecor 1999 Raphael A. Merrill, Municipal Coordinator E. John Wherry 1999 Robert Canning,Acting Municipal Coordinator III Barrett Yager 1999 Sarah Brown Scholarship Committee • Open Space/Land Bank Committee(9) James Scanlon Reorganized and constituted by the Board of Nick Muto II Selectmen in June 1999 John F. Kelly Allen Gibbs, Chairman 2001 • Steven Montoya 2002 Sea Call Farm Building Committee(7) Philip Scola 2002 James Snow, Chairman 2000 II Robert Ward (Appointed 6/99) • 2002 Joanne Amaru 2000 Ann Hodgkinson 2001 Betty Browne 2000 Beth Minear 2001 Frederick Little 2000 II 13 • • Richard Porter 2000 Town Hall Feasibility Study Committee(7) William Stokes 2000 Constituted by the Board of Selectmen August 1997 • Willard Stowell 2000 Disbanded by the Board of Selectmen June 1999 Mary Binowski,Alternate William Stokes, Chairman 1999 • John Kelly 1999 Shellfish and Waterways Improvement Advisory James E. DeWitt 1999 • Committee(9) James Trainor 1999 In by the Board of Selectmen in August Brooks Thayer 1999 1999 John Kelsey 1999 . Alan Chace, Chairman 2001 Cassandra Carroll 1999 Donald Bakker 2001 Sherman Reed, ex officio (non-voting) 1999 1111 Gerry Dorman 2002 Jay Harrington 2001 Town Hall Building Committee(7) In Harrington 2002 Constituted by the Board of Selectmen in July.1999 Robert Magor 2000 William Stokes, Chairman 2002 • Robert Metcalfe 2002 Brooks Thayer 2002 Julie Winslow 2000 Mark Carron 2002 II • Ho 2000 J. Stewart Broatch . . 2001 Augusta McKusick 1999 Maclean Kirkwood, Jr. • T ` ' 2001 III • Q. Cully, Jr. (resigned 5/99) 1999 Robert Wright 2000 John H. Baldwin (resigned 5/99) 2000 Robert Anslow 2000 ■ Tim Linkkila (resigned) 2001 John F. Kelly, ex officio' Site Plan Review Committee(7) Traffic Study Committee(3) - U George Meservey, Director of Planning and Reorganized by the Board of Selectmen during 1999 . Community Development, Chairman William R. Stone, Police Chief, Chair Jon Eitelbach, Building Commissioner Raphael Merrill, Fire Chief III • Canning, Health Agent, : Robert Bersin, Highway Manager Jennifer Wood, Conservation Administrator Charles Medchill, Water Superintendent Underground Wiring Study Committee ' ll Steven Edwards, Deputy Fire Chief Constituted by the Board of Selectmen in August 1999 Ill • Bersin, Highway/Disposal Manager Paul Marinaccio Kelly Lasko, Secretary Thomas W.Joy ■ Solid Waste Advisory Committee(5) Veterans'Grave Officer 11111 Burton M. Golov, Chairman. 2002 Robert B. Larrimore J. Stewart Broatch 2000 Jean Gardiner 2001 Water Advisory Board (5) III Rigmor Plesner 2000 Kenneth McKusick, Chairman 2000 Augusta McKusick(Board of Health appointee)2000 Charles Groezinger 2001 • Hubbard M. Rattle (deceased) 1999 Ann Hodgkinson ' 2001 E. John Wherry, Jr. ' 2000 Town Committee(Land Bank) Robert J. Wineman, (Board of Health Constituted November 1998 appointee) 1999 II Replaced by Open Space/Land Bank Committee June 1999 Zoning Bylaw Task Force(5) II Beverly G. Singleton, Chairman Constituted by Board of Selectmen in October 1998 Francis E. Suits Peter Hunter(Zoning Board of Appeals li Richard W. Philbrick Representative) 2002 Ronald A.Adams Mark Zivan (Planning Board Representative) 2000 James E. DeWitt Alan Conklin (Planning Board Representative) 2000 D. Jeffrey Karlson (Citizen at large) 2001 John Murphy (Citizen at large) 2001 ■ 14 • II ■ ■ Jon Eitelbach, Building Commissioner-ex officio Town Clerk • George Meservey, Director of Planning-ex officio Anne Lennon, Town Clerk Karen Sharpless,Ass't Town Clerk • Zoning Board of Appeals(5 regular, 3 associate) Thomas M.Yonce, Chairman 2002 Conservation . II • Peter D. Hunter 2002 Jennifer Wood, Conservation Administrator • Richard A. Cole 2001 Nancy Hurley, Principal Clerk(retired 10/99) II Craig A. Johnson 2001 Penny Noll, Principal Clerk(Appointed 10/99) Elizabeth L. Henson 2000 El George Waugh,Associate (Appointed 7/99) 2002 Council on Aging III Susan H. Shafnacker,Associate 2000 Elizabeth Smith, Executive Director Susan B. Christie 1999 Cynthia May, Principal Clerk • John Williams,Associate (resigned) 2001 Patricia Butler, Sr. Outreach Worker • Sarah Wickwire, Secretary (retired 12/99) Marilyn Schofield,Sr.Outreach Worker(resigned 9/99) II Sandra Miller, Sr.Outreach Worker(Appointed 12/99) . Natalie Chapin, Crisis Intervention Specialist • Ill 'DEPARTMENT and (State Grant Position)• PECIAL PERSONNEL Sandra Chernick, Friendly Visitor Coordinator 111 (State Grant Position) Evelyn Sheffres, Intergenerational Friendly Accounting Visitor Program Coordinator • David Withrow, Director of Municipal Finance/ (State Grant Position) Town Accountant Robert Bishop, Van Driver II Rechella Butilier,Ass't Town Accountant • Robert Drolette, Custodian Greta Avery, Principal Account Clerk , I Peter Van Dyck, MIS Coordinator Clerk, Custodians• Robert Drolette, Council on Aging In Animal Control Officer James Stanfield, Snow Library • • Animal Rescue League Stanley Marsh, Snow Library Substitute • Lynda J. Brogden, Manager • - • Robert Leite, Police Station Candee Roberts,Town Hall III Animal Inspector , Lauren Rauschenbach Election Workers II Esther Beilby (D)Teller Assessing . . , Francis B. Bonner(D)Teller a Kenneth Hull,Assessor/Appraiser , Marion Campbell (D)Teller Dorothy R. Herold, Principal Clerk Gloria Edwards (R)Teller • Eleanor Marinaccio, Principal Clerk Paul Edwards (R)Teller Jacqueline Reycroft, Business Manager Winifred W. Feightner, (U)Teller In Jean Herbert (R)Teller Building Jean Kuhn (U)Teller illl Jon Eitelbach, Buildings Commissioner • Blanche Landwehr(U)Teller Brian Harrison,Ass't Inspector of Buildings Winifred Little (U)Teller a Roland Bassett, Jr., Wiring Inspector Teresa McCormick (R)Teller Jeffrey Spiegel,Alternate Wiring Inspector Gloria Mellin (D)Teller II Scott Van Ryswood, Plumbing& Gas Inspector Joan S. Reed (R)Teller Larry Baker,Alternate Plumbing & Gas Inspector Harold Rusch (R)Teller Kelly Lasko, Principal Clerk Joan W. Spieker, (U)Teller Rosemarie Suits (R)Teller a Burial Agents Beatrice Viau (D) Deputy Clerk David C. Hunt , . , _ Mary Walker(D)Teller • . . • Olive R.Westa (D)Teller Civil Defense • Virginia Wiley (U)Teller • Raphael A. Merrill Richard Nickerson a 15 a ■ Fire Department/Rescue Squad Lois R.Ames, Principal Clerk Permanent Full Time Firefighters: Leslie A. Derrick, Principal Clerk(Appointed 7/99) Raphael A. Merrill, Fire Chief Steven R. Edwards, Deputy Chief- EMT Herring Run Clayton B. Reynard, Lieutenant- EMT Scott Johnson Richard J. Harris, Lieutenant- Paramedic Kenneth N. Mayo, Lieutenant - EMT Highway/Disposal Department William P. Quinn, Jr., Lieutenant - EMT Robert Bersin, Highway/Disposal Manager S■ Paul V.Tassi, Lieutenant- EMT Highway Matt Andre, Firefighter-EMT James Higgins, Foreman U Craig H. Bodamer, Firefighter- Paramedic Alan Artwick, Mechanic Chester Burge, Firefighter- EMT Stephen Burgess, Sr. Maintenance Man/ U Robert E. Felt, Firefighter- Paramedic Equipment Operator Michael A. Gould, Firefighter- EMT R. Glenn Bowen, Laborer/Custodian U Leslie Hirst, Firefighter- EMT Joe Kovac, Sr. Maintenance Man Anthony L. Pike, Firefighter- Paramedic John DeFoe, Sr. Maintenance Man U William R. Reynolds, Firefighter- EMT Jean Morceau, Principal Clerk Donald W. Taber, Firefighter- Paramedic Disposal 5 Peter A. Vogt, Firefighter- Paramedic Matthew Muir, Foreman Dale Smith, Sr. Maintenance/Mechanic Ass't. U Fire Rescue Clerk John Duble, Maintenance Man Deborah Abbott, part time Karl Clark, Part-Time Gatekeeper 5 Gary W. McMakin, Part-time Operator Call Firefighters Trees 5 Minot S. Reynolds, Lieutenant Dan Connolly,Tree Warden (Appointed 11/99) Ronald A. Deschamps, Lieutenant Kenneth C. Freeman, Firefighter Library Ira Friedman - Firefighter Mary S. Reuland, Director(Appointed 1/99) 5 Paul Moore, Firefighter Tavi Prugno,Assistant Director(Appointed 2/99) Allen R. Nickerson, Firefighter Susan Kelley,Youth Services Librarian a Jeffrey O'Donnell, Firefighter Judith Wilson,Administrative Aide James Ostrander, Firefighter Julie Ann Grady, Tech Services Coordinator 5 Lowell Outslay, Firefighter (resigned 8/99) Anthony J. Quirk, Firefighter Mechanic Cheryl Bergeron, Tech Services Coordinator 5 John Quigley, Firefighter(resigned) (Appointed 9/99) James M. Reynolds, Firefighter Anna Neilsen, Staff Librarian (Appointed 11/99) 5 Robert H. Reynolds, Firefighter Barbara Quattrone, Staff Librarian Ronnie A. Reynolds, Firefighter Mary Fitzgerald, Departmental Assistant 5 Timothy J. Reynolds, Firefighter Linda Gordon, Library Assistant Brooks Thayer, Firefighter- EMT Melody Gulow, Substitute Library Assistant 5 Nathaniel Reese, Paramedic Dorothy Roper, Library Assistant (resigned 5/99) Micki Quinn, Firefighter—EMT Elizabeth Steele-Jeffers, Library Assistant a, Claire Morris, Library Assistant (resigned 9/99) Harbormaster/Shellfish Carolyn Landry, Library Assistant 5 Dawson Farber IV,Harbormaster/Shellfish Constable Jeri Shuman, Library Aide (Appointed 10/99) Gardner Jamieson,Ass't Harbormaster/ Katherine Kirkbride, Page (resigned 4/99) 5 Shellfish Constable Andrew Young, Patrol Boat Operator Park 5 Karsten Klein, Patrol Boat Operator Paul O. Fulcher, Superintendent Steven Gould, Patrol Boat Operator Dorothy L. Palin,Assist.to Park Superintendent 5 Richard W. McKean, Foreman Health Department Cheryl Esty, Sr. Maintenance Craftsperson 5 Robert J.Canning, Health Agent Matthew Higgins, Maintenance Patricia J. Ballo,Assistant Health Agent Frank H. Poranski, Maintenance ■ 16 5 U ■ ■ George W. Cahoon, Jr., Maintenance (part time) Robert Reynolds, Public Safety Dispatcher Lee Miller, Beach Director David Diamond, Public Safety Dispatcher/Part-Time Eric Hilferty, Laborer Scott Higgins, Public Safety Dispatcher/Part-Time Larry Barlow, Laborer(part time) Mary Stevens, Matron Joan E. Chilson, Clerical/Matron Planning Department Anne M. Reynolds, Clerical/Matron George D. Meservey, Director of Planning & Robert Leite, Custodian Community Development Ronald Wolanski,Assistant Planner(Appointed 4/99) Recreation Department • Janet Albahari, Principal Clerk Brendan Guttmann, Director • Police Registrars of Voters William R. Stone, Chief of Police Ann E. Fettig, Chairman; Registrar Kenneth A. Greene, Lieutenant Barbara Gardner, Registrar Timm W. Gould, Sergeant June Fletcher, Registrar Richard C. Jones, Sergeant - Beatrice Viau,Assistant Registrar(Appointed 7/99) James M. Gage, Jr., Sergeant Marie Oppelaar(resigned 6/99) Kevin H. Wells, Sergeant Anne Lennon, Registrar, ex-officio David R. Hagstrom, Patrolman/Detective • Melissa E. Novotny, Patrol Officer Sealer of Weights and Measures Ernest E. Butilier, Patrolman James R. Ehrhart Jeffrey Finnegan, Patrolman Kevin L. Higgins, Patrolman Selectmen/Town Administrator's Staff Howard M. Pavlofsky, Patrolman Anne Fusco LeMaitre, Office Manager James P. Rosato, Patrolman Marilyn D. MacLeod,Administrative Secretary to Matthew P. Watts, Patrolman Town Administrator Glenn P. Wilcox, Patrolman Cheryl Doyle, Principal Secretary (Appointed 10/99) Duane C. Boucher, Patrolman Patricia Noll, Principal Secretary(resigned 9/99) James C. McMakin, Patrolman Kerry A. O'Connell, Patrol Officer Town Counsel Scott McDonald, Patrolman Michael D. Ford Sean Diamond, Patrolman Douglas Bohannon, Reserve Officer Town Administrator Douglas Davis, Reserve Officer John F. Kelly Paul O. Fulcher, Reserve Officer Robley E. Fulcher, Jr., Special Officer Treasurer/Collector Richard Gould, Special Officer Christine H. Lorge, Treasurer/Collector • John C. Fitzpatrick, Reserve Officer Thomas F. Harper,Ass't Treasurer/Collector Paul O. Fulcher, Reserve Officer Mary Sedgwick, Principal Account Clerk Richard N. Smith, Reserve Officer Samantha Greenbaum, Principal Account Clerk William Heyd, Reserve Officer (Appointed 8/99) Scott E.Johnson, Reserve Officer Susan Pires, Principal Account Clerk(resigned 6/99) Raphael A. Merrill, Jr., Reserve Officer James E.Trainor, Reserve Officer Water Department Richard Gould, Special Officer Charles Medchill,Water Superintendent Robert E. Livingston, Special Officer Susan Neese-Brown, Business Manager Wayne V. Love, Special Officer Jacqueline Peterson Nathaniel Pulling, Special Officer Charles Savage, Foreman Dawson Farber IV, Special Officer Todd Bunzick, Station Operator • Gardner Jamieson, Special Officer James Darling, Meter Man/Tester John Dooley, Public Safety Dispatcher Rodney Fulcher, Station Operator Deborah Hayes, Public Safety Dispatcher/Matron Richard Knowles, Meter Man/Operator (resigned 9/99) Daniel Hayes, Meter Man Joanne Henderson, Public Safety Dispatcher/Matron . 17 a ■ is Board of Selectmen and Smith properties, and a conservation restriction on Town Administrator the Furst property on Cape Cod Bay. N During 1999, a number of projects and initia- A Charter Review Committee was formed to • lives came to fruition through the combined efforts of study the charter and make recommendations about • the Board of Selectmen and the Town Administrator; appropriate changes. here reporting as a team. We moved forward with the planning for a new III The Town's long-anticipated development for first Town Hall,based on the recommendation of the Town • time homebuyers of moderate incomes was corn- Hall Feasibility Study Committee and approval of Town pleted during the year, with many families moving in meeting to enter Into the design phase of the project. • before Christmas, thanks to the diligent efforts of all A new program for beach and disposal stickers those who worked so hard to bring this project to frui- was developed,designed to make the process easier • lion.The Housing Task Forte, Housing Authority and and faster for the citizens. The new computerized Director of Planning share the credit for this long- system reduced the required paperwork and reduced Ill awaited achievement.This attractive development is waiting times by facilitating mail-in service. a source of pride for the townspeople as well as inspi- ration to redouble our efforts,with our growing aware- The Town successfully moved into the new mil- ness of the urgent need for affordable housing. lennium without Y2K problems, thanks to advance III The Board expanded the charge to the Cable preparation by all departments and coordination with • TV Advisory Committee to include Telecommunica- the Finance/MIS Department. lions and with the foresight and leadership of Select- The Town continued to retire debt, and hold the • man Bev Singleton moved ahead to equip a mini-N line ax , studio for live telecasts of Board meetings and other financial on condition.budget nd The ta Board increases has placing alreadus in strong III y started to events. The equipment was up and running by the set priorities for the long list of projects identified in end of December, with live broadcasts scheduled to the Local Comprehensive Plan, while addressing ur • start in January 2000. gent staffing and infrastructure needs in the operat- "Volunteer Appreciation Day" was held at the operat- ing departments. • Village Green on Sunday, September 26 to thank the The year brought change to the Board's mem- Town's 300 volunteers who serve the town in so many bership with the loss of Board members Ron Adams vital ways. Lemonade, popcorn, ice cream, live en- tertainment and cooperative weather contributed to a at the conclusion of six years of service, Jim DeWitt • very pleasant afternoon for those who attended. at the conclusion of three years of service and the • resignation of Bev Singleton after 41/2 years of ser- Energized by new Selectmen Ken Farrar and vice, including 3 years as chairman.At the May dlec- John Hinckley, the Shellfish Advisory Committee was lion, new members John P. Hinckley, Jr. and Kendall • reconstituted under a new charge and with a new mem- Farrar joined the Board. • bership of nine citizens with a variety of interests. Respectfully submitted, • All year we worked closely with the Local Corn- Richard W. Philbrick, Chairman prehensive Planning Committee to successfully bring John F. Kelly,Town Administrator • the plan to the voters for approval at the December 6, 1999 Special Town Meeting. • A new Open Space/Land Bank Committee was • designated,made up of the original Open Space Com- mittee with additional members and an expanded • charge. We have worked cooperatively with the new committee to procure several desirable property ac- quisitions during the year, including the Christian and ■ 18 N • is • ■ • ■ LICENSES AND PERMITS ISSUED INNHOLDERS II BY BOARD OF SELECTMEN • Annual 3 FISCAL YEAR 1999 II ENTERTAINMENT CATEGORY TYPE #ISSUED • Weekday 16 II • Sunday 11 ANNUAL INNHOLDER • Temporary Weekday 2 • • All Alcoholic 2 • Wine & Malt 0 GENERAL LICENSES 3 II ANNUAL RESTAURANT COIN OPERATED DEVICES II • All Alcoholic 14 • Amusements 2 III • Wine & Malt 4 • Billiard Table . 1 SEASONAL RESTAURANT ROAD TAKING APPLICATIONS . 1 III • All Alcoholic 7 • Wine & Malt 1 BUILDING MOVING PERMITS. 1. 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R d N °) o. xw co a) a) aa a) as a, Lx " xxd ooRR a)...c (nUErnO � m yNy � mX EEEE mma » w � ww > d � amoo C � aca) Rm C C N U _ _ R W 0•— mL W WWWRcN� tL � � 0 0 OOCLL NNC w N"Tt 'O'O (c C ¢ CJNUV To f0 (a is a) a) a) a) a a (n (n a R 0 m N 0"O'O • dy C0) CD 0 mmmm dd 0 Z. W a) ¢coDEE <¢ �odQOcd CR LL CL LLwN > VU as ea ^22 c6 .J » ot3 htS � '= 0 N O > Omi co W R..d. J d N O_d m co On> m cm co 0 O) W co R R R R R R R d C" )( R R xx • LL W000m (1)) c a) m 0mm mOmN 000 dRR ONlO 0 OH .Jr .- r CC C _ COCOCOCn rr � �3 ��333 =omHMUGH 21 • IN ■ TOWN TREASURER JEAN HERBERT 31.50 TERESA MCCORMICK 84.00 S SALARIES CALENDAR 1999 GLORIA MELLIN 68.25 JOAN SPIEKER 34.13 III CHRISTINE H. LORGE, TREASURER ROSEMARIE SUITS 34.13 • THOMAS F. HARPER,ASSISTANT TREASURER JOAN REED 159.00 HAROLD RUSCH 36.75 li TOWN EXECUTIVE Regular Longev. MARY WALKER 90.00 JOHN F. KELLY 73,383.34 OLIVE WESTA 73.50 CHERYL DOYLE 4,249.44 VIRGINIA WILEY 36.75 III ANNE LEMAITRE 38,488.82 975.00 CONSERVATION Regular Longev. • MARILYN D. MACLEOD 36,311.14 825.00 JENNIFER WOOD 37,135.60 PATRICIA NOLL 21,266.08 NANCY ANN HURLEY 25,153.18 903.42 • FINANCE/ACCOUNTANT Regular Longev. PATRICIA MOLL 6,649.23 ■ DAVID A.WITHROW 64,930.06 1,800.00 PLANNING Regular Longev. GRETA L.AVERY. 13,376.01 GEORGE MESERVEY 52,410.27 II RECHELLA BUTILIER 37,988.91 756.00 JANET L.ALBAHARI 25,537.97 550.00 COMPUTERS Regular Longev. RONALD WOLANSKI 20,741.01 le PETER VAN DYCK 19,966.53 ZONING BD.OF APPEALS Regular Longev. ASSESSING Regular Longev. SARAH W.WICKWIRE 11,887.48 ■ KENNETH J. HULL 52,774.66 550.00 OPEN SPACE COMM. Regular DOROTHY R. HEROLD 29,525.92 550.00 TERESA JORDAN 349.70 Ill ELEANOR J. MARINACCIO 11,985.73 SARAH BARTHOLOMEW 625.22 JACQUELINE S. REYCROFT 33,190.64 700.00 II TOWN TREAS/COLLECTOR Regular Longev. TOWN OFFICE BUILDING Regular Longev. NI CHRISTINE H. LORGE 52,774.66 CANDEE LIN ROBERTS 18,795.26 450.00 SAMANTHA GREENBAUM 9,870.59 • THOMAS F. HARPER 21,507.15 HARRY KAMMERER 4,639.08 ■ SANDRA KELLEY 4,346.98 MARY MURPHY-SEDGWICK 27,680.40 533.00 Ill SUSAN PIRES 12,289.56 662.91 • TOWN CLERK'S OFFICE Regular Longev. ANNE R. LENNON 36,806.11 953.00 • KAREN SHARPLESS 25,943.52 • ELECTIONS Regular Longev. ANN C. FETIG 4,966.71 . JUNE FLETCHER 147.09 BARBARA A. GARDNER 4,613.54 ■ ANNE R. LENNON 300.00 BEATRICE VIAU 26.18 • VOTER REGISTRATION Regular Longev. ■ ESTHER BEILBY 31.50 GLORIA EDWARDS 73.50 • PAUL EDWARDS 31.50 WINIFRED FEIGHTNER 36.75 22 • • ■ • POLICE DEPARTMENT Regular Pol.OT Longev. Career Shift DIf. Pr. Dty a (Quinn) WILLIAM STONE 70,419.77 825.00 6,369.95 I DOUGLAS B. BOHANNON 300.00 DUANE C. BOUCHER 40,228.13 9,973.21 750.00 2,815.08 1,000.00 13,153.37 Ill JOHN BURNS 4,400.00 727.50 232.00 ERNEST E. BUTILIER 40,227.82 7,729.89 1,300.00 1,000.00 8,332.98 • JOAN D. CHILSON 29,525.92 632.70 825.00 DOUGLAS R. DAVIS 5,814.00 DAVID J. DIAMOND 313.20 SEAN DIAMOND 19,314.95 1,141.44 1,910.91 666.66 580.00 III JOHN M. DOOLEY 30,092.24 447.65 700.00, 500.00 JEFFREY FINNEGAN 39,589.53 4,348.23 . 2,815.08 1,000.00 1,859.38 JOHN C. FITZPATRICK 0.00 1,120.00 JAMES M. GAGE, JR. 44,204.67 7,460.40 1,300.00 1,000.00 6,248.13 JAMES GHILARDI 2,600.00 232.00 STEVEN GILL 3,400.00 • TIMM W. GOULD 46,068.40 7,216.07 2,400.00 6,588.56 1,000.00 138.00 KENNETH A. GREENE 59,851.99 3300.00 3278.10 3530.83 II DAVID R. HAGSTROM 44,145.08 8,233.27 1,300.00 1,000.00 1,044.00 DEBRA A. HAYES 25,581.18 163.40 581.23 250.00 JOANN HENDERSON 29,525.92 865.08 750.00 WILLIAM E. HEYD 0.00 1,533.00 KEVIN L. HIGGINS 41,967.82 4,931.68 825.00 1,000.00 528.74 SCOTT HIGGINS 374.32 SCOTT JOHNSON 1,236.00 RICHARD C. JONES 45,734.46 5,852.48 3,000.00 1,115.43 1,000.00 5,993.30 • GERALDINE LAPENSE 827.40 .SCOTT MACDONALD 21,052.25 2,347.53 750.00 6,945.10 II i JAMES C. MCMAKIN 40,498.72 500.00 1,000.00 RAPHAEL A. MERRILL,JR. 540.00 MELISSANOVOTNY 41,133.12 128.58 825.00 4,830.15 1,000.00 353.60 KERRYO'CONNELL 40,227.82 6,679.93 700.00 1,015.08 1,000.00 10,499.43 • HOWARD M. PAVLOFSKY 40,227.82 8,417.80 975.00 1,000.00 4,778.54 ANNE M. REYNOLDS 29,525.92 2,317.82 454.00 , • ROBERT H. REYNOLDS 29,569.92 320.18 500.00 500.00 JAMES P. ROSATO 40,116.89 6,554.53 900.00 4,830.15 1,000.00 9,415.93 III MARY E. STEVENS 385.86 MATTHEW P. WATTS 40,227.82 6,091.03 975.00 6,337.69 1,000.00 6,850.67 KEVIN H. WELLS 45,898.97 11,405.87 1,800.00 2,915.43 1,000.00 11,673.18 GLENN P. WILCOX 41,865.98 7,396.89 1,800.00 4,830.15 1,000.00 7,728.94 I POLICE/FIRE BUILDING Regular ROBERT A. LEITE 11,267.25 a FIRE/RESCUE DEPT. Regular OT Longev. Career Paramed EMT RAPHAEL A. MERRILL 70,419.77 3,450.00 DEBORAH ABBOTT 12,251.25 MATTHEW S.ANDRE 14,823.22 7,804.54 CRAIG H. BODAMER 41,775.14 23,735.46 900.00. 3,600.00 3,738.00 CHESTER G. BURGE II 15,170.42 6,213.82 RONALD H. DESCHAMPS 397.60 STEVEN P. EDWARDS 61,067.15 2,700.00 2,933.33 1,150.00 ROBERT E. FELT 40,650.59 7,652.03 750.00 4,650.00 3,738.00 ■ KENNETH C. FREEMAN 190.30 23 I ■ ■ FIRE/RESCUE DEPT. Regular OT Longev. Career Paramed EMT ■ IRA D. FREIDMAN 809.00 MICHAEL A. GOULD 40,650.60 10,701.90 900.00 1,000.00 1,150.00 III RICHARD J. HARRIS 44,357.90 17,907.03 2,550.00 3,600.00 3,738.00 LESLIE HIRST 25,340.45 9,268.55 479.17 ■ KENNETH N. MAYO 46,632.26 12,112.96 1,950.00 5,400.00 1,150.00 JEFFREY R. O'DONNELL 214.28 ■ LOWELL OUTSLAY ,212.63 ANTHONY L. PIKE 40,650.61 23,623.21 825.00 2,000.00 3,738.00 ■ EVAMICHELE QUINN 69.24 WILLIAM P. QUINN, JR. 44,327.30 26,477.05 2100.00 3600.00 1000.00 1150.00 in ANTHONY J. QUIRK 9,685.43 NATHANEAL C. REESE 158.52 . CLAYTON B. REYNARD 44,357.91 11,476.01 2,700.00 5,400.00 1,000.00 1,150.00 JAMES M. REYNOLDS 155.65 ■ MINOT S. REYNOLDS 358.20 RONNIE A. REYNOLDS 100.65 ■ TIMOTHY J. REYNOLDS 224.29 WILLIAM R. REYNOLDS 40,650.60 12,518.68 900.00 1,000.00 1,150.00 El SUSAN L. SWANSON 17,067.11 1,384.15 DONALD W.TABER 41,487.97 21,625.53 1,300.00 3,600.00 3,738.00 ■ PAUL V. TASSI 45,818.90 11,946.50 2,550.00 5,400.00 1,150.00 BROOKS THAYER 2,761.40 ■ PETER A. VOGT 41,003.02 17,875.00 1,150.00 5,400.00 1,988.00 ll BUILDING DEPARTMENT Regular OT Long. JON M. EITELBACH 48,688.04 500.00 • BRIAN HARRISON 34,368.48 KELLY A. LASKO 29,525.94 914.35 500.00 • • BLDG. BD. OF APPEALS Regular ■ SARAH BARTHOLOMEW 549.88 • HARBORMASTER Regular OT Long. DAWSON L. FARBER IV 45,376.49 . GEORGE Q. CULLY, JR. 1,615.40 STEVEN GOULD 5,269.44 ■ GARDNER E. JAMIESON 35,592.32 3,310.49 975.00 KARSTEN P. KLEIN 5,038.80 ■ ANDREW YOUNG 7,005.68 348.84 II TREE WARDEN Regular DANIEL CONNOLLY 2,684.80 ■ ERIC HILFERTY 1,341.60 • HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT Regular OT Longev. Snow/Ice ROBERT L. BERSIN 53,721.22 ALAN C.ARTWICK 33,177.60 3,895.29 2,824.14 GLENN R. BOWEN 23,945.20 2,688.82 1,742.69 ■ TODD BUNZICK 0.00 1,120.96 STEPHEN J. BURGESS 33,892.48 1,883.84 700.00 3,253.55 ■ BRIAN DAWSON 3,137.52 184.56 JOHN C. DEFOE 32,904.72 569.67 900.00 2,746.30 ■ CHERYL ESTY 0.00 1,120.96 24 U • ■ HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT Regular OT Longev. Snow/Ice • PAUL FULCHER 0.00 164.85 RODNEY FULCHER 0.00 1,091.33 II DANIEL HAYES 0.00 100.78 JAMES R. HIGGINS 35,940.56 1,790.23 2,100.00 2,478.48 • MATTHEW HIGGINS 0.00 213.39 DANIEL KOT 6,340.72 470.25 III JOSEPH P. KOVAC 27,317.92 2,333.10 892.98 RICHARD MCKEAN 0.00 1,421.64 • JEAN C. MORCEAU 29,525.92 1,169.00 MATTHEW MUIR 0.00 2,209.39 • CLINT NEWCOMB 12,740.00 688.00 FRANK PORANSKI 0.00 800.58 1. DALE SMITH 0.00 613.05 • DISPOSAL DEPARTMENT Regular OT Longev. III JOHN L. CLARK 6,193.92 JOHN D. DUBLE 31,927.60 2,443.16 975.00 • GARY McMAKIN 2,666.94 MATTHEW M. MUIR 35,419.20 4,718.12 900.00 . DALE R. SMITH 28,552.72 935.66 • WATER DEPARTMENT Regular OT Longev. CHARLES MEDCHILL 57,851.71 750.00 • TODD O. BUNZICK 32,490.84 3,484.76 700.00 JAMES A. DARLING 33,919.72 478.54 975.00 • RODNEY E. FULCHER 32,904.72 3,516.48 900.00 DANIEL S. HAYES 33,092.60 941.84 550.00 • RICHARD W. KNOWLES 34,777.48 1,176.25 1,800.00 SUSAN F. NEESE-BROWN 33,320.72 73.17 600.00 JACQUELINE PETERSON 24,467.68 • CHARLES SAVAGE 38,175.56 1,109.32 3,600.00 • HEALTH DEPARTMENT Regular Longev. • ROBERT J. CANNING 52,774.66 1,050.00 LOISAMES 29,525.92 1,050.00 • PATRICIA J. BALLO 38,477.20 975.00 LESLIE DERRICK 16,942.56 • COUNCIL ON AGING Regular Longev. • ELIZABETH J. SMITH 39,992.08 550.00 ROBERT BISHOP 10,524.36 • PATRICIA BUTLER 11,670.75 NATALIE J. CHAPIN 454.48 • ROBERT DROLETTE 6,437.22 CYNTHIA MAY 25,433.18 ■ SANDRA MILLER 665.76 . SNOW LIBRARY Regular ANNE M. O'BRIEN 2,901.59 ■ MARY S. REULAND 41,023.80 CHERYL BERGERON 15,782.71 •11: MARY L. FITZGERALD 23,798.53 LINDA W. GORDON 8,835.93 25 U • • JULIE GRADY 10,193.71 MELODY GULOW 3,626.97 • SUSAN E. KELLEY 12,858.35 KATHERINE KIRKBRIDE 700.90 II CAROLYN LANDRY 6,273.93 STANLEY MARSH 178,94 la CLAIRE MORRIS 4,777.55 ANNANIELSEN 1,831.95 • TAVI M. PRUGNO 28,655.12 . BARBARA W. QUATTRONE 11,461.09 ■ DOROTHY ROPER 3,203.97 JERI SCHUMAN 1,325.52 JAMES L. STANFIELD, JR. 12,972.48 E. STEELE-JEFFERS 10,200.85 MI JUDITH WILSON 12,474.98 RECREATION Regular Longev. BRENDAN GUTTMAN 37,728.01 650.00 • MONICA BAILEY 2,385.05 STEPHEN K. CRAFFEY 1,573.65 El KELLEY CREAVY 731.25 SETH DIGIACOMO 465.26 CYNTHIA DUNNE 2,908.26 DOREEN L. ESPESETH 1,228.07 • ELIZABETH HARVEY 280.80 , JESSE D. JONES 1,990.88 El ERIN MAAS 2,077.36 MEGAN MAAS 2,009.25 SHANNON MAAS 3,121.66 SUSAN L. PARRY 1,850.22 II ANDREW PAVLOVSKY 491.40 GRETCHEN PETERSON 871.65 , ' • K. HUGO PETERSON 982.80 JOHN REULAND 763.42 1 • PAUL REULAND 1,455.58 MICHAEL ROBINSON 638.38 • MACKENZIE SISSON 854.10 DENNY TEASON 595.10 • ALISON TIMME 1,100.94 HOLLY TIMME 1,143.67 • PAUL M. WHITE III 1,755.00 JEFFREY WRIGHT 561.60 • PARKS & BEACHES Regular OT Longev. • PAULO. FULCHER 53,246.47 2,250.00 GEORGE W. CAHOON, JR. 6,426.00 U CHERYL J. ESTY 32,904.72 10,816.62 700.00 DAWSON FARBER 0.00 856.80 • MATTHEW HIGGINS 25,286.74 1,798.09 ERIC HILFERTY 4,561.44 758.85 • RICHARD W. MCKEAN 35,940.56 2,510.65 825.00 DOROTHY L. PALIN 35,836.56 1,200.00 • FRANK H. PORANSKI 31,926.70 1,729.64 750.00 26 • • ■ • • PARKS/BEACHES SEAS. Regular OT • THOMAS AVELLAR 794.92 LAWRENCE T. BARLOW 12,889.93 • JAMES BIRDSALL 1,116.70 JUSTIN BOHANNON 4,467.98 IN PHILIP BREZINA 3,507.02 MEGAN BORSARI 1,038.15 • MARY BUTCHER 1,507.26 KERRY COLLIER 1,027.15 • RONALD CORRIGAN 5,364.52 CHRISTINA CRUZ 4,445.43 • THOMAS A. CURRIE 2,591.82 DAVID CURRIER 1,548.09 In DAVID C. DONOVAN 5,666.14 EARL F. DUNHAM, JR. 3,550.96 ' t RYAN EDWARDS 1,682.18 • JOHN EHRMANNTRAUT 3,067.82 ' MEGAN ELLIS 2,767.16 JENOS ENCY 2,785.02 • ANTHONY FITZGERALD 300.61 ' • JOHN FREEMAN 773.96 ' ' II JAMES GAGE 2,443.70 MICHAEL GLASHEEN 5,972.01 SAMANTHA GREENBAUM 2,465.95 111 GREGORY A. HIGGINS 5,945.90 ' GREGORY H. JOHNSON 6,304.35 BRAD KEITH 3,003.33 PATRICK KENNEDY 2,605.47 I: LEONARD LANGLAIS 3,348.00 VICTOR LEON 3,243.68 LOUIS LINCOLN 3,801.71 • KATHLEEN F. MCCULLY 3,548.69 DAVID MCFARLAND 530.86 • EMILY A. MILLER 3,752.32 • LEO MILLER, JR. 12,876.39 • NICHOLAS NELSON 3,270.19 SIRI NELSON 2,357.52 • SARAH NEWCOMB 3,024.23 PARRIE O'DONNELL 4,594.81 • CRISTIN O'HARA 4,353.26 JESSE PENO 1,357.61 • FRANK R, PIKE 2,775.08 WILLIAM PRICE 3,179.22 • ANNA RESNICK 4,687.87 JOSHUA G. RICE II 5,754.24 • MATTHEW M. RICE 6,109.57 TIFFANY ROBINSON 2,648.91 • JASON D. SCHUMACHER 3,803.24. COURTNEY SHAY 2,535.79 ADRIANNE C. SMITH 1,394.90 HEATHER SMITH 3,115.35 • MARC SMITH 4,200.90 MICHAEL SMITH 4,032.60 • SARAH SMITH 1,790.34 ■ JON-PAUL STRACCO 3,778.72 27 • ■ III RICHARD A.TERRY 7,813.16 ■ ROBERT G. TRUMBLE 4,417.28 ASHLEY UNDERHILL 3,701.39 ■ BRADFORD VON THADEN 1,289.04 ANITA L. WALSH 7,527.94 • DONALD WALSH 9,159.38 JOSEPH A WELCH 9,301.04 . PAMELA C. WELCH 1,482.58 PHILO C. WILSON 3,032.12 ■ KELLY WOOD 3,845.04 KENT M. ZELLE 72.68 . WINDMILL Regular • JOHN G. BRIGHAM 1,446.25 NICK F. MUTO 1,379.66 ■ HERRINGBROOK MAINT. Regular i SCOTT E. JOHNSON 375.00 • HISTORICAL COMM. Regular ELIZABETH J. SCHUMAN 293.79 ■ ORLEANS ELEMENTARY Regular Longev. OT ■ LESTER P.ALBEE 40,662.00 1,500.00 GAIL BRIERE 33,061.12 . MARGARET E.ALLARD 7,747.70 SUSAN M.ALMAN 45,569.52 ■ PATRICIAG.ASHWELL 52,156.12 900.00 LEAH BELLIVEAU 8,954.66 ■ MARY K. BINOWSKI 53,535.44 1,200.00 LESLIE M. BURR 45,489.52 ■ KIMBERLY W. BRUEMMER 44,117.86 LINDA BURNHAM 132.00 . DIANE R. CARLSON 52,156.12 900.00 THOMAS CREHOAE 68.00 II ROBERT CUNANE 120.00 DEBORAH CZUJAK 429.00 • SUZANNE E. DAIGLE 49,150.86 AMY DAILEY 15,223.64 111 LAURIE A. DAVIS 915.04 JUDITH DAY 44.00 Ill D. DECKER 18,273.19 LINDA L. DOANE 48,937.50 900.00 JOANNE M. DOBSON 53,435.44 TAMMY DUBOIS 45,489.52 ■ MICHELE ELDRDGE 44,187.96 SARAH L. FALINE 4,087.50 El BYRON R. FULCHER 30,382.34 2,003.80 MARY FYLER 12,133.38 ■ MELANIE S. GALLAGHER 49,507.17 REBECCA GRECO 232.00 . NANCY GOWARD 493.00 JUDITH M. GRIFFIN 33,859.86 ■ GINA HENSON 12,801.98 LAURA HIRSCHBERG 690.00 28 1. ■ ■ ■ C.A. HOLLANDER-ESSIG 30,178.24 RACHEL HUBBARD 60.00 MARTHA F. JENKINS 44,157.64 BARBARA A. JOHNSON 64.00 ROSEMARY JOHNSON 11,241.22 KENNETH W. KELLY 27,193.36 308.30 MARY SUE KEOHAN 54,100.72 PHILIP KEOHAN 53,435.44 SERENA KILAWEE 11,094.88 MARTHA S. KITHCART 16,960.17 KATHLEEN KRIKORIAN 60.00 CYNTHIA LACH 49,090.86 900.00 PETER LAWSON 7,201.14 1 CAROL A. LINDSAY 49,150.86 MARY LYTTLE 12,490.89 1 NICOLE MACLEAN 32.00 BETTE MALATESTA 15,329.18 ▪ STANLEY J. MARSH 17,862.40 153.26 CARROLL MATRANGO 60.00 ▪ SUSAN MATULAITIS 952.00 MILDRED V. MAZANEC 31,409.98 LINDA C. MCCLUSKEY 2,697.43 NANCY MCINERNEY 3,347.00 ▪ KATHRYN MEYERS 31,356.84 900.00 DEBORAH C. MOCHAK 49,170.86 ▪ JONATHAN MUISE 180.00 ANN NOYES 172.00 • PAMELA PAINE 180.00 DEBORAH PAVLOFSKY 17,765.71 ▪ ANN PIKE 5,355.00 RICHARD N. PORTER 54,501.28 1,500.00 ▪ SHARON RICHARDS 301.00 AMY SANDERS 49,090.86 BRIAN SANKEY 120.00 BARBARA SCHOFIELD 42.00 MARGARET SCHOLL 43.00 NINA STAGAKIS 823.00 ▪ MARY E. STICKLEY 23,695.20 JUDITH SUCHECKI 49,090.86 ▪ NAOMI SWIMM 6,269.77 VICTORIA TAKKI 60.00 ▪ JENNIFER TAYLOR 56.00 DENNY TEASON 270.00 ▪ ANN M.TEFFT 22,226.40 MEGAN THACKERAY 30.00 ▪ CONSTANCE TRICKETT 60.00 JODIE TULLOCH 36.00 ▪ KATHLEEN VAN TASSEL 148.00 LESLIE VOEGTLIN 32.00 ▪ NANCY J. WALDRON 52,156.12 LAURA WEATHERUP 7,577.52 NANCY E. WILLIAMS 52,556.68 900.00 SANDRA WRIGHT 16,952.99 TOTAL PAYROLL 7,005,559.08 29 a ■ • NAUSET REGIONAL EMPLOYEES - 1999 ■ Central Office ■ • Position Employee Salary Longevity Superintendent Michael Gradone $97,881.00 . $1,800.00 ■ Business Manager Susan Hyland $76,283.00 $1,200.00 Director of Special Education Maureren Brenner $76,308.00 . Accounting Manager James Nowack $42,246.00 Curriculum Coordinator Linda Medeiros Stevens $50,830.50 ■ Professional Development Linda Medeiros Stevens $16,943.50 Personnel Coordinator Marcia Templeton $40,320.00 $1,000.00 ■ A.A.To Superintendent Wilhelmina Newmier $41,865.00 $1,500.00 A.A. to Business Manager Laurie Davis $34,020.00 . Sec.To Special Ed. Director Arlynn Devito $29,278.50 Sec.To Director C & I Nancy Long $24,608.25 ■ Office Secretary Joyce Kanavos $17,920.80 Payroll/Benefits Clerk Barbara Remington $28,433.55 ■ Accts. Payable Clerk " Andrew Popoli $30,261.00 $1,000.00 Food Service Director Michael Moran $22,744.15 ■ Food Service Bookkeeper Mary Ann MaGuire $29,033.55 $600.000 Student Affairs Maureen Brenner $2,500.00 ■ MIDDLE SCHOOL (' Includes Longevity) ■ Position Employee Salary Principle Gregory Baecher $78,500.00 il Assistant Principal Jay Sweet $65,008.00 Dean of Students Joseph Borsari $59,479.00 ■ Teachers Dawn Adams $37,010.00 ■ Warren Altneu $38,470.82 Kathryn Archer $53,815.00 ■ Shannon Bertrand $31,637.00 Marjorie Block '$46,936.00 ■ • • . Kathleen Boland $34,296.00 Bonnie Brackett $50,652.00 ■ Lynn Carver $35,832.00 Patricia Cavanaugh $30,420.00 ■ Kimberly Conner $46,936.00 Carol Corney $48,598.00 * ■ Nancy Couture $35,652.00 Mary Crook $47,841.00 ' 1 10 Elaine Dickinson $44,420.00 David Donovan $33,756.00 ■ Amy Fish $32,902.00 Beverly Florance $27,745.00 ■ Judith Galligan $51,365.00 Anne Geary $51,365.00 ■ Ronald Goguen $53,052.00* Berj Hagopian $28,534.40 ■ Jane Hall $56,935.00* Majen Hammond $36,510.00 ■ Carole Hanrihan $34,219.00 Lawrence Hansen $56,215.00* Malinda Hanson $28,855.00 • 30 ■ ■ ■ ■ Bonilyn Heleen $53,815.00 a Anita Hirsch $33,365.00 Katie Hutchinson $26,907.50 a Linda Johnson $33,756.00 Claire Junkins $36,510.00 a Nancy Keefe $46,936.00 Diane Kenney $55,135.00 al Agnes Knowles $46,936.00 Nancy Kogut $29,307.50* • John Krenik $50,652.00 Robin LaFleur $56,215.00* a Claire Lanoie $46,198.00 Karen Leonhardt $49,389.00 . , , la Sarah Levine $46,198.00 , . Eloise Levy $50,652.00 ; , - a Gordon Libbey $53,652.00" Robert Masterson $49,198.00* . , a Judith Miller $55,615.00* i . . , Mary Ministeri $53,165.00* • . al Michael Moore $51,365.00 • : , , , Cynthis Moniz $50,652.00 , a John Noonan $30,009.00 Dennis O'Neill $56,215.00* a Virginia Ogden $44,420.00 . , Dennis Pearl $55,135.00 a Tracey Person $34,956.00 Mark Prall $6,001.80 a Karen Reddish $30,009.00 Abigail Reid $53,052.00 ' • Mariellen Sears $47,836.00 ' Mary Shakliks . $56,215.00* la Lorraine Smith $40,521.60 Mary Stack $17,109.50 • Deborah Tuite $31,209.00 Edward Toland $53,165.00* • Brenda Vecchione $51,365.00 Janette Wise $48,598.00* • James Yeutter $53,052.00* Permanent Substitute Teacher Suzanne Clowry $12,109.00 la School Psychologist Kathleen Gatto $56,142.14 Counselors Thomas Egan $54,199.58 a Elaine Brennan $34,399.00 Michael Leugers $55,737.54 a Ann Phelan $49,543.88 School Nurse Jill Stewart $31,209.00 a Registered Nurse Linda Nickerson $9,787.50 Health Coordinator Susan O'Neill $8,345.20 la Librarian Sarah Kruger $49,389.00 Educational Assistants Jeanne Carosella $4,312.00 a Diane Chudomel $14,422.00 Karen Curtis $12,109.00 Laurie Gengarelly $15,288.00 Karen Hansen $14,422.00 Christine Hautanen $12,109.00 a 31 • • • Holly Jackson-Rose $8,151.00 Charlotte Kearns $14,422.00 • Linda Lee $12,109.00 John Read $11,519.20 1 Sharon Richards $7,533.50 Denise Ryder $11,424.00 • Suzanne Schwebach $12,109.00 Megan Thackeray $11,424.00 1 Andrew Hutton $7,348.25 Ralph Ingegneri $11,424.00 S Robert Labranche $11,424.00 Janice Fahey Madden $11,424.00 1 Catherine Morris $12,835.00 Gail Piebes $13,606.00 1 Clerical Carol Bader $22,426.43 Jan Carlson $9,465.88 1 Margaret Jackman $29,987.25 * Kathleen O'Leary Lofstrom $20,895.30 • Edith Tuxbury $29,278.50 Kerry Wiley $21,132.30 1 Head Custodian Paul Richard $33,994.58 Custodians Nancy Corcoran $22,112.80 1 Susan Mendoza $31,335.20 Phillip Page $34,485.20 1 Kenneth Tighe $23,575.20 Richard White $32,135.20* • Grounds Man Joseph Loiselle $31,935.20 * Maintenance Man Ronald Croteau $12,474.00 1 Cafeteria Manager Stephen Nidweski $21,631.44 Cafeteria Workers Judith Day $5,261.11 • Maureen Linehan $9,941.76 Eileen Miller $13,582.08 • Judith Murray $13,582.08 Victoria Reis $13,582.08 • NAUSET HIGH SCHOOL (' Includes Longevity) 1 Position Employee Salary Principal Thomas Conrad $87,226.00 1 Assistant Principal Paul Markovich $67,723.00 Assistant Principal Robert Milbier $67,723.00 • Teachers Lori Albright $40,031.00 Donald Bakker $57,535.00 ' 1 Bonnie Bartolini-Trott $31,704.00 Valerie Bell $46,936.00 • Nancy Bradley $52,452.00 * Janis Brandt $51,365.00 • Lisa Brown $12,168.00 Melissa Burling $34,774.00 1 Mary Butts $38,491.00 Diane Campbell $53,052.00* 1 Alan Castellano $53,815.00 Paul Chamberlin $54,365.00* • Andrew Clark $34,219.00 Patrick Clark $33,756.00 • 32 • • ■ • Valerie Cohen $35,668.00 Allison Conant $21,063.60 Robert Cowan $53,815.00 Raymond Craven $30,009.00 Katja Davidoff $31,209.00 a Paul Davies $50,652.00 Donna Demetri $53,052.00* Christine Desimone $28,855.00 Honor Dixon $53,815.00 Elizabeth Doherty $27,745.00 Paul Dubovik $53,815.00 Richard Durgin $50,652.00 Thomas Faris $50,652.00 Roger Faucher $51,365.00 Julie Fitzpatrick $35,106.00 Priscilla Frost $40,031.00 Joyce Fuller $50,652.00 Stephen Garrett $28,088.00 Steven Grubiak $46,830.00 Ben Hagopian $7,133.60 Judith Hamer $45,030.00 Karen Hepinstall $37,010.00 Brian Hicks $31,209.00 Karl Hoyt $37,012.00 Ross Johnston $38,491.00 a Timothy Joyce $50,652.00 Diane Keon $34,956.00 Selena King $43,297.00 Karen Lagasse $36,510.00 a Linda Langlais $48,598.00 * W. Geoffrey Leary $46,198.00 • Elizabeth Lebow $30,009.00 Dianne Masterson $51,365.00 Mark Mathison $49,336.00* Kenneth Maynard $51,365.00 Patricia McCullough $50,652.00 Kathleen McCully $37,010.00 5 Jane McGown $32,976.00 Michele McMahon $43,907.00 11 Leila Merl $30,489.00 Cheryl Metters $50,652.00 Angela Mosesso $53,815.00 Mary Ellen Mountain $53,815.00 Nicole Muller $35,588.00 Karen Novacon $34,219.00 Carol Potoff $44,000.00 David Potts $36,510.00 Joanne Quill $36,958.40 Jonathan Randall $53,165.00* Robert Rice $34,791.00 Sabbatical 99-00 John Rivers $52,452.00 ' Jon Rouleau $41,632.00 Ellen Scalese $34,700.00 a Sharon Schachter $30,009.00 33 11 ■ ■ Lorraine Smith $10,130.40 Keith Stanton $49,389.00 II Heather Stevens $35,588.00 Allan Sullivan $50,652.00 II Stephen Swiniarski $46,198.00 Kathleen Triangale $32,902.00 Judith Trotta $50,652.00 Robin Walker $32,619.00* MI Joseph Walorz $48,598.00* Paul White $49,936.00 ' 5 Helen Whittemore $41,070.00 Robert Wilkeinson $53,652.00 N David Wood $51,365.00 Philip Wright $25,707.00 • , Edward Yasuna $55,135.00 Jane Zawadzkas $46,198.00: School Psychologist Lisa Abbot y $58,115.28 Counselors David French • $53.389.94 Joyce MacDonald $55,789.94 James Scanlon $59,123.94 ■ James Shyne $46,119.94 Dorothea Smith $33,347.10 II Meredith Stannard $52,332.16 School to Careers Coordinator Julie Gammon $51,892.70 MI School Nurse Susan Moulton $37,506.00* Librarian Patricia Pozgay $46,936.00 II Educational Assistants Jodi Birchall, $15,288.00 Lisa Brown $7,265.40 ■ Janet Karber $16,205.00 ' Jayne Marquit $17,178.00 II John Skeirik $18,209.00 Molly Vancott Vanderhoff $3,010.00 I.D.E.A. II Clerical Marilyn Dearborn $31,716.45 Audrey Greenway $19,598.85 5 Jacqueline Knox $22,647.38 • I : Katherine MacDonald $27,608.25 i Amy Martin $23,581.14 ' Patricia Rose $4,697.00 U Lora Sheptyck $23,847.38 ' Cafeteria Manager Lori McKenzie $19,859.18 U Cafeteria Workers Leonice Deandrade $12,860.89 Donna Fiero $9,594.59 5 Cynthia Gelatt $10,883.57 Janet Karber $16,205.00 5 Marie Ritchie $13,429.93' Custodians Scott Appleton $22,122.80 IN Robert Clark $29,475.25 Thomas Crehore $5,488.64 III Martin Dopazo $11,371.36 Alan Francesconi $23,475.20 II Sally Langlois $13,704.00 . Jeffery O'Brien $21,463.04 in Cornelius O'Connell $31,935.20* Grounds Man Richard Bolinder $32,383.20 Maintenance Man Denis Langlois $41,358.24 34 II II ■ ■ ■ y� q O N CO CO CO m r N O N CO CO O co r. Q CO (00 Co OMf. • O CO OM D [NO sit l0 O CO Co rt r CO N 1n 1n R V O t0 cV U7 O O cV 1n N N aCi N 0) in m m M M O C CO sT M O O N m V N m 0) m 0 co co r N N. 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Craven, C.P.A., to perform an in- year ended June 30, 1999 in compliance with Chap- dependent audit of the financial activity of the Town ter 41, Section 61 of the General Laws of the Corn- for Fiscal Year 1999. monwealth of Massachusetts. The audit was conducted in accordance with I would like to take this opportunity to also ex- generally accepted auditing standards. press my appreciation to all for the help and coopera- tion received during the past year. Special thanks to As is the practice with most communities in the Rechelia Butilier and Greta Avery, Finance Depart- Commonwealth of Massachusetts,the Town has not ment personnel, the personnel of the Collector/ maintained historical cost records of its fixed assets. Treasurer's Office and the Assessor's Office without whose help and perseverance the past year's accom- In their opinion, except for the effects on the plishments would never have been possible. general purpose financial statements of the matter described above,the statements present fairly, in all Included in this report are the following: material respects, the financial position of the Town of Orleans as of June 30, 1999. 1) Schedule of Receipts/Expenditures (Cash Basis-Schedule A) Selected financial statements follow in this re- port. A complete copy of the General Purpose Finan- 2)Town Meeting Appropriation Activity Report cial Statements including all notes and additional in- (Cash Basis) formation is available for review at the Town Clerk's Office at the Orleans Town Hall. 3) Selected General Purpose Financial Statements Respectfully submitted, David A.Withrow Director of Municipal Finance • a ■ U a U a a ■ ■ ■ IN • 37 a ■ ■ TOWN OF ORLEANS SCHEDULE OF RECEIPTS/EXPENDITURES N As reported on Schedule A, for the Fiscal Year ended June 30,1999 GENERAL FUND II Revenue and Other Financial Sources Interfund Operating Transfers Tax Collections 4972 Transfers from Special Revenue Fund 328,933.00 U 4110 Personal Property Taxes 205,062.00 4973 Transfers from Capital Projects Funds 56,251.00 4120 Real Estate Taxes 10,788,811.00 Total Interfund Oper.Transfers 385,184.00 in 4142 Tax Liens(Titles)Redeemed 134,437.00 4143 Litigated Taxes Collected 2,908.00 U 4150 Motor Vehicle Excise 656,499.00 Total Non-School General Fund Revenues, 4161 Vessel(Boat)Excise 25,936.00 Other Financing Sources and Interfund II 4174 Penalties&Interest 31,574.00 Operating Transfers 14.519.439.00 Other Taxes 68,539.00 U 4180 In Lieu of Taxes 4,794.00 School Revenues and Other Financing Sources ' 4199 Room Occupancy Tax 181.758.00 4620-40 State Education Aid 355,146.00 U Total Taxes 12,100,318.00 Grand Total General Fund Revenues Other Financing Sources and Interfund si Charges For Services Operating Transfers 14;874,585.00 4244 Parks&Recreation Charges 700,088.00 III 4247 Garbage/Trash Charges 332,222.00 Non-School Expenditures and Other 4270 Other Charges for Services • ` 47,016.00 Financing Uses 5 4320 Fees 3,564.00 4360 Rentals 136.103.00 Expenditures II Total Charges For Service 1,218,993.00 122 Selectmen 412,340.00 131 Finance Committee 587.00 Ill Licenses and Permits 135 Accountant/Auditor 120,839.00 4410 Alcoholic Beverages Licenses 40,775.00 141 Assessors 176,193.00 II 4450 Other Licenses&Permits 231 423.00 145 Treasurer 86,744.00 Total License&Permits 272,198.00 146 Collector 86,744.00 IN 155 Data Processing 85,844.00 Revenues From State-Cherry Sheet 161 Town Clerk 75,611.00 I. 4611 State Owned Land 697.00 162 Elections 2,414.00 4613 Abatements to Veterans 7,371.00 163 Registration 10,466.00 III 4615 Abatements to the Blind 1,138.00 171 Conservation Commission 98,487.00 4616 Abatements to the Elderly 7,406.00 175 Planning Board - 114,157.00 ■ 4667 Veterans Benefits 1,839.00 176 Appeals Board 17,251.00 4671 Lottery 156,633.00 179 Other Land Use 2,745.00 ■ 4672 Highway Fund 9,134.00 192 Public Bldg/Properties 98,405.00 4699 Other Revenue from State 14.882.00 195 Town Reports 8,678.00 ■ Total State Revenue-C.S. 199,100.00 210 Police 1,467,955.00 220 Fire • 1,139,404.00 ■ 4695 Court Fines/Settlements 5.225.00 241 Building Inspector 167,823.00 Total Revenues-Other Gov'ts. 5,225.00 244 Weights/Measures 7,000.00 ■ 291 Civil Defense 300.00 Fines and Forfeitures 292 Dog Officer 14,500.00 ■ 4770 Fines&Forfeitures 26.337.00 294 Forestry 28,686.00 • Total Fines&Forfeitures 26,337.00 295 Harbormaster 236,312.00 II 411 Engineering 20,947.00 Miscellaneous Revenue 421 Highway Admin. 586,704.00 II Sale of Inventory 3,756.00 423 Snow/Ice Control 109,519.00 4820 Eamings on Investments 272,191.00 424 Street Lighting 26,643.00 4840 Other Misc.Revenues 36.137.00 II Total Misc.Revenues 312,084.00 ■ 38 U ■ ■ la 431 Waste Collection/Disposal Admin. 521,142.00 Revolving Funds . 510 Health Inspec.Services 173,387.00 4300 Other Charges 2,787.00 541 Council on Aging 146,793.00 4800 Misc.Revenue 13,882.00 • 543 Veterans'Services 15,376.00 4970 Transfers To Other Funds 32.00 599 Other Human Services 45,062.00 • 610 Library 284,740.00 Other Special Revenue 630 Recreation 96,117.00 4300 Other Charges 11,009.00 • 650 Parks 816,812.00 4600 State Revenue 18,680.00 691 Historical Commission 570.00 4800 Misc.Revenue 22,388.00 . 692 Celebrations 793.00 699 Other Culture 9,620.00 Water Fund Revenue ■ 710 Retirement of Debt Principal 670,000.00 4200 Charges for Services 1,251,188.00 751 Int.on Long Term Debt 216,857.00 ■ 911 Retirement Contribution 474,714.00 912 Workers'Comp. 27,457.00 Total Non School Revenue and • .913 Unemployment 3,263.00 Other Financing Sources 1,893,054.00 914 Health Insurance 531,312.00 • ■ 916 Medicare I , 996.00 School Revenues and Other Financing Sources 945 Liability Insurance . . 98,015.00 School Lunch Fund 49,973.00 IN 5621 County Tax 221,344.00 Special Revenue Fund 2,421.00 5634 Motor Vehicle Excise Tax Bills 1,351.00 Total School Revenues and ■ 5639 Mosquito Control Projects 47,988.00 Other Financing Sources 52,394.00 5640 Air Pollution Control Districts 2,991.00 ■ 5662 Regional Transit Authority 16,756.00 Grand Total Revenue and 5699 Other Intergovernmental 10.937.00 Other Financing Sources 1,945,448.00 ■ Total Non-School General Fund Expenditures 9,637,691.00 Non School Expenditures and Other Financing Uses State Grants III Transfers to Other Funds 5100 Personal Services 25,146.00 Transfers to Other Funds 15.692.00 5200 Purchase of Services 167,000.00 II Total Transfers to Others Funds 15,692.00 5400 Supplies 22,889.00 5800 Other Capital Outlay 105,112.00 1. Total Non School General Fund Expenditures and Other Financing Uses 9,653,383.00 Receipts Reserved for Appropriation III 5960 Transfers To Other Funds 50,000.00 School Expenditures and Other Financing Uses . • . 300.Orleans Elementary 2,401,059.00 Revolving Funds 310 Nauset Region Assessment 2,344,721.00 5400 Supplies 14,763.00 a 330 Cape Cod Tech Assessment 123,149.00 Other Special Revenue MI Total School General Fund Expenditures 4,868,929.00 and Other.Financing Uses 5200 Purchase of Services 27,304.00 III 5400 Supplies 15,109.00 Grand Total General Fund Expenditures 5960 Transfers To Other Funds 10,000.00 • and Other Financing Uses 14,522,312.00 Water Fund II SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 5100 Personal Services 337,224.00 5200 Purchase of Services 150,975.00 Non School Revenue and Other Financing Sources 5400 Supplies 52,402.00 State Grants 5600 Intergovernmental 2,639.00 4170 Penalties and Interest 13,309.00 5700 Other Charges and Expenditures 1,248.00 4500 Federal Revenue 28,857.00 5800 Other Capital Outlay , 86,641.00 • 4600 State Revenue 163,991.00 5960 Transfers To Other Funds 333.934.00 4800 Miscellaneous Revenue 138,421.00 4970 Transfers From Other Funds 171.00 Total Non School Expenditures and Other Financing Uses 1,402,386.00 39 • • Receipts Reserved For Appropriation 4300 Other Charges 215,371.00 III 4970 Transfers From Other Funds 12,968.00 Revenue and Other Financing Sources • School Expenditures and Other Financing Uses Conservation Land School Lunch Fund 46,294.00 4910 Bond Proceeds 1,179,900.00 Special Revenue Funds 15.885.00 4970 Transfers From Other Funds 2.500.00 Total School Expenditures and Total Revenue and III Other Financing Uses 62 179.00 Other Financing Sources 1,182,400.00 ■ Grand Total Expenditures and Expenditures and Other Financing Uses Other Financing Uses 62,179.00 Conservation Land III 5800 Other Capital Outlay 944,899.00 ■ CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND 5960 Transfers to Other Funds 56.251.00 Total Expenditures and ■ Expenditures and Other Financing Uses Other Financing Uses 1,001,150.00 Waste Water Treatment Facility ■ 5200 Purchase of Services 1,109.00 Revenue and Other Financing Sources 5600 Intergovernmental 4.707.00 COA Construction ■ Total Expenditures and 4910 Bond Proceeds 500.000.00 Other Financing Uses 5,816.00 Total Revenue and ■ Other Financing Sources 500,000.00 Revenue and Other Financing Sources Expenditures and Other Financing Uses • Water COA Construction • 4970 Transfers From Other Funds 65.000.00 5800 Other Capital Outlay 57.494.00 Total Revenue and Total Expenditures and II Other Financing Sources 65,000.00 Other Financing Uses 57,494.00 Expenditures and Other Financing Uses TRUST FUNDS • Water II 5200 Purchase of Services 1,370.00 Revenue and Other Financing Sources 5800 Other Capital Outlay 8,342.00 Expendable Trusts • Total Expenditures and 4820 Eamings on Investments 37,301.00 Other Financing Uses 9,712.00 4970 Transfers To Other Funds 2,341.00 • Non-Expendable Trusts a Expenditures and Other Financing Uses 4820 Eamings on Investments 39,325.00 Capping Landfill • 4830 Contributions and Donations 30,647.00 Il 5800 Other Capital Outlay 532.030.00 4970 Transfers To Other Funds 1.170.00 Total Expenditures and Total Revenue and III Other Financing Uses 532,030.00 Other Financing Sources 110,784.00 Revenue and Other Financing Sources Expenditures and Other Financing Uses • Replace Bulkhead Expendable Trusts • 4910 Bond Proceeds 500.000.00 5400 Supplies 3,950.00 Total Revenue and 5960 Transfers to Other Funds 2,101.00 • Other Financing Sources 500,000.00 Non-Expendable Trusts • Expenditures and Other Financing Uses 5200 Purchase of Services 1,920.00 Replace Bulkhead 5400 Supplies 40,583.00 • 5800 Other Capital Outlay 350 818.00 5700 Other Charges and Expendditures 3,021.00 Total Expenditures and 5960 Transfers To Other Funds 1.409.00 • Other Financing Uses 350,818.00 Total Expenditures and 40 Other Financing Uses 52,984.00 a a ■ ■ TOWN OF ORLEANS,MASSACHUSETTS • APPROPRIATION ACTIVITY FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30,1999 a REVISED EXPENDITURES BALANCE AS OF BAL CAR- DEPARTMENT APPROPRIATION BUDGET NET OF REFUNDS JUNE 30,1999 RIED FWD ■ • GENERAL GOVT a SELECTMENTTOWNADMIN. SALARIES 165,134.00 171,887.09 171,887.09 0.00 0.00 El EXPENSES 38,650.00 38,650.00 36,270.35 2,379.65 0.00 ENGINEERING 25,000.00 32,658.82 22,538.82 10,120.00 5,920.00 a LEGAL 70,000.00 80,000.00 79,426.87 573.13 0.00 AUDIT SERVICES 17,200.00 17,200.00 17,000.00 200.00 0.00 U UNPAID BILL OF PRIOR YEARS 0.00 613.82 613.82 0.00 0.00 AFFORDABLE HOUSING 7022 0.00 1,120.00 0.00 1,120.00 1,120.00 II CHAMBER OF COMERCE FD 7018 25,250.00 25,250.00 18,920.98 6,329.02 6,329.02 CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 0.00 10,478.96 4,598.88 5,880.08 5,880.08 Ii TOGETHER WE CAN 5,000.00 , 5,000.00 5,000.00 0.00 0.00 PLEASANT BAY MGT RES PLAN 0.00 8,000.00 8,000.00 0.00 0.00 a ADA IMPROVEMENTS 0.00 25,000.00 6,149.25 18,850.75 18,850.75 CIP OPEN SPACE 0.00 4,086.37 0.00 4,086.37 4,086.37 • CIP SURVEY TOWN LAND 0.00 8,050.00 6,300.00 1,750.00 1,750.00 DISABILITIES ACT IMPROVE.5020 0.00 9,637.70 7,526.20 2,111.50 2,111.50 • FEASIBILITY STUDY 0.00 3,900.00 3,400.00 500.00 500.00 FUND SKATE BOARD PARK 0.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 0.00 0.00 U REFUND OF PRIOR YEARS 0.00 980.00 979.29 0.71 0.00 PLEASANT BAY MGT RES PLAN 0.00 24,000.00 0.00 24,000.00 24,000.00 a DEPARTMENT TOTALS 346,234.00 467,512.76 389,611.55 77,901.21 70,547.72 a TELEPHONE/COMM SYSTEM EXPENSES 26,143.00 26,143.00 22,768.07 3,374.93 0.00 a DEPARTMENT TOTALS 26,143.00 26,143.00 22,768.07 3,374.93 0.00 • FINANCE COMMITTEE SALARIES 2,316.00 2,357.50 0.00 2,357.50 0.00 a EXPENSES 555.00 586.56 586.56 0.00 0.00 RESERVE FUND 130,000.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 a DEPARTMENT TOTALS 132,871.00 2,944.06 586.56 2,357.50 0.00 a FINANCE/TOWN ACCOUNTANT SALARIES 115,530.00 118,420.32 118,301.34 118.98 0.00 a EXPENSES 3,115.00 3,115.00 2,538.95 576.05 0.00 DEPARTMENT TOTALS 118,645.00 121,535.32 120,840.29 695.03 0.00 a ASSESSING DEPARTMENT 11 SALARIES 126,954.00 130,180.59 128,666.94 1,513.65 0.00 EXPENSES 51,992.00 56,813.50 47,525.87 9,287.63 7,250.00 DEPARTMENT TOTALS 178,946.00 186,994.09 176,192.81 10,801.28 7,250.00 TREASURER/COLLECTOR SALARIES 148,330.00 152,313.96 144,112.39 8,201.57 0.00 II EXPENSES 30,740.00 32,740.00 28,682.84 4,057.16 0.00 TAX TAKINGS 10,000.00 10,000.00 694.48 9,305.52 0.00 DEPARTMENT TOTALS 189,070.00 195,053.96 173,489.71 21,564.25 0.00 41 a ■ ■ REVISED EXPENDITURES BALANCE AS OF BAL CAR- DEPARTMENT APPROPRIATION BUDGET NET OF REFUNDS JUNE 30,1999 RIED FWD a COMPUTER DEPARTMENT . SALARIES 20,000.00 20,000.00 16,819.84 3,180.16 0.00 EXPENSES 38,900.00 47,093.25 30,929.82 16,163.43 6,593.25 . LONG LIFE EQUIPMENT 50,000.00 59,399.41 38,094.69 21,304.72 21,304.72 CIP EDP SYSTEM 7013 0.00 7,604.81 0.00 7,604.81 7,604.81 ■ DEPARTMENT TOTALS 108,900.00 134,097.47 85,844.35 48,253.12 35,502.78 TOWN CLERK a SALARIES 65,724.00 67,731.91 65,221.20 2,510.71 0.00 EXPENSES 9,450.00 10,450.00 10,390.14 59.86 0.00 DEPARTMENT TOTALS 75,174.00 78,181.91 75,611.34 2,570.57 0.00 ■ ELECTIONS ■ SALARIES 1,791.00 2,121.04 2,121.04 0.00 0.00 EXPENSES 456.00 456.00 293.05 162.95 ' 0.00 a DEPARTMENT TOTALS 2,247.00 2,577.04 2,414.09 162.95 '0_.00 VOTER REGISTRATION a SALARIES 11,519.00 11,701.55 9,891.03 1,810.52 " 0.00 . EXPENSES 850.00 850.00 574.71 275.29 0.00 DEPARTMENT TOTALS 12,369.00 12,551.55 10,465.74 2,085.81 ' 0.00 . CONSERVATION . SALARIES 75,131.00 88,577.16 81,898.21 6,678.95 0.00 EXPENSES 4,950.00 4,950.00 2,726.60 2,223.40 0.00 . PUBLIC EDUCATION 5,000.00 5,000.00 3,012.66 1,987.34 0.00 SEA CALL FARM RENOVATION 140,000.00 140,000.00 850.00 139,150.00 139,150.00 IN CONSERVATION FD 7021 10,000.00 10,000.00 10,000.00 0.00 0.00 DEPARTMENT TOTALS 235,081.00 248,527.16 98,487.47 150,039.69 139,150.00 a WATER QUALITY a EXPENSES 988.00 988.00 746.87 241.13 0.00 DEPARTMENT TOTALS 988.00 988.00 746.87 241.13 0.00 IN PLANNING a SALARIES 95,433.00 84,830.32 76,996.11 7,834.21 0.00 EXPENSES 4,338.00 12,588.00 7,601.54 4,986.46 4,800.00 a LCPC CONSSULTANT 0.00 40,000.00 29,560.00 10,440.00 10,440.00 DEPARTMENT TOTALS 99,771.00 137,418.32 114,157.65 23,260.67 15,240.00 a ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS • SALARIES 10,383.00 12,708.48 12,702.98 5.50 0.00 EXPENSES 3,290.00 4,548.01 4,548.01 0.00 0.00 a DEPARTMENT TOTALS 13,673.00 17,256.49 17,250.99 5.50 0.00 OPEN SPACE a SALARIES 1,146.00 1,164.60 1,058.16 106.44 0.00 a EXPENSES 1,050.00 1,050.00 961.31 88.69 0.00. DEPARTMENT TOTALS 2,196.00 2,214.60 2,019.47 195.13 0.00 a a 42 a a ■ REVISED EXPENDITURES BALANCE AS OF BAL CAR- DEPARTMENT APPROPRIATION BUDGET NET OF REFUNDS JUNE 30,1999 RIED FWD ■■ ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL SALARIES 1,413.00 433.00 0.00 433.00 0.00 . EXPENSES 1,128.00 1,128.00 0.00 1,128.00 0.00 DEPARTMENT TOTALS 2,541.00 1,561.00 0.00 1,561.00 0.00 TOWN OFFICE BUILDING . SALARIES 24,739.00 29,020.24 26,433.39 2,586.85 0.00 • EXPENSES 47,957.00 47,957.00 47,957.00 0.00 0.00 I CIP SITE IMPROVEMENTS 41,700.00 45,700.00 0.00 45,700.00 45,700.00 • CIP REPAIR TOB 0.00 80,309.75 0.00 80,309.75 80,309.75 • CIP REPAIR TOWN OFFICE BLD 4018 0.00 1,206.15 0.00 1,206.15 1,206.15 CIP BLDG FEASABILITY STDY 6008 0.00 13,409.00 12,628.20 780.80 0.00 ■ DEPARTMENT TOTALS 114,396.00 217,602.14 87,018.59 130,583.55 127,215.90 • TN REPORTS/TN MEETING EXPENSES 10.925.00 10,925.00 8.678.12 2.246.88 0.00 IN DEPARTMENT TOTALS 10,925.00 10,925.00 8,678.12 2,246.88 0.00 • COMMUNITY CENTER EXPENSES 15,117.00 15,117.00 14,387.07 729.93 0.00 ■ DEPARTMENT TOTALS 15,117.00 15,117.00 14,387.07 729.93 0.00 IN PROTECT PERS&PROP ANIMAL CONTROL • EXPENSES 14,500.00 14,500.00 14,500.00 0.00 0.00 DEPARTMENT TOTALS 14,500.00 14,500.00 14,500.00 0.00 0.00 POLICE/COMMUNICATIONS • SALARIES 1,188,488.00 1,219,118.72 1,208,870:32 10,248.40 0.00 EXPENSES 95,011.00 95,011.00 88,563.25 6,447.75 0.00 . EQUIPMENT 84,488.00 84,488.00 49,488.00 35,000.00 35,000.00 POLICE TOWN DETAILS 6,940.00 18,940.00 16,204.98 2,735.02 0.00 • SUMMER POLICE PROGRAM 0.00 18,000.00 3,943.80 14,056.20 14,056.20 POLICE STATION VENTILATION 6106 0.00 30,700.00 23,062.00 7,638.00 7,638.00 . DEPARTMENT TOTALS 1,374,927.00 1,466,257.72 1,390,132.35 76,125.37 56,694.20 II POLICE BUILDING SALARIES 12,528.00 12,903.84 11,032.48 1,871.36 0.00 • EXPENSES 37,983.00 37,983.00 23,314.13 14,668.87 12,550.00 DEPARTMENT TOTALS 50,511.00 50,886.84 34,346.61 16,540.23 12,550.00 • GASOLINE • EXPENSES 57,291.00 57,291.00 43,475.66 13,815.34 0.00 DEPARTMENT TOTALS 57,291.00 57,291.00 43,475.66 13,815.34 0.00 • FIRE/RESCUE ■ SALARIES 1,014,692.00 1,037,589.80 1,026,273.40 11,316.40 0.00 EXPENSES 71,704.00 73,520.17 73,478.08 42.09 0.00 • CIP REPLACE PAGERS 0.00 3,674.55 3,663.87 10.68 0.00 CIP REPAIR BUILDING 6002 0.00 6,524.30 5,606.54 917.76 917.76 • DEPARTMENT TOTALS 1,086,396.00 1,121,308.82 1,109,021.89 12,286.93 917.76 • 43 • • • REVISED EXPENDITURES BALANCE AS OF BAL CAR- DEPARTMENT APPROPRIATION BUDGET NET OF REFUNDS JUNE 30,1999 RIED FWD FIRE BUILDING Ill EXPENSES 40,149.00 40,149.00 29,075.39 11,073.61 9,870.00 CIP SITE IMPROVEMENT 53,000.00 53,000.00 1,307.00 51,693.00 51,693.00 DEPARTMENT TOTALS 93,149.00 93,149.00 30,382.39 62,766.61 61,563.00 BUILDING • SALARIES 111,991.00 115,298.81 110,257.33 5,041.48 0.00 U EXPENSES 35,212.00 35,212.00 32,609.68 2,602.32 0.00 CIP REPLACE EQUIPMENT 28,000.00 26,000.00 24,286.00 1,714.00 • DEPARTMENT TOTALS 175,203.00 176,510.81 167,153.01 9,357.80 0.00 BUILDING CFODE BOARD OF APPEALS • SALARIES 1,000.00 1,000.00 428.38 571.62 0.00 5 EXPENSES 105.00 105.00 41.77 63.23 0.00 DEPARTMENT TOTALS 1,105.00 1,105.00 470.15 634.85 0.00 • SEALER WGTS&MSRS • EXPENSES 7,000.00 7,000.00 7,000.00 0.00 0.00 DEPARTMENT TOTALS 7,000.00 7,000.00 7,000.00 0.00 0.00 5 CIVIL DEFENSE • SALARIES 300.00 300.00 300.00 0.00 0.00 CIP LONG LIFE EQUIPMENT 0.00 25,000.00 0.00 25,000.00 25,000.00 DEPARTMENT TOTALS 300.00 25,300.00 300.00 25,000.00 25,000.00 TREE/DUTCH ELM/INS SALARIES 20,064.00 6,388.00 5,411.32 976.68 0.00 • EXPENSES 23,701.00 23,701.00 23,275.47 425.53 0.00 DEPARTMENT TOTALS 43,765.00 30,089.00 28,686.79 1,402.21 0.00 5 SHELLIHARBORMASTER 5 SALARIES 100,829.00 103,296.53 103,002.93 293.60 0.00 EXPENSES 20,042.00 27,971.45 27,827.97 143.48 0.00 • EQUIPMENT 90,201.00 95,751.00 95,728.51 22.49 0.00 SHELLFISH PROJECT 9,000.00 17,941.47 8,490.00 9,451.47 9,451.47 • CIP LAUNCH RAMP 4008 0.00 4,599.34 1,263.48 3,335.86 3,335.86 DEPARTMENT TOTALS 220,072.00 249,559.79 236,312.89 13,246.90 12,787.33 • EDUCATION a ORLEANS ELEM SCHOOL EXPENSES 2,415,67400 2,451,182.80 2,369,302.68 81,880.12 47,419.05 5 OES BUILDING 0.00 30,000.00 30,000.00 0.00 0.00 ORLEANS COMMUNITY PLAYGROUND 0.00 88,000.00 0.00 88,000.00 88,000.00 5 AFTER SCHOOL INSURANCE 1,500.00 1,500.00 1,376.20 123.80 0.00 AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM 7023 750.00 750.00 750.00 0.00 0.00 • DEPARTMENT TOTALS 2,417,924.00 2,571,432.80 2,401,428.88 170,003.92 135,419.05 NAUSET REG ASSESS • EXPENSES 2,349,263.00 2,324,091.00 2,324,091.00 0.00 0.00 5 CIP_NRHS RENOVATION 26 737.00 26.737.00 20.629.75 6,107.25 6,107.25 DEPARTMENT TOTALS 2,376,000.00 2,350,828.00 2,344,720.75 6,107.25 6,107.25 5 44 a ■ ■ ■ REVISED EXPENDITURES BALANCE AS OF BAL CAR- . DEPARTMENT APPROPRIATION BUDGET NET OF REFUNDS JUNE 30,1999 RIED FWD . C.C.TECH ASSESS EXPENSES 123,149.00 123,149.00 123,149.00 0.00 0.00 ■ DEPARTMENT TOTALS 123,149.00 123,149.00 123,149.00 0.00 0.00 ■ PUBLIC WORKS HIGHWAY ■ SALARIES 302,973.00 301,182.96 288,309.77 12,873.19 0.00 EXPENSES 92,391.00 97,881.00 86,722.22 11,158.78 7,444.89 . EQUIPMENT 177,000.00 212,748.02 122,407.63 90,340.39 90,340.39 ROAD REPAIR 26,100.00 26,100.00 26,082.67 17.33 0.00 a DRAINAGE 31,200.00 31,200.00 31,167.29 32.71 0.00 MONUMENT PROJECT 0.00 13,000.00 0.00 13,000.00 13,000.00 O CIP DRAINAGE REMEDIATION 0.00 26,875.50 390.00 26,485.50 26,485.50 CIP DRAINAGE REMEDIATION 0.00 6,808.67 0.00 6,808.67 6,808.67 ■ CIP DRAINAGE REMEDIATION 2022 0.00 30,000.00 30,000.00 0.00 0.00 CIP LAYOUT TOWN ROAD 0.00 5,862.25 1,625.00 4,237.25 4,237.25 ■ DEPARTMENT TOTALS 629,664.00 751,658.40 586,704.58 . 164,953.82 148,316.70 . SNOW REMOVAL SALARIES 18,345.00 23,176.35 23,176.35 0.00 0.00 • EXPENSES 47,125.00 78,737.09 86,341.95 -7,604.86 0.00 DEPARTMENT TOTALS 65,470.00 101,913.44 109,518.30 -7,604.86 0.00 II STREET LIGHTS • EXPENSES 35,515.00 35,515.00 26,643.35 8,871.65 0.00 DEPARTMENT TOTALS 35,515.00 35,515.00 26,643.35 8,871.65 0.00 ■ ENGINEERING ■ ENGINEERING 20,000.00 35,980.00 20,946.74 15,033.26 11,242.00 DEPARTMENT TOTALS 20,000.00 35,980.00 20,946.74 15,033.26 11,242.00 II DISPOSAL AREA • SALARIES 107,789.00 122,569.12 121,124.45 1,444.67 0.00 EXPENSES 370,505.00 391,153.00 367,023.33 24,129.67 0.00 • EQUIPMENT 60,000.00 131,976.00 5,660.84 126,315.16 99,976.00 ENGINEERING 5,000.00 16,375.50 16,375.50 0.00 0.00 in HAZARDOUS WASTE 8,000.00 8,000.00 8,000.00 0.00 0.00 ENCUMBRANCE 0.00 2,959.00 2,959.00 0.00 0.00 • DEPARTMENT TOTALS 551,294.00 673,032.62 521,143.12 151,889.50 99,976.00 • HUMAN SERVICES HEALTH ■ SALARIES 143,029.00 147,077.44 142,971.62 4,105.82 0.00 EXPENSES 27,555.00 32,550.25 27,771.98 4,778.27 2,995.00 ■ INSP&MAINT PROG 7019 0.00 2,643.21 2,643.21 0.00 0.00 SEPTIC BETTERMENT 5019 0.00 25,000.00 0.00 25,000.00 25,000.00 . SEPTIC BETTERMENT 4027 0.00 1,056.15 0.00 1,056.15 1,056.15 DEPARTMENT TOTALS 170,584.00 208,327.05 173,386.81 34,940.24 29,051.15 U U 45 U ■ ■ REVISED EXPENDITURES BALANCE AS OF BAL CAR- DEPARTMENT APPROPRIATION BUDGET NET OF REFUNDS JUNE 30,1999 RIED FWD COUNCIL ON AGING ■ SALARIES 108,042.00 111,335.92 101,731.59 9,604.33 0.00 EXPENSES 20,691.00 20,691.00 20,691.00 0.00 0.00 5 CIP SENIOR CITZ ADDITION 7001 32,000.00 32,000.00 24,370.90 7,629.10 7,629.10 DEPARTMENT TOTALS 160,733.00 164,026.92 146,793.49 17,233.43 7,629.10 5 HUMAN SERVICES a EXPENSES 45,062.00 45,062.00 45,062.00 0.00 0.00 DEPARTMENT TOTALS 45,062.00 45,062.00 45,062.00 0.00 0.00 5 VETERANS BENEFITS 5 VETS ASSESSMENT 11,955.00 11,955.00 11,954.36 0.64 0.00 VETS BENEFITS 5,000.00 7,240.48 3,421.70 3,818.78 3,818.78 5 DEPARTMENT TOTALS 16,955.00 19,195.48 15,376.06 3,819.42 3,818.78 ■ CULTURE/RECREATION SNOW LIBRARY 5 SALARIES 214,499.00 220,144.97 210,241.53 9,903.44 0.00 EXPENSES 74,502.00 74,502.00 74,499.42 2.58 0.00 5 DEPARTMENT TOTALS 289,001.00 294,646.97 284,740.95 9,906.02 0.00 • S RECREATION SALARIES 81,237.00 84,265.23 80,679.23 3,586.00 0.00 5 EXPENSES 15,438.00 15,438.00 15,437.21 0.79 0.00 DEPARTMENT TOTALS 96,675.00 99,703.23 96,116.44 3,586.79 0.00 5 WINDMILL 5 SALARIES 3,552.00 3,552.00 3,235.71 316.29 0.00 EXPENSES 4,475.00 4,475.00 783.00 3,692.00 3,650.00 5 EQUIPMENT 7,000.00 7,000.00 0.00 7,000.00 7,000.00 WINDMILL RESTORATION 7024 0.00 6,349.00 0.00 6,349.00 6,349.00 5 DEPARTMENT TOTALS 15,027.00 21,376.00 4,018.71 17,357.29 16,999.00 PARKS&BEACHES • SALARIES 503,164.00 509,986.53 474,050.75 35,935.78 0.00 ■ EXPENSES 136,571.00 145,071.00 137,580.95 7,490.05 0.00 EQUIPMENT 161,000.00 311,347.67 200,231.18 111,116.49 111,116.49 5 CIP REPLACE SAND-SKAKET 7009 0.00 1,110.14 930.78 179.36 0.00 DEPARTMENT TOTALS 800,735.00 967,515.34 812,793.66 154,721.68 111,116.49 5 HERRING BROOK SALARIES 375.00 375.00 375.00 0.00 0.00 ■ EXPENSES 100.00 100.00 0.00 100.00 0.00 5 DEPARTMENT TOTALS 475.00 475.00 375.00 100.00 0.00 O.K.H.REG.DIST. ■ SALARIES 510.00 517.63 293.79 223.84 0.00 5 EXPENSES 320.00 320.00 276.12 43.88 0.00 DEPARTMENT TOTALS 830.00 837.63 569.91 267.72 0.00 1111 S 46 S • • REVISED EXPENDITURES BALANCE AS OF BAL CAR- • DEPARTMENT APPROPRIATION BUDGET NET OF REFUNDS JUNE 30,1999 RIED FWD MEM&VETS DAY II EXPENSES 2,573.00 2,573.00 2,209.11 363.89 0.00 • DEPARTMENT TOTALS 2,573.00 2,573.00 2,209.11 363.89 0.00 ■ CULTURAL COUNCIL EXPENSES 650.00 650.00 418.64 231.36 0.00 • DEPARTMENT TOTALS 650.00 650.00 418.64 231.36 0.00 111 EXPENSES EVENTS&INFO EXPENSES 8,250.00 8,250.00 7,411.38 838.62 0.00 • DEPARTMENT TOTALS 8,250.00 8,250.00 7,411.38 838.62 0.00 • DEBT SERVICE MAT.NOTES&BONDS • EXPENSES 670,000.00 670,000.00 670,000.00 0.00 0.00 DEPARTMENT TOTALS 670,000.00 670,000.00 670,000.00 0.00 0.00 • .INTEREST NOTES&BONDS • EXPENSES 222,803.00 , 225,953.00 204,057.75 21,895.25 0.00 WILDFLOWER LANE.(GAVIGAN) 0.00 11,750.00 8,093.75 3,656.25 0.00 • COA CONSTRUCTION 0,00 22,500.00 0.00 22,500.00 22,500.00 GAN INTEREST SEPTAGE 7105 0.00 5,000.00 4,705.91 294.09 0.00 • DEPARTMENT TOTALS 222,803.00 265,203.00 216,857.41 48,345.59 22,500.00 • STATE&COUNTY EXPENSES 781,342.00 793,822.00 776,081.50 17,740.50 0.00 • DEPARTMENT TOTALS 781,342.00 793,822.00 776,081.50 17,740.50 0.00 • INSURANCE&BONDS EXPENSES 147,900.00 139,900.00 125,471.85 14,428.15 0.00 • DEPARTMENT TOTALS 147,900.00 139,900.00 125,471.85 14,428.15 0.00 • UNEMP COMPENSATION EXPENSES 8.000.00 8.000.00 3.262.64 4.737.36 0.00 • DEPARTMENT TOTALS 8,000.00 8,000.00 3,262.64 4,737.36 0.00 EMP HEALTH/MEDICARE • EXPENSES 649,500.00 561,500.00 531,312.39 30,187.61 0.00 :MEDICAID REIMBURSEMENT 0.00 5,000.00 996.00 4,004.00 4,004.00 U DEPARTMENT TOTALS 649,500.00 566,500.00 532,308.39 34,191.61 4,004.00 • SUB TOTAL DEPT BDGTS 15,115,617.00 16,091,731.73 14,509,861.15 1,581,870.58 1,160,598.21 • CURRENT ARTICLES MISC. • STEEL COLA 0.00 692.37 0.00 692.37 0.00 NON UNION COLA 18,997.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 • PLANACOLA 16,500.00 1,373.53 0.00 1,373.53 0.00 PLAN B COLA 5,800.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 ■ PLAN C COLA 19.430.00 1.738.79 0.00 1 738.79 0.00 CURRENT ART.TOTAL 60,727.00 3,804.69 0.00 3,804.69 0.00 GENERAL FUND TOTAL 15,176,344.00 16,095,536.42 14,509,861.15 1.585,675.27 1,160,598.21 47 ■ ■ REVISED EXPENDITURES BALANCE AS OF BAL CAR- DEPARTMENT APPROPRIATION BUDGET NET OF REFUNDS JUNE 30,1999 RIED FWD U CAPITAL PROJECTS PAST ARTICLES ROAD RECONSTRUCTION 11-99 0.00 231,551.00 0.00 231,551.00 231,551.00 • ROAD RECONSTRUCTION 85-97 0.00 92,818.97 44,726.09 48,090.88 48,090.88 ROAD RECONSTRUCTION 86-98 0.00 116,025.00 22,400.00 93,625.00 93,625.00 • ROAD RECONSTRUCTION 113-98 0.00 466,968.00 37,984.14 429,003.86 429,003.86 CH 90 PAST ARTICLE TOTALS 0.00 907,382.97 105,112.23 802,270.74 802,270.74 II CIP CAPPING LANDFILL 3007 0.00 678,111.21 532,029.15 146,082.06 146,082.06 III LANDFILL PAST ARTICLE TOTALS 0.00 678,111.21 532,029.15 146,082.06 146,082.06 CIP REPLACE BULKHEAD 0.00 500,000.00 350,818.05 149,181.95 149,181.95 111 BULKHEAD PAST ARTICLE TOTAL 0.00 500,000.00 350,818.05 149,181.95 149,181.95 CIP TEST WELLS 0.00 11,362.83 4,355.52 7,007.31 0.00 ■ WELL CASING&EQUIP 6201 0.00 61,547.40 3,986.16 57,561.24 0.00 SALT WATER INTRUSION 0.00 65,000.00 1,370.34 63,629.66 63,628.66 U WATER PAST ARTICLE TOTALS 0.00 137,910.23 9,712.02 128,198.21 63,628.66 NAMEQUOIT BOG 0.00 100,000.00 100,000.00 0.00 0.00 II GALLAGHER PROPERTY 0.00 15,000.00 15,000.00 0.00 0.00 ■ FUND SCENIC&NATURAL 0.00 20,000.00 0.00 20,000.00 20,000.00 PORTINIMICUT ROAD 0.00 347,500.00 345,000.00 2,500.00 2,500.00 . LAND SOUTH ORLEANS RD 0.00 139,900.00 139,899.00 1.00 0.00 CONSERVATION ARTICLE TOTAL 0.00 622,400.00 599,899.00 22,501.00 22,500.00 • COA CONSTRUCTION 0.00 500,000.00 57,494.00 442,506.00 442,506.00 • COA CONSTRUCTION ARTICLE TOTAL 0.00 500,000.00 57,494.00 442,506.00 442,506.00 GRAND TOTAL CAP.PROJECTS 0.00 3,345,804.41 1,655,064.45 1,690,739.96 1,626,169.41 is WATER SPECIAL REV.FUND ■ WATER DEPARTMENT SALARIES 332,386.00 341,468.77 337,224.33 4,244.44 0.00 EXPENSES 200,221.00 218,282.44 184,634.36 33,648.08 2,455.40 II 61,100.00 116,100.00 84,141.69 31,958.31 31,958.31 OTHER ASSESSMENTS 2,639.00 2,639.00 2,638.58 0.42 0.00 ■ WATER SERVICE CONNECTIONS 35,000.00 67,026.96 13,786.00 53,240.96 53,240.96 ENGINEERING 5,000.00 6,895.22 6,204.85 690.37 0.00 ■ CIP TELEMETER 7015 0.00 2,630.12 2,500.00 130.12 0.00 DEPARTMENT TOTALS 636,346.00 755,042.51 631,129.81 123,912.70 87,654.67 . PAST ARTICLES II NON UNION COLA 1,103.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 PLAN C COLA 1,670.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 ■ DEPARTMENT TOTALS 2,773.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 WATER GRAND TOTAL 639.119.00 755.042.51 631,129.81 123.912.70 87.654,67 11 GR TOTAL ALL FUNDS 15,815,463.00 20,196,383.34 16,796,055.41 3,400,327.93 2,874,422.29 U 1. CIP=Capital Improvement Plan 48 • • ■ ■ ■ 71 <D N r O r m O r O N 00 .. In ko op e .. ., .0 ... ., r a • g rn n - .. U a .., a • • g I■ 6 oo is • r -k$' I p II O s9 • U e M O; En 0..., Fj m n in ■ ow va Ua En NE. a s Q T Q �j M p C W VtO m V -.. .• r y N ■ g 0t61 61 is o7. bc • • O�.l� {i N1 a N .�-. N .N+ 0 I m ■ m Cg R sn ,.. • IN o g En I w ■ g 13 1 0 . .M ■ a ■ 1 1 ° io r p 9 1 IN E •L �+ • 5335 °'.b o 'x F 8. 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TOWN OF ORLEANS,MASSACHUSETTS • Ill SCHEDULE OF OUTSTANDING DEBT II YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 1999 • Bonds payable: • As of June 30, 1999,the Town had the following outstanding long-term debt: • Amount Fiscal Original Outstanding II Date of Year of Principal Interest at June 30, Issue Maturity Amount Rate 1999 II General debt • (inside debt limit): • Land acquisition 12/30/98 2001 $ 139,000 3.45% $ 139,900 . Land acquisition 08/1/98 2008 350,000 4.82% 350,000 Refunding debt 10/1/97 2009 2,685,000 6.25% 2,580,000 . Solid water transfer 06/15/90 2000 830,000 6.25% 80,000 . General debt (Outside debt limit): . Orleans Elementary 06/15/90 2009 1,370,000 6.25% 70,000 Land acquisition 04/15/93 2003 310,000 5.00% 120,000 . Drainage 04/15/93 2003 370,000 5.00% 140,000 • Water debt (Outside debt limit): . Water well septage 2/15/94 1995-2004 585,000 4.495"/d 285,000 (Inside debt limit): Water ■ mapping 2/15/94 2004 206,000 4.495% 80,000 In $ 3,844,900 1111 Debt service to maturity consists of the following: Principal merest Total MI For the year ending June 30,2000 $ 599,900 $ 175,892 $ 775,792 II 2001 515,000 146,559 661,559 2002 505,000 124,324 629,324 • 2003 455,000 102,958 557,958 2004 365,000 82,045 447,045 Thereafter 1,405,000 188.562 1.593.562 II ■ $ 3344,900 L. 820.340 $ 4,665,240 • U 51 U ■ ■ TOWN CLERK BIRTHS MI Nineteen ninety-nine was a very busy year in There were a total of 27 Births, 17 Males and 10 • the town clerk's office. A new passport program has Females recorded in this office in 1999. been instituted in the Town Clerks Office. Staff mem- Under M.G.L.Chapter 438 births of children can III bers went to Boston for training to become Passport no longer be published in the Town Report. Acceptance Agents. This means you can now apply for a passport in the Town Clerk's office. We have been kept busy since the word got around that we •DEATHS IN now office this service. JANUARY III I would like to extend my thanks to John Kelly, 4th Gertrude Eastman Joslin 99 the Town Administrator, his staff,the Board of Select- 6th Timothy Richard Greene 51 II men, and all of the employees of the Town for their 6th Harlan Sutherland Kennedy, Jr. 74 cooperation, and assistance. A special thanks to 6th Ethel (Aaronson) Coleman 77 El Karen C. Sharpless,Assistant Town Clerk, the Elec- 9th Norma D. Freeman 69 tion workers,the Board of Registrars,and the citizens 16th Theresa (Roberge) Beaudoin 86 II of the Town of Orleans. Being your Town Clerk is an 17th Margaret Eleanor(Scott)Andrews 59 honor and a privilege. 18th Louise (O'Brien) Watts 58 lIl 18th Mary Emily (Lanier) Gray 96 I hereby submit the following reports: 18th Alberta H. (Wolfensberger) Martin 83 • 29th Ernest George Zilliac 93 1. Town Meetings: il March 29th, 1999 Special FEBRUARY May 10th, 1999 Annual 4th Howard Allen Putt 76 • May 10th, 1999 Special within the Annual 5th Hubbard Mansfield Rattle 87 December 6th, 1999 Special 7th Robert Chirgwin 49 • 8th Mildred (Brown) Rarus 71 2. Elections 9th Frances Priscilla (Thacher) Young 93 • April 6th,1999 Special 10th Walter Mallory Schardt 79 May 18th, 1999 Annual 12th Margaret (Chandler)Thomas 95 II November 23rd, 1999 Old Kings Highway 13th Nancy (Coulter)Achille 63 Historic District 19th Catherine Pauline (Davis)Thompson 82 • 22nd John William Andersen 88 3. Reports: 23rd Kusti John Ojala 56 a Dog Licenses 24th Ralph Kenneth Brakke 82 Shellfish Permits 26th Marion Natalie (Fulton) Rangnow 73 • Fish &Game Licenses Issued 28th Joseph Robert Porcari 85 Passports 28th Henry Earl Goodrich 81 • 4. Statistics: MARCH • Birth, Marriages and Death recorded in 1999 6th Melvin Gustave Zorn 79 6th Gertrude Evelyn Selloy 101 • Respectfully submitted 11th Katharine M. (Lanier) Rechnagel 96 Anne R. Lennon,Town Clerk 16th Catharine Breed Hall 89 • 23rd Julia Pauline (Carp) Marx 75 24th Kenneth R. Dennis 83 • 28th Loretta (Sweeney) McGahey 92 APRIL 1st Caxton Croxford Foster 70 • 1st David Phillip Weidig 78 2nd John L. Klim 79 • 2nd Lena Mary(Karosa) Franz 82 III 52 • ■ ■ 4th Esther Elizabeth (Sparrow) Manimon 97 SEPTEMBER 6th Evelyn Carol (Spear) Hynds 99 2nd Harold Co!dwell Thomas 78 13th Ada Marion (Marshall) Slifer 89 12th James Murray Townsend, Jr. 84 • 23rd Alice Perry (Chase) Mayo 86 15th Myron W. Craske 55 24th Caroline (Niverth) Pojedinec 81 18th Brenda L. (Bell) Golden-Shaw 58 24th Charlotte (Silberstein) Steinberg 98 MAY 26th Robert F. Spear 48 • 3rd Marguerite (Hicks) Maher 93 4th William Albert King 90 OCTOBER • 10th Dorothy (MacLeod) Fulcher 93 1st Ethel Josephine Byrnes 92 19th Dagmar(Kenseth) Hendry 97 3rd Robert Risley Mansfield, Jr. 64 • 20th Anne M. (Talbot) Burford 86 3rd Louise A. (Genovese) Salvaggio 78 29th Doris W. (Critchett) Rainey 87 19th Harry A.A. Low 86 31st Elizabeth Patricia Hale (aka Nalewajk) 61 23rd Thomas Lyman 87 • JUNE NOVEMBER 2nd Francis Anthony Fettig, Jr 70 5th Caroline Elizabeth Russell 85 6th William Park Burroughs 91 8th Catherine Mary(Campion) Henderson 94 9th Helen (Foley) Beales Lubitz 86 15th Mary Evans Blanchard 64 16th Harlen Monroe Chapman 86 16th Harry Francis Howard 95 16th Chester A. Landers 78 17th Gerard Alfred Croteau, Sr. 89 18th Alfred Barrett Belanger 84 20th Kenneth John Castle 68 21st Lawrence Hunt Bruce, Sr. 81 • 24th Mary Whitelaw 91 DECEMBER 24th Anna Cone (McDonald) Freeman 35 1st Peter Dow Campbell, II 58 I 26th Alice Montgomery Jacobson 82 6th Barbara Hume Rust 83 26th William John Hockman 75 9th George Paul Norgeot 72 30th Eileen (Fulton) North 84 13th Fleda F. Ochsner 82 20th Gordon Everett Sylver 66 • JULY 28th WilliamArrott Jones 80 2nd Barbara (Hedges) Beggs 103 31st Francis Xavier Collins 85 • 3rd Richard Frederick Rich 92 7th Marion Louise (Semonian)Young 79 • 16th Lawrence Cowles Coe 72 MARRIAGES 23rd Victor M. Hogan, Jr 73 1. 25th Lillian (Garrity) Edwards 77 JANUARY 26th Marzee Elizabeth (Garnand) Harrison 86 9th Royal Church Thurston, Ill,Orleans, MA to II 28th Harry Sterrett Miller 80 Jocelyn Marie Vachon, Orleans, MA 30th Janet (McMillen)Tenney 90 • FEBRUARY AUGUST 6th Christopher S. Donner, Orleans, MA to • 3rd Margaret Mary(Goddard) Walsh 90 Ann M. Jodrey, Orleans, MA 4th Jennifer Lynn Foster 4th John William Oppelaar, Orleans, MA to A/K/A Kenneth C. Forsberg 56 Kelly Mooney Whitney, Orleans, MA 7th Richard A. Fulcher 81 4th John Joseph Armstrong, Orleans, MA to 8th Sylvia Rae (Baker) Rodger 64 Lisa Quimby Brown, Orleans, MA 13th Elaine Irene Rose 74 16th Jewell King Patterson 92 MARCH 18th Alberta Oline Geyer 80 5th Manuel A. Fernandez, Chicago, IL to 18th Bruce Howard Dauphinee 67 Amy J. McDonald, Chicago, IL 20th Alton Harding Cox 78 14th William Kellen, Orleans, MA to 28th David Landon Johnson, Jr 86 Roxanne Wallace, Orleans, MA 31st Lorraine Susan (Perry) Rayel 69 20th Richard William McKean, Brewster, MA to Sabra P. Reynolds, Brewster, MA 53 • ■ APRIL 23rd Douglas Hanz Foss, Phoenix,AZ to 3rd Steven Lee Smith,Orleans, MA to Allyson Hope Campagna, Phoenix,AZ Jodi L. Doyle-Capshew, Orleans, MA 24th Robert Remsen Vickrey, Orleans, MA to 11th Paul Aarron Viera,Orleans, MA to Beverly Bowen Rumage, Naples, FL • Debbra Lynne Barton, Orleans, MA 25th Christopher Stefan Galazzi, Los Angeles, CA 17th Matthew Joseph Flaherty, Framingham, MA to to Alisa M. Magnotta, Los Angeles, CA II Rebecca Jane Hardy, Edinburgh, UK AUGUST • MAY 7th James Fargo Balliett, Orleans, MA to 8th Nicholas Anthony Pinardi, Jr.,Auburn, NH to Laurie Celine Smith, Orleans, MA III Lisa Marie Mayo,Auburn, NH 8th Kyle W. Strickland, Columbus, OH to 8th Leonard Chapman Sciarra, Evanston, IL to Jennifer Lynn Spink, Columbus, OH • Gerri Lynn Lasch, Evanston, IL 14th Robert James Nielson, Norwalk, CT to 8th Gregory Robert James, Raleigh, NC to Carolyn Stacey Tarantino, Norwalk, CT Jenny Rebecca Linkkila, Raleigh, NC 14th Jeffrey Michael Thibodeau, Brewster, MA to 15th Patrick Anthony Bunce, Surrey, England to ' Jeanne E. Baskin, Orleans, MA II Cristeen Lynn Dennis, Hilton Head,SC 21st Mark Rene Wilson, Somerville, MA to 15th David Christen Olsen, New York, NY to Nicole Lisbeth Sheridan, Somerville, MA • Diane Anastasio, New York, NY 22nd Matt Morgan White, Breckenridge, CO to 15th Michael Patrick McGarry,Orlando, FL to Heather Weyant Turnbull, Breckenridge, CO Ann Marie Crouch, Orlando, FL 21st Dawson Lycurgus Farber, IV, Orleans, MA to 22nd Robert Scott Wilson, Chattanooga,TN to Cirrus Rose Lawry, Orleans, MA In Karen Kiefer, Chattanooga,TN 28th Brian David Moffitt, Boulder, CO to 22nd Matthew Mark Morrissette, Pottstown, PA to Taylor Katherine White, Boulder, CO III Jennifer Johns Dowhanick, Pottstown, PA 28th Carson Allen Reopell, Jr., Ware, MA to 22nd John Crawford Cassidy, New York, NY to Debra Ann Guerrette, Ware, MA • Rebecca Kelly, New York, NY 29th James Christopher Beall, Denver, CO to SEPTEMBER • Dara Julene Jantzen, Denver, CO 5th Richard Michael Grunes, Montclair, NJ to 29th Christopher M. Downs, Canton, NY to Lauren Meredith Elliott, Montclair, NJ III Barbara L. Reidy, Canton, NY 11th Brian Keith Johnson, Rochester, NY to Deborah Ann Cardarelli, Rochester, NY I. JUNE 11th Bradley Inge Farwell, Manhattan Beach, CA to 5th William M. Redihan, Orleans, MA to Ann Harmon Miller, Manhattan Beach, CA III Amy Lynne Horton, Orleans, MA 11th Ivan Ferreira Niero, Yarmouth, MA to 12th Robert Lawrence Deckard, Houston,TX to Marilusa Lopes Pereira, Hyannis, MA Melissa Lynn Stone, Houston,TX 11th Geoffrey Gordon Haenn, Ft. Washington, PA 19th Emest Edward Butilier,Orleans, MA to to Lori Ann Ragona, New Hope, PA • Candace Joy O'Connor, Orleans, MA 11th Mehdi Hosseini, Orleans, MA to 20th Jamie Thomas Hempel, Orleans, MA to Kim Marie Woodbury, Orleans, MA . Tina Marie Smith,Orleans, MA 12th Bryan Clark Gilpin, Seattle, WA to 26th Charles Anders Grimm,Studio City, CA to Deborah Mary Homsi, Seattle, WA ■ Helen Madeleine Brine Scammell,Orleans, MA 18th Colin Alexander Eitelbach, Chatham, MA to Julie Ann Ryder, Chatham, MA ■ JULY 18th Matthew Karl Belcher, Denver, CO to 9th Herminio Colon-Guasp, Duanesburg, NY to Megan Lucey Driscoll, Denver, CO Jane Alison Moren, Duanesburg, NY 18th Thomas Winston Cooney, New York, NY to 10th John A. Johnson,Jr., New York, NY to Christine Isabel Laidlaw, New York, NY Sandra Lee Kirkman, New York, NY 19th John M. Kew, Orleans, MA to 16th Andrew William Eaton, Orleans, MA to Kerry A. Schindler, Orleans, MA ■ Kelly Barbara Shamma, Orleans, MA 25th Robert Jeffrey Taylor, Kansas City, MO to 24th Kent Andrew Allen,Atlanta, GA to Carla Anne Jonathan, Kansas City, MO • Katherine Mary Shaw, Westborough, MA 25th Craig Matthew Fischer,Arvada, CO to Rebecca Hall Talmadge,Arvada, CO 54 . Ill • Ell 26th John Birch Carey,Watertown, MA to NOVEMBER • Susan Andrea Lesser,Watertown, MA 14th Christopher Ward Ellsasser, Seal Beach, CA 28th Armin Anton Scheidbach, Munich, Germany to to Jacqueline Mary Reid, Seal Beach, CA • Elke Reineke, Munich, Germany 26th Neil Handel Stallings, St. Louis, MO to Theresa Lynn Bliss, Belleville, IL II OCTOBER 26th Richard Dean Callahan, Camillus, NY to 2nd Thomas Francis Neal, Sleepy Hollow, NY to Maureen D. Charland, Camillus, NY • Rita Marie Beck, Sleepy Hollow, NY 27th Ernest Charles Houston, Ill, Cranston, RI to 2nd John W. Hornberger, Jr., Orleans, MA to Jennifer Marie St. Cyr, Cranston, RI • Jennifer Lynn Eble, Orleans, MA 2nd Timothy John Boylan, Valhalla, NY to DECEMBER • Kristin Elizabeth Jaros, Valhalla, NY 4th Eric Carlson Jones, Owatonna, MN to 9th Bruce Howard Bartlett, River Ranch, FL to Elizabeth Amy Rank, Owatonna, MN II Natalie Ann Howell, Orleans, MA 31st Lawrence T.James, Orleans, MA to 9th Graham Rufus Button, New York, NY to Martha Florence Sabine, Waquoit, MA • Kerry A. Dolan, New York, NY 9th Ronald Leroy Mantley,Jr., Chatham, MA to In Mary Clare Elizabeth Kay, Chatham, MA DOGS 10th Mark Christopher Sims, Orleans, MA to I Mary Hannah Henderson, Orleans, MA 236 Males @ $3.00 = $708.00 10th Laurence Berrin, Carmel, NY to 246 Spayed Females @ $3.00 = $738.00 • Cheryl Lynn Pierce, Carmel, NY 13 Females CD $6.00 = $ 78.00 10th Edward Butler Eccles, Upper Montclair, NJ to 5 Kennels CO $10.00 = $ 50.00 • Holly Lynn Apgar, Upper Montclair, NJ 2 Boarding Kennels @ $50.00 = $100.00 11th Terence J. Kane, Orleans, MA to • Eufemia S. Cahilig, Orleans, MA 11th John Barry MacMartin,Orleans, MA to SHELLFISH PERMITS SOLD FROM IN Amy Kay Brown, Orleans, MA APRIL- DECEMBER 1999 15th Niels Ame Wahl, Kiel, Germany to • Gunbrit Haar, Kiel, Germany 567 Resident/Taxpayer CO $5.00 = $2,835.00 15th James Emest Spinney,Jr., San Diego, CA to 443 Resident of State © $15.00 = $6,645.00 MI Marion Esther White, Poway, CA 199 Out of State © $20.00 = $3,980.00 16th Gregory John Speckhart, Redwood City, CA to 12 Duplicate @ $1.00 = $12.00 • Annika Elisabet Svensson, Redwood City, CA 16th Donald C. Smith, II, Eastham, MA to TOTAL $13,472.00 • Lori E.Walker, Eastham, MA 16th Gregg Brotherton Sherbume, Orleans, MA to II Holly Renee Wilson, Watertown, MA PASSPORTS 16th Steven Edward Johns, Orleans, MA to We sold a total of 42 Passports, and received II Jacquelyn Anne Miller,Orleans, MA $630.00 in this office in 1999. 16th Gary C. Carr,Orleans, MA to In Heather Lynne Brown,Orleans, MA 23rd David Alan Bailey, Orleans, MA to • Heather Todd Kroll, Orleans, MA 23rd James Joseph McGonigle,Washington, DC to • Lisa Gayle Ross,Washington, DC 23rd David Chase Weeda, New York, NY to • Alison Mary Mullette, New York, NY 30th James Peters Freeman, Fairfield,CT to Lee Pekich, Linwood, NJ 31st Adrian Joseph Duguay, Chatham, MA to • Kim Roderiques, Chatham, MA U ■ 55 • • • REPORT OF THE FISH & GAME LICENSES ISSUED IN 1999 IN TOTAL TOWN TOWN FISH/ • O LICENSE CLASS ISSUED FEES VALUE FEES FEES GAME 58 Fl - Resident Fishing 22.50 1,305.00 0.50 29.00 1,276.00 • O F2 - Resident Fishing- Minor 6.50 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.00 9 F3 - Resident Fishing 65-69 11.25 101.25 0.50 4.50 96.75 II 26 F4- Resident Fishing - Handicapped FREE NONE NONE NONE NONE 13 F6 - Non-Resident Fishing 32.50 422.50 0.50 6.50 416.00 7 F7 - Non-Resident Fishing 3-Day 18.50 129.50 0.50 3.50 126.00 Ill F8- Resident Fishing 3-Day 7.50 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.00 0 F9-Non-Resident Minor Fishing 6.50 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.00 O Ti - Resident Trapping 30.50 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.00 II O T2 - Resident Trapping -Minor 6.50 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.00 II • T3- Resident Trapping Age 65-69 15.25 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.00 0 DF - Duplicate Fishing 2.50 0.00 NONE NONE NONE . O DT-.Duplicate Trapping 2.50 0.00 NONE NONE NONE 11 H1 - Resident Citizen Hunting 22.50 247.50 0.50 5.50 242.00 1 H2 - Resident Hunting 65-69 11.25 11.25 0.50 0.50 10.75 ll 1 H3 - Resident Hunting Paraplegic FREE NONE NONE NONE NONE ■ 1 H4 - Resident Alien Hunting 22.50 22.50 0.50 0.50 22.00 O H5 - Non-Resident Hunting - Big Game 94.50 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.00 O H6 - Non-Resident Hunting-Small Game 60.50 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.00 2 H8- Resident Citizen - Minor Hunting 6.50 13.00 0.50 1.00 12.00 Ill • Si - Resident Sporting 40.00 280.00 0.50 3.50 276.50 1 S2 - Resident Sporting 65-69 20.00 20.00 0.50 0.50 19.50 15 S3- Resident Citizen Sporting Over 70 FREE NONE NONE NONE NONE il 0 DH - Duplicate Hunting 2.50 0.00 NONE NONE NONE 1 DS - Duplicate Sporting 2.50 2.50 NONE NONE NONE In 7 M1 -Archery Stamp 5.10 35.70 0.10 0.70 35.00 15 M2-Waterfowl Stamp 5.00 75.00 0.25 3.75 71.25 • 3 M3- Primitive Firearms Stamp 5.10 15.30 0.10 0.30 15.00 92 W1 -Wild Conserv. Stamp- Resident 5.00 460.00 NONE NONE NONE • 19 W2 -Wild Conserv. Stamp- Non-Resident 5.00 95.00 NONE NONE NONE ■ TOTAL 3,236.00 59.75 2,618.75 . Respectfully submitted, • Anne R. Lennon Town Clerk • • • ■ ■ U U 56 IN • ■ ■ "DOINGS" for which they have performed services for the Town. • SPECIAL TOWN MEETING HELD ON ACTION: Voted, voice vote carried unani- I. MARCH 29, 1999 mously. • The Special Town Meeting was called to order PROCEDURAL MOTION: A motion was made at 6:35 p.m. by Moderator, Duane Landreth when that Town Meeting waive the requirements of the Or- • Town Clerk,Anne R. Lennon declared that a quorum leans Home Rule Charter, Chapter 8, Financial Pro- of voters (265)was present.Actual number of voters visions and Procedures,so that the Town Meeting may ,• attending the Special Town Meeting was 310. The consider a total appropriation under Article 1 which meeting was adjourned at 7:00 p.m. exceeds One Million Four Hundred Sixteen Thousand a and 00/100($1,416,000.00) Dollars,the sum set forth Tellers: James Snedecor,Augusta McKusick, in the Capital Plan for FY'99. • Walter Swidrak. ACTION: Voted, voice vote carried unani- 11 INDEX mously. I. ARTICLE 1. FUND FY99 SENIOR CENTER ARTICLE 1. FUND FY99 SENIOR CENTER EXPANSION EXPANSION U ARTICLE 2.FUND ORLEANS PERMANENT To see if the Town will vote to transfer from avail- FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION able funds or borrow a sufficient sum of money for LOCAL 2675 I.A.F.F. CONTRACT the purpose of remodeling, reconstructing and mak- ing extraordinary repairs to the Orleans Senior Cen- ARTICLE 3.TRANSFER OF SURPLUS ter and for constructing, originally equipping and fur- PROPERTY KENT'S POINT nishing an addition to the existing building, including all expenses incidental and related thereto and to re- ARTICLE 4.CLOSING ARTICLE scind the action taken under Article 12 of the Novem- ber 16, 1998 Special Town Meeting and any borrow- . MOTION: A motion was made to dispense with ing authorized thereunder. Provided, however, that the reading of the Warrant except the Preamble,Con- such vote shall not take effect until the Town votes to • clusion and Attestation thereof. exempt from the limitation of total taxes imposed by Massachusetts General Law Chapter 59,Section 21 C II ACTION: Voted, voice vote carried unani- (Proposition 2-1/2 so-called)the amounts required to mously. pay the principal and interest on the borrowing ap- II proved by such vote, or to take any other action rela- MOTION: A motion was made that the provi- tive thereto. • sions of General Laws Chapter 39, Section 15 that the Town Moderator may conduct all vote requiring a MOTION: A motion was made that this article • two-thirds majority by statute in the same manner in be accepted and adopted and that the sum of One which the Moderator conducts the vote when a ma- Million Five Hundred Seventy Two Thousand Five • jority vote is required. This vote shall be in effect for Hundred and 00/100 ($1,572,500.00) Dollars be ap- this Town Meeting. propriated for the purpose of remodeling, reconstruct- :♦ ing and making extraordinary repairs to the Orleans ACTION: Voted, voice vote carried unani- Senior Center and for constructing, originally equip- mously. ping and furnishing an addition to the existing build- ing, including all expenses incidental and related II MOTION: A motion was made that all Town Of- thereto,and that to raise such appropriation the Trea- ficials or department managers or their duly desig- surer,with the approval of the Board of Selectmen, is j• nated representative, required to attend Town Meet- authorized to borrow the sum of One Million Three ing pursuant to Section 2-7-3 of the charter,all of whom Hundred Fifty Thousand and 00/100($1,350,000.00) • are not residents of the Town of Orleans, be permit- Dollars pursuant to Massachusetts General Laws ted to address the Town Meeting on matters affecting Chapter 44,Section 7(3)&(3A),or any other enabling • their office, department or organization, or projects authority, and to issue Bonds or notes of the Town ■ 57 II ■ therefor, and that the sum of Two Hundred Thousand ARTICLE 4. CLOSING ARTICLE and 00/100($200,000.00) Dollars previously received ■ or to be received by the Town in the form of grants and And to act on any other business that may le- donations shall also be appropriated for this purpose gaily come before the meeting. and further that the sum of Twenty Two Thousand Five Hundred and 00/100 ($22,500.00) Dollars be trans- MOTION: A motion was made that this meet- 5 ferred from the Notes and Bonds Wildflower Lane ing be adjourned. (Gavigan) Property Account to pay for the first year principal and interest on said borrowing;and to autho- ACTION: Voted, voice vote carried unani- rize the Board of Selectmen to accept any and all gifts mously. and donations for this purpose which shall be used to offset the total appropriation authorized therein. Pro- A TRUE COPY ATTEST: vided,however,that such vote shall not take effect until Anne R. Lennon the Town votes to exempt from the limitation of total Town Clerk taxes imposed by Massachusetts General Law Chap- ter 59, Section 21C (Proposition 2-1/2 so-called) the 5 amounts required to pay the principal and interest on the borrowing approved by such vote. SPECIAL TOWN ELECTION 11 TUESDAY APRIL 6T", 1999 ACTION: Voted, standing vote carried by ma- 5 jority. Yes =294; No= 12. The Special Town Election was held at the Ameri- can Legion Hall. The polls opened at 7:00 a.m. and II ARTICLE 2. FUND ORLEANS PERMANENT closed at 8:00 p.m. by the Town Clerk, Anne R. FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION LOCAL 2675 Lennon.A total of 535 voters turned out,which is about III I.A.F.F. CONTRACT 10%of the registered voters in Orleans. To see if the Town will vote to transfer from avail- Constable was: Mary Stevens. Police Off lc- • able funds a sum of money to be added to the FY 99 ers were:Ernie Butilier;Howard Pavlofsky.Poll work- Salaries Account in the Fire Department budget,or to ers for the day were: Teresa McCormack(Warden) take any other action relative thereto. and Joan Reed (Deputy Warden). Tellers were: IN Esther Bielby; Gloria Edwards; Paul Edwards; Jean MOTION: A motion was made that this article Herbert; Gloria Mellin; Joan Spieker; Olive Westa; 5 be accepted and adopted and that the sum of Twenty Virginia Wiley. Two Thousand and 00/100 ($22,000.00) Dollars be a transferred from the Notes and Bonds Wildflower Lane TOTAL NUMBER OF VOTERS 535 (Gavigan) Property Account for this purpose. QUESTION 1. ACTION: Voted,voice vote carried unanimously. II Shall the Town of Orleans be allowed to exempt ARTICLE 3. TRANSFER OF SURPLUS from the provisions of proposition two and one-half, 5 PROPERTY KENT'S POINT so-called, the amounts required to pay for the bond issued in order to remodel, reconstruct and make ex- 5 To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Con- traordinary repairs to the Orleans Senior Center and servation Commission to transfer certain items of his- for construction, originally equipping and furnishing 5 torical significance to the Orleans Historical Society an addition thereto? which are located on the property known as Kent's Point, or to take any other action relative thereto. YES Four Hundred Eighty-Six 486 MOTION: A motion was made that this article NO Forty-Nine 49 ■ be accepted and adopted as printed in the warrant. • A TRUE COPY ATTEST: ACTION: Voted,voice vote carried unanimously. Anne R. Lennon ■ Town Clerk ■ 58 ■ 5 • • CITIZEN OF THE YEAR AWARD Article 13. Amend and Adopt Revised Personnel . At the beginning of the May 1999 Annual Town Bylaw Article 14. Fund Personnel Compensation 11 Singleton Board of Selectmen Chairman Beverley Plan A& Plan B General Wage Increase Singleton presented Lester Albee with the Citizen of Article 15. Fund Orleans Permanent Firefighters 1. the Year award. Mr.Albee has served as Principal of Association Local 2675 I.A.F.F. Contract the Orleans Elementary School for 26 years and re- Article 16. Adopt and Fund Provisions of MGL Ch 41, • tired at the end of the school year. Sec 108F Quinn Bill Article 17. Fund Downtown Village Planning Study "At Les's retirement party people reminisced Article 18. Amend Zoning Bylaw Sec. 164-11C about Les's many talents as an educator...an Prohibited Uses& 164-4 Definitions II administrator...a psychologist...afinancial advisor...a Article 19. Amend Zoning Bylaw Sec. 164-4 gardener...but most of all people reminisced about Definitions . his loyalty as a personal friend." Article 20. Amend Zoning Bylaw&Zoning Maps- District Name Change • "For 26 years Orleans"kiddos"as Mr.Albee like Article 21. Fund AudioNideo Equipment for to refer to them, caught the joy for learning at OES, Televising Meetings • because Mr.Albee hired excellent staff, managed the Article 22. Fund Orleans Chamber of Commerce/ staff with great skill and inspired everyone...students Orleans Improvement Association • and teachers alike...to do the very best they could." Article 23. Fund Conservation Fund Article 24. Amend Orleans Town Code-Add ■ The Board of Selectmen,voted on May 10,1999, Demolition of Historical Structure Bylaw to make Mr. Albee an "Honorary Citizen of Orleans" Article 25. Fund Orleans After School Activities • and present him with the Citizen of the Year Award for Program Insurance (By Petition) 1999 in recognition of his outstanding contribution to Article 26. Fund Orleans After School Activities • the community as Principal at the Orleans Elemen- Program Educational Supplies(By Petition) tary School for twenty-six years. Article 27. Fund Nauset Together We Can Prevention Council, Inc. Juice Bar(By Petition) Congratulations...best wishes for good health Article 28. Fund Public Education and Supplies • and much happiness in your retirement. (By Petition) Article 29. Create Underground Utility Study • Committee (By Petition) Article 30. Little Cove Lane Layout&Taking- • INDEX Private to Public Way Article 31. Proposed Land Bank Acquisition 29-31 • Article 1. Report Of The Selectmen,Town Officers So. Orleans Rd. & Special Committees Article 32. Free Cash to Reduce Taxes • Article 2. Town/School Budget Article 33. Closing Article Article 3. Capital Improvement Plan ■ Article 4. Fund FY00 Town Office Building Archi- tectural and Engineering Design Plans • Article 5. Fund FY00 Pumping Test Well#8 Article 6. Fund FY00 Iron&Manganese Removal Study Article 7. Resolution-Chapter 90 Funds- Major Road Projects • Article 8. Accept Transportation Bond Bill Funds Article 9. Holding State Harmless for Work • Article 10. Authorize to Sell Surplus Equipment& Accept Gifts • Article 11. Adopt M.G.L. Chapter 44, Section 53E1/2 (Revolving Account for Transfer Station) • Article 12. Adopt M.G.L. Chapter 44, Section 53E1/2 (Council On Aging Revolving Account) • . 59 • • • • TOWN OF ORLEANS III OPERATING BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR JULY 1,1999-JUNE 30,2000 Il 1999 2000 DOLLAR PCT ■ LINE/ ADOPTED pROPOSED CHANGE QHANGF GENERALGDVERNMENT ■ 122 SELECTMEN/TOWN ADMINISTRATOR 1 SALARY 171,481 179,080 7,599 4.43% a 2 EXPENSE 150,850 152,000 1,150 0.76% TOTAL SELECTMEN/TOWN ADMINISTRATOR 322,331 331,080 8,749 . 2.71% • 123 TELEPHONE/COMMUNICATIONS ■ 3 EXPENSE 26,143 29,816 3,673 14.05% ■ TOTAL TELEPHONE/COMMUNICATIONS 26,143 29,816 3,673 14.05% 131 FINANCE COMMITTEE ■ 4 SALARY 2,358 - (2,358) -100.00% ■ 5 EXPENSE 555 2,690 2,135 384.68% 6 (Note 1) RESERVE FUND 107,662 130,000 22,338 20.75% 1.TOTAL FINANCE COMMITTEE 110,575 132,690 22,115 20.00% 135 FINANCE DIRECTOR . 7 SALARY 118,420 120,176 1,756 1.48% f 8 EXPENSE 3,115 2,740 (375) -12.04% TOTAL FINANCE DIRECTOR 121,535 122,916 1,381 1.14% II 141 ASSESSING • 9 SALARY 130,181 133,745 3,564 2.74% 10 EXPENSE 51,992 50,322 (1,670) -3.21% • TOTAL ASSESSING 182,173 184,067 1,894. 1.04% 145 TREASURER/COLLECTOR 11 11 SALARY 152,314 150,263 (2,051) -1.35% IN 12 EXPENSE 42,740 45,709 2.969 6.95% TOTAL TREASURER/COLLECTOR 195,054 195,972 918 0.47% ■ 155 COMPUTER SYSTEMS ■ 13 SALARY 20,000 20,356 356 1.78% 14 EXPENSE 38,900 37,900 (1,000) -2.57% ■ 15 CAPITAL OUTLAY 50,000 42,000 (8.000) -16.00% . TOTAL COMPUTER SYSTEMS 108,900 100,256 (8,644) -7.94% ■ 161 TOWN CLERK 16 SALARY 67,732 65,849 (1,883) -2.78% 17 EXPENSE 9,450 9,450 - 0.00% . 18 CAPITAL OUTLAY - 8,000 8,000 100.00% TOTAL TOWN CLERK 77,182 83,299 6,117 7.93% . Note 1: Original Reserve Fund Appropriation for FY 1999 was 5130,000. Reduced amount is a result of transfers to other budgets. • • 60 ■ • • • • 1999 2000 DOLLAR PCT ■ LINEB ADOPTED PROPOSED CHANGE CHANGE 162 ELECTIONS ■ 19 SALARY 1,791 4.648 3,057 170.69% 20 EXPENSE 456 900 444 97.37% TOTAL ELECTIONS 2,247 5,748 3,501 755.87% 163 VOTER REGISTRATION ■ 21 SALARY 11,702 11,702 0.00% 22 EXPENSE 850 850 - 0.00% a TOTAL VOTER REGISTRATION 12,552 12,552 - 0.00% ■ 171 CONSERVATION 23 SALARY 88,577 69,186 (19,391) -21.89% • 24 EXPENSE 4,950 4,950 - 0.00% 25 CAPITAL OUTLAY 5,000 - (5,000) -100.00% ■ TOTAL CONSERVATION 98,527 74,136 (24,391) -24.76% • 172 WATER QUALITY 26 EXPENSE 988 1,146 158 15.99% ■ TOTAL WATER QUALITY 988 1,146 158 15.99% 111 175 PLANNING ■ 27 SALARY 93,080 120,897 27,817 29.89% 28 EXPENSE 4,338 9,005 4,667 107.58% TOTAL PLANNING 97,418 129,902 32,484 33.34% ■ 176 ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS 29 SALARY 10,534 10,535 1 0.01% 30 EXPENSE 3,290 3,290 0.00% ■ TOTAL ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS 13,824 13,825 1 0.01% ■ 179 OPEN SPACE COMMITTEE 31 SALARY 1,165 1,399 234 20.09% 32 EXPENSE 1,050 1,200 150 14.29% TOTAL OPEN SPACE COMMITTEE 2,215 2,599 384 17.34% 182 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL 33 SALARY 433 - (433) -100.00% 34 EXPENSE 1,128 - (1,128) -100.00% TOTAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL 1,561 - (1,561) -100.00% ■ 192 TOWN OFFICE BUILDING ■ 35 SALARY 29,020 26,661 (2,359) -8.13% 36 EXPENSE 51,957 41,452 (10,505) -20.22% ■ 37 CAPITAL OUTLAY 41,700 - (41.700) -100.00% TOTAL TOWN OFFICE BUILDING 122,677 68.113 (54,564) 44.48% ■ 195 TOWN REPORTS/TOWN MEETING ■ 38 EXPENSE 10,925 14,750 3,825 35.01% TOTAL TOWN REPORTS/TOWN MEETING 10,925 14,750 3,825 35.01% U B1 U • • 1999 2000 DOLLAR PCT ■ /�uc4 �pgp pROPOSED CNANGF CHANGE 198 COMMUNITY CENTER • ,19 EXPENSE 15,117 15,853 736 4.87% TOTAL COMMUNITY CENTER 15,117 15,353 736 4.87% 5 GENERAL GOVERNMENT 1,521,944 1,518,720 (3,224) -0.21% ■ p48LIGSAFETY .... ■ 205 ANIMAL CONTROL 40 EXPENSE 14,500 14,500 - 0.00% TOTAL ANIMAL CONTROL 14,500 14,500 - 0.00% ■ 210 POLICE/COMMUNICATIONS 41 SALARY 1,214,618 1,208,220 (6,398) -0.53% ■ 42 EXPENSE 101,951 98,771 (3,180) -3.12% 43 CAPITAL OUTLAY 84,488 54,436 (30,052) -35.57% TOTAL POLICE/COMMUNICATIONS 1,401,057 1,361,427 (39,630) -2.83% S 211 POLICE BUILDING 44 SALARY 12,904 13,293 389 3.01% ■ 45 EXPENSE 37,983 21,570 (16,413) -43.21% TOTAL POLICE BUILDING 50,887 34,863 (16,024) -31.49% • 213 FUEL . 46 EXPENSE 57,291 55,339 (1,952) -3.41% • TOTAL FUEL 57,291 55,339 (1,952) -3.41% 220 FIRE/RESCUE S 47 SALARY 1,015,590 1,007,191 (8,399) -0.83% ■ 48 EXPENSE 71,704 - 101,968 30,264 42.21% 49- CAPITAL OUTLAY - 290,000 290,000 100.00% TOTAL FIRE/RESCUE 1,087,294 1,399,159 311,865 28.68% 221 FIRE BUILDING - U 50 EXPENSE 40,149 38,266 (1,883) -4.69% , 51 CAPITAL OUTLAY 53,000 - (53,000) -100.00% TOTAL FIRE BUILDING 93,149 38,266 (54,883) -58.92% ■ 241 BUILDING 52 SALARY 115,298 116,645 1,347 1.17% 53 EXPENSE 35,272 38,034 2,622 8.01% 54 CAPITAL OUTLAY 26,000 - (26,000) -100.00% TOTAL BUILDING 176,510 154,679 (21,631) -12.37% 242 BUILDING CODE BOARD OF APPEALS 55 SALARY 1,000 1,000 - 0.00% 56 EXPENSE 105 105 - 0.00% • TOTAL BUILDING CODE BOARD OF APPEALS 1,105 1,105 - 0.00% S • 62 • • ■ ■ . 1999 2000 DOLLAR PCT WBEg ADQpgg PROPOSED CHANGE CHANGE 244 SEALER OF WEIGHTS&MEASURES S 57 EXPENSE 7,000 7,000 - 0.00% • TOTAL SEALER OF WEIGHTS 8,MEASURES 7,000 7,000 - 0.00% . 291 CIVIL DEFENSE 58 SALARY 300 300 - 0.00% • TOTAL CIVIL DEFENSE 300 300 - 0.00% ' 294 TREE WARDEN . Ill 59 SALARY 6,388 39,125 32,737 512.48% 60 EXPENSE 23,701 25,655 1,954 8.24% MI TOTAL TREE WARDEN 30,089 64,780 34,691 115.29% 295 SHELLFISH/HARBORMASTER S 61 SALARY 103,297. 106,179 2,882 2.79% ■ 62 ' EXPENSE 36,971 28,640 (8,331) -22.53%, 63 CAPITAL OUTLAY 90,201 10.000 (80,201) -88.91% TOTAL SHELLFISH/HARBORMASTER 230,469 144,819 (85,650) -37.16% S PUBLIC SAFETY 3,149,651 3,276,237 126,586 4.02% ■ EDUCATION ■ 300 ORLEANS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 64 SALARY 217,952 217,191 (761) -0.35% ■ 65 ' EXPENSE 2,197,722 2,272,625 74,903 . 3.41% 66 CAPITAL OUTLAY 88,000 - (88,000) -100.00% ■ TOTAL ORLEANS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 2,503,674 2,489,816 (13,858) -0.55% 310 NAUSET REGIONAL ASSESSMENT 67 EXPENSE 2,324,091 2,406,167 82,076 153% 5 . : TOTAL NAUSET REGIONAL ASSESSMENT 2,324,091 2,406,167 82,076 3.53% ■ 330 CAPE COD TECHNICAL ASSESSMENT 68 EXPENSE ..123,149 138,993 15,844 12.87% . TOTAL CAPE COD TECHNICAL ASSESSMENT EXP. 123,149 138,993 15,844 12.87% ■ EDUCATION 4,950,914 5,034,976 84,062 1.70% • PUBLIC WORKS AND FACIL171ES _. 421 HIGHWAY a 69 SALARY 301,183 324,029 22,846 7.59% 70 EXPENSE 149,691 144,850 (4,841) -3.23% . 71 CAPITAL OUTLAY 177,000 95,000 (82,000) -46.33% TOTAL HIGHWAY 627,874 563,879 (63,995) -10.19% ■ 423 SNOW REMOVAL S 72 SALARY 18,895 . 18,896 1i 0.01% 73 EXPENSE 47,125 47,125 - 0.00% ■ TOTAL SNOW REMOVAL 66,020 66,021 1 0.00% ■ • 63 S • • 1999 2000 DOLLAR PCT • LINEffi ADOPTFD PROPOSFD CHANGE CHANGE 424 STREET LIGHTS • 74 EXPENSE 35,515 29,469 (6,046) -17.02% TOTAL STREET LIGHTS 35,515 29,469 (6,046) -17.02% • 425 ENGINEERING • 75 EXPENSE 20,000 • (20,000) -100.00% TOTAL ENGINEERING 20,000 - (20,000) -100.00% • 431 DISPOSAL AREA • 76 SALARY 122,569 129,472 6,903 5.63% • 77 EXPENSE 383,505 418,460 34.955 9.11% 78 CAPITAL OUTLAY 65,000 - (65,000) -100.00% TOTAL DISPOSAL AREA 571,074 547,932 (23,142) -4.05% • 450 WATER • 79 SALARY - 341.469 - ' 352,371 10,902 3.19% • 80 EXPENSE 207,860 202,894 (4,966) -2.39% 81 CAPITAL OUTLAY 116,100 115,000 (1,100) -0.95% TOTAL WATER-SRF (see note 1) 665,429 670,265 4,836 0.73% • PUBLIC WORKS AND FACILITIES 1.985,912 1,877,566 (108,346) -5.46% • ......................... ...;c c.;!:::. :::;: !;: • 510 HEALTH 82 SALARY 147,077 151,539 4,462 3.03% • 83 EXPENSE 27,555 25,555 (2,000) -7.26% TOTAL HEALTH 174,632 177,094 2,462 1.41% • 541 COUNCIL ON AGING • 84 SALARY 111,336 110,264 (1,072) -0.96% • 85 EXPENSE 20,691 23,315 2,624 12.68% TOTAL COUNCIL ON AGING 132,027 133,579 1,552 1.18% 542 HUMAN SERVICES • 86 EXPENSE 45,062 45,399 337 0.75% • TOTAL HUMAN SERVICES 45,062 45,399 337 0.75% • 543 VETERANS BENEFITS 87 EXPENSE 16,955 19,495 2,540 14.98% • TOTAL VETERANS BENEFITS 16,955 19,495 2,540 14.98% • HUMAN SERVICES 368,676 375,567 6,891 1.87% • CULTURE AND RECREATION 610 SNOW LIBRARY • 88 SALARY 220,146 230,248 10,100 4.59% • 89 EXPENSE 74,502 81,271 6,769 9.09% TOTAL SNOW LIBRARY 294,648 311,517 16,869 5.73% • • 64 • • ■ ■ 1999 2000 DOLLAR PCT ■ LINE# ADOPTFD PROPOSFD CHANGE CHANGE 630 RECREATION . 90 SALARY 84,265 77,185 (7,080) -8.40% 91 EXPENSE 15,438 18,058 618 4.00% ■ TOTAL RECREATION 99,703 93,241 (6,462) -6.48% ■ 649 WINDMILL 92 SALARY 3,552 3,552 - 0.00% II 93 EXPENSE 4,475 2,048 (2,427) -54.23% 94 CAPITAL OUTLAY 7,000 - (7,000) -100.00% . TOTAL WINDMILL 15,027 5,600 (9,427) -62.73% . 650 PARKS&BEACHES 95 SALARY 509,987 534,065 24,078 432% U 96 EXPENSE 145,071 131,857 (13,214) -9.11% 97 CAPITAL OUTLAY 152,500 12,000 (140,500) -92.13% ■ TOTAL PARKS&BEACHES 807,558 677,922 (129,636) -16.05% ■ 651 HERRING BROOK 98 SALARY 375 375 - 0.00% ■ 99 EXPENSE 100 100 - 0.00% TOTAL HERRING BROOK 475 475 - 0.00% ■ 690 OLD KINGS HIGHWAY REG DISTRIC ■ 100 SALARY 518 518 - 0.00% 101 EXPENSE 320 320 - 0.00% ■ TOTAL OLD KINGS HIGHWAY REG DISTRIC 838 838 - 0.00% . 692 MEMORIAL&VETERANS DAY 102 EXPENSE 2,573 2,573 - II TOTAL MEMORIAL&VETERANS DAY 2,573 2,573 0.00% - ■ 695 CULTURAL COUNCIL ■ 103 EXPENSE 650 650 - 0.00% TOTAL CULTURAL COUNCIL 650 650 0.00% - II 699 SPECIAL EVENTS&INFORMATION ■ 104 EXPENSE 8,250 8,250 - 0.00% TOTAL SPECIAL EVENTS&INFORMATION 8,250 8,250 - 0.00% ■ CULTURE AND RECREATION 1,229,722 1,101,086 (128,656) -10.46% U DEBT SERVICE 710 PRINCIPAL-NOTES&BONDS U 105 EXPENSE 670,000 929,900 259.900 38.79% ■ TOTAL PRINCIPAL-NOTES B BONDS 870,000 929,900 259.900 38.79% ■ 751 INTEREST-NOTES&BONDS 106 EXPENSE 222,803 417,248 194,445 87.27% ■ TOTAL INTEREST-NOTES&BONDS 222,803 417,248 194,445 87.27% U ■ 65 ■ ■ IN 1999 2000 DOLLAR PCT LINEEE ADOPTED PROPOSED CHANGF In DEBT SERVICE 892,803 1,347,148 454,345 50.89% II 1NT OCOVORNMENTA1,8NSUR ANCE , 820 STATE ASSESSMENTS II 107 EXPENSE 71,300 76,919 5,619 7.86% TOTAL STATE ASSESSMENTS . 71,300 76,919 5,819 7.88% U 830 COUNTY ASSESSMENTS . 108 SALARY 484,687 580,267 95,580 19.72% 1.109 EXPENSE 222,355 226,538 6,183 2.7728%34 .78% TOTAL COUNTY ASSESSMENTS 707,042 808,805 101,783 14.39% ■ 840 OTHER STATE&COUNTY CHARGES 110 EXPENSE 6,000 6,000 0.00% III TOTAL OTHER STATE&COUNTY CHARGES 6,000 6,000 - 0.00% . 912 INSURANCE NOTES AND BONDS ■ 111 EXPENSE 139,900 157,911 18,011 12.87% TOTAL INSURANCE NOTES AND BONDS 139,900 157,911 18,011 : 12.87% ■ 913 UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION . 112 EXPENSE 8,000 8,421 421 5.26% ■ TOTAL UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION 8,000 8,421 421 5.26% 914 EMPLOYEE HEALTH&MEDICARE . 113 SALARY 561,500 633,383 71,883 12.80% II TOTAL EMPLOYEE HEALTH&MEDICARE 581,500 633,383 71,883 12.80% INTERGOVERNMENTAL/INSURANCE 1,493,742 1,691,439 197,697 13.24% U TOTAL 15,593,364 16,222,720 629,356 4.04% . Note 1 Appropriations for employee benefits and debt payments associated with Water Department operations are Included in the operating budget under employee health/medicare and debt service totals. A portion of the Water Department revenues will be used to offset these costs. ■ ■ U U U U U ■ 66 U II ■ ■ CAPITAL OUTLAY REQUESTS a I. GPFRATING BUDGET CAPITAr.Ann AYR a LINE ITEM DEPARTMENT NUMBER DESCRIPTION AMOUNT ■ Computer 15 Upgrade Computer Hardware and Software $42,000 a Town Clerk 18 Voting Machine and Booths-2nd Precinct $8,000 N Police/Communications 43 Replace Two Cruisers $54,436 IN Fire/Rescue 49 Replace Rescue Vehicle $100,000 a Replace Pumper $190,000 IN $290,000 III Shellflsh/Harbormaster 63 Replace Outboard Motor $10,000 ■ Highway 71 Road Resurfacing Program $25,000 Replace Backhoe $70,000 ■ $95,000 II Water 81 Replace Four Wheel.Drive Truck $19,000 Replace Backhoe $52,000 a Replace Water Meters $24,000 Replace Water Mains $20,000 II $115,000 II Parks& Beaches 97 Replenish Sand-Skaket $12,000 a . Total $626,436 a II II II a IN a U ■ 67 a ■ ■ ARTICLE 3. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN To see if the Town will vote pursuant to CHAP- TER 8 FINANCIAL PROVISIONS AND PROCE- DURES, Section 7, Action of Town Meeting, Sub-Section 8-7-1 of the Orleans Home Rule Char- 11 ter, to act on the Capital Improvement Plan as pub- lished in the Warrant, by adopting said plan with or B without amendments thereto,which amendments may include an increase or decrease in the amount of U money allocated to any particular line item contained therein, the addition of new line items or the deletion U of line items contained therein, or to take any other action relative thereto. (Board of Selectmen) B (Simple Majority Vote Required) ■ ■ U ■ U ■ ■ U a U ■ ■ U ■ U ■ ■ ■ U 68 U ■ ■ ■ - - - in ■ t ■ _ . II tcr- ■ ■ e, o ■ It rn- ■ . O 0 O 0 ■ N 00 O O ■ z t °o 11 - 5 0 r III a z 0 O oo W 0 o 0 0 o 111 2 } O to O N II wo iL O K O a ell , ■ 2oa. 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W a c M o c+i c+i ch cc Li j LL• N 2 o c II II II II II an d W a r N M d' t[) D a Q C.� d I}L u u. 1}L LL W Q Z ■ O 3 rNMV V) < Z0 • 70 a a ■ ■ ANNUAL TOWN MEETING—MAY 10, 1999 MOTION: A motion was made that the Town • NAUSET REGIONAL MIDDLE SCHOOL vote to accept and adopt the report of the Selectmen, "DOINGS" Town Offices and all Town Committees,Commissions • and Boards as published in the 1998 Annual Report. The Annual Town Meeting was called to order • at 6:32 p.m.by Moderator Duane Landreth when Town ACTION: Voted,voice vote carried unanimously. Clerk,Anne R.Lennon declared that a quorum of 262 11 voters was present.Actual number of voters present ARTICLE 2. TOWN/SCHOOL BUDGET was 421. Meeting adjoumed at 10:30 p.m. II To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- Tellers were: James Y. Snedecor, Augusta F. priate and/or transfer from available funds a sum of II McKusick, Mary Reuland, and Jean Groezinger. money to fund and pay departmental expenses for the fiscal year commencing July 1, 1999 and ending U Beverly Singleton, Board of Selectmen, Chair- June 30, 2000 and to authorize the Board of Select- man,gave the Good Citizen Award to Les Albee since men to sell, trade, lease or exchange or otherwise he is retiring this year as Principal of the Orleans El- dispose of old equipment or vehicles deemed advis- . ementary School after 26 years of service. able and in the best interest of the Town. The pro- ceeds from any such disposition to be applied toward ■ MOTION: Ms. Singleton moved to dispense the cost of acquiring said equipment or service as the with the reading of the Warrant except the preamble, case may be, or to take any other action relative III conclusion and Attestation thereof. thereto. la be Voted,voice vote carried unanimously. MOTION: A motion was made that this article be accepted and adopted and that the Town Meeting ■ MOTION: Ms. Singleton moved that pursuant adopt the Selectmen's adopted FY00 budget as to the provisions of General Laws Chapter 39, Sec- printed in the warrant and that the sum of Fifteen Mil- . tion 15 that the Town Moderator may conduct all votes lion Seven Hundred Sixty Four Thousand Seven Hun- requiring a two-thirds majority by statute in the same dred Twenty and 00/100($15,764,720.00)Dollars be ■ manner in which the Moderator conducts the vote raised and appropriated and the sum Three Hundred when a majority vote is required.This vote shall be in Seventy Eight Thousand and 00/100 ($378,000.00) 111 Reserve for the entire 1999 Annual Town Meeting. Dollars be transferred from the Ambulance Receipts Reserve forAppropriation account,the sum Ten Thou- ACTION: Voted,voice vote carried unanimously. sand and 00/100($10,000.00) Dollars be transferred from the Waterways Improvement Fund and the sum MOTION: Ms. Singleton moved that all Town of Seventy Thousand and 00/100 ($70,000.00) Dol- l. Officials or department managers or their duly desig- lars be transferred from Chapter 90 for a total appro- nated representative, required to attend Town Meet- priation of Sixteen Million Two Hundred Twenty-Two ■ ing pursuant to Section 2-7-3 of the Charter, and Thousand Seven Hundred Twenty and 00/100 Michael Gradone, Nauset Regional School Superin- ($16,222,720.00) Dollars for this purpose. II tendent, and John McGanahan and Don Dickinson, representatives of Habitat for Humanity, all of whom ACTION: Voted,voice vote carried unanimously. 11 are not residents of the Town of Orleans, be permit- ted to address the Town Meeting on matters affecting ARTICLE 3. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN U their office, department or organization, or projects for which they have performed services for the Town. To see if the Town will vote pursuant to CHAP- TER 8 FINANCIAL PROVISIONS AND PROCE- ACTION: Voted,voice vote carried unanimously. DURES, Section 7, Action of Town Meeting, II Sub-Section 8-7-1 of the Orleans Home Rule Char- ARTICLE 1. REPORT OF THE SELECTMEN, ter, to act on the Capital Improvement Plan as pub- TOWN OFFICERS AND SPECIAL COMMITTEES lished in the Warrant, by adopting said plan with or without amendments thereto,which amendments may U To act upon the Annual Report of the Board of include an increase or decrease in the amount of Selectmen,Town Officers and other Special Commit- money allocated to any particular line item contained U tees. therein, the addition of new line items or the deletion II 71 • ■ ■ of line items contained therein, or to take any other ACTION: Standing Vote: Yes = 364; No = 57. ■ action relative thereto. Motion Passes. MOTION: A motion was made that this article ARTICLE 5. FUND FY00 PUMPING TEST WELL#8 be accepted and adopted and that pursuant to Chap- ■ ter 8, Financial Provisions and Procedures, Section To see if the Town will vote to authorize the trans- 7, Action of Town Meeting, Subsection 8-7-1 of the fer from the Water Department Water Surplus Fund ■ Orleans Home Rule Charter, The Town Meeting ac- the sum of One Hundred Thousand and 00/100 cept the Capital Improvement Plan as printed in the ($100,000.00) Dollars for the purpose of funding the . warrant. installation of test wells at the potential site for Well #8, including all expenses incidental and related . ACTION: Voted,voice vote carried unanimously. thereto, or to take any other action relative thereto. ARTICLE 4. FUND FY00 TOWN OFFICE MOTION: A motion was made that this article BUILDING—ARCHITECTURAL& ENGINEERING be accepted and adopted and that the sum of One ■ DESIGN PLANS Hundred Thousand and 00/100 ($100,000.00) Dol- lars be transferred from the Water Department Water To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- Surplus Fund for the purpose of funding the installa- priate,transfer from available funds or borrow the sum tion of test wells at the potential site for Well #8, in- ■ of Three Hundred Thousand and 00/100 cluding all expenses incidental and related thereto. ($300,000.00) Dollars for the purpose of funding the ■ architectural and engineering design costs related to ACTION: Voted, voice vote carried by majority. the construction of a new town office building and ball ■ field, including all expenses incidental and related ARTICLE 6. FUND FY00 IRON & MANGANESE thereto. Provided, however, that such vote shall not REMOVAL STUDY ■ take effect until the Town votes to exempt from the limitation of total taxes imposed by Massachusetts To see if the Town will transfer from the Water . General Law Chapter 59, Section 21 C (Proposition Department Water Surplus Fund the sum of Twenty 2-1/2 so-called)the amounts required to pay the prin- Five Thousand and 00/100 ($25,000.00) Dollars for • cipal and interest on the borrowing approved by such the purpose of performing a feasibility study for the vote, or to take any other action relative thereto. removal of iron and manganese from the water sup- ■ ply source wells of the Town, including all expenses MOTION: A motion was made that this article incidental and related thereto, or to take any other ■ be accepted and adopted and that the sum of Three action relative thereto. Hundred Thousand and 00/100 ($300,000.00) Dol- ■ lars be appropriated for the purpose of funding archi- MOTION: A motion was made that this article tectural and engineering design costs related to the be accepted and adopted and that the sum of Twenty ■ construction of a new Town Hall alongside the old Five Thousand and 00/100 ($25,000.00) Dollars be Town Hall in the existing ball field location and replac- transferred from the Water Department Water Sur- ing the existing ball field with a new one located fur- plus Fund for the purpose of performing a feasibility ther back on the building site,together with expenses study for the removal of iron and manganese from • incidental and related thereto,and that the Treasurer the water supply source wells of the Town, including with the approval of the Board of Selectmen, is au- all expenses incidental and related thereto. . thorized to borrow the sum of Three Hundred Thou- sand and 00/100 ($300,000.00) Dollars pursuant to ACTION: Voted,voice vote carried by majority. ■ Massachusetts General Law Chapter 44, Section 7 (21) & (22), or any other enabling authority, and to ARTICLE 7. RESOLUTION -CHAPTER 90 . issue bonds or notes of the Town therefor; provided, FUNDS—MAJOR ROAD PROJECTS however that such vote shall not take effect until the al votes to exempt the Town from the limitation of WHEREAS the Town of Orleans has several total taxes imposed by Massachusetts General Laws major intersection improvement projects scheduled . Chapter 59,Section 21C(Proposition 2-1/2 so-called) to be undertaken using State and Federal .coding in- the amounts required to pay the principal and interest cluding the Skaket Corners intersection; Main Street . on the borrowing approved by such vote. at Old Colony Way near the bike path extension; and 72 a I ■ ■ . Route 28 and Finlay Road intersection, and tion of tidal and non-tidal rivers and streams,harbors, tide-waters, foreshores and shores along a public • ■ WHEREAS the projects do not fall within the beach, in accordance with Section 11 of Chapter 91 Town's Capital Plan and Capital budget requirements of the General Laws and authorize the Selectmen to . to be funded by Town Meeting, and execute and deliver a bond of indemnity therefor to the Commonwealth, or to take any other action vela- ■ WHEREAS the projects have significant benefits tive thereto. to the Town that will address traffic and pedestrian . safety. MOTION: A motion was made that this article be accepted and adopted as printed in the warrant. • NOW THEREFORE be it resolved, that the Board of Selectmen are directed to proceed with the ACTION: Voted,voice vote carried unanimously. • ongoing design and development of these projects, working with our consultants and state authorities,to ARTICLE 10.AUTHORIZATION TO SELL • see that each project is completed in the best interest SURPLUS EQUIPMENT&ACCEPT GIFTS of the Town and be it further resolved that the Board IN of Selectmen shall make every effort to keep the resi- To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Town dents and taxpayers informed of each project's Administratortodisposeofsurplussuppliesandequip- progress through public informational presentations ment and other various surplus equipment under such and other means that may be available. terms and conditions as the Town Administrator deems ■ advisable, provided all proceeds from any disposition MOTION: A motion was made that this article are returned to the general fund, and to accept any ■ be accepted and adopted as printed in the warrant. gift items that may be given to the Town on behalf of the citizens of Orleans, or to take any other action • ACTION: Voted,voice vote carried unanimously. relative thereto. • ARTICLE 8.ACCEPT TRANSPORTATION BOND MOTION: A motion was made that this article BILL FUNDS be accepted and adopted as printed in the warrant. • To see if the Town will vote to accept a sum of ACTION: Voted,voice vote carried unanimously. • money pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 90 Bond Bill as the same may be revised and adopted. Said ARTICLE 11.ADOPT M.G.L. CHAPTER 44, ■ funds to be spent under the direction of the Board of SECTION 53E1/2(REVOLVING ACCOUNT FOR Selectmen,or to take any other action relative thereto. TRANSFER STATION) II MOTION: A motion was made that this article To see if the Town will vote to authorize the es- III be accepted and adopted and that said funds and their tablishment of a Revolving Account, in accordance earned interest shall be expended to repair and re- with Massachusetts General Law, Chapter 44, Sec- ■ surface certain Town roads under the direction of the tion 53E1/2, in the name of the Home Composting Board of Selectmen. Bin/Recycling Containers Account, said account not ■ to exceed Fifteen Thousand and 00/100($15,000.00) ACTION: Voted,voice vote carried unanimously. Dollars. The Account will be used to purchase addi- ■ tional composting bins and recycling containers.Said ARTICLE 9. HOLDING STATE HARMLESS FOR funds to be spent under the direction of the depart- . WORK ment manager and the Town Administrator, or to take any other action relative thereto. ■ To see if the Town will vote to assume liability in the manner provided by Section 29 of Chapter 91 of MOTION: A motion was made that this article • the General Laws, as most recently amended by be accepted and adopted and that a Revolving Ac- Chapter 5, of the Acts of 1955, for all damages that count be established in accordance with Massachu- 1111 may be incurred by work to be performed by the Mas- setts General law Chapter 44, Section 53E1/2 . sachusetts Department of Public Works for the im- ■ provement, development, maintenance and protec- ACTION: Voted,voice vote carried unanimously. • 73 • ■ ■ ARTICLE 12.ADOPT M.G.L. CHAPTER 44, tion plan can be made by the Board of Selectmen SECTION 53E1/2(COUNCIL ON AGING without a vote of the Town.This will permit new posi- U REVOLVING ACCOUNT) tions to be filled during the fiscal year using available funds without having to wait for the start of the next El To see if the Town will vote to authorize the es- fiscal year. tablishment of a Revolving Account, in accordance U with Massachusetts General Law, Chapter 44, Sec- • Sick Leave Bank Committee membership has tion 53E1/2,in the name of the Council on Aging,said been increased to four, requiring a majority vote to U account not to exceed Twenty-Five Thousand and 00/ release sick leave and providing the Town additional 100 ($25,000.00) Dollars. Monies on hand in the Ac- benefit oversight. U count will be used to fund programs, class instructor fees, fees for reservations and tickets related to trips • New provisions have been added to address U and functions, and an annual volunteer appreciation sick leave abuse situations and workers' compensa- function.All funds to be spent under the direction of tion benefit requirements. U the Council on Aging Director and the Town Adminis- trator, or to take any other action relative thereto. • New provisions have been added to deal with II disciplinary action and legal due process require- MOTION: A motion was made that this article ments. be accepted and adopted and that a Revolving Ac- count be established in accordance with Massachu- • Training eligibility guidelines and funding lev- a setts General law Chapter 44, Section 53E1/2. els will now be established annually under the bylaw. . ACTION: Voted,voice vote carried unanimously. MOTION: A motion was made by John Kelly, Town Administrator, that this article be indefinitely ARTICLE 13.AMEND &ADOPT REVISED postponed. PERSONNEL BYLAW ACTION: Voted,voice vote carried unanimously. To see if the Town will vote to amend and adopt II the Personnel Bylaw as on file with the Town Clerk,or ARTICLE 14. FUND PERSONNEL to take any other action relative thereto. COMPENSATION PLAN A AND PLAN B 1. GENERAL WAGE INCREASE The last revision of the Personnel Bylaw was U adopted in May,1995.The proposed changes are in- To see if the Town will vote to approve a general tended to address legal requirements where appli- cost of living wage increase for Personnel Bylaw em- cable; provide for increased flexibility in Personnel ployees covered under the Compensation Plan of the Administration; and to include language consistent Personnel Bylaw Plan A and Plan B, for the period MI with recently concluded union settlements. July 1, 1999 to June 30, 2000, and to raise and ap- propriate and/or transfer from available funds the sum U The proposed changes to the Personnel Bylaw of Thirty Two Thousand and 00/100 Dollars adopted on May 9, 1995 include the following: ($32,000.00)to fund said increase,or to take any other U action relative thereto. • Temporary employment positions will now be U permitted to work up to 40 hours per week, providing MOTION: A motion was made that this article necessary short term appointments and provisional be accepted and adopted and that the sum of Thirty U employment opportunities. Two Thousand and 00/100 ($32,000.00) Dollars be raised and appropriated for this purpose. U • The Personnel Advisory Board has been re- moved from the bylaw. As this board served only in ACTION: Voted,voice vote carried unanimously. U an advisory capacity to the Town Administrator, the bylaw revision seeks to streamline the personnel ad- ARTICLE 15. FUND ORLEANS PERMANENT U ministration process. FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION LOCAL 2675 I.A.F.F. CONTRACT U • New positions created by reorganization or reclassification resulting in a change to the classifica- To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- MI 74 II U • • • priate and/or transfer from available funds the sum of ARTICLE 18.AMEND ZONING BYLAW SECTION Twenty Five Thousand and 00/100 ($25,000.00) Dol- 164-11 C PROHIBITED USES & 164-4 lars to be added to the FY00 Salaries Account in the DEFINITIONS • Fire Department budget, or to take any other action relative thereto. To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning Bylaws, Section 164-11C, to add the words "adult MOTION: A motion was made that this article cabaret" after "Adult bookstore or adult motion pic- • be accepted and adopted and that the sum of Twenty ture theaters"; and to add to Section 164-4, Defini- Five Thousand and 00/100 ($25,000.00) Dollars be tions, the following definition: • raised and appropriated for this purpose. ADULT CABARET —Any establishment which a ACTION: Voted,voice vote carried unanimously. provides live entertainment for its patrons, which in- cludes the display of nudity,as that term is defined in ARTICLE 16.ADOPT AND FUND PROVISIONS M.G.L. Chapter 272, §31. OF M.G.L. CHAPTER 41, §108F QUINN BILL Or to take any other action relative thereto. To see if the Town will vote to adopt Massachu- setts General Law Chapter 41, Section 108F Quinn REPORT OF THE PLANNING BOARD: In ac- Bill and raise and appropriate and/or transfer from cordance with Massachusetts General Laws, Chap- available funds the sum of Fifty Eight Thousand and ter 40A, Section 5, the Planning Board held a public 00/100($58,000.00) Dollars to be added to the FY00 hearing on April 27, 1999,for the proposed Article 18. • Police Department Salaries Account budget,or to take One person was in attendance,but had no comments. any other action relative thereto. At said meeting, the Board voted to recommend that • Article 18 be approved at the Annual Town Meeting. . MOTION: A motion was made that this article be accepted and adopted and the sum of Fifty Eight MOTION: A motion was made that this article Thousand and 00/100($58,000.00)Dollars be raised be accepted and adopted as printed in the warrant and appropriated for this purpose. and the Zoning Bylaw be so amended. • ACTION: Voted,voice vote carried unanimously. ACTION: Voted,voice vote carried unanimously. ARTICLE 17. FUND DOWNTOWN VILLAGE ARTICLE 19.AMEND ZONING BYLAW SECTION PLANNING STUDY 164-4 DEFINITIONS • John McCormick acted as Moderator for this Article. To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning Bylaws,Sections 164-4 Definitions,to add the follow- To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- ing definitions: • priate and/or transfer from available funds the sum of Fifty Thousand and 00/100 ($50,000.00) Dollars to CONSERVANCY DISTRICT—See Section 164-15 • hire a consultant to assist the Planning Department by providing an issues analysis and improvement plan STREET LINE — The boundary line of a road In for the Village Center District as shown on the Zoning layout that coincides with the boundary line of adjoin- • Map, or to take any other action relative thereto. ing lots. MOTION: A motion was made that this article Or to take any other action relative thereto. be accepted and adopted and the sum of Fifty Thou- sand and 00/100($50,000.00) Dollars be raised and REPORT OF THE PLANNING BOARD: In ac- appropriated for the purpose of hiring a consultant or cordance with Massachusetts General Laws, Chap- consultants to assist the Planning Department by pro- ter 40A, Section 5, the Planning Board held a public viding an issues analysis and improvement plan for hearing on April 27, 1999,for the proposed Article 19. the Village Center District as shown on the Zoning map. One person was in attendance,but had no comments. • At said meeting,the Board voted to recommend that ACTION: Standing Vote:Yes= 142; No=272. Article 19 be approved at the Annual Town Meeting. Motion Fails. 75 U ■ • ■ MOTION: A motion was made that this article To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- III be accepted and adopted as printed in the warrant priate and/or transfer from available funds the sum of and the Zoning Bylaw be so amended. Twenty Three Thousand Eight Hundred and 00/100 . ($23,800.00) Dollars to be spent under the direction ACTION: Voted,voice vote carried unanimously. of the Orleans Chamber of Commerce, Inc. and the ■ Board of Selectmen for the purpose of improving the ARTICLE 20.AMEND ZONING BYLAW& visual image of the Town and making the Town more ■ ZONING MAPS DISTRICT NAME CHANGE user-friendly, or to take any other action relative thereto. ■ To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning bylaws and Zoning Map by changing the name of the MOTION: A motion was made that this article II COMMERCIAL DISTRICT to INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT, be accepted and adopted as printed in the warrant and wherever a reference to the COMMERCIAL DIS- and that sum of Twenty Three Thousand Eight Hun- ■ TRICT is made in the zoning bylaw to change that dred and 00/100 ($23,800.00) Dollars be raised and reference to INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT, or to take any appropriated for this purpose. ■ other action relative thereto. ACTION: Voted,voice vote carried unanimously. In REPORT OF THE PLANNING BOARD: In ac- cordance with Massachusetts General Laws, Chap- ARTICLE 23. FUND CONSERVATION FUND II ter 40A, Section 5, the Planning Board held a public hearing on April 27, 1999,for the proposed Article 20. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- III One person was in attendance,but had no comments. priate and/or transfer from available funds the sum of At said meeting, the Board voted to recommend that Thirty Five Thousand and 00/100 ($35,000.00) Dol- ■ Article 20 be approved at the Annual Town Meeting. lars to be added to the Conservation Fund,or to take any other action relative thereto. In MOTION: A motion was made that this article be accepted and adopted as printed in the warrant MOTION: A motion was made that this article • and the Zoning Bylaw be so amended. be accepted and adopted and the sum of Thirty Five Thousand and 00/100($35,000.00) Dollars be raised . ACTION: Voted,voice vote carried unanimously. and appropriated for this purpose. II ARTICLE 21. FUND AUDIONIDEO EQUIPMENT ACTION: Voted,voice vote carried by majority. FOR TELEVISING MEETINGS ■ ARTICLE 24.AMEND ORLEANS TOWN CODE— To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- ADD DEMOLITION OF HISTORICAL ■ priate and/or transfer from available funds a sum of STRUCTURE BYLAW money,not to exceed Twenty-Five Thousand and 00/ ■ 100($25,000.00)Dollars,to purchase and install video To see if the Town will vote to amend the Or- and audio equipment in the Town Hall for televising leans Town Code to add a new Chapter 106 Demoli- ■ and video-taping official meetings or events held in tion of Historical Structure Bylaw. Town Hall or elsewhere in Orleans,or to take any other ■ action relative thereto. 106-1 INTENT AND PURPOSE MOTION: A motion was made that this article This Bylaw is enacted for the purpose of pre- be accepted and adopted as printed in the warrant serving and protecting significant buildings within the ■ and that the sum of Twenty Five Thousand and 00/ Town of Orleans which reflect distinctive features of 100 ($25,000.00) Dollars be raised and appropriated the architectural, historical, and cultural heritage of . for this purpose. the Town and to encourage owners of such buildings to seek out persons who might be willing to purchase, IN ACTION: Voted,voice vote carried by majority. preserve, rehabilitate or restore such buildings rather than demolish them. To achieve these purposes the ■ ARTICLE 22. FUND CHAMBER OF COMMERCE/ Orleans Historical Commission (the"Commission")is ORLEANS IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION empowered to advise the Building Commissioner with ■ 76 U U ■ ■ respect to the issuance of permits for the demolition —Any significant building which the Commission de- • of significant buildings. The issuance of demolition termines is in the public interest to be preserved or permits for significant buildings is regulated as pro- rehabilitated rather than demolished. • vided for in this Bylaw. 2.5 Commission — Orleans Historical Com- 106- 2 DEFINITIONS mission. • 2.1 Building —A structure forming a shelter 2.6 j3yilding Commissioner — The person for persons, animals, property or an activity and hav- occupying the office of Building Commissioner or oth- in ing a roof.Where appropriate in the context,the word erwise authorized to issue demolition permits. "building" shall include the principal and accessory 1 building(s)as defined in Section 164-4 of the Town of 106-3 PROCEDURES Orleans Zoning Bylaws. • 3.1 No permit for the demolition of a"signifi- 2.2 Demolition —The act or process of pull- cant" building as defined in Section 2.3 herein shall II ing down,destroying, removing or razing a structure, be issued other than in conformity with the provisions or any portion of a building that results in a change in of this Bylaw as well as in conformity with provisions • the footprint, or commencing the work of any such of other laws applicable to the demolition of buildings act with the intention of completing the same. and the issuance of permits generally. II 2.3 Significant Building—Any building or por- A)Any person who intends to file an application • tion thereof,which is not within a regional or local his- for a permit to demolish a "significant" building shall toric district subject to regulation under the provisions first file a "Notice of Intent to Demolish a Significant • of Massachusetts General Law 40C or special act of Building"with the Building Commissioner. In addition, Legislature,but which is included in the historical sur- the applicant shall complete the review process set • vey of the Town of Orleans and on file with the Mas- forth in this Section. sachusetts Historical Commission, or • B)The Notice of Intent shall include the following: A)Is in whole or part seventy-five or more years old, and 1. Name of applicant with address, tele- phone number and stated interest in the property. • B)Is listed in, or is within an area listed, in the National Register of Historic Places,or the State Reg- 2. Owner name, address and telephone • ister of Historic Places, or is the subject of a pending number if different. application for listing in said Registers, or has previ- • ously been determined to be eligible for listing in the 3. A map showing the location of the build- National Register of Historic Places, or ing or structure to be demolished on the property and I. with reference to neighboring properties. C)Has been previously determined by vote of • the Commission to be: 4. A description of the building or structure, or part thereof, to be demolished including photo- 1. Historically or architecturally significant in, graphs. terms of period,style, method of building construction, or association with a famous architect or builder, or 5. A statement of the reason for the pro- posed demolition and data supporting said reason, • 2. Is importantly associated with one or including where applicable, data sufficient to estab- more historic persons or events, or the broad archi- lishing any economic justification for demolition. • tectural, political, economic or social history of the Town or Commonwealth, provided that the owner of 3.2 The Commission shall hold a public hear- such a building and the Building Commissioner have ing on each such Notice of Intent within 45 days after been notified, in hand or by certified mail within ten the date it is filed with the Building Commissioner.The II (10)days of such Commission vote. Commission shall give public notice thereof by pub- lishing notice of the time, place and purpose of the • 2.4 Preferably-oreserved Significant Building hearing in a local newspaper twice with the first no- ■ 77 II ■ ■ tice being at least fourteen(14)days before said hear- fined in Section 2.3 may be issued prior to issuance ill ing.A copy of said notice shall be mailed to the appli- of a permit for demolition of such existing building. cant, to the owners of all abutting property as they appear on the most recent tax list, to the Building 3.7 No permit for demolition of a building de- U Commissioner, Planning Board, Conservation Corn- termined to be a "preferably-preserved significant III and to such other persons as the Commis- building"under Section 3.4 shall be granted until plans sion shall deem entitled to notice.Commission meet- for use or development of the site after demolition have II shall be posted and held in accordance with ap- been filed with the Building Commissioner and found plicable state law, known as the "open meeting law". to comply with all laws pertaining to the issuance of a ■ The required forty-eight (48) hour notice of a public building permit, or if for a parking lot, a certificate of meeting shall be filed with the Town Clerk and posted occupancy, for that site. All approvals necessary for 111 in Town Hall. the issuance of such a building permit or certificate of occupancy including without limitation any necessary II If, after such hearing, the Commission zoning variances or special permit, must be granted determines that the demolition of the"significant"build- and all appeals from the granting of such approvals IN ing would not be detrimental to the historical or archi- must be concluded, prior to the issuance of a demoli- tectural heritage or resources of the Town, the Corn- tion permit under this subsection. 1.mission shall so notify the applicant and the Building Commissioner within ten (10) days of such determi- 106-4 EMERGENCY DEMOLITION II nation. Upon receipt of such notification,or upon fail- ure by the Commission to make any determination 4.1 Nothing in this Bylaw shall restrict the II forty-five (45) days of the day the "Notice of Building Commissioner from ordering the demolition Intent"was filed with the Building Commissioner, the of any "significant" building in the event it is deter- ■ Building Commissioner may, subject to the require- mined that the condition of the building or structure ments of the State Building Code and any other ap- poses a serious and imminent threat to public health 111 plicable laws, rules and regulations, issue the demo- and safety and there is no reasonable alternative to lition permit. immediate demolition. . 3.4 If, after such a hearing,the Commission 4.2 Whenever the Building Commissioner II that the demolition of the"significant"build- issues an emergency demolition permit under this ing would be detrimental to the historical or architec- Section,he shall prepare a written report with attached tural heritage or resources of the Town,such building photographic evidence describing the condition of said U shall be considered a "preferably-preserved signifi- building or structure and the basis of the decision to III building." issue an emergency demolition permit and provide a copy thereof to the Commission. ■ 3.5 Upon determination by the Commission that the "significant" building which is the subject of 106- 5 ENFORCEMENT AND REMEDIES ■ the Notice of Intent To Demolish is a"preferably-pre- served significant building",the Commission shall so 5.1 Any person(s) who demolishes a build- advise the applicant and the Building Commissioner, ing or structure identified in Section 2.3 without first U and no demolition permit may be issued until 180 days obtaining, and complying fully with, the provisions of 111 after the date of the Commission's determination. a demolition permit shall be subject to a fine of five Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, the Build- hundred dollars ($500.00). Each day of non-compil- ing Commissioner may issue a demolition permit for ance shall be considered a separate offense. a "preferably-preserved significant building" at any MI sion after receipt of written advice from the Commis- 5.2 The Commission and the Building Com- sion to the effect that the Commission is satisfied that missioner are each authorized to institute any and all bona fide and reasonable efforts have been made to proceedings in law or equity as they deem necessary U locate a purchaser willing to preserve,rehabilitate and and appropriate to obtain compliance with the require- restore the subject building,and that such efforts have ments of this Bylaw, or to prevent violation thereof. MI been unsuccessful. 5.3 No building permit shall be issued with El 3.6 No permit for erection of a new structure respect to any premises upon which a "significant" II the site of an existing "significant" building as de- building has been voluntarily demolished in violation 78 U U ■ ■ of this Bylaw for a period of two (2) years after the ARTICLE 26. FUND ORLEANS AFTER SCHOOL • date of the completion of such demolition. As used ACTIVITIES PROGRAM EDUCATIONAL herein, "premises" includes the parcel of land upon SUPPLIES-BY PETITION • which the demolished "significant" building was lo- cated. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- . priate and/or transfer from available funds the sum of 5.4 Upon a determination by the Commission Seven Hundred and Fifty and 00/100 ($750.00) Dol- • that a building is a "preferably-preserved significant lars to help purchase educational supplies for the building",the owner shall be responsible for properly Orleans After School Activities Program, Inc., or to II securing the building, if vacant, to the satisfaction of take any other action relative thereto. (By Petition) the Building Commissioner. Should the owner fail to II secure said building,the loss of it through fire or other MOTION: A motion was made that this article causes shall be considered voluntary demolition for be accepted and adopted as printed in the warrant • the purposes of Section 5.3. and the sum of Seven Hundred Fifty and 00/100 ($750.00) Dollars be raised and appropriated for this II 106-6 SEVERABILITY purpose. • 6.1 If any section, paragraph or part of this ACTION: Voted,voice vote carried unanimously. Bylaw be for any reason declared invalid or unconsti- • tutional by any court, every other section, paragraph ARTICLE 27. FUND NAUSET TOGETHER WE and part shall continue in full force and effect. CAN PREVENTION COUNCIL, INC. (JUICE BAR) • - BY PETITION 106-7 HISTORIC DISTRICT ACT U To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- 7.1 If any provision of this Bylaw conflicts with priate and/or transfer from available funds additional U Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 40C,the His- funding for the Juice Bar,a substance free alternative toric District Act, that Act shall prevail. for teens of the Nauset region, located in Orleans. • Funding requested is Five Thousand and 00/100 Or to take any other action relative thereto. ($5,000.00) Dollars to finance operational costs rela- U tive to the operation of the juice bar for Orleans' stu- MOTION: A motion was made that this article dents from the Nauset Regional School District.The II be indefinitely postponed. Juice Bar is operated and managed by the Nauset Together We Can Prevention Council,Inc.,a non-profit II ACTION: Voted,voice vote carried unanimously. corporation,or to take any other action relative thereto. (By Petition) IN ARTICLE 25. FUND ORLEANS AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES PROGRAM INSURANCE—BY MOTION: A motion was made that this article In PETITION be accepted and adopted as printed in the warrant and the sum of Five Thousand and 00/100($5,000.00) II To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- Dollars be raised and appropriated for this purpose. priate and/or transfer from available funds the sum of MI One Thousand Five Hundred and 00/100($1,500.00) ACTION: Voted,voice vote carried unanimously. Dollars to help defray insurance expenses of the Or- li leans After School Activities Program, Inc., or to take ARTICLE 28. FUND PUBLIC EDUCATION & any other action relative thereto. (By Petition) SUPPLIES- BY PETITION III MOTION: A motion was made that this article To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- In be accepted and adopted as printed in the warrant priate and/or transfer from available funds the sum of and the sum of One Thousand Five Hundred and 00/ Five Thousand and 00/100 ($5,000.00) Dollars to be MI 100 ($1,500.00) Dollars be raised and appropriated used for Public Education,or to take any other action for this purpose. relative thereto. (By Petition) ACTION: Voted,voice vote carried unanimously. MOTION: A motion was made that this article U be accepted and adopted as printed in the warrant II 79 U ■ and the sum of Five Thousand and 00/100($5,000.00) leans the land or an interest in the land within the • Dollars be raised and appropriated for the purpose of sidelines of said layout for this purpose. funding conservation educational materials for distri- bution to the public. ACTION: Voted,voice vote carried unanimously. ACTION: Voted,voice vote carried unanimously. ARTICLE 31. PROPOSED LAND BANK II ACQUISITION—29-31 SOUTH ORLEANS ROAD ARTICLE 29. CREATE UNDERGROUND UTILITY • STUDY COMMITTEE—BY PETITION To see if the Town will authorize and direct the Board of Selectmen to acquire by gift, by purchase, • To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board by eminent domain or otherwise, for preservation, of Selectmen to appoint a committee of five members open space,conservation and passive recreation the to work with the utility companies to obtain detailed land and building(s) situated thereon at 29-31 South construction plans and cost estimates,and to research Orleans Road (the Premises), the Smith property so- funding sources in order to bury utility lines at Rock called, and to transfer from available funds or borrow Harbor. The Committee will report its findings at the a sum of money for such acquisition.The Premises is May 2000 Town Meeting, or to take any other action more particularly described in a deed recorded at the relative thereto. (By Petition) Barnstable County Registry of Deeds in Book'7141, III page 311 and is shown on Town of Orleans Asses- MOTION: A motion was made that the main sors Map 26 as Parcels 70-71 containing approxi- El motion be amended to read as follows:"That the Town mately 2.40 acres; provided however that no funds vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to appoint a shall be borrowed,or expended hereunder unless the ll committee of five members to work with the utility Town shall have voted at an election to exempt the companies to obtain detailed construction plans and amounts required to pay for the bonds from the limi- cost estimates, and to research funding sources in tations of Proposition 2-1/2 so-called if required; and order to bury utility lines in the Town of Orleans,using to the extent any Federal, State or other funds are or III Rock Harbor as an example to study, provided that become available for the purposes outlined in this the committee will report its findings at the May 2000 Article, to authorize the Board of Selectmen or other III Town Meeting at the latest at which time the commit- applicable Boards or commissions to apply for and tee will disband". accept such funds,or to take any other action relative III thereto. ACTION: Voted,voice vote carried by majority. • MOTION: A motion was made that this article ARTICLE 30. LITTLE COVE LANE LAYOUT& be accepted and adopted and the sum of Six Hun- TAKING— PRIVATE TO PUBLIC WAY dred Fifty Thousand and 00/100 ($650,000.00) Dol- lars be appropriated for the purpose of purchasing, 'In To see if the Town will vote to accept the doings for preservation, open space, conservation and pas- and report of the Selectmen to be filed with the Town sive recreation purposes, the land together with the . Clerk on or before May 3, 1999 relative to the layout building(s) situated thereon located in the Town of of Little Cove Lane as a town road, and instruct the Orleans at 29-31 South Orleans Road(the Premises), MI Board of Selectmen to accept by gift,purchase or take the Smith property so-called. The Premises is more by eminent domain on behalf of the Town of Orleans particularly described in a Deed recorded in Barnstable • the land and/or interest in the land within the side- County Registry of Deeds in Book 7141, Page 311 lines of said layout for this purpose, or to take any and is shown on Town of Orleans Assessors Map 26 El other action relative thereto. as Parcel 70-71 consisting of approximately 2.40 +/- acres; and that to raise such appropriation the Trea- • MOTION: A motion was made that this article surer,with the approval of the Board of Selectmen, is be accepted and adopted and that the Town accept authorized to borrow the sum of Six Hundred Fifty • the doings and report of the Board of Selectmen filed Thousand and 00/100 ($650,000.00) Dollars pursu- with the Town Clerk on March 5, 1999 relative to lay- ant to Section 7 of Chapter 293 of the Acts entitled, Ill ing out and making public the private way known as "AN ACT RELATIVE TO ESTABLISHMENT OF THE Little Cove Lane as a Town road and to authorize the CAPE COD OPEN SPACE LAND ACQUISITION Ill Board of Selectmen to accept as a gift, purchase or PROGRAM", or any other enabling authority, and to take by eminent domain on behalf of the Town of Or- issue bonds or notes of the Town therefor. el 80 ■ • ■ ■ AMENDMENT TO THE MOTION:A motion was 5) Orleans Elementary School— II made to amend Article 31 to delete the words "Book Medicaid Reimbursement 7141, Page 311" in the 2nd sentence and replace it 6) Disposal Area—2nd Trailer • with the words "Book 8623, Page 21." 7) Disposal Area—Salaries 8) Park Dept. — Expense Account • ACTION ON AMENDMENT: Voted, voice vote Article 3. Fund Summer Police Program— carried unanimously. Traffic Safety • Article 4. Transfer Surplus Property— ACTION ON AMENDED MOTION:Voted,voice Habitat for Humanity • vote carried unanimously. Article 5. Fund Pleasant Bay Management Alliance Article 6. Amend Article 13 Nov 98 STM— II ARTICLE 32. FREE CASH TO REDUCE TAXES Christian Property Article 7. Fund Sea-Path Walking Easement— To see if the Town will vote to transfer from Free Furst Property Cash in the Town's Treasury a sum of money to be Article 8. Authorize Waste Services— II used for the reduction of taxes, or to take any other Bourne Integrated Solid Waste action relative thereto. Management Facility— S Intermunicipal Agreement MOTION: A motion was made that this article Article 9. Authorize Regional Skateboard Park U be accepted and adopted and the sum of Five Hun- Intermunicipal Agreement dred Eighteen Thousand and 00/100 ($518,000.00) Article 10.Water Main Relocation Easement— • Dollars be transferred from available funds for this Landfill Capping purpose. Article 11.Funding Authorization Change— II Transfer Station ACTION: Voted,voice vote carried unanimously. Article 12.Accept Recommendations in the • Water Advisory Board Report ARTICLE 33. CLOSING ARTICLE Watershed Area - (By Petition) • Article 13.Closing Article And to act on any other business that may le- l. gaily come before the meeting. • MOTION: A motion was made that this meet- SPECIAL TOWN MEETING— MAY 10, 1999 ing be adjourned. NAUSET REGIONAL MIDDLE SCHOOL • "DOINGS" ACTION: Voted,voice vote carried unanimously. • The Special Town Meeting was called to order A true copy. at 8:02 p.m.by Moderator Duane Landreth when Town In Attest: Clerk,Anne R.Lennon declared that a quorum of 262 Anne R. Lennon voters was present.Actual number of voters present In Town Clerk was 421.Special Town Meeting adjoumed at 9:40 p.m. ■ and returned to the Annual. INDEX Tellers were: James Y. Snedecor, Augusta F. • McKusick, Mary Reuland, and Jean Groezinger. Article 1. Pay Bills Of Prior Years • Article 2. Transfer Article MOTION: Ms. Singleton moved to dispense 1)Water Main Relocation near Landfill with the reading of the Warrant except the preamble, 2) Planning Dept—GIS, Office Furniture conclusion and Attestation thereof. &Conservation, Recreation & Open Space Plan Survey ACTION: Voted,voice vote carried unanimously. 3) Planning Dept—New Office Space In 4) Collector/Treasurer Dept. — MOTION: Ms. Singleton moved to that pursu- Sticker Program Expenses ant to the provisions of General Laws Chapter 39, 81 U ■ ■ Section 15 that the Town Moderator may conduct all 2) Transfer the sum of Eight Thousand Two II requiring a two-thirds majority by statute in the Hundred Fifty and 00/100 ($8,250.00) Dollars from same manner in which the Moderator conducts the the Planning Department Salaries Account to the Plan- vote when a majority vote is required.This vote shall ning Department Expense Account. be in effect for the entire 1999 Special Town Meeting. ■ 3) Transfer the sum of Four Thousand and 00/ ACTION: Voted,voice vote carried unanimously. 100($4,000.00)Dollars from the Planning Department Salaries Account to the Town Hall Office Building Capi- MOTION: Ms. Singleton moved that all Town tal Outlay Site Improvement Account. ■ Officials or department managers or their duly desig- nated representative, required to attend Town Meet- 4) Transfer the sum of Two Thousand and 00/ III ing pursuant to Section 2-7-3 of the Charter, and 100($2,000.00)Dollars from the Building Department Michael Gradone, Nauset Regional School Superin- Capital Outlay Replace Equipment Account to the II tendent, and John McGanahan and Don Dickinson, Collector/Treasurer Department Expense Account. representatives of Habitat for Humanity, all of whom • are not residents of the Town of Orleans, be permit- 5) Transfer the Sum of Five Thousand and 00/ ted to address the Town Meeting on matters affecting 100 ($5,000.00) Dollars from the Police Station Ven- ■ their office, department or organization, or projects tilation System Account to fund Medicaid reimburse- for which they have performed services for the Town. ment services for FY99 and FY00. ■ ACTION: Voted,voice vote carried unanimously. 6) Transfer the sum of Five Thousand and 00/ . 100($5,000.00)Dollars from the Disposal Area Capi- ARTICLE 1. PAY BILLS OF PRIOR YEARS tal Outlay Site Improvement Account to the Disposal ■ Area Capital Outlay Replacement Equipment Account. To see if the Town will vote to transfer from The Said funds to be expended to purchase an additional El Economic Development Council Salary Account a sum trash trailer for the Transfer Station. of money to pay bills of prior years under the provi- ■ sions of Chapter 179,Acts of 1941, as amended, or 7) Transfer the sum of Eleven Thousand One to take any other action relative thereto. Hundred and 00/100 ($11,100.00) Dollars from the ■ Highway Department Salary Account to the Disposal MOTION: A motion was made that this article Area Salary Account. ■ be accepted and adopted and the sum Nine Hundred Eighty and 00/100 ($980.00) Dollars be transferred 8) Transfer the sum of Eight Thousand Five ■ from available funds to pay the following unpaid bills: Hundred and 00/100($8,500.00)Dollars from the Park Department Capital Outlay Site Improvement Account ■ CAPE COD COLLABORATIVE $980.00 to the Parks Department Expense Account. ACTION: Voted,voice vote carried unanimously. MOTION: A motion was made that this article Ill be accepted and adopted and the following transfers . ARTICLE 2.TRANSFER ARTICLE be made from available funds for the purpose(s) set forth in the article. • To see if the Town will vote to transfer from avail- able funds and/or authorize the transfer from various 1) Transfer the sum of Fifty Five Thousand and . line items within current appropriations,such sums of 00/100 ($55,000.00) Dollars from the Water Depart- money necessary to supplement the operating bud- ment Water Surplus Fund to the Water Department • gets of the various Town departments for the fiscal Capital Outlay Water Main Improvements Account. year 1999 as follows: • 2) Transfer the sum of Eight Thousand Two Hun- 1) Transfer the sum of Fifty Five Thousand and dred Fifty and 00/100 ($8,250.00) Dollars from the ■ 00/100 ($55,000.00) Dollars from the Water Depart- Planning Department Salaries Account to the Plan- ment Water Surplus Fund to the Water Department ning Department Expense Account. ■ Capital Outlay Water Main Improvements Account. 3) Transfer the sum of Four Thousand and 00/ ■ 82 ll ■ ■ ■ 100($4,000.00)Dollars from the Planning Department ARTICLE 4.TRANSFER SURPLUS PROPERTY— Salaries Account to the Town Hall Office Building Capi- HABITAT FOR HUMANITY ■ tal Outlay Site Improvement Account. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board ■ 4) Transfer the sum of Two Thousand and 00/ of Selectmen to take by eminent domain, for the pur- 100($2,000.00)Dollars from the Building Department pose of clearing the Town's title thereto, the vacant II Capital Outlay Replace Equipment Account to the lot of land on Route 28 shown on Town of Orleans Collector/Treasurer Department Expense Account. Assessor's Map 48 as Parcel 22, and is also shown ■ as Lot 1-12 and 23-24 in Block D on a Plan entitled 5) Transfer the Sum of Five Thousand and 00/ Crystal Lake Manor which plan is recorded at the • 100 ($5,000.00) Dollars from the Police Station Ven- Barnstable County Registry of Deeds in Plan Book 1, tilation System Account to fund Medicaid reimburse- Page 63, (the Land); and further to transfer jurisdic- ment services for FY99 and FY00. tion and control of the Land from the Board of Select- men, which currently holds the Land for general mu- U 6) Transfer the sum of Five Thousand and 00/ nicipal purposes, to the Board of Selectmen for the 100($5,000.00)Dollars from the Disposal Area Capi- purpose of transferring said Land to Habitat for Hu- ll tal Outlay Site Improvement Account to the Disposal manity or another qualified organization for the pur- Area Capital Outlay Replacement Equipment Account. pose of constructing an affordable house for a quali- Said funds to be expended to purchase an additional Pied Orleans resident. Further, the Board of Select- trash trailer for the Transfer Station. men shall be authorized to transfer said Land subject ■ to a land disposition agreement containing such terms 7) Transfer the sum of Eleven Thousand One and conditions as the Board of Selectmen deem nec- ■ Hundred and 00/100 ($11,100.00) Dollars from the essary and appropriate to carry-out the purpose of Highway Department Salary Account to the Disposal this article,or to take any other action relative thereto. i Area Salary Account. MOTION: A motion was made that this article ■ 8) Transfer the sum of Eight Thousand Five Hun- be accepted and adopted and the Town vote to au- dred and 00/100 ($8,500.00) Dollars from the Park thorize the Board of Selectmen to take by eminent ■ Department Capital Outlay Site Improvement Account domain,the vacant lot of land on Route 28 shown on to the Parks Department Expense Account. Town of Orleans Assessor's Map 48 as Parcel 22, ■ which land is also shown as Lot 1-12 and 23-24 in ACTION: Voted,voice vote carried unanimously. Block D on a Plan entitled Crystal Lake Manor which ■ plan is recorded at the Barnstable County Registry of ARTICLE 3. FUND SUMMER POLICE PROGRAM Deeds in Plan Book 1, Page 63, (the Land); and fur- l! —TRAFFIC SAFETY ther to transfer jurisdiction and control of the Land from the Board of Selectmen, which currently holds ■ To see if the Town will vote to transfer the sum the Land for general municipal purposes,to the Board of Ten Thousand and 00/100 ($10,000.00) Dollars of Selectmen for the purpose of transferring said Land ■ from the Notes and Bonds—Septage Treatment Plant to Habitat for Humanity or another qualified organize- Account and Eight Thousand and 00/100($8,000.00) tion for the purpose of constructing an affordable . Dollars from the Insurance and Bonds Account for a house for a qualified Orleans resident. Further, the total transfer of Eighteen Thousand and 00/100 Board of Selectmen shall be authorized to transfer ■ ($18,000.00) Dollars to fund salaries, training and said Land subject to a land disposition agreement con- uniforms for two summer Police Officers for traffic taining such terms and conditions as the Board of Se- ■ details and safety-related duties for FY99 and FY00, lectmen deem necessary and appropriate to carry- or to take any other action relative thereto. out the purpose of this article. U MOTION: A motion was made that this article ACTION: Voted,voice vote carried unanimously. ■ be accepted and adopted and the sum Eighteen Thou- sand and 00/100 ($18,000.00) Dollars be raised and ARTICLE 5. FUND PLEASANT BAY . appropriated for this purpose: MANAGEMENT ALLIANCE ■ ACTION: Voted,voice vote carried by majority. To see if the Town will vote to transfer up to Four- teen Thousand and 00/100($14,000.00)Dollars from U 83 U ■ ■ the Tree Warden Salaries Account and Ten Thousand tion restriction in the land adjacent to the Christian . and 00/100($10,000.00)Dollars from the FY95 Capi- property, shown on Town of Orleans Assessor Map tal Improvement Budget for Layout of Town Roads 75 as Parcel 79, consisting of approximately 7 acres for a total transfer of up to Twenty Four Thousand 00/ of cedar swamp, said land to be held under the care S 100 ($24,000.00) Dollars to fund the Pleasant Bay and control of the Conservation Commission under ■ Management Alliance as Orleans'share of the Fiscal M.G.L. Chapter 40, Section 8C, and to transfer from Year 2000 Allowance Budget. Said funds to be spent available funds the sum of Two Thousand Five Hun- for the implementation of the Pleasant Bay Resource dred and 00/100($2,500.00)dollars for this purpose. In Management Plan, or to take any other action rela- ■ tive thereto. ACTION: Voted,voice vote carried unanimously. MOTION: A motion was made that this article ARTICLE 7. FUND SEA-PATH WALKING be accepted and adopted as printed in the warrant EASEMENT— FURST PROPERTY in and that the sum of Twenty Four Thousand and 00/ 100 ($24,000.00) Dollars be transferred from avail- To see if the Town will vote to authorize and di- ill able funds for this purpose. rect the Board of Selectmen to take all actions neces- sary to acquire jointly with the Commonwealth of ■ ACTION: Voted,voice vote carried unanimously. Massachusetts Department of Environmental Man- agement, by gift, by purchase, by eminent domain or ■ ARTICLE 6.AMEND ARTICLE 13 OF NOVEMBER otherwise for preservation,open space,conservation 1998 SPECIAL TOWN MEETING and passive recreation purposes a conservation re- ■ CHRISTIAN PROPERTY striction on approximately 17 acres of land being a portion of the property owned by Gary and Ethel Furst To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Con- on Beach Plum Road (the"Premises"). Said Conser- servation Commission to apply for any and all grants vation Restriction shall include a public "sea-path" ■ available from Federal,State and/or county agencies walking easement in the inter-tidal zone and along which may be available to reimburse the Town for all the shoreline of the property and shall contain such or a part of the cost of acquisition of the property ac- further terms and conditions as the Board of Select- il quired by the Town under the action taken on Article men shall determine.The Premises are more particu- 13, , of the November 1998 Special Town Meeting,the larly described in a deed recorded at the Barnstable Christian property so-called, and to take all action County Registry of Deeds in Book 8643, Page 317 necessary to obtain such grant funding and further to and are shown on Town of Orleans Assessors Map El authorize the Board of Selectmen to acquire by gift, 10 as Parcel 27. The Town portion of the purchase purchase, eminent domain or otherwise the fee inter- price for said property interest shall be One Hundred est or a conservation restriction in the land adjacent Thousand and 00/100 ($100,000.00) Dollars which to the Christian property, shown on Town of Orleans sum shall be transferred from available funds or bor- El Assessor Map 75 as Parcel 79,consisting of approxi- rowed for such acquisition, including all expenses in- mately 7 acres of cedar swamp, and to transfer from cidental and related thereto, provided however that S available funds and/or raise and appropriate a suffi- the Town receives a grant in the amount of Fifty Thou- cient sum of money for such acquisition, or to take sand and 00/100($50,000.00)Dollars from Barnstable ■ any other action relative thereto. County(Cape Cod Commission)to offset its share of ■ the purchase price, or to take any other action rela- MOTION: A motion was made that the Town tive thereto. vote to authorize the Conservation Commission to U apply for any and all grant available from Federal, MOTION: A motion was made that the Town • State and/or county agencies which may be available vote to authorize and direct the Board of Selectmen to reimburse the Town for all or a part of the cost of to take all actions necessary to acquire jointly with ■ acquisition of the property acquired by the Town un- the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of der the action taken on Article 13, of the November Environmental Management, by gift, by purchase,by ■ 1998 Special Town Meeting, the Christian property eminent domain or otherwise for preservation, open so-called, and to take all action necessary to obtain space,conservation and passive recreation purposes t such grant funding and further to authorize the Board a conservation restriction on approximately 17 acres of Selectmen to acquire by gift, purchase, eminent of land being a portion of the property owned by Gary ■ domain or otherwise the fee interest or a conserva- and Ethel Furst on Beach Plum Road(the"Premises"). 84 ■ ■ ■ ■ Said Conservation Restriction shall include a public authorize the Board of Selectmen to enter into an • "sea-path" walking easement in the inter-tidal zone I nte rmunicipal Agreement with the Towns of Brewster, along the shoreline of the property and shall contain Eastham and Wellfleet. The agreement sets forth U such further terms and conditions as the Board of terms and conditions for the management and opera- Selectmen shall determine. The Premises are more tion of the skateboard park, located on Nauset Re- . particularly described in a deed recorded at the gional School District Property and known as Finch Barnstable County Registry of Deeds in Book 8643, Park.A copy of the Agreement is on file with the Town • Page 317 and are shown on Town of Orleans Asses- Clerk, or to take any other action relative thereto. sors Map 23 as Parcel 3 the total purchase price to al be paid by the Town and State is to be One Hundred MOTION: A motion was made that this article Fifty Thousand and 00/100($150,000.00)Dollars.The be accepted and adopted as printed in the warrant. • Town portion of the purchase price for said property interest shall be One Hundred Thousand and 00/100 ACTION: Voted,voice vote carried unanimously. is ($100,000.00) Dollars, and that to raise such appro- priation the Treasurer,with the approval of the Board ARTICLE 10.WATER MAIN RELOCATION • of Selectmen, is authorized to borrow the sum of One EASEMENT—LANDFILL CAPPING Hundred Thousand and 00/100 ($100,000.00) Dol- . lars pursuant to Section 7 of Chapter 293 of the Acts To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Water entitled, "AN ACT RELATIVE TO ESTABLISHMENT Commissioners to acquire by purchase, gift,eminent • OF THE CAPE COD OPEN SPACE LAND ACQUISI- domain or otherwise,an easement in,over,and upon TION PROGRAM", or any other enabling authority, portions of Parcels 84,87,88,89,90,and/or O'Connor • and to issue bonds or notes of the Town therefor;pro- Road, all as shown on Town of Orleans Assessor's vided however that such borrowing is contingent upon Map 47. Said Easement to be used for relocation of • the town receiving a grant in the amount of Fifty Thou- an existing water main on landfill property, which re- sand and 00/100($50,000.00)Dollars from Barnstable location is necessitated by the capping of the landfill. • County (Cape Cod Commission)to be used to reim- And further, that the Town transfer from the Water burse the Town's share of the purchase price. Department Water Surplus Fund a sufficient sum of U money to acquire said easement, including all ex- ACTION: Voted,voice vote carried unanimously. penses incidental and related thereto, or to take any • other action relative thereto. ARTICLE 8.AUTHORIZE BOURNE • INTERMUNICIPAL AGREEMENT MOTION: A motion was made that the Town vote to authorize the Water Commissioners to acquire • To see if the Town will vote pursuant to Chapter by purchase, gift, eminent domain or otherwise, an 3,Section 3-5-3 of the Orleans Home Rule Charter to easement in, over, and upon portions of Parcels 84, i authorize the Board of Selectmen to enter into an 87, 88, 89, 90, and/or O'Connor Road, all as shown Intermunicipal Agreement with the Town of Bourne. on Town of Orleans Assessor's Map 47. Said Ease- The Agreement set forth the terms and conditions for ment to be used for relocation of an existing water disposal of Orleans' landfill waste at the Bourne mu- main on landfill property,which relocation is necessi- a nicipal landfill.Acopy of said Agreement is on file with tated by the capping of the landfill; and that the sum the Town Clerk, or to take any other action relative of Ten Thousand and 00/100($10,000.00) Dollars be • thereto. transferred from the Water Department Surplus Fund for this purpose. El MOTION: A motion was made that this article be accepted and adopted as printed in the warrant. ACTION: Voted,voice vote carried unanimously. III ACTION: Voted,voice vote carried unanimously. ARTICLE 11. FUNDING AUTHORIZATION IN CHANGE—TRANSFER STATION ARTICLE 9.AUTHORIZE REGIONAL • SKATEBOARD PARK INTERMUNICIPAL To see if the Town will vote to approve a change AGREEMENT in the authorization, approved at the May 1998 An- • nual Town Meeting under the Disposal Area Capital To see if the Town will vote pursuant to Chapter Outlay Budget,from the purchase of one yard tractor II 3,Section 3-5-3 of the Orleans Home Rule Charter to to the purchase of three used yard tractors,or to take • 85 MI ■ any other action relative thereto. Suits, Mary Walker, Olive Westa, Ill MOTION: A motion was made that this article Moderator(For One Year) • be accepted and adopted as printed in the warrant. ■ Duane P. Landreth One thousand seven hundred twenty nine ACTION: Voted,voice vote carried unanimously. 1,729 B II lanks Three hundred thirty eight 338 ARTICLE 12.ACCEPT RECOMMENDATIONS IN Write Ins Eighteen 18 . THE WATER ADVISORY BOARD REPORT WATERSHED AREA(BY PETITION) Selectmen (For Three Years) II To see if the Town will vote to accept the recom- James E.DeWitt Six hundred forty seven 647 II mendations in the Water Advisory Board Report:"Rec- Kenneth D.Alman Five hundred twenty two 522 reational Uses of the Watershed"February 1999 or to Kendall Farrar One thousand one hundred ninety seven take other action relative to the Board's Report which 1,197 is on file with the Town Clerk.These permitted recre- John P. Hinckley,Jr.One thousand five hundred ten 1,510 III ational uses include, hiking, bird watching and cross Blanks Two hundred eighty eight 288 country skiing.All other uses would be prohibited, or Write Ins Six 6 to take any other action relative thereto. (By Petition) Board of Health (For Three Years) MI MOTION: A motion was made that this article be accepted and adopted as printed in the warrant. Robert J.Wineman One thousand four hundred forty five 1,445 In C.H.Groezinger One thousand two hundred sixty eight1,268 ACTION: Voted,voice vote carried unanimously. Blanks One thousand four hundred fifty 1,450 II Write Ins Seven 7 ARTICLE 13. CLOSING ARTICLE S Nauset Regional School Committee(For Three Years) And to act on any other business that may le- 5 gaily come before the meeting. Truman Henson,Jr.One thousand seven hundred eighty five 1,785 II MOTION: A motion was made that this meet- Blanks Two hundred seventy two 272 ing be adjourned. Write Ins Twenty eight 28 II ACTION:' Voted,voice vote carded unanimously. Orleans School Committee(For Three Years) 5 A true copy. Pamela B.Jordan One thousand five hundred eighty five 1,585 ■ Attest: Jan Bone One hundred sixty seven 167 Anne R. Lennon Blanks Two thousand three hundred eleven 2,311 5 Town Clerk Trustee for Snow Library(For Three Years) ■ ANNUAL TOWN ELECTION Barbara A.Cole One thousand sixty nine 1,069 5 May 18, 1999 Barbara Eldridge Nine hundred forty eight 948 Trumbull Huntington Six hundred sixty 660 The Annual Town Election was held on Tues- Helen R.Schardt Seven hundred thirty two 732 day, May 18, 1999, at the American Legion Hall.The Blanks Seven hundred fifty 750 5 polls were opened at 7:00 a.m. and closed at 8:00 Write Ins Five 5 p.m.A total of 2,085 voters turned out for the election . -40%of the total 5,255 registered voters. QUESTION 1. Poll workers for the day were: Teresa M. Shall the Town of Orleans be allowed to exempt ■ McCormick, Warden; Joan Reed,Assistant Warden. from the provisions of proposition two and one-half, IN Tellers and Clerks were: Gloria Edwards, Winifred so-called, the amounts required to pay for the bond Feightner, Gloria Mellin, Harold Rusch, Rosemarie issued in order to fund the architectural and engineer- r 86 . IS ■ • ing design costs related to the construction of a new SUMMARY ■ town office building and ball field, including all ex- penses incidental and related thereto? The amendment proposes to eliminate the Recreation • Commission thereby placing all policy matters deal- YES One thousand two hundred seventy four 1,274 ing with parks and recreation under the jurisdiction of . the Park Commissioners. NO Six hundred fitly nine 659 ' YES One thousand three hundred seventeen 1,317 BLANKS One hundred forty two 142 ■ NO Five hundred seventy one 571 QUESTION 2. ' BLANKS One hundred ninety seven 197 Shall the Town approve the Charter Amendment pro- a posed by the Town Meeting of May 1998 as summa- QUESTION 5. rized below? II Shall the Town approve the Charter Amendment pro- SUMMARY:The Charter of the Town of Orleans cur- posed by the Town Meeting of May 1998 as summa- ] rently requires Town Meeting approval of all rized below? intermunicipal agreements. The proposed Charter ■ Amendment would limit the necessity of Town Meet- SUMMARY ing approval to only those intermunicipal agreements MI requiring Town funding and/or a commitment by the The amendment provides that the five year Capital Town of at least two or more years. Improvement Plan include capital improvements pro- II posed in the five years after the current year's capital YES One Thousand three hundred seventy five 1,375 budget. The amendment further provides that the a percentage of vote at Town Meeting necessary to NO Four hundred seventy eight 478 waive the requirement that any capital improvement II voted on by the Town Meeting be included in the ap- BLANKS Two hundred thirty two 232 proved Capital Improvement Plan, be reduced from IN eighty (80) percent to seventy five (75) percent. QUESTION 3. II YES One thousand three hundred fifty three 1,353 Shall the Town approve the Charter Amendment pro- a posed by the Town Meeting of May 1998 as summa- NO Four hundred forty four 444 rized below? ■ BLANKS Two hundred eighty eight 288 SUMMARY:The amendment provides that the reclas- a sification of an existing full-time compensated posi- A TRUE COPY. , tion by the Town Administrator shall not be deemed to ATTEST: • be the creation of a new full-time compensated posi- ANNE R. LENNON tion requiring Board of Selectmen and Town Meeting TOWN CLERK . approval. . YES One thousand three hundred twenty nine 1,329 OLD KINGS HIGHWAY HISTORIC • NO Four hundred sixty five 465 DISTRICT COMMISSION ELECTION ■ BLANKS Two hundred ninety one 291 TUESDAY NOVEMBER 23, 1999,7:30PM a QUESTION 4. The Old Kings Highway Historic District Com- mission was held in the office of the Town Clerk. • Shall the Town approve the Charter Amendment pro- Present were: Richard Philbrick, Chairman of Board posed by the Town Meeting of May 1998 as summa- of Selectmen,Anne R. Lennon, Town Clerk, William III rized below? Quinn, Jr., Pam Quinn, Chuck William, Ken F. 111 87 a ■ ■ Coleman, Ralph Coombs, Cathy Coombs and David ACTION: Voted,voice vote carried unanimously. Haig. MOTION: Mr. Richard Philbrick moved that all Mr. Philbrick opened the meeting at 7:30pm. It Town Officials or department managers or their duly la was stated that no nomination papers were taken out designated representative, required to attend Town or returned for the position.According to the Old King's Meeting pursuant to Section 2-7-3 of the Charter, all a HighwayRegional Historic District Commission bulle- of whom are not residents of the Town of Orleans, be tin 1.06: Election Procedures section 1, (f) no nomi- permitted to address the Town Meeting on matters ■ nations from the floor will be accepted unless there affecting their office, department or organization, or are no candidates nominated by the nomination pa- projects for which they have performed services for a pers procedure. Since there were no nominations the Town. papers filed the nominations were from the floor. ■ ACTION: Voted,voice vote carried unanimously. Bill Quinn, nominated Pam Quinn, Kathy Coombs nominated Chuck Williams. ARTICLE 1. PAY BILLS OF PRIOR YEARS ■ Pam Quinn received one vote, and one absen- To see if the Town will vote to transfer from avail- tee vote from Bev Carney. able funds a sum of money to pay bills of prior years a under the provisions of Chapter 179,Acts of 1941,as Chuck Williams received (5) votes, Nancy Will- amended,or to take any other action relative thereto. lams, Ken Coleman, Cathy Coombs, Ralph Coombs, and David Haig. MOTION: Mr. Frank Suits moved that this ar- ■ ticle be accepted and adopted and the sum of Six ■ Chuck Williams will be the new member on the Hundred Twenty Nine and 12/100 ($629.12) Dollars commission his appointment will be from January 1, be transferred from available funds to pay the follow- 2000 until December 31, 2004. ing unpaid bills: IN Richard Philbrick adjourned the meeting at George Meservey Mileage a 7:45pm. Reimbursement 129.90 Select Energy Electricity 496.22 a A true copy. Community Newspaper Advertising 3.00 la Anne R. Lennon ACTION: Voted,voice vote carried unanimously. II Clerk ARTICLE 2.TRANSFER ARTICLE II "DOINGS" To see if the Town will vote to transfer from avail- SPECIAL TOWN MEETING HELD ON able funds and/or authorize the transfer from various U DECEMBER 6, 1999 line items within current appropriations,such sums of money necessary to supplement the operating bud- U Moderator, Duane Landreth, called the Special gets of the various Town departments for the fiscal Town Meeting at the Nauset Regional Middle School year 2000 as follows: a gymnasium when Town Clerk, Anne R. Lennon de- clared that a quorum of voters(270)was present.Ac- 1. Transfer the sum of Twenty Five Thousand a tual number of voters attending the Special Town Meet- Seven Hundred Sixty Two and 00/100 ($25,762.00) ing was 335.The meeting was adjourned at 7:34 p.m. Dollars from available funds to the Fire/Rescue De- U partment Salaries Account. Tellers: Sandra Chernick, Gail Rainey, Curtis a Pfluger,John Lennon 2. Transfer the sum of Eight Thousand Three Hundred and 00/100 ($8,300.00) Dollars from the a MOTION: Mr. Richard Philbrick moved to dis- Ambulance Receipt Reserve for Appropriation Fund pense with the reading of the Warrant except the pre- to the Fire/Rescue Capital Outlay Account. a amble, conclusion and Attestation thereof. II 88 U II • • 3. Transfer the sum of Fifty Five Thousand and ARTICLE 3. FIRE DEPT. NEW PUMPER ENGINE 1 00/100 ($55,000.00) Dollars from the Ambulance PURCHASE—ADDITIONAL FUNDING Receipt Reserve for Appropriation Fund to the Fire/ 1 Rescue Capital Outlay Account. To see if the Town will vote to transfer a sum of money from the Ambulance Receipt Reserve for Ap- 1 4. Transfer the sum of One Thousand Two Hun- propriation Fund to the Fire/Rescue Capital Outlay dred and 00/100 ($1,200.00) Dollars from available Replace Equipment Account Replace Pumper line,or 1 funds to the Civil Defense Salaries Account. to take any other action relative thereto. 1 5. Transfer the sum of One Thousand Eight MOTION: Mr. John Hinckley moved that this Hundred Fifty Five and 00/100 ($1,855.00) Dollars article be accepted and adopted and the sum of Forty • from the Selectmen/Town Administrator Salaries to the Thousand and 00/100 ($40,000.00) Dollars be trans- Conservation Commission Salaries Account. ferred from the Ambulance Receipt Reserve for Ap- 1 propriation Fund to the Fire/Rescue Capital Outlay 6. Transfer the sum of Two Hundred Fifty and Replace Equipment Account Replace Pumper line for II 00/100 ($250.00) Dollars from available funds to the this purpose. Water Quality Expense Account. 111 ACTION: Voted,voice vote carried unanimously. MOTION: Mr. Frank Suits moved that this ar- • tide be accepted and adopted and the following trans- ARTICLE 4. SEA CALL FARM ADDITIONAL fers be made from available funds for the purpose(s) FUNDING FOR RENOVATION PROJECT • set forth in the article. To see if the Town will vote to transfer from avail- 1. Transfer the sum of Twenty Five Thousand able funds a sum of money to fund the ongoing reno- Seven Hundred Sixty Two and 00/100 ($25,762.00) vations at the Sea Call Farm Property, which funds Dollars from available funds to the Fire/Rescue De- shall be in addition to the One Hundred Fiorty Thou- partment Salaries Account. sand and 00/100 ($140,000) Dollars appropriated under Article 51 of the May 11, 1998 Annual Town 2. Transfer the sum of Eight Thousand Three Meeting for this purpose, or to take any other action 1 Hundred and 00/100 ($8,300.00) Dollars from the relative thereto. Ambulance Receipt Reserve for Appropriation Fund to the Fire/Rescue Capital Outlay Account. MOTION: Mr. Kendall Farrar moved that this article be indefinitely postponed. 3. Transfer the sum of Fifty Five Thousand and 00/100 ($55,000.00) Dollars from the Ambulance ACTION: Voted,voice vote carried unanimously. Receipt Reserve for Appropriation Fund to the Fire/ Rescue Capital Outlay Account. ARTICLE 5. LAND BANK ACCOUNT FUNDING II FOR COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH ACQUISITIONS 4. Transfer the sum of One Thousand Two Hun- 1 dred and 00/100 ($1,200.00) Dollars from available To see if the Town will vote to transfer from avail- funds to the Civil Defense Salaries Account. able Land Bank funds the sum of Fifty Thousand and • 00/100 ($50,000.00) Dollars to the Land Bank Ap- 5. Transfer the sum of One Thousand Eight praisal/Legal/Surveying Account for the purposes of 1 Hundred Fifty Five and 00/100 ($1,855.00) Dollars investigating and making recommendations for the from the Selectmen/Town Administrator Salaries to the purchase of real estate, said funds will be used to 1 Conservation Commission Salaries Account. obtain various clerical, professional, legal, appraisal and engineering services and other reasonable costs • 6. Transfer the sum of Two Hundred Fifty and associated with the prudent planning of land acquisi- 00/100 ($250.00) Dollars from available funds to the tions under the direction and authority of the Open • Water Quality Expense Account. Space/Land Bank Committee and the Board of Se- lectmen under the provisions of Chapter 293 of the 1 ACTION: Voted,voice vote carried unanimously. Acts of 1998,as amended,or to take any other action relative thereto. IN II 89 • . ■ MOTION: Mr. Allen Gibbs moved that this ar- a minimum funding of 5.5%and$880,000 or any spe- tide be accepted and adopted as printed in the war- cific percentage or amount are removed in a manner • rant and the sum of Fifty Thousand and 00/100 consistent with the above change". ($50,000.00)Dollars be transferred from the available ■ Land Bank funds to the Land Bank Appraisal/Legal/ MOTION TO CALL THE QUESTION: Voted, Surveying Account for this purpose. Said funds to be standing vote: Yes=263; No = 66. spent under the direction of the Open Space/Land Bank Committee and the Board of Selectmen. MAIN MOTION ACTION: 1 No Vote — Motion carried overwhelmingly. ACTION: Voted,voice vote carried unanimously. ■ ARTICLE 7. CLOSING ARTICLE ARTICLE 6.ADOPT LOCAL COMPREHENSIVE ■ PLAN AS OFFICIAL TOWN PLAN And to act on any other business that may le- gally come before the meeting. • To see if the Town will hear and accept the re- port of the Local Comprehensive Plan Committee, MOTION: Mr. Richard Philbrick made a motion which report is dated November 1999,a copy of which that the meeting be adjourned. is on file in the Office of the Town Clerk, as the local I� comprehensive plan of the Town pursuant to the pro- ACTION: Voted,voice vote carried unanimously. visions of Section 9 of Chapter 716 of the Acts of 1989, U as amended,the Cape Cod Commission Act,and fur- A true copy. ther to adopt said report as the Official Town Plan in Attest: accordance with Chapter 9, Section 9-2-3 of the Or- Anne R. Lennon leans Home Rule Charter, or take any other action Town Clerk • relative thereto. MOTION: Mr. Alan Conklin (Planning Board Chairman) moved that this article be accepted andARCHITECTURAL REVIEW S adopted as printed in the warrant and that said report COMMITTEE as adopted shall supercede the existing Official Town Plan previously adopted pursuant to Chapter 9, Sec- tion 9-2-3 of the Orleans Home Rule Charter,and fur- There were 18 meetings held in 1999.33 signed r ther that the Board of Selectmen be directed to pur- applications were reviewed and approved or approved sue with diligence certification of the local compre- with modifications. 21 exterior alteration applications ■ hensive plan by the Cape Cod Commission. were reviewed. Two Hundred and Forty-five dollars were collected in fees. Planning Board Report for Motion: Respectfully submitted, The Planning Board at a meeting on October Chauncey Williams, Chairperson 1 19, 1999 voted unanimously and enthusiastically to ■ place this article on the December 6, 1999 Special Town Meeting warrant contingent on the change be- ing made in the plan to reword Section OS-4 as fol- lows: The Fiscal year 1999 tax rate was approved by "Fund the Open Space preservation Reserve Ac- the Department of Revenue and set at$8.44 per thou- ■ count of the Capital Budget at the amount consistent sand dollars of assessed valuation. The Real Prop- with the goals of this plan for preserving open space, erty and Personal Property tax bills were mailed on ■ conservation and recreation lands and which amount November 18, 1998. is also consistent with the current overall fiscal situa- ■ tion and requirements of the town and with the other The Board of Assessors committed to the Tax goals of this plan. Collector 5,167 residential;507 commercial/industrial; ■ 82 mixed use; 39 Chapter 61, properties; 2240 per- And provided that all other textual references to sonal properly accounts;9158 motor vehicles and 801 ■ 90 ■ • boats. New growth for fiscal 1999 was $15,576,600. During Fiscal Year 1999 there were six Stand- II Single-family development,construction and renova- ing Committees and two Ad Hoc Committees,namely: tion accounted for 88% of the new growth. ■ The Standing Committee on Finance The Board of Assessors granted 128 exemp- The Standing Committee on Natural Resources III tions. The Standing Committee on Economic Affairs The Standing Committee on Public Service • Fiscal 1999 was a year of revaluation for the The Standing Committee on Governmental town of Orleans. All properties in the above noted Regulations • categories were re-assessed at 100% of their fair The Standing Committee on Health and market value as of January 1s', 1998. The triennial Human Services II audit conducted by the Department of Revenue was The Ad Hoc Committee on Charter Review and successfully completed in October of 1998. Legislation 1 The Ad Hoc Committee to Assess Space Needs and The Board of Assessors wishes to thank the of- Resources of Barnstable County Government • f ice staff for their dedicated professional efforts in obtaining the required certification in a timely man- The Orleans Delegate serves as Chairman of III nee'. A special thanks is extended to Vincent Caruso the Standing Committee on Finance and also sits on whose contribution during two terms on the Board of the Standing Committee on Governmental Regula- Assessors was most appreciated. Also noteworthy, tions and the Ad Hoc Committee on Charter Review was the appointment of Mary McDermott to the Board and Legislation. • of Assessors with over 16 years of experience in the Orleans Assessing Office. During Fiscal Year 1999 the Assembly of Del- . egates reviewed and adopted the Board of County Respectfully submitted, Commissioner's budget for Fiscal Year 2000. III Anne Ekstrom, Chairman Because the County experienced surplus rev- . enues due to unexpected and unanticipated revenues at the Registry of Deeds, numerous supplemental ■ BARNSTABLE COUNTY appropriations were approved. ASSEMBLY OF DELEGATES From the General Fund and surplus revenues II The Assembly of Delegates is the legislative the County provided funds for the County-wide Land III branch of County Government. Each town located Bank Bill Special Election;for legal assistance for in- within Barnstable County is represented on the As- equities in school funding;the Cape Cod Community II sembly with Delegates elected by the voters in each Action Council Children's Cove; Lyme Disease and of the 15 municipalities. On November 3, 1998, 15 Deer Tick Research,and for new equipment and train- • Delegates were elected to serve during the Assembly ing at the Fire Academy. of Delegates'fifth session for a two-year period start- A new Economic Development Council was de- In veloped January 4, 1999. veloped and funding for ongoing programs to promote • All legislative powers of the County are vested economic development,tourism and grant programs in the Assembly of Delegates,and except as provided were appropriated. • in the Barnstable County Home Rule Charter,the acts Also,the County funded the Community Health of the Assembly are required to be by ordinance. A Needs Assessment Program for Human Services;the II Delegate's vote is weighted based on the 1990 U.S. three year AmeriCorps Program and funds for an af- Decennial Census with Barnstable having the largest ■ fordable housing program for first time home buyers. vote of 21.94%. Orleans vote is 3.13%. II Delegates serve on various Standing and Ad Hoc In accordance with the Barnstable County Home committees. Each Standing Committee reviews cer- Rule Charter, Charter review is required every five • tain components of the proposed County budget and years. The last review took place in 1995. In Febru- also the goals and effectiveness of each program ary of 1999 the existing County Charter and the pro- • being operated with Barnstable County. posed legislation that was submitted to the State Leg- . 91 • islature in 1997 was combined into one working docu- Old Colony Way in response to a layout prepared by • ment as a draft document for Charter Review in 2000. Fay, Spofford, & Thorndike Consulting Engineers. • These layouts, very preliminary and purely concep- The Assembly holds regular meetings on the first tual in nature were intended to achieve the best mix S and third Wednesday of each month at 4:00 PM in of safety and traffic flow while enhancing the beautifi- the Chamber of the Assembly of Delegates, First Dis- cation of the Village Center. U trict Courthouse, Barnstable, MA. The meetings are open and the public is invited to attend. The Bikeways Committee underwent a major U recruiting effort adding Don DePiero, John Fallender, Respectfully submitted, Doug Pluciennik and Pat Heyer to work with current U George R. Christie members Rich Moron ell Vivian Penniman and Larry Delegate for Orleans Smith. Selectmen Committee Liaison Ken Farrar has Il provided the necessary guidance making the com- mittee a more organized cohesive unit. ■ BIKEWAYS COMMITTEE In summary, the Bikeways Committee will con- tinue to focus on potential biking safety issues and In 1999, the Bikeways Committee began the long-term planning opportunities as they impact our S year working on its highest priority, providing bicycle residents and guests. Committee meetings are held bridge design input. Since this project has been de- the first Wednesday of each month at 9 a.m. at Town in layed by the state no further feedback has been re- Hall.The public's attendance and feedback is encour- ceived regarding design and construction issues. aged. 111 The committee felt strongly that a Clivus Respectfully submitted, II composting toilet system be considered for the Or- Lawrence Smith, Chairman ■ leans area.A letter was sent to State Representative Shirley Gomes who responded that she has been ■ successful in obtaining similar units to be used on the bike trail in the towns of Eastham and Harwich through BUILDING CODE APPEALS II an agreement with the Department of Environmental BOARD Management(DEM). It has been determined that this issue be presented in town meeting prior to request- 11 The Orleans Building Code Board of Appeals ing consideration from the DEM. The town would be purpose is to formally review and grant relief from, if • responsible for the maintenance, which is minimal in appropriate,the literal interpretation of the Massachu- the other towns with similar facilities. setts State Building Code by an Orleans building offi- cial.The Board operates under the criteria set forth by The DEM was contacted voicing a number of the Massachusetts Board of Building Regulations and El serious safety issues on the bike trail from Dennis to Standards and is comprised of professionals from the Orleans to Eastham. These include numerous holes fields of architecture, engineering, and construction. and raised cracks caused by roots and lack of fre- quent trimming of brush and overhanging branches. Record II After this inquiry the DEM and Nickerson State Park Institutional/Religious appeals: 2 maintenance staff did some major branch trimming both received relief and mowing along the entire trail, which was much Residential appeals: 2 received appreciated. However, due to budget constraints, 3 were denied • there are currently no plans to repair the root heaves 1 withdrawn by appellant and trail surface repairs that require extensive work Total appeals: 8 cases efforts. It is unfortunate that budget constraints will further delay work as this section of the bike trail con- In April 1999, Mr. Peter Coneen stepped down • tinues to age and deteriorate. from the Chairmanship. Mr. Coneen continues as a Board member. The Board is grateful for his eight The Committee presented proposed plans re- years of leadership starting from the very beginning flecting its thoughts on the Main Street Crossing at of the Orleans Board. . 92 ■ • ■ ■ Mr. Don Doddridge joins the Board to fill the va- Certificates of Occupancy 2,280 111 III cancy left by Mr. Robert Gibson. Certificates of Inspection 1,824 38 Re-inspections 730 36 ■ Respectfully submitted, Andrew Miao, Chairman Electrical ■ Permits 534 Inspections 1281 ■ Fees 21,031 III Plumbing DEPARTMENT Plumbin 9 I wish to thank the Building department staff for Permits 227 II their professionalism and for their efforts in assisting Inspections 452 1 the citizens of Orleans. To the Board of Selectmen Fees 11,587 and the Citizens of Orleans: I hereby submit this re- III port on the activities of the Building Department for Gas 1999 Permits 298 Inspections 483 ■ New Buildings Values Fees Number Fees 8,029 ■ Commercial 580,000 3,415 3 Respectfully submitted, Residential 17,712,073 45,939 69 Jon Eitelbach 211 Residential Commissioner Additions II Commercial 1,465,000 3,874 6 ■ Residential 2,929,441 9,146 54 Municipal 1,264,400 0 1 CABLE TV AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS II Alterations ADVISORY COMMITTEE III Residential 290,450 3,131 19 Residential 1,273,515 3,614 53 Municipal 17,775 0 2 This was a year of change. MediaOne has been ■ acquired by AT&T with the merger taking place in Other Building Permits Spring 2000. The Town has purchased audiovisual ■ Accessory Buildings 34,800 464 13 equipment for live broadcasts on Channel 3 of the Garages 358,300 1,198 11 Selectmen's weekly meetings beginning in January ■ Greenhouses 10,000 45 1 2000.Community Television will soon also cover other Decks 117,885 1,007 21 important meetings and town events.The Town web ■ Demolitions- Interiors 18,000 50 2 site,www.town.orleans.ma.us has been expanded to Demolitions 126,000 100 4 provide more information and services. Channel 18 ■ Foundations 8,000 25 1 on Cable has been reserved exclusively for future Swimming Pools 256,500 450 9 Orleans programming.An Internet based Town Com- ■ Chimneys 44,594 425 6 puter network will connect town offices, outside de- II Re-siding/Re-roofing 504,035 950 70 partments, schools and Library. Larry White, Com- Repair 42,300 360 10 mittee Clerk, resigned after 3 years of useful service. Tents N/A 400 13 In October, Frank Eaton was re-elected Chairman, 11. 7,779 7,779 75 3 Robert Melcher as Vice-Chairman and John Towers 100,000 751 1 Hodgkinson as Clerk. Harold Rusch, member since Miscellaneous 126,300 563 7 1998 and Steve Paradise, appointed in September 99 round out the Committee.There are vacancies for ■ Registrations Fees Number volunteers interested in this fast moving Telecommu- ■ Sheds 350 35 nications field. Woodstoves 105 3 Yard Sales 575 117 In October, sudden expansion of MediaOne ■ Signs 800 32 channels, rate packages, and services created con- 93 ■ ■ ■ fusion among subscribers.A requirement for set top housing and submitted renewal of a three-year agree- ■ boxes for new pay channels and the omission of fast ment that will allow Barnstable County to continue to "Road Runner"Internet service produced many com- receive federal HOME Consortium dollars annually. al plaints. The MediaOne customer service line was overrun with calls. Responding to the situation, the The Commission began preparation of a Re- Selectmen and the Town Administrator wrote strong gional Open Space Plan for Cape Cod, holding a se- letters of protest to MediaOne management. The ries of regional meetings to identify local open space III Cable Committee met in December with a MediaOne protection goals. In support of this effort, the Com- representative to air out the problems,some of which mission provided maps of currently protected open a have been straightened out, but others remain. The space to the Orleans Land Bank/Open Space Com- interdiction system installed in 1992 under our 10 year mittee.The plan is expected to be completed in 2000 contract to avoid the set top boxes required in other and will integrate resource protection efforts for water Outer Cape towns has had great advantages (such supply,wildlife habitat,scenic and cultural landscapes, a as unlimited sets) but must be replaced at great cost trails and growth management. to bring true Broadband service here. ■ The Commission continued to provide technical The major assignment for the Committee this assistance related to trail planning for the Cape Cod NI year will be to help negotiate a new contract with AT&T Pathway regional walking trail project through Orleans. to accomplish this and bring to Orleans the latest tech- Barnstable County provided $50,000 in funding to- i nical advances in TV and Internet communication.A ward the town's acquisition of the Furst Conservation questionnaire will be circulated by September on Restriction as part of the Cape Cod Pathways net- III which Cable subscribers may indicate preferences and work. suggest improvements. That will be followed by a ■ public meeting for all residents with the Cable Com- In partnership with the Association for the Pres- pany to express their opinion and ask questions. Ev- ervation of Cape Cod,the Commission staged the first II eryone is invited to respond and be present. in a series of regional workshops to link watershed protection to growth management efforts. The Com- a Respectfully submitted, mission also began a build-out analysis for all 15 cape Frank Eaton, Chairman towns. The analyses, funded by the Massachusetts MI Executive Office of Environmental Affairs, are de- signed to help towns understand the growth-related Ill impacts of zoning and other local bylaws, so that ac- CAPE COD COMMISSION tions can be taken to alter or preclude undesirable IN outcomes. The build-out analyses will be completed Created in 1990 by an Act of the Massachusetts by June 2000. ■ General Court, the Cape Cod Commission provides regulatory tools and assistance to Cape Cod towns, The Commission worked with Orleans on the ■ including reviews of Developments of Regional Im- development of its Local Comprehensive Plan(LCP), pact,designation of Districts of Critical Planning Con- including provision of GIS maps and data and pre- ■ cern, establishment of impact fees and development liminary reviews of all draft elements. agreements. In addition, the Commission provides II direct technical assistance and planning services to The Commission's transportation staff provided all Cape communities. Below are some examples of assistance with the development of the design for the ■ Commission activities that benefited Orleans in 1999: Cape Cod Rail Trail Bridge over Route 6 and coordi- nated with the Massachusetts Department of Envi- Commission staff met with the Orleans Housing ronmental Management on the reconstruction of the Task Force and Town Officials to provide input and Cape Cod Rail Trail. . technical assistance on future plans and strategies that could address the town's affordable housing With respect to water resources, the Commis- needs and accepted an invitation from the Orleans sion provided technical assistance to the Orleans Citizens Forum to speak on the subject of affordable Water Quality Monitoring Task Force and for Well#7, II housing.The Commission recommended that county and prepared a grant proposal for the management surplus funds be allocated to support affordable rental of the Orleans watershed.Orleans is one of the towns included in the Commission's on-going"Priority Land 94 ■ a ■ ■ ■ Acquisition Project", a state funded assessment of to have added a full time Technology Coordinator to present and future water supply sites. our staff who supervises all of the technology needs of the school. He oversaw the creation of a building Respectfully submitted, wide network. ■ Herbert Olsen Orleans Representative A Hospitality program has been added to our vocational-technical program list this year. The stu- dents were able to experience several different func- ■ tions at restaurants and hotels throughout the cape CAPE COD REGIONAL community.The Cape Cod Five Cents Savings Bank • TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL in conjunction with the Business Technology program DISTRICT now operates the Crusaders Branch of Cape Cod Five . in the school. II Once again, we would like to thank the mem- We look forward to the Dental Assisting tiers of the communities in our district who have given Program's implementation of a Community Dental ' us the opportunity to be of service to them.Cape Cod Clinic here at Cape Cod Tech for the next school year. Tech students and staff members completed many The clinic will serve the Lower Cape, Mass. Health II created projects for a number of our district towns,which and the lower income population. created a considerable savings for the taxpayers.We II dents privileged to serve a multitude of district resi- This is the second year in which our students were dents by providing services in the various vocations administered the MCAS test(Massachusetts Compre- taught at Cape Cod, enabling our students to refine hensive Academic Assessment System).We are very their skills while instilling pride in their accomplish- proud to announce that the results from last year's ■ ments,which is the ultimate goal of vocational techni- MCAS testing were such that Cape Cod Tech was cal education.The Cape Cod Tech Horticulture Shop ranked third compared with all the other vocational- . constructed planters and performed stump grinding technical schools in Massachusetts. We sponsored a and landscaping at Nauset High School. symposium for parents on the MCAS tests and addi- tionally offered a MAP School(MCAS Academy Prepa- ration School)for 9th and 10th graders to give extra as- pleted by Cape Cod Tech for various towns, we also sistance to those who might need or want it. II served the communities in other ways such as offer- ing adult education and training programs in which Several of our clubs had a very exciting year • over two hundred students participated in more than competing in various different competitions in their twenty-five different occupational related course of- respective fields. Fifty-six students attended the VICA • ferings.We provide a program which taught customer District Competition(the Vocational Industrial Club of Service/Computer Skills to adults, JTEC (Job Train- America), returning with five gold medals, five silver III ing & Employment Corporation) clients who were medals and five bronze medals.All of the medallists JTEC eligible and over 55 years of age. Through a went on to the state competition where the conies- IN JTEC Summer Youth Employment and Training Grant, tants won six gold medals,one silver,and one bronze. II which students participated in this program in Orleans own Stephen Minster was one of the six gold which vocational,academic and life skills were taught medal winners. Four of the gold medal winners and ■ to all participants. their instructors went to Kansas City,Missouri to com- pete in the national competition,the Kills USA Cham- Cape Cod Tech also offers a summer career pionship, in which they earned a gold medal for Den- exploratory experience in both traditional and non-tra- tal Assisting and a gold medal for Automotive Service III is occupations.This is a six-week program,which Technology. The Future Farmers of America (FFA) is open to Cape Cod Tech District students in grades students placed second in the Massachusetts Safe 5 through 8.Students are given the chance for"hands- Tractor Contest, third in the Massachusetts Floricul- a on",experience in a variety of shops taught by voca- ture contest and second in the Massachusetts report- bona!technical instructors. ers contest. The Distributive Education Clubs of America (DECA) students competed in the South The trend of increased enrollment is continuing. Region competition in Falmouth where one of the stu- It has increased by 5%this year.We are very pleased dents earned a gold medal. ■ 95 ■ ■ The District has continued its practice of upgrad- CIVIL DEFENSE • ing the facility particularly in the area of replacing heat- U ing and air conditioning ducts and ceilings, blacktop The Orleans Civil Defense Office has continued re-paving and window replacement. Technology has to improve the Town's preparedness for a disaster. 1♦ received major emphasis this year as to computers and networking the schools. The Civil Defense Department is one of the II smallest departments in the Town, and yet during an On behalf of the School Committee, our twenty- emergency it is one of the largest staffed departments. Ill fourth graduating class and the students,faculty and The only time that this department is visible is when staff of Cape Cod Tech,we thank you for your contin- an emergency arises. ued support of vocational technical education. ■ This department goes into action whenever we Roger W. Rioux and hear of a major storm that will be heading our way, ■ Janet H. Sullivan and we prepare according to established procedure. Orleans Members We put together a minimum staff to get the operation a started, and then swing into full action just before the storm arrives. Emergency efforts require the coordi- ■ CHARTER REVIEW COMMITTEE nated support of many individuals and departments. Over the years, all the departments have helped in ■ some capacity. I would like to thank the staff from the In October 1999,in accordance with Home Rule Selectmen's Office,as they have been very helpful to . Charter clause 10-13-2, the Board of Selectmen ap- me during major storms. Good job done by all. pointed a seven member Charter Review Committee II charged to review charter provisions. The CRC was This will be my last year as Director of Civil Re- charged (1) to study the original Charter and back- fense, as I will be retiring. I have served as the Direc- . ground information, (2)to prepare a list of basic prin- tor of Civil Defense for 28 years, and it is now time to ciples of town government upon which the Orleans step down from this position. ■ Home Rule Charter was based, (3) to review past amendments against basic principles, (4) to review I would like to express my appreciation for all ■ the entire Charter for sections that are no longer ap- the support that the town has given my department propriate, (5) to review proposals for change against over the past years. . basic principles with priority consideration of the Board of Water Commissioners, (6)to prepare amendments I would like to thank the Fire/Rescue staff and II and (7)to carry out procedures required to bring rec- all the department managers and their staffs for a job ommendations to the Annual Town Meeting in the year well done. III 2000.Additional Board guidance was given the CRC to permit an additional year to complete the charge if Respectfully submitted, II necessary. Raphael A. Merrill, Director The CRC has met bimonthly.All members have II access to the Internet, which is used extensively for . subcommittee work, greatly increasing the efficiency COMMISSION ON DISABILITIES performing needed research.The scope of the charge r was explored and the CRC has advised the Board of The Commission On Disabilities has continued Selectmen that the second year will be required to its work advocating for the disabled and elderly, and II meet the charge. Recommendations covering five of improving accessibility for all.Our principal focus has ten chapters are under preparation for presentation been on public education and providing assistance to II at the upcoming Annual Town Meeting. members of the town and town businesses. Respectfully submitted, Some of the accomplishments during the last si E. John Wherry, Jr., Chairman year include: IN a 96 MI IN ■ ■ • Received and investigated citizens complaints Reviewing and Approving Wetland • concerning accessibility and suggested and imple- Projects mented solutions; a Any activity that alters a wetland or buffer zone, • Responded to requests for information and including filling,construction, renovation, pruning, re- a assistance from Town Officials, citizens and busi- moving or planting vegetation, must be filed with the nesses; conservation Commission prior to initiation.Most wet- . land resource areas have buffer zones of 100 feet • Increased accessibility to town buildings and from the edge of the wetland vegetation or the top of a facilities,including installation of automatic door open- the coastal bank.For minor alterations,such as brush ing devices and improvements to playgrounds. The or tree pruning or small construction additions more a Town now provides beach wheelchairs for use at some than 50 feet from a resource area, a brief Administra- of its beaches. tive Review form can be submitted. Larger projects a require notification of abutters within 100 feet of the The Commission has continued to promote cost- lot line of the property, a plot plan with a limit of work, III effective and common sense ways to reduce or solve precise delineation of the wetland boundaries and, if accessibility issues. Our experience continues to be applicable,filing with the Natural Heritage for endan- ■ that the most common problems are small, inadvert- gered wildlife. Pamphlets explaining the regulations, ent things easily voided during design and construc- "A Guide to the Wetland Protection Act"and a "Guide a tion: unnecessary steps, high door thresholds, nar- to the Orleans Wetlands Regulations", are available row aisle widths, and mis-marked parking spaces. In at the Conservation Office. • general it costs nothing to do it right the first time but is frustrating to have to make changes when done To assist with many of these applications, the a wrong the first time. Conservation Commission initiated a program in 1999 to establish a record of existing construction and veg- a We would encourage the Town and business etation on properties bordering wetlands. Pictures community to realize that while the disabled may ben- have been taken from the water of properties located II ef it from accessibility,the businesses stand to benefit on Crystal Lake and Pleasant Bay. Other resource more: all increased accessibility makes it easier for areas will be documented in 2000. a everyone, particularly elderly, to become customers, clients and friends. Management of Open Space Areas IN I would like to thank the member of the Com- The Orleans Conservation Commission is re- mission for their continued work on behalf of the town sponsible for the management of the Town's open and its citizens. space areas.Many of these areas,such as Paw Wah a Point,Windmill Park,Window on the Cove Park, Sea Respectfully submitted, Call Farm, Crystal Lake, Baker's Pond and Pilgrim • Brooks S. Thayer, Chairman Lake, provide passive recreational opportunities with trails, scenic views or picnic areas available to the a public. New in 1999 were two open space properties —The Christian Property on Portanimicut Road and ■ CONSERVATION COMMISSION the Smith Property on South Orleans Road—and the removal of the existing buildings from Kent's Point, The Conservation Commission implements the allowing for public use of this area. Massachusetts Wetland Protection Act and the Or- a leans Wetland Protection Bylaw. In the Town of Or- Participation in Work Groups ■ leans,the Conservation Commission not only reviews During 1999, Conservation Commission mem- and approves applications for projects affecting any bers and staff participated in numerous work groups, . of the Town's wetland resource areas but also man- one of which involved the implementation of the Pleas- ages the Town's open space areas; participates in ant Bay Resource Management Plan. As a result, . collaborative work groups; and promotes public edu- consistent dock and pier regulations for the towns in cation about natural resource concems. Pleasant Bay area were formulated and will be final- ■ ized in 2000. a 97 ■ • • Promoting Public Education Cod Community College students on the Lower Cape • was made available at the Senior Center. In 1999, the Conservation Commission mem- bers and staff promoted public education about pro- LUNCH PLUS, a program designed for seniors • tecting natural habitats around wetland resource ar- who are short-term memory impaired was started to • eas by developing and distributing an informational meet the needs of the community.This program pro- brochure about invasive and native plan species. vides a respite for the caregivers and most importantly These invasive species have the ability to crowd out a full day of companionship and activities for the par- • many native plants.The effect of these invasive spe- ticipants including fitness, art and/or music therapy, • cies go beyond reduction in land area available for snacks and lunch. Within six months, by participant native plants,since many of them do not produce any request,the program expanded to two days per week. food for wildlife thus altering the entire habitat. The • Orleans Conservation Commission encourages the March 29th brought the Town Meeting. It was • use of native plants. an overwhelming 97%majority vote for full expansion of the senior center. Fund raising efforts continued • Meeting Schedule and contributions of over$200,000 were made. The Conservation Commission meets in the Phase I of the expansion began in May. The MI mornings of the first four Tuesdays of every month. underground utilities, septic and first layer of paving Work meetings are followed by hearings in alternate on the new parking lot were completed.Phase II,which iii weeks. In 1999,the Conservation Commission heard is the building of the new addition, followed quickly and filed 68 Notices of Intent, 13 Requests for Deter- and was just about finished in December when Phase • urination and over 94 Administrative Reviews. III,the renovation of the original structure,was started. Respectfully submitted, A Grand Opening is being planned for Spring 2000 to Jennifer Wood celebrate completion of the expansion project. ■ Conservation Administrator With the beginning of Phase III, all existing pro- grams,with the exception of the COA office had to be moved out of the building.No programs were deleted, II COUNCIL ON AGING just relocated to various places around town includ- ing St. Joan of Arc Church,American Legion, Nauset • Regional Middle School, Chatham and Brewster Se- 1999 has been an exciting year for the Orleans nior Centers and Orleans Town Hall. Council on Aging beginning with the acquisition of a • $35,000 lift equipped van to transport seniors and According to the Town's July 1999 Census,39% handicapped residents.The FRIENDS of the Orleans of the residents are age 60 and over—2,692 seniors • Council on Aging made the "ROADRUNNER" van in total. There has been a dramatic 47% increase possible through a State grant and generous dona- during the past nine years of those aged 75-84. Our Lion of$7,200.Transportation is available three days Outreach Workers continue to reach as many seniors III per week affording those seniors ordinarily as possible to evaluate and identify those at risk.They homebound some independence.There are also spe- strive to find assistance for those in need in order for III cial trips,i.e.,to the Cape Cod Symphony and to Com- them to remain safely in their homes. munity Education classes. • Respectfully submitted, The Intergenerational Program continues to ex- Regina Collyer, Chair pand. More than 40 seniors can be found at all el- • ementary schools in the Nauset district reading to stu- dents. COMMON TIME provided an opportunity for • middle school students and seniors to create "their stories"during a six-week workshop,which culminated III in a dance and musical performance. Students from the Charter School met during the year with the • LUNCH PLUS participants. Finally, tutoring for Cape II 98 • ■ ■ Council on Aging Building Committee ■ In March the Committee accepted new bids for construction of a new addition and reconstruction of the old section of the building. The bid was$1.7 mil- li lion within the budget set by the town meeting in May 1998 which saved the town $100,000 over the previ- a ous year bid. The bid was awarded to A.W. Paine Construction Co.of Marshfield,MA. Construction was t started in May and proceeded on schedule through the end of the year. Construction will be completed by April 2000 with new space for all the many activi- ties of the center. a Included are a new state of the art sound and video system,a computer room for use by members, special space for arts and crafts,an all new commer- III kitchen,specific rooms for medical examinations, counseling rooms, and conference facilities for com- a mittee meetings. The most important space of all is the new Day Care Center that will be well used by our seniors. With the additional building space the cen- ter also has a much larger and improved parking area l♦ with new lighting. The entire project has been made'possible by the generosity of the citizens of Orleans and individual gift donations. Respectfully submitted, Emerson Davis, Co-Chairman Keith Campbell, Co-Chairman a a a a a a ■ • a a 99 a • • es. 7 • ..,.......... -.....- fir `I - • . is ` �'- , • ' ' COUNCIL •t. ice. I ON ■ AQJNQ. • e I • • ' , 1' e28 ' '- ��-±i _ a • 122 z cb q-Co i O,sAs Jr ■ ..' • % ilia::..„4:1 ; 1 .tpti . ..... li • 5frt&ZZy = Ai • Cc1&1>raC o s C ,r-. •1. • "_,<4. f "' w i '" r 1 i X XF1N4 4CY z1 • \v ANDINVOLVL'D ■ ` A� ' • ti . • fRoadrzazzaar iiVavalors' ■• pi ri ,. ••'. /, A 4:i Ji . • i • I.SOzrlors c* Sater022.0 '7.—irc i Lrme'h 4q char *' .- ` — • • ioo • • r 0 0 O COUNCIL ONAWNQ 8UIL0INQPROTXCF S• .A. !it,.ryj• • . 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'w:• , _ 1 ....%3 s.,.-a •� ...ter k..i'X.:.rt&i2,L 1 • - r.. .. •~ 'r-/. ."- ,- 4.. -- .•;,,,,„,,,,,,A„ .: t ':• %:s , H F ;pak . -" r.5i0 , . :a BEND • r'pn :<� • r' Azmosr ' • , ii A = r5Nks? v -,,,, + 0 101 0 ■ IN CULTURAL COUNCIL and and fourth Wednesday of each month when a quorum was available and has made reports to the The Orleans Cultural Council continues to sup- Board of Selectmen on a regular basis and: port and encourage the cultural activities of the Or- U leans community.Working with the guidelines estab- • Sponsored a warrant article requesting fund- lished by the Massachusetts Cultural Council(MCC), ing for the hiring of an outside consultant to complete Ill the Orleans Council received requests for grants by a physical plan, an issues analysis, and an improve- the October 15 deadline,and after a thorough review ment plan for the downtown village center. il the MCC was presented with 14 grants for their con- sideration,totaling$4,370.00,for the FY00 allocation. • Through its liaison, Ken Alman coordinated II The acceptance or non-acceptance from the MCC will with the Orleans Local Comprehensive Planning Corn- be by mid-March, 2000. mittee (LCPC) to create the Economic Development II chapter of the Orleans Local Comprehensive Plan. In the Sping the Orleans Cultural Council(OCC) Several OEDC members also participated in a num- • did a hand-out survey of the arts in Orleans, and re- ber of working meetings and public workshops be- ceived 128 retums, which we reviewed for further tween members of other town committees and resi- le consideration of improving the arts on the commu- dents in an effort to ensure that the final Economic nity. A copy of the tabulation was presented to the development chapter and Implementation Programs II town for their information and consideration. reflected the opinions expressed at those meetings. U For the 1998-1999 Open Show season we had • Recommended the Selectmen support of the 7 thematic shows in the Gallery. We also had the an- necessary budgetary increase for increasing the po- II nual Youth Show of grades 6-12 in the local schools. licing of certain main streets, intersections and recre- Again, the Cape Cod Photo &Art Supply of Orleans ational areas in and around Orleans's commercial dis- awarded a gift certificate to the "Artist of the Month" tricts to improve pedestrian and vehicular traffic safety. for the public's polling. U During calendar year 2000 the OEDC, as Lead During the summer months various art organi- Responsible Agency,will primarily focus its efforts on El zations or people in the Orleans area may rent the completing implementation items ED-9, ED-10, and Orleans Town Hall Gallery. ED-11 as listed in the Implementation Program on NI page 123 of the Orleans Local Comprehensive Plan. Respectfully submitted, As a result, the OEDC is currently re-engineering its II Charles Crozier, Chairperson original charge in an effort to better align its goals and objectives with the entire Implementation Program as U approved at Town Meeting. a ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT The OEDC will continue to meet on the second COUNCIL and fourth Wednesday of each month at the Orleans II Town Hall and the public is welcome and encouraged to attend. II The Board of Selectmen established the Orleans Economic Development Council(OEDC)in 1996.This Respectfully submitted, U seven-member Council elected Duane Landreth, Christopher Wells, Clerk Chairman,Jeffrey Karlson,Co-Chairman,and Chris- III topher Wells, Clerk.Town Administrator John Kelly,is an ex-officio member. . In keeping with the eight charges put forth by FINANCE COMMITTEE the Selectmen in the Town's 1996 Annual Report,the In the first part of the calendar year, the Com- • OEDC will support economic development compat- mittee met weekly to prepare for the Annual Town III ible with the preservation of Orleans's unique natural Meeting. Each draft of the Capital Plan and the Capi- resources and aesthetic character by stimulating and tal and Operating Budgets were reviewed, and each U managing commercial activity in viable commercial proposed article considered for its fiscal significance. districts within the town. The OEDC met on the sec In 2-3 person teams,we reviewed departmental bud- U 102 is is ■ ■ gets with department heads, monitored key commit- well as emergency situations. The goal is to move tee, commission, and board meetings, and brought from a natural tendency to build a"rainy day"reserve our reports back to the Committee for full discussion into a departmental budget with confidence that rea- and vote where required. sonable requests will be approved for those purposes. In July,four new members were appointed, and Debt Service Recommendations new teams were established to monitor meetings of key committees—among them the LCPC and School We continue to urge the Board of Selectmen to Committees.The scheduling of a Special Town Meet- set specific goal limits on debt and debt service as a a ing in December to consider the Local Comprehen- matter of Town Policy. sive Plan led to an increase in meeting frequency during the fall;but normally,meetings would have been Budget Planning Process held monthly through December. This year we concerned ourselves not only with ■ In addition to fulfilling our formal responsibilities the actual expenditures, but also with the process. In to you the voters under Massachusetts General Law response to a request from the Board of Selectmen, and the Orleans Home Rule Charter,we emphasized we established a sub-committee to review the Town's the following areas: current budget planning process,and then to consider recommendations.We continued to work closely with To Advise and Inform You the School Committee to encourage the Nauset Re- gional School System to implement operating budget 1. We remain concerned that although out development policies that utilize zero-based budget- town's population is growing,this growth is not being ing concepts. The FY01 ing those Regional Schools reflected in attendance at Town Meetings. Because Budget was prepared following those policies.We also we are responsible for advising you on all financial have encouraged both School Committees to prepare issues to be voted at Town Meeting, we continue to 5-year Capital financial plan projections. look for ways to encourage you to attend those and Capital Improvement Plan other meetings,to inform yourselves about the town's financial well-being, and to learn what impact Town We continue to urge that the "out" years of the Meeting decisions will have on you. Plan include ALL items under consideration,with es- timated costs that can be refined each year when the 2. We met with the Board of Selectmen to urge Plan is revised. The Capital Improvement Plan is a their support for a Warrant change to include, in addi- critically important planning tool for town officials and tion to the Summary of each article, a new section to for the voters, and should be fully utilized. present brief explanations of any "for and against" positions on split votes on both the Board and the The approval of the Local Comprehensive Plan Finance Committee. We recommended the same to as the Official Town Plan creates an ongoing need to the Charter Review Committee for its consideration. address the fiscal considerations related to the nu- merous programs and the capital projects called for 3. Currently,changes to articles continue to take in the Plan's implementation program. We strongly place after the Warrant goes to the printer. The Fi- urge that the implementation schedule and fiscal im- nance Committee is reluctant to vote on unfinished pacts of the various capital projects be identified pri- articles.Therefore,for those who attended Town Meet- oritized,and scheduled in each Capital Improvement ing, we will continue to distribute our "blue sheet" — Plan and the Five Year Financial Plan. the Supplemental Report of our votes taken after full information is made available. Respectfully submitted, Paul W. O'Connor, Chair Finance Committee Reserve Fund . Transfers We have continued to encourage department managers to recognize the policy change initiated by the Committee in 1997 to consider the reserve fund a as a dependable source of funds for unforeseen, as ■ 103 a ■ ■ FIRE/RESCUE DEPARTMENT Eastham 3 Chatham 3 a I hereby submit my report for the Orleans Fire/ Harwich 2 Rescue Department for the year ending December Wellfleet 1 ll 31, 1999. MVA— Extrication 8 . MVA—Standby 33 a The year 1999 proved to be another busy year Reported Structure Fires 2 for the Fire/Rescue Emergency Services.The depart- Standby 3 ment responded to 2,400 rescue calls and 433 fire Structure Fires 15 Ill calls,for a total of 2,833 incidents for the department. Vehicles Fires 8 Wires Down 29 ■ Out of the 2,400 rescue calls, we transported 775 patients to the Cape Cod Hospital in Hyannis.A TOTAL FIRE CALLS 433 ■ trip to the Cape Cod Hospital takes an average of two hours, and ties up an average of three men.. RESCUE INCIDENTS ■ Priority 1 Calls 29 PERMITS ISSUED Priority 2 Calls 507 II Smoke detector permits for resale of homes 218 Priority 3 Calls 728 Permits for New Home Fire Alarm Permits 143 Priority 4 Calls 174 ■ Oil Burner Permits issued 105 ALS Calls 544 Underground Tank Removal Permits 16 Walk-Ins at Station 198 . Blood Pressure Checks 962 RE-INSPECTION AND PROBLEMS Smoke Detector Alarm Systems 9 Transported a Missing House Numbers 8 To Cape Cod Hospital 775 . Improper Smoke Detectors 6 To Orleans Medical 4 Problem with Reset Codes 2 To Brewster Medical 2 II Problems with Smoke Detectors 11 To Longpond Medical 0 Re-inspection of Oil Burner Problems 8 Medflight 2 ■ OTHER INVESTIGATIONS AND INSPECTORS` Mutual Aid to: Safety programs initiated 4 Eastham Fire Dept. 26 III Sprinkler Alarm.Inspections g Brewster Fire Dept. 7 Lock Box Key Exchanges 9 Harwich Fire Dept. 4 II Safety Inspections-Business& Residential 35 Chatham Fire Dept. 3 ■ Oil Spills 2 Mutual Aid from: Total Permits Issued 482 Eastham Fire Dept. 35 III Re-inspections 44 Brewster Fire Dept. 14 Investigations and Inspections 42 Harwich Fire Dept. 5 a FIRE CALLS Transported from Medical Centers to CCH: a Automatic Fire Alarms 105 Orleans Medical 23 Assists PO Outer Cape Health is Brush Fires 17 Chimney Fires 11 In February, Leslie Hirst became a permanent II Co. Investigations 5 . Firefighter/EMT after serving on the call department • Gas Leaks 7 for several years. In July, we added two new Haz-Mat Calls 19 firefighters to the permanent staff of department.We Investigations 121 added Chester (Chip) Burge, and Matthew (Matt) a Miscellaneous Fires 11 Andre who will work strictly days for the first year of III Calls Given 9 employment,and then will be assigned to wt.*a swing Mutual-Aid Received 7 shift.Hiring from within the ranks of the call firefighters (Given) benefits the Town by providing the department with a 104 II ■ ■ ■ trained, experienced personnel, and the call HARBORMASTER/SHELLFISH • firefighters can look forward to moving into a full-time DEPARTMENT position when it becomes available. We had a very III busy summer, and have found it difficult to keep the BOATING station staffed at all times. Orleans is growing, and . with the new construction that has been going on in The 1999 boating season kept our staff very the Town over the last year,the calls are increasing. busy.Our patrol boat operators patrolled Pleasant Bay, 111 Nauset Harbor, and Cape Cod Bay on a daily basis. This will be my last year to do a Town report, Boating safety checks,conducted by our officers,were • because as of January 30,2000, I will be retiring from of top priority by virtue of their educational value, in- the Orleans Fire/Rescue Department.I have been with forming visitors and residents alike as to how to safely U the department for approximately 35 years,twenty of operate and equip one's vessel. Overall, we noted a those years as Fire Chief. I have seen the depart- dramatic increase in the number of boats being 111 ment grow and come a long way since I first came on. launched from Orleans town landings, particularly 111 I was the Town's first full time firefighter,and came up during weekends. Furthermore,we noted an increase through the ranks of the department to become Chief. in demand for moorings in Orleans.At present,there III are 1,226 moorings permitted for Orleans waters and I am very proud to have been able to serve the 306 individuals on the mooring waiting lists.The esti- Town for thirty-five years. I wish to thank the present mated wait time for a mooring as of today is 5 to 7 Board of Selectmen, and all of the past Boards of years. Selectmen that I have worked with for their support • both to my department and me. SHELLFISH II I would like to thank the citizens and taxpayers In 1999, the Department issued 231 commer- . in Orleans for all your support over those years. We cial shellfish permits. The Town Clerk issued 1,180 have built a permanent and a call recreational permits. Soft-shell clams, quahogs, and vice that serves the citizens well. We Fire/all R stand escue veryser- blue mussels were the primary catch for the year, proud in our work and our service to the Town. supplemented by razor clams in all three estuaries and bay scallops in Cape Cod Bay only. Catch report II I would like to thank all of the department man- data for 1999 will be contained with the 2000 Annual agers and the employees of the Town for their sup- Report. 111 port and help that they have given my department and myself over the past years. We have all worked PROJECTS MI together very well to handle any emergency that we have been confronted with. Good job done by all. The Harbormaster/Shellfish Department coordi- • nated numerous projects during 1999. Most notably, At this time, I would like to thank Steve Edwards, the commercial bulkhead and loading dock located at B my Deputy Chief,who has done an excellent job for the Rock Harbor were reconstructed.We are pleased with department and me. Steve has been my Deputy for 18 the completed project and are confident that we have B years,and served me very well.I would like to thank my preserved the character of the harbor while continu- permanent and call officers and firefighters for a fine job. ing to provide a safe and environmentally sound ma- IN I know these dedicated employees will continue to serve rine facility. the department and the Town very well. 1111 In addition to the Rock Harbor project, the De- I am very proud of these people, and I will miss partment managed numerous shellfish propagation • them and the Fire/Rescue Department very much,but projects. Overall, 550,000 quahogs and 750,000 bay it is time for me to step down. scallops were planted into the waters of Orleans.Our ■ primary propagation project involved bay scallops and Again, I thank everyone very much for all of your the protection of brook stock to increase the number B support. of larvae released into the water. We are confident that our continued efforts and research work will help • El Respectfully submitted, Orleans sustain its marine resources for future gen- Raphael A. Merrill, Fire Chief erations to enjoy. B ■ 105 ■ • ■ Finally, I would like to thank all of those resi- BOARD OF HEALTH ■ dents and town employees for their assistance in our ■ Department's efforts during 1999. I wish to express In 1999,the Board of Health adopted private well my gratitude to my deputies,Andrew Young, Karsten regulations. The purpose of these regulations is to ■ Klein, Steve Gould, and my assistant, Gardner promote the public health and general welfare by en- Jamieson, for their hard work and overall commend- suring that private wells are constructed, protected ■ able performance in their respective positions. and abandoned in a manner, which will adequately protect the quality of the groundwater, derived from ■ Respectfully submitted, private wells. Highlights of these regulations include; Dawson L. Farber IV, Harbormaster registration of all wells, registration of well drillers, ■ requirements for construction of non potable water 1998 Shellfish Officer Catch Report wells, requirements for construction of potable water ■ Harbormaster/ wells, requirements for well location, water quality standards, fees, variance procedures and enforce- ■ Shellfish Constable Dawson L. Farber IV ment procedures. Asst. Harbormaster/ In 1999, Robert Bersin, Highway Director, in- ■ Deputy Shellfish Constable Gardner E. Jamieson formed the Board of Health the solid waste facility was ■ receiving an inordinate amount of brush and construc- Date Completed: May 1, 1999 tion debris causing operational difficulties at the facil- ity. It was the determination of the Board of Health ■ Shellfish Permits Issued that the operation of the solid waste facility,its Opera- Resident Family Permits 575 tion and Maintenance Plan,the regulations for the use Non Resident Family Permits 660 of the facility and fees must be reviewed to ensure ■ Commercial Permits 280 the proper operation of the facility. Upon the comple- Senior Citizen Permits 79 tion of this review, the Board of Health revised the • Use of the Orleans Solid Waste Facility Regulations ■ Recreational Catch (bushels) to clarify their intent, revise the fee schedule,address Quahog 770 safety issues and establish minimum standards for Soft-shell clam 985 refuse collection and transportation vehicles. ■ Mussel 15 Razor clam 11 The Board of Health also continued implemen- ■ tation of its Tobacco Control Regulations,which were Commercial Catch (bushels) adopted on May 15, 1997.One of the purposes of the ■ Quahog 4,980 regulations is to protect the right of all citizens to Soft-shell clam 3,970 breathe clean air. Exposure to second hand smoke ■ Bay scallop 14 presents a serious public health risk. Of particular Mussel 2,031 concern is the workplace environment of persons who ■ Razor clam 134 may be subjected to sustained, involuntary exposure Eels (lbs.) 260 to hazardous materials in the air. Effective January 2, ■ 1999, the final phase of the regulations went into ef- Private Mariculture Harvest(bushels) fect, prohibiting smoking in bars and restaurants. ■ Quahog 1,505 Oyster 98 During 1999, the Board of Health was repre- ■ Soft-shell clam 200 sented on the Water Advisory Board, Solid Waste Mussel 1,090 Advisory Committee, Cape Cod Regional Tobacco ■ Control Council, Water Quality Task Force, Site Plan Review Committee and Pleasant Bay Resource Man- ■ agement Plan Technical Resource Committee. The board also administers the contract with the Cape Cod ■ Visiting Nurse Assodiation, which provides public health nursing services to the town. ■ ■ 106 ■ ■ ■ ■ Responsibility of the Health Department staff HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT / • includes: Inspection and regulation of all permits is- TRANSFER STATION sued by the Board of Health and response to and in- vestigation of all complaints pertinent to public health. Fiscal year 1999 was a busy and successful year The staff also conducts housing inspections,operates for the Highway Department and Transfer Station.The II a vaccine depot, serves as the town's inspector of increased activity in town is recognized by all, and is animals,administers underground storage tank regu- due to construction activity of new homes,the contin- II lations, investigates and files communicable disease ued transition of seasonal homes to year round reports, samples recreational waters and attends homes,and the increased"shoulder"season on Cape II Board of Health and other meetings pertaining to pub- Cod.All departments, including the Highway Depart- lic health. ment and Transfer Station, experienced added de- II mands for services without significant increases in Licenses/Permits Issued budgets or labor. II Bed and Breakfast Limited 4 Burial permits 44 Major projects managed by the Department in- cIII lude the following: Continental Breakfast 10 II Disposal Works Construction—Title 5 180 • The Department continued to identify and pri- Disposal Works Installer 42 oritize capital type projects along Town roadways. Food Service 75 Drainage projects were implemented, intersection Funeral Director 2 improvements were scheduled, and regular preven- tIII ative maintenance work was completed along town Massage Business 6 roadways. The following are the more significant II Massage Therapist 21 projects undertaken by the Department. Mobile Food 4 Il Motel 13 1. The Department coordinated the preparation Refuse Collection and Transportation 5 of final design plans specifications, environmental III Retail Food 38 permitting, and construction bidding of several Septage Collection and Transportation 20 Stormwater Remediation Projects.Remediation Struc- tII ures were installed during May and June at Asa's Tanning Salons 3 Landing, Mill Pond Road, Snow Shore Landing, III Temporary Food Permits 36 Namequoit Road,and at Lonny's Pond.These projects Tobacco Sales 18 are designed to remove "first flush" pollutants from a stormwater runoff and were funded through a grant The Board of Health wishes to express its grati- from the United States Environmental Protection III tude to the Barnstable County Department of Health Agency—Section 319 Program,Massachusetts State and the Environment for its technical/laboratory as- Aid—Chapter 90, and the Orleans Highway Depart- II sistance; the Cape Cod Commission, and to Sarah ment budget. Foley, D.V.M., Animal Hospital of Orleans, who ad- 111 .ministered the vaccine at the board's annual rabies 2. As part of the ongoing Skaket Corner Inter- clinic. section Improvements, a section of West Road was ■ After serving on the Board of Health for 11 years, widened to increase bicyclist safety.The project,along In Priscilla Hamilton chose not to run for re-election in the West Road section of the Cape Cod Rail Trail, 1999. The Board of Health and the Health Depart- and shoulder widening,drainage improvements, II ment staff wish to express appreciation for her dedi- and the relocation of Salty Ridge Road. This project cated service. Priscilla was a tremendous asset to the is the first phase of the Skaket Corner Intersection Board of Health and the Town and her knowledge and Improvements Project, which was authorized at last I♦ year's Town Meeting.At this writing,survey work and expertise will be greatly missed. traffic counting is complete for the remaining phases a and preliminary design plans are due shortly. Public Respectfully submitted, Hearings will be scheduled through the spring and III Augusta F. McKusick, Chairman summer for taxpayer input. ■ . 107 ■ ■ ■ 3. Plans for the Route 6 Bicycle Bridge are corn- Town Hall, and School Road. plete and we are awaiting final approval from the II Massachusetts Highway Department.This project has The Department continued to update the road- been planned for several years and will extend the way inventory that is the basis for Chapter 90 Fund- Rail Trail from Eastham over Rock Harbor Road and ing.The Massachusetts Highway Department admin- Route 6 and then along the old rail bed to the center isters Chapter 90 Funding, and the program provides II of Orleans, near the intersection of Main Street and funding to cities and town for the maintenance of Ill Colony Way. municipal roadways.As the funding is only available for town roads with a properly recorded layout, it is to 4. Enhancements to Main Street, in the area of our advantage to update this inventory. The depart- the Bike Bridge extension project described above, ment is continuing its research into the status of all were also approved at last year's Town Meeting.This Town Roads and a Pavement Management System II project proposes to improve vehicular/pedestrian/bi- is being implemented to prioritize and budget road- cyclist conflicts in the immediate area of the Rail Trail way maintenance. U and will also address access and safety issues along Main Street and Rock Harbor Road. Public Hearings • With assistance from the Town Administrator ll will be scheduled through the spring and summer for and the Town's Legal Counsel, the Department con- taxpayer input. tinued to coordinate the Landfill Capping Project. III Town-generated Solid Waste on private property led 5. Route 28/Finlay Road/Pond Road — This to the purchase of approximately 7 acres of adjacent III project was also endorsed at last year's Town Meet- property. This allowed for the preparation of Final III 28.and includes the relocation of Finlay Road at Route Design Plans, Specifications, and Contract Docu- 28.At this writing, survey work and traffic counting is ments, which were submitted, to the Massachusetts In complete. Preliminary design discussions have been Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) in held with the Parking and Traffic Study Committee. February 1999. We are currently awaiting approval Public hearings will be scheduled throughout the from DEP and endorsement of the long-term use of II spring and summer for taxpayer input. the landfill property. 6. The Department provided assistance to the • Solid Waste will continue to be a serious is- Town Administrator and Harbormaster during the fl- sue in town. Increased costs for waste transport and II nal construction phase of the Rock Harbor Bulkhead disposal, in conjunction with limited sites and dwin- Project. Drainage installation, final paving, and con- dling capacities of approved sites for disposal in Mas- U tract reconciliation services were provided to complete sachusetts,will require close attention to Solid Waste the project. issues in the future. These issues have been identi- U fied and were quite evident this past year as tonnage 7. The Highway Department assisted the Cham- of demolition debris increased and tipping fees at the II ber of Commerce and the Parks Department with im- SEMASS Facility increased dramatically.Although the provements to the Visitor Center off Eldredge Park Way. support of Town residents in the recycling effort was U appreciated,the department is still convinced that the 8. The department was able to obtain a grant volume of recycled materials can be increased. With from the Cape Cod Commission for the installation of the assistance of residents,approximately 31% of the crosswalk texturing at the Route 6A/Main Street in- solid wastes that passed through the station were re- U tersection.This work was completed prior to the sum- cycled. Our recycling effort should be increased as mer season and is intended to act as a traffic calming DEP has implemented additional waste bans and the II measure. This product may be used at other cross- disposal fees at the SEMASS Incinerator will increase walks in the future. Other pedestrian safety work in dramatically in the next year in order to comply with U the downtown area included the repair of several sec- Air Quality Emission Standards. tions of brick sidewalk along Main Street. i Solid wastes generated by the Town that passed The Crack Fill and Infrared Preventative Main- through the Station are as follows: U tenance Program was continued along several road- ways. Some of the treated roadways include Pond 1. Municipal Solid Waste 3163 Tons U Road, Pine Needle Way, Freeman Lane, Nauset 2. Construction and Demolition Debris 1365 Tons Heights Road, Bay Ridge Road, the Police Station, Total 4528 Tons U 108 II ■ • ■ Recycled materials • The Department acts as the Town'srepresen- • 1. Metals 153 Tons tative on the Cape Cod Joint Transportation Commit- 2. White Goods 35 Tons tee and Organization of SEMASS Communities. We III 3. Newspaper 368 Tons also serve on the Site Plan Review Committee, the 111 4. Clear Glass 56 Tons Parking and Traffic Study Committee, and provide 5. Mixed Glass 93 Tons technical assistance to the Solid Waste Advisory Com- ■ 6. Corrugated Cardboard 38 Tons mittee, the Water Quality Task Force, the Board of 7. #1 &#2 Plastic 25 Tons Health, and the Planning Board. 8. Used Textiles 17 Tons II 9. Cans 19 Tons I would like to extend my thanks to all other Town • 10. Miscellaneous 15 Tons Departments for their assistance and cooperation 11 Compost 600 Tons during 1999. Special thanks go to staff at the High- . Total 1419 Tons way Department and the Transfer Station for their hard work and dedication. U .• The Department continued the successful Paint Recycling Program (1385 Gallons) and contin- We welcome input from taxpayers, residents,or Rued to collect waste oil (3525 gallons), used oil filters visitors concerning any aspect of the Highway De- (2 Tons), gasoline (330 gallons), and antifreeze (110 partment and Transfer Station. Please contact us by • gallons) on a regular basis.The staff of the Transfer phone at (508) 240-3790, by Fax at (508) 240-3792, Station is available to discuss any questions or corn- by Email at tohiway@cape.com, or by US Mail at 19 III ments concerning Solid Waste issues. School Road, Orleans, MA 02653 • Revenues generated at the Transfer Station Respectfully submitted, • are as follows: Robert L. Bersin, PE • Manager Sticker Sales $131,585 Tipping Fees $185,764 Recycling Revenues $4, 660 Total $322,009 HISTORICAL COMMISSION IN • Commercial Solid Waste generated in Or- The focus of the Historical Commission in 1999 • leans and transported to the Yarmouth transfer sta- was development of Demolition Delay Bylaw as rec- ■ tion totaled 2487 Tons. ommended by the Long Range Comprehensive Plan. Such a bylaw would give the Town a window through • As authorized at last years Town Meeting,the its Historical Commission of up to 180 days to try to • department was able to hire a full time Tree Warden. preserve a significant early house. Bylaws from III well welcome Dan Connolly to the staff and wish him Eastham,Chatham and Barnstable were reviewed as well in this position. Dan lives in Brewster with his well as information from Duxbury and Hingham. family, is well versed in tree work and will be an asset • to the Highway Department Staff. Some 600 owners of pre-1900 houses would be • affected and were notified of public hearings.Only 25 • The Department continues to work on the attended, but despite this poor attendance, it was felt 1111 moval cutback program. The pruning and the re- that the matter deserved further public discussion moval of trees and shrubs from the traveled way are before Town Meeting action. The article at the May continuing. The intent of the program is to make the 1999 Town meeting was postponed, hopefully to be • roadways safer for pedestrians and bicyclists. taken up in May 2000. • • The Department continued to provide repair The Commission worked with the Local Corn- and maintenance services to the town vehicular and prehensive Planning Committee on the Historical El heavy equipment fleet.This involves over 40 vehicles Preservation and Community Character portions of and pieces of heavy equipment, various small tools the Plan. • and machines, and occasional maintenance and ■ repair services to the Parks, Fire and Water De- The statement by Tremont Preservation Con- partments. sultants on the proposed National Register Historic II 109 • ■ • District on Main Street from Route 28 to the Barley ing Authority,which included Allison Thomas,Associ- ■ Neck Inn was approved, and that proposal is now ate Director, John Lennon, Maintenance Supervisor before the Massachusetts Historical Commission. and Jay Gingras, Maintenance Assistant. • Respectfully submitted, Respectfully submitted, . Charles H.Thomsen, Chairman Jacquelin Philbrick, Chairman • HOUSING AUTHORITY HOUSING TASK FORCE • • The Orleans Housing Authority has two principle The twelve affordable houses for first-time buy- areas of responsibility: managing its rental properties ers on Opa's Way are finally complete, and the fami- is and rental assistance programs,and the development lies are in residence. It has been a long and difficult of new resources to satisfy the unmet housing needs process. The State's grants for the road and infra- • of the community's lower income population. structure was key. The Cape Cod Commission's $90,000 grant made the project possible. In the spring s Canal House, a supportive residence for indi- of 1999 the chosen builder, Champion, pulled out as viduals in recovery from substance abuse,opened in more money could obviously be made elsewhere in • March of 1998. Within a few months the house was the vibrant real estate market. The Town was very fully leased. Canal House is owned and managed by fortunate that John McShane was willing to build the • the Lower Cape Cod Community Development Cor- houses, in part because he believed in the need for poration.The Housing Authority subsidizes 6 of the 8 the project. He did a wonderful job, and the neighbor- • rooms through a federal HUD Section 8 Moderate hood is a stunning example of how good looking a Rehabilitation grant, and serves on the coordinating new development can be, a credit to the town. • committee that oversees the general administration of the house. The death of Frank Fettig was a terrible loss to • Orleans, and especially to the Housing Task Force. In addition to this new program, we own and We, however, have been very lucky to be joined by • manage Tonset Woods--100 apartments for low-in- Pam Herrick and Matty Gibbs.George Meservey,the come elderly or persons with disabilities, and 11 fam- Town's planning director, has also been a great help • ily rental apartments. We administer 4 state-funded to the Committee. rental assistance vouchers (MRVP), and one state • funded rental voucher specifically for people with dis- The need for more affordable housing in Orleans abilities(AHVP).We also own two staffed residences was demonstrated by the overwhelming response to • for persons with mental retardation,and subsidize the the lottery for the Opa's Way homes. In the end 70 rent in a staffed residence for persons with mental families qualified for the lottery,with 300 families show- • illnesses.The Orleans Housing Authority also serves ing interest. as property manager for the Eastham Housing Au- thority, which owns 12 affordable rental apartments. The Task Force has been working closely with the Housing Authority, which has hired an affordable U In October of 1999 we saw the resignation of housing consultant, Laura Shufelt. She will help us to the Executive Director, Victoria Goldsmith who after develop more affordable housing in Orleans.The Lo- U 13 years with the Housing Authority has a new chal- cal Comprehensive Plan, adopted by Town Meeting lenge as Executive Director of Habitat for Humanity December 6, 1999,lists 13 actions for affordable hous- • of Cape Cod, Inc. ing. We are now working on them. In the same month, Lynn Walsh who comes to Respectfully submitted, • us with 10 years of experience in the Housing field Erica Parra, Chairman 1. was hired as the new Executive Director. Ms. Walsh • joins the highly competent staff of the Orleans Hous- • • 110 • • ■ ■ INSURANCE ADVISORY Lion.At the time of writing this Annual Report (Janu- COMMITTEE ary 2000),the Plan is undergoing review by the CCC. II The LCPC will provide a follow-up report at the May The charge of the Committee is to provide the 2000 Town Meeting. • Board of Selectmen with advice on types of policies The Chair is grateful for the incredibly hard work and coverage that best protect the Town in the areas and the dedication of time and effort by my fellow Com- III mittee members. On behalf of the entire Committee, ity and/or any other insurance required to protect the we publicly applaud the persistence, labor and posi- II Town against claim or loss.Among the areas the Corn- tive attitude of all members of the Planning Depart- mitteecontinuestomonitorarethecappingoftheland- ment. Although we cannot name them all here, our ▪ fill as well as the Rock Harbor area operation and hats are off to the hundreds of citizens who worked exposures that they present. with us through chapter after chapter and meeting after III The Committee believes the coverage and ser- meeting to ensure that this plan really reflected the i/ vice the Town receives from the present insurance wishes of the people of Orleans. carriers are competitive with the market as a whole. Respectfully submitted, ▪ The Committee has been successful in getting multi- Kenneth A. McKusick, MD, Chair year commitments from carriers to protect against in- 5 creasing costs. III Claims have been processed and settled with MARINE WATER QUALITY dispatch by the insurance companies or by the Town • Administrator's Office Manager using the contingent TASK FORCE Self-Insurance Fund. The Town continues to self-in- ▪ sure property valued at under$40,000.00. It was a year of change and a new beginning. Dr. Robert Wineman was appointed Technical Direc- I♦ Respectfully submitted, tor and was the author of a report on his study in 1987 Merwin B. Smith, Secretary with volunteers on the Nutrient Project, which ap- • peared in the scientific publication,Environment Cape Cod. New committee member Paulie Powers was III appointed chair of a new publications committee. Dr. LOCAL COMPREHENSIVE Robert Magor continued as our Laboratory Director. ■ PLANNING COMMITTEE Judith Scanlon whose training was in Marine Biology ably filled a new post of Project Leader for a fresh Completing a process that started in 1992, in- water lakes and ponds study. She will lead a group of cluding fifty-five meetings with the public in the last volunteers who will train to become samplers. A pro- III eighteen months alone, the LCPC presented the Or- posal has been submitted to the state's Executive leans Local Comprehensive plan to a Special Town Office of the Environmental Affairs for a project next III Meeting in December 1999. Consisting of nearly 300 summer to be financed at no cost to the Town of Or- III pages of text and tables, it continued an in-depth leans. analysis of where the town is today and where it's The Remediation Project was coordinated by our . citizens wish it to be in the future. One hundred and former Chair, Joe McCarthy, who continued with all eighty-nine action items,or implementations,were rec- the tasks of that effort including scheduling the work In ommended for approval to guide the Town through the next several decades. The report was accepted of volunteers and maintaining a data base of results. and approved as the Official Town Plan for Orleans. This project provides data on the conditions of II Orleans's three estuaries, Cape Cod Bay, Nauset The current LCPC has accepted the responsi- Harbor, and Pleasant Bay. Their findings supported II bility to work with the Cape Cod Commission (CCC). installation of infiltration systems at five town landing Immediately following the Town Meeting, the Official sites in 1999. This is an extension of the remedial II Orleans Town Plan was sent to the CCC for certifica- steps taken by the town in past years since 1992 and was celebrated at Kescayogansett Pond on October S U 111 I♦ ■ • 26th in a public meeting arranged by our Publications NAUSET REGIONAL SCHOOL Committee. COMMITTEE • Peg and Bob Wineman completed a third year • Academic achievement continues to be the high- as efficient leaders of the Pleasant Bay Nutrient Study est priority of the Nauset Regional School Commit f III or the tri-town Pleasant Bay Management Alliance tee. Over the past year, the committee has endorsed with the support of a state grant and the cooperation comprehensive efforts at the Nauset Regional High of the Friends of Pleasant Bay, the Friends of Meet- School and the Nauset Regional Middle School to MI ing House Pond, and the Cape Cod National Sea- improve the curriculum and raise test scores. The ill shore. Volunteers sampled and analyzed bay waters committee is dedicated to offering high school and from March to October to provide a baseline of data middle school students the best and most balanced • identifying problem areas in the upper bay.Their data, education possible, while being responsive to the as well as those from the Remediation Project, are needs and concerns of taxpayers in the four towns of El available to all residents in the Town's new Computer Resource Center. our region. is The Task Force is grateful for the tremendous Highlights of the last year at Nauset Regional II support of the Board of Selectmen,Town employees, High School include. and the townspeople of Orleans. • Average combined Math and Verbal SAT ■ Respectfully submitted, scores increased by 13 points. Robert P.Auty, Chairman • • Last year's senior class recorded the highest Advanced Placement test scores—111 college course • credits were earned by these high scores. MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC POWER . The bo s' varsit • y varsity golf team won the Division ADVISORY COMMITTEE 1 State Championship, the second state champion- U ship in the school's history. This committee is charged with investigating the • merits and shortcomings of various vendors' propos- • Academically, last year's sophomore class als, informing and updating the Board of Selectmen scored tops on the Cape and in the top 15 percent of • throughout the process, and presenting recommen- all high schools in Massachusetts. dations and findings to the Board. • • Student's enrollment reached a high of 975, Based on the committee's recommendations,the with a student projection of 1007 for the year 2000- • Board entered into a contract with NEChoice on Oc- 2001. tober 23, 1998 for the supply of electricity to all mu- . nicipal buildings.This contract remains in force while At the Middle School, Marilyn Feldman retired the Town awaits the development and availability of after several successful years as principal. She was U other vendor's proposals and the result of the efforts replaced by Gregory Baecker, a middle school princi- of the Cape Light Compact. pal in Connecticut for seven years. Mr. Baecker, a • former English teacher, is committed to raising read- We would like to express our great appreciation ing,writing, math and science skills. • for the diligent work and enormous contribution of time and effort of W. Curtis Collyer. In addition, Mr. Baecker is working closely with U Nauset High School Principal Tom Conrad to develop Respectfully submitted, greater continuity between the middle school and high • Robert Hulick school to better prepare students to enter the ninth grade. David Withrow • Respectfully submitted, Truman Henson, Jr., Chair IN Nauset Regional School Committee • 112 • • ■ • OPEN SPACE / LAND BANK Namskaket Creek at the Brewster line to Skaket • COMMITTEE Beach.A combination of Town,County,State and pri- vate efforts have now guaranteed land preservation On May 26, 1999, the Board of Selectmen ex- and walking rights to over 2,4000 feet along Cape • panded the charge of the Open Space Committee to Cod Bay. act also as the Town's Land Bank Committee as of Working with the Planning Department,the Com- June 2, 1999, under the provisions of Section 1 of mittee completed the five year update of the Conser- Chapter 293 of the Acts of 1998,AN ACT RELATIVE vation, Recreation and Open Space Plan required by TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE CAPE COD the Commonwealth's Department of Conservation LAND ACQUISITION PROGRAM, (the "Cape Cod Services in order to be eligible for the State's Self Help Land Bank Act").The expansion of the charge contin- Grant Program.The process required the Committee ued to Open Space Committee's traditional role es- to conduct a survey,which was mailed to every home tablished by Article 72 of the May, 1985,Town Meet- and completed in late spring.The 22%response level as ing to assist the Town in the preservation and r i- from 664 respondents was most supportive for con- . tion of lands for open space, conservation and d r rec tinuing the Town's open space efforts: 84%said they ation by fee acquisition, easement or conservation would"vote for town-supported land acquisition,"and I. restriction. Committee size was increased from 7 to 9 39% indicated a willingness to donate money to buy members. land. The Committee conducted a public meeting in August to review the results of the survey and to an- The Annual Town Meeting approved the neatly swer citizen's questions.The State approved and ac- diture of$700,000 for two purchases to permanently knowledged the Plan as "particularly well done."The protect 19.4 acres. Combined with the 1998 Town Committee appreciates greatly the efforts and assis- ■ Meeting action,a total of 54 acres has been preserved tance it received from the Planning Department over at a cost of $1,510,000. Land Bank funds cover • $1,045,000 of these expenditures. The May Town the summer to revise and produce the Plan. Meeting approved: With the official appointment as the Land Bank 1. Article 31. Smith — In fee for $650,000 — Committee in June, efforts have focused on defining 2.40 acres at 29-31 S. Orleans Road for preserve- and pursuing land acquisition priorities. The working tion, open space, conservation and passive rec- Priority list consists of over 30 parcels in excess of reation.The purpose of the acquisition is to provide 150 acres.The Committee is in discussions currently park land with open access to Town Cove. This pur- on several parcels. Discussions include possible do- chase supports the 1991 Town Cove Preservation nations as well as negotiated purchases of a fee in- Project Report's recommendation for creation of a terest or a conservation easement.The combination ■ Town Cove Waterfront Park and the subsequent rec- of the limited funds raised by the Land Bank and the ommendation of the Local Comprehensive Plan.Af- increasing cost of land require the Committee to ter the house is removed, plans for a park will be de- tighten its focus on its top priorities for acquisition. I. veloped. The Committee is greatly encouraged by the rec- 2. Article 7, Special TM. Furst: Sea-Path ommendations of the Local Comprehensive Plan and Walking Easement for $50,000 — 17.0 acres at its adoption by Town Meeting.The Plan correctly rec- Beach Plum Road for preservation, open space, ognizes the citizen's continuing strong support for pro- conservation and passive recreation.This walking tection of open space and the need to supplement easement provides beach walking rights to approxi- Land Bank funds with additional resources over the I. mately 1,375 feet on Cape Cod Bay and protects per- long term.The Committee endorses unanimously the manently 17 acres of dune and marshland. The total Plan's recommendations to strengthen these efforts ■ cost of the easement was $150,000, with additional by the following proposals: support from a 1998 grant of $50,000 from the OS-1, 4—Create and Fund an "Open Space • Barnstable County Pathways Program and an addi- tional$50,000 from the Commonwealth's Department Preservation Reserve Account" I. of Environmental Management. This easement con- OS-2—Preserve 400 or more acres by 2020. tinues the Committee's efforts begun in 1994 to pro- . tect the shoreline and to assure walking rights from The preservation of 400 acres of open space I. 113 a • • • will require the combined efforts of the Town, the Or- get that conforms to these concerns. Repairs to the ■ leans Conservation Trust, neighborhood groups and playground and school building are well underway and private citizens.The Committee recognizes the lead- continue during the next year. . ership role the Trust plays in Orleans land conserva- tion efforts and appreciates the assistance it gives the All of our staff and students are excited about ■ Committee.The Open Space/Land Bank Committee the completion of our newly upgraded computer lab. looks forward to working with the Orleans Conserva- The school thanks the town's people for their support . tion Trust to achieve the Plan's goal. Over the past of this extensive project. five years the combined efforts of the Trust and the II Committee, plus others, have preserved 117 acres. The School Committee thanked John Private gifts to the Trust, or to the Town, will remain McCormick for his years of service as a committee • the principal means to grow the protected land inven- member and chairman. Newly elected to the com- tory. Neighborhood efforts are likely to gain in impor- mittee is Jan Bone. Committee meetings are held at tance as the way to preserve isolated parcels that help 3:30 PM on the third Monday of each month. The to maintain the character of a neighborhood. The committee welcomes all interested parties to attend. • adoption of OS-1 and OS-4 is critical to accomplish The ongoing town support to the school is primary to the goal of OS-2 established by the Local Compre- the excellence in achievement attained by both staff ■ hensive Plan. and students. II Respectfully submitted, Respectfully submitted, Allen Gibbs, Chairman Robert Jones, Chairman ■ I♦ ORLEANS ELEMENTARY ORLEANS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL • SCHOOL COMMITTEE Orleans Elementary School experienced a II Foremost among the changes at Orleans El- change in administrative leadership as a result of ementary School this year was the retirement of Lester Lester Albee's retirement after 26 years of service as Ill Albee after over 25 years as school principal. In rec- building principal. His dedication to improved student ognition of his dedicated leadership, the OED Com- learning and achievement has positively impacted the mittee designated the school library in his name. The quality of education that is currently in place for the new principal, Gail Briere, arrived last summer and children of Orleans. II we wish her well. Orleans Elementary School continues to revise II The scores of the Massachusetts Comprehen- and develop curriculum to correlate with the Massa- sive AssessmentSystem(MCAS)arrivedthisfall. The chusetts Curriculum Frameworks that have been • test,which measures achievement of all 4'h grade stu- adopted by the State Board of Education. In 1999, dents individually and by school, ranked our school English Language Arts was aligned to the frameworks second overall in Massachusetts. The OES Commit- in a formal document that was distributed to teach- tee could not be more pleased, and thanks parents ers. Physical Education was also aligned with the • and the citizens of the town for their ongoing support. Building Resiliency Curriculum Frameworks. Study groups examined the newly released Mathematics II Another exciting development is the exploration Curriculum Frameworks and the Science and Tech- of a foreign language program at the school. A com- nology Curriculum Frameworks and submitted their • mittee of various community members and educators comments to the state. Grade 5 teachers have been has been charged to examine the fiscal and program- in the process of developing a calendar of instruction II matic issues associated with the establishment of this to pace their teaching of core knowledge in United program. States History as required by the History and Social III Science Curriculum Frameworks. In the fall of 1999, Budgetary concerns expressed by the Orleans both Investigations and the Rebecca Sitton Writing/ II Finance Committee and Town Administrator have Spelling Program were implemented building wide. been incorporated into the preparation of the FY 2001 • budget. The OES Committee has presented a bud- Nauset Regional School District offered a vari- 114 • • ■ ■ ■ ety of professional development opportunities through- PARKS AND BEACHES out the year to teachers in the areas of Investigations ■ Mathematics, Early Literacy Assessment,Technology, The economy continued strong through 1999, Vertical Teaming, the Rebecca Sitton Writing/Spell- which correlated into another busy beach season. ■ ing Program,the Learning Links Writing/Reading Pro- gram, and Special Education. The underlying goal of Beach parking revenue stayed even with 1998 ■ study groups, summer colloquiums, workshops, and (which was our busiest season ever). Not bad con- courses offered is to improve student achievement. sidering we had four more days of rain and five more I overcast days in 1999 than we had in 1998. The Orleans Elementary School Council, made ■ up of the building principal,faculty, parents,and com- The number of off road vehicles that were regis- munity members, developed a School Improvement tered to drive on the beach increased by eighteen 1. Plan for 1999-2000 that focused on providing a wider percent. understanding of the importance of mathematical rea- • soning and problem-solving.Their objectives included Attendance at our Monday night concerts con- increasing parental awareness of the new approach tinues to grow. We have asked for additional funding ■ to mathematics and providing children with real-life to expand the concert series in August. experiences to reinforce the NCTM goals. The new ■ millenium provided many opportunities for mathemati- We continue trying to improve the beach facili- cal projects targeting the number 2000. ties. This year we completed the handicapped ac- cessible boardwalk at Pilgrim Lake,installed new Trex Great strides were made this past year in the lumber on the North boardwalk at Nauset Beach and ■ area of technology through the creation of an up-to- installed new shower towers at Nauset and Skaket date computer lab using the Power Macintosh G3. beaches. SI Every classroom has the opportunity to access this resource to support and enhance the implementation The most glaring problem we have had over the 11. of the Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks. last two seasons is that we have been unable to fill all of our positions (especially for lifeguards and beach ■ Students in grade four participated in the sec- patrol). We also find that we are unable to staff all of and year of the Massachusetts Comprehensive As- our beaches over the last two weeks of the season. 11 sessment System (MCAS)testing in the areas of En- glish Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science and Seasonal personnel have not been given a pay . Technology. Gains were noted in all three content ar- raise since 1993 and our present pay scales are not eas with no failures in English Language Arts or Sci- attracting competent and qualified personnel. In or- . ence and Technology. der for the Town to attract qualified and competent staff, we need to address the pay scale and offer a year end bonus for staff that stay through Labor Day. to thank all of the members of the Orleans commu- Both of these items will be presented at the May Town U nity for their continued support of the school and its Meeting. programs. It is through our combined efforts that the ■ children are provided with the best possible educa- The following are beach revenue totals for the tional opportunities. 1999 season: • Respectfully submitted, Nauset Daily Parking $245,688 II Gail M. Briere Stickers (weekly season parking) $84,476 Principal Motel Coupons $12,320 Skaket Daily Parking $57,912 Off Road Vehicle $339,500 • • Total $739,896 ■ • U E 115 U ■ ■ The following is the lifeguard report for the 1999 At this time I would like to thank all the volun- season: teers that have raised money or given time to help NI maintain areas which include the Orleans Improve- • Activity Nauset Skaket Pilgrim ment Association, Orleans Athletic Association, Car- First Aids 290 44 12 dinals baseball team, Land-Hol of Orleans, Orleans Assists 52 5 3 Chamber of Commerce, the Bett Co. (Bruce a Lost children 61 6 1 McCutcheon),Nickerson Home Improvements(Mark ■ Rescue squad response 10 1 1 Nickerson), Nauset Lantern (Ken Alman) and Agway No swimming allowed 4 — — of Orleans (Peter Wiles). • Restricted swimming 7 2 — Police response 5 4 10 I would also like to thank my full time and sea- Parking lot full 6 33 27 sonal staff for their hard work,dedication and profes- sionalism. • Monitoring and protection of endangered and threatened species at Nauset Beach continued in Respectfully submitted, MI 1999. The Town of Chatham took on the responsibil- Paul O. Fulcher ity of monitoring shorebirds on the Town of Chatham Parks Superintendent . owned section of Nauset Beach as outlined in the Nauset Beach Off Road Vehicle Agreement. • On the Orleans portion of Nauset Beach we re- PLANNING BOARD corded the following data: In June 1999, the Town hired its first full-time ■ Piping Plover 20 pairs Assistant Planner,Ronald Wolanski. The position will Least Terns 62 pairs enable the Town to push ahead with many of the ini- ■ Common Tern 495 pairs tiatives set forth in the Official Town Plan. The number of Piping Plover chicks that fledged The Planning Board approved four Definitive per pair were 1.74 which is up from .75 per pair in Subdivision Plans,which created 5 buildable lots. The • 1998. On New Island in Orleans the following data Planning Board also endorsed six ANR Plans,which was recorded:Common Tern-2,176 pairs, Laughing did not create any new buildable lots. Gulls-794 pairs, Roseate,Tern 73 pairs,Arctic Tern- 2 pairs. Nine public hearings were held for the trimming ■ or removal of trees on Scenic Road. Eight were ap- Improvements at Eldredge Field were started proved. this year and will include a new playground and new il lights. This work will be completed by March 2000. Planning Board members also serve on other boards/committees: E. John Wherry represents the III Other improvements included a new parking lot at Planning Board on the Water Advisory Committee; the Jonathan Young Windmill, benches and a walk at Mark Zivan and Alan Conklin'represent the Planning Window on the Cove Park, rebuilding the tennis courts Board on the Zoning Bylaw Task Force. A non-Plan- atEldredgeParkandfinishingthethreenewtenniscourts ning Board member, Marty Rich, was appointed as and parking area at the Orleans Elementary School. the Board's representative to the Local Comprehen- Also,the installation of seven benches(all of which were sive Planning Committee. donated)at various locations around Town,new plantings at Depot Square,and the installation of an underground The Planning Board played a role in the devel- MI sprinkler system at the Windmill. opment and adoption of the 1999 Official Town Plan, ■ which replaced the 1991 plan. The Board will partici- The Town continues to purchase open space pate in the implementation and periodic updating of MI without taking into account the need/Management the Plan as required by the Home Rule Charter. Plans to fund improvements and maintenance of these . properties. Respectfully Submitted, Alan Conklin, Chairman . 116 • • • • PLANNING DEPARTMENT grant for stormwater systems along Tonset Road that El contribute to Town Cove. In June 1999,the Town added a full-time Assis- • tant Planner to the Planning Department staff. The Three amendments to the Zoning Bylaws were ■ new position has helped the department serve its role developed and subsequently approved by Town Meeting. II in overseeing short and long-range development of the community. The Planning Department maintains Orleans' presence in a number of ongoing regional initiatives, The office continues to coordinate the activities including the Pleasant Bay Management Allianceavd of the Planning Board, Site Plan Review Committee, a regional communication towers working group. • Local Comprehensive Plan Committee, and Zoning Bylaw Task Force. It provides staff support for numer- Respectfully submitted, In ous boards and committees. The Planning Director George Meservey oversees the Conservation and Building Departments, Director of Planning & ■ a system intended to facilitate an understandable and Economic Development efficient regulatory process. Planning personnel work ■ to provide for efficient and timely review of all devel- opment applications and to assist town officials in es- tablishing short and long-range policies that will ben- PLEASANT BAY RESOURCE efit the community. MANAGEMENT ALLIANCE The major task accomplished in 1999 was The Pleasant Bay Resource Management Alli- ■ completion of an Official Town Plan. The Planning ance was formed by the Towns of Orleans, Chatham Department assisted the Local Comprehensive Plan and Harwich to implement the recommendations of IN Committee in gathering information, soliciting public the Pleasant Bay Resource Management Plan ap- input, and drafting the document. The Plan was ap- proved by Orleans voters at the November 1998 Spe- ■ proved at a Special Town Meeting in December 1999, cial Town Meeting. The Alliance has a Sterring Com- replacing the 1991 Official Town Plan. Over the com- mittee with one member selected by the Board of . ing year, the Planning Department will begin to take Selectmen in each town. The Steering Committee is the steps necessary to implement the plan, and will supported by a Technical Resource Committee con- work with the Cape Cod Commission to have the plan sisting of resource management professionals from certified as consistent with the Regional Policy Plan. each town, Massachusetts Coastal Zone Manage- . Another significant accomplishment was the ment,the Cape Cod Commission and the Cape Cod National Seashore. The Steering Committee hired a IN State-mandated updating of the Orleans Conserva- tion, coordinator to manage implementation activities with Recreation,and Open Space Plan. By complet- the committees. • ing the Plan, the Town has retained its eligibility to participate in State reimbursement programs for open 1999 was the Alliance's first year of implemen- ■ space purchases. tation activity. Highlights include: . The Planning Department was involved in a va- • Development and adoption of guidelines for riety of projects over the last year. The 12-home af- docks and piers in Pleasant Bay. The guidelines were ■ fordable subdivision at Opa's Way has been con- relied upon by the towns to bring local dock and pier structed,and most of the units are occupied. By com- regulations into compliance with the plan. The guide- ■ pleting this project, Orleans has once again demon- lines will also be used in the review of Chapter 91 strafed its commitment to providing affordable hous- license applications to the state Department of Envi- ■ ing and retaining diversity in its population. ronmental Protection. • Installation of stormwater remediation systems • Development of the Pleasant Bay Citizen was completed at five locations in 1999.These sites Water Quality Monitoring Program. With a $10,000 ■ were Asa's Landing,Mill Pond Road,Kescayogansett grant from the Executive Office of Environmental Af- fairs, the Alliance designed a comprehensive citizen ■ The Department also received approval for a design water quality monitoring program encompassing six- III 117 E • teen monitoring program encompassing sixteen moni- Brewster resident has a background of dispatching III toring stations from Meeting House Pond in Orleans with Barnstable County Sheriff's Department. We look • down to the Chatham Harbor Inlet. Volunteers from forward to a long and mutually productive career from Orleans, Chatham and Harwich are involved in col- both of these fine young men. II letting water quality samples,which are then analyzed at a laboratory. Water quality data will be available to • In 1999 we were able to receive state grants to In the towns for numerous resource management appli- enhance our commitment to community oriented po- cations including watershed management, shellfish !icing and to continue our very successful DARE pro- management and habitat protection. The Alliance gram in the schools. These grants allow us to con- secured an additional $15,000 in grant funds to sup- tinue with the annual block party at the end of the port the program's first year of operation. summer,our senior citizen outreach program(TRIAD) and training for our crime prevention officer. We were III • Waterways initiatives included the continua- also able to construct and deploy a radar-equipped tion of the coordinated bay-wide harbormasters' pa- trailer with grant funds. • trot; publication and distribution of the Guide for Safe Personal Watercraft(PWC)Operation in Pleasant Bay, The following chart shows some selected areas • and development of a proposed by-law to prohibit busi- of activity for the Orleans Police department during nesses from providing PWC rental concessions in 1998. Officers made 978 motor vehicle stops and • Pleasant Bay. issued 608 citations. They made 225 arrests for crimes and took 46 intoxicated people into protective • • The Arey's Pond Watershed Management custody. In all 11,579 calls for service were processed Demonstration project got off the ground with a sur- by the department. • vey mailed to more than 500 households in the Arey's Pond/Namequoit River watershed. The project is Respectfully submitted, I♦ funded through a $5,000 grant from the Cape Cod William R. Stone Commission. Police Chief NI • Work continued on the design of an intertidal INCIDENTS INVESTIGATED IN 1999 • habitat assessment scheduled for Summer 2000. Alarms responded to 940 Assaults 19 • • The Alliance participated in policy discussion Breaking and entering (burglary) 33 regarding the management of the horseshoe crab Disturbances 133 • resource. Domestic abuse situations 58 Drug related incidents 9 • The Alliance appreciates the Town's on-going Missing persons 15 support of efforts to preserve the natural resources Traffic stops 978 • and public enjoyment of Pleasant Bay. OUI alcohol or drugs 21 Harassing/obscene phone calls 30 III Respectfully submitted, Well being checks 580 R. Bruce Hammett, Jr. Larcenies 164 I. Steering Committee— Liquor law violations 16 Orleans Representative Rapes 1 • Stolen cars 3 Trespassing 36 ll Vandalisms 105 POLICE DEPARTMENT Motor vehicle citations 608 • Motor vehicle accidents 504 The Police department had a very busy year in Sudden deaths investigated 8 1999 as you can see from the activity breakdown.Two Licenses to carry firearms issued 88 II new police officers were hired to place officers who Firearms ID cards issued 97 had retired in the previous year. Scott Macdonald Arrests made 225 comes to us with several years' experience as a po- Protective custodies made 46 • lice officer in New Hampshire and Sean Diamond,from Total calls for service handled 11,579 Brewster, a graduate of Norwich University and a Total miles driven 169,340 • 118 III • • • . • im • • - - POZZCX OEFARTAIXATT ANArgAi SZOCX PARTY , si • • 'Lacr------- s .. 0 -‘----,----,-... • . , ......„,„" • • ,0. t „: , . - • ..„, ... • . . .- • • 'l^k-i ''''. lfr 4, t.z. tilt alb .,, • • k 1:'....• ,N. . - 2- - • 111 P.S.,-. 4crt , . a , • .- 00„„.spX ,,.•.t.w•.•..5..•'ft.•.4::.,•x,•:•6 vf:'•,..,:0/:•..ka,.6y,,....4;l rnZ: *,..t:4 s ....:::1<:•.V...,..:7 ,e.:i ri t...,..i.A..'..,.5::.9*3*•-5...7.:-.%4•..45 s„a•"..1hw:i41.': • •' :,r.:$77 to.: ; • '"-:•`• 'U..'In, .';i■,''t••i',... ' Qv-. • F-• W .." 0 , - .• . ,. _ 43., . — . ..„ N,- r ° -•---: ' , . ,. 'L.s'.% 'I.:. , ' ••""e•S.- 'irS*7."‘f r '''..t.;:l 1 ' Th. ■•%., ate* ...-; 1. 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A • .-i.„)044,0st-r •.i •i : ii, . ^3, •� F43 , c s tl x ■A .Vs � S . — • � �Fd7 • . : i 4 DAILYCAzL . P • =M Fly'I�ND�Y VOICE' r ■ • ... ■M • 120 .■ • • • RECREATION DEPARTMENT We continue to offer a wide range of activities; instructional,competitive and social in nature.Thanks 1999 continued the gradual increase in the num- ber of participants involved in our seasonal programs. & Beaches Dept.), and indoor and outdoor regional The Orleans Community Center housed arts and crafts and local school facilities, we successfully run low during the summer and a Youth Center year-round. stress, physical and social programs for a wide range The Finch Skatepark entered its second year of op- of participants. eration at its current site on the Nauset Regional Middle School grounds. Respectfully submitted, Brendan Guttmann During the summer months we set limits on all Recreation Director of our programs, in order to maintain acceptable ra- il tios of staff to participants. In swimming, there were 459 youth participants and 24 adult.Swim meets were held,swim-fit classes,synchronized swimming as well BOARD OF REGISTRARS as the normal American Red Cross accredited swim OF VOTERS ■ classes.Activities were held at Pilgrim Lake and Meet- inghouse Pond. Tennis lessons at the newly built In 1999 the Board of Registrars held special reg- ■ courts at Orleans Elementary School served 114 youth istration sessions and certified voters at the Special and 32 adult participants. The Summer program at Town Meeting on March 2981;for the Special Election ■ Orleans Elementary School and Arts and Crafts at the on April 6'h;for the Annual Town Meeting on May 10th; community Center involved 260 children.The annual for the Town Election on May 18th and for the Special Lower Cape Junior Olympics continued in Orleans. It Town Meeting on December 6'h. consists of various track and field events. . During January of 1999 the Board conducted Fall programs offered were: Instructional Soc- the annual census,which includes the school census ■ cer for grades K-1-2(40 boys/28 girls),Saturday morn- and listing of the dogs in town.The total population of ings at Orleans Elementary Fields,Recreational Soc- the Town of Orleans in December 1999 was 6,790 of ■ cer for girls and for boys (75 boys, 60 girls) in grades which 5,428 were registered voters. There were 968 3-4 and grades 5-6 involved a practice and a Satur- Democrats,2 International 3rd Party,6 Libertarians, 1 day morning game at either Orleans Elementary, Reform Party, 1,508 Republicans and 2,943 Nauset Middle School or Eldredge Park Fields. Field Unenrolled (no party affiliation). . Hockey involved 20 girls in grades 3-4-5 and grades 6-7-8. One practice and a Sunday afternoon game In June, Marie Oppelaar resigned her position ■ were held at Orleans Elementary and/or various Town on the Board and in July Beatrice Viau was appointed fields in the Nauset Region. to the position. • Offered during the winter months were Pre-school Respectfully submitted, . and Grade K-1 movement and ball skills, Saturday Ann Fettig, Chairman mornings at Nauset Middle School (29 boys, 21 girls). . Instructional Basketball for grade 2 (13 boys 5 girls) Regional Recreational Basketball for grades 3-8 sepa- rated boys and girls into grades 3-4, 5-6 and 7-8 (80 SEA CALL FARM BUILDING boys, 65 girls). Free Public Skating Program contin- COMMITTEE . ued to be popular, as well as the annual Hoops for Heart Fundraiser for the American Heart Asso-ciation. Last winter and through the early spring, the Spring programs offered were Instructional Soft- Committee worked to finalize building plans and Con- ball (28 girls) and Instructional Baseball (50 boys)for servation Commission requirements for the property. grades 1-2.Regional Recreational Softball for grades On the first round of advertising for an architect,there 3-4, 5-6, 7-8 (74 girls) and Recreational Baseball for were no applicants. We raised the fee and re-adver- tised,3-4, 5-6, (90 boys) as well as Junior and Se- tised, and this time three firms responded. We inter- nior Babe Ruth (10 boys). viewed all three firms the first week in June at the 121 • ■ farm, and recommended the firm of Fennucio and additional$35,133 for the same purpose. ■ Richmond to do the work. ■ The Committee discussed the bids and agreed Our first meeting with the architect was held on that in the current building climate, it is difficult to gen- August 3.The architect returned with preliminary plans erate interest in such a small project.The Committee the following week,and three options were presented. had to reject the bids, and rescind a planned article III The Committee chose to go with Option A4. for the special town meeting in December where we had hoped to present the final information and ask for III On September 22,the architects presented their a"sum of money"to be approved.To leave things on cost estimate for the project at $168,114, which in- a less depressing note,Town Administrator,John Kelly, cluded a 10%contingency factor. Because this figure informed us that in a similar situation with the Town was over budget, the Committee decided to put the Senior Center,the project was re-bid a year later and III project out to bid with an alternate — that is, not to the town actually saved over$100,000 and acquired include the water-facing porch in the construction. an excellent builder in the process. III Additionally, we pursued funding from the Conserva- tion Commission and the Commission on Disabilities. An appeal was filed with the Building Code Board • of Appeals to seek some relief from the costs for the The Committee appeared before the Selectmen fire suppression system and structural requirements. • and the Conservation Commission early in October. The appeal was denied. At that time, the Selectmen voted in favor of putting El the project out to bid without an alternate; that is, to On December 15th, the Committee decided to bid the entire project as originally planned. We ap- formally ask the town to consider installing the water III peared before the Conservation Commission on Oc- main to the house for the fire suppression system, tober 5 to seek approval for an Amended Order of and a letter to John Kelly making that request. Se- is Condition, which involved moving the access to the lectman Ken Farrar reports that the topic was infor- building to the existing driveway side of the building, malty discussed at a Selectman's meeting,and looked NI including a handicap accessible ramp.No trees would as if it would not be problem be disturbed in the creation of handicap accessible • parking. We have found a way to address the con- Respectfully submitted cern of the Conservation Commission about intrusion Joanne Amaru, Clerk IIIII toward the coastal bank by doing the work on the water-facing porch from within the confines of the II existing porch. Through the use of sona tubes and cantilevered beams to support the newly rebuilt porch, SITE PLAN REVIEW COMMITTEE • we will be able to minimize impact upon the site.The Conservation Commission approved the Amended The Site Plan Review Committee reviews com- IN Order of Conditions,and pledged$10,000 toward the mercial development projects involving new construc- handicap ramp and exterior parts / site work of the tion, large additions,and changes of use.The charge • project. In addition, the Commission on Disabilities of the committee is to; 1)ensure compliance with state pledged $7,500 to be used in the construction of the and local regulations;and 2)work with site designers U handicapped accessible restrooms. to ensure that new business developments and re- development are safe and convenient for the public. • We have been faced with some Building Code issues, mostly revolving around the mixed use of the There were 21 meetings held in 1999. Of the 24 III building.Questions of fire suppression,structural load informal reviews,six were for new buildings and eigh- bearing capacity,access and egress from the upstairs teen were for additions or alterations to existing build- • apartment, etc., are still under discussion with the ings.Of the eleven formal reviews,three were for new Building Inspector. buildings and eight were for additions,alterations,and • site changes. The project was put out to bid and bids received U back on November 24. The lowest base bid came in Applicants, including prospective and current at$199,368, with an additional$44,635 necessary to Orleans business owners have the opportunity to • address code requirements(specifically,fire suppres- present development proposals to town officials in an sion). The highest bid came in at $244,600, with an efficient manner.The meetings provide applicants and • 122 ■ 11 ■ ■ town officials with a forum to discuss issues relating Those are among the activities that keep Snow ■ to building,zoning,health,conservation,fire and other Library a crucial part of this active community. It does regulations that will affect the proposed project. The not happen by accident. In ranking provided by the ■ committee reviews applications to ensure that pro- Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners, posals meet the appropriate regulations, and are not Snow was one of only 13 Libraries out of 348 in the ■ detrimental to the neighborhood or the environment. state to meet or exceed all peer group per capita indi- cators of public library service. ■ Respectfully submitted, George Meservey, Chairman A major part of that effort is the library's accessi- ■ bility.Hours of operation were increased as of July 1st to 47 hours per week in the summer and 48 hours per week in the winter months of November through SNOW LIBRARY BOARD OF March. Snow's hours are the second highest among ■ TRUSTEES libraries on the Cape. ■ In the last year of the 20th century, Snow library The Friends of Snow Library continued their continues to serve the community as a cultural cen- support of the library through Book Sales, member- ■ ter, not only providing educational, recreational and ship contribution and volunteer hours. The Friends reference service for children and adults of all ages, contributed $12,000 towards the purchase of books, ■ but as a place to gather and discuss issues of yester- videos, audio books and magazine subscriptions for day, today and tomorrow. the library. Over 200 volunteers contributed 1,095 ■ hours of service in such areas as bookmending,shely- Thelibrary collection totals 53,962 items, includ- ing, mail and newspaper pickup, display cases and ■ ing print and audiovisual formats as well as electronic services to homebound residents. The Friends also subscriptions. Snow is a member of the Cape Librar- sponsor many popular programs throughout the year, ■ ies Automated Materials Sharing (CLAMS) network, including Lifetime Learning,Sundays at Snow and the giving patrons access to collections throughout the popular Summer Children's Series. ■ state. There were 8,042 registered borrowers as of Respectfully submitted, ■ July 30, 1999. Felicia Holden, Chairman Circulation for the year was 126,850 items Board of Trustees for Snow Library ■ (77,330 adult books, 24,503 juvenile books, 1,066 ■ compact discs, 14,512 videocassettes and 8,055 au- dio books). Over 130,000 people visited the library SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLING ■ and 6,745 questions were answered by the reference ADVISORY COMMITTEE librarians. ■ The lecture series and Lifetime Learning pro- The committee discussed and worked with the ■ grams attracted nearly 1,500 people in the fall and Board of Health to amend their regulations regarding winter and covered such diverse subjects as "Politi- the operation of the Transfer Station. We surveyed ■ cal Agenda for the New Millenium", "Nature on Cape the costs of construction and demolition disposal of Cod","International Trade and Global Marketing",and other Cape towns, so that we would be at compa- "History of the Cape Cod Baseball League".Children's rable costs.We reviewed the town bylaw concerning Services at Snow Library during 1999 included a very recycling and made recommendations for changes ■ successful summer reading program on the statewide based upon new rulings by the Department of Envi- theme "Funny Things Happen When You Read". ronmental Protection (DEP). ■ Nearly 2,000 children took part in Snow's 107 pro- grams offered throughout the year. We continued to investigate more efficient ways ■ to handle our recycling activity. In this respect we are Internet instruction, given twice a week, offered continuing to work on a plan for the reconfiguration of ■ patrons a helping hand with current technology.Online the Transfer Station with the Highway/Transfer Sta- tion to Snow from your home computer is available tion Manager. ■ through www.mlin.lib.ma.us,allowing patrons to reserve items as well as use full-text magazine databases. ■ 123 S ■ ■ We participated and assisted the Fire Depart- OES'performance on the second round of state ment during our "hazardous waste day" collection. assessments was noteworthy,achieving the second- • Along with the Specialist from the Cape Cod Com- hihest district score in the state. Particularly praise- 9 ■ mission, we surveyed those residents who came to worthy was the performance of our fourth grade sci- the disposal area. The statistics indicated that our entists, 93%of who scored either Advanced or Profi- education program of how to handle hazardous waste cient. Although results at that level will be difficult to II is successful.This year we registered 106 households repeat,they are convincing evidence of the very high for a total cost of$3,290—as compared with our first quality of the work done at Orleans Elementary. year in 1993 of 302 households and a cost of$11,550. A great part of this saving is due to our paint collec- The regional schools have participated with OES tion and disposal program. teachers in many staff development programs during the past year, including"Effective Teaching", a series One of our greatest endeavors was the plan- of five-day presentations centered on research-based ning, refurbishing and re-opening of our Gift House. teaching practices; Writing; Spelling; and Mathemat- During an inspection of the Transfer Station by the ics.We are confident that these programs will enable ■ DEP, the town was told to close and clean up the fa- our teachers to better prepare our children to do well cility. The Committee cleared out the entire building on the state's assessments. and the Highway/Transfer Station Manager organized a work crew, who repaired the roof, installed lighting, The past year saw the retirement of Nauset ■ added several windows, shelved the interior perim- Middle School Principal Marilyn Feldman. Mr. Gre- eter,steam cleaned the exterior and painted the inte- gory Baecker, who came to us from Connecticut, ■ nor. We had a grand opening in December. Our Gift where he served as a middle school principal for seven House volunteers are proud to work in this pleasant years, took her place. Mr. Baecker taught English environment and our residents are showing a new before moving into administration, and is committed IIII respect for the facility. to enabling Nauset's students to reach the highest ■ standards of reading and writing. Respectfully submitted, . Burton M. Golov, Chairman Orleans' children have been the fortunate ben- eficiaries of the Town's commitment to education for many years. Your elected School Committee mem- bers, both at the Elementary School and the Nauset SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS Region, have repeatedly demonstrated their dedica- • tion to high achievement and an inclusive curriculum. The winds of change continued to blow in Or- Your school staff is willing and prepared to meet the • leans and on the Lower Cape in 1999,as public edu- challenges of reform,and to maintain the high quality cation raises its expectations of students and teach- of our schools. ers, and teachers and administrators redouble their efforts to meet the challenge. Respectfully submitted, III Michael B. Gradone At Orleans Elementary, an era ended with the Superintendent of Schools • retirement of Principal Lester Albee, a fixture at OES . since 1973.Mr.Albee capped his unprecedented ser- vice to the Town by lending his name to the school's . library,where thousands of Orleans children came to TOWN HALL BUILDING love reading under his steady leadership. COMMITTEE • Our new Principal, Ms. Gail Briere, comes to By a vote of the Board of Selectmen on July 7, Orleans from Brinfield, MA,where she had been Prin- 1999,the Town Hall Building Committee was formed • cipal for seven years. Ms. Briere has owned a home and held its initial meeting July 29, 1999.Officers were ll in town for several years, and was delighted to come elected and the seven member Committee reviewed to work in a community she already had grown to love. the charge as presented by the Selectmen. Meetings She has continued to school's tradition of calm, were scheduled for the second and fourth Thursday thoughtful stewardship, adding her own effervescent of each month at the Town Hall from 9:00 AM until • touch. 11:00AM. 124 • • ■ ■ The first order of business was the selection of septage during the calendar year and increase of II an architect for the proposed Town Hall.Requests for 2,650,000 gallons over calendar year 1998, with proposals were advertised in August for submittal to records being set nearly every month. New Income III the Town Administrator no later than September 1, for Fiscal Year 99 (ending December 31, 1999) was 1999. Eleven firms responded and after careful re- approximately$100,000. Excess revenues are being • view of these proposals three firms were called upon used to pay interest on Grant Anticipation Notes and by the Committee to present formal interviews at the to purchase capital equipment, both of, which would • Town Hall. The three finalists were Brown and otherwise require funding by the three member towns. Lindquist, Inc., Yarmouthport, MA, Strekalovsky and • Hoit, Inc., Hingham, MA and Tappe Associates, Bos- A year and a half after submitting final paper- ton, MA. Each of these firms were very good in the work to close out the construction grant,we received t interviews and after many hours of deliberation of the final payment for the federal share in September, but Committee awarded the contract to Strekalovsky and at year-end we were still waiting for the state's final III Hoit,Inc.Meetings are presently being conducted with payment. Our state legislators have been asked to this firm and the Building Committee so that space intervene with the DEP on our behalf to secure this • requirements, exterior concepts, building materials grant money which is long overdue. and schedules can be established. In On behalf of the entire Board of Managers,I want The original schedule for having construction to thank all of our employees for their dedication and S documents,contractor bids,and recommendations to teamwork which has kept the plant running efficiently the Selectmen in time for the May 2000 meeting was during this very busy year. It is a tribute to each of U considered by the Committee but found to be a bit them that the plant has operated all year with no ma- ambitious.The Committee felt that enough time should jor problems or complaints,and that the haulers keep S be given to the planning and design phase as well as coming back. giving the prospective bidders the time required to properly prepare a proposal. The Committee was Respectfully submitted, unanimous in agreeing that a special town meeting in George Flemming, Chairman • the fall of 2000 should be called to give final approval Board of Managers on the project. III When the schematic design including building • style, materials and floor plans are complete a public DISTRICT DEPARTMENT OF information program will be conducted in advance of VETERAN'S SERVICES IN public hearings for the purpose of soliciting public in- put prior to the committee making a recommendation 1999 was an extremely fruitful year in terms of S to the Selectmen. These hearings will be conducted legislation for Veteran's entitlements. New laws have in the late spring of 2000. been enacted which will enable a larger number of II Respectfully submitted, veterans to receive benefits and we will continue to file U William Stokes, Chairman new legislation,which will encompass all Veterans. ■ The Veteran's Department has maintained a high level of activity in assisting Veterans with financial aid ■ TRI-TOWN SEPTAGE TREATMENT for ordinary living expenses,food,heat,utilities,medi- cal and hospital coverage. In 1999 we processed over PLANT 56 applications and expended over$10,000.00 in di- 1111 rect aid to Veterans. . Operations at the Tri-Town Septage Treatment Plant continued to improve all through 1999.A price The Department has been successful in obtain- Ill reduction during January, February and March in- ing over$903,238.00 dollars in benefits on a federal creased the flow for those months and resulted in a level for veterans who have filed for VA pension,com- . more efficient, cost-effective operation. pensation, readjustment allowance, vocational reha- bilitation, insurance and indemnities for the Veterans MI The plant processed 9,820,000 gallons of of Orleans. II 125 ■ • • Health care is still a critical issue, however, we lobbying efforts are underway to rectify the unintended • are all pleased that the Veteran's medical clinic in consequences in the current system and to prevent Hyannis is providing examinations and follow-ups and future detrimental changes from being enacted. By • those long trips to Boston, Brockton and Providence, merging three agencies into one, management was Rhode Island will not longer be necessary unless it is able to reduce costs below both state and national ■ • for admission or more specialized treatment. averages. This was done despite a high wage scale and a labor shortage for nurses. W • e encourage all Veterans and/or their depen- dents to contact the Veteran's Office for assistance or The VNA continues to provide both town spon- to answer any questions at 1-800-439-6362. sored public health programs and third party reimburs- able health services for the people of Orleans. Our • I would like to extend my appreciation to the specialty care includes: skilled nursing, high tech IV Town's Selectmen, Administrator, Accountant and therapies, Oncology/Comfort Care, psychiatric nurs- Treasurer and their staffs for their continuing support ing,maternal-child health,enterostomal therapy,HIV/ in our endeavors. Their efforts have enabled us to AIDS services, medical social work, physical, occu- provide the necessary services to the Veteran. pational and speech therapy, home health aides and Care on Call private duty nursing. Our wellness pro- Respectfully submitted, grams include:community education,support groups, Sidney L. Chase immunization clinics, health screenings, worksite • Director&Agent wellness, child day programs, adult day health pro- grams, and prostate, breast and cervical cancer ini- ■ Norman E. Gill tiatives. Assistant Director&Agent ■ The Orleans town appropriation enables the VNA of Cape Cod to provide nursing/patient assessment • visits, home visits to new mothers and babies, immu- VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION nization clinics for town employees, resident adults • OF CAPE COD, INC. and children, health screening clinics for blood pres- sure, diabetes, cholesterol, skin, colorectal, prostate • The Visiting Nurse Association of Cape Cod and breast cancer and community wellness educa- (VNA) is a not-for-profit certified health agency which tional programs. ■ provides home health care, health promotion, immu- In addition to funding sources such as Medicare, nization and educational programs to the communi- Medicaid, private insurance or town appropriation,the • ties of Cape Cod.The Agency is a subsidiary of Cape VNA actively seeks funds through grants, an annual Cod Healthcare, Inc. and is administered by a volun- membership drive and many fund raising events.These leer Board of Directors and a salaried President/Chief funds are needed to broaden the scope of community Executive Officer with membership in the Cape & Is- services offered and to help support home health ser- lands Association of Community Health Agencies, vices for those Orleans residents whose health insur- Home and Health Care Association of Massachusetts, ance coverage in inadequate or nonexistent. • Visiting Nurse Association of America and the National Association of Home Care. The VNA is committed to and continually striv- The VNA of Cape Cod was created in January ing toward understanding and meeting the needs of • 1998 by the merger of the three Cape based VNAS in the community. swift response to the crisis in health care brought about Respectfully submitted, • i by the Balanced Budget Ace (BBA) of 1997 and the Patricia A. Schapi t Interim Payment System (IPS), which decreased the Town Contracts Coordinator • number of allowable visits to a patient and changed reimbursement methodologies. As a direct result of • these changes, 2,486 home health agencies in the United States(nearly 25%of the entire industry)have • closed since October of 1997.An additional 20%more are expected to fail during the coming year. Intensive • 126 • • ■ ■ WATER ADVISORY BOARD moval facility.Tata and Howard have been employed as consultants to assist in the selection of an appro- .! Comprehensive Environmental Inc. completed priate method and facility for Orleans. The WAB has the Water Department Master Plan. The WAB re- visited several removal plants in Massachusetts,and III viewed each of the recommendations with the Super- is working with the superintendent and consultant in intendent, and jointly presented a series of recom- anticipation of making a recommendation to the Town • mendations to the Board of Water Commissioners within the next year. (see Minutes of meeting 7-29-99).There is adequate a and high quality water for the Town of Orleans; how- Recreational uses of the 490 acres called the ever there remain periods of major increased use and Orleans Watershed continue to be under study. It is • concomitant stress on the system. Peak demand man- anticipated at this time (January 2000)that there will agement is being addressed in an update to the Town's be specific recommendations made to the Town dur- a Water Conservation Plan.The WAB asked the Board ing Town meeting in May 2000. of Water Commissioners (BWC) to facilitate the use la of the Town's web site to increase public education Bob Wineman left the WAB during this year after and awareness of high water demand and need for many years of continued and valuable work and ad- la periods of conservation.Although it has not been nec- vice.Bob Rich returned to the WAB after several years essary in the past several years, there may be times absence which brought back to us his insight and ex- II in the future when it would be necessary to enforce perience as a veteran of the Orleans Water system. reduced water usage; the WAB has recommended The members of the WAB feel fortunate to be able to • that the BWC effect those changes that would permit work with knowledgeable and dedicated Water Depart- the Town to declare water emergencies independent ment personnel. There are no current crises and the la of the Commonwealth. Department is planning carefully for the future. There has been concern that Well Number Activities related to Official Town Plan Seven could be prone to intrusion of salt water. Based on a study performed by Raymond Talkington Ph.D. Policies: and Comprehensive Environmental Inc.,the WAB has 1. "The Town should maintain a current water supply ■ concluded that there is no reasonable risk to this Well, system master plan, with established thresholds for and agree with the conclusion that"there is no need action to endure an adequate production of quality a to modify the operation of Well No. 7..." drinking water":Markers for the need for a new water source are listed above. • The Master Plan recommended a third standpipe 2. `The Town should monitor water quality and pro- tect the yield of Town wells Water quality is urea- . perintendent that there is no evidence of inadequate sured continually throughout the year, and reviewed storage capacity at this time. with the superintendent biweekly. Use of Watershed undercurrent review. III As the Town's population increases, there will II be concomitant increase in water consumption. The Implementations: WAB identified several markers to determine the need CF-21 "Continue development, to the point of licens- for a new water source: peak demand/minute (3000 ing, of potential site for well#8":project underway. gal/min capacity), maximum day demand (3.1 million CF-22 `Bring Well#8 on line based on water demand": • gals on 7/3/1999), maximum hours per day of pump- not needed at this time. ing (in excess of 16 hours/day on a regular basis), CF-23"Update Town's Water Conservation Plan,un- ▪ number of days of pumping over 2.5 million gallons, derway with the Water Superintendent. . and the number of new connections per year. There CF-24 "Conduct a feasibility study of greensand or ■ are currently seven approved wells within the system, other filtering process for removal of iron and manga- one of which is offline because of high levels of iron nese". project underway. . and manganese. The Town is currently exploring an CF-25"Based on findings of the study in CF-24,imple- eighth well,and is assessing one site as a future well. ment a program to remove iron and manganese from ■ Because of the continued yearly increase of iron and the water system'. Waiting for results of CF-24. manganese throughout the system, and increasing a concentrations from most wells,the Town is currently Respectfully submitted, evaluating the feasibility of an iron/manganese re- Ken McKusick, Chairman a ' 127 el • • WATER DEPARTMENT SEALER OF WEIGHTS & MEASURES Our improvement and maintenance projects con- ■ tinued through 1999 with 154 hydrants inspected and The Sealer of Weights and Measures inspects, • repaired and 282 meters replaced.We also continued tests, and seals or condemns all commercial weigh- • the semi-annual flushing of the distribution system. ing devices. This includes scales, dry linear mea- sures,apothecary measures,gasoline dispensers and • 630' of 8" water main was installed along Cole oil delivery trucks. In addition,the sealer checks pack- . ' '' Place eliminating an undersized 2"main.This project aged commodities for proper weight,enforce unit pric- is also provided improved fire protection to that area. ing regulations, investigates various complaints and possible violations. The breakdown of activities is as • We continued to collect and analyze water qual- follows: ity samples from both our sources and the distribu- U tion system on a weekly basis.We evaluate the infor- Scales certified 146 mation obtained from these samples and make what- Scales not sealed 2 ever changes are needed in an effort to insure the Scales condemned 0 quality of our water. Apothecary Weights 48 II Gasoline pumps 48 We have initiated both an iron and manganese Oil trucks 12 5 removal study and a pumping test at a potential well Unit pricing inspections 351 site.The information obtained from these two projects Complaints investigated 4 III will enable us to take the appropriate steps to insure an improved quality of water and to insure an adequate Respectfully submitted, • quantity for future needs. James R. Ehrhart We continued with our public education pro- grams with the celebration National Drinking Water • Week, the publication of our annual newsletter and ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS the tenth year of our joint effort with the Elementary . School's fifth grade. I am proud to announce that Mr. The purpose of the Board is to hear and decide Porter of the elementary school and the Orleans Wa- ter Department both received awards from the New applications or petitions for Special Permits or Vail- In England Water Works Association recognizing the ances as empowered under the Zoning Bylaws of the • commitment to youth education. Town and the Massachusetts General Laws,Chapter 40A, and to hear and decide appeals from decisions • We would like to take this opportunity to express of the Zoning Administrator. our appreciation to the water department personnel, A total of 45 cases were submitted; 42 were • the other town departments and the residents of the heard 1 was continued to 2000 and 1 was withdrawn. Town of Orleans, our customers, for their assistance Of the 33 Special Permits heard 23 were granted, 4 • and cooperation during the past year. existing Special Permits were modified and 6 were PUMPING STATISTICS withdrawn. Of the 3 Variances heard,3 were granted. • 1998 1999 Of the 7 cases, which combined Special Permit and Pumping 316,398,300 341,431,600 Variance, 1 granted both and 6 were withdrawn. There • Largest Day 2,324,400 3,105,800 was 1 appeal and that decision was upheld. There Largest Week 12,404,000 15,470,800 were 19 regular open meetings in 1999. Services 4,780 4,843 Respectfully submitted, • Respectfully submitted, Thomas M. Yonce, Chairman ■ Charles E. Medchill Water Superintendent ■ IN 128 • III ■ ■ ■ COMMITTEE MEETINGS ■ Conservation Commission Hearings held on First and Third Tuesday of every month at 9:00 a.m. 111 Work meetings held every Tuesday at 9:00 a.m. (Except when there is a fifth week in a month) Planning Board ■ Second and Fourth Tuesday at 7:00 p.m. ■ Site Plan Review Committee First and Third Wednesday at 10:00 a.m. ■ Solid Waste and Recycling First Wednesday at 8:00 a.m. ■ Economic Development ■ Second and Fourth Wednesday at 7:30 a.m. Selectmen ■ Every Wednesday at 6:30 p.m.— (Except Board of Water Commissioners—Third Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. Before BM) ■ Board of Appeals ■ First and Third Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. Board of Health ■ First and Third Thursday at 1:00 p.m. Architectural Review ■ Second and Fourth Thursday at 7:00 p.m. ■ Old King's Highway Historic District Commission First and Third Thursday at 7:30 p.m. ■ Water Advisory Board ■ First and Third Wednesday at 1:00 p.m. Commission on Disabilities ■ Second Thursday at 11:00 a.m. at Fire Station Cable TV and Telecommunications ■ Second Wednesday at 2:00 p.m. ■ Council on Aging Third Wednesday at 1:00 p.m. at the Council on Aging ■ Snow Library Trustees Second Tuesday at 7:30 p.m.at the Library ■ Charter Review Committee ■ Second and Fourth Monday 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Water Advisory Board ■ First and Third Wednesday 1:00 p.m. ■ Economic Development Second and Fourth Wednesday at 7:30 a.m. ■ Sea Call Farm ■ Every Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. in Room C Bikeways Committee ■ Rotating Schedule—Call Town Hall for Exact Times ■ 129 ■ ■ ■ TOWN OF ORLEANS MULTI- Lions about potential changes. Seven member meet II MEMBER BOARD AND twice a month on Monday evening.Chairman E.John III COMMITTEE DESCRIPTIONS Wherry, Jr. Coastal Resources Committee-A county wide 5 Architectural Review Committee - Provides committee which deals with issues relating to coastal design review of new construction, alterations and areas.Advisory to state and local authorities.Orleans 5 additions to commercial structures located in the vari- Representative:Ad Vos,Alternate Stewart Peck. ous business districts of the Town. Committee meets . on 2nd and 4th Thursday evenings. Five members and Conservation Commission -Administers the two associates. Chairman: Chauncey Williams. Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act(Mass. Gen- 5 eral Law Chapter 131, Section 40) and the Orleans Bikeway Committee—Advocates and supports Wetlands By-Law(Code of the Town of Orleans,Chap- 5 the use of bicycling as transportation and recreation ter 160); manages conservation properties. Working and makes recommendations to encourage and fa- meetings, site visits and public hearings scheduled 5 cilitate safe cycling within the town. Seven member weekly on Tuesdays. Seven members, three associ- meet as needed. Chairman Lawrence Smith. ates. Chairman Bill Stowell. 5 Board of Assessors - Sets policies regarding Council on Aging - The committee directs the 5 property valuation; sets tax rates; administers motor Council on Aging which is the designated agency to vehicle excise and boat excise; hears assessment evaluate, promote and encourage new and existing 5 appeals and abatements; reviews exemption appli- activities and services for the older residents of the cations;and administers betterments.Three member community.Seven members.Chairman Regina Collyer. 5 meet on an as needed basis.Chairman Anne Ekstrom. Commission on Disabilities-Coordinates and II Building Code Board of Appeals - Reviews carries out programs designed to meet the problems appeals made by builders and individuals from the of persons with disabilities; ensures appropriate ac- requirements of the Massachusetts State Building cessibility and compliance with Americans with Dis- Code. Five members meet as needed based on ap- abilities Act and regulations of the state and town as 5 plications filed. Chairman Andrew Miao. related to the needs of persons with disabilities. Nine members.Committee meets once a month.Chairman a Cable TV and Telecommunications Advisory Brooks Thayer. Committee - Works with MediaOne and the town to ■ improve cable TV service;advises the Selectmen on Cultural Council - Promotes the arts and hu- the issuance of franchises. Researches a variety of manities in the Town of Orleans; reviews Arts Grants MI technical and communications issues. Seven mem- Applications and makes grant awards;administers the bers meet the first Wednesday of each month at 2:00 Town Hall Art Gallery. Up to 22 members. Meets 5 p.m. Chairman Frank Eaton. monthly. Chairman Charles Crozier. Cape Cod Regional Tech High School Com- Economic Development Council—studies is- IN ittee-Formulates and adopts policy for the regional sues affecting the economic health of the town and tech school system and hires a superintendent.Meets the business community and makes recommenda- once a month.Two Orleans representatives appointed tions to the Board of Selectmen. Seven member meet IS by the Town Moderator. twice monthly on Wednesday mornings. Chairman Duane Landreth. 5 Cape Cod Commission Representative—One person appointed by the Board of Selectmen repre- Finance Committee - Reviews proposed bud- sents the town at the Cape Cod Commission, which get and capital plan and warrant articles and provides deals with issues of regional significance. Orleans residents with information and recommendations re- Representative is Herbert Olsen. suiting from their in depth review and investigation. Committee meets monthly on Thursday evenings,but 5 Charter Review Committee- Formed and ap- more frequently prior to Town Meeting. Nine mem- pointed by the Board of Selectmen to review the Or- bers appointed by Town Moderator. Chairman Paul MI leans Home Rule Charter and make recommenda- O'Connor. 130 al ■ Historical Commission-Transmits the Histori- Personnel Advisory Board - Responsible for . cal Property Survey to the Massachusetts Historical advising the Town Administrator on personnel mat- Commission. Nominates properties and districts for ters such as the Personnel bylaw and the Classifica- 11 historic designation by the State Historical Commis- tion Plan. Also conducts inter-town studies of wage sion. Seven member meet as needed. Chairman rates and employee benefits,mediates disputes over . Charles Thomsen. the interpretation of grievance procedure;factors new positions for placement in the classification schedule, . Housing Task Force - Formulates policy and and refactors existing positions when the position re- recommendations for programs to provide affordable sponsibilities have changed. Meets as needed. . housing in Orleans. Pursues affordable housing projects. Seven member meet once a month. Chair- Planning Board-Oversees subdivision of land, Il man Erica Parra. considers long range planning and initiates changes to zoning by-laws.Five members plus two associates. . Insurance Advisory Committee - Provides Meets 2nd and 4th Tuesdays at 7 p.m. Chairman Al advice and counsel to the Town Administrator and the Conklin. • Selectmen in connection with the Town's requirements for insurance. Five member meet every third Thurs- Shellfish and Waterways Improvement Ad- . day morning. Chairman Phil Marshall. visory Committee- Serves as an advisory commit- tee to the Board of Selectmen on all matters relating . Local Comprehensive Planning Committee to the Town's marine activities. Nine member meet —Works with Town Planner and consultant to research, monthly. . draft and present the Local Comprehensive Plan in accordance with the charge. Conducts public infor- Solid Waste and Recycling Advisory Corn- . mation campaigns and outreach programs to insure mittee-Studies issues such as transfer station rates, citizen input. Nine member meet at least twice a solid waste management strategies and the stream- month. Chairman Ken McKusick. lining of procedures for dealing with solid waste and makes recommendations fore improvements. Also, II Water Quality Task Force - Studies monitors town wide recycling program and develops water quality issues; devises alternatives to current public information and education program. Meets a practices to protect marine water resources;conducts monthly. Chairman Burt Golov. and analyzes Town's water quality monitoring pro- . gram; operates water quality laboratory. Five mem- Town Hall Building Committee -Advises the bers. Chairman Robert Auty. Board of Selectmen on the design and construction . of a new town hall. Meets twice a month on Thursday Old King's Highway Historic District Commit- momings. Chairman Bill Stokes. . tee-Administers the Old King's Highway Regional His- toric District Act. The Committee reviews and deter- Water Advisory Board -Compiles information . mines the appropriateness of exterior architectural fea- and researches issues relating to the municipal water lures of buildings and structures within the District ac- supply of the Town of Orleans. The Board serves in . cording to the mandates and guidelines of the Act.Five an advisory capacity to the Water Commissioners and member meet monthly. Chairman Bill Quinn, Jr. the Water Superintendent.Meets 2nd and 4th Fridays . at 1:30 p.m. Chairman Kenneth McKusick. Open Space/Land Bank Committee -Assists . the town in the acquisition and preservation of open Zoning Board of Appeals-Hears applications space; revises and updates the Conservation, Rec- and petitions for Special Permits and Variances and . reation and Open Space Plan; prepares grant appli- makes determinations for granting or denying same cations, assists property owners in keeping private under the constraints of the Zoning By-Laws of the . lands preserved as open space.Seven member meet Town and Mass. General Laws, Chapter 40A. Hears once a month or more often as needed. Chairman and decides appeals from decisions of the zoning ad- . Allen Gibbs. ministrator. Meets on theist and 3rd Wednesdays of each month at 7:30 p.m. Five regular members plus . three associate members. Chairman Tom Yonce. II III 131 II ■ • • • ■ • • • • • • • • • • ■ • • • ■ • • • • • • • • • 132 • • • • • • TOWN OF ORLEANS • Town Hall, 19 School Road ■ Orleans, MA 02653-3699 ■ ■ CITIZEN INTEREST FORM • Today's Date • Name ■ ■ Street Address • ■ Mailing Address(including Zip Code) ■ Home Phone Bus.Phone Fax E-Mail ■ ■ Thank you for your interest in serving the Town. Please prioritize your interest in ■ committees on the back of this form (i.e., preference 1, 2, 3, etc.) • ■ ■ ■ EXPERIENCE which might be helpful to the Town: ■ ■ ■ EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND which might be useful to the Town: ■ ■ ■ Are you available to serve on a Town committee/commission on a year-round basis? ❑ yes ❑ no • ■ ■ If no, what is your availability: ■ How did you become interested in serving the Town? ❑ newspaper ❑ friend ❑ self interest ❑ ■ We suggest that you be aware of the time commitment you will need to make to the ■ committee/board of your choice. If you need details on time commitments, please ■ contact the Selectmen's Office at 240-3700, ext. 415. ■ 133 ■ ■ TOWN OF ORLEANS a COMMITTEES, BOARDS AND COUNCILS II I IN I would like to serve Orleans and might be interested in the following (please indicate your • preference 1, 2, 3, etc.) It a a ❑ Architectural Review Committee ❑ Housing Task Force ■ ❑ Bikeway Committee ❑ Insurance Advisory Committee ■ • ❑ Board of Assessors ❑ Marine Water Quality Task Force • ❑ Building Code Board of Appeals ❑ Open Space/Land Bank Committee II a ❑ Cape Cod Regional Tech High School ❑ Personnel Advisory Board Committee IN ❑ Planning Board • ❑ Charter Review Committee ❑ Solid Waste and Recycling U ❑ Commission on Disabilities Advisory Committee • ❑ Conservation Commission ❑ Cable TV and Telecommunications U Advisory Committee • ❑ Council on Aging ❑ Underground Utilities Study Committee III ❑ Cultural Council • ❑ Water Advisory Board ❑ Economic Development Council II ❑ Zoning Board of Appeals • ❑ Finance Committee ❑ Other U ❑ Historical Commission • • ❑ Willing to serve as needed a U 134 a ■ ■ ■ INDEX ■ Accounting: Combined Balance Sheet 49 Schedule of Outstanding Debt 51 • Schedule of Receipts/Expenditures -Schedule A 46 • Town Meeting Appropriation Activity Report 38 • ■ Architectural Review Committee 90 Assessors, Board of 90 • . Barnstable County Assembly of Delegates 91 Bikeways Committee 92 • Building Code Board of Appeals 92 • Building Department 93 • Cable TV&Telecommunications Advisory Committee 93 • Cape Cod Commission 94 • Cape Cod Regional Technical High School District 95 • . Charter Review Committee 96 Citizens Interest Form 133 • . Civil Defense Department 96 • Committee Descriptions 130 • Committee Meetings Schedule 129 Conservation Commission 97 Council on Aging 98 Council on Aging Building Committee 99 • Cultural Council 102 11. Disabilities, and Special Personnel 15 Disabilities, Commission on 96 • . Disposal Area—See Highway Department 107 Economic Development Council 102 ■ Elected State Officials 9 Finance Committee 102 a Fire/Rescue Department 104 Harbormaster/Shellfish Department 105 Health, Board of 106 ■ Highway and Disposal Departments 107 Historical Commission 109 . Housing Authority • 110 Housing Task Force 110 In Memoriam 6 • Interesting Facts 8 Insurance Advisory Committee 111 Licenses and Permits Issued by Selectmen 19 • Local Comprehensive Planning Committee 111 ■ Marine Water Quality Task Force 111 Municipal Electric Power Advisory Committee 112 . Municipal Finance, Director of 37 Nauset Regional Employees 30 Nauset Regional School Committee 112 Open Space/Land Back Committee 113 135 a ■ ■ Orleans Elementary School Committee 114 . Orleans Elementary School Principal 114 Parks and Beaches 115 • Planning Board 116 Planning Department 117 III • Pleasant Bay Resource Management Alliance 117 Police Department 118 III Recreation Department 121 ■ Registrar, Board of 121 • Sea Call Farm Building Committee 121 . • Selectmen, Board of 18 • Site Plan Review Committee 122 . • Snow Library Board of Trustees 123 Solid Waste & Recycling Advisory Committee 123 III Superintendent of Schools 124 • Tax Collector 21 II Telephone Numbers back cover II Administrator 18 Town Building Committee 124 ■ Town Officers 10 Town Clerk 52 ■ Births 52 Deaths 52 III Dog Licenses 55 Elections: • Special Town Election,April 6 58 Annual Town Election, May 18 86 • Old King's Highway Historic District Election, November 23 87 . Fish and Game Licenses 56 Marriages 53 ■ Passports 55 Shellfish Permits 55 5 Town Meetings: Special Town Meeting, March 29 57 • Annual Town Meeting, May 10 71 Special Town Meeting, May 10 81 • Special Town Meeting, December 6 88 • Town Treasurer: Salaries 22 II • Trust Funds 35 Tri-Town Septage Treatment Plant 125 Veteran's Services, District Department 125 Visiting Nurse Association of Cape Cod, Inc. 126 • Water Advisory Board 127 II Department 128 Web Page 5 • Weights and Measures 128 Zoning Board of Appeals 128 III 136 II •