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COHASSET TOWN REPORT 2000 ANNUAL REPORT of the BOARD OF SELECTMEN of the FINANCIAL AFFAIRS of the TOWN OF COHASSET Reports of the School Committee and the Reports of Other Town Officers FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31,2000 Town of Coh asset Incorporated 1770 Population January 2000 -7,823 President of the United States of America George W.Bush Governor of Massachusetts Argeo Paul Celluci Massachusetts Senators Edward M.Kennedy John F.Kerry Tenth Congressional District Representative William D.Delahunt Norfolk and Plymouth Senatorial District Senator Robert L.Hedlund Third Plymouth Representational District Representative Garrett Bradley Annual Town Meeting Last Saturday in March Election of Officers Within 35 days of the Annual Town Meeting IN MEMORIAM Henry Brennock -December 31,1999 School Custodian Robert L.Julian -February 18,2000 School Facilities Committee Lydia B.Ericsson -February 23,2000 School Teacher John Pfaffmann -March 4,2000 Cox Estate Planning Committee Harbor Committee Clark Chatterton -July 6,2000 Athletic Director Milliken Field Committee Drug &Alcohol Committee Town History Committee Allen F.DeVito -September 5,2000 School Facilities Committee Catherine W.Mulcahy -October 9,2000 School Teacher Virginia Anderson -November 2,2000 Council on Elder Affairs Grace A.Donohue -November 26,2000 Fence Viewer Jean F.Higgins -December 24,2000 School Secretary Election Worker Seasonal Town Hall Employee Mary L.Horrigan -December 27,2000 Council on Elder Affairs ELECTED OFFICIALS -TOWN OF COHASSET SELECTMEN -3 YEAR TERM TERM EXPIRES Merle S.Brown 2001 Thomas J.Callahan 2001 Roseanne M.McMorhs 2002 Frederick Koed 2002 Michael H.Sullivan 2003 MODERATOR -3 YEAR TERM George L.Marlette,III 2002 TOWN CLERK -3 YEAR TERM Marion L.Douglas 2002 SCHOOL COMMITTEE -3 YEAR TERM Mark G.DeGiacomo 2001 Patricia C.Martin 2001 Stephanie B.Noble 2002 Richard Flynn 2003 Chartis Tebbetts 2003 TRUSTEES PAUL PRATT MEMORIAL LIBRARY -3 YEAR TERM June S.Hubbard 2001 Sarah R.Pease 2001 Barbara M.Power 2001 Sheila S.Evans 2002 Roger L.Lowe 2002 Roger S.Whitley 2002 Agnes Mcann 2003 Carol A.Riley 2003 Patience G.Towie 2003 ASSESSORS -3 YEAR TERM Elsa Miller ^2001 William B.Smith 2002 Michael C.Patrolia 2003 BOARD OF HEALTH -3 YEAR TERM TERM EXPIRES Stephen N.Bobo 2001 Robin M.Lawrence 2002 Peggy S.Chapman 2000 COHASSET HOUSING AUTHORITY -5 YEAR TERM John D.Muncey 2001 Ralph Peroncello 2002 Richard J.Silvia 2003 Ann Barrett 2004 Joanne Young 2005 PLANNING BOARD -5 YEAR TERM TerryJ.Atherton 2001 Alfred S.Moore,Jr.2002 Robert H.Sturdy 2003 William J.Good 2004 Christopher Ford 2005 RECREATION COMMISSION -5 YEAR TERM Thomas Wigmore *2001 Lillian Murray Curley 2002 David R.Marks 2002 Mary K.Muncey 2002 Richard Barrow 2003 Anthony J.Carbone 2004 Wallace StJohn 2005 SEWER COMMISSIONERS -3 YEAR TERM Henry A.Rattenbury 2001 Raymond Kasperowicz 2002 R.Gary Vanderweil,Jr.2003 WATER COMMISSIONERS -3 YEAR TERM Robert E.Kassameyer 2001 Glenn A.Pratt 2001 John K.McNabb,Jr.2003 TOWN OFFICERS APPOINTED BY THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN Town Manager/Chief Procurement Officer Term Expires Mark W.Haddad 2002 Town Counsel Paul R.DeRensis 2001 TOWN OFFICERS APPOINTED BY TOWN MANAGER ADA Co-coordinator Term Expires Robert M.Egan 2001 Director of Finance/Town Accountant J.Michael Buckley,Jr.2003 Treasurer-Collector Joseph A.DiVito,Jr.2002 Chief of Police Brian W.Noonan 2001 Sergeants of Police Under Civil Service Robert W.Jackson David J.Pomarico John 0.Conte David C.Cogill Patrolmen Under Civil Service Lawrence D.Ainslie Thomas O.DaSilva Frederick H.Grassie Garrett A.Hunt Paul J.Laugelle Gregory J.Lennon Lisa M.Matos Shellee L.Peters William P.Quigley John H.Small Christy J.Tarantino Jeffrey R.Treanor Richard Yocum Lockup Keepers Brian W.Noonan 6 Robert W.Jackson Animal Control Officers Paul W.Murphy Term Expires 2001 D.P.W.Superintendent Harold W.Litchfield 2002 Director of Civil Defense and Emergency Preparedness Arthur H.Lehr,Jr.2001 Fire Chief Roger W.Lincoln 2002 Hazardous Waste Coordinator Roger W.Lincoln 2002 Fire Department Under Civil Service James Lee Gurry Captain/EMT James P.Runey Captain Robert D.Silvia Captain/EMT Mark H.Trask Captain Paul T.Bilodeau Firefighter/EMT James F.Curley Firefighter/EMT John J.Dockray Firefighter/EMT Thomas P.Finegan Firefighter/EMT James E.Fiori Firefighter John M.Hernan Firefighter/EMT William T.Litchfield Firefighter Frances X.Mahoney,Jr.Firefighter/EMT Matthew B.Marr Firefighter/EMT Laura 0.Morrison Firefighter/Paramedic Robert F.Protulis Firefighter/EMT William J.Protulis Firefighter Randall W.Rosano Firefighter Edward J.Struzik Firefighter Eric Wenzlow Firefighter/EMT Hugh Devlin Firefighter/Paramedic Charles Hatch Firefighter/Paramedic Randy Belanger Firefighter/Paramedic Richard Covino Firefighter/Paramedic Forest Warden Roger W.Lincoln Building Inspector/Zoning Officer Robert M.Egan 2001 Plumbing and Gas Inspector Term Expires Williams Higgins Sealer of Weights and Measures Robert M.Egan 2001 Town Planner Elizabeth Harrington 2001 Keeper of Town Clock Noel A.Ripley 2001 Measures of Wood and Bark Lot E.Bates,Jr.2001 Director of Veterans'Affairs and Burial Agent Noel A.Ripley 2001 Constable Maria A.Plante 2003 Inspector of Public Buildings Robert M.Egan 2001 Fence Viewers Grace A.Donohue 2001 Kearin A.Dunn 2001 Glenn A.Pratt 2001 Harbor Master John H.Winters III Assistant Harbor Masters Clifford J.Dickson 2001 Thomas W.Wigmore 2001 Robert D.Baggs 2001 Christy J.Tarantino 2001 Robert A.Johnson 2001 Lorren S.Gibbons 2001 William Kelly ^2001 Shellfish Constables Thomas A.Wigmore 2002 Rocco R.Laugelle 2003 Clifford J.Dickson 2003 John H.Winters III,Harbor Master,Deputy 8 Robert D.Baggs,Asst.Harbor Master,Deputy Town Archivist Term Expires David H.Wadsworth 2001 BOARDS,COMIVIISSIONS,COIVIIVIITTEES AND REPRESENTATIVES APPOINTED BY THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN Advisory Board on County Expenditures Merle S.Brown 2001 Arts Lottery Council Shirley T.Tewksbury 2001 Florence A.Jerome 2001 Mary A.Foley 2001 Diane M.Kennedy 2001 Michael R.Westcott 2002 David T.Lehr 2002 Suzanne S.Terry 2002 Celine Eymer 2002 Doug Eymer 2002 Laurel Martinez 2002 Call Firefighters Committee Bruce W.Pratt Robert D.Silvia Ian R.Fitzpatrick Eric A.Washak John J.Bellafontaine Cemetery Study Committee Joseph L.Jerz Joseph M.Curley Glenn A.Pratt James Gilman Civilian Dispatch Committee Brian W.Noonan -Police Chief Roger W.Lincoln -Fire Chief Mark W.Haddad -Town Manager Cohasset Common Historic District Commission Marion Atkinson 2001 Mary C.Hartshorne (Historical Society)2001 Garry W.Gardner (Architect)2001 Don A.Adkins (Alternate)2001 Marjorie Hovorka (Historical Society)2001 Richard E.Horn (District resident),Chairman 2003 9 Cohasset Common Historic District Commission Term Expires (continued) David Buick (District resident)2003 Gail Parks (Alternate -District resident)2003 Mary Jane Larson (District resident)2003 Jacqueline B.Clark (licensed realtor)2003 Conservation Commission Jannes G.Dedes,Chairman 2003 Veneta P.Roebuck 2001 Edward S.Graham,Jr.2001 Valerie J.Semensi 2002 Deborah S.Cook 2002 Virginia Brophy 2003 Susan G.Cope 2003 Commission on Disabilities Lance Norris 2003 Four (4)Vacancies Drug and Alcohol Committee Rev.E.Clifford Cutler,Chairman 2003 Laura C.Macione 2002 Nancy B.Hertig 2003 Jody Butman 2003 Derry Schwantner 2003 Lisa M.Matos (Police rep.) Kathryn F.Trefry,TCP Sally Sisson,P.S.O. Vickie Neaves,P.S.O. Chartis Tebbetts,School Committee Pat Martin,School Committee Sandra Pimental,Community Outreach Program T.David Raftey,D.A.'s Office MBTA Mitigation Committee Thomas Gruber,Chairman James G.Dedes Marty Corry Peter Guild Roger W.Lincoln John Conte 10 Elder Affairs,Council on Term Expires Rev.Gary A.Ritts,Chairman 2003 Anna A.Abbruzzese,Vice Chairman 2001 John W.Coe 2002 Roger L.Plante 2002 Mary E.Londergan 2002 Margaret R.Charles 2002 Katherine B.Becker 2003 Joseph D.Buckley,Treasurer 2003 Mary H.Ahearn,SSES Nancy Barrett,Housing Government Island Advisory Committee Hamilton T.Tewksbury,Chairman 2001 Richard P.Barrow 2001 Robert M.Davenport 2002 Noel A.Ripley 2003 Constance M.Afshar 2003 Peter G.Whitman 2003 John H.Winters III,Harbor Master Hagerty Property Committee James Russell Bonetti,Chairman Hamilton T.Tewksbury,Secretary Veneta P.Roebuck,Vice Chairman Richard P.Barrow Paul L.Pattison Joseph A.Migliaccio One (1)Vacancy Harbor Committee Peter J.Wood (Citlzen-at-Large)2001 John W.Brister (Yacht Club)2001 Laurence J.Mitchell (Sailing Club)2002 Scott A.T.Herzog (Commercial Fisherman)2002 Mary E.Muncey (Recreation Commission)2002 John F.Bertolami,Chairman (Independent)2003 Gail Parks (Citizen-at-Large)2003 Lorren S.Gibbons (Commercial Fisherman)2003 John H.Winters (Harbor Master ) 11 Historical Commission Term Expires Noel A.Ripley.Chairman 2001 David H.Wadsworth 2000 Rebecca Bates-McArthur 2000 Hamilton T.Tewksbury 2001 Nelson C.Pratt,Jr.2002 John Connell 2003 Mark St.Onge 2003 One (1)Vacancy MBTA Representative Louis F.Eaton,Jr.2001 Memorial Overseers Committee Merle S.Brown (Selectmen) Noel A.Ripley (Veteran's Agent) Robert D.Silvia (Cohasset Military Memorial,Inc.) Metropolitan Area Planning Council Representative Patricia M.Keville 2001 Police/Fire Station Study Committee Brian W.Noonan,Chief of Police Roger W.Lincoln,Fire Chief Virginia Ann Brophy George L.McGoldrick Jean Najjar Recycling Committee Arthur L.Lehr,Jr.,Chaimaan Merle S.Brown Alix P.White David Bigley John K.McNabb,Jr. F.Allen MacDonald Jean M.White Carol L.Martin Sharyn Studley Registrars of Voters Marion L.Douglas,Town Clerk Margaret Charles 2001 Edythe Ford 2002 Judith P.Volungis 2003 12 Senior Housing Committee Term Expires Joseph D.Buckley Margaret R.Charles Jane L.Marsh Dorothy A.Keville Nancy Barrett Roger L.Plante Roseanne M.McMorris James Lagroteria Wayne Sawchuck Freda A.Zotos South Shore Recycling Co-operative John K.McNabb,Jr. Merle S.Brown South Shore Regional School District Representative David M.Kneeland 2002 Town History Committee Wigmore A.Pierson,Chairman Mary M.Hochkeppel Ernest J.Grassey Louis F.Eaton Julia H.Gleason James W.Hamilton Louis 8.Harvey Hubert P.Vanderlugt Jacqueline M.Dormitzer Harold E.Coughlin Ten (10)Vacancies Water Resources Protection Committee John McNabb,Jr.,Chairman James C.Kinch Stephen Bobo John Chapman Three (3 )vacancies Wompatuck State Park Advisory Council Representatives Donald B.Kennedy Laurence J.Mitchell 13 Youth Resources Committee Term Expires John M.Worley,Chairman Elizabeth M.Bates Anthony E.Bramblett Matthew Ogrodnik Michael McMillen Jennifer M.Lagrotteria Anthony J.Carbone Zoning Board of Appeals S.Woodworth Chittick,Chairman,Associate 2002 Jane O.Goedecke,Associate 2001 Barbara M.Power,Alternate 2001 Lisa H.Dick,Alternate 2001 J.Anson Whealler 2001 Benjamin H.Lacy 2003 BOARDS,COMMITTEES,COMMISSIONS,REPRESENTATIVES APPOINTED BY AUTHORITIES OTHER THAN BOARD OF SELECTMEN Advisory Committee Term Expires Richard J.Avery,Chairman 2002 Gait Grant 2001 Maureen Jerz 2001 Susan M.Turgiss 2001 Bill Foley 2002 Susan Kent 2002 Alexander C.Koines 2003 Deborah A.Shadd 2003 One (1)Vacancy Bylaw Committee W.Roger Nast Louis F.Eaton,Jr. Jacqueline M.Dormitzer Marlon L.Douglas,Town Clerk Paul L.DeRensIs,Town Counsel Capital Budget Committee Mark A.Baker,Chairman Samuel C.Pease Stacey V.Weaver 14 Design Review Board Term Expires Maxwell R.Pounder Kathleen R.Fox Robert C.Hunter Josiah Stevenson Robert A.Stansell Petrina Garbarini Robert M.Egan,Building Inspector Committee to Survey Structure and Functions of Town Government William Lean,Jr. Paul M.Donovan Seven (7)Vacancies IVIosquito Control Committee Appointed by Board of Health Carolyn Brennan,Chairman Robert A.Thorndike,Vice Chairman Leighton F.Peck,Jr.,Secretary William J.Mara Michael J.Pieroni 15 GENERAL GOVERNMENT TOWN ARCHIVIST During the year 2000 the Town's Permanent Public Records continued to be stored in the Archive vaults located at Town Hall.Under the Public Records Laws of the Commonwealth,as defined In Massachusetts General Laws, governmental records mandated as being permanent records must be properly stored In fireproof and controlled environment vaults located at the site of the offices generating them.Cohasset's permanent records are stored in the vaults at Town Hall.These vaults serve the offices,departments and committees located at Town Hall,and permanent records generated by them are placed within the vaults on a regular basis.Records are shelved in accordance with accepted archive standards;by provenance,or office generating the record.A complete list of inventory of records stored in the archive vault is maintained and is updated whenever records are added to the vault.Permanent Public Records are available for public viewing as provided for in the Commonwealth's Public Records Law. Cohasset's modern public records vaults were constructed as part of the new wing added to Town Hall.They are fireproof and have the mandatory environmental controls.The continued adding of office records,however,has caused shelf space to be in short supply,and a time can be envisioned when the Town will need to address the question of adding to its Public Records storage vaults at Town Hall. Respectfully submitted, David H.Wadsworth Town Archivist 16 REPORT OF THE BOARD OF REGISTRARS The Board of Registrars reappointed Margaret Charles as the Chairwoman. The Board of Selectmen appointed Judith Volungis for a three-year term. The following elections and town meetings were held: Presidential Primary,March 7,2000 Annual Town Meeting,March 25,2000 Annual Town Election,April 8,2000 State Primary,September 1 9,2000 Special Town Meeting,October 23,2000 State Election,November 7,2000 Special Town Meeting,November 13,2000 The Annual Listing of Persons seventeen years of age and older as per General Laws,Chapter 51 ,Section 4 was conducted by mail during January. Voter registration may be done at the Town Hall during regular business hours.Also,registration forms are available from the Post Office,Paul Pratt Memorial Library,Registry of Motor Vehicles,and various state agencies.To register to vote you must be eighteen years of age on or before Election Day, born in the United States or be a naturalized citizen.At this time we have a total of 5464 active voters.Voters may enroll in one of three political parties. Democrat;Republican;Libertarian or in one of twelve political designations. Respectfully submitted, Margaret Charles,Chairwoman Marion Douglas,Clerk 17 REPORT OF THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31,2000 Calendar Year 2000 was a very exciting time for the Town of Cohasset and the Board of Selectmen.Not only was 2000 the start of a new century,but the Town experienced several changes that will set the tone for the next one hundred years.As always,it was the goal of the Board of Selectmen to deliver the best services possible to the residents of Cohasset, while keeping a watchful eye on the tax dollars. Due to the planning of the Board of Selectmen,as well as our many department heads,the so-called Y2K crisis did not impact the Town of Cohasset in the least.Thanks to outstanding strategic planning,the Town was prepared for any situation that may have arrived.The transition into 2000 went off without a hitch. The Annual Town Meeting in March,2000,provided the residents in Town with many initiatives that would improve the delivery of services. Specifically,the Town Meeting provided full funding for four new firefighter/paramedics that allowed the Town to provide advance life support to its residents.In addition,new positions were added to the DPW to improve customer service at the RTF and the Planning Board with the creation of a part-time Town Planner.Elizabeth Harrington of Hingham was hired to fill the position of Town Planner and she has been a welcomed addition to the staff. Two of the major goals of the Board of Selectmen are to develop a Master Plan for the Town,as well as provide housing for our senior citizens. Elizabeth has worked extremely hard on these areas and it is the intent of the Board of Selectmen to bring concrete proposals before the Town Meeting over the next couple of years that address these two very important issues. Town Meeting also provided funding for a $41.8 million renovation to our Middle/High School and Deer Hill Elementary School.The Board of Selectmen,along with Town Manager Mark Haddad,have worked extremely closely with the School Committee and the School Building Committee to bring forward a plan that will serve our children well over the next fifty years. In an effort to work with the State Government on the many issues that impact the Town of Cohasset,the Board of Selectmen joined the Suburban Coalition.This Coalition,made up of over 100 communities in the 18 Commonwealth,lobbies state govemment to provide additional assistance to the cities and towns of Massachusetts in many areas from Special Education funding to Chapter 90 Road Improvement funding.The Board of Selectmen will continue this partnership with our fellow cities and towns as we continue to Improve on the delivery of services to our residents. The April Town Election brought about a change on the Board of Selectmen.Selectman Diane Sullivan decided not to seek another term on the Board and retired.Diane was a hardworking selectman and the Board wishes her well in the future.Michael Sullivan returned to the Board after a two year hiatus.The Board welcomes Michael back for another term and looks forward to working with him on all the important Issues that the Board will face in the coming years. The Town of Cohasset also faced its own version of the Big Dig in 2000.Several major construction projects took place that will have a positive impact on the Town for years to come.Both the North Cohasset and Central Cohasset sewer expansion projects were completed over the summer,as well as improvements to the James Brook drainage system in the downtown village.These improvements to the drainage system will lessen the likelihood of flooding during future storm events.The Town hopes to complete another phase of these improvements in the next couple of years. The Board also began work on several other important issues.The Board appointed a Police/Fire Station Study Committee to determine the best way to meet the space needs of our public safety departments.We also appointed a Gravel Pit Reuse Committee to develop recommendations for the future use of that area.In addition,the Board worked closely with the Cemetery Study Committee as we plan on bringing an article to the 2001 Annual Town Meeting to provide additional cemetery space at the Woodside Cemetery.The Board also began planning for the implementation of the Pay-As-You-Th row Program at the RTF,with the intent of improving our recycling ratio in coming years. One of the most important issues that the Board worked on in 2000 was the mitigation of the MBTA's proposed restoration of the Greenbush Line.The Board worked closely with our Mitigation Committee to develop a mitigation agreement with the MBTA that that will soften the impact of this major change to the culture and quality of life in the Town of Cohasset.The Board would like to take this opportunity to thank Mitigation Committee Chairman Thomas Gruber for his many hours of dedicated service to the Town.As we enter 2001,the Board hopes to enter into an agreement with the MBTA that best serves the Town. 19 The coming years will bring challenges and opportunities.The Town is in a good position to meet those challenges and take advantage of opportunities.At this time,the Board would like to thank the Town employees,including our Town Manager Mark Haddad and our department heads,as well as all the boards,committees,and volunteers for their continued efforts to make Cohasset the outstanding place it is to live.We greatly appreciate the support of our townspeople. Respectfully submitted, BOARD OF SELECTMEN Thomas J.Callahan,Chairman Frederick R.Koed,Vice Chairman Merle S.Brown Roseanne M.McMorris Michael H.Sullivan 20 REPORT OF THE TOWN CLERK As the year 2000 comes to a close,I respectfully submit my ninth annual report as Town Clerk.200 was an extremely busy year for the Town Clerk's Office.Not only did we participate in three Town Meetings and the Annual Election,but we oversaw a presidential primary,a state primary and the state election in November.I would like to thank my assistant Carol St. Pierre for her outstanding efforts over the past year and look forward to working with her in the coming years. Our office would like to extend our appreciation to the citizens of Cohasset,town officials,department heads,boards,committees and town personnel for their assistance and support during the year.I would also like to offer a special note of recognition to my staff as well. Respectfully submitted. Marion L.Douglas Town Clerk 21 INDEX —MARCH 25,2000 ANNUAL TOWN MEETING ARTICLE #DESCRIPTION OF ARTICLE 1 Reports of Town Officers.Adopted. 2 Reports of Committees.Adopted unanimously. 3 Operating budget.Adopted unanimously. 4 Unpaid bills.Adopted unanimously. 5 Departmental transfers.Adopted. 6 Assessors'exemptions.Adopted. 7 Financial aid donations.Adopted. 8 Aid to elderly.Adopted. 9 Police/Fire Station Feasibility.Adopted. 10 School Technology Plan.Adopted. 1 1 Pay as you throw program.Adopted. 12 Zoning amendment.Ruled out of order. 13 School renovation projects.Adopted. 14 School maintenance.Defeated. 15 Town Maintenance Committee.Withdrawn. 16 New zoning district.Adopted 17 Water capital budget.Adopted unanimously. 18 Water Special Act.Adopted unanimously 19 Library Renovation.Adopted. 20 Harbor improvements.Adopted unanimously. 21 Director of Finance Position.Adopted. 22 Town Manager's Act Amendment.Adopted unanimously. 23 Conservation bylaw amendment.Adopted. 24 Fire Alarm Regulations bylaw.Adopted unanimously. 25 Hours of delivery bylaw.Adopted unanimously. 26 Harbor Speed limit bylaw.Adopted unanimously. 27 Teen Smoking bylaw.Defeated. 28 Zoning &Board of Health site assignment.Adopted unanimously. 29 Site assignment public process law.Adopted. 30 Override election -special act.Defeated. 31 Remedial septic replacement bylaw.Adopted unanimously. 32 South Shore Recycling agreement.Adopted unanimously. 33 Mandatory recycling bylaw.Adopted. 34 Revolving Fund Board of Health.Adopted. 35 Municipal Charges Lien wastewater plan.Adopted unanimously. 36.Little Harbor Sewer Study.Adopted unanimously. 37 Betterment Interest Rate -Sewer projects.Adopted unanimously. 38 Reduce Sewer Infiltration/Inflow.Adopted unanimously. 39 Wastewater special revenue fund.Adopted unanimously. 40 Mendel Road sewer connection.Adopted. 41 First Parish -waive building,fee.Adopted. 22 Annual Town Meeting -March 25,2000 At the Annual Town Meeting held on Saturday,March 25,2000 at the Cohasset High School Sullivan Gymnasium the following articles were contained in the warrant and acted upon as follows. Checkers sworn in by the Town Clerk,Marion L.Douglas at 9:30 a.m.were Carol St.Pierre,Janice Rosano,Margaret Hernan,Kathleen Rhodes and Debra Krupczak.Tellers were appointed and sworn in by the Moderator, George L.Marlette,III. The Moderator called the meeting to order at 10:10 a.m.and a quorum of 100 was present at that time.The registered voters checked in on the voting list totaled 543. The Rev.Clifford Cutler gave the invocation. Members of the Boy Scouts called the pledge of allegiance. Voted unanimously to dispense with the reading of the call of the Meeting and Return of Service having been examined by the Moderator and found to be in order. Moved the following rules of procedure be adopted for the March 25,2000, Annual Town Meeting:that at the beginning of the Annual Town Meeting,the Moderator shall call aloud each of the articles printed in the warrant by number,that those articles for which any voter states a "hold"shall be held for further debate,that those articles upon which no hold has been placed shall all then and there all collectively,by one motion,be adopted in accordance with the proposed Town Manager's motions for each respective article and that the remaining articles that have been so held shall thereafter be called individually by the Moderator for separate debate and vote,unless at the time the article is called,the hold thereon is withdrawn,in which event the article shall then and there be voted upon without further debate. Motion is adopted. A hold was placed on each article by Arne Gjesteby. Article 1: To act upon the reports of the various Town Officers as printed in the Annual Town Report for 1999. Moved to postpone this article to an adjourned session of this meeting. Motion adopted. 23 Article 2: To hear the reports of any Committee heretofore chosen and act thereon. Moved that the reports of any committee heretofore chosen be heard and accepted and that committee continue in office. Motion adopted unanimously. Article 3: To see if the Town will vote to fix salaries and compensation of Elected Officers,and to see what sums the Town will vote to raise and appropriate from available funds or otherwise,for the payment of the salaries and compensation,expenses,equipment and outlays,capital and otherwise,of the several Town Departments,for the ensuing fiscal year. Moved that Twenty Two Million One Hundred Ninety Eight Thousand Seven Hundred Five ($22,198,705.00)Dollars be appropriated for the Fiscal Year 2001 Annual Town Budget to be allotted as follows:Fifty Six Thousand Seven Hundred Eighty ($56,780.00)Dollars for salaries of elected Town Officials consisting of the Town Clerk,$47,250.00;Clerk,Board of Registrars,$329.00;Moderator,$1.00;Selectmen,Chairman,$1,500.00, Members (4)at $1,000.00,$4,000.00;Board of Assessors,Chairman, $1,300.00,Members (2)at $1,200.00,$2,400.00;and the remaining Twenty Two Million One Hundred Forty One Thousand Nine Hundred Twenty Five ($22,141,925.00)Dollars for Personal Services,Expenses and Capital Outlays,Interest on Maturing Debt and other charges for the various departments as recommended for purposes shown in Appendix A and Appendix B of the Warrant for the 2000 Annual Town Meeting,a copy of which Appendices are incorporated here by reference,and to meet the appropriation,the following transfers are made: $1 ,728,287.00 from Water Revenue $60,000.00 from Pension Reserve and the remaining balance of $20,410,418.00 is raised from taxation and other general revenues of the Town;and further that the Salary Rate and Schedule as printed in the Warrant and shown in Appendix B be adopted. Motion adopted unanimously. Article 4: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate,transfer from available funds;and/or borrow pursuant to any applicable statute,a sum or sums of 24 money,to be expended by the Town Manager in FY 2000,to pay for unpaid bills from previous fiscal years. MAPC $3,000.00 Boston Gas $4,932.00 TOTAL $7,932.00 Moved that Seven Thousand Nine Hundred Thirty Two ($7,932.00)Dollars be transferred from Surplus Revenue,to be expended by the Town Manager in FY 2000,to pay for the following unpaid bills from previous fiscal years: MAPC $3,000.00 Boston Gas $4,932.00 TOTAL $7,932.00 A 4/5 vote required.Motion adopted unanimously Articles: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate,transfer from available funds,a sum or sums of money,to be expended by the Town Manager, needed by various departmental budgets and appropriations to complete the fiscal year ending June 30,2000. School Department Budget $73,000.00 Police Department Salaries $60,000.00 Legal Expense Budget $40,000.00 Town Account Expenses $5.000.00 TOTAL $178,000.00 Moved that One Hundred Seventy Eight Thousand ($178,000.00)Dollars,to be expended by the Town Manager,needed by various departmental budgets and appropriations to complete the fiscal year ending June 30,2000, be transferred as follows: Transfer Funds From: Surplus Revenue $120,000.00 Workers'Compensation Insurance $23,000.00 Short Term Interest $30,000.00 Article 9,5/27/99 ATM $5.000.00 Total $178,000.00 Transfer Funds To: Police Department Personal Services $60,000.00 Legal Budget -General Expenses $40,000.00 25 Town Accountant Expenses $5,000.00 School -Special Education Expenses $73 000.00 Total $178,000.00 Motion adopted. Article 6: To see if the Town will vote to accept Section 4 of Chapter 73 of the Acts of 1986 to grant an additional real estate tax exemption of not more than fifty (50%)percent.Such additional exemption may be granted to persons who qualify for property tax exemption under clauses 17,17C1/2,17D,22,22A, 22B,22C,22D,22E,37,37A,41,41 B,41 C,42 and 43 of Section 5 of Chapter 59 of the Massachusetts General Laws,a copy of which is on file with the Town Clerk. Moved that the Town accept Section 4 of Chapter 73 of the Acts of 1 986 to grant an additional real estate tax exemption of not more than fifty (50%) percent.Such additional exemption may be granted to persons who qualify for property tax exemption under clauses 17,1702,17D,22,22A,228,22C, 22D,22E,37,37A,41,418,41 C,42,and 43 of Section 5 of Chapter 59 of the Massachusetts General Laws. Motion adopted. Article 7: To see if the Town will vote to accept the provisions of Massachusetts General Laws,Chapter 60,Section 3C,for the purpose of implementing both a Town Scholarship and Local Education Fund,a summary of which is set forth below: c 60,Section 3C Financial Aid Donation Accompanying Municipal or Motor Vehicles Excise Tax Payments;Disposition;Scholarship Committee; Financial Aid Criteria. "Any city or town which accepts the provisions of this section or has previously accepted chapter one hundred and ninety-four may designate a place on its municipal tax bills,or the motor vehicle excise tax bills,or to mail with such tax bills a separate form,where by the taxpayers of said city or town can voluntarily check off,donate and pledge an amount not less than one dollar or such other designated amount which shall increase the amount otherwise due,and to establish a city or town scholarship fund,the purpose of which shall be to provide educational financial aid to deserving city and town residents in accordance with this section and to establish a city or town educational fund,the purpose of which shall be to provide supplemental 26 educational funding for local educational needs to provide funding for existing adult literacy programs. "Any amounts donated to the scholarship fund or educational fund shall be deposited into a special account in the general treasury and shall be in the custody of the treasurer.The treasurer shall invest said funds at the direction of the officer,board,commission,committee or other agency of the city or town who or which is othen^^lse authorized and required to invest trust funds of the city or town and subject to the same limitations applicable to trust fund investments,except as otherwise specified herein.Interest earned upon such fund shall remain therewith and shall be used for the purpose of said fund without further appropriation. "In any city or town establishing a scholarship fund,there shall be a scholarship committee and education fund committee to consist of the superintendent of the city or town schools or designee thereof,and not fewer than four residents of the city or town appointed by the Board of Selectmen to a term of three years.The scholarship committee or educational fund committee shall select the recipients of any amounts of financial aid from the scholarship and educational fund and shall be guided by any criteria established by the scholarship committee or educational fund committee subject to any ordinance or bylaw further subject to the following criteria: "(a)The recipients of financial aid must be residents of the city or town at the time the financial aid is first awarded and have been accepted to pursue education beyond the secondary school level at an institution deemed accredited by the committee. "(b)The committee shall take into consideration each recipient's financial need,character,scholastic record and involvement in community work as well as extracurricular school activities. "The scholarship committee may distribute financial aid from both interest and principal of the fund,without further appropriation.The scholarship committee shall establish a procedure for determining at least on an annual basis the amounts or percentage of the funds that shall be authorized for distribution and for notifying the investing officer or agency so that the funds may be made available in a timely manner and with a minimum of penalties. Moved that the Town accept the provisions of Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 60,Section 3C,for the purpose of implementing both a Town Scholarship and Local Education Fund. Motion adopted. 27 Article 8: To see if the Town will vote to accept the provisions of Massachusetts General Laws,Chapter 60,Section 3D,for the purpose of establishing a Town Aid to the elderly and Disabled Taxation Fund a summary of which is set forth below: c.60 Section 3D Aid to the Elderly and Disabled Taxation Fund; Establishment of Fund by City or Town;Taxation Aid Committee. A city or town which accepts the provisions of this section is hereby authorized,subject to the approval of the commissioner,to design and designate a place on its municipal tax bills,or the motor vehicle excise tax bills,or to mail with such tax bills a separate form,whereby the taxpayers of said city or town may voluntarily check off,donate and pledge an amount not less than one dollar or such other designated amounts which shall increase the amount otherwise due,and to establish a city or town aid to the elderly and disabled taxation fund for the purpose of defraying the real estate taxes of elderly and disabled person of low income. Any amounts donated to said fund shall be deposited into a special account in the general treasury and shall be in the custody of the treasurer.The treasurer shall invest said funds at the direction of the officer,board, commission,committee or other agency of the city or town who or which is otherwise authorized and required to invest trust funds of the city or town and subject to the same limitations applicable to trust fund investments,except as otherwise specified herein.The fund,together with the interest earned thereon shall be used for the purpose specified in this section without further appropriation. In any city or town establishing an aid to the elderly and disabled taxation fund,there shall be a taxation aid committee to consist of the chairman of the Board of Assessors,the city or town treasurer and three residents of the city or town to be appointed by the mayor or Board of Selectmen as the case may be.Said board shall adopt rules and regulations to carry out the provisions of this section and to identify the recipients of such aid. Moved that the Town accept the provisions of Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 60,Section 3D,for the purpose of establishing a Town Aid to the elderly and Disabled Taxation Fund. Motion adopted. 28 Article 9: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate,transfer from available funds,and/or borrow pursuant to any applicable statute,a sum or sums of money,to be expended by the Town Manager,for the purpose of retaining an architect,an engineer,or other professional services to study the feasibility to relocate and/or make various repairs and improvements to the Police and Fire Station located on Elm Street.This article is Intended to take effect upon passage in Fiscal Year 2000. Moved that Fifteen Thousand ($15,000.00)Dollars be transferred from Surplus Revenue,to be expended by the Town Manager,for the purpose of retaining an architect,an engineer,or other professional services to study the feasibility to relocate and/or make various repairs and improvements to the Police and Fire Station located on Elm Street.This article is intended to take effect upon passage in Fiscal Year 2000. Motion adopted. Article 10: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate,transfer from available funds,and/or borrow,pursuant to any applicable statute,a sum or sums of money,to be expended by the School Committee,to purchase and/or lease purchase on a multi-year basis,computer hardware,software and related equipment to fund Phase Ml of the Technology Plan of the Cohasset Public Schools.This article is intended to take effect upon passage in Fiscal Year 2000. Moved that One Hundred Fifty Thousand ($150,000.00)Dollars be hereby appropriated,to be expended by the School Committee,to purchase and/or lease purchase on a multi-year basis,computer hardware,software and related equipment to fund Phase III of the Technology Plan of the Cohasset Public Schools;that to fund this appropriation,the Treasurer,with the approval of the Board of Selectmen,is hereby authorized to borrow the sum of One Hundred Fifty Thousand ($150,000.00)Dollars under and pursuant to Chapter 44,Section 7 of the Massachusetts General Laws,as amended,or any other enabling authority,and to issue bonds or notes of the Town, therefore.This article is intended to take effect upon passage in Fiscal Year 2000. A 2/3 vote required.Motion adopted by the necessary 2/3's. 29 Article 11: To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to adopt rules and regulations instituting a "Pay-As-You-Throw"program at the Recycling Transfer Facility. CITIZENS'PETITION NAME ADDRESS Leonora Jenkins 198 Jerusalem Road Joseph D.Buckley 28 Linden Drive Mary S.Edmonds 76 Pond Street Deidre K.Wilson 140 Beach Street Mark Bell 460 King Street Susan Canton 392 Beechwood Street Marsh L Silvia 445 Beechwood Street John P.Steel 216 South Main Street Tanna B.Kasperowicz 172 South Main Street Leiand H.Jenkins 198 Jerusalem Road Moved that the Town authorize the Board of Selectmen to adopt rules and regulations instituting a "Pay-As-You-Throw"program at the Recycling Transfer Facility. Motion adopted. Resolution offered by Stephen Bobo,Chairman of the Board of Health. WHEREAS,Alix P.White,having served the town on the Board of Health for six turbulent years,and WHEREAS,she did so with perspicacity,good humor,informed discretion and not a little forbearance,and WHEREAS,she has become a source of inspiration and challenge to all of us. NOW THEREFORE,be it resolved that we in the Town of Cohasset who have benefited from her diligence and hard work,this twenty fifth day of March,two thousand,do hereby salute and thank Alix P.White for her devoted service o the town. Resolution adopted unanimously. Article 12: To see if the Town will vote to rezone certain districts as shown on a map entitled "Zoning Map,Cohasset,Massachusetts,"dated October 1,1969,and revised in 1976 and 1985 as follows: 30 MAP:So that the highway business district ("HB")area east of Chief Justice Gushing Highway and southeasterly of Sohier Street,all as shown as an area red in color on the map and identified as "HB 400",be expanded two hundred (200)additional feet along the northeastern boundary and that the land located within said two hundred (200)feet expansion area be rezoned as a ("HB")district. CITIZENS'PETITION NAME ADDRESS Barbara L.O'Pray 172 Beach Street James W.Lagrotteria 104 Howe Road Michael J.Hurley 1 36 Border Street Robert P.Spofford 14 Heather Drive Charles J.Humphrey 24 Atlantic Avenue Glenn Pratt 482 King Street Peter J.Wood 77 Summer Street Austin L.Ahearn 41 Clay Spring Road Leiand Jenkins 198 Jerusalem Road Matthew S.Conlan 380 CJC Highway Moderator ruled this article out of order. Article 13: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate,transfer from available funds,and /or borrow,pursuant to any applicable statute,a sum or sums of money,to be expended by the School Committee and the Town Manager,to renovate,reconstruct,make extraordinary changes,furnish,and pay for the architectural fees,and all other related costs,to the Deer Hill Elementary School and Middle/High School for the creation of additional space, handicapped accessibility,and to meet the educational specifications established by the Cohasset School Committee,and to authorize the School Facilities Committee to serve as the Building Committee for this project; provided,however,that no money shall be borrowed under this vote unless the Town shall have voted at a regular or special election to exempt the amounts required to pay for the bonds issued for this project from the limitations of proposition two and one-half,so called.This article is intended to take effect upon passage in Fiscal Year 2000. Moved that Forty One Million Eight Hundred Thousand ($41,800,000.00) Dollars be hereby appropriated,with the intention that these funds be available in Fiscal Year 2000 and thereafter,to be expended jointly by the School Committee and the Town Manager,to renovate,reconstruct,make extraordinary changes,furnish,and pay for the architectural fees,and all 31 other related costs,to the Deer Hill Elementary School and Middle/High School for the creation of additional space,handicapped accessibility,and to meet the educational specifications established by the Cohasset School Committee,and to authorize the School Facilities Committee to serve as the Building Committee for this project;and,that to fund this appropriation,the Treasurer,with the approval of the Board of Selectmen,is hereby authorized to borrow Forty One Million Eight Hundred Thousand ($41,800,000.00) Dollars,under and pursuant to Chapter 44,Section 7 of the Massachusetts General Laws,as amended,or any other enabling authority,and to issue bonds or notes of the Town,therefore,provided,however,that no money shall be borrowed under this vote unless the Town shall have voted at a regular or special election to exempt the amounts required to pay for the bonds Issued for this project from the limitations of proposition two and one-half,so called. A 2/3 vote required.Motion adopted by the necessary 2/3's. Article 14: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate,transfer from available funds,and/or borrow,pursuant to any applicable statute,a sum or sums of money,to be expended by the Town Manager to begin the first phase of the maintenance of the Deer Hill and Middle/High School Buildings as outlined in the "Town of Cohasset -Capital Asset Assessment"conducted by KFP Architects,Inc.-July,1998;provided,however,that no money shall be appropriated under this vote unless the Town shall have voted at a regular or special election to exempt this amount by means of a capital exclusion from the limitations of proposition two and one-half,so called. Moved that Eight Hundred Thousand ($800,000.00)Dollars be raised and appropriated from the tax levy and other general revenues of the Town,to be expended by the Town Manager,to begin the first phase of the maintenance of the Deer Hill and Middle/High School Buildings as outlined in the "Town of Cohasset -Capital Asset Assessment"conducted by KFP Architects,Inc.- July,1998;provided,however,that no money shall be appropriated under this vote unless the Town shall have voted at a regular or special election to exempt this amount by means of a capital exclusion from the limitations of proposition two and one-half,so called. Motion defeated. Article 15: To see If the Town will vote to amend Article V -"Appointed Standing Town Boards and Committees"of the General Bylaws by adding a new Section 21 entitled "Town Maintenance Committee as follows: 32 The Town Maintenance Committee shall consist of five (5)members appointed for three (3)year temis.One (1 )member shall be appointed by the Moderator and two (2)members appointed by each the Board of Selectmen and the School Committee;provided,however,with respect to initial appointees,the initial appointment by the Moderator shall be for a one (1) year tenri,the initial appointments made by the Board of Selectmen shall be for two (2)year terms and the initial appointments made by the School Committee shall be for three (3)year terms.At least two of those members shall have a degree in engineering or architecture.The Board of Selectmen and the School Committee may designate one of their members to serve as one of their appointees to the committee. The Town Maintenance Committee shall determine on at least an annual basis that proper yearly maintenance Is being performed.It also shall determine the capital maintenance projects to be embarked upon for the following year and shall have a report at the Annual town Meeting and Annual Report their recommendations and requests for funds to complete the necessary work. The Town Manager or his delegate shall act as secretary to this committee and provide the necessary administrative duties to implement the work. CITIZENS'PETITION NAME ADDRESS Leiand H.Jenkins 198 Jerusalem Road Richard Silvia 445 Beechwood Street Alfred Odermatt 2 Norman Todd Ln. Victor Vanderlugt 344 King Street Susan Canton 392 Beechwood Street Deidre K.Wilson 140 Beach Street Rustam K.Devitre 430 Atlantic Avenue Arne K.Gjesteby 81 Old Pasture road Raymond Kasperowicz 172 South Main Street Lenora Jenkins 198 Jerusalem Road Moved that this article be withdrawn from consideration. Motion adopted unanimously. Article 16: To see if the Town will vote to create a new Zoning District to be known as the "Technology Business District:and in furtherance of that purpose amend the Zoning Bylaws as follows: 33 (a)By striking therefrom Subsection 3.1 of Section 3 and submitting in place thereof the following new subsection 3.1 : 3.1 Division into Districts The Town of Cohasset,Massachusetts,is divided into Nine (9)Zoning Districts designated as follows: Name Abbreviation Residential A,B,and C Waterfront Business DowntownA/illage Business Highway Business Technology Business Light Industry Official and Open Space R-A,R-B,R-C WB DB HB TB LI OS (b)By amending the TABLE OF USE REGULATIONS contained in subsection 4.2 of Section 4 by adding the following new Use with corresponding designations: Official & Open Space District USE R-A R-B Residential R-C DB WB Non-Residential HB TB Retail &Service Facility for assembling electrical or electronic devices,appliances, apparatus and supplies, including computers. LI OS No No No No No No Yes Yes No (c)By amending the TABLE OF USE REGULATIONS contained in subsection 4.2 of Section 4 by adding the following new designations as follows: 34 USE TB Residential Detached one-family dwelling No The conversion and/or use of a No one-family dwelling existing on 1/5/55 as a dwelling for not more than two families subject to Table 5.3.1 (Table of Area Regulations.) The conversion and/or use of a No one-family dwelling existing on 1/5/55 as a dwelling for more than two families subject to Table 5.3.1. Dwellings for more than one family No including those in combination with stores or other permitted uses subject to Table 5.3.1 and 7.1. Accessory residential building Yes such as tool shed,boathouse,shelter or stable for domestic animals,private greenhouse,guest house,swimming pool,or private detached garage for up to four vehicles,including one commercial vehicle,or open air parking for only one commercial vehicle. Home Occupation (See section 4.3.5).Yes Wall,fence,hedge,or similar Yes enclosure. Storage of lobstering or fishing Yes equipment or of any boat within or outside a building. Community Facilities Church,rectory,parish house,Yes convent,or other religious use. Nonprofit educational use either Yes public,private,or religious. Street,bridge,tunnel.Yes USE IB Community Facilities Golf Course,fishing,reservations.Yes or wildlife preserve. Cemetery.SP Historical Association or Society SP Hospital or sanitarium SP Sanitary landfill and other solid No waste ^cilities Administrative,cultural,recreational.Yes water supply,fire,police,or other protective use operated by the town or other governmental agency. Agricultural Agriculture,horticulture,and floriculture,Yes not including a greenhouse or stand for retail sale. Stand for retail sale of agriculture or Yes farm produce raised primarily on the premises,or articles of home manufacture from such produce, and ancillary products to the greenhouse business,such as peat or insecticide. Noncommercial forestry,growing Yes of crops and other vegetation,and conservation of water plants and.wildlife in natural habitat. Raising or keeping of farm animals.Yes livestock,or poultry for use by residents of the premises subject to board of health's regulations and provided that no noise or odor is observable at the lot lines. Raising of livestock,horses,poultry,SP and grazing animals for commercial use. 35 USE Agricultural TB Commercial stables,kennels,or SP veterinary hospital in which all animals, fowl,or other forms of life are in completely enclosed buildings at least two hundred feet from any lot line. Retail sale of holiday trees,wreaths,Yes swags,and similar natural decorations for a period commencing on the fourth Friday in November of any year subject to complete removal not later than December 31 of such year. Retail &Service Stores for the sale of goods at retail.Yes including dry goods,food,apparel and accessories,furniture and home furnishings smallwares,and hardware. Restaurants (other than fast food restaurants)serving foods or beverages from within the premises. -with mechanical or live entertainment.SP -no mechanical or live entertainment.SP USE IB Retail &Service Showroom for building supplies.Yes Convalescent and nursing home.Yes Medical and dental offices not Yes attached to the doctors'or dentists' residences. Membership club or nonprofit organization. SP Auto service stations and automotive SP repair garages (not including junkyards). Automotive graveyard or other junkyard.No . Miscellaneous trade and repair service.Yes Indoor motion picture amusement and SP recreation establishment. Outdoor motion picture establishment.No Helicopter landing area and SP commercial communication towers. Fast-Food Restaurant.SP Private boat docks.No Establishments selling new and/or SP used automobiles and trucks,new automobile tires and other accessories, farm equipment,aircraft,motorcycles, and household trailers. Hotels and motels.SP Trailer camp.No Lodging house for not more than No five persons other than members of the family. Funeral home or mortuary SP establishment. Retail sale of marina petroleum Yes products,fishing and boating gear, apparel,boats and boat trailers and supplies. Boat yards,repair and open-air sale Yes and storage of boats,boat livery or marina. Commercial parking lot.Yes Appliance and furniture repair service.Yes Commercial or membership sports and Yes recreational facilities. Miscellaneous business offices Yes including insurance and real estate. Personal service establishments Yes including beauty salon,barbershop, tailor,etc. Other similar retail and service uses.SP Bank with accessory drive-in windows.Yes 36 USE IB Retail &Service Customary accessory uses.Yes Facility for assembling electrical Yes or electronic devices,appliances, apparatus and supplies,including computers. Wholesale and Manufacturing Plant for dry-cleaning,cold storage SP or freezing,power laundry. Mining or quanying No Storage yard,warehouse or Yes distribution plant for:construction supplies and equipment,firewood, building material,textiles,food products, household supplies,and any products of manufacturing activities permitted in this district (whether or not produced on the premises.) Above ground storage of gas and SP petroleum products. Printing establishment.Yes Publishing establishment No Plant for manufacturing electrical or No electronic devices,appliances, apparatus and supplies. USE IB Wholesale and Manufacturing Light metal fabrication or refinishing No plant. Research,experimental,or testing Yes laboratory. Wholesaling and manufacturing other No durable and non durable goods. Customary accessory uses incidental Yes to a pemiitted main use. All Uses With the exception of trailers being SP used in connection with an active construction project,temporary structures including trailers for storage or materials or equipment. Temporary (less than 30 days) amusement enterprise not including any permanent structures. SP Manufacturing plant for medical,dental No or drafting instruments,optical goods, watches or other precision instruments. Manufacturing of advertising displays.No awnings,shades,bakery products, nonalcoholic beverages,brushes, candy,clothing or other textile products, jewelry,ice,leather goods,toys,or wood products. Beverage bottling or food packaging No plant but not including meat and fish products. Z7 (d)By amending the TABLE OF AREA REGULATIONS contained in subsection 5.3.1 of Section 5 by adding the following new designation as follows: MINIMUM REQUIRED LOTS Uses as Permitted Area Frontage Width District Table 4 2)(Sq.Ft)(Ft)(Ft) TB Any permitted structure or principal use MINIMUM YARDS 80,000 200 MAXIMUM PERMITTED 200 Rear Front (Ft) 50 Side (Ft) 30 Depth (Ft) 30 Coverage Height Coverage Structural (Ft)(%)(%) 45 60 25 (e)By striking Subsection 8 of Section 5.4 and inserting in place thereof the following:"Within the highway business,technology business,and light industry districts,along any street frontage a green strip not less than twenty feet shall be maintained and landscaped with grass,trees,and/or shrubs,not paved except driveways,not parked upon,and not built upon except for signs." (f)By striking Subsection 9 of Section 5.4 and inserting in place thereof the following:"Within the highway business,technology business,and light industry districts,no building or structure shall be built within one hundred feet of a residence district except where the zoning district boundary is in a street, in which case the setback shall be fifty feet." (g)By striking Subsection 10 of Section 5.4 and inserting in place thereof the following:"Within the highway business,technology business,and light industry district,there shall be maintained a green strip not less than thirty feet wide on which to grow grass,bushes,flowers,or trees and which shall be unbuilt upon,unused,unpaved,and not parked upon any property line abutting land residentially zoned.",and (h)By rezoning a certain district as shown on the Zoning Map identified as "Zoning District Map of the Town of Cohasset,Massachusetts,October 1 , 1976 as revised to 1985"prepared by Edwin Young R.L.S.,R.P.E. (hereinafter called the "Map")so that the Light Industry District located west of Chief Justice Cushing Way and north of Lily Pond,as shown on the area colored crosshatched on the Map,and Identified "PL",and more particularly shown on a copy of the Map on file with the Town Clerk and showing the aforesaid area outline in red and identified as "NEW TECHNOLOGY 38 BUSINESS DISTRICT,be rezoned as a Technology Business ("TB")district; that the Town reprint the zoning map so said area shall be colored in orange and Identified with the letters "TB"; and that the Town Include on the face of said map the outline of the boundaries of the overlay zoning district known as the Water Resource District provided by Section 14 of the Zoning Bylaws established pursuant to Article 39 adopted at the April 7,1986 Annual Town Meeting. CITIZEN'S PETITION NAME ADDRESS John K.McNabb 53 Pond Street Peter J.Pratt 75 Ripley Road Mary O.Kelly 247 Fairoaks Lane Margaret Chapman 25 Virginia Lane Michael F.McNabb 662 Jerusalem Road Keith Moskow 98 Gammons Road Bruce F.McKinnon 70 Fairoaks Lane Martha K.Gjesteby 81 Old Pasture Road James L.KInch 77 Forest Ave. Kevin F.O'Donnell 248 King Street Moved to create a new Zoning District to be known as the "Technology Business District"and in furtherance of that purpose amend the Zoning Bylaws as follows: (a)By striking therefrom Subsection 3.1 of Section 3 and submitting in place thereof the following new subsection 3.1 : 3.1.Division into Districts The Town of Cohasset,Massachusetts,is divided Into Nine (9)Zoning Districts designated as follows: Name Abbreviation Residential A,B,and C R-A,R-B,R-C Waterfront Business WB DowntownA/illage Business DB Highway Business HB Technology Business TB Light Industry LI Official and Open Space OS 39 (b)By amending the TABLE OF USE REGULATIONS contained in subsection 4.2 of Section 4 by adding the following new Use with corresponding designations: USE Official & Open Space District R-A R-B Residential R-C DB WB Non-Residential HB TB LI OS Retail &Service Facility for assembling electrical or electronic devices,appliances, apparatus and supplies, including computers. No No No No No No Yes Yes No (c)By amending the TABLE OF USE REGULATIONS contained in subsection 4.2 of Section 4 by adding the following new designations as follows: 40 USE TB Residential Detached one-family dwelling No The conversion and/or use of a No one-family dwelling existing on 1/5/55 as a dwelling for not more than two families subject to Table 5.3.1 (Table of Area Regulations.) The conversion and/or use of a No one-family dwelling existing on 1/5/55 as a dwelling for more than two families subject to Table 5.3.1. Dwellings for more than one family No including those in combination with stores or other pennitted uses subject to Table 5.3.1 and 7.1. Accessory residential building Yes such as tool shed,boathouse,shelter or stable for domestic animals,private greenhouse,guest house,swimming pool,or private detached garage for up to four vehicles,including one commercial vehicle,or open air parking for only one commercial vehicle. Home Occupation (See section 4.3.5).Yes Wall,fence,hedge,or similar Yes enclosure. Storage of lobstering or fishing Yes equipment or of any boat within or outside a building. Community Facilities Church,rectory,parish house,Yes convent,or other religious use. Nonprofit educational use either Yes public,private,or religious. Street,bridge,tunnel.Yes USE IB Community Facilities Golf Course,fishing,reservations.Yes or wildlife preserve. Cemetery.SP Historical Association or Society SP Hospital or sanitarium SP Sanitary landfill and other solid No waste facilities Administrative,cultural,recreational.Yes water supply,fire,police,or other protective use operated by the town or other governmental agency. Agricultural Agriculture,horticulture,and floriculture,Yes not including a greenhouse or stand for retail sale. Stand for retail sale of agriculture or Yes farm produce raised primarily on the premises,or articles of home manufacture from such produce, and ancillary products to the greenhouse business,such as peat or insecticide. Noncommercial forestry,growing Yes of crops and other vegetation,and conservation of water plants and wildlife in natural habitat. Raising or keeping of farm animals,Yes livestock,or poultry for use by residents of the premises subject to board of health's regulations and provided that no noise or odor is observable at the lot lines. Raising of livestock,horses,poultry,SP and grazing animals for commercial use. 41 USE Agricultural TB Commercial stables,kennels,or SP veterinary hospital in which all animals, fowl,or other forms of life are in completely enclosed buildings at least two hundred feet from any lot line. Retail sale of holiday trees,wreaths,Yes swags,and similar natural decorations for a period commencing on the fourth Friday in November of any year subject to complete removal not later than December 31 of such year. Retail &Service Stores for the sale of goods at retail.Yes including dry goods,food,apparel and accessories,fumiture and home fumishings smallwares,and hardware. Restaurants (other than fast food restaurants)serving foods or beverages from within the premises. -with mechanical or live entertainment.SP -no mechanical or live entertainment.SP USE IB Retail &Service Showroom for building supplies.Yes Convalescent and nursing home.Yes Medical and dental offices not Yes attached to the doctors'or dentists' residences. Membership club or nonprofit SP organization. Auto service stations and automotive SP repair garages (not including junkyards). Automotive graveyard or other junkyard.No Miscellaneous trade and repair service.Yes Indoor motion picture amusement and SP recreation establishment. Outdoor motion picture establishment.No Helicopter landing area and SP commercial communication towers. Fast-Food Restaurant.SP Private boat docks.No Establishments selling new and/or SP used automobiles and trucks,new automobile tires and other accessories, farm equipment,aircraft,motorcycles, and household trailers. Hotels and motels.SP Trailer camp.No Lodging house for not more than No five persons other than members of the family. Funeral home or mortuary SP establishment. Retail sale of marina petroleum Yes products,fishing and boating gear, apparel,boats and boat trailers and supplies. Boat yards,repair and open-air sale Yes and storage of boats,boat livery or marina. Commercial pari<ing lot.Yes Appliance and fumiture repair service.Yes Commercial or membership sports and Yes recreational facilities. Miscellaneous business offices Yes including insurance and real estate. Personal service establishments Yes including beauty salon,barbershop, tailor,etc. Other similar retail and service uses.SP Bank with accessory drive-in windows.Yes 42 USE TB Retail &Service Customary accessory uses.Yes Facility for assembling electrical Yes or electronic devices,appliances, apparatus and supplies,including computers. Wholesale and Manufacturing Plant for dry-cleaning,cold storage SP or freezing,power laundry. Mining or quarrying No Storage yard,warehouse or Yes distribution plant for:construction supplies and equipment,firewood, building material,textiles,food products, household supplies,and any products of manufacturing activities permitted in this district (whether or not produced on the premises.) Above ground storage of gas and SP petroleum products. Printing establishment.Yes Publishing establishment No Plant for manufacturing electrical or No electronic devices,appliances, apparatus and supplies. Manufacturing plant for medical,dental No or drafting instruments,optical goods, watches or other precision instruments. Manufacturing of advertising displays.No awnings,shades,bakery products, nonalcoholic beverages,brushes, candy,clothing or other textile products, jewelry,ice,leather goods,toys,or wood products. Beverage bottling or food packaging No plant but not including meat and fish products. USE Wholesale and Manufacturing TB Light metal fabrication or refinishing No plant. Research,experimental,or testing Yes laboratory. Wholesaling and manufacturing other No durable and non durable goods. Customary accessory uses incidental Yes to a permitted main use. All Uses With the exception of trailers being used in connection with an active construction project,temporary structures including trailers for storage or materials or equipment. SP Temporary (less than 30 days) amusement enterprise not including any permanent structures. SP 43 (d)By amending the TABLE OF AREA REGULATIONS contained in subsection 5.3.1 of Section 5 by adding the following new designation as follows: MINIMUM REQUIRED LOTS Uses as Permitted Area Frontage Width District Table 4 2)(Sq.Ft)(Ft)(Ft) TB Any permitted structure 80,000 200 200 or principal use MINIMUM YARDS MAXIMUM PERMITTED Rear Coverage Front Side Depth Height Coverage Structural (Ft)(Ft)(Ft)(Ft)(%)(%) 50 30 30 45 60 25 (e)By striking Subsection 8 of Section 5.4 and inserting in place thereof the following:"Within the highway business,technology business,and light industry districts,along any street frontage a green strip not less than twenty feet shall be maintained and landscaped with grass,trees,and/or shrubs,not paved except driveways,not parked upon,and not built upon except for signs." (f)By striking Subsection 9 of Section 5.4 and Inserting in place thereof the following:"Within the highway business,technology business,and light industry districts,no building or structure shall be built within one hundred feet of a residence district except where the zoning district boundary is in a street, in which case the setback shall be fifty feet." (g)By striking Subsection 10 of Section 5.4 and inserting in place thereof the following:"Within the highway business,technology business,and light industry district,there shall be maintained a green strip not less than thirty feet wide on which to grow grass,bushes,flowers,or trees and which shall be unbuilt upon,unused,unpaved,and not parked upon any property line abutting land residentially zoned.",and (h)By rezoning a certain district as shown on the Zoning Map identified as "Zoning District Map of the Town of Cohasset,Massachusetts,October 1 , 1976 as revised to 1985"prepared by Edwin Young R.L.S.,R.P.E. (hereinafter called the "Map")so that the Light Industry District located west of Chief Justice Cushing Way and north of Lily Pond,as shown on the area colored crosshatched on the Map,and identified "PL",and more particularly shown on a copy of the Map on file with the Town Clerk and showing the aforesaid area outline in red and identified as "NEW TECHNOLOGY 44 BUSINESS DISTRICT,be rezoned as a Technology Business ("TB")district; that the Town reprint the zoning map so said area shall be colored in orange and identified with the letters "TB"; and that the Town include on the face of said map the outline of the boundaries of the overlay zoning district known as the Water Resource District provided by Section 14 of the Zoning Bylaws established pursuant to Article 39 adopted at the April 7,1986 Annual Town Meeting. A 2/3 vote required.Hand count taken;Yes 151;No 68.Motion adopted. Proclamation offered by Merle Brown,Chairman of the Board of Selectmen. WHEREAS,DIANE C.SULLIVAN has served the Town as a member of the Drainage Advisory Committee,Sewer Commission,the Police/Fire Station Renovation Study Committee,and as Tri-Town Commission delegate,during the period of 1984 to 1987;and as a member of the Board of Selectmen for the periods of 1985 to 1987 and 1997 to 2000;and WHEREAS,she has at all times shown courage and spirit in taking a firm stand on the many issues that have been presented for deliberation, articulating her views strongly and without prevarication;and WHEREAS,she had indicated great determination In her approach to matters affecting the elderly and those members of the community she has seen to be threatened by rising costs and inequitable burdens; NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED,that we,her fellow members of the Board of Selectmen of the Town of Cohasset,acknowledge her admirable perspicacity in those matters with which she has expressed continuing concern. GIVEN under our hands and the seal of the Town of Cohasset this twenty-fifth day of March,in the year Two Thousand. Proclamation adopted unanimously. Article 17: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate,and/or transfer from available funds,and/or borrow pursuant to any applicable statute for the Water Commission to:(a)repair,rehabilitate,clean and line,and install or replace water mains and pipes,and make other capital improvements to the water distribution system;(b)make capital improvements to the Lily Pond Water Treatment Plant,including the repair,replacement,and upgrade of the 45 facilities and removal of accumulated sludge;(c)conduct water quality monitoring,establish monitoring wells,perform studies and take other actions including the acquisition of land by gift,purchase,or eminent domain for the purpose of protection of the sources of public water supply;(d)restore the Sohier Street Wellfield and the Elms Meadow Wellfield to active service;and (e)perform other capital improvements to Water Department Facilities.This article is intended to take effect upon passage in Fiscal Year 2000. Moved that One Million Six Hundred Thousand ($1,600,000.00)Dollars be hereby appropriated,with the intention that these funds be available In Fiscal Year 2000 and thereafter,for the Water Commission to engage engineering and/or other professional services,and to install and replace water pipes along portions of King Street and Black Horse Lane,rehabilitate the Elms Meadow and Sohier Street wellfields,make repairs and upgrade facilities of the Lily Pond Water Treatment Plant,including replacement of flocculator units,and for the engineering and construction of the new water storage tank on Scituate Hill and the inspection,painting,and repair of the Bear Hill Water Storage Tank;and,that to fund this appropriation,the Treasurer,with the approval of the Board of Selectmen,is hereby authorized to borrow One Million Six Hundred Thousand ($1,600,000.00)Dollars,under and pursuant to Chapter 44,Section 8 of the Massachusetts General Laws,as amended, or any other enabling authority,and to issue bonds or notes of the Town, therefore,such borrowing to be general obligations of the Town with the intent that such bonds shall be repaid from Water Department Revenues. A 2/3 vote required.Motion adopted unanimously. Article 18: To see if the Town will vote to approve a petition to the General Court, accompanied by the following bill for a special law relating to the Town of Cohasset under Clause (1)of Section 8 of Article 2,as amended,of the Amendments to the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts,to the end that legislation be adopted precisely as follows,except for clerical or editorial changes in form only: An Act Relative to the Protection of the Water Supply of the Town of Cohasset Section 1,Chapter 1 163 of the Acts of 1973 is hereby amended by inserting the following new section: Section 2A.The Town of Cohasset,acting through its Board of Water Commissioners,is hereby authorized to acquire by purchase,eminent domain,or otherwise,and land,easements of other interests therein located outside of the Town of Cohasset which it determines necessary for protection of the quality of the water in the Aaron River Reservoir,Lily Pond,and the 46 other sources of public drinking water supply for the Cohasset Water Department and the quality of the watershed areas thereof;provided that the acquisition of said land is approved by the Department of Environmental Protection,an further,provided that any eminent domain is approved by the Mayor or Board of Selectmen,as the case may be,where the land is located. Section 2,This act shall take effect upon passage. Moved to approve a petition to the General Court,accompanied by the following bill for a special law relating to the Town of Cohasset under Clause (1)of Section 8 of Article 2,as amended,of the Amendments to the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts,to the end that legislation be adopted precisely as follows,except for clerical or editorial changes in form only: An Act Relative to the Protection of the Water Supply of the Town of Cohasset Section 1 . Chapter 1 1 63 of the Acts of 1 973 is hereby amended by Inserting the following new section: "Section 2A.The Town of Cohasset,acting through its Board of Water Commissioners,is hereby authorized to acquire by purchase,eminent domain,or otherwise,any land,easements or other interests therein located outside of the Town of Cohasset which it determines necessary for protection of the quality of the water In the Aaron River Reservoir,Lily Pond,and the other sources of public drinking water supply for the Cohasset Water Department and the quality of the watershed areas thereof;provided that the acquisition of said land is approved by the Department of Environmental Protection,and,further,provided that any eminent domain is approved by the Mayor or Board of Selectmen,as the case may be,where the land Is located." Section 2.This act shall take effect upon passage.; Motion adopted unanimously. Resolution offered by William Good,member of the Planning Board. WHEREAS,John F.OToole having served the town on the Planning Board for twenty-two years;and WHEREAS,he did so with good humor,logic and reason with a great sense of style,and WHEREAS,he has become a source of inspiration and respect for all of us. NOW THEREFORE,be it resolved that we in the Town of Cohasset who have benefited from his diligence and hard work,this twenty-fifth day of March,two thousand,do hereby salute and thank John F.OToole for his devoted service to the town.Thank you John. Resolution adopted unanimously. 47 Article 19: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate,transfer from available funds,and/or borrow pursuant to any applicable statute,a sunn or sums of money,to be expended by the Town Manager,to design,construct,convert, and equip,as a new home for Cohasset's Public Library,the former Joseph Osgood Elementary School located at 35 Ripley Road,this vote being conditioned upon the Town's receipt of federal,state and private funds,and, further,to transfer from the jurisdiction of the Board of Library Trustees to the Board of Selectmen for the Board of Selectmen to convey,sell,or otherwise dispose of,on such terms as the Board of Selectmen deems appropriate,the land and building located at 106 South Main Street as shown on Assessors' Map 32,Plot 38,and known as the Paul Pratt Memorial Library,such transfer and authorization to sell being effective upon the vacating of the building by the Library Trustees,said proceeds to be used to provide a source of funds towards the appropriation,transfer and/or borrowings voted in this article for the new Library facility. Moved that Two Million Nine Hundred Thousand ($2,900,000.00)Dollars be hereby appropriated,to be expended by the Town Manager,to design, construct,convert,and equip,as a new home for Cohasset's Public Library, the former Joseph Osgood Elementary School located at 35 Ripley Road, that to fund this appropriation,the Treasurer,with the approval of the Board of Selectmen,is hereby authorized to borrow Two Million Nine Hundred Thousand ($2,900,000.00)Dollars,under and pursuant to Chapter 44, Section 7 of the Massachusetts General Laws,as amended,or any other enabling authority,and to issue bonds or notes of the Town,therefore, provided,however,that no money shall be borrowed under this vote unless the following conditions are met: 1.That the Town of Cohasset's application for a "MBLC Library Construction Grant"in the amount of One Million Four Hundred Fifty Thousand ($1,450,000.00)Dollars be approved and awarded; 2.That the Trustees of the Paul Pratt Memorial Library will have raised, through the Cohasset Library Building Fund,Inc.,a sum of at least Seven Hundred Thousand ($700,000.00)Dollars,including (a)cash in hand,(b) pledges,satisfactory to the Town Manager,payable by calendar year 2002, and (c)deferred monetary gifts benefiting the Cohasset Building Fund,Inc.in a form satisfactory to the Town Manager. and,further,to transfer from the jurisdiction of the Board of Library Trustees to the Board of Selectmen for the Board of Selectmen to convey,sell,or otherwise dispose of,on such terms as the Board of Selectmen deems appropriate,the land and building located at 106 South Main Street as shown on Assessors'Map 32,Plot 38,and known as the Paul Pratt Memorial Library,such transfer and authorization to sell being effective upon the 48 vacating of the building by the Library Trustees,said proceeds to be used to provide a source of funds towards the appropriation voted in this article for the new Library facility. Amendment offered by James Lagrotteria. Moved to amend the main motion by deleting in entirety paragraph 2 the words "said proceeds to be used to provide a source of funds towards the appropriation voted in this article for the new library facility." Motion to amend is defeated. A 2/3 vote required.Main motion is adopted by the necessary 2/3's. Paul Barry asked to reconsider Article.16.Moderator ruled that the article could not be considered as he was not on the prevailing side of the question. It was moved to advance Article 40.Motion adopted Article 40: To see if the Town will vote to amend Article 20 of the December 6,1999 Special Town Meeting,by eliminating the language and requirements of subparagraph (d)of that article and replacing it with the following language: "(d)such properties of Old Farm Hill Condominium shall be connected to the sewer mains at such time that the Central Cohasset Sewer District comes on line and prior to the connection of any vacant lots.The purpose and intent of this language is to direct that the Old Farm Hill Condominium be connected to the Central Sewer District at the time that connections are available for other properties in the Central District,without requiring or awaiting a determination of actual flow into the system;"and that the Town vote to further amend Article 20 by striking the phrase "Mendel Road"from subparagraph (e)thereof and replacing it with "Olde Farm Hill Condominium,"and further vote to approve the taking of lands or easements,by eminent domain or other legal process,for the purpose of connecting the properties of Olde Farm Hill Condominium to the Central Cohasset Sewer District and maintaining said connections,the expense of such takings to be the responsibility of the unit owners of Olde Farm Hill Condominium;and pursuant thereto,that the Town vote to further amend Article 20 by adding the following new paragraph: in the event that the residents of Mendel Road are unable to secure access or easement rights as described in subparagraph (e)within a time frame or 49 upon such terms which are satisfactory to the unit owners of Olde Fann Hill Condominium,then forthwith upon written request filed with the Town Clerk, and with due diligence,the Town shall take such lands or easements as are necessary and appropriate to accomplish the connection of the properties of Olde Farm Hill Condominium to the Central Cohasset Sewer District,the expense of such takings to be the responsibility of the unit owners of Olde Farm Hill Condominium.Upon completion of such takings the vote of Article 20 shall be effective as if such access rights were secured by the residents of Olde Farm Hill Condominium in accordance with the language of subparagraph (e). CITIZENS'PETITION NAME ADDRESS Michael 8.Kent 3 Mendel Road Elizabeth Brennan 2 Mendel Road Susan Kent 3 Mendel Road Melissa Brennan 2 Mendel Road Colin Regan 277 Fairoaks Lane Tomica Bukowski 4 Mendel Road Mark Bumham 2 Mendel Road Kirk Bukowski 4 Mendel Road Leslie Ann Goines 5 Mendel Road Stacey Weaver 44 Nichols Road MOVED: Motion A: Moved that Article 20 of the December 6,1999 Special Town Meeting,be amended by eliminating the language and requirements of subparagraph (d) of that article and replacing it with the following language: "(d)It is requested that the Sewer Commission connect such current condominium properties of Olde Farm Hill Condominium at such time that the Central Cohasset Sewer District comes on line and prior to the connection of any vacant lots.;"and further amend said Article 20 by striking the phrase "Mendel Road"from subparagraph (e)thereof and replacing it with "Olde Farm Hill Condominium". Motion B: Moved to authorize the Board of Selectmen to acquire by purchase gift or eminent domain such lands or easements for the purpose of connecting the properties of Olde Farm Hill Condominium to the Central Cohasset Sewer 50 District and maintaining said connections,the expense of such takings to be the responsibility of the unit owners of Olde Farm Hill Condominium;and pursuant thereto,and to amend Article 20 of the December 6,1999 Special Town Meeting by adding the following new paragraph: "(f)in the event that the residents of Olde Farm Hill Condominium are unable to secure access or easement rights as described in subparagraph (e)within a time frame or upon such terms which are satisfactory to the unit owners of Olde Farm Hill Condominium,then the Board of Selectmen is authorized to acquire by purchase gift or eminent domain such lands or easements as are necessary and appropriate to accomplish the connection of the properties of Olde Farm Hill Condominium to the Central Cohasset Sewer District,the expense of such takings to be the responsibility of the unit owners of Olde Farm Hill Condominium.If the Board of Selectmen completes such takings the vote of Article 20 shall be effective as if such access rights were secured by the residents of Olde Farm Hill Condominium in accordance with the language of subparagraph (e)." Motion A adopted. Motion B a 2/3's vote required.Motion B adopted by the necessary 2/3's. At 5:40 p.m.on motion made and seconded,the Moderator adjourned the meeting to Monday,March 27,2000 at 7 p.m.at the Cohasset High School Sullivan Gymnasium. MONDAY EVENING MARCH 27,2000 Monday night checkers previously appointed by the Town Clerk reported to work at 6:30 p.m.Tellers were appointed by the Moderator.The Moderator called the meeting to order at 7:25 p.m.and a quorum of 100 was present at that time.The registered voters checked in on the voting list totaled 1 55. Article 20: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate,transfer from available funds,and/or borrow pursuant to any applicable statute,a sum or sums of money,to be expended by the Town Manager,for the purpose of providing the Town's share of the cost of improvements to Cohasset Harbor,said funds only to be expended on successful award of a grant by the Department of Environmental Management. Moved that One Hundred Nine Thousand Five Hundred ($109,500.00) Dollars be hereby appropriated,to be expended by the Town Manager,for the purpose of providing the Town's fifty (50%)percent share of the cost of improvements to Cohasset Harbor,said funds only to be expended on 51 successful award of a matching grant by the Department of Environmental Management,that to fund this appropriation,the Treasurer,with the approval of the Board of Selectmen,is hereby authorized to borrow One Hundred Nine Thousand Five Hundred ($109,500.00)Dollars,under and pursuant to Chapter 44,Section 7 of the Massachusetts General Laws,as amended,or any other enabling authority,and to issue bonds or notes of the Town, therefore. A 2/3 vote required.Motion adopted unanimously by the necessary 2/3's. Article 21: To see if the Town will vote to create the position of Director of Finance/Town Accountant,to be appointed by the Town Manager,in accordance with Section 6(1)of Chapter 34 of the Acts of 1997 and,further,to have the Offices of Treasurer/Collector and Deputy Assessor report to the Director of Finance/Town Accountant,by adopting the following bylaw:by inserting a new Section 21 in Article IV,"Appointed Town Offices",entitled "Director of Finance/Town Accountanf as follows: Section 21 -DIRECTOR OF FINANCE/TOWN ACCOUNTANT The Director of Finance/Town Accountant shall be appointed by the Town Manager for a three (3)year term and shall be a person who Js specially qualified by training or experience to perform the duties of the position. The Director of Finance/Town Accountant shall submit financial reports as may be required to the Board of Selectmen and the Town Manager in a form approved by the Board of Selectmen. The following departments shall report to the Director of Finance/Town Accountant:Treasurer/Collector and Deputy Assessor. Except for the reporting requirements,there shall be no other changes in the offices of the Treasurer/Collector or Deputy Assessor. Moved to create the position of Director of Finance/Town Accountant,to be appointed by the Town Manager,in accordance with Section 6(i)of Chapter 34 of the Acts of 1997 and,further,to have the Offices of Treasurer/Collector and Deputy Assessor report to the Director of Finance/Town Accountant,by adopting the following bylaw:by inserting a new Section 21 in Article IV, "Appointed Town Officers",entitled "Director of Finance/Town Accountant"as follows: 52 Section 21 -DIRECTOR OF FINANCE/TOWN ACCOUNTANT (a)The Director of Finance/Town Accountant shall be appointed by the Town Manager for a three (3)year temri and shall be a person who is specially qualified by training or experience to perform the duties of the position. The Director of Finance/Town Accountant shall submit financial reports as may be required to the Board of Selectmen and the Town Manager in a form approved by the Board of Selectmen. The following departments shall report to the Director of Finance/Town Accountant:Treasurer/Collector and Deputy Assessor. Except for the reporting requirements,there shall be no other changes in the offices of the Treasurer/Collector or Deputy Assessor. Motion adopted. Article 22: To see if the Town will vote to request its representatives in the General Court to introduce legislation to amend the Cohasset Town Manager Act (Chapter 34 of the Acts of 1 997),as follows: An Act further amending the Town Manager Act of Town of Cohasset Section 1 . Section 4(C)(iii)of chapter thirty-four of the acts and resolves of nineteen hundred and ninety-seven is hereby amended by deleting the second paragraph of Section 4(C)(iii)in Its entirety and inserting in its place the following new paragraph: "Department Heads not protected by civil service law or union contract shall have the right to appeal the town manager's decision to discharge to the board of selectmen.Said appeal shall be initiated by filing a written notice of appeal with the town manager within ten calendar days after receiving notice of such discharge.Said appeal shall be conducted pursuant to the personnel bylaw. Section 2.This Act shall take effect upon passage. Moved to request the Town's representatives in the General Court introduce legislation to amend the Cohasset Town Manager Act (Chapter 34 of the Acts of 1997),as follows: An Act further amending the Town Manager Act of the Town of Cohasset 53 Section 1 . Section 4(C)(iii)of chapter thirty-four of the acts and resolves of nineteen hundred and ninety-seven is hereby amended by deleting the second paragraph of Section 4(C)(iii)in its entirety and inserting in its place the following new paragraph: "A Department Head not protected by civil service law or union contract shall have the right to appeal the town manager's decision to discharge to the board of selectmen.Said appeal shall be initiated by filing a written notice of appeal with the town manager within ten calendar days after receiving notice of such discharge.Said appeal shall be conducted pursuant to the Town of Cohasset's personnel by-law." Section 2.This Act shall take effect upon passage. Motion adopted unanimously. Article 23: To see if the Town will vote to amend Article XIV of the General Bylaws, "Wetlands Protection",Section 2,by adding the following new paragraphs as follows: within twenty-five (25)feet of any isolated land subject to flooding and any isolated vegetated wetland. within twenty-five (25)feet of a vernal pool,' And further,to amend Article XIV of the General Bylaws,"Wetlands Protection",Section 8,adding after the word "assigns"in the first sentence, the following new sentences: "A Vernal Pool shall include any temporary ponding area that holds water for two (2)consecutive months between December 31 ^^and June 30'^in a given year,and that meets the criteria for state certification,whether or not it is so certified.The Vernal Pool should be capable of providing habitat for obligate and facultative wetlands wildlife species.Isolated Land Subject to Flooding, includes any ponding area within a depression that provides a temporary storage area of standing water,with no minimum size criteria.Isolated Vegetated Wetland includes any vegetated wetland area containing greater than fifty (50%)percent wetland vegetation,hydric soils,and seasonal high groundwater conditions.Isolated Vegetated Wetland do not have to border a waterbody or flowing stream.Riverfront Area is that area of land within two hundred (200')feet of a perennial river,with the two hundred (200')feet Riverfront Zone being measured from the annual mean high water line of the subject perennial river.The two hundred (200')feet Riverfront Zone shall include a one hundred (100')feet Inner Zone and a one hundred (100')feet Outer Zone." 54 Moved to amend Article XIV of the General Bylaws,"Wetlands Protection", Section 2,by adding the following new paragraphs as follows: (e)within twenty-five (25)feet of any isolated land subject to flooding and any isolated vegetated wetland. (f)within twenty-five (25)feet of a vernal pool.; and,further,to amend Article XIV of the General Bylaws,"Wetlands Protection",Section 8,adding after the word "assigns"in the first sentence, the following new sentences: "A Vernal Pool shall include any temporary ponding area that holds water for two (2)consecutive months between December 31st and June 30th in a given year,and that meets the criteria for state certification,whether or not it is so certified.The Vernal Pool should be capable of providing habitat for obligate and facultative wetland wildlife species.Isolated Land Subject to Flooding includes any ponding area within a depression that provides a temporary storage area of standing water,with no minimum size criteria. Isolated Vegetated Wetland includes any vegetated wetland area containing greater than fifty (50%)percent wetland vegetation,hydric soils,and seasonal high groundwater conditions.Isolated Vegetated Wetland do not have to border a waterbody or flowing stream.Riverfront Area is that area of land within two hundred (200')feet of a perennial river,with the two hundred (200')feet Riverfi-ont Zone being measured from the annual mean high water line of the subject perennial river.The two hundred (200')feet Riverfront Zone shall include a one hundred (100')feet Inner Zone and a one hundred (100')feet Outer Zone." Motion adopted. Article 24: To see if the Town will vote to accept the following general bylaw entitled "Fire Alarm System Regulations"as Section 27A of Article VII of the General Bylaws of the Town and to rename the existing Section 27 as "Burglar Alarm System Regulations": FIRE ALARM SYSTEM REGULATIONS §1.Definitions. For the purpose of this section,the following terms,phrases,words and their definitions shall have the meaning given herein.When not inconsistent with the context,words used in the present tense include the future;words used in the plural number include the singular number;and words in the singular 55 include the plural number.The word "shall"is always mandatory and not merely directory. ALARM SYSTEM.The term "Alarm System"means either a "Fire Alarm System"or "Other Alarm System"as described below: FIRE ALARM SYSTEM.The term "Fire Alarm System"means an assembly of equipment and devices or a single device such as a single station unit which plugs directly into an electrical connection,or a device which has its own battery power,arranged to signal the presence of Fire,Heat,Smoke or other hazard requiring urgent attention and to which the Fire Department is expected to respond.Burglar alarm systems and alarm systems which monitor movement,vibration or unauthorized intrusion into a premises are specifically excluded from the provisions of this section. (li)Failure to establish and maintain an emergency list of at least two (2) persons or employees suitable for notification shall constitute a violation punishable by a fine of fifty ($50.00)dollars. (ill)Failure to comply with the penalties established in this section may result in a written order from the Chief of the Fire Department causing all connections to the user's Alarm System to be removed from the Cohasset Fire Department. Moved to accept the following general bylaw entitled "Fire Alarm System Regulations"as Section 27A of Article VII of the General Bylaws of the Town and to rename the existing Section 27 as "Burglar Alarm System Regulations": FIRE ALARM SYSTEM REGULATIONS §1 .Definitions. For the purpose of this section,the following terms,phrases,words and their definitions shall have the meaning given herein.When not inconsistent with the context,words used in the present tense include the future;words used in the plural number include the singular number;and words in the singular include the plural number.The word "shall"is always mandatory and not merely directory. (i)ALARM SYSTEM.The term "Alarm System"means either a "Fire Alarm System"or "Other Alarm System"as described below: (a)FIRE ALARM SYSTEM.The term "Fire Alarm System"means an assembly of equipment and devices or a single device such as a single station unit which plugs directly into an electrical connection,or a device which has its own battery power,arranged to signal the presence of Fire, 56 Heat,Smoke or other hazard requiring urgent attention and to which the Fire Department is expected to respond.Burglar alarm systems and alarm systems which monitor movement,vibration or unauthorized intrusion into a premises are specifically excluded from the provisions of this section. (b)OTHER ALARM SYSTEMS.The term "Other Alarm System"means an assembly of equipment and devices or a single device such as a single station unit which plugs directly Into an electrical connection,or a device arranged to signal the presence of a hazard or hazardous situation requiring urgent attention and to which the Fire Department is expected to respond. Other alarm systems may include,but are not restricted to,a system which is designed to detect the presence of a hazardous,flammable,explosive,toxic, corrosive or otherwise harmful gas,liquid or solid.Burglar alarm systems and alarm systems which monitor movement,vibration or unauthorized intrusion Into a premises are specifically excluded from the provisions of this section. (ii)FALSE ALARM.The term "False Alarm"means: (a)The activation of an alarm system through mechanical failure, malfunction,improper installation,or negligence of the user of an alarm system or his employees or agents. (b)Any signal or oral communication transmitted to the Fire Department requesting or requiring or resulting In a response on the part of the Fire Department when in fact there has been no activation due to the presence of Fire,Heat,Smoke,or other hazardous condition. (c)For the purpose of either (a)or (b)above,activation of alarm systems due to an act of God,Including,but not limited to,power outages, hurricanes,tornadoes,earthquakes,and similar weather or atmospheric disturbances shall not be deemed to be false alarms. §2.CONTROL AND CURTAILMENT OF SIGNAL EMITTED BY FIRE OR HAZARD ALARM SYSTEMS. (i)Every alarm user shall submit to the Chief of the Fire Department the names and telephone numbers of at least two (2)other persons who are authorized to respond to an emergency signal transmitted by an alarm system and who can open the premises wherein the Alarm System is installed.It shall be incumbent upon the owner of said premises to immediately notify the Cohasset Fire Department of any changes in the list of authorized persons or employees so named in the alarm listing. (ii)In order to protect against the situation where an alarm user or his designee is unable to respond to open the premises for investigation and abate the signal or noise emitted by the alarm system,the Cohasset Fire 57 Department shall be issued a key and detailed instructions In order to enter and reset or discontinue the audible or visual alann(s).The owner or his designee shall be responsible for providing security,if necessary,in the event that the Alarm System cannot be properly reset and placed back in service. (ill)No Alarm System which is designed to transmit emergency messages or signals of fire or other hazards to the Cohasset Fire Department shall be tested or taken out of service for maintenance,alteration,or repair unless the Fire/Police Dispatcher has been notified.Unauthorized tests or activations due to failure of the owner or his agents to comply with the specifications of this section shall constitute a False Alamri. §3.Penalties. (!)The user shall be assessed two hundred fifty ($250.00)dollars as a False Alarm Service Fee for each False Alarm in excess of three (3) occurring within a calendar year.The Chief of the Fire Department shall notify the alarm user by certified mall of such violation and said user shall submit payment within thirty (30)days of said notice to the Cohasset Fire Department for deposit into the General Fund. Failure to establish and maintain an emergency list of at least two (2)persons or employees suitable for notification shall constitute a violation punishable by a fine of fifty ($50.00)dollars. Failure to comply with the penalties established in this section may result in a written order from the Chief of the Fire Department causing all connection to the user's Alarm System to be removed from the Cohasset Fire Department. Motion adopted unanimously. Article 25: To see if the Town will vote to amend Article VII of the General Bylaws, "Safety and Public Order",Section 30, by striking the following words from the first sentence of subparagraph (c) "engaged in the retail sale of food:,so as to read: No store or place of business shall accept delivery of any item for sale between the hours of 1 1 :00 p.m.and 7:00 a.m. and by adding a new subparagraph (d)as follows: (d)No person shall operate heavy construction equipment between the hours of 11:00 pm.and 7:00 a.m.This provision shall not apply to the operation of snow removal by the Town or private contractor or to the 58 operation of equipment by the Town,any utility company or private contractor operating for the protection of the public health or the public safety or the operation of trash removal vehicles pursuant to Chapter 11,Section 31 A of the General Laws in business commercial and Industrial zones Moved to amend Article VII of the General Bylaws,"Safety and Public Order", Section 30, 1.by striking the following words from the first sentence of subparagraph (c):"engaged in the retail sale of food",so as to read: (c)No store or place of business shall accept delivery of any item for sale between the hours of 1 1 :00 p.m.and 7:00 a.m.;and 2.by adding a new subparagraph (d)as follows: No person shall operate heavy construction equipment between the hours of 1 1 :00 p.m.and 7:00 a.m.This provision shall not apply to the operation of snow removal by the Town or private contractor or to the operation of equipment by the Town,any utility company or private contractor operating for the protection of the public health or the public safety or the operation of trash removal vehicles pursuant to Chapter 11,Section 31 A of the General Laws,in business,commercial and industrial zones. Motion adopted unanimously. Proclamation offered by Roseanne McMorris,Member of the Board of Selectmen WHEREAS,JOSEPH D.BUCKLEY has served the interests of the Town of Cohasset in many exemplary voluntary capacities:with the local Boy Scouts, the Little League,the Advisory Committee,as a driver of the Shuttle Bus for the elderly,as a SHINE volunteer,and on the Board of Directors of the Council on Aging,giving unstintingly of his time and expertise in assisting both young and old;and WHEREAS,despite a serious debilitating accident in 1993 resulting in the loss of a leg,he made a remarkable recovery and resumed his voluntary activities with great spirit and renewed vigor;and WHEREAS,he was recognized as "Citizen of the Year"in 1995 for his many outstanding achievements;and WHEREAS,he further served the Town of Cohasset as Treasurer-Collector from 1996 to 1999,during which time the Town's municipal credit rating was remarkably improved;and 59 WHEREAS,his magnanimous personality and unassuming helpfulness has endeared him to all those with whom he has been associated over the many years of his active service; NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED,that we,the Board of Selectmen of the Town of Cohasset,acknowledge with great admiration and appreciation his many valuable contributions to the welfare of his fellow townspeople. GIVEN under our hands and the seal of the TOWN OF COHASSET this twenty-eight day of March,in the year Two Thousand. Proclamation adopted unanimously. Article 26: To see if the Town will vote to amend Article IX,:Harbor:,Section 1(b)of the General Bylaws of the Town of Cohasset,to include the words "but shall specifically include all waters within the Town of Cohasset lying west and south of the Border Street Bridge known as "the Gulf,so that the entire section 1(b)of Article IX would read as follows: "Cohasset Harbor consists of the body of water lying inside a straight line projected across the channel from White Head Dolphin at Long's Point to White Rock and shall not include the channel extending seaward beyond that point,but shall specifically include all waters within the Town of Cohasset lying west and south of the Border Street Bridge known as the Gulf." Moved to amend Article IX,"Harbor",Section 1 (b)of the General Bylaws of the Town of Cohasset,to include the words "but shall specifically include all waters within the Town of Cohasset lying west and south of the Border Street Bridge known as 'the Gulf",so that the entire section 1 (b)of Article IX would read as follows: "Cohasset Harbor consists of the body of water lying inside a straight line projected across the channel from White Head Dolphin at Long's Point to White Rock and shall not include the channel extending seaward beyond that point,but shall specifically include all waters within the Town of Cohasset lying west and south of the Border Street Bridge known as 'the Gulf." Motion adopted unanimously. Article 27: To see if the Town will vote to amend Article VII -"Public Safety and Order" of the General Bylaws by adding a new Section 37 entitled "Underage Purchase of Tobacco Products"as follows: 60 Any person under the age stipulated in Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 270,Section 6 who buys or uses a cigarette,chewing tobacco,snuff, or any tobacco in any of its fonns shall be punished by a fine of $50 for the first offense,a fine of $100 for the second offense,and a fine of $200 for any third or subsequent offense. The parent or guardian of the person violating section (a)Is liable for the payment of the fine. CITIZENS'PETITION NAME ADDRESS Alexander Koines 380 Atlantic Ave. Rustam K.Devitre 430 Atlantic Avenue Mary S.Edmonds 76 Pond Street Tanna B.Kasperowicz 172 South Main Street Bruce Edmonds 76 Pond Street Joseph D.Buckley 28 Linden Drive Mark Bell 460 King Street Catherine Davis 52 Linden Drive Thomas L.Gruber 8 Pratt Court Alfred G.Odermatt 2 Norman Todd Lane Moved to amend Article VII -"Public Safety and Order"of the General Bylaws by adding a new Section 38 entitled "Underage Purchase of Tobacco Products"as follows: "Section 38 Underage Purchase of Tobacco Products (a)Any person under the age stipulated In Massachusetts General Laws,Chapter 270,Section 6 who buys or uses a cigarette,chewing tobacco,snuff,or any tobacco in any of its forms shall be punished by a fine of $50 for the first offense,a fine of $100 for the second offense,and a fine of $200 for any third or subsequent offenses. (b)The parent or guardian of the person violating section (a)Is liable for the payment of the fine." Amendment offered by Alex Koines. Any person under the age stipulated in Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 270,Section 6 who buys a cigarette,chewing tobacco,snuff,or any tobacco in any of its forms shall be punished by a fine of $50 for the first offense,a fine of $100 for the second offense,and a fine of $200 for any third or subsequent offenses. 61 Amendment adopted.Hand count;Yes 64;No 69.Main motion as amended is defeated. Resolutions offered by Mark DeGiacomo,Chairman of the School Committee. WHEREAS,Kathy Ofsthun is completing her three year term as an elected member of the Cohasset School Committee;and WHEREAS,in addition to her time on the School Committee,Kathy has served in several volunteer capacities in Town including as past President of the Cohasset PSO and as a Little League Coach;and WHEREAS,during her tenure on the Cohasset School Committee,Kathy has often served as a lightening rod for the Committee,a role she gladly took on with style and grace;and WHEREAS,Kathy has never wavered in her thoughtful support of the schools and the children of Cohasset;and WHEREAS,Kathy's thoughtful,reasoned approach to all issues that came before her as well as her quick wit will be sorely missed by all who have had the pleasure to work with her. NOW THEREFORE,be it resolved by this Annual Town Meeting on behalf of all the citizen's of the Town of Cohasset that we communicate our sincere gratitude and appreciation for the efforts of Kathy Ofsthun. Resolution adopted unanimously. WHEREAS,Betsy Connolly is completing the term to which she was elected as a member of the Cohasset School Committee;and WHEREAS,last year Betsy Connolly stepped forward to run for School Committee when a former member of the School Committee resigned before the expiration of his term;and WHEREAS,Betsy has brought boundless enthusiasm and energy to her job as a School Committee Member,the most recent example being the fact that she hosted over thirty coffees during the last several weeks to ensure everyone was educated concerning the School Construction Project;and WHEREAS,Betsy has also made a substantial contribution to the Committee as a result of her the substantial knowledge she has gained as a career educator;and 62 WHEREAS,Betsy promises to come back after her son graduates from high school NOW THEREFORE,be it resolved by this Annual Town Meeting on behalf of all the citizen's of the Town of Cohasset that we communicate our sincere gratitude and appreciation for the efforts of Betsy Connolly. Resolution adopted unanimously. Article 28: To see if the Town will vote to amend Section 12.5 of the Zoning Bylaws by striking the sentence:"A variance may authorize a use not otherwise permitted in the district in which the land or structure is located,provided that such use is specifically permitted by this bylaw.";in its entirety,and inserting in place thereof,the following new sentence:"A variance may authorize a use not otherwise permitted in the district in which the land or structure is located, provided that such use is specifically permitted by this bylaw;and further provided that no variance may be granted to allow a sanitary landfill use or other solid waste facility use in the Water Resource District established pursuant to Section 14 of this bylaw.'" and further,to amend Section 6 of Article III,Board of Health,of the General Bylaws,by inserting the following new subsection: (h)The Board of Health shall not grant a site assignment for a proposed solid waste facility or any portion thereof located within the Water Resource District,where solid waste facilities are a prohibited use. CITIZENS'PETITION NAME ADDRESS John K.McNabb,Jr.53 Pond Street Michael F.McNabb 662 Jerusalem Road Bruce F.McKinnon 70 Fairoaks Lane Keith Moskow 98 Gammons Road James L.Kinch 77 Forest Avenue Martha K.Gjesteby 81 Old Pasture Road Peter J.Pratt 75 Ripley Road Constance Afshar 141 South Main Street Margaret Chapman 25 Virginia Lane Kevin F.O'Donnell 248 King Street Moved to amend Section 12.5 of the Zoning Bylaws by striking the sentence: "A variance may authorize a use not otherwise permitted in the district in which the land or structure is located,provided that such use is specifically 63 permitted by this bylaw.";in Its entirety,and inserting in place thereof,the following new sentence:"A variance may authorize a use not othen^^ise permitted in the district in which the land or structure is located,provided that such use is specifically permitted by this bylaw;and further provided that no variance may be granted to allow a sanitary landfill use or other solid waste facility use in the Water Resource District established pursuant to Section 14 of this bylaw."; and,further,to amend Section 6 of Article III,Board of Health,of the General Bylaws,by inserting the following new subsection: (h)The Board of Health shall not grant a site assignment for a proposed solid waste facility or any portion thereof located within the Water Resources District,where solid waste facilities are a prohibited use. A 2/3 vote required.Motion adopted unanimously. Article 29: To see if the Town will vote to amend Article VII,Safety and Public Order,of the General Bylaws,by inserting the following new section: SECTION 36 SOLID WASTE FACILITY PUBLIC PROCESS BYLAW (a)Preamble.This Section establishes public participation requirements for the Board of Health while considering applications for site assignment for a new solid waste facility,and for the regulation of a facility which has already received a site assignment. (b)Purpose.The purpose of this Section is to protect the rights of the people of Cohasset to clean air and water guaranteed by Article 97 of the Articles of Amendment to the Massachusetts Constitution,and to protect their right to petition government guaranteed by the Massachusetts Constitution, Article 19 of the Declaration of Rights,and by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution. (c)Authority.This Section Is adopted pursuant to the Home Rule Amendment of the Massachusetts Constitution,Article 89 of the Articles of Amendment,independent of the provisions of Section 1 50A of Chapter 1 1 1 of the General Laws and regulations promulgated thereto. (d)Proposed Facilities Site Assignment Hearings -Public Process. Site Assignment Hearings for proposed solid waste facilities,as defined by Section 150A of Chapter 111,are public hearings which should provide the 64 maximum possible opportunity for public participation.In addition to the procedures required by state law and regulations: (1)At least twenty-one (21)days prior to commencement of the public hearing,the Board of Health shall require the applicant to place a large 4 foot by 8 foot sign at the proposed site,on the nearest public way,which states In a clearly readable typeface that "This is a proposed site of a (type of facility) proposed by (name of applicant).A public hearing on the application will be held (date)(time)at (location).For more information,contact (name,title, phone number and address of Board of Health contact),"and shall contain a brief description of the project and where application materials can be reviewed. The Board of Health shall hold a public informational meeting,at least seven (7)days prior to the commenceririent of the public hearing,where the applicant shall be invited to give a short presentation and answer questions from the attendees,and where any member of the audience may ask questions At least twenty-one (21)days prior to commencement of the site assignment hearing,the Board of Health shall send a copy of the required notice of the site assignment hearing which shall include a brief description of the project, the date,time and location of the informational meeting,how residents can participate in the hearing,and where application materials can be reviewed, by first class mail to all residents and landowners located within one mile of the proposed site,including residents and landowners in an abutting town if the proposed site is within one-half mile of that town (an "abutting town"). At least twenty-one (21)days prior to commencement of the site assignment hearing,the Board of Health shall fonA^ard a copy of the application for site assignment at the Paul Pratt Memorial Library and at a public library in an abutting town,if any,and on the Internet. At least twenty-one (21)days prior to commencement of the site assignment hearing,the Board of Health shall publish notice as a large display advertisement in a nonlegal section of one or more newspapers of general circulation in Cohasset and an abutting town,if any,which shall include notice of the informational meeting and where the application materials may be reviewed,and shall send the notice as a press release to all newspapers and media outlets which circulate in the town(s). (6)The Board of Health shall provide for either live public broadcast of the hearings on the local cable access channel,or if that is not feasible,for the videotaping of the hearing for later broadcast. (7)The Board of Health shall include in all public notices an announcement that written comments will be accepted,and the deadline for accepting such comments,and shall waive any regulatory requirements for prior public notice or registration of such comments. (e)Regulation of Solid Waste Facilities -Public Process:General Laws, Section 150A,Chapter 111 requires that every person maintaining or operating a solid waste facility shall operate the facility in such manner as will 65 protect public health and safety and the environment.Upon determination by the Board of Health that the operation or maintenance of such a facility results in a threat to public health and safety or the environment,the Board may rescind,suspend,or modify the site assignment following due notice and a public hearing.In addition to the procedures required by state law and regulations: Any ten (10)or more residents of Cohasset or of an abutting town,if any, may petition the Board of Health in writing alleging that a solid waste facility Is operating in violation of its site assignment or of any applicable law, regulation,order,or bylaw or that the maintenance or operation of a solid waste facility results in a threat to public health or safety or the environment. When an allegation is made that a solid waste facility is in violation of any applicable law,regulation,order,or bylaw,or that the maintenance or operation of a solid waste facility results in a threat to public health or safety or the environment,the burden of proof shall be on the owner or operator of the solid v/aste facility to prove that the facility is not in violation or that the operation of the facility does not result in a threat to public health,safety,or the environment,as the case may be. (3)No later than twenty-one (21)days following receipt of such a petition,the Board of Health shall schedule a preliminary hearing.The purpose of the preliminary hearing shall be to decide whether the Board should schedule a site assignment hearing pursuant to Section 150A of Chapter 111 of the General Laws to consider whether to rescind,suspend,or modify the site assignment. The preliminary hearing shall be held no later than sixty (60)days following receipt of the petition. (5)Notice of the preliminary hearing shall be made at least twenty-one (21) days prior to the commencement of the hearing by notice printed in a display advertisement in every newspaper of general circulation in Cohasset and an abutting town,if any.Said notice shall Include the entire text or a concise summary of the petition,the date,time,and place of the preliminary hearing, and the deadline for submitting written comments to the Board of Health on the petition. (6)The preliminary hearing shall be conducted as follows:The petitioners shall first describe the basis for their petition.Then,the owner or operator of the affected facility shall be given a reasonable opportunity to respond.The Board shall then allow public testimony,and shall accept written comments for a specific period of time that shall be announced at the preliminary hearing.The hearing shall be conducted as informally as possible,and shall not follow the rules of evidence commonly followed in the courts.Any resident of Cohasset or an abutting town,If any,shall be allowed to present oral or written testimony during the hearing. (7)No later than thirty (30)days following the conclusion of the preliminary hearing,the Board shall render a written decision whether or not to convene a site assignment hearing pursuant to Section 150A,Chapter 111 of the 66 I General Laws to consider whether the site assignment should be rescinded, suspended,or modified. (f)Regulatory Site Assignment Hearing -Public Process:The Board of Health shall follow the same public participation process provided in subsection (e)which apply to new site assignment applications for the site assignment hearings held to consider whether to rescind,suspend,to modify a site assignment. Severability.Each of the paragraphs within this Section shall be construed as separate to the end that if any sentence,clause or phrase thereof shall be held invalid for any reason the remainder of that paragraph and all other paragraphs of this Section shall continue in force. CITIZENS'PETITION NAME ADDRESS John K.McNabb,Jr.53 Pond Street Michael F.McNabb 662 Jerusalem Road Bruce F.McKinnon 70 Fairoaks Lane Keith Moskow 98 Gammons Road James L.Kinch 77 Forest Avenue Martha K.Gjesteby 81 Old Pasture Road Peter J.Pratt 75 Ripley Road Constance Afshar 141 South Main Street Margaret Chapman 25 Virginia Lane Kevin F.O'Donnell 248 King Street Moved to amend Article VII,Safety and Public Order,of the General Bylaws, by inserting the following new section: SECTION 37 SOLID WASTE FACILITY PUBLIC PROCESS BYLAW (a)Preamble.This Section establishes public participation requirements to improve the public process following the filing of a site assignment application for a new solid waste facility. (b)Purpose.The purpose of this Section is to protect the rights of the people of Cohasset to clean air and water guaranteed by Article 97 of the Articles of Amendment to the Massachusetts Constitution,and to protect their right to petition government guaranteed by the Massachusetts Constitution, Article 19 of the Declaration of Rights,and by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution. (c)Authority.This Section is adopted pursuant to the Home Rule Amendment of the Massachusetts Constitution,Article 89 of the Articles of 67 Amendment,independent of the provisions of Section 1 50A of Chapter 1 1 1 of the General Laws and regulations promulgated thereto. (d)Proposed Solid Waste Facilities -Public Process.This bylaw establishes procedures to require an informational meeting by the Board of Health which is held following the filing of an application for a site assignment for a proposed solid waste facility. (1)The Board of Health shall hold a public informational meeting no later than forty-five (45)days following the receipt by the Board of a site assignment application for a proposed solid waste facility,where the applicant shall be invited to give a short presentation and answer questions from attendees. (2)At least fourteen (14)days prior to commencement of said informational meeting,the Board of Health shall require the applicant place a large 4 foot by 8 foot sign at the proposed site,on the property visible from the nearest public way,which states in a clearly readable typeface that "This is a proposed site of a (type of facility)proposed by (name of applicant).An informational meeting on the application will be held (date)(time)at (location). For more information,contact (name,title,phone number and address of Board of Health contact),"and which shall contain a brief description of the proposed project and where application materials can be reviewed. (3)At least fourteen (14)days prior to commencement of said informational meeting,the Board of Health shall send notice of said meeting, which shall Include a brief description of the project,the date,time and location of the meeting,how residents can participate in the meeting,and where application materials can be reviewed,by first class mail to all residents and landowners located within one mile of the proposed site, including residents and landowners in an abutting town if the proposed site is within one-half mile of that town (an "abutting town"). (4)At least fourteen (14)days prior to commencement of the informational meeting,the Board of Health shall forward a copy of the application for site assignment to the Paul Pratt Memorial Library and to the public library in an abutting town,if any,and place a copy on the Internet. (5)At least fourteen (14)days prior to commencement of the informational meeting,the Board of Health shall publish notice as a display advertisement in a nonlegal section of one or more newspapers of general circulation in Cohasset and an abutting town,if any,which shall include notice of the informational meeting and where the application materials may be reviewed,and shall send the notice as a press release to all newspapers and media outlets which circulate in the town(s). (6)The Board of Health shall provide for either live public broadcast of the Informational meeting on the local cable access channel,or if that is not feasible,for the videotaping of the informational meeting for later broadcast. (7)The Board of Health may assess upon the applicant the costs for complying with the provisions of this subsection relative to the informational meeting and providing notice thereof.Said applicant may contest the amount 68 so assessed and may request a hearing before the Board,who nnay then reconsider the amount of the assessment thereof. Severability.Each of the paragraphs within this Section shall be construed as separate to the end that if any sentence,clause or phrase thereof shall be held invalid for any reason the remainder of that paragraph and all other paragraphs of this Section shall continue in force. IVIotion adopted. Article 30: To see if the Town will vote to approve a petition to the General Court, accompanied by the following bill for a special law relating to the Town of Cohasset under Clause (1)of Section 8 of Article 2,as amended,of the Amendments to the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts,to the end that legislation be adopted precisely as follow,except for clerical or editorial changes in form only: An Act to Establish a Special Procedure for Override Elections in the Town of Cohasset Section 1 . If it is not already indicated on the Ballot,the Town Clerk will post the amount of principal to be borrowed outside the limits of Proposition 2 1/2 ,so-called (Chapter 59,Section 21(C)as determined at the Town Meeting where the question is approved.This posting will be in each voting booth,in the place where absentee ballots can be obtained and any other location that the Town Clerk deems necessary. Section 2.This Act shall take effect upon passage. CITIZENS'PETITION NAME ADDRESS Lenora Jenkins 1 98 Jerusalem Road Joseph D.Buckley 28 Linden Drive Donald L.Trisler 52 Linden Drive Thomas L.Gruber 8 Pratt Court Catherine Davis 52 Linden Drive Marsha Silvia 445 Beechwood Street Raymond Kasperowicz 172 South Main Street Rustam K.Devitre 430 Atlantic Avenue Tanna B.Kasperowicz 172 South Main Street Richard Silvia 445 Beechwood Street 69 Moved to approve a petition to the General Court,accompanied by the following bill for a special law relating to the Town of Cohasset under Clause (1)of Section 8 of Article 2,as amended,of the Amendments to the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts,to the end that legislation be adopted precisely as follows,except for clerical or editorial changes in form only: Section 1 . If It is not already Indicated on the Ballot,the Town Clerk will post the amount of principal to be borrowed outside the limits of Proposition 2/2,so-called (Chapter 59,Section 21 C)as determined at the Town Meeting where the question is approved.This posting will be in each voting booth,in the place where absentee ballots can be obtained and any other location that the Town Clerk deems necessary. Section 2.This Act shall take effect upon passage. Motion defeated. Article 31: To see if the Town will vote to include remedial septic systems of the same capacity to be a permitted use within the flood plain,as follows:By Inserting in Section 9.5(6),Allowed Uses within the Special Flood Plain and Watershed Protection District,after the words "water control structures",on line 2,and before the words,"water treatment storage",the following new term;remedial replacement septic systems of the same capacity as any pre-existing septic systems on the same lot or parcel. Moved that the Zoning Bylaws of the Town be amended to include remedial septic systems of the same capacity to be a permitted use within the flood plain,as follows:By inserting in Section 9.5(6),Allowed Uses within the Special Flood Plain and Watershed Protection District,after the words "water control structures",on line 2,and before the words,"water treatment storage", the following new term: "remedial replacement septic systems of the same capacity as any pre-existing septic systems on the same lot or parcel". A 2/3 vote required.Motion adopted unanimously. Article 32: To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to sign an amended Intermunicipal Agreement for Cooperative Recycling on the South Shore,said copy of the proposed Agreement being on file in the Office of the Town Clerk. 70 Moved that the Board of Selectmen be authorized to sign an amended Intermunicipal Agreement for Cooperative Recycling on the South Shore,as on file with the Office of the Town Clerk. Motion adopted unanimously. Article 33: To see if the Town will vote to amend Section 31 of Article VII "Safety and Public Order"of the General Bylaws by inserting the following new section: "All persons who collect solid waste or other discarded material for hire from residences,businesses,or any address in the Town of Cohasset shall be required to recycle all materials designated as recyclable by vote of the Board of Selectmen;and,further,the Board of Selectmen is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations in connection with the management and administration of the mandatory recycling program for private haulers,to take effect on such date as determined by the Board of Selectmen. Moved that Section 31 of Article VII "Safety and Public Order"of the General Bylaws be hereby amended by inserting the following new section: "All persons who collect solid waste or other discarded material for hire from residences,businesses,or any address in the Town of Cohasset shall be required to recycle all materials designated as recyclable by vote of the Board of Selectmen;and,further,the Board of Selectmen is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations in connection with the management and administration of the mandatory recycling program for private haulers,to take effect on such date as determined by the Board of Selectmen." Motion adopted. Article 34: To see if the Town will vote to accept the provisions of Massachusetts General Law,Chapter 44,Section SZE'A,thereby establishing a revolving fund in Fiscal Year 2001,under the jurisdiction and control of the Town Manager,in the amount of five hundred thousand ($500,000.00)dollars to be spent in accordance with the Board of Health's On-Site Wastewater Management Plan,on file in the Office of the Board of Health,such fund to consist of all revenues generated by fees associated with the Board of Health's On-Site Wastewater Management Plan. Moved that a revolving fund be established under the provisions of Massachusetts General Law,Chapter 44,Section 53Ey2,in Fiscal Year 2001 , to be expended under the jurisdiction and control of the Town Manager,with a spending limit in the amount of five hundred thousand ($500,000.00) Dollars,to be spent in accordance with the Board of Health's On-Site 71 Wastewater Management Plan,on file in the Office of the Board of Health, such fund to consist of all revenues generated by the implementation of the Board of Health's On-Site Wastewater Management Plan. Motion adopted. Article 35: To see if the Town will vote to accept the provisions of Massachusetts General Law,Chapter 40,Section 58,to impose a Municipal Charges Lien for the fees associated with the implementation of the Board of Health's On-Site Wastewater Management Plan. Moved that the provisions of Massachusetts General Law,Chapter 40, Section 58,be hereby accepted,to impose a Municipal Charges Lien for the fees not paid by the due date associated with the Implementation of the Board of Health's On-Site Wastewater Management Plan. Motion adopted unanimously. Article 36: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate,transfer from available funds,and/or borrow a sum or sums of money,to be expended by the Town Manager,for the purpose of preparing a feasibility study to develop a plan for a sewer project in the Little Harbor Watershed.. Moved that Twenty Thousand ($20,000.00)Dollars be transferred from Line Item 911 "Benefits and Insurance -Property &Liability Insurance"of Article 3 of the 1999 Annual Town Meeting,to be expended by the Town Manager,for the purpose of engaging engineering,architectural or other professional services in preparing a feasibility study to develop a plan for a sewer project in the Little Harbor Watershed. Motion adopted unanimously. Article 37 To see if the Town will vote pursuant to Chapter 80,Section 13 of the General Laws of the Commonwealth,to set the interest rate for the apportionment of betterments assessed by the Sewer Commission in conjunction with the North Cohasset and Central Cohasset Sewer projects. Moved,pursuant to Chapter 80,Section 13 of the General Laws of the Commonwealth,an interest rate at not more than two (2%)percent above the net rate charged the Town for borrowed funds be set for betterments imposed In conjunction with the North Cohasset and Central Cohasset Sewer projects. Motion adopted unanimously. 72 Article 38: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate,transfer from available funds,and/or borrow fronn the Massachusetts Water Pollution Abatement Trust,or otherwise borrow pursuant to any applicable statute,a sum or sums of money,to be expended by the Town Manager,to design and implement repairs to the existing wastewater collection system to reduce infiltration/Inflow (I/I)entering the system. Moved that Fifty Thousand ($50,000.00)Dollars be hereby appropriated,to be expended by the Town Manager,to design and implement repairs to the existing wastewater collection system to reduce Infiltration/Inflow (I/I)entering the system,and,that to fund this appropriation,the Treasurer,with the approval of the Board of Selectmen,is hereby authorized to borrow Fifty Thousand ($50,000.00)Dollars,under and pursuant to Chapter 44,Section 7 of the Massachusetts General Laws,as amended,or any other enabling authority,and to issue bonds or notes of the Town,therefore. A 2/3's vote required.Motion adopted unanimously. Article 39: To see if the Town will vote to establish a Wastewater Special Revenue Fund,under the jurisdiction and control of the Town Manager,in consultation with the Board of Sewer Commissioners for the collection of revenues from fees for use and operation of the North and Central Cohasset Sewer Districts, and for the funding of operation and maintenance costs and capital improvements costs,based upon the availability of funds,for the North Cohasset and Central Cohasset Sewer Districts,such funds shall be governed in Fiscal Year 2001 in accordance with the budget established under Article 3 of this Town Meeting. Moved to establish a Wastewater Special Revenue Fund,under the joint jurisdiction and control of the Board of Sewer Commissioners and Town Manager,for the collection of revenues from fees for use and operation of the North and Central Cohasset Sewer Districts,and for the funding of operation and maintenance costs and capital improvement costs,based upon the availability of funds,for the North Cohasset and Central Cohasset Sewer Districts,such funds shall be governed in Fiscal Year 2001 in accordance with the budget established under Article 3 of this Town Meeting. Motion adopted unanimously. 72 Article 41 : To see if the Town will vote to waive the payment of the building permit fee for the First Parish Church in Fiscal Year 2000 for the construction of their new Parish Hall. CITIZENS'PETITION NAME ADDRESS Diana T.Rousseau 44 Little Harbor Road Lincoln P.Bloomfield 37 Beach Street Nancy Sandell 24 Stevens Lane Irirangi Bloomfield 37 Beach Street Jane Goedecke 100 Nichols Road Joanne Chittick 98 South Main Street James Sandell 24 Stevens Lane Patricia W.Baird 55 Red Gate Lane Barbara W.Bliss 76 Summer Street Diana D.Kornet 67 Gammons Road Moved that the payment of the building permit fee for the First Parish Church in Fiscal Year 2000 for the construction of their new Parish Hall be hereby waived. Motion adopted. Article 1 : To act upon the reports of the various Town Officers as printed in the Annual Town Report for 1999. Moved that the reports of the various Town Officers as printed in the Annual Town Report for 1999 be accepted,and filed with the permanent records of the Town. Motion adopted. Moved that this meeting stand adjourned only for the election to be held on Saturday,April 8,2000.Motion adopted unanimously at 5:45 p.m. A True Record,ATTEST: Marion L.Douglas Town Clerk 74 ANNUAL TOWN ELECTION -APRIL 8,2000 The polls opened at 8 a.m.and closed at 6 p.m. Total Voters —2588 Per Cent —49% Absentee Voters —250 Per Cent —4% Election officers swom in by the Town Clerk.Marion Douglas at 7:45 a.m. were as follows: Carol St.Pierre Janice Rosano Shirley Tewksbury Jean Thompson Kathleen Rhodes Grace Tuckerman Margaret Hernan Dan Adams Louise Flint Janet MacLure Ann Barrett Debra Krupczak Margaret Bates Katherine Lincoln1 SELECTMEN FOR THREE YEARS --VOTE FOR ONE Pet.1 Pet.2 TOTAL Leiand H.Jenkins 282 342 624 Robert H.Sturdy 215 190 405 Michael H.Sullivan 731 664 1395 Write-ins (scattering)3 4 7 Blanks 68 89 157 TOTAL 1299 1289 2588 SCHOOL COMMITTEE FOR THREE YEARS -VOTE FOR 2 Richard F.Flynn 801 770 1571 Chartis L.Tebbetts 838 774 1612 Write-ins (scattering)15 7 22 Blanks 944 1027 1971 TOTAL 2598 2578 5176 TRUSTEE PAUL PRATT MEMORIAL LIBRARY FOR THREE YEARS - VOTE FOR 3 Agnes McCann 716 702 1418 Carol A.Riley 829 737 1566 Patience G.Towie 824 700 1524 Lance R.Norris 398 482 880 Write-ins (scattering)5 4 9 Blanks 1125 1242 2367 TOTAL 3897 3867 7764 75 ASSESSOR FOR THREE YEARS —VOTE FOR 1 Pet.1 Pet.2 TOTAL Michael C.Patrolia 876 Write-ins (scattering)2 Blanks 421 TOTAL 1299 902 1778 4 6 383 804 1289 2588 lRS —VOTE FOR 1 160 342 64 104 1065 2142 1289 2588 BOARD OF HEALTH FOR THREE YEARS Margaret Chapman 182 Write-ins (scattering)40 Blanks 1077 TOTAL 1299 COHASSET HOUSING AUTHORITY FOR FIVE YEARS —VOTE FOR 1 Joanne Young 18 29 47 Write-ins (scattering)42 52 94 Blanks 1239 1208 2447 TOTAL 1299 1289 2588 PLANNING BOARD FOR FIVE YEARS —VOTE FOR 1 C.Christopher Ford 767 681 1448 Randall D.Patterson 243 309 552 Write-ins (scattering)3 3 Blanks 286 299 585 TOTAL 1299 1289 2588 RECREATION COMMISSION FOR FIVE YEARS —VOTE FOR 1 Wallace St.John 36 Write-ins (scattering)35 Blanks 1228 TOTAL 1299 SEWER COMMISSION FOR THREE YEARS Raimund G.Vanderweil,Jr.822 Write-ins (scattering)24 Blanks 453 TOTAL 1299 1289 2588 76 44 80 50 85 1195 2423 1289 2588 VOTE FOR 1 763 1585 8 32 518 971 WATER COMMISSION FOR THREE YEARS —VOTE FOR 1 John K.McNabb,Jr.883 841 1724 Write-ins (scattering)8 8 16 Blanks 408 440 848 TOTAL 1299 1289 2588 Question #1 Shall the Town of Cohasset be allowed to exempt from the provisions of proposition two and one half,so called,the amounts required to pay for the bonds issued in order to renovate,reconstruct,make extraordinary changes, furnish,and pay for the architectural fees,and all other related costs,to the Deer Hill Elementary School and Middle/High School for the creation of additional space,handicapped accessibility,and to meet the educational specifications established by the Cohasset School Committee? Yes 809 728 1537 No 412 475 887 Blanks 78 86 164 TOTAL 1299 1289 2588 The polls closed at 6 p.m.and the results were declared at 8:15 p.m. A True Record,ATTEST: Marion L.Douglas Town Clerk 77 Index Special Town Meeting -October 23,2000 Article #Description of Article 1.Unpaid bills.Adopted unanimously. 2.Departmental Transfers.Adopted unanimously. 3.Additional appropriations.Adopted unanimously. 4.New ambulance.Adopted. 5.Fire Department Capital.Adopted. 6.DPW equipment.Adopted. 7.DPW -New Sweeper.Adopted. 8.Conservation Fund.Adopted unanimously. 9.Computer Hardware &Software.Adopted. 10.Town Hall painting.Adopted unanimously. 1 1 . Article withdrawn. 12.Private ways repairs.Adopted unanimously. 13.Assessors revaluation.Adopted unanimously. 14.Jerusalem Road wall repairs.Adopted. 15.Install irrigation wells.Adopted. 16.Hagerty Property Improvements.Adopted. 17.Lease Wing of Former Joseph Osgood.Adopted. 18.Article withdrawn. 19.Article withdrawn. 20.MBTA Mitigation Assistance.Adopted. 21 . Article withdrawn. 22.Water Department Capital.Adopted unanimously. 23.Bylaw change -Government Island Study Committee.Adopted unanimously. 24.Woodside Cemetery Engineering.Adopted unanimously. 25.Special Legislation -Cemetery.Adopted unanimously. 26.Board of Health Revolving Fund.Adopted. 27.St.Stephens Building Fee.Adopted 28.Gravel Yard Engineering.Adopted. 29.Article withdrawn. 7Z Special Town Meeting -October 23,2000 At the Special Town Meeting held on Monday,October 23,2000 at the Cohasset High School Sullivan Gymnasium the following articles were contained in the warrant and acted upon as follows. Checkers sworn in by the Town Clerk,Marion L.Douglas at 6:30 p.m.were Carol St.Pierre,Janice Rosano,Margaret Hernan,Kathleen Rhodes and Debra Krupczak.Tellers were appointed and sworn in by the Moderator, George L.Marlette,III. The Moderator called the meeting to order at 7:15 p.m.and a quorum of 100 was present at that time.The registered voters checked in on the voting list totaled 189.Precinct 1 -94 voters and precinct 2 -95. Voted unanimously to dispense with the reading of the call of the Meeting and Return of Service having been examined by the Moderator and found to be in order. Moved the following rules of procedure be adopted for the October 23,2000, Special Town Meeting:that at the beginning of the Special Town Meeting, the Moderator shall call aloud each of the articles printed in the warrant by number,that those articles for which any voter states a "hold"shall be held for further debate,that those articles upon which no hold has been placed shall all then and there all collectively,by one motion,be adopted in accordance with the proposed Town Manager's motions for each respective article and that the remaining articles that have been so held shall thereafter be called individually by the Moderator for separate debate and vote,unless at the time the article is called,the hold thereon is withdrawn,in which event the article shall then and there be voted upon without further debate. It was agreed to call each article Individuaiiy. ARTICLE 1: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate,transfer from available funds,and/or borrow pursuant to any applicable statute,a sum or sums of money,to be expended by the Town Manager,to pay for unpaid bills from previous fiscal years. Rosenberg &Schapiro $7,530.00 Robert W.Garrett,Esq.4,932.00 Imagemark Graphics 4,299.00 Philip Dunn -Arbitrator 350.00 TOTAL $17,111.00 79 ARTICLE 1: Moved that Seventeen Thousand One Hundred Eleven ($17,111.00)Dollars be,transferred from Surplus Revenue,to be expended by the Town Manager,to pay the following unpaid bills from previous fiscal years: Rosenberg &Schapiro $7,530.00 Robert W.Garrett,Esq.4,932.00 Imagemark Graphics 4,299.00 Philip Dunn -Arbitrator 350.00 TOTAL $17,111.00 A 9/10 vote required. Motion adopted unanimously. ARTICLE 2: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate,transfer from available funds,and/or borrow pursuant to any applicable statute,a sum or sums of money,to be expended by the Town Manager,needed by various departmental budgets,as established by Article 3 of the March 25,2000 Annual Town Meeting,to complete the fiscal year ending June 30,2001 . School Department $32.009.00 Total $32,009.00 ARTICLE 2: Moved that Thirty Two Thousand Nine ($32,009.00)Dollars,needed by the School Department to complete the Fiscal Year ending June 30,2001,be transferred as follows: Transfer Funds From: Insurance Reimbursement $32,009.00 Transfer Funds To: School Department Expenses $32,009.00 Motion adopted unanimously. ARTICLE 3: To see what additional action the Town will vote to amend,modify,increase or decrease,or otherwise,to balance the Fiscal Year 2001 Operating Budget as voted in Article 3 of the March 25,2000 Annual Town Meeting,and to see what additional sums the Town will vote to raise and appropriate from 80 available funds or otherwise,for the payment of the salaries and compensation,expenses,equipment and outlays,capital and otherwise,of the several Town Departments,for the current fiscal year Dept.Original Revised Increase/ No.ADDropriation Account ADproDriation Appropriation Decrease 122 Board of Selectmen General Expenses $57,1 12.00 $65,1 12.00 $8,000.00 151 Legal Budget General Expenses $125,000.00 $140,000.00 $15,000.00 152 Miscellaneous Water Purchase $15,000.00 $35,000.00 $20,000.00 210 Police Department Personal Services $1 General Expenses $ Cruiser Purchase $ 1,212,229.00 62,575.00 25,000.00 $ $ $ 1,276,229.00 66,575.00 54,000.00 $64,000.00 $4,000.00 $29,000.00 220 Fire Department General Expenses $ Hydrant Rental $ 105,825.00 68,723.00 $ $ 113,525.00 132,698.00 $7,700.00 $63,975.00 300 Cohasset Public Schools Total Cohasset Public Schools $9,251,555.00 $9,551.555.00 $300,000.00 422 Department of Public Works General Expenses $449,534.00 $484,534.00 $35,000.00 Building Maintenance $296,176.00$$338,176.00 $42,000.00 440 Sewers General Expenses $385,971.00 $241,271.00 ($144,700.00) 541 Eider Affairs Board General Expenses $23,515.00 $35,515.00 $12,000.00 81 710 Debt Service Principal $679,392.00 $564,392.00 ($115,000.00) Interest $560,327.00 $501,340.00 ($58,987.00) Excluded Debt $1 ,503,145.00 $1 .480,507.00 ($22,638.00) 911 Benefits and Insurance Health Insurance $1.030.000.00 $1.090.000.00 $60.000.00 Total $15,851,079.00 $16,170,429.00 $319,350.00 ARTICLE 3: Moved that the Town vote to amend,modify,increase or decrease,or otherwise,to balance the Fiscal Year 2001 Operating Budget as voted in Article 3 of the March 25,2000 Annual Town Meeting,by decreasing the amount raised by taxation and other general revenues of the Town by One Hundred Forty Four Thousand Seven Hundred ($144,700.00)Dollars from Twenty Million Four Hundred Ten Thousand Four Hundred Eighteen ($20,410,418.00)Dollars to Twenty Million Two Hundred Sixty Five Thousand Seven Hundred Eighteen ($20,265,718.00)Dollars and to transfer the sum of Four Hundred Sixty Four Thousand Fifty ($464,050.00)Dollars from Surplus Revenue,for the additional payment of the salaries and compensation, expenses,equipment and outlays,capital and otherwise,of the several Town Departments,for the current fiscal year as follows: Dept.Original Revised Increase/ No.Appropriation Account Appropriation Appropriation Decrease 1 22 Board of Selectmen General Expenses$57,112.00$65,112.00 $8,000.00 151 Legal Budget General Expenses$125,000.00 $140.000.00 $15,000.00 152 Miscellaneous Water Purchase $15,000.00 $35,000.00 $20,000.00 210 Police Department Personal Services$1,212,229.00 $1,282.229.00 $70,000.00 General Expenses$62,575.00 $68.575.00 $6.000.00 Cruiser Purchase $25,000.00 $54,000.00 $29,000.00 82 220 Fire Department General Expenses$105,825.00 $113.525.00 $7,700.00 Hydrant Rental $68,723.00 $132,698.00 $63,975.00 300 Cohasset Public Schools Total Cohasset Public Schools $9.251,555.00 $9,543,555.00 $292,000.00 422 Department of Public Works General Expenses$449,534.00 $484,534.00 $35,000.00 Building Maintenances 296,176.00$338,176.00 $42,000.00 440 Sewers General Expenses$385,971.00 $241,271.00 ($144,700.00) 541 Elder Affairs Board General Expenses$23,515.00 $35,515.00 $12,000.00 710 Debt Service Principal $679,392.00 $564,392.00 ($115,000.00) Interest $560,327.00 $501,340.00 ($58,987.00) Excluded Debt $1,503,145.00 $1,480,507.00 ($22,638.00) 91 1 Benefits and Insurance Health insurance $1.030.000.00 $1.090.000.00 $60.000.00 Total $15,851,079.00 $16,170,429.00 $319,350.00 Motion adopted unaninnously. ARTICLE 4: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate,transfer fronn available funds,and/or borrow pursuant to any applicable statute,a sum or sums of money,to be expended by the Town Manager for the purpose of purchasing a new Type III,Class 1 Emergency Medical Vehicle for the Fire Department that will replace existing equipment,and to authorize the Town Manager to trade-in or otherwise dispose of such existing equipment. 83 ARTICLE 4: Moved that One Hundred Ten Thousand ($110,000.00)Dollars be hereby appropriated,to be expended by the Town Manager,for the purpose of purchasing and equipping a new Type III,Class 1 Emergency Medical Vehicle for the Fire Department that will replace existing equipment,and to authorize the Town Manager to trade-in or otherwise dispose of such existing equipment,and,that to fund this appropriation,the Treasurer,with the approval of the Board of Selectmen is hereby authorized to borrow One Hundred Ten Thousand ($110,000.00)Dollars,pursuant to Chapter 44, Section 7 of the Massachusetts General Laws,as amended,or any other enabling authority,and to issue bonds or notes of the Town therefore. A 2/3 vote required. Motion adopted. ARTICLE 5: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate,transfer from available funds,and/or borrow pursuant to any applicable statute,a sum or sums of money,to be expended by the Town Manager,for the purpose of purchasing and equipping the following new capital equipment that replaces existing equipment for the Fire Department,and to authorize the Town Manager to trade-in or otherwise dispose of such existing equipment: In-Line P.A.S.S.System NFPA Equipment Upgrade ARTICLE 5: Moved that Nineteen Thousand Five Hundred ($19,500.00)Dollars be transferred from Surplus Revenue,to be expended by the Town Manager,for the purpose of purchasing and equipping the following new capital equipment that replaces existing equipment for the Fire Department,and to authorize the Town Manager to trade-in or otherwise dispose of such existing equipment: In-Line P.A.S.S.System NFPA Equipment Upgrade Motion adopted. ARTICLE 6: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate,transfer from available funds,and/or borrow pursuant to any applicable statute,a sum or sums of money,to be expended by the Town Manager,for the purpose of purchasing and equipping the following new capital equipment that replaces existing 84 equipment for the Department of Public Works,and to authorize the Town Manager to trade-in or othen/vise dispose of such existing equipment. Two (2)Riding Lawn Mowers One-Ton Dump Truck ARTICLE 6: Moved that Sixty Five Thousand ($65,000.00)Dollars be transferred from surplus Revenue,to be expended by the Town Manager,for the purpose of purchasing and equipping the following new capital equipment that replaces existing equipment for the Department of Public Works,and to authorize the Town Manager to trade-in or othen/vise dispose of such existing equipment. Two (2)Riding Lawn Mowers One-Ton Dump Truck Motion adopted. ARTICLE 7: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate,transfer from available funds,and/or borrow pursuant to any applicable statute,a sum or sums of money,to be expended by the Town Manager,for the purpose of purchasing a new Street Sweeper for the Department of Public Works that will replace existing equipment,and to authorize the Town Manager to trade-in or otherwise dispose of such existing equipment. ARTICLE 7: Moved that Eighty Six Thousand ($86,000.00)Dollars be hereby appropriated,to be expended by the Town Manager,for the purpose of purchasing a new Street Sweeper for the Department of Public Works that will replace existing equipment,and to authorize the Town Manager to trade-in or otherwise dispose of such existing equipment,and,that to fund this appropriation,the Treasurer,with the approval of the Board of Selectmen is hereby authorized to borrow Eighty Six Thousand ($86,000.00)Dollars, pursuant to Chapter 44,Section 7 of the Massachusetts General Laws,as amended,or any other enabling authority,and to issue bonds or notes of the Town therefore. A 2/3 vote required.Motion adopted. ARTICLE 8: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate,transfer from available funds,and/or borrow pursuant to any applicable statute,a sum or sums of 85 money,to add to the Conservation Fund as authorized under M.G.L.c.40, §8C. ARTICLE 8: Moved that Five Thousand ($5,000.00)Dollars be transferred from Surplus Revenue to add to the Conservation Fund as authorized under M.G.L.c.40, §8C. Motion adopted unanimously. ARTICLE 9: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate,transfer from available funds,and/or borrow pursuant to any applicable statute,a sum or sums of money,to be expended by the Town Manager,to purchase new computer hardware and software for use at the Town Hall,and all other related costs. ARTICLE 9: Moved that Forty Thousand ($40,000.00)Dollars be transferred from Fiscal Year 2000 Additional Lottery Aid,to be expended by the Town Manager,to purchase new computer hardware and software for use at the Town Hall,and all other related costs. Motion adopted. ARTICLE 10: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate,transfer from available funds,and/or borrow pursuant to any applicable statute,a sum or sums of money,to be expended by the Town Manager,for the purpose of painting the Town Hall located on Highland Avenue,and all other related expenses. ARTICLE 10: Moved that Twenty Five Thousand ($25,000.00)Dollars be transferred from Surplus Revenue,to be expended by the Town Manager,for the purpose of painting the Town Hall located on Highland Avenue,and all other related expenses. Motion adopted unanimously. 86 ARTICLE 11: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate,and/or transfer from available funds,a sum or sums of money to add to the Stabilization Fund in accordance with M.G.L.c.40,§5B,as amended. ARTICLE 11: Moved that this Article shall be withdrawn from consideration. Motion adopted unanimously. ARTICLE 12: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate,transfer from available funds,and/or borrow pursuant to any applicable statute,a sum or sums of money,to be expended by the Town Manager,to add to the Private Way Repair Capital Account,as originally voted in Article 15 of the October 26, 1998 Special Town Meeting,to repair private ways in Town. ARTICLE 12: Moved that Twenty Five Thousand ($25,000.00)Dollars be transferred from Surplus Revenue,to be expended by the Town Manager,to add to the Private Way Repair Capital Account,as originally voted in Article 1 5 of the October 26,1998 Special Town Meeting,to repair private ways in Town. Motion adopted unanimously. ARTICLE 13: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate,transfer from available funds,and/or borrow pursuant to any applicable statute,a sum or sums of money,to be expended by the Town Manager,for the Board of Assessors to conduct a revaluation of real and personal property for Fiscal Year 2002,and all other related costs,as required by Massachusetts General Laws,Chapter 59. ARTICLE 13: Moved that Ten Thousand ($10,000.00)Dollars be transferred from Surplus Revenue,to be expended by the Town Manager,for the Board of Assessors to conduct a revaluation of real and personal property for Fiscal Year 2002, and all other related costs,as required by Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 59. Motion adopted unanimously. 87 ARTICLE 14: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate,transfer from available funds,and/or borrow pursuant to any applicable statute,a sum or sums of money,to be expended by the Town Manager,to repair,replace and/or reconstruct the wall at the intersection of Linden Drive and Jerusalem Road. ARTICLE 14: Moved that Twenty Thousand ($20,000.00)Dollars be transferred from Surplus Revenue,to be expended by the Town Manager,to repair,replace and/or reconstruct the wall at the intersection of Linden Drive and Jerusalem Road. Motion adopted. ARTICLE 15: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate,transfer from available funds,and/or borrow pursuant to any applicable statute,a sum or sums of money,to be expended by the Town Manager,to install irrigation wells at Woodside Cemetery,Milliken Field and Alumni Field,and all associated costs. ARTICLE 15: Moved that Twenty Thousand ($20,000.00)Dollars be transferred from Surplus Revenue,to be expended by the Town Manager,to install irrigation wells at Milliken Field and Alumni Field,and all associated costs. Motion adopted. ARTICLE 16: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate,transfer from available funds,and/or borrow pursuant to any applicable statute,a sum or sums of money,to be expended by the Town Manager,to make improvements to the "Hagerty Property"on Parker Avenue,for the purposes of recreation,boating and conservation as voted by the Town under Article 26 of the March 27, 1993 Annual Town Meeting when the land was acquired by the Town. ARTICLE 16: Moved that One Hundred Seventy Five Thousand ($175,000.00)Dollars be hereby appropriated,to be expended by the Town Manager,to make improvements to the "Hagerty Property"on Parker Avenue,for the purposes of recreation,boating and conservation as voted by the Town under Article 26 of the March 27,1993 Annual Town Meeting when the land was acquired by the Town,and,that to fund this appropriation,the Treasurer,with the approval of the Board of Selectmen is hereby authorized to borrow One 88 i Hundred Seventy Five Thousand ($175,000.00)Dollars,pursuant to Chapter 44,Section 7 of the Massachusetts General Laws,as amended,or any other enabling authority,and to issue bonds or notes of the Town therefore. A 2/3 vote required. Motion adopted. ARTICLE 17: To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to lease the 1929 wing of the former Joseph Osgood Elementary School on Ripley Road. ARTICLE 17: Moved the Board of Selectmen is hereby authorized to lease the 1 929 wing of the former Joseph Osgood Elementary School on Ripley Road,for use as a Children's Discovery Museum,under such terms the Board of Selectmen deem in the best interest of the Town of Cohasset,for an initial term not to exceed ten (10)years. A 2/3 vote required. Motion adopted. ARTICLE 18: To see if the Town will vote to rezone certain districts as shown on a map entitled "Zoning Map,Cohasset,Massachusetts"dated October 1,1969 and revised in 1976,1985 and 2000 as follows: So that the light industry ("LI")area shown on Assessors'Map 37,Parcel 1 1 , bounded northerly on the Cohasset River,southerly on Border Street 88.93 feet,and easterly on Parker Avenue approximately 225 feet,be rezoned as Open Space ("OS");and that the Zoning Map of the Town of Cohasset, Massachusetts dated October 1,1969 and revised in 1976,1985 and 2000 be amended accordingly. ARTICLE 18: Moved that this Article be withdrawn from consideration. Motion adopted unanimously. ARTICLE 19: To see if the Town will vote to designate the land commonly known as the Old Colony Railroad Right-of-Way,and more particularly described in the deed to the Town of Cohasset recorded in Norfolk Country Registry of Deeds 89 Book 6022,Page 710,now and in perpetuity as a public park to be administered by the Board of Selectmen acting in their capacity as the Board of Park Commissioners,pursuant to the provisions of Massachusetts General Laws,Chapter 45. ARTICLE 19: Moved that this Article shall be withdrawn from consideration. Motion adopted unanimously. ARTICLE 20: To see If the Town will vote to raise and appropriate,transfer from available funds,and/or borrow pursuant to any applicable statute,a sum or sums of money,to be expended by the Town Manager,for engineering,legal or other professional services to assist the Town with its mitigation negotiations with the MBTA for the proposed restoration of the Greenbush Line. ARTICLE 20: Moved that Fifteen Thousand ($15,000.00)Dollars be transferred from Surplus Revenue,to be expended by the Town Manager,for engineering, legal or other professional services to assist the Town with its mitigation negotiations with the MBTA for the proposed restoration of the Greenbush Line. Motion adopted. ARTICLE 21: To see if the Town will vote to convey to the Cohasset Housing Authority,a certain parcel of land situated in Cohasset,Norfolk County,Massachusetts, known as "Orcutt Pasture",that became Town property on May 21,1900,as shown on Assessors'Map 70,Plot IX,and recorded In the Norfolk County Registry of Deeds,Book 870,Page 556,containing 4.86 acres,more or less, and bounded and described as follows: Northerly:By land now or formerly of the heirs of Buster Barnes. Easterly:By land of said heirs. Southerly By land now or late of Elias Nichols. Westerly:By King Street. 90 ARTICLE 21: Moved that this Article shall be withdrawn from consideration. Motion adopted unanimously. ARTICLE 22: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate,transfer from available funds,and/or borrow pursuant to any applicable statute,a sum or sums of money,for the Water Commission to:(a)repair,rehabilitate,clean and line, and install or replace water mains and pipes,and make other capital improvements to the water distribution system;(b)make capital improvements to the Lily Pond Water Treatment Plant,including the repair, replacement,and upgrade of the facilities;(c)conduct water quality monitoring,establish monitoring wells,perform studies and take other actions Including the acquisition of land by gift,purchase or eminent domain for the purpose of protection of the sources of public water supply;and (d)perform other capital improvements to the Water Treatment Plant,the water distribution system,water storage tanks,or other Water Department equipment or facilities. ARTICLE 22: Moved that Eighty Nine Thousand Six Hundred Three ($89,603.00)Dollars be transferred from Water Surplus,that Fifteen Thousand Four Hundred Forty Seven ($15,447.00)Dollars be transferred from Article 9 of the March, 1999 Annual Town Meeting,that Twelve Thousand Three Hundred Fifty ($12,350.00)Dollars be transferred from Article 3 of the October,1998 Special Town Meeting,and that Eight Hundred Ten Thousand ($810,000.00) Dollars be hereby appropriated,for a total sum of Nine Hundred Twenty Seven Thousand Four Hundred ($927,400.00)Dollars for the Water Commission to (a)clean and line water pipes on Beechwood Street between Route 3A and Riverview Drive and on Elm and Summer Streets;(b)replace and install water pipes on Border Street,Linden Drive and Rustic Drive,and to make other improvements to the water distribution and storage system; and (c)to repair the settling basins and make other improvements to the Lily Pond Water Treatment Plant;and,that to fund the Eight Hundred Ten Thousand ($810,000.00)Dollar appropriation,the Treasurer,with the approval of the Board of Selectmen,Is hereby authorized to borrow Eight Hundred Ten Thousand ($810,000.00)Dollars,under and pursuant to Chapter 44,Section 8 of the Massachusetts General Laws,as amended,and any other enabling authority,and to issue bonds or notes of the Town, therefore,such borrowing to be general obligations of the Town with the intent that such bonds shall be repaid from Water Department Revenues. A 2/3 vote required. Motion adopted unanimously. 91 ARTICLE 23: To see if the Town will vote to amend Article V -"Appointed Standing Town Boards and Committees"of the General Bylaws by deleting Section 12, "Government Island Study Committee"in its entirety,and In its place add the following new Section 12 entitled,"Govemment Island Advisory Committee" as follows: Section 12 GOVERNMENT ISLAND ADVISORY COMMITTEE The Government Island Advisory Committee shall consist of seven (7) members,one (1)of whom shall be the Harbor Master.Each of the other members shall be appointed by the Selectmen for a three (3)year term,with two (2)members appointed each year. The Government Island Advisory Committee shall keep the Selectmen and Town Manager advised of the condition of Government Island for the recreational use of Cohasset residents. The Government Island Advisory Committee shall make suggestions to the Board of Selectmen and the Town Manager regarding the maintenance and Improvement of Government Island and shall propose any capital expenditures necessary for maintenance and improvement of Government Island. The Government Island Advisory Committee shall report annually to the Board of Selectmen,as well as,provide the Board with copies of its meeting minutes. ARTICLE 23: Moved that Article V -"Appointed Standing Town Boards and Committees"of the General Bylaws be amended by deleting Section 12,"Government Island Study Committee"in its entirety,and in its place add the following new Section 12 entitled,"Government Island Advisory Committee"as follows: Section 12 GOVERNMENT ISLAND ADVISORY COMMITTEE a.The Government Island Advisory Committee shall consist of seven (7)members,one (1 )of whom shall be the Harbor Master.Each of the other members shall be appointed by the Selectmen for a three (3)year term,with : two (2)members appointed each year.i b.The Government Island Advisory Committee shall keep the Selectmen and Town Manager advised of the condition of Government Island for the recreational use of Cohasset residents. c.The Government Island Advisory Committee shall make suggestions to the Board of Selectmen and the Town Manager regarding the maintenance 92 and improvement of Govemment Island and shall propose any capital expenditures necessary for maintenance and improvement of Government Island. d.The Government Island Advisory Committee shall report annually to the Board of Selectmen,as well as provide the Board with copies of its meeting minutes. Motion adopted unanimously. ARTICLE 24: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate,transfer from available funds,and/or borrow pursuant to any applicable statute,a sum or sums of money,to be expended by the Town Manager,for the purpose of retaining architects,engineers or other professional services to develop construction drawings and bid documents to expand and Improve the Woodside Cemetery as approved by the Board of Health,Conservation Commission and Zoning Board of Appeals,and to return to the 2001 Town Meeting for the actual construction funds. ARTICLE 24: Moved that Fifty Thousand ($50,000.00)Dollars be hereby appropriated,to be expended by the Town Manager,for the purpose of retaining architects, engineers or other professional services to develop construction drawings and bid documents to expand and improve the Woodside Cemetery,In accordance with the approvals of the Board of Health,Conservation Commission and Zoning Board of Appeals,and to return to the 2001 Annual Town Meeting for the actual construction funds,and,that to fund this appropriation,the Treasurer,with the approval of the Board of Selectmen is hereby authorized to borrow Fifty Thousand ($50,000.00)Dollars,pursuant to Chapter 44,Section 7 of the Massachusetts General Laws,as amended,or any other enabling authority,and to issue bonds or notes of the Town therefore. A 2/3 vote required. Motion adopted unanimously. ARTICLE 25: To see If the Town will vote to request its representatives in the General Court to introduce legislation to authorize the Town of Cohasset to pay the debt service on general obligation bonds issued to expand and improve the Woodside Cemetery over the period of ten (10)years as follows: An Act To Authorize the Town of Cohasset To Borrow Money For a Longer Duration Than Statutory Limits 93 Section 1 : Notwithstanding any general law to the contrary,the Town of Cohasset shall have the ability to pay the debt service on general obligation bonds issued in order to expand and improve the Woodside Cemetery, including all costs incidental and related thereto,over a period of ten (10) years. Section 2:This act shall take effect upon passage. ARTICLE 25: Moved that the Town request its representatives in the General Court to introduce legislation to authorize the Town of Cohasset to pay the debt service on general obligation bonds issued to expand and improve the Woodside Cemetery over the period of ten (10)years as set forth below and to authorize the Board of Selectmen of the Town to make constructive changes In perfecting the language of this legislation in order to secure passage,it being the intent to authorize the Board of Selectmen and the General Court to vary the specific text of the requested legislation within the scope of the general objectives of this home rule petition: An Act To Authorize the Town of Cohasset To Borrow Money For a Longer Duration Than Statutory Limits Section 1 : Notwithstanding any general law to the contrary,the Town of Cohasset shall be authorized to borrow general obligation bonds issued in order to expand and improve the Town of Cohasset Cemetery known as Woodside Cemetery,including all costs incidental and related thereto,over a period often (10)years. Section 2:This act shall take effect upon passage. Motion adopted unanimously. ARTICLE 26: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate,transfer from available funds,and/or borrow pursuant to any applicable statute,a sum or sums of money,to be expended by the Town Manager,to provide start up funds for the Revolving Fund established for the Board of Health's On-site Wastewater Management Plan,said funds to be returned to the General Fund at the time the Revolving Fund is solvent. ARTICLE 26: Moved that Twenty Thousand ($20,000.00)Dollars be transferred from Surplus Revenue,to be expended by the Town Manager,to provide start up 94 funds for the Revolving Fund established by Article 34 of the 2000 Annual Town Meeting for the Board of Health's On-site Wastewater Management Plan,said funds to be returned to the General Fund at the end of the Fiscal Year. Motion adopted. ARTICLE 27: To see if the Town will vote to waive all permit fees payable to the Town of Cohasset for a building permit in connection with the renovations or improvements to St.Stephen's Episcopal Church;and,further,to raise and appropriate,transfer from available funds,and/or borrow,pursuant to any applicable statute,a sum or sums of money,to be expended by the Town Manager,to reimburse St.Stephen's Episcopal Church for amounts paid to the Town of Cohasset for building permit fees in connection with renovations and improvements. CITIZENS'PETITION NAME ADDRESS Nancy St.John 35 Norfolk Road Robert J.Burgess 39 Norfolk Road Linda J.Lament 39 Norfolk Road Philip Faulkner 19 Heather Drive Kelliann Gaumer 208 Fairoaks Lane Wallace St.John 35 Norfolk Road David R.Rioux 41 James Lane Susan W.Durant 30 Surry Drive Cassandra Rioux 41 James Lane ARTICLE 27: Moved that all permit fees payable to the Town of Cohasset for a building permit In connection with the renovations or improvements to St.Stephen's Episcopal Church be waived;and,further,that Three Thousand Twenty Five ($3,025.00)Dollars be transferred from Surplus Revenue,to be expended by the Town Manager,to reimburse St.Stephen's Episcopal Church for amounts paid to the Town of Cohasset for building permit fees in connection with renovations and improvements. Motion adopted. ARTICLE 28: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate,transfer from available funds,and/or borrow pursuant to any applicable statute,a sum or sums of 95 money,to be expended by the Town Manager,for engineering and site development professional services for proposed Improvements and reuse of the "Gravel Yard"located on North Main Street,and all related costs. ARTICLE 28: Moved that Fifteen Thousand ($15,000.00)Dollars be transferred from Surplus Revenue,to be expended by the Town Manager,for engineering and site development professional services for proposed improvements and reuse of the "Gravel Yard"located on North Main Street,and all related costs. Motion adopted. ARTICLE 29: To see if the Town will vote to acquire in fee by purchase,gift,or eminent domain,a parcel of land located off of Forest Avenue,adjacent to Wheelwright Park consisting of approximately 32.13 acres,more or less,and identified on Assessors'Map 13,as Parcel 001 and,further,to raise and appropriate,transfer from available funds,and/or borrow,pursuant to any applicable statute,a sum or sums of money,to be expended by the Town Manager,for this purpose. ARTICLE 29: Moved that this Article shall be withdrawn from consideration. Motion adopted. It was moved and seconded that the Special Town Meeting be dissolved at 8:45 p.m. Motion adopted unanimously. A True Record,ATTEST: Marion L.Douglas Town Clerk 96 Special Town Meeting -November 13,2000 At the Special Town Meeting held on Monday,November 13,2000 at the Cohasset High School Auditorium the following articles were contained in the warrant and acted upon as follows. Checkers sworn in by the Town Clerk,Marion L.Douglas at 6:30 p.m.were Carol St.Pierre,Janice Rosano,Margaret Hernan,Kathleen Rhodes and Debra Krupczak.Tellers were appointed and sworn in by the Moderator, George L.Marlette,III. The Moderator called the meeting to order at 7:20 p.m.and a quorum of 100 was present at that time.The registered voters checked in on the voting list totaled 192.Precinct 1-105 voters;precinct 2-87 voters. Voted unanimously to dispense with the reading of the call of the Meeting and Return of Service having been examined by the Moderator and found to be in order. It was agreed to take the articles in reverse order. ARTICLE 4: To see if the Town will vote to acquire in fee by purchase,gift,or eminent domain,a parcel of land located off Forest Avenue,adjacent to Wheelwright Park,consisting of approximately 32.13 acres,more or less,and identified on Assessors'Map 13,as Parcel 001;and,further,to raise and appropriate, transfer from available funds,and/or borrow pursuant to any applicable statute,a sum or sums of money,to be expended by the Town Manager,for this purpose. ARTICLE 4: Moved to indefinitely postpone consideration of this article. Motion adopted unanimously. ARTICLE 3: To see if the Town will vote to designate the land commonly known as the Old Colony Railroad Right-of-Way,and more particularly described in the deed to the Town of Cohasset recorded in Norfolk County Registry of Deeds, Book 6022,Page 710,now and in perpetuity as a public park to be administered by the Board of Selectmen acting in their capacity as the Board of Park Commissioners,pursuant to the provisions of Massachusetts General Laws,Chapter 45. 97 ARTICLE 3: Moved to indefinitely postpone consideration of this article. Motion adopted unanimously. ARTICLE 2: To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen,on behalf of the Town of Cohasset,to execute Intermunicipal Agreements with terms of up to five (5)years for the disposal of construction and demolition materials at the Bourne Regional Waste Management Facility. ARTICLE 2: Moved that the Board of Selectmen,on behalf of the Town of Cohasset,is hereby authorized to execute Intermunicipal Agreements with terms of up to five (5)years for the disposal of construction and demolition materials at the Bourne Regional Waste Management Facility. Motion adopted unanimously. ARTICLE 1: To see what sums of money the Town will raise and appropriate,transfer from available funds,and/or borrow from the Massachusetts Water Pollution Abatement Trust,or otherwise borrow pursuant to any applicable statute,to be expended by the Town Manager,to supplement the funding for the Central Cohasset Sewer Project as voted in Article 5 of the March 1 997 Special Town Meeting,as amended by Article 1 1 of the October 1998 Special Town Meeting,and as further amended by Article 15 of the March 1998 Annual Town Meeting,and as further amended by Article 15 of the March 1999 Annual Town Meeting,and,further,that the Treasurer,with the approval of the Board of Selectmen,borrow such supplemental sum or sums of money to supplement Article 5 of the March 1997 Special Town Meeting, as amended,for funding the design,engineering,construction,and installation of said project,which borrowing is to be repaid by betterments assessed upon the properties benefited thereby. ARTICLE 1: Moved that Article 5 of the March 1997 Special Town Meeting,as previously amended by Article 11 of the October 1998 Special Town Meeting,and as further previously amended by Article 15 of the March 1998 Annual Town Meeting,and as further previously amended by Article 15 of the March 1999 Annual Town Meeting,be hereby amended to increase the amount appropriated and amount authorized to be borrowed by Six Hundred 98 Thousand ($600,000.00)Dollars,from $14,986,800.00 to $15,586,800.00,to be expended by the Town Manager,for the purpose of funding the design, engineering,construction,and installation of the Central Cohasset Sewer Project,which borrowing shall be a general obligation of the Town,although it is the intent of the Town that fifty (50%)percent of the debt service for the new Six Hundred Thousand ($600,00.00)Dollars hereby appropriated is to be paid from tax revenues of the Town and fifty (50%)percent is to be paid from revenues received by the Sewer Betterment Fund. A 2/3 vote is required. Motion adopted by the necessary 2/3's. It was moved and seconded that the Special Town Meeting be dissolved at 8:30 p.m. Motion adopted unanimously. A True Record,ATTEST: Marion L.Douglas Town Clerk 99 PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY -MARCH 7,2000 The polls opened at 7 a.m.and closed at 8 p.m. Total voters 2048;Percent -38. Total absentee voters -148;Percent -2. Breakdown of absentees:(Pre.1 ;68 -R;1 6 -D) (Pre.2;44 -R;20 -D) Election officers sworn in by the Town Clerk,Marion L.Douglas at 6:45 a.m. were as follows Carol St.Pierre Katherine Lincoln Jean Thompson Margaret Hernan Grace Tuckerman Dan Adams DEMOCRATIC PARTY-(748) Presidential Preference Shirley Tewksbury Helen King Louise Flint Caria Getto Ronald Goodwin Kathleen Rhodes Pre.1 Pre.2 Total Al Gore 167 172 339 Lyndon H.LaRouche.Jr. Bill Bradley No Preference 197 3 186 6 383 9 Blanks 4 7 11 Write-ins Total 3 374 3 374 6 748 State Committee Man Frederick R.Koed 299 321 620 Craig C.Hall 19 22 41 Blanks 55 31 86 Write-ins Total 1 374 374 1 748 State Committee Woman Karen F.DeTellis 218 233 451 Blanks 156 140 296 Write-ins 374 1 374 1 748 i 100 Town Committee Group (to vote for whole group)176 187 363 Agnes McCann 193 208 401 Susan Kent 183 203 386 Patricia A.Laugelle 206 229 435 Virginia L.Najmi 179 199 378 Donna J.McGee 193 218 411 Carol A.Barrett 196 212 408 Margaret R.Charles 211 227 438 Coleman F.Nee 181 198 379 Julie D.McNabb 206 228 434 John K.McNabb 222 240 462 Dorothy A.Keville'190 206 396 Frank P.Pozniak 192 199 391 Mary D.Richard 187 196 383 Lisa H.Dick 186 208 394 David J.McMorris 205 227 432 Dorothy A.O'Connell 188 197 385 Gail P.Walsh 182 199 381 Thomas J.Callahan 204 212 416 Randall E.Nash 180 198 378 Roseanne Marmo McMorris 221 242 463 Frederick Koed 242 265 507 Mary M.Goodwin 208 247 455 Ronald Goodwin 225 259 484 Donna P.French 189 207 396 James F.French 186 203 389 Maria A.Plante 212 240 452 Edwin H.Tebbetts 213 217 430 Chartis B.Tebbetts 215 230 445 Roger L.Lowe 196 204 400 Write-ins John Steele 1 1 Peggy Hassan 4 7 11 Kay Mosby 4 6 10 Neil Murphy 4 6 10 Group Blanks 7251 6754 14005 Blanks 197 187 384 101 REPUBLICAN PARTY -(1300) Presidential Preference Pre.1 Pre.2 Total Alan Keyes 10 17 27 George W.Bush 221 181 402 Gary Bauer John McCain 457 400 857 Steve Forbes 5 5 Orrin Hatch No Preference 3 3 Write-ins Blanks 5 1 6 Total 698 602 1300 State Committee Man Thomas J.Barry 237 201 438 James E.Claypoole 254 207 461 Write-ins 1 1 Blanl^s 207 193 400 Total 698 602 1300 State Committee Woman Paula E.Logan 555 450 1005 Write-ins 1 3 4 Blanks 142 149 291 Total 698 602 1300 Town Committee Group (to vote for whole group)317 276 593 Danny Adams 343 291 634 Mark A.Baker 372 304 676 Patricia A.Buckley 410 345 755 R.Murray Campbell 369 336 705 Lillian M.Curley 393 341 734 Terese D'Urso 367 306 673 Daniel S.Evans 404 324 728 John J.Flanagan 376 322 698 Janet R.Fogarty 342 304 646 Edythe B.Ford 355 298 653 102 Martha K.Gjesteby 402 358 760 William R.Grimm 368 307 675 Juliette D.Guild 397 333 730 Peter S.Guild 372 327 699 Nancy B.Hertig 357 310 667 Lenora C.Jenkins 385 325 710 Raymond Kasperowicz 384 327 711 Paula E.Logan 455 375 830 Beth E.Marsden-Gilman 354 297 651 Jean M.Muir 374 326 700 Mary Jeanette Murray 520 422 942 Kevin F.O'Donnell 374 344 718 Nancy OToole 368 327 695 Samuel C.Pease 376 310 686 Douglas R.Peck 354 305 659 Robert B.Spofford 375 315 690 Marjorie L.Smith 343 293 636 Grace R.Tuckerman 367 329 696 Judith P.Volungis 377 311 688 Andrea L.Wade 397 311 708 George B.Watts,Jr.355 298 653 Patricia E.Winton 400 320 720 Barbara A.Meehan 381 319 700 Write-ins Alex Koines 7 7 14 Christine Gritzan 6 3 9 Charles Kennedy 1 1 Group Blanks 1149 1011 2160 Blanks 380 326 706 Libertarian Party Presidential Preference Kip Lee Harry Browne Edison P.McDaniels,Sr. Larry Mines David Lynn Hollist L.Neil Smith No Preference Blanks Total State Committee Man State Committee Woman 103 Town Committee The polls closed at 8 p.m.and the results were declared at 9:30 p.m. A True Record,ATTEST: Marion L.Douglas Town Clerk 104 STATE PRIMARY -SEPTEMBER 19,2000 Polls opened at 7 a.m.and closed at 8 p.m. Total Voters-862.Per Cent 17.24 Total Absentee Voters -50. Election officers sworn in by the Town Clerk,Marion Douglas,at 6:45 a.m. were as follows: Carol St.Pierre Dan Adams Jean Thompson CarIa Getto Grace Tuckerman Janice Rosano Shirley Tewksbury Katherine Lincoln Janet MacLure Debra Krupczak Helen King Kathleen Rhodes Margaret Hernan Ann Barrett Democratic Partv Senator in Conqress Pre.1 Pre.2 Total Edward M.Kennedy Blanks Scattering Total 285 56 5 346 325 93 4 422 610 149 _9 768 Representative in Conqress William D.Delahunt Blanks Scattering Total 263 80 3 346 314 106 2 422 577 186 5 768 Councillor Christopher A.lannella,Jr. Blanks Scattering Total 200 144 2 346 232 188 422 432 332 4 768 Senator in General Court James M.Cantwell Ted LeClair Blanks Scattering Total 147 164 34 1 346 165 216 40 1 422 312 380 74 2 768 105 Representative in General Court Garrett J.Bradley Michael P.Holden 249 97 304 105 544 202 Blanks 9 13 22 Scattering Total 346 422 768 Clerk of Courts Walter F.Timilty Blanks 210 135 245 177 455 312 Scattering Total 1 346 422 1 768 Register or Deeds Peter H.Collins 119 169 288 Mary Ellen Cronin Paul D.Harold 86 82 87 95 173 177 Blanks 59 71 130 Scattering Total 346 --0 422 768 County Commissioner John M.Gillis 154 184 338 William P.O'Donnell 137 165 302 Blanks 400 493 893 Scattering Total 1 692 2 844 _3 1536 Republican Party Senator in Congress Jack E.Robinson III 96 88 184 Blanks 60 42 102 Scattering Total 2 158 5 135 7 293 106 Representative in Congress Eric V.Bleicken Blanks Scattering Total 118 38 -^ 158 98 37 135 216 75 _^ 293 Councillor Blanks Scattering Total 130 28 158 116 19 135 247 47 293 Senator in General Court Robert L.Hedlund Blanks Scattering Total 137 20 1 158 119 16 135 256 36 1 293 Representative in General Court Mary Anne McKenna Blanks Scattering Total 142 13 158 122 10 3 135 264 6 6 293 Clerk of Courts Daniel M.Dewey Blanks Total 123 33 158 94 -40 135 217 73 293 Register of Deeds Bruce Olsen Blanks Scattering Total 126 32 158 97 38 135 223 70 293 Countv Commissioner Blanks Scattering Total 295 21 158 261 135 556 30 293 107 Libertarian Party The Libertarian Party did not receive any votes or any write-ins. The polls closed at 8 p.m.and the results were declared at 845 p.nn. A True Copy,Attest: iVIarion L.Douglas,Town Clerk 108 November 7,2000 -State Election Polls opened at 7 a.m.and closed at 8 p.m. Total voters -4460.Per Cent-82.Total absentee voters -480. Pre.1-259;Pre.2-221. Election officers sworn in by Town Clerk,Marion L.Douglas at 6:45 a.m. were as follows: Carol St.Pierre Caria Getto Janet MacLure Shirley Tewksbury Grace Tuckerman Helen King Janice Rosano Nancy Barrett Margaret Hernan Ronald Goodwin Dan Adams Kathleen Rhodes Jean Thompson Margaret Hernan Katherine Lincoln Carol Barrett Electors of President &Vice President (Vote for One) Prel Browne &Oliver 13 Buchanan &Higgins,Sr.6 Bush &Cheney 1102 Gore&Liberman 1022 Hagelin &Tompkins 1 Nader &LaDuke 136 Scattering (write-ins)1 Blanks 4 Total 2285 Pre 2 12 5 1026 1006 2 112 2 10 2175 Total 25 11 2128 2028 3 248 3 14 4460 Senator in Congress (Vote for One) Edward M.Kennedy CarIa A.Howell Jack E.Robinson,III Dale E.Friedgen Philip Hyde,III Philip F.Lawler Scattering (write-ins) Blanks Total 1372 1358 2730 340 272 612 384 370 754 4 4 8 3 9 12 40 37 77 8 7 15 134 118 252 2285 2175 4460 109 Reoresentative in Conaress (Vote for One) William D.Delahunt 1450 1461 2911 Eric Bleicken 720 572 1292 Scattering (write-ins)1 3 4 Blanks 114 139 253 Total 2285 2175 4460 Councillor (Vote for One) Christopher A.lanella,Jr.1351 1310 2661 Scattering (write-ins)13 18 31 Blanks 921 847 1768 Total 2285 2175 4460 Senator in General Court (Vote for One Robert L.Hedlund 1377 1290 2667 James M.Cantwell 803 783 1586 Scattering (write-ins)1 4 5 Blanks 104 98 202 Total 2285 2175 4460 Representative in General Court (Vote for One) Garrett J.Bradley 1008 1115 2123 Mary Anne McKenna 1109 915 2024 Walter S.Murray 70 63 133 Scattering (write-ins)1 1 2 Blanks 97 81 178 Total 2285 2175 4460 Clerk of Courts (Vote for One) Daniel M.Dewey 975 857 1832 Walter F.Timilty,Jr.921 911 1832 Scattering (write-ins)1 4 5 Blanks 388 403 791 Total 2285 2195 4460 110 Register of Deeds (Vote for One) Paul D.Harold 1022 1036 2058 Bruce Olsen 854 723 1577 Scattering (write-ins)1 Blanks 408 2 414 3 822 Total 2285 2175 4460 County Commissioner (Vote for not more than Two) JohnM.Gillis 1110 1082 2192 William P.O'Donnell 829 876 1705 Scattering (write-ins)7 Blanks 2624 14 2378 21 5002 4350 8920 Question 1 Proposed Amendment to tiie Constitution Do you approve of the adoption of an amendment to the constitution summarized below,which was approved by the General Court in joint sessions of the two houses on June 9,1998 and again on June 28,2000. A Yes Vote would amend the constitution to require that the periodic redrawing of district boundaries for state legislators and governor's councilors use new census data two years earlier than under the current system. A No Vote would make no change in the current four-year process for redrawing such district boundaries? Pre.1 Pre.2 Total Yes 1577 No 582 Blanks 126 Total 2285 2175 4460 Question 2 Proposed Amendment to the Constitution Do you approve of the adoption of an amendment to the constitution summarized below,which was approved by the General Court in joint sessions of the two houses on June 9,1998 and again on June 28,2000? A Yes Vote would amend the constitution to limit the voting rights of incarcerated felons. A No Vote would make no change in the voting rights of incarcerated felons. 1445 3022 569 1151 161 287 111 1394 2861 686 1435 95 164 Pre.1 Pre.2 Total Yes 1467 No 749 Blanks 69 Total 2285 2175 4460 Question 3 Law Proposed by Initiative Petition Do you approve of a law summarized below,on which no vote was taken by the Senate or the House of Representatives before May 3,2000? A Yes Vote would prohibit dog races where betting or wagering occurs. A No Vote would make no change in the laws governing dog racing. Pre.1 Pre.2 Total Yes 1145 No 1075 Blanks 65 Total 2285 Question 4 Law Proposed bv Initiative Petition 1030 2175 1079 2154 66 131 2175 4460 Do you approve of a law summarized below,on which no vote was taken by the Senate or the House of Representatives before May 3,2000? A Yes Vote would reduce the state personal income tax rate in steps over three years to 5%. A No Vote would make no change in the state income tax laws. Pre.1 Pre.2 Total Yes 1632 No 577 Blanks 76 Total 2285 2175 4460 Question 5 Law Proposed bv Initiative Petition Do you approve of a law summarized below,on which no vote was taken by the Senate or the House of Representatives before May 3,2000? A Yes Vote would require health insurance carriers to guarantee certain rights to their patients and providers,and it would prohibit the conversion of non-profit hospitals,HMO's,and health insurers into for-profit entities until a 1459 3091 620 1197 96 172 112 803 1703 1238 2522 134 235 Pre.2 Total 963 2009 1090 2338 122 214 system is created to provide comprehensive health care coverage for all Massachusetts residents. A No Vote would make no change in the laws governing health insurance and health care. Pre.1 Pre.2 Total Yes 900 No 1284 Blanks 101 Total 2285 2175 4460 Question 6 Law Proposed bv Initiative Petition Do you approve of a law summarized below,on which no vote was taken by the Senate or the House of Representatives before May 3,2000? A Yes Vote would allow a state personal income tax or corporate excise tax credit for Massachusetts tolls and motor vehicle excise taxes. A No Vote would make no change in the state tax laws. Pre.1 Yes 1046 No 1148 Blanks 91 Total 2285 2175 4460 Question 7 Law Proposed bv Initiative Petition Do you approve of a law summarized below,on which no vote was taken by the Senate or the House of Representatives before May 3,2000? A Yes Vote would create a state income tax deduction for charitable contributions. A No Vote would make no change in the state income tax laws. Pre.1 Pre.2 Total Yes 1835 No 353 Blanks 97 Total 2285 2175 4460 Question 8 Law Proposed bv Initiative Petition Do you approve of a law summarized below,on which no vote was taken by the Senate or the House of Representatives before May 3,2000? A Yes Vote would change state laws governing drug-dependency treatment and fines paid and money and property forfeited In connection with drug crimes. 113 1666 3501 395 748 114 211 A No Vote would make no change in the laws governing drug-dependency treatment and fines forfeitures based on drug crimes. Pre.1 Pre.2 Total Yes 1009 No 1172 Blanks 104 Total 2285 2175 4460 940 1949 1094 2266 141 245 Polls closed at 8 p.m. Results were declared at 9:30 p.m. A True Record,ATTEST: Marion L.Douglas Town Clerk 114 VITAL STATISTICS —BIRTHS FOR THE YEAR 2000 DATE NAME OF CHILD PARENTS (Mother's Maiden Name) JANUARY 3 4 12 17 19 21 22 26 27 FEBRUARY 3 8 9 18 19 20 24 MARCH 2 7 12 17 20 25 28 APRIL 7 28 MAY 3 6 6 9 11 12 15 19 25 JUNE 12 17 20 20 24 27 JULY 5 14 15 28 Lauren Adele Cunning Caroline Paige Dimodica Sean C.&Christine A.Cunning (Sullivan) Jeffrey F.&Christine L Dimodica (O'Halloran) Domenic Salvatore Albanese Michael John Legge Colby June Litchfield Alyssa Melan Hagerty Halle Joann Pratt Sean Joseph Reichardt Benjamin Mitchell Healy Thomas P.&Lori J.Albanese (Gravina) Andrew D.&Elisabeth Legge (Mullen) Peter A.&Linda M.Litchfield (Curiey) Timothy B.&Leslie Hagerty (Brayman) Jeffrey C.&Lisa Pratt (Fichtner) James N.&Linda J.Reichardt (Prezioso) Peter W.&Margot Healey (Tonery) Dakota Bailey Morris Isabel Maria Buckley Grace Hobson Alves Joshua Raymond Rosen Jane Rae Greenip Jackson Joseph Dooley David Ambrose Tierney Harrison Thomas Timothy Cecilia Marie Mastrojanni Abigail Soohyun Park Katherine Zita Quigley Isabel Sierra Witkos Ava Elizabeth Young Emily Katherine Moy Mary Margaret O'Donnell Hayden Pierce Trent Mark S.&Jacqueline R.Monis (Dinardo) Peter J.&Emilia M.Buckley (Stance) Marie &Abigail Alves (Hobson) Michael L.&Lisa A.Rosen (Henke) John H.&Laurie Greenip (Livingstone) Joseph R.&Kieli Dooley (Stonn Van Leeuwen) William H.&Melissa Tierney (Thorn) Peter T.&Susan E.Timothy (Burgholzer) Robert L.&Melissa Mastrojanni (Thom) Paul J.&Karen Park (Mahoney) Andrew P.&Claudia Quigley (Toole) Matthew J.&Catherine Witkos (Cunningham) James M.&Priscilla Young (Short) Jeffrey F.&M.Margaret Moy (Halas) Daniel J.&Karen O'Donnell (Schell) Lane D.&Ellen M.Trent (Crimi) Matthew Luke Guglielmo Owen Craig Bleicken Stella Peari Owings John Matthew Heman Katherine Louisa McCarthy Steven William Jacobs Declan Rowe Havileck Marie P &Sarah Guglielmo (McHugh) Craig G.&Leesa Bleicken (Spinney) Michael P.&Donna L.Owings (Fromberg) John M.&Cynthia Heman (Whalens) John J.&Maureen McCarthy (Kelley) Brian &Karyn Jacobs (Desavino) Desmond A.&Jennifer L.Havileck (Rowe) Quentin Daniel McCarron Daniel M.&Christine M.McCan-on (Lagrotteria) Margaret Johnston Michalowski Mark C.&Nancy E.Michalowski (Elwell) David Andrew Burke,Jr. Thomas Henry Guinee Alexander Westman Arnold Joseph Francis Donoghue Jonah Bradley Jones Lindsay Rose Stelljes Emily Jane Lengyel Turner Charies Martell Joseph Michael Kenealy Michael Chang David A.&Anne Burke (O'Leary) Paul F.&Kathleen E.Guinee (Murrin) Jonathan N.&Franchesca Arnold (Martitsch) Kevin F.&Martha K.Donoghue (Kinnealy) Michael S.&Heather W.Jones (Ludlow) Stephen R.Stelljes &Cheryl L.Wilkinson John C.&Brigid Lengyel (McGlynn) David &Roberta Martell (Meallo) Sean M.&Debra Kenealy (Janacek) John &Jiyeon Chang (Kim) 115 AUGUST 8 Akim Dubois 8 Anna Laurel Giliiatt 8 Sphia Rose Giliiatt 8 Maxwell Neil Loeb 12 Michael Leary Hill 13 Olivia Carolina Harvey 15 Kaitlyn Rose Patterson 17 Victor Emmanuel Hajjar 24 Mary Catherine Tarpey 25 Lily Maureen Blackburn 26 Bayden Lambert Willms 28 Anna Elizabeth Cunnie SEPTEMBER 18 Clifford Ryan Ward 24 William Charles Devin 30 Mason Hopkins Fitzgerald OCTOBER 3 Mollie Brigid Gilbert 3 Julia Anatasia Peterson 12 Alia Quinn Davis 14 Jessica Young Adiey 15 Finnlan Pierce Doherty 16 Caroline Amistrong Bacon 18 Caroline Paige McManus NOVEMBER 7 Pen-i Jill Feit 15 Aidan J.Gildea 22 D'Artagnan V.Jaggi 22 Aaron KIshore Mohapatra 29 Abigail Delaney Johnson 30 Michael F.Macrae,Jr. 30 Heather L.Pape DECEMBER 2 Claire 1.Budzik 2 Henry J.Murphy 19 Hannah M.Laugelle 31 Leah A.Fredey Emmanuel &Nadia Dubois (Elioussi) Charles &Kathryn Giliiatt (Stasko) Charles &Kathryn Gillatt (Stasko) Todd &Marta Loeb (Lorenzoni) Brian A.&Leila Hill (Vanni) John &Canie Harvey (Tackett) Randall &Jean Patterson (Crescenzi) Victor &Penelope Hajjar (Stroumbos) Daniel &Elizabeth Tarpey (McLaughlin) Christopher &Isabel Blackburn (Nevymrian) Robert Willms &Jennifer Schneff Michael &Karin Cunnie (Feifer) Lance &Jill Ward (Ryan) William &Renate Devin (Mars) Joseph &Jill Fitzgerald (Shockman) Aaron &Mary Gilbert (Duggan) Charles &Jennifer Peterson (Lasnicki) Delangey &Karima Davis (Aniba) Richard &Sheila AdIey (Young) Sean &Suzanne Doherty (Ziegler) Jeffrey Bacon &Leslie Amistrong John &Donna McManus (McManus) Michael &Jane Feit (Alpert) William &Killi Gildea (Grimes) Richard &Deanna Jaggi (Dunn) Kishore Mohapatra &Lisa Brown Jeffrey &Deborah Johnson (White) Michael &Anne Macrae (Mathiesen) John &Shelley Pape (Chabot) Ronald &Amy Budzik (Amett) Brian &Laura Murphy (Young) Peter G.&Julie A.Laugelle (Williams) Steven D.&Tracy F.Fredey (Coughlin) 116 MARRIAGES 2000 January 8,in Cohasset,Thomas Snelders of Scituate and Jacquelyn E. Adams of Scituate,married by John R.Mulvehill,Priest. April 8 in Cohasset,John A.Woodin of Boston and Angela S.Cameron of Boston,married by Thomas W.Woodin,United Methodist Clergy. April 29 in Cohasset,Frederick A.Borelli of Cohasset and Patricia M.Happel of Cohasset,married by John R.Mulvehill,Priest April 29 in Cohasset,Augustine J.Long of Marshfield and Katrina M.Slater of Marshfield,married by Michael Ward,Priest. April 29 in Cohasset,Michael F.Snow of Cohasset and Jacqueline M. Anderson of Cohasset,married by Gary A.Ritts,Minister. May 20 in Cohasset,Robert J.Collins of Boston and Nise Nekhera of Quincy, married by Julio Guzman,Minister. May 21 in Pembroke,Mark A.Loughlin of Cohasset and Michelle S.Berman of Cohasset,married by James C.Gibney,Justice of the Peace. May 27 in Cohasset,James A.Hassan of Pembroke and Christina M. Buckley of Cohasset,married by John R.Mulvehill,Priest. May 27 in Cohasset,James J.Lawlor of Fort Riley,KS and Katherine V. Andrews of Fort Riley,KS,married by E.Clifford Cutler,Priest. June 2 in Cohasset,Arlo B.Sullivan of Morro Bay,CA and Deborah M. Hartley of Morro Bay,CA married by Ronna P.Townsend,Justice of the Peace. June 3 in Cohasset,Craig S.Carter of Cohasset and Carolyn M.Ob-Chang of Cohasset,married by John R.Mulvehill,Priest. June 10 in Cohasset,John M.Campbell of Cohasset and Meghan L. Donnelly of Cohasset,married by Gary A.Ritts,Minister. June 19 in Hingham,Edward C.Jacobucci of Scituate and Donna L.Bartlett of Scituate,married by Richard P.Kenney,Justice of the Peace. June 24 in Cohasset,Sam Adams of Boston and Courtney E.Stone of Boston,married by John P.Streit,Jr.Priest. June 24 in Cohasset,Jason D.Vayo of Plymouth and Devon M.Noonan of Cohasset,married by John R.Mulvehill,Priest. June 25 in Cohasset,James S.Borland and Julie A.Litchfield of Cohasset, married by John R.Mulvehill,Priest. July 29 in Orleans,Edward J.Finn,Jr.of Cohasset and Courtney S.Craft of Cohasset,married by David M.Angelica,Priest. July 29 in Cohasset,Jay I.Hanflig of Cohasset and Donna J.Sinden of Cohasset,married by R.Diane Spaulding,Justice of the Peace. August 19 in Quincy,Jason S.Ryan of Cohasset and Elisabeth E.Horte of Cohasset,married by Donald H.Strong,Clergy. August 26 in Rockland,Gregory R.Cohen of Cohasset and Tracilee Washak of Cohasset,married by Frank D.Rodick,Justice of the Peace. 117 August 26 in Cohasset,Jason D.Schroteberger of Phoenixville,PA and Reginia M.Deprisco of Phoenixville,PA,married by Jennifer Justice, Reverend. Sept.9,2000 in Duxbury,Lindsey H.Durant of Cohasset and Sandra T. Sevigny of Cohasset,married by Kenneth C.Landall,Member of the Clergy. Sept.9,2000 in Edgartown,David W.Vose of Wellesley and Margaret Hesslon of Cohasset,married by John C.Ozug,Priest. Sept.16,2000 in Cohasset,Kevin M.Sargent of Cohasset and Sondra A. Savage of Cohasset,married by Allan C.Palmer,Clergy. Sept.17,2000 in Lenox,Mark L.Taber of Cohasset and Karen J.Sanderson of Cohasset,married by Roberta A.Parry,Justice of the Peace. Sept.17,2000 in Cohasset,John Tangherlini of Braintree and Ann K.Brown of Braintree,married by Gary A.Ritts,UCC Minister. Sept.22,2000 in Cohasset,Timothy J.Dillon of Brooklyn,NY and Cibeline Sariano of Brookline NY,married by Gary A.Ritts,UCC Minister. Sept.30,2000 in Cohasset,Robert F.Ryan of Marshfield and Leslie A. O'Grady of Marshfield,married by John R.Mulvehlll,Priest. Oct.7,2000 in Cohasset,Kyle F.Hublitz of Fairfield,CT and Ellen A. Schramm of Fairfield,CT,married by Gary A.Ritts,Minister. Oct.7,2000 in Cohasset,Jason D.Kowalczyk of Syracuse,NY and Alexandra E.Knox of Syracuse,NY,married by Jennifer Justice,Minister. Oct.14,2000 in Cohasset,Michael A.Maravelias of Braintree and Alyssa R. Glagrando of Scituate,married by Gary A.Ritts,Minister. Oct.14,2000 in Cohasset,Richard D.Muncey of Cohasset and Katherine E. MIntz of Abington,married by John R.Mulvehlll,Priest. Oct.21,2000 in Cohasset,Erik O.Steverman of Cohasset and Jodi Gratton of Cohasset,married by E.Clifford Cutler,Priest. Nov.18,2000 in Cohasset,Guy M.Ricketts of Cohasset and Stacey Sorrenson of Cohasset,married by Gary A.Ritts,Minister. Nov.25,2000 in Scituate,Kenneth J.Simonelli of Cohasset and Donna P. Buckley of Cohasset,married by Laura Delaplain,Clergywoman. Nov.25,2000 in Cohasset,Alex Yannis of Tappan,NY and Guoqin Zhang of Elmhurst,NY,married by John G.Maheras,Priest. Dec.22,2000 in Cohasset,Efthymios N.Dellargyris,MD of Chapel Hill,NC and Karen A Ekberg of Chapel Hill,NC married by Gary A Ritts,Minister. 118 DEATHS FOR THE YEAR 2000 DATE NAME AGE JANUARY 4 Lois Julia Butman 73 6 Eleanor Brown 98 9 Adelle E.Lawrence 90 14 Phllomena Conte 90 17 Daniel A.Volungis 87 21 Irving C.Blossom 92 21 Roberta T.Lehr 79 21 Catherine T.Mafera 89 23 Leah E.Bumpus 85 25 Nathan S.Towie 79 27 Joan Hefner 73 27 Mary Mugovero 98 28 Eleanor L.Seksay 79 31 Rosennarie A.Kierce 20 FEBRUARY 1 Patricia E.WInton 58 15 Celia Kilduff 94 17 Eleanor A.Trayers 84 18 Robert L.Julian 69 22 Dorothy P.Gasorek 76 23 Lydia B.Ericsson 89 23 Elsie A.Johnson 95 23 Adam A.McClay,Jr.81 26 Frances E.Chatterton 86 26 Flossie M.Cogill 83 28 Rita M.Gannon 82 MARCH 4 John Pfaffmann 68 8 Abigail H.Barrett 99 10 Martha L.Androski 50 10 Doris J.Maclver 72 11 Daniel S.Campbell 93 18 Florence Campbell 77 22 Joseph S.Conroy 74 26 Sally B.Wheeler 82 119 APRIL 5 Robert J.Sullivan 12 Joseph W.Horak 12 Emma J.Hupman 26 Julia M.Boulet 27 Leona B.Pratt 29 Lynette A.Lydon MAY 5 Elizabeth J.MacNeil 6 Edward J.Dillon,Jr. 8 Constance H.Dean 30 Joseph J.DeAngelis Sr JUNE 9 Robert C.Alrich 12 Barbara A.Carter 16 Linda S.Halloran 17 Warren J.Drew 19 Frederick H.Grassie 25 Jack Silvia 26 Bessie E.Maloney 27 Harold F.Goodwin JULY 6 Clark Chatterton 8 Mary B.Barnes 9 Alice M.Murray 15 Cheryle A.Sullivan 16 John C.Campbell 17 Rose R.Roche 21 Edward M.Kanzler 22 Estelle 0.Rousseau 31 Mary M.Golyn AUGUST 2 Mary P.Lanza 25 Nancy E.Allen 25 Deane Miller 28 Anne Fettig 30 Ruth V.Casey SEPTEMBER 5 Allen F.DeVito 8 Robert Nash 77 93 82 86 88 97 80 77 87 78 77 57 64 80 85 82 89 83 58 42 90 45 88 77 89 87 90 94 87 72 95 82 59 82 120 OCTOBER 9 Catherine W.Mulcahy 13 Frederick A.Gleason 22 Gertrude H.Vecchione 27 Robert G.Ripley 29 Thomas B.Williams 30 James P.McGee NOVEMBER 2 Virginia M.Anderson 3 George Silipo 5 Renate C.Sides 7 Lester W.Dann 10 Jane M.Barnes 11 Mary F.Robinson 17 Mary L.O'Malley 22 Evelyn L.Carlson 23 Mary E.Steverman 24 Edwin E.Daniels 25 Edith Littlefield 26 Grace A.Donohue DECEMBER 9 James E.Burns 17 Charles W.MacGregor 24 Jean F.Higgins 29 Mary L.Horrigan 93 87 89 63 89 61 77 93 71 79 65 91 87 62 79 74 94 70 90 92 74 85 121 ELECTION OFFICERS FOR THE YEAR 2000 The following persons were appointed Election Workers for the year 2000 by the Board of Selectmen. REPUBLICANS DEMOCRATS Janet R.Fogarty Margaret H.Stoughton Grace R.Tuckerman Margaret M.Bates Ruth F.Pratt R.Murray Campbell Katherine M.Lincoln Janet M.MacLure John H.Mullett Margaret M.O'Donnell Avis M.Sweeney Margaret C.Chapin PROSPECTIVE JUROR LIST Janice M.Rosano Jean M.Salvador Linda M.Nash Susan Kent Lisa Hewitt-Dick Frances OToole Ronald Goodwin Deborah B.Protulis Barbara B.Valovic Anthony J.Finegan Patricia A.Laugelle Pursuant to Massachusetts General Laws,Chapter 234A.Section 15,the Prospective Juror List is available in the Town Clerk's office with the names of those residents who may be summoned for juror service.This information is available for public inspection during normal office hours. Respectfully submitted, Marion L.Douglas,Town ClerK 122 TOWN ACCOUNTANT Submitted herewith is my annual report for the fiscal year ended June 30,2000. This report includes the following: GENERAL FUND 1.Balance Sheet (Combined) 2.Statement of Revenues,Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balance 3.Report of Appropriations and Expenditures 4.Statement of Revenues,Budget vs.Actual 5.Statement of State and County Assessments SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 1.Balance Sheet (Combined) 2.Statement of Revenues,Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balance, Town Special Revenue Funds 3.Statement of Revenues,Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balance, School Special Revenue Funds SEWER FUND 1.Balance Sheet (Combined) 2.Statement of Revenues,Expendiuires and Changes in Fund Balance 3.Report of Appropriations and Expenditures WATER FUND 1.Balance Sheet (Combined) 2.Statement of Revenues,Expenditures and Changes in Retained Earnings 3.Report of Appropriations and Expenditures CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND 1.Balance Sheet (Combined) 2.Statement of Revenues,Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balance TRUST FUNDS 1 . 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II w SK K 'I)C O o -'-' >SSSi i ago o tlZ ?QoIS 1 =o s 1 5J3II UJ 5=S 5 - ^tJ ««o f ^gllf If OTHEI SOU Opera Opera Salee ^ 144 SEWER SPECIAL REVENUE FUND STATEMENT OF REVENUES,EXPENDITURES,AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCE Revenue:* User Charges 121,919 Sewer Liens 3,374 Miscellaneous Revenue 44 State Rate Relief Assistance 14,925 Total Revenue 140,262 Expenditures 173,291 Encumbrances 24,493 Transfer to General Fund Total Expenditures &Encumbrances (197,784) Excess of Revenue Over Expenditures (57,522) Undesignated Fund Balance July 1,1999 Add:Prior year Encumbrances closed 23,313 Transfers from General Fund Operating Deficit (34,209) Add:General Fund Subsidy 34,209 Undesignated Fund Balance June 30,2000 (0) *Cash Basis 145 WATER SPECIAL REVENUE FUND STATEMENT OF REVENUES,EXPENDITURES AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCE Revenue:* User Charges 1,578,496 Water Liens 59,391 Water Fees 21,616 Penalties &Interest 13,353 State Reimbursements Hydrants Charges 53,723 Total Revenue 1,726,579 Expenditures 1,687,764 Encumbrances 318,037 Total Expenditures &Encumbrances (2,005,801) Excess of Revenue Over Expenditures (279,222) Retained Earnings July 1,1999 98,596 Add:Prior year Encumbrances Closed 269,777 Year End Adjustments 677 Retained Earnings June 30,2000 89,828 *Cash Basis 146 i I §11 s s s ill cb o o ill s &£!< a s a «•o r«o r« «i o r>o ^4 «n *o -4 OD O O rt o o p-o o «o « r-r»o «>o V o m o o o o o w e o o o o e e o w eoo^owooo 2E X ^ o)H en =E in •o< -^O n C ••-•Vi&^§>::K >•e uH(«oe M e•m^tn ^a m u 2 ^.-3 •§ •«•x;9cet^c u o tS ae X M s . 5 8m*i u f 2 :6 K c •3 -s 5 -5 : 5 S.MOM c a. 5 5 n »mo>.o 147 O O O O ^O 00 h.O 1^O O O Op o o N 00 f-i o>5 en 10 :CM II 'i ^^-TO 5t VO in ^^^o o ^tH <^^mm •m II in o>^a\^^00 in 0^^rv ^VO ^00 :in II §1 00 r^'d csi ^8 en eg 0>5t 5J-Km":fo"" 1-t ^^-^CJ>00 N rv CM O VO :o II U.(0 n i-i CM m s-/0\CM_^:m IIm•>H : ** II w CVJ (M -«^VD O C\J O ^O rv CM O O VD CM in VD N ^m :CM 11 2!c^^0^^r)<^Jv0O0^oooin O 0>O O ^in cno VD ^^00 II 3 a[C4 01 o\^o -4 (\J VO 0^r-^^q q O 00 O VO CM o -.:r^II ^o ro ro <H ^O N N ^o ^"ci d d inV rn ^d N ^' ''II T3 ^10 U)^«-!ro ^(T)0^^ino^in n rl PO 00 VO COC 0) CO ^^CM PO CM en ^_-o N ro a rn d :^IIX isiiUJ v^(T)VO O o ^VD :00 II in 4>in w CO O •^in :VD II ^.^.r^ro 00 :^II *?C 00 VD n"vo'cm":CM II O r^^:ro IImfo:rv II w cr :v>II 1-:II /-v ^^^«^^«^^-s .^>.^^/-NooooooooooooooooooCTicy>^o o :00 II >«):in in o o o o o o o o o o VD VD ro o o :VO II r«.c\j o o in in o o o o ino ro (T)O m o :rv II ^1?2UJ CO ID d d d<vj'd d d d ^'d VD 0^ro do :O II •-•^VD o o in o in in (j^^-H rv fV .-1 ro o m II q:1-H .H n ft f-t CM ^CM ro CM VD .-(^q ^vq 0\11 ^fe ^^^^>-'N-^V-^Vi^ is II** II D ro in f-«rtK^t§y^ Q IIZII o Q o II O 1'o QZUJinQ in 11 £q c eg d •II CM II^z no ^f f^ UJ w "O ^II (0 II -)UJ CL II O D 1' trz II Q.UJ II _l>II o o o o o o o o o O II in in o o o o o o Q O 1'N (\j Q Q o o in Q m O II ^i ro VO d d d d ^"in d o"li si^"£^Tt o CSJ VD in rt in COz UJ o|^«-•rt «-•CM CM CM 't 5 UJ m^ro'*"•m II **II IIK<II H 11 W ,.1,^ S;iin. 11 CO II (\j f^in r^OOOr^OOOOf^OOO CO o VO it VO 1^O : C\J O CJ CsJ o ^in in in o o (N (M VD ro at <u "o :0^00 00 0\-^CM VD en N o o\ ro 0^N •-•d in N d d ^*d CO'd d 't ^ (0 ^:^5t 00 rH in ro 51-m c^in m rv ^00 N O II ro o • CD u.: ^CM m in ^rv VD :CM 11 •-I ^!! • *A 11 II II c o a>CO (0 o E ao M^ o c c >« >o o S c «o o §•aZI*-u.>^a ^c c ^^" o 5 5 >u" c o o tr 3 = 60 C C S)!-is tfj ?^00 0)c 0)O O «D .i:10QOQIil-J IE o 0)«J °°°«0)>r-O O O "o "0oQ-c c c S ga^^^-5 E E i jr I-I-I-tr q: E 2 •rO_lOOOOOi:J33,00000 OfOWuoOUO > o c v II w a; {5? 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Si 0)0)Z G a c o o q:z; 1 =1 11 = a.c ^ ^v o to to o 00 o S8 JO jn Is E E w "55 II t48 TRUST FUNDS STATEME^f^OF REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES Balance Donatkins &Investment Balance Ju*y1 Receipts Withdrawals Income June 30 PARKS AND PLAYGROUNDS BJHings Park Fund 1.286.76 0.00 0.00 74.99 1,361.75 Billings Common Fund 1.134.32 0.00 0.00 66.11 1,200.43 H.W.Wadleigh Park Fund 6.607.74 0.00 0.00 385.10 6,992.84 Wheelwright Park Fund 18.076.23 0.00 1.354.00 1,005.12 17.727.35 Edith M.Bates Fund 7,320.16 0.00 0.00 426.64 7.746.80 Beechwood Improvement Association 6,492.60 0.00 0.00 351.36 6,843.96 Beechwood Ball Park Fund 289.43 0.00 0.00 16.89 306.32 CEMETERIES Perpetual Care-Woodside Cemetery 138,595.38 250.00 0.00 8,084.37 146,929.75 Perpetual Care-Beechwood Cemetery 8,858.30 0.00 0.00 516.26 9,374.56 Beechwood Cemetery Association 4,135.97 0.00 0.00 241.06 4,377.03 Estate of Harry E.Wilbur 7,098.48 0.00 0.00 406.01 7,504.49 Chartotte Uncoln Bell Memorial Fund 31.255.45 0.00 0.00 1.821.58 33.077.03 Isadora B.Newey Fund 25,087.62 0.00 0.00 1.46212 26,549.74 Cedar Street Cemetery 4.022.95 0.00 0.00 234.47 4.257.42 SCHOOLS Ripley Fund 6,220.58 0.00 216.62 349.90 6,353.86 James W.Nichols Scholarship Fund 2,620.78 0.00 0.00 15Z75 2.773.53 Major William Arthur Scholarship Fund 7,732.75 0.00 0.00 450.66 8,183.41 Alice and Walter Shuebruk Scholarship Fund 113,675.55 0.00 500.00 6,618.06 119.793.61 WyUam Ripley Jr.,Athletic Fund 14,961.60 0.00 O.X 1.19266 16,154.26 John F.Creamer Scholarship Fund 1,040.81 0.00 0.00 56.29 1.097.10 Margaret M.Hardy Scholarship Fund 233,837.69 0.00 15.800.00 13,338.63 231.376.32 Helen &Malcom Stevens Scholarship Fund 175.612.28 0.00 2,000.00 10,209.88 163,822.16 Noel Ripley Scholarship 23,256.82 50.00 600.00 1.32297 24,029.79 Bourke Corcoran Scholarship 17,375.84 1.920.00 0.00 1,057.19 20,353.03 OTHER Stabilization Fund 433,883.14 0.00 45,000.00 22971.40 411,854.54 Consen^tion Fund 17,589.81 5,000.00 0.00 1,091.12 23,680.93 Pensk)n Reserve Retirement Fund 810.236.81 0.00 60,000.00 39,318.11 789,554.92 Town Pump Maintenance 1.783.27 0.00 0.00 96.07 1,879.34 Reed Comer Trust Fund 123.93 0.00 0.00 6.77 130.70 Arts Lottery Fund 10.758.67 3,300.00 1.558.50 614.13 13,114.30 PAUL PRAH MEMORIAL LIBRARY Vanguard Star Fund TRUST FUND TOTALS s 722,460.35 1,020.00 32,064.00 22,375.93 713.792.28 2,853,432.07 11,540.00 159,093.12 136.314.60 ========3 2.842193.55 :=========== 149 ANfftMLOEBTREPC JUNE 30.2000 m Project Amount of Issue Date of Issue Tem, Interest Rate 06/30/99 Outstanding FYOO Phnapal Additions FYOO Principal Paym«,t 1.060.000 06/01/89 13yrs.4.00 204.000TomHallPraiect(Refinancing)70.125 Transtar Station (Reftnandng)*550.000 06/01/89 13yrs.4.00 116.000 39,875 Police/Fire Renwatiooj (Refinancing)395.000 11/01/90 lOyrs.4.00 89.700 45.500 jofephOigood Protects*115.000 11/01/90 9yr5.7.17 14,700 14,700 Fire Pumper 208.000 03/01/94 lOyrs.5.30 100.000 20.000 SdMcl Boiler}-Oigood 85.000 03/01/94 9yrs.5,30 35.000 10.000 Hagerty Property 456.000 02/15/96 16yrs.4.00S.05 375,000 27,000 Fuel Tanks &Renovations 299.415 02/15/96 lOyrs.4.004.95 201.615 32.600 School Buses 66.000 02/15/96 4yrs.4.254.95 16.500 16.500 AtWetic Fields Supplement 99.700 02/15/96 ISyrs 4.004.95 79.600 6.700 AtMelic Fields *775,000 02/15/96 15yrs 4.004.95 608.800 55.400 SMer engineenng 196,885 02/15/96 4yrs.4.254.95 47.485 47.485 Public Works Garage*752.000 02/15/96 16yr$.4.00-5.05 626.000 44.315 120.000 08/15/96 4yrs.4.65-6.10 60.000 30.000 Sewerl&l 70.000 08/15/96 20yrs.4.65-6.10 63.900 2.600 Landfill Capping 1.315.000 08/15/96 20yrs.4.65-6.10 1.206.600 54.200 f4e»Osgood School*9.890.000 10/15/98 19yrs.3.90-5.75 9.890.000 210.000 New Osgood School Supplement *250.000 10/15/98 19yrs.3.90-5.75 250.000 5.000 Public Works Garage Water Main 60.000 10/15/98 lOyrs.3.90-5.75 60.000 6.000 Public Works Garage Supplement 230.000 10/15/98 18yrs.3.90-5.75 230.000 15.000 Cemetery Design 25.000 10/15/98 4yrs.3.90-5.75 25.000 10.000 Harbor Dredging 75.000 10/15/98 12yr$.3.905.75 75.000 9.000 School Technology 100.000 10/15/98 9yrs.3.90-5.75 100.000 15.000 Sewer 1 1,1 MWPAT 96-37 188.649 10/06/99 20yr5.188.649 School Planning *250,000 12/01/99 4yfS.3.75-5.25 250.000 Osgood School Completion*244,500 12/01/99 ISyrs.3.75-5.25 244,500 School Technology 160,000 12/01/99 4yrs.3.75-5.25 160,000 Library Planning 120,000 12/01/99 4yrs.3.75-5.25 120.000 Flood Control 146.250 12/01/99 ISyrs 3.75-5.25 146,250 Flood Control 113.750 12/01/99 15yrs 3.75-5.25 113,750 90.000 12/01/99 9,rs.3.75-5.25 90.000 TOTALS TAX LEVY FUNDED 14.474,900 1.313,149 787,000 FYOO 06/30/00 SRF Outstanding Balance 15,001,049 >Excluded Irom limits of Proposition 2 1/2 150 JUNE 30.2000 Amount of lisut Diteo« lisue 06/30/99 intvcst OuttUndir^ R»tt btitnct nroc 06/»A» SWf Outtunduii tpd Til Lgyy Obligations Strait)Pond S«wer MWPAT 96-33 Straits Pond Sewer MWPAT 96-34 Oowttown Sewer MWPAT 97-38 Downtown Sewer MWPAT 98^5 Downtown Sewer MWPAT 98-55 er MWPAT 98-105 er MWPAT 98-106 TOTALS •BETTERMENTS ft TAX LEVY FUNDED ffrtir Revenue ObliBatlons Issued 365.000 08/15/96 20yr$.4.65.6.10 338.600 IMBO W4»iC 325.000 10/15/98 15yrs.3.90-5.75 325.000 20.000 305 OOC 1.930.900 12/09/98 20yrs.4.0-5.15 1,930.900 2.215 76 98^l.BSI.TOC 1.660.400 12/09/98 20yrs.4.0-5.15 1.660.400 15.105 19695 1625.600 840.500 12/09/98 20rs.4.0-5.15 840.500 24,473 10.027 aoeooo 187,400 12/09/98 20yTi.4.0-5.15 187.400 5,464 2.236 179,700 261.700 12/09/98 20yrs 4.0-5.15 261.700 269 10.431 251.0OC 1,630.000 10/06/99 1.628.549 1.628 549 1,625.000 10/06/99 1.623.595 1.623594 5.544,500 3.252.144 81,176 119.374 8 596 094 Water Treatment Plant Land Acquisition (Refi) r Main Project I ft II Sjfflcm Repairs 1995-6 Disthbution System System Improvements TOTALS WATER REVENUE FUNDED GRAND TOTAL AMOUMTS AUTHORIZED AND UNISSUED 2.500.000 01/01/78 34 yn.5.00 949.000 73.000 •76.000 1.900.000 11/01/90 15yr$.4.00 1.035.600 114.800 920 KO 195.000 08/15/96 8yrs.4.65-6.10 145.000 30,000 IIS.OOC 2.450,000 08/15/96 20yrs.4.65-6.10 2.200.900 119,550 2.081.350 900,000 10/15/98 19yrs.3,90-5.75 900,000 50,000 850.000 1,430,500 12/01/99 15yr$.3.755.25 1.4X,500 1.430.500 5.230,500 1.430.500 I87JS0 «.273.iiO 25^49.900 5,»»5.793 US5.S26 U9.J74 »,fT0.79J Dale Sdwol Technology Sdwd Renovations Vater System Improvements I >!««Library ire Trucks <<atlewater Management Plan >«wcr Construction-Straits (96-33A) lewer Construction-Straits (96-34A) iewer Construction-Straits (96-348} *»er Construction-Straits (Fleet) lly Pond Sewer Study tfwtonville Sewerage twer Construction •0owntown(99-10) iwir Construction -Downtown(99 1 1) •wer Construction -Oowntown(00-03) iwir Construction 0owntown(00-04) 03/25/00 150,000 03/25/00 41.800.000 03/25/00 1.600.000 03/25/00 2.900,000 03/25/00 50.000 03/25/00 109,500 12/01/99 360,000 12/01/99 390,000 03/27/99 200,000 10/26/98 1.866.327 10/26/98 506.247 10/26/98 2,072.061 10/26/98 628,365 10/26/98 03/28/98 03/29/97 2.291.772 03/29/97 2.301,583 03/29/97 237,043 03/29/97 4.379,345 61.842.243 151 RECONCILIATION OF TOWN CASH ACCOUNTS JUNE 30,2000 Fund Balance General Fund School Lunch Fund Highway Fund School Special Revenue Fund Town Special Revenue Fund Central Sewer Fund North Cohasset Sewer Fund Capital Projects Fund Water Fund Water Capital Projects Fund Trust Funds Agency Fund ACCOUNTANT TOTAL 1,513,000 32,440 107,295 349,516 24,493 4,137 1,413,065 407,865 2,173,007 2,842,194 (44,211) $8,822,801 Account Balance Bank of Boston Boston Safe Deposit Citizens Bank Fleet Bank Mass Municipal Depository Trus Rockland Trust Company State Street Bank &Trust Certificates of Deposits Cash on Hand Warrants in Transit Total General Cash Add:Trust Funds TREASURER TOTAL 98,174 1,108,273 8,945 71,892 5,002,008 245,031 2,598 150 (556,463) $5,980,607 2,842,194 8,822,801 152 FREE CASH CALCULATION JUNE 30.2000 Unexpended Balance Fiscal 1 999:1 ,780 Increase in Uncollected Property Taxes:(17,846) Surplus Local Receipts: Motor Vehicle Excise 241,548 Penalties &Interest 30,749 R.T.F.Stickers 45,812 Ambulance Revenue 38,063 Recycling &RTF Revenue 22.161 Building Pemiits 158,935 Fines &Forfeits 12.872 Investment Income 42,052 Other Local Receipts 59.460 651.652 Retumed Appropriations 147.137 Department of Revenue Adjustments 47,125 June 30,2000 Free Cash Certification 829.848 153 SCHEDULE OF RESERVE FUND TRANSFERS DEPARTMENT BUDGET UNE DATE AMOUNT Original Appropriation $100,000.00 Advisory Committee Transfers: Town Manager Mileage 07/13/99 1,800.00 Legal General Expenses 05/10/00 10,000.00 Elections &Town Meeting Temporary Help 01/26/00 1,500.00 Elections &Town Meeting Voting Machine Expense 01/26/00 1,415.00 Town Reports Printing 05/10/00 2,545.00 Parking Tickets Data Processing 05/10/00 600.00 Unclassified Water Purchase 01/26/00 4,000.00 Police Overtime 05/10/00 30,000.00 Fire Vehicle Maintenance 05/10/00 1,893.00 Fire Medical Expense 05/10/00 1,728.00 Building Inspector Longevity 05/10/00 50.00 Plumbing &Gas Inspections 06/30/00 415.00 School Special Education 05/10/00 27,000.00 Public Works Overtime 01/26/00 3,584.00 Public Works Overtime 06/30/00 1,475.00 Unemployment State Assessment 05/10/00 2300.00 Medicare Medicare Tax 06/30/00 656.00 Medicare Medicare Tax 05/10/00 6,500.00 Balance Returned to General Fund 2,539.00 154 TOVWOFCOHASSET WAGES &SALARIES PAID 2000 1 400120 SCHOOL MALVEYIDWAKDM 11031597 2 100210 POUCE COGILLDAVIDC 109 564 13 3 100210 POUCE SN4ALLJ0HNH 102.06104 4 100210 POUCE COKTUOHNC 92.777 53 5 400229 SCHOOL DELORENZOJOHNM 65 515 97 6 100210 POUCE POMAWCODAVIDJ 63 76611 7 100210 POUCE PETERSiHFl 1 FT L 78 393 56 8 100122 TOWN MANAGER HADOADXAKXW 77,213 76 9 100210 POUCE JACKSON.ROBERT W 76 599 37 10 400229 SCHOOL GLLAnCHAEL PATTUCK 76.299 S4 11 400204 SCHOOL CANTELMO>iARILEEA 75 456 66 12 400226 SCHOOL nark]ewiczj»ai;l h 75.014 74 13 400223 SCHOOL LEARY£DWARDJ 74 370 14 14 400217 SCHOOL CALLAHANPAUL F 72.979 76 15 400225 SCHOOL MAGNUSSENDAVID R 71.993 74 16 100210 POIICF TREANOIUEFFREY 71.551 17 17 400224 SCHOOL WALSHDENNIS J 71.541 21 16 100210 POUCE OUIGLEY.WILLIAMP.71.106 43 19 400229 SCHOOL COLLINS JR.CURT1S 70 265 32 20 100210 POUCE NOONAN.BRIAN W 69 572 65 21 400228 SCHOOL LEONARD R.EDWARD 66 356 10 22 400226 SCHOOL PORTDLANNLESLE 66 016 10 23 400223 SCHOOL EMMGNSJIONALDL 67.720 20 24 400236 SCHOOL FORTTN.GEORGEA 66 644 89 25 100422 PUBUC WORKS LITCHFiaDJUROLDW 66 49160 26 100135 FINANCE DIRECTOR BUCKLEY.J.MlCHAa 66 399 90 27 400234 SCHOOL BEATS0NB.1ZABETOM 66.09165 28 400233 SCHOOL SCHLEIFFJklARlE 66 060 61 29 400226 SCHOOL ONEIL IILTHOMAS J 65.327 04 30 100210 POUCE GRASS1EJR.FREDERJCK 65.236 05 31 400216 SCHOOL MAGOUNJOANN 64.762 46 32 400120 SCHOOL aSNEROSXENNFm R.64 745 02 33 400216 SCHOOL SHULTZJIUWRENCE 64 700 04 34 400217 SCHOOL BROWN.GENEVIEVE 64.664 75 35 400224 SCHOOL HOGAN.PAULF 64.303 66 36 400120 SCHOOL FENNESSEYJlimiC 63 521 29 37 100220 FIRE LINCOLNJIOGERW 63 337 91 38 400223 SCHOOL lOTEWILLIAMC 63 240 20 39 400201 SCHOOL DANGaO>4ARlLYN 62 772 50 40 400203 SCHOOL BAUSHiUSAN 62563 06 41 400203 SCHOOL ALCOn.MAUREENP 62 46166 42 400215 SCHOOL DEAKINJRANKA 62.353 76 43 400215 SCHOOL LEVINLRAYMOND 62.323 76 44 400225 SCHOOL NEUNDORJJJ 62.278 76 45 100210 POUCE HUNT.GARRETA.61 591 93 46 100210 POUCE YOCUM.RJCHARD 59 188 94 47 400237 SCHOOL ROLFEJIGBERTA 58 91140 48 400214 SCHOOL CASSIANIJOANM 57 609 40 49 100141 ASSESSORS POOLER.CHERYL A 57 450 16 50 400226 SCHOOL FEDERICOJOSEPH F 56 947S4 51 400227 SCHOOL BUCKLEY JRJOHNC 56 697 21 52 400232 SCHOOL FORD.RONALD J 56 636 65 53 400229 SCHOOL ELYJLORENCE 56 166 73 54 400217 SCHOOL SWEENEY.TORIN 55 686 23 55 400233 SCHOOL WOODJO-ELLEN S 55 546 69 56 400216 SCHOOL CISNERGSXLlZABEni 55 401 63 57 100220 FIRE GURRY JAMES L 55 285 49 58 100220 FIRE RUNEY JAMES P 55 27165 59 400223 SCHOOL CRONIN.FKANCESI 55 216 69 60 400204 SCHOOL YESS.DEN1SE ANNE 55 014 82 61 400227 SCHOOL BOUCHARD JOSEPH K 56.007 53 62 400217 SCHOOL MURPHY WARWRIE 54*47 S3 155 63 100241 BUILDING EGANJIOBERTM.S4.833.86 64 100220 ORE PROTTJLlS.WILLiAMJ.54,690.15 65 400227 SCHOOL FTTZCERALDJAREDE S4.663.18 66 400216 SCHOOL MAGNUSSENJIANCY S4.416.67 67 400201 SCHOOL HURLEY>!ARYC 54.411.31 68 400227 SCHOOL NEWKDUtSCOTTP 54.174.57 69 400202 SCHOOL BARBIERU)1ANEM 54.037.57 70 100510 BOARD OF HEALTH GODZDUOSEPHR.54.034.94 71 400224 SCHOOL LEE>1ARGAREr 53.947.57 72 400217 SCHOOL BIAGINLSTEVEN 53.947.57 73 100220 FIRE SHVIAJIOBERTD.53.763.69 74 100210 POUCE LENNON.GREGORYJ.53.024.64 75 100220 RRE HUSKJ^ARKH.5Z665.34 76 400215 SCHOOL DICiaNS0N4)AYLE 52.484.60 77 400237 SCHOOL KKUREKJIOBERTG.52,445.73 78 100610 LIBRARY HUSBANDJANET G.52.343.20 79 200322 SCHOOL LINCOLNJ)AVID J.5Z2S2.60 80 100145 TREASURER/COLLECTOR1 DIVrrOJR..JOSEPHA.51.559.30 81 400234 SCHOOL DEVINMAURAM.51.509.55 62 400225 SCHOOL MCOHAIL PATRICIA 51.401.50 83 400214 SCHOOL H0RIGAN3USANM 51.384.76 84 100220 FIRE CURLEYJAMES F.51.341.39 85 400217 SCHOOL RinsjUDrmA 51.219.25 86 400202 SCHOOL rOIIINSJlGSALIEL 51.150.28 87 100220 FIRE PRQ-nJLIS.ROBERTF.51.056.00 88 400200 SCHOOL FREEJEAN 50,567.10 89 RECREATION WORLEYJOHNM 50,292.30 90 400217 SCHOOL MACINNISJOHNV 50.073.36 91 400221 SCHOOL MARKS3RYANE 50,072.36 92 400222 SCHOOL CHATTERTON.CLARK 49,806.23 93 400204 SCHOOL WEYDT,MICHAa 49.791.16 94 400220 SCHOOL ROHRER.En,EEN 49,454.40 95 400202 SCHOOL WELLS3ARBARA 49,267.98 96 100220 FIRE HERNANJOHNM.48,918.33 97 100210 POUCE MATOSilSAM.48,876.49 98 100422 PUBLIC WORKS SESTnO^^NTHONYC 48,626.95 99 400239 SCHOOL DUFFY>1AUR£ENM 48.611.39 100 400214 SCHOOL HENRYJ)EBORAHA.46,514.84 101 400204 SCHOOL MCCARTHYiAURENM 48,376.56 102 400201 SCHOOL BLUMEKRISTTNDW.47.861.50 103 400?3fl SCHOOL MCCARTHY-EGAN^NN 47,805.52 104 400203 SCHOOL OWENS£LIZABETHR 47.771.23 105 400217 SCHOOL BERRYAWUREENM.47,651.23 106 400202 SCHOOL MCCABEJARBARA 47,383.45 107 100210 POLICE TARANTING.CHRISTYJ.47,309.33 108 100220 FIRE LITCHFIELD.WIIMAM 47,276.83 109 100220 FIRE FINEGARTHOMASP 47,185.07 110 100161 TOWN CLERK DOUGLASJ^ARIONL.46,779.46 111 100541 ELDER AFFAIRS BRYANTON.KA-raLEENR 46,630.78 112 400214 SCHOOL CORXHUM.SUZI 46,419.83 113 100220 FIRE WENZL0W.ER1CW.46,179.67 114 300120 SCHOOL GREENWOOD.DEBORAHC.46.126.64 115 100210 POLICE DASlLVA.-mOMASO.46.046.60 116 100220 FIRE BILODEAU.PAULT 46.003.31 117 100220 FIRE FIORlJAMES E.45,869.06 118 100422 PUBLIC WORKS UUGaLEJ»hTWG 45.679.16 119 100220 FIRE MARRJ^TIHEWB 45,423.40 120 400229 SCHOOL UFOUNTAFNALLENW.44,987.68 121 100220 FIRE DOCKRAYJOHNJ 44,980.82 122 100220 FIRE MAH0NEYJR..FRANC1S 44,800.09 123 100210 POUCE UUGELLLPAULJ.44,764.87 124 100220 FIRE STRUZnCEDWARDJ.44,632.16 125 100210 POUCE AINSLIEJRLAWRENCE 44.506.28 126 400233 SCHOOL MAROISJEANNE 44.34592 127 100220 FIRE HATCH.CHARLES 44.249.70 128 300625 SCHOOL ALPERT^IZABETHL.44.200.40 156 129 100220 RRE MORWSON.UURAC 44 0O5J4 130 400215 SCHOOL TRAVERSAURIEL 43 494 03 131 400217 SCHOOL KAIAPfNSKlllSAA 43.404 03 132 100211 POUCE WbtKSJ)AVlDK)HN 43.273 86 133 100220 ORE ROSANOJIANDAU W 4373891 134 100422 PUBUC WORKS SESTTm.CARLA 4Z711J5 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PUBLIC WORKS THAYER,DEREK M.3,700.27 367 300625 SCHOOL BUTMAN,AB1GAILD.3,639.40 368 100422 PUBUC WORKS CURK,LEWIS W.JR.3,553.68 369 100212 POLICE nDROCKl,WII,|,IAMJ 3.516.25 370 100221 FIRE FITZPATWCK,IAN 3,410.67 371 300625 SCHOOL LUNNY.ALISON 3.393.14 372 100212 POUCE THURSTON,JOSEPH J 3,364.00 373 100212 POUCE WYMANJR..JOHNR.3,356.75 374 400217 SCHOOL GREGORY,JANE 3.28842 375 100211 POLICE MCGUIREJCATHIFFNM 3,271.46 376 100161 TOWN CLERK MCGUIREJACOUELYNR.3,271.46 377 300320 SCHOOL LGNGCaiZABETH 3,225.60 378 100295 HARBORMASTER JOHNSONJIOBERTA 3,184.00 379 100221 FIRE BONANNO.RICHARD A,Z993.04 380 100610 UBRARY DEVLIN,AMY 2,800.50 381 100221 FIRE BROOKE.WILLIAMA 2.784.22 382 100610 LIBRARY DANE.SUSANM.2.76516 383 100422 PUBUC WORKS FIGUEIREDO.GREGA.2.701.92 384 100630 RECREATION SULLIVAN.SHAWNA 2.695.00 385 300320 SCHOOL SALERNO.HEIDI 2,647.27 386 SCHOOL MIERJ)1ANEE 2.610.00 387 400600 SCHOOL NEDROWJIUTH 2,610.00 368 100212 POUCE LEARYDAVIDS 2.610.00 389 400600 SCHOOL 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NESSINKJESSICAR 1.085.00 460 100145 TREASURER/COLLECTOR DEVENEY.SARA 1.080.00 461 100212 POUCE PHILLIPS,KKIS 1.058.50 462 100212 POUCE BROWN,DONALD 1.044.00 463 400650 SCHOOL OWENS.TTMOmV 1.030.00 464 100212 POLICE MCCUE FRANCIS X.1.015.00 465 400650 SCHOOL CAMERON.DOUGLAS 1.000.00 466 100123 SELECTMEN KOED.FRED 999.96 467 100123 SELECTMEN MCMORRISJIOSEANNEM.999.96 468 100212 POtlCF SHALNO,STEVEN 993.25 469 300320 SCHOOL MONACO,LYNN 979.80 470 100221 FIRE WASHAK.ERICA.97448 471 100212 POIICF BATES.KENNETO 971.50 472 100212 POUCE MCAULEY.COLFN 971.50 473 100422 PUBUC WORKS WILLIAMS.DEAN 966.00 474 300625 SCHOOL CALUHAN.CRYSTAL 954.75 475 100212 POLICE BOSWORTK.RICHARD A.949.75 476 100212 POUCE KRUG.EDWARD C.928.00 477 100212 POUCE BRirr,DAVID 899.00 478 100161 TOWN CLERK TEWKSBURY.SHIRLEY 849.90 479 SCHOOL MALVEY,BRENDAN 845.00 480 300900 SCHOOL SMULLEN.DAVID 840.00 481 100630 RECREATION fAIlAHAN.JEFFREY R.625.00 482 100212 POI ICF THAYER.JASON 812.00 483 100295 HARBORMASTER KELLEY.WILLIAM A.800.00 484 300320 SCHOOL KtaVJhRNAUhllt 776.04 485 100630 RECREATION EQUL MAUREEN 775.70 486 100221 ORE MACNHil lORDANC.765:66 487 100212 POUCE DEARTR STEVEN 761.25 488 100212 POUCE TWIGG.THOMAS L.761.25 489 100630 RECREATION KRUPCZAK.BRIAN 760.00 490 400650 SCHOOL KEARNEY.JAMI-SUE 755.33 491 100123 SELECTMEN SULLIVAN,MICHAEL 749.97 492 100212 POUCE HARLAND.BRAD 739.50 493 100212 POUCE VALEKTE ROBERT 739.50 494 100610 UBRARY LESNIEWSKI-LAAS.ALICIA 711.90 495 100212 POUCE MfKFNNA.MATTHEW 696.00 496 300310 SCHOOL TRAHON.JULIE 648.00 497 100124 TOWN HISTORIAN WADSWORTRDAVIDH.600.00 498 100212 paicE BARTLEH.JAMESA.572.75 499 100212 POUCE MULCAHY.DAVID 565.50 500 100610 UBRARY RANKIN.ELIZABETH A.546.00 501 100212 POLICE OHARAADCHAELJ.507.50 502 100212 POLICE RAMSEY.ROBERT 507.50 503 100161 TOWN CLERK HIGGINSJEANF.505.42 504 100295 HARBORMASTER DICKSON.aiFFORDJ 500.00 505 SCHOOL BAUMJIOBERT 495.00 506 100212 POUCE LOVE DENNIS 485.75 ,507 100630 RECREATION EQUl.MEREDrTHA.468.00 508 100212 POLICE BRUNO.ROCCO 464.00 509 100212 POLICE GOYETTETIMOTHYi.464.00 510 100212 .POLICE HICKEY.PAUL 464.00 511 100212 POUCE NORTON.PAUL M.464.00 512 100212 POLICE TAYLOR JRJAMES 464.00 513 300310 SCHOOL SULLIVAN.MARGARET 46301 514 400600 SCHOOL HOL WAY,JEANNE 440.00 515 400600 SCHOOL WATERS.SHIRLEYB.440.00 516 100630 RECREATION NUGENT.JESSICA 440.00 517 100212 POLICE DILLON.ROBERT 435.00 518 100610 UBRARY MOODY.SHARON 42148 519 100212 POUCE SMVm,ROBERT F.413.25 520 400600 SCHOOL FRAZIERMARIE 385.00 521 400600 SCHOOL LEAHY.PATRICK 385.00 522 400600 SCHOOL WILFAND.ASHLEY 385.00 523 300900 SCHOOL FLOYDALAINE 381.37 524 100510 BOARD OF HEALTH ANDERSON.CHARLES L.378.00 162 525 200326 SCHCXK nGUEIR£DO.-mER£SE 526 100212 POUCE KEENANDENNIS J 527 100123 CML DEFENSE LEHRJR,ARTHUR L 528 100212 POUCE DEFHIPPOJOHN J 529 100212 POUCE HORXAN.CHRISTOPHER 530 100212 POUCE WIUJAMS.EDWARD V 531 100222 FIRE DOWNES.PETER 532 100123 WEIGHTS &MEASURES MIGLIACaOJAUL L 533 100162 TOWN CLERK CHARIFSAIARGARETR. 534 100162 TOWN CLERK VOLUNGlSJUDrm P 535 100161 TOWN CLERK FORD.EDYTHE 536 100212 POUCE GOODE.JAMES 537 100422 PUBLIC WORKS GONDVEER.KURT 538 100610 UBRARY GAUUNAS,PAUL 539 300625 SCHOOL MURPHY.TARA 540 100212 POUCE CAR VELLO.JOHN 541 100212 POUCE DURAKT.KENNFm S42 100212 POUCE ORGURXLJOHN 543 400600 SCHOOL MAGNUSSEN.NANa 544 400600 SCHOOL MASTROMARINO.MARY 545 300625 SCHOOL DARMAND.ANDREW 546 100510 BOARD OF HEALTH DONOGHUE.DONNA 547 100295 HARBORMASTER GIBBONSXORREN S 548 100212 POUCE BAKER,DANIEL J 549 100630 RECREATION CARBONE.PATRJCK 550 100123 SELECTMEN SULirVAN.DL^NEC 551 100212 POUCE COSGROVE,JOHN 552 100212 POUCE DEROSA.RONALD 553 100212 POUCE FARINA,CORJNA 554 100212 POUCE GREENE GEORGE A. 555 100212 POLICE HORTE,DAVIDA 556 100212 POUCE KEEFE,BARRY M. 557 100212 POLICE KURPESS.ANDREW C 558 100212 POLICE LEBLANC.WILLIAJ^ 559 100212 POLICE MANNING.THOMAS 560 100212 POLICE MCINNIS.GERALD C. 561 100212 POUCE QUIGLEY.BRIAN J 562 100212 POUCE REGAN.ROBERT 563 100212 POUCE REINHART.JAMES M 564 100212 POLICE SAUNDERS.DAVID E 565 100212 POLICE SAWTELLL ROBERTO 566 100541 ELDER AFFAIRS DONOHUL JAMES 567 400600 SCHOOL URRABEL JULIA 568 300310 SCHOOL LORDAN.KELLY 569 100541 ELDER AFFAIRS BARREH^NNC 570 100630 RECREATION AIKENS.SCOTT M 571 100630 RECREATION MAFTLAND.TAMMY 572 300310 SCHOOL ASNAULT3EVERLYJ. 573 300900 SCHOOL TRUGLIA.GILDA 574 100630 RECREATION DEVrrO.LAUREN 575 400600 SCHOOL BUCKLEY.BARBARA 576 400600 SCHOOL CHrmCK.CHLOE 577 400600 SCHOOL MORRISON.NANCY 578 SCHOOL NEAVES.VICKEY 579 400600 SCHOOL PHIFER.ROSS 580 400600 SCHOOL PRAH.CAROLYN 581 100630 RECREATION SAKTORO.NICHOLE L 582 100211 POLICE BRADY.DEIRDRE M 583 300310 SCHOOL BUTMANJAMI K 584 400650 SCHOOL COOK.DEBORAH S 585 100212 POUCE CONNOLLY.BRYAN 586 100212 POUCE HERNON.MICHAa 587 100422 PUBLIC WORKS SESTTTO.WILLLAM 588 100212 POUCE BRODERJCK.EDWARD 589 100212 POUCE CHAGNON.CHRISTINE 590 100212 POUCE DUMAS.CRAIG 367 57 362 50 350 00 34«00 348 00 348 00 343 85 333 32 326 00 326 00 326 00 31900 307 93 296 52 279 00 27550 27550 27550 275 00 27500 270 75 266 00 264 00 253 75 250 00 249 99 232 00 232 00 232.00 232.M 23200 232 00 232 00 232 00 23200 23200 232.00 232 00 232.00 232 00 232 00 230 00 220 00 216 00 21450 210 00 196 00 194 80 181.25 176 00 165 00 165 00 165 00 165 00 165 00 165 00 165 00 160 00 154 00 152 16 130 50 130 50 119 16 116 00 11600 11100 163 S91 100212 POUCE 592 100212 POUCE 593 100212 POI ICF 594 100212 POUCE 595 100212 POLICE 596 100212 POUCE 597 100212 POUCE 598 100212 POUCE 599 100212 POUCE 600 400600 SCHOOL 601 400600 SCHOOL 602 400600 SCHOOL 603 SCHOOL 604 400600 SCHOOL 605 300900 SCHOOL 606 100222 607 200326 SCHOOL 608 100222 FIRE 609 400600 SCHOOL 610 100213 POUCE 611 100610 UBRARY 612 400600 SCHOOL 613 400600 SCHOOL 614 400600 SCHOOL 615 SCHOOL 616 400600 SCHOOL 617 400600 SCHOOL 618 400600 SCHOOL 619 400600 SCHOOL 620 400600 SCHOOL 621 100610 LIBRARY 622 300310 SCHOOL 623 100124 MODERATOR FEENEYiA WHENCE FLEKONGJOHNP. GALVIN,DAVID GALVIN.PAUL HARRINGTON.ROBERT HAYES,RICHARD MARTIN.CHRISTOPHER MAYER.JOSEPH MCCARTHYiTEPHEN BELSON,MATTHEW DURKIN.UURIE HALLORAN.MEAGHAN HENRY.ERIC WHrTEHOUSEKATY CALABRIA.FELICIA DONOVAN,MICHAa OUELLETTE.CHERYL A. SANBORN,RAYMOND GENOVESEUUREN COPE-SULLIVAN.DANELLE HERTIG.JOHN BARRETT.SARAH COLLINS,MARGARET ERNSTMARY FEROLl.HELEN GATES.KATHLEEN JORDANXETITIA H. MURRAY.BETFS RINGJANE RIZZO.MARYLOU ANTHONY.SUSAN L. FLYNN,ANDREA MARLETTEIILGEORGE 116.00 116.00 116.00 116.00 116.00 116.00 116.00 116.00 116.00 110.00 110.00 110.00 110.00 110.00 106.25 105.92 105.91 105.78 75.20 60.00 58.41 55.00 55.00 55.00 55.00 55.00 55.00 55.00 55.00 55.00 49.65 30.08 1.00 12,425.972.67 164 BOARD OF ASSESSORS The Property Tax Levy is the revenue a community can raise through real and personal property taxes.In most communities the property tax levy is the largest source of revenue that a community can raise.For the town of Cohasset it represents approximately 65%of the $21,427,897.95 of the town's total budget for fiscal year 2000. As a result,It is extremely important that fair and equitable assessments of all properties be the norm to ensure equal distribution of the property tax base. This is in accordance with the constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts,and this requirement is met through the revaluation process. For fiscal year 2000 the Assessor's conducted an interim adjusted of property values to keep pace with an appreciating real estate market.According to the Department of Revenue (DOR)guidelines,property values should fall within a range of 10%plus or minus of 100%.Arms length sales were classified and analyzed and market trends were identified.By far the most influencing force in the real estate market in Cohasset is land value,which is basically a measure of desirability of the community as a place to live.Land value is directly related to supply and demand and fluctuates with the health of the real estate market.Currently,the towns total land value is comprised of 48% of the total valuation. The annual Town Meeting for fiscal year 2000 adopted Section 4 of Chapter 73 of the acts of 1986 to grant an additional real estate tax exemption of not more than fifty (50%)percent under clauses 17,17c1/2,170,22,22A.22B. 22C,22D,22E,37,37A,41,418,41 C,42 &43 of section 5 of Chapter 59 of all Massachusetts General Laws.Adopting this section has enabled the Assessors'to increase all exemptions by fifty percent. The Board would like to take this opportunity to congratulate Janice Rosano on her retirement this year.Janice served the Town well for many years and the Board wishes her the best.In addition,the Board would like to acknowledge the Deputy Assessor/Appraiser Cheryl A.Pooler for her dedication and professionalism along with the hard working office staff consisting of Debra J.Krupczak and Devon Vayo. 165 The following it the 2000 Tax Recapitulation as submitted to the Department of Revenue: FYOO-Tax Rate $15.09 Type of Property Levy %Value by Class Levy by Class Tax Rate Residential 92.8016 $921,287,700 $13,902,231.39 15.09 Commercial 5.6869 56,456,900 851,934.62 15.09 Industrial .3904 3,875,000 58,473.75 15.09 Personal Property 1.1211 11.129.900 167.950.19 15.09 Totals 100.0000 $992,749,500 $14,980,589.95 II Amount To Be Raised a.Appropriations of Town Meeting $20,493,412.00 b.Other amounts to be raised $202,401.00 c.State &Cherry Sheet Charges $555,895.00 d.Allowance for abatements &exemptions $176.171.95 e.Total Amount To Be Raised $21 ,427,879.95 III Estimated Receipts &Other Revenue Sources a.Estimated Receipts -State $2,448,800.00 b.Estimated Receipts -Local 3,346,337.00 c.Revenue sources appropriated for particular purpose 652.153.00 e.Total estimated Receipts &other sources $6,447,290.00 IV Summarv of total amount to be raised &total receipts from all sources a.Total amount to be raised $21 ,427,897.95 b.Less estimated receipts and other revenue sources 6.447.290.00 c.Fiscal Year 2000 Property Tax Levy $14,980,589.95 Respectfully submitted, Elsa Miller,Chairman Nichale C.Patrolia Will Smith 166 REPORT OF THE COLLECTOR July 1,1999 to June 30,2000 In Fiscal Year 2000,the Treasurer/Collector's Office printed and mailed approximately 11,948 Real Estate tax bills,812 Personal Property tax bills, 8,204 Motor Vehicle Excise tax bills and 9,451 Water/Sewer bills. Additionally,in Septennber 2000 the Collector's Office issued 331 Sewer Betterment bills for North Cohasset Wastewater Collection Systenn totaling $4,058,457.50 and in October another 831 Sewer Betterment bills for Central Cohasset Waste Water Collection System totaling 5,768.753.50.Sewer Betterments that were not paid in full within 30 days of the issue had a portion of their betterment appear in the 3'^Quarter Fiscal 2001 Real Estate bill. Most betterments were apportioned over a 20 year period.Many thanks to Cohasset resident Mary McElroy for her assistance in designing and printing the betterment bills. In December 1999,the Treasurer /Collector's office discontinued the use of a lock box payment processing service saving the Town thousands of dollars and improving the accuracy of payment postings.All payments are now processed by the departmental staff including Linda Litchfield and Jane Henderson who's efforts are greatly appreciated. Considerable efforts were made contacting taxpayers and collecting taxes in arrears for Fiscal Year 1999.Tax liens were recorded on all parcels with outstanding taxes totaling $88,562.82. Attached is a spreadsheet outlining receivable activity for Fiscal Year 2000. Respectfully Submitted, Joseph A.DiVito,Jr. Treasurer-Collector 167 REPORT OF THE COLLECTOR (CONT) Ji^1.1999-June X.2000 LwMd/Adi L«^or 1999 Lflvrorigse nOO S14.81Z642S3 szsasei.e so.oo SS,4G562 SOOO $48,512.11 S2Q.0S6.17 S16,S36.93 $9,671.01 $89,58375 $17,44445 $14,47Z967.30 $255,197.33 $0.00 $250,477.64 W.586.31 -$1,883.41 •$6,373 M $0.00 $256.02777 $14,81Z64Z53 $85,10421 $116,89971 $14,728,16463 -$123,315.94 $248,784.23 L«vyar2000 Lv^0(1999 Ijevy 0(1998 Uyyori997 PnorYairs $0.00 $167,950.51 $3,680.05 $0.00 $Z96366 $0.00 $2,502.60 $000 $11,169.12 $aoo $557.76 $169.00 $164,43548 $0.00 $3,126.27 $0.X $275.17 $946.84 $0.00 $3,008.38 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $2,963.66 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $2,502.60 $0.00 $aoo $0.00 $ara $11,169.12 TflWIAIYon)$20,315.43 $167,950.51 $567.76 $165.38232 $22,770.03 (MMNdPropntyTam $212,847.80 $58,327.31 $0.00 $1,163.13 $6,06273 La«yaf2000 Lflvyari999 L«vyof1998 Levy of 1987 ToWMUiVMn) SO.OO $923,048.34 $14,460.43 $57703.60 $206709.26 $14,01214 $1845208 $5,415.78 $59917 $6,644.44 $0.00 $000 $22471.04 $0.00 $0.00 S100771.16 $1,134,673.38 $29,071.74 $2979.02 $794.28238 $0.00 $117784.55 $11,120.97 $235,980.17 $o.n $20,041.52 $56648 $11,379.43 $000 $12455.74 $0.00 $755.92 $0.00 $5,888.52 $0.00 $495.00 $0.M $21,976.04 $14.66647 $1.04289290 $0.00 $177,646.37 TBUMnnnTWt $350,119.67 $88.56282 $0.00 $0.00 $103,867.19 -$17.63237 $317.18293 $18,331.96 $17.63237 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $35,964.33 $5,741.89 $8,736.00 $902.81 $0.00 $6,714.38 $0.00 $6,860.70 $21279043 $1,588,321.18 $8,460.73 $24,518.71 $120,189.10 $2978.70 $7,74222 $1,636,037.94 -$61,818.37 $102536.79 $64.55 $121,964.75 -$5728.16 $14,59075 $379.96 $73,546.53 $0.00 $000 $68,07403 $0.00 $29,800.00 $1,0iaQ0 $361.00 $29,086.00 168 Report of the Town Treasurer July 1,1999 through June 30,2000 In March 2000,Town Meeting adopted the provisions of Massachusetts General Laws (MGL)Chapter 60,Section 3C to implement both a Town Scholarship and Local Education Fund and MGL Chapter 60,Section 3D to establish a Town Aid to the Elderly and Disabled Taxation Fund. Both MGL Chapter 60,Section 3C and 3D allow the Town to include a check-off insert with property tax and motor vehicle bills.The Town began including the check-off forms with the mailing of the Fiscal Year 2001 1^' Quarter Real Estate tax bills.As of December 31,2000,the following funds have been collected: Town Scholarship Fund $385.83 Local Education Fund $660.83 Elderly &Disabled Taxation Fund $908.34 The Scholarship Fund will provide secondary school tuition assistance to deserving Town residents.These funds will be in addition to scholarships currently available to Town residents.The Educational Fund will provide supplemental educational funding for the Cohasset Public Schools. Additionally,funds may be used for existing adult literacy programs.The Elderly /Disabled Fund will provide property tax relief for elderly and disabled Cohasset taxpayers who meet specific criteria established by the Elderly / Disabled Fund Committee.Awards for the above funds will be made in future years once there are sufficient sums available. The Treasurer/Collectors office continued it's comprehensive Tax Title Collection Program.The following amounts were collected through Tax Title collection in Fiscal Year 2000: Tax Title Liens $103,867.19 Interest $15.252.00 Total $119,119.19 Furthermore,the Treasurer/Collector's office continued an investment strategy that balances the safety,liquidity and yield of the Town's funds Investment income received for FiscalYear 2000 on the General Fund was $242,052,an increase of $25,560 from Fiscal Year 1999. The following is a listing of the Town's Fiscal Year 2000 General Fund Cash balance: 169 BALANCE IN TREASURY JULY 1,1999 Total Receipts for Fiscal Year 2000 Paid Warrants BALANCE IN TREASURY JUNE 30,2000 DEPOSITORIES Bank of Boston Boston Safe Deposit Citizens Bank Fleet Bank MMDT Rockland Trust State Street Bank Cash in Drawer TOTAL DEPOSITORIES The following is a listing of the Town's Fiscal DEPOSITORIES Hingham Institution MMDT Rockland Trust Vanguard TOTAL DEPOSITORIES $6.720,400.77 $50,870,164.70 $51,609,958.51 $5,980,606.96 $98,173.69 $551,811.56 $8,944.56 $71,891.82 $5,002,008.33 $245,028.95 $2,598.05 $150.00 $5,980,606.96 Year 2000 Trust Funds balance: $340,911.21 $453,363.65 $1,335,126.41 $713,792.28 $2,842,193.55 Respectfully Submitted, Joseph A.DiVito,Jr. Treasurer-Collector 170 LAND USE CONTROL BUILDING DEPARTMENT Cohasset has continued on a pattern of moderate and structured growth during the past year.Several snnall subdivisions were created that are currently being built as well as some substantial additions and renovations to existing structures. The completion of the Central and North Cohasset sewer expansion projects has allowed several new homes and many additions to be constructed that were not previously possible with the restraints of on-site septic systems. Commercial and non-residential projects included the new building for the Cohasset Collision Center and the new medical building which is currently being outfitted for individual tenants.The Cohasset Golf Club completed an ambitious addition and renovation,and in the village,the Red Lion Inn and Restaurant re-opened in the spring while work continues on the other buildings on the site. I would like to thank all of the departments,boards and commissions for their continued assistance and support. The following is a break down of the Building Departments activity for 2000: Estimated Cost of Construction Building Fees Collected New Dwellings Commercial Building Certificates of Inspection Zoning Bylaws and Zoning Maps Copies for Public Occupancy Permits Topographical Maps Plumbing Permit Fees Collected Gas Permit Fees Collected Permits Issued $15,259,616.00 358 $102,516.00 $4,880,000.00 15 $650,000.00 1 $535.00 11 $521.00 $ $11.00 $585.00 21 $10.00 $10,808.00 201 $4.608.00 156 Respectfully submitted Robert M.Egan Building Inspector Zoning Officer 171 GREENBUSH MITIGATION COMMITTEE The Greenbush Mitigation Committee had a rather tumultuous year in its negotiations with the MBTA.To refresh everyone's memory our objective was to negotiate with the MBTA,in good faith,to mitigate the negative effects of the Greenbush train project.This was done by taking a position that was neither for nor against the train project. Several key actions took place during 2000: 1.The Army Corps of Engineers held numerous hearings at their regional headquarters in Concord to evaluate the MBTA's compliance with the Federal Section 106 rules concerning protection of historic and archeologically significant properties.The Town hired an historic architectural consultant Ms.Wendy Frontiero,R.A.to assist us in these very technical hearings.Considerable additional protections were obtained as a result of these hearings and Ms Frontiero's efforts. 2.In the summer the MBTA approached the Town with a mitigation package which was suddenly withdrawn within a week of its offering. 3.The selectmen,initiated a meeting with the Governor to explain their displeasure at the lack of progress on mitigation discussion for Cohasset. 4.This fall,Kevin Sullivan,Secretary of Transportation,met with the Selectmen in Cohasset and promised renewed cooperation in mitigation discussions. 5.Detailed talks began late in 2000 concerning mitigation matters and significant progress has been made toward resolution. Respectfully submitted, Thomas L.Gruber,Chairman Marty Corry Jim Dedes Peter Guild Jack Conte Roger Lincoln Michael Sullivan,Selectman Frederick R.Koed,Selectman 172 BOARD OF HEALTH Board membership changed in April when Peggy S.Chapman.RN. C.S.was elected.She replaced Mix P.White who chose not to run for re-election.Stephen N.Bobo was elected chairman and Robin M.Lawrence. clerk.Joseph R.Godzik,V.M.D.and Tara N.Tradd continued as health agent and administrative secretary respectfully. Wastewater management continued to high on the agenda for the Board.The On-Site Wastewater Management Plan was completed and approved by the DEP to satisfy the requirements of the Second Amended Agreement for Judgment.The plan provides for the Board to manage on-site wastewater systems on a voluntary basis for any system which is currently Title 5 Compliant.All septic system owners will receive a notice explaining the plan and its costs in 2001.Residents may perform a voluntary Title 5 inspection to see if their septic system complies.Voluntary inspections are NOT reported to the Board of Health,so if the system fails,it will not require an upgrade until the property is transferred to a new owner.The plan will be submitted to another agency within the DEP to determine if the Town will be eligible for funds to provide loans up to $20,000.00 to homeowners for repair of failed septic systems. Parts of the On-Site Management plan deals with storm water compliance.The Town will be required to obtain a discharge permit for all its storm drains as part of the USEPA Phase II Rule.To receive the permit,the Town must submit a plan providing Best Management Practices for catch basins throughout the town.The Board of Health anticipates writing this plan in the coming year.Additionally the Board received a grant from Massachusetts Coastal Zone Management to design and construct a grassy swale to reduce pollutants (nutrients)entering Richardson's Brook which empties into Inner Little Harbor.This design could then be used as a model not only for Cohasset but also for other communities in the Commonwealth. As part of the Board's continuing efforts to reduce nutrient loading in the Town's surface water bodies,the Board passed the so-called 400 foot rules. This regulation requires that septic systems meet a performance standard of 20mg/liter of total nitrogen if the leaching area is within 400 feet of a named water body. A final effort relating to surface water quality is the Board's support of the volunteer monitoring program.This program allows students from Cohasset High School to get hands on experience in collecting,handling and testing surface water and storm water runoff.Students will collect samples from designated stations in Little Harbor as well as first flush storm water during a rain event from catch basins discharging into Little Harbor These waters will be tested for pH,temperature,dissolved oxygen,nitrates and fecal conform.A project to determine the salinity in Cohasset Harbor Cove was 173 started this summer.Lobstermen were concerned about the safety of lobsters stored in "lobster cars"in the cove with the Increase of fresh water being discharged into the cove from the expanded wastewater treatment facility.Background data for salinity is now established and further testing is planned once the expanded wastewater treatment facility comes on line. Present salinity levels will not adversely affect the lobsters. The Board continued its efforts to have the Cohasset Heights Ltd. (CHL)Landfill capped and closed.It appears that the DEP will be moving forward to complete a draft permit for closure,which will then be presented to the Town for comments at a public meeting. On October 1 ,2000 the state adopted the Federal Food Code with amendments to regulate all food establishments.The Board provided training for managers of the establishments to better help them come Into compliance with the new code. The Board adopted a regulation to manage feral cats with the Town. The regulation provides for trapping feral cats,holding them,and if they are healthy,immunizing and neutering them,and then returning them to their habitat.Trapping would only be done if the Board verifies a compliant that feral cats are a public health threat or nuisance. The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court determined in September that the state's ban on tattooing was unconstitutional.This ruling will allow establishments to open which can provide not only the traditional tattooing,but also branding,braiding and scarring.The Massachusetts Department of Public Health is developing model regulations for cities and towns to adopt.The Board is working on supplementary conditions for licensing both an establishment and the technicians who perform the work. These regulations will be adopted in January 2001 . The Board received the following revenues during 2000: Licenses and Permits:$14,955.00 Witnessing Percolation Testing:$12,267.55 Disposal System Construction Permit:$6,500.00 Other:$90.75 Respectfully Submitted: Stephen N.Bobo,Chairman Robin M.Lawrence,D.D.S.,M.P.H. Peggy S.Chapman,RN,C.S. 174 Social Service Leag ue of Cohasset Annual Report -Nursing The Social Service League,under contract with the Board of Health,provides public health nursing services to the town of Cohasset.These free services include:monthly Keep Well Clinics at the Senior Luncheon and Harborview Senior Citizen Housing which are open to all town residents regardless of age;adult Immunization programs;tuberculin testing;diabetic and hypertension screenings;communicable disease follow-up;and general health consultations.Our nursing office is also responsible for the distribution and auditing of all childhood vaccines provided to local physicians by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health.Our office is located at 16 Highland Avenue (at St.Stephen's Church)and our walk-in clinic hours are: Monday,Wednesday and Friday,during the hours of 8:30 a.m.to 9:30 a.m.. and 12:30 p.m.to 1:30 p.m. Programs sponsored by the Social Service League and the Cohasset Board of Health this year included:Mass.Public Health Association poster contest at Deer Hill School in March;"Managing Stress and Pain with Natural Healing"in May;Health Awareness Day at Cohasset High School in May; Wellness Day in September;Flu Clinics in October,November and December;and continued organizing of Pandemic Flu Planning Committee. We are grateful to all who assist us with our programs and clinics throughout the year with volunteer efforts and monetary donations. Keep Well Clinics 283 Adult Immunizations 1055 Diabetic Screening 25 Cholesterol Screening 21 Health Fair 50 Tuberculin Testing 46 Hypertension Screening 682 Communicable Disease Follow Up 12 Home Nursing Visits 252 Office Nursing Visits 609 Total Nursing Visits 861 Respectfully submitted, Judy Fitzsimmons R.N.,P.H.N. Cohasset Board of Health 175 METROPOLITAN AREA PLANNING COUNCIL The Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MARC)is the regional planning agency representing 101 cities and towns in the metropolitan Boston area. Created by an act of the Legislature in 1 963,it serves as a forum for state and local officials to address issues of regional importance.As one of 14 members of the Boston Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO),MAPC has oversight responsibility for the region's federally funded transportation program.Council membership consists of community representatives, gubernatorial appointees and city and state agencies who collaborate in the development of comprehensive plans and recommendations in areas of population and employment,transportation,economic development,housing, regional growth and the environment.The 25 member elected Executive Committee meets 1 1 times a year.The full Council meets three times a year. Meetings are held at various localities throughout the region. MAPC works with its 101 member cities and towns through eight subregional organizations.Each subregion has members appointed by the chief elected officials and planning boards of the member communities and is coordinated by an MAPC staff planner.The MAPC subreglons meet on a regular basis to discuss and work on issues of local concern.Cohasset,Duxbury,Hanover, Hingham,Hull,Marshfield,Norwell,Pembroke,Rockland,Scituate,and Weymouth are members of the South Shore Coalition (SSC),which is MAPC's second oldest subregion.The community representatives of the SSC subregion consist primarily of elected officials,town planners,and community representatives from the eleven neighboring towns. This year,the South Shore Coalition participated in the development of the new Regional Transportation Plan,the main document that will determine transportation investments and funding until 2025,by reviewing the region's existing conditions,policies,and growth management options;discussed the implications of potential growth as shown by buildout analyses completed by MAPC;and hosted a workshop on Conservation Subdivision Design,a model study completed by MAPC on an innovative land use technique to preserve land while accommodating development. In the past year MAPC staff worked with South Shore Coalition communities on the South Shore Pilot Project,an EOEA funded project that analyzed local master plans,open space plans and water consumption.A draft of the study has been completed,and the final report should be finished by the spring of 2001.MAPC also worked on an Atlas of Tidal Restrictions for South Shore communities;worked with coastal communities through the South Shore Local Governance Committee of the MassBays program;continues to participate in the development of the Route 3 South Land Development Task Force;and continues to work on the "Fish Study"which is studying the vitality of the Massachusetts Fishing Industry by comparing the harvesting sector of 176 the seafood industry and information by port and subregions with the data collected in 1993.MAPC hopes to evaluate the condition of the fishing industry under the past seven years of federal management. Redevelopment of the South Weymouth Naval Air Station MAPC participated on committees discussing &reviewing redevelopment plans submitted by South Shore Tri-Town Development Corporation for SWNAS.MAPC staff reviewed &commented on regional issues and impacts associated with the project's EOEA /MEPA submitted ENF. Southeastern Massachusetts Vision 2020 MAPC is continuing its work with the Old Colony Planning Council (OCPC) and the Southeastern Regional Planning and Economic Development District (SRPEDD)on the Vision 2020 initiative to address uncontrolled sprawl and improve management of the rapid changes occurring in southeastern region of the Commonwealth.The project recognizes that important choices lie ahead for the communities of southeastern Massachusetts and that a clear vision for the future will lead to more effective decision-making. In the spring of 1999,the task force prepared a report:Vision 2020:An Agenda for the Future.The report covered facts,trends,and issues confronting the region,and included a strategy for action.That action plan was developed over the past year into the New Mayflower Compact.This past October,one hundred public officials,citizens and organization representatives from throughout southeastern Massachusetts gathered on board the Mayflower II to sign and support the New Mayflower Compact.Led by Congressman William Delahunt,local officials from across the region signed the voluntary regional growth management agreement.They agreed to:"voluntarily join together to implement a growth management program that preserves the interests of each town and city yet profits from unified regional actions.This program will be organized by the Regional Planning Agencies. acting together through local representation.The undersigned endorse this approach to growth management and commit to working collaboratively...." Forty two cities and towns have agreed to endorse the Compact.Forty additional signatures were added to support the communities'efforts. Secretary Bob Durand of the Massachusetts Executive Office of Environmental Affairs praised the initiative and announced a grant for Vision 2020 of $125,000.State Senator Marc Pacheco represented the Southeastern Massachusetts Legislative Caucus.Donald L.Connors,Chair of the Vision 2020 Task Force was the Master of Ceremonies.The strong response to the Compact is an affirmation of a consensus that the region's inevitable growth can be accommodated with good planning. 177 Legislative Working with state legislators,MAPC defined the parameters of a statewide road and bridge construction program under Chapter 87 of the Acts of 2000. The legislation will help to secure a more stable funding source and insure an annual $400 million statewide road and bridge construction program.MAPC also played a key role in shaping and insuring the passage of legislation that reformed the funding of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. Similar efforts this year led to the passage of the Community Preservation Act and reform of the Commonwealth's Zoning Enabling Act. Buildout Analysis Proiects MAPC is continuing its work with local communities on Buildout Analyses throughout the region.The Executive Office of Environmental Affairs has funded this two-year long effort and has contracted with MAPC to complete a buildout analysis for every city and town in the metropolitan region.The purpose of the study is to create an approximate "vision"in quantitative terms of the potential future growth permitted and encouraged by a community's bylaws.If the level or type of potential future development shown in the buildout analysis is not consistent with the community's goals or vision for the future,the residents may choose to make appropriate changes to the regulations.All of the communities in the South Shore Coalition have had their buildout analysis completed.They were presented at a "Super Summit" by EOEA last year,and will be presented individually,to each city and town, by the end of June 2001. Respectfully submitted. Patti Keville MAPC Representative PLANNING BOARD The Cohasset Planning Board,under the authority granted by Massachusetts General Law,Chapter 41 ,Section 81 A -Section 81 GG,and Chapter 40A,is charged with the administration of subdivision control and site plan review of development projects.In addition to these duties,the Board completed a number of planning tasks in 2000. 178 In September 2000,the Planning Board welcomed Elizabeth Harrington as the new Town Planner.Ms.Harrington was hired under a joint agreement with the neighboring Town of Hull.The Planning Board had a number of priorities for Ms.Harhngton in the final months of 2000.These included updating the Zoning Map.The Board retained an engineenng firm to digitize the existing zoning map.The zoning information will be combined with the assessor's parcel and street information to enable much more precise location of zoning line boundahes.In addition,the zoning information will be available in an electronic format and may be used in connection with other types of data,including floodplain,sewer,wetlands,land use,and many other types of data. The Board worked collaboratively with the Senior Housing Committee and Zoning Board of Appeals in considering several zoning bylaw amendments. The proposed Accessory Dwelling Special Permit will be considered at ATM 2001 and aims to diversify the housing stock in Cohasset.The Special Permit enables older residents to remain in homes they might otherwise be forced to sell,while providing more affordable housing options in Cohasset. The bylaw change is a result of long standing efforts of the Senior Housing Committee and its senior housing needs study.The Board,as a continuation of this initial effort is now researching other types of housing-related bylaw amendments. In another cooperative effort,the Board actively participated with the Village Revitallzation Task Force regarding its oversight of the planning efforts of the Cohasset Revitallzation Corporation.The Board has provided input and guidance to the CRC's efforts,while providing information regarding Town projects and priorities that must be designed in concert with proposals for Village and Harbor improvements. The Board has worked with the Growth and Development Committee to investigate the need for a comprehensive plan for the Town and advised the Town to sign an agreement with the Metropolitan Area Planning Council for $30,000 in planning funds.Recent planning efforts and studies conducted by various boards and committees,such as the Open Space Plan.Wastewater Management Plan,Wellhead Protection Study,Senior Housing Needs Study and Cohasset Public Schools Demographic Study,among others,were reviewed to determine the scope of comprehensive planning needs. 179 In addition,the Board conducted the following regular business: Held 26 meetings Reviewed for recommendation 1 1 Zoning Board of Appeals applications Reviewed and approved 17 subdivisions not requiring approval (Form A) Reviewed 2 site plans including The Red Lion Inn Reviewed 2 definitive subdivision plans including Wheelwright Estates on Beechwood Street The Board continued to monitor approved subdivisions and site plans for compliance with compliance with conditions and applicable regulations. Respectfully submitted, PLANNING BOARD Alfred S.Moore,Jr.,Chairman Terry J.Atherton Robert H.Sturdy William J.Good Christopher Ford Elizabeth Harrington,Town Planner PLYMOUTH COUNTY MOSQUITO CONTROL PROJECT The Commissioners of the Plymouth County Mosquito Control Project are pleased to submit the following report of our activities during 2000.The Project is a special district created by the State Legislature in 1957,and is now composed of 25 Plymouth County towns,the City of Brockton,and the of Cohasset in Norfolk County.The Project is a regional response to a regional problem,and provides a way of organizing specialized equipment,specially trained employees,and mosquito control professionals into a single agency with a broad geographical area of responsibility. The 2000 season began with an average water table for the region.Efforts were directed at larval mosquitoes starting with the spring brood.Ground and aerial larviciding was accomplished using B.t.i.,and environmentally selective bacterial agent.Upon emergence of the spring brood of adult mosquitoes, ultra-low volume adulticiding began.The project responded to 10,146 complaints,a 63%increase over 1999. Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus isolations obtained by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health increased in 2000.The first EEE Isolate was found in collections from Easton on July 23,2000.Three isolates were collected in Plymouth County from Culiseta melanura ,a bird biting species, on the following dates:Hanover (9/2),Brockton (9/9)and Halifax (9/16).A four year old girl from Rockland tested positive on September 15 for EEE, 180 resulting in the first human EEE case in Massachusetts since 1997.The recurring problem of EEE and the introduction of West Nile Virus to the Northeast continues to ensure cooperation between this Project and the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. On July 22,the first crow infected with West Nile Virus was found in Massachusetts,at Willow Pond in Jamaica Plain.Plymouth County's first infected bird was found in Middleboro on August 13.2000.As of October 24. eighty eight infected birds had been found in 19 of the 27 communities serviced by the Project.To ascertain the risk to human health.Plymouth County Mosquito Control placed mosquito traps in the areas where infected birds were found.The mosquitoes collected were tested at the Massachusetts Department of Public Health for West Nile Virus,but none were infected. In the last several years,two exotic mosquito species (Aedes albopictus and Ae.Japonicus)have been found in Connecticut and New Jersey.The larvae of these mosquitoes are found in man-made containers such as tires and buckets.These mosquitoes are probably capable of transmitting Eastern Equine Encephalitis and West Nile Virus to people.We at Plymouth County Mosquito Control are concerned about this new threat to the Northeast U.S. In and effort to be proactive,we have begun to monitor containers for these new mosquitoes,but neither has yet been found within Plymouth County. During the winter of 2000,Plymouth County Mosquito Control Project created a web site designed to provide information about mosquito biology,mosquito borne diseases,repellents,and the Project.The webs site also provides current information on West Nile Virus activity within the Project area.The web site has been well received by the public and is a featured site at Study Web (www.studvweb.com )as one the best educational resources on mosquitoes for students and teachers.Since May,the web site has received over 6,000 visits,and we hope you will also find it a valuable tool.The web site address is www.Dlvmouthmosquito.com . The figures specific to the Town of Cohasset are given below.While mosquitoes do not respect town lines the information given below does provide a tally of the activities,which have had the greatest impact on the health,and comfort of Cohasset residents. Insecticide Application.3,188 acres were treated using truck mounted sprayers for control of adult mosquitoes.More than one application was made to the same site if mosquitoes reinvaded the area.The first treatments were made in May and the last in September. During the summer,836 catch basins were treated to prevent the emergence :of Culex pipiens,a known mosquito vector in West Nile Virus transmission. 181 Our greatest effort has been targeted at mosquitoes in the larval stage,which can be found In woodland pools,swamps,marshes and other standing water areas.Inspectors continually gather data on these sites and treat with highly specific larvicides when immature mosquitoes are present.Last year a total 29 inspections were made to 80 catalogued breeding sites. Water Management.During 2000 crews removed blockages,brush and other obstructions from 1,525 linear feet of ditches and streams to prevent overflows or stagnation that can result in mosquito breeding.This work, together with machine reclamation,is most often carried out in the fall and winter. Finally,we have been tracking response time,that is the between notice of a mosquito problem and response by one of our inspectors.The complaint response time in the Town of Cohasset was less than two days with more than 2000 complaints answered. Mosquito Survey.A systematic sampling for the mosquitoes in Cohasset indicates that Coquillettidia perturbans was most abundant species.Other important species collected included Culex pipiens and Culiseta melanura. We encourage citizens or municipal officials to call our office for information about mosquitoes,mosquito-borne diseases,control practices,or any other matters of concern. Respectfully submitted, Kenneth W.Ludlam,Superintendent Carolyn Brennan,Chairman Robert A.Thorndike,Vice Chairman Leighton F.Peck,Jr.,Secretary William J.Mara Michael J.Pieroni RECYCLING COMMITTEE Your recycling committee has had a busy year.Keeping up with D.E.P. requirements is almost a full time job.New materials have been excluded from the general trash disposal such as mercury tubes,television,cathode tubes,computers,and mercury instruments. Charges have has to be added to the unusual additional costs for disposal. We continue to recycle 32%of our trash.This is below the state goal and few expect with the pay-buy-bag recycling will increase.Vendors are placing 182 more emphasis on "clean"recyclables which means our employees must be more vigilant in the preparation of our products. Hazardous waste day was held and a large amount of hazardous material was removed from town.Continuing cooperation of towns people indicate that we will obtain our goal. An Eagle Scout project provided the town with a new Boutique Building that has proven extremely popular.With an additional employee for the Transfer Station we hope to soon improve our system of making it as convenient as possible to recycle. Respectfully submitted, Arthur L.Lehr,Jr.,Chairman Merle S.Brown David Bigley F.Allen MacDonald Jean M.White Carol M.Martin SOUTH SHORE RECYCLING COOPERATIVE South Shore Regional Refuse Disposal Planning Board The year 2000 was the second full year for the South Shore Recycling Cooperative (SSRC)which is a voluntary association of 13 member towns of the South Shore:Abington,Cohasset,Duxbury,Hanover,Hingham. Kingston,Marshfield,Norwell,Pembroke,Plymouth,Rockland,Scituate,and Weymouth. The SSRC was formed in 1998 by Its predecessor organization,the South Shore Regional Refuse Disposal Planning Board ("the Board"),whose mission was to consider whether to establish a solid waste district in the South Shore.After due consideration,the members of the Board voted to form a voluntary association of towns,the SSRC,instead of a district,which would have imposed another layer of government. The member towns of the SSRC have joined by voting at Annual Town Meeting to authorize their Selectmen to sign the Inter-municipal Agreement (IMA)forming the SSRC,and by voting at Town Meeting to adopt the provisions of the special legislative act creating the SSRC as a separate legal entity,Section 194 of Chapter 419 of the Acts of 1998 (an outside section to the state budget). 183 The officers of the SSRC,unanimously elected at the July,2000 meeting, are:Chairman,Greg Robbins (Marshfield),Vice-Chairman,Mike Pakstis (Duxbury),Treasurer,Joanne Dirk (Norwell),and Secretary,John McNabb (Cohasset). The mission of the SSRC is,according to the IMA,as follows:"The South Shore Recycling Cooperative is established to provide a forum of cooperative management of solid waste by members,to assist each member Town to improve the cost-effectiveness of their recycling efforts by providing economy of scale while maintaining full control over solid waste management;to assist members to improve programs to divert waste materials from the waste stream and to reduce the amount and toxicity of wastes;and to provide such assistance on an individual basis to each member Town and cooperatively in joint programs with other Towns." The year 2000 was also the second full year for our full-time Solid Waste Planner,Claire Sullivan,who provides invaluable service for each of.the member towns by providing regular assistance for running local recycling programs,helping promote networking,publicity for recycling programs in the region,and forging more regional cooperative efforts between the member towns. The SSRC's major regional program is the coordination of the member towns' annual Household Hazardous Products (HHP)collection days,which is provided to member towns under a single contract negotiated by the SSRC but signed between each town individually and the vendor,currently Safety Kleen -all at the same cost structure per town,based on the economy of scale provided by the total volume from all member towns.The contract includes reciprocity:a resident of any member town can attend a HHP collection event in another member town with permission of their own town (who pays for the waste collected at that event). At Cohassefs HHP event forty-seven (47)Cohasset residents participated, along with 38 residents of other towns (paid for by their own towns),for a total cost for Cohasset of $1,914 (which included the cost for one Cohasset resident who attended the HHP event in another SSRC town).By participating in this regional contract,Cohasset saved 20%or more over what it would have cost if the town had negotiated an individual contract.The SSRC also saves each member towns the time and expense of organizing and publicizing the events,running the events,and dealing with billing and other management functions for these HHP collections.In 2001 ,the focus for the HHP collections will to increase overall participation by holding mercury thermometer swaps. 184 Membership in the SSRC has produced the following quantified benefits: 1.By using the regional contract negotiated by the SSRC with the Bourne landfill,Cohasset has enjoyed a disposal rate of $46.35/ton for bulky waste,a savings over the usual gate fee of $60/ton (just increased to $70).The $10 surcharge for the first fifteen mattresses per load was also avoided.With a generation of 6 tons and 666 nnattresses,Cohasset saved $354 in FYOO with this contract.The SSRC Planner spent 33 hours on administration and dispute resolution. 2.By using the regional contract negotiated by the SSRC with Safety Kleen for the collection and disposal of household hazardous products (HHP),Cohasset pays less than 80%of what it would if it used.the State contract,and avoids the administrative time required to bid it out on its own.At the 2000 collection,which was attended by 74 residents,savings amounted to approximately $666 for this service.In addition,the SSRC Planner spent 55 hours publicizing the sixteen regional events including Cohasset's with hundreds of flyers she delivered to the town hall and library and ongoing press releases in all local papers,on cable TV and the radio.She attended and helped run the collection,handed out paint stirrers with cost saving instructions on latex paint disposal,provided a large sign and calculated the proper billing for the vendor to ensure that discounts and allowances were credited,a time investment of about eight hours.The contract also allowed for residents to attend the other fifteen collections in the region that year,which no Cohasset residents chose to use. 3.Cohasset has benefited from an SSRC Market Services Grant for the recycling of cathode ray tubes (CRTs)from TV's and computer monitors,which are now banned from disposal by state regulation. From March through June,this grant from the DEP paid $1,351 for the processing of residents'TVs and computer monitors.The SSRC also solicited proposals for the service from other vendors and found a company that sited a trailer and provides the collection service.If Cohasset chooses to hire this vendor,it can save the equivalent of the processing cost for shipping and handling of these items compared with the State Contract rate it uses now,and will save even more on processing once the grant expires in December.The SSRC has also helped Cohasset to publicize and comply with the new CRT waste ban. 4.The SSRC Planner spent 61 hours bidding,awarding and administering contracts for brush grinding and trommel screening for the processing of compost,which was used by Cohasset. 185 5.The SSRC used a grant from the DEP to educate and assist member towns in the collection and disposal of fluorescent tubes,ballasts and waste chemicals in municipal and school buildings.The SSRC Planner assisted the Cohasset DPW in obtaining containers for fluorescent tubes.The SSRC has applied for a Market Service Grant for the processing of fluorescent tubes in FY01 .The Planner spent 328 hours on administration of the above-mentioned contracts. 6.The SSRC provides networking opportunities and Information sharing for all SSRC members at monthly Solid Waste Manager meetings, who gather and share information about solid waste collection, disposal and recycling service and pricing among member towns. The meetings often feature speakers and subjects of interest to the local MSW community,including C&D and special waste disposal, regulatory compliance,grant assistance and regional recycling collections. 7.As a group,the SSRC lobbied successfully for changes in the requirements for receiving grants under the MRIP program,changes which will make at least $4,100 in grant money attainable for Cohasset in the coming year.The SSRC also engaged in a letter-writing campaign for passage of solid waste legislation aimed at making manufacturers and retailers of products such as tires,motor oil and fluorescent tubes responsible for providing money or collection service for proper disposal of those products.This would ease some of the burden the towns bear for these services.The SSRC publishes a monthly newsletter filled with information of immediate Interest to the South Shore solid waste community, including local solid waste news,meetings and seminars. 8.The SSRC Planner did public outreach by writing articles for and being the subject of interviews with the local press which promote waste reduction and recycling,the collection of specific products,and programs such as Pay As You Throw. 9.The SSRC Planner attended and presented at forums and conferences hosted by the DEP,South Shore Health Officers Association,Solid Waste Association of North America,The Northeast Recycling Council,Council of SEMASS Communities,the Mass.Recycling Coalition and the New England EnviroExpo.She is a member of the Mass.Solid Waste Advisory Committee,which is updating the Solid Waste Master Plan,and is on the Source Reduction Subcommittee.She conducts market research to advise managers of their best options for disposal and recycling and provides technical assistance and referrals to town solid waste 186 managers In any other way possible.She shares what she learns with the Managers,and shares the Managers'concerns with the professional and State organizations. The SSRC exists to serve its member towns by facilitating their solid waste disposal and recycling functions.Your representatives to the SSRC always welcomes suggestions on how the SSRC can better serve Cohasset.The SSRC is greatly appreciative of the assistance and support provided for our efforts by the Cohasset Board of Selectmen,Town Manager,Department of Public Works,Recycling Committee,and other officials of the Town of Cohasset. Respectfully submitted. Merle Brown,SSRC Representative John K.McNabb,Jr.,SSRC Representative, Representative to the South Shore Regional Refuse Disposal Planning Board. PUBLIC SAFETY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 2000 was again an uneventful year for serious emergencies.Coastal hurricanes failed again to make it to New England.Emergency shelters were reviewed,but no mobilization was needed.A four year review and update of the towns'emergency manual has been completed. Thanks to all town employees and emergency volunteers for their continuing support of our emergency response program. Respectfully submitted, Arthur L.Lehr,Jr. Emergency Manager FIRE DEPARTMENT I hereby submit the Annual Report of the Cohasset Fire Department for the year ending December 31,2000.A statistical analysis of the Department responses for the year is as follows: Building/Structure Fires 47 Brush/Outdoor Fires 27 187 Motor Vehicle Accidents 123 Motor Vehicle Fires 4 Medical Emergencies 783 Investigation 88 Inspection 424 Assistance 50 Miscellaneous 487 Total 2,033 Medical Responses: Total Incidents 906 Basic Life Support Transports 290 Advanced Life Support Transports 208 Mutual Aid Rendered 200 Mutual Aid Received 75 Mutual Aid with other Towns,for fires: Rendered 48 Received 26 APPARATUS The Fire Department is currently operating with the following equipment: Engine 1 -1994 Pierce-1,750 G.P.M.Pumping Engine Engine 2-1987 Pierce -1,250 G.P.M.Pumping Engine Engines -1979 Duplex-1,250 G.P.M.Pumping Engine Ladder 1 -1 978 Seagrave -1 00 foot Aerial Ladder Truck Squad 1 -2000 Ford -4 wheel drive -500 G.P.M.pump Rescues -1993 International Ambulance Car 20 -1995 Ford -4 wheel drive -Chief s Vehicle Rescue Craft -1993 Avon -14 ft.Inflatable/trailer FIRE PREVENTION In October,the Fire Department was awarded $3,105 in Student Awareness of Fire Education (S.A.F.E.)Grant funds.The purpose of the S.A.F.E. Program is to educate Students about the fire and health hazards of smoking-related materials.The S.A.F.E.Grant application was a combined effort between the Fire Department,School Department and Board of Health. EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE On November 22,2000,the Cohasset Fire Department commenced providing Advanced Life Support with the Town's Ambulance.The Firefighter/Paramedics and Firefighter/Intermediate are certified to treat 188 patients needing ainway management,intravenous fluid/drug therapy and cardiac care/monitoring.Funding for the Advanced Life Support Service was made possible by the generosity of our citizens at the Special Town Meeting on Decembers,1999. RETIREMENT Firefighter Edward M.Corbo retired from the Fire Department on August 28, 2000.Firefighter Corbo served the Town of Cohasset for more than 26 years. In conclusion,I would like to extend to the Citizens of Cohasset,the Board of Selectmen,the Town Manager and the Heads and Members of all Town Departments and Committees,my sincere thanks and appreciation for their assistance.To the Officers and Firefighters of the Department for their dedication and performance of duties,my sincere thanks and appreciation. Respectfully submitted, Roger W.Lincoln,Chief POLICE DEPARTMENT UNIFORM CRIME REPORT 2000 STATISTICS Offense Reported Kidnapping 1 Robbery 1 Assaults 33 Breaking and Entering 16 B&E or Larceny from Motor Vehicle 6 Larceny 57 Larceny of Motor Vehicle 2 Vandalism 80 Criminal Complaints Sought 99 Motor Vehicle Accidents Investigated 166 Motor Vehicle Citations Issued 1 662 Parking Tickets Issued 1 103 Residential and Business Alarms Answered 433 Stolen Motor Vehicles Recovered 2 Official Complaints Received 7730 Department Vehicles -Patrol Mileage 1 62.243 Special Details 1^32 911 Calls Received 1358 189 Domestic Violence Cases Investigated FID Cards Issued LTC Issued/Renewed 24 54 41 RECORDS OF ARREST 2000 Offense Male Female Kidnapping 1 Intimidation of a Witness 1 Fugitive from Justice 1 Assault and Battery with a Deadly Weapon 3 Assault and Battery 7 2 Assault and Battery on a Police Officer 1 Breaking and Entering 5 Carrying a Dangerous Weapon 1 Operating Under the Influence of Alcohol 17 5 Violation of Drug Laws 26 9 Warrants 14 11 Larceny 1 2 Shoplifting 1 Disorderly Person 3 1 Minor in Possession of Alcohol 32 26 Motor Vehicle Violation 17 2 Bylaw Violation 1 Protective Custody 12 3 Total 144 61 Total Arrests 205 Fees Returned to General Fund Court Fines and Assessments $35,968.00 Parking Violations $16,642.00 Paid Detail Surcharge $10,373.00 License Fees $3.407.00 Requests for Police Reports $550.00 False Alarms/Billing $2.295.00 TOTAL $69,235.00 Respectfully submitted, Brian W.Noonan Chief of Police 190 PUBLIC WORKS CEMETERY STUDY COMMITTEE The start of the new century was very busy and productive for the committee; we began to sell preneed graves at Beechwood Cemetery for the first time since 1989.Our plans to expand Woodside Cemetery were finalized and we gained approvals from the Board of Health,Conservation Commission and the Zoning Board of Appeals.Having gained these required approvals,we asked at the Town Meeting for and received $50,000 for final engineering plans and specifications for construction. The expanded area at Woodside will feature a memorial to the Gold Star Mothers of Cohasset.Pending funding approval at the Annual Meeting in March 2001,we hope to dedicate the new cemetery on Mother's Day 2002; twenty-five years after the Planning Board first called attention to the dwindling supply of burial space. Our thanks to the many Town Officials,who have guided our committee over the years,and to the many citizens whose input has been so valuable in our work.A special thanks to the many committee members who have served over the years. Respectfully submitted. Cemetery Study Committee Glenn A.Pratt Joseph Curley Joseph Jerz James Oilman DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS The following is my report for 2000: After a fairly quiet winter season,the D.P.W.began its annual street sweeping and basin cleaning.We also continued trimming roadsides and trees.During inclement weather all vehicles and equipment were serviced and/or repaired.There were 41 internments in various town cemeteries Expansion plans at Woodside Cemetery has come just in time,as there are only a few lots left for sale. 191 The amount of recyclables being transported has again increased thus showing that residents are making a greater effort to decrease the amount of solid waste.This comes at a time when costs are rising for both the transportation and tipping fees for solid waste removal.With Chapter 90 state funding both Todd Road and Old Coach Road were resurfaced.Using private way funding and D.P.W.manpower sections of Fairoaks Lane and Jerusalem Road Drive and all of Fernway were resurfaced.We also resurfaced sidewalks on Short Street,Ash Street and Norfolk Road. On July 1^^two employees were added to the maintenance division of the D.P.W.to perform maintenance at the three schools.This addition has proved to work out well,with all town buildings being maintained by one department.The year 2000 also saw the retirement of long time Tree,Park & Cemetery Superintendent Peter G.Laugelle.We wish him well and thank him for his 29 years of public service. Other accomplishments include: Construction of a new office at the R.T.F. Installed new culvert on King Street. Installed new drainage on Sohier Street Excavated area in town parking lot and added parking spaces. In closing I wish to thank all our town employees and the members of the Recycling Committee for their help and our Town Manager and the Board of Selectmen for their continued support. Respectfully Submitted, Harold W.Litchfield D.P.W.Superintendent GOVERNMENT ISLAND ADVISORY COMMITTEE Government Island will be 55 years old this year as a piece of Town owned property.The Board of Selectmen were wise in proposing this 7.4 acres for $29,000.00.The Townspeople agrees with them at Town Meeting,almost unanimously.The Government Island Advisory Committee (GIAC)oversees this piece of historic property for the Town.We're an interested group of seven volunteers who make recommendations for actions to be taken by the Board of Selectmen and Town Manager,who will,if necessary,go to Town Meeting for actions by the voters -YOU. During 2000,we met four times as a committee and once with the Town Manager and the Board of Selectmen.This meeting was to discuss the 192 duties and responsibilities of the GISC.That meeting was on September 12th and it was at that meeting that the GISC name was changed to GIAC. Five of the seven members attended this meeting.There was a good interchange of ideas,actions and thoughts between the Town Manager,the Board of Selectmen and the GIAC members. Other actions taken by the GIAC members have been: -Three memos have been routed to the Town Manager and Board of Selectmen regarding improvements and actions to be taken to keep the Island in its current very good useable condition. -Normal maintenance of the Island goes on with good cooperation between Harold Litchfield,DPW Superintendent,his crew and the GIAC. As we,the committee,have said many times,Cohasset has a "diamond in the rough"right here.No other Town has anything like "The Island".It is a haven for fishing,boating,sailing and enjoying. Please,as we have said many times,take some time to visit the area with your family.Enjoy it,absorb it and drink in some history that is right here on your harbor,in your own back yard. Respectfully yours, Hamilton Tewksbury,Chairman Noel A.Ripley Constance M.Afshar Peter G.Whitman Richard P.Barrow John H.Winters,Harbor Master Robert M.Davenport SEWER COMMISSION In 2000 the Sewer Commission continued its progress with the on-going expansion while operating the existing plant and collection system successfully.In March,notices were sent to the approximately 275 properties in the North Cohasset District,requesting them to connect to the new system,and by year's end over half had been connected. The North Cohasset system was completed for a total cost of $9,342,000.It serves 295 different buildings,11 by gravity to the Hingham sewer mam in Hull Street,and 284 by grinder pumps to Cohassefs pressure system The system encompasses six miles of piping. 193 On June 30 the basic work for the Central Cohasset District expansion (including the Lilly Pond area)was completed in accordance with the schedule in our Agreement for Judgment with the Commonwealth.Change Order work and additional Items continued through the summer and fall. Connection notices were sent to all properties in the expanded district In October,and the connection process is now undenvay. Annual Town Meeting authorized the addition to the Central District of the five condominiums in the Old Farm Condominium complex on Mendel Road.The Sewer Commission argued against this addition,but was voted down by the Town Meeting.Planning is now underway to connect the complex via the 100 Pond Street Condominium complex. A new NPDES Wastewater Treatment Plant Discharge Permit was issued for 300,000 gallons/day by the State Department of Environmental Planning and the Federal EPA.This increased the allowable flow through our plant from 72,000 gallons/day. The Sewer Commission managed a study of sewering of the approximately 275 homes in the Little Harbor watershed,as authorized by the Annual Town Meeting.The Board of Health assisted in this effort,which was completed by a consulting engineer in December. At the March 25 Annual Town Meeting,a Special Revenue Fund for the Sewer Commission was established.This allows the Commission,working with the Town Manager,to operate semi-autonomously,i.e.,the commission can apply the revenue and fees it collects to its operating and maintenance costs and capital costs. At the November 13 Special Town Meeting,$600,000 in additional funding was authorized for the expansion of the Central District.This brings the cost of the entire Central District (and Lilly Pond)expansion project to $15,586,800.The project expands sewer service from the original 209 properties to 827.It encompasses a new treatment technology in the plant, 13 miles of piping,and seven sewer-pumping stations,six of which have emergency power plants.The new treatment technology is based on the use of membrane filters,which along with a plant In the West,Is a first application for a municipal system in the U.S.The performance results to date are extremely encouraging. The new funds authorized were to pay for a 4%cost overrun on the project. Due to the extent and complexity of the project,the indeterminate network of existing underground utilities that had to be contended with,the compressed schedule to meet the Agreement for Judgment (construction started in June1999),challenges associated with the total in-place reconstruction of our existing treatment plant while it was continuously being kept in operation 194 to serve existing customers,and the fact that construction funding was authorized before we had plans and specifications in hand,the Connmission feels that the 4%ovenxin is mininnal and congratulates all involved with this successful project. Respectfully submitted, SEWER COMMISSION Gary VandenA/eil,PE,Chairman Henry A.Rattenbury,Vice Chairman Raymond Kasperowicz,Clerk BOARD OF WATER COMMISSIONERS In the year 2000,Commissioner John McNabb was reelected to the Board of Water Commissioners,and was re-elected Chairman.Robert E.Kasameyer was re-elected Vice-Chairman,and Richard Muncey was re-elected Clerk. At the end of 2000,the Water Commission reluctantly accepted the resignation of Commissioner Muncey and thanked him for his many years of dedicated service to the Town.At a joint meeting of the Board of Selectmen and Water Commission on December 19,Glenn Pratt was unanimously appointed to fill the vacancy until the 2001 Town Election. The year 2000 was another banner year for Cohasset's Water Department. We received national recognition from both the National Campaign for Safe and Affordable Drinking Water for the Water Quality Report we provide annually to our customers,and from the United States Environmental Protection Agency for our public-private partnership with American Water Systems for the operation of the Department.At the same time,we have continued our program of system-wide improvements,lead by the substantial completion of our second water storage talk on Scituate Hill. American Water Services (formerly American Anglian)continued as the contract service operator of the Cohasset Water Department under its three-year contract.Citing the excellent service provided to our ratepayers by American Water Services,Water Superintendent George Hawksley.and the entire Water Department staff,the Water Commission voted unanimously at its December 28,2000 meeting to renew the American Water Services contract for an additional term of three years.The Water Department provides water for domestic consumption and fire protection for about 90%of the residents of Cohasset.It encompasses approximately 36 miles of water 195 mains,2,377 service connections,and 333 hydrants.During calendar year 2000,a total of approximately 236,000,000 gallons of water were produced and pumped to the distribution system. Our fiscal position continues to be sound.We are entirely self-supporting through water rates and user charges from our service area,which does not include the North Cohasset area serviced by the Hingham-Mass.American Water Company.Unlike virtually every other town in Southeastern Massachusetts,we did NOT impose an outside watering ban in the summer of 2000,because of:(a)our vast water resource,the Aaron River Reservoir, which impounds about 323 million gallons of water,(b)our high quality treatment facility,the Lily Pond Water Treatment Plant,and (c)our water distribution system of water mains.Our system was able to deliver in this way because of the significant on-going Improvement program since the water emergency of 1994.The heart of this program has been the replacement and rehabilitation of our water distribution system,but has also included improvements to the plant,the new water storage tank,water resource protection,and the effective management of the operation and maintenance of the department.This could not have been achieved without the Town's full support. A more detailed review of our activities for the year is as follows. NATIONAL RECOGNITION.In 2000,we received national recognition for (a) our 1999 Consumer Confidence Report by the national Campaign for Safe and Affordable Drinking Water,which rated our report as the best one of the over 400 they examined from across the United States,and (b)for our public-private partnership for operation of the Water Department under contract with American Water Services,by the United States Environmental Protection Agency,which has used the Cohasset Water Department as a case history in seminars and training sessions on how to run small water systems. NEW WATER STORAGE TANK.The Scituate Hill Water Tank has been substantially completed and is expected to be turned on in January 2001. This $1,600,000 project was the largest construction project for the Water Department since the completion of the Lily Pond Water Treatment Plant In 1978. LONG RANGE PLANNING.In 2000,the Water Commission continued to develop a comprehensive long-range plan which encompasses all four key components of the Water Department:water storage,water distribution, water treatment,and water supply protection. 196 WATER STORAGE.During 2000,we started the process to develop a long-range preventative maintenance plan for our tv\/o tanks,the Bear Hill Tank,which will be drained,cleaned and inspected in 2001,and our new Scituate Hill Tank.This plan for water storage will be integrated into the long-range plans for the distribution system being developed by Tutela Engineering. WATER DISTRIBUTION.We have started to revise the 1996 Tutela Engineering Capital Improvements Plan to provide for a long-term 20-year capital maintenance plan for the distribution system.Flow tests conducted during 2000 were reviewed and used to develop a revised distribution improvements plan.Funding for Phases A-1 and part of Phase A-2 of the revised plan was secured at the October 23,2000 Special Town Meeting. Also,we commissioned Norfolk Environmental to develop a computerized database of the water system,utilizing Geographic Information Systems (CIS)and Computer Aided Design (CAD),to enable us to better locate water mains and service connections and better manage our capital maintenance program.In 2000,we also applied for zero-interest loans from the state Water Supply State Revolving Fund (SRF)program for other projects in the current long range plan,but unfortunately none of our requested projects were provided funding under the program. WATER TREATMENT PLANT.In 2000,Weston &Sampson prepared a 20-year capital maintenance and improvement plan for the treatment plant. Funding for the highest priority repairs outlined in the plan,repair of the sedimentation basins,and other required repair work,was secured at the October 23,2000 Special Town Meeting.The 20-year old Water Treatment Plant still contains a number of original components which need to be upgraded,repaired,or replaced to assure the continued operation of the plant.With on-going engineering support and oversight from Weston & Sampson and American Water,the Water Commission plans to make a number of other critically needed improvements to the plant in the next few years. WATER SUPPLY PROTECTION.Norfolk Environmental is continuing to prepare a long-range Water Supply Protection Plan for the Water Department.This plan will review potential threats to watershed quality,land use in the watershed areas,changes in local water protection regulations that may be needed,and recommend a regular watershed monitonng program.At the 2001 Annual Town Meeting,the Water Commission plans to present proposed changes to town bylaws to improve water supply protection for the sources of our public drinking water supply. 197 Furthermore,the Water Commission has been taking steps to protect the quality of the watershed that provides the source of public drinking water for the people of Cohasset: •The Water Commission continued to investigate potential sources of contamination of the water supply,and in 2000 submitted an application to the DEP Technical Assistance Grant (TAG)program,which provides funds to review remediation plans for hazardous waste sites,to secure funds to help the Commission investigate the Hingham Annex hazardous waste site and the former Browns Auto Body at Depot Court (where there is an underground plume of gasoline). •Norfolk Environmental has investigated the potential threats to the water supply from the Arrowwood development,which is located in Scituate on the shores of the Aaron River Reservoir,and is considering what steps to take to reduce or eliminate the potential adverse effects the development may pose to the water supply. •Three monitoring well locations have been established by the Water Commission between Lily Pond and the Cohasset Heights landfill (CHL), which closed on July 2,1998,to further determine the potential threat posed by CHL to the water supply.Even though CHL is closed,it will still produce contaminated leachate for at least 20-30 years that could negatively Impact the Lily Pond watershed and needs to be monitored. •In 2000,CHL submitted a Request for Determination of Applicability (RDA)to the Conservation Commission which recommended that the Conservation Commission require CHL to dig a groundwater diversion trench around the landfill to retain all contaminated leachate onto the landfill property and prevent it from draining into the Lily Pond Watershed. At its November 30 meeting,the Conservation Commission voted unanimously to require CHL to submit,within 90 days,a Notice of Intent with plans to address the problem created by the ongoing discharge of leachate from the landfill into the Lily Pond watershed. WELLFIELDS.We have received ail the necessary approvals to begin construction of the Ellms Meadow well field,which we expect to complete by the end of the Summer 2001.A Zone II delineation by Geosphere,Inc. conducted for the state,identified the land area which contributes water to the well field and which must be protected from adverse land uses.Since this new Zone II delineation includes land areas,including the Town Common, which is not included in the existing Water Resource District,the Water Commission plans to submit an article at the 2001 Annual Town Meeting to revise the boundaries of the Water Resource District to ensure the protection of the Ellms Meadow Wellfield. 198 PUBLIC EDUCATION.In 2000 we continued our two public education progranns which help keep the ratepayers informed: •Our regular newsletter,Your Water Departmerjt,has been inserted in all water bills,to keep ratepayers informed with their quarterly bills of the programs and activities of the Water Department. •On July 1,we mailed to every address in Cohasset our second "Water Quality Report'to comply with the EPA's new requirement for every water supplier to provide annual consumer confidence reports,and placed it for public review at the library,Town Hall,and at the Lily Pond Water Treatment Plant.We received an award from the New England Water Works Association for this report,which won third prize for small water systems in New England. WATER QUALITY.In the Water Quality Report,we reported that the water delivered to the tap met all state and federal regulatory requirements.We reported that only four contaminants were detected in 1999 (the required reporting period),all below regulatory limits -total trihalomethanes (TTHM's), fluoride (which we are required to add to the water),nitrate,and turbidity.We noted that there are two water quality problems,discolored water and total trihalomethanes,that are a priority to be addressed,and that we were working to reduce TTHM's by continuing to clean water pipes and to reduce chlorination as much as possible.Discolored water is caused by accumulated sediment In water pipes,which we will be able to fully address once we put the second water storage tank on line (by early 2001)and are able to start an annual flushing program for the distribution system to remove the accumulated sediment. DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS.During calendar year 2000.we performed the following distribution system improvements: •Flushed water mains on Beechwood Street from Route 3A to Doane Street ,including Doane street,to improve water flow and water quality. •Kina Street .Replaced 6,085 feet of 6"water main with 10"pipe,and Installed new pipe under Lilv Pond Lane . •Hiahland Court .Replaced existing 1"pipe in with 8"ductile iron pipe;to deal with documented fire flow problems in this area. •Robert Jason Road .Replaced 6"pipe with 8"ductile iron pipe; •Highland Ave (Robert Jason Road to Highland Court).Replaced 6 inch asbestos concrete pipe on with 8"ductile iron pipe;and replaced one existing fire hydrant on Highland Ave.;added two new fire hydrants,on Highland Ave.and Highland Court. •Schofield Road .Installed a water line to connect the street to Route 3A. and then replaced the undersized 2"line in the rest of the street with new 8"pipe. •Stevens Lane .Installed a new 8"water line was to improve water pressure and to solve the serious loss of flow problem at the end of this street. 199 Holly Lane .Replaced the undersized 2"water line at the end of this street with an 8"line to improve water pressure. Black Horse Lane .Replaced 1 ,200 feet of 4"and 6"water line with new 8"water pipe. LEAKS FIXED.In 2000,the Water Department fixed over 52 leaking water mains and pipes throughout Cohasset. SEWER DEPARTMENT SUPPORT.During 2000,the Water Department staff actively supported the Town's Sewer project above and beyond our Water System activities.This included marking water mains and service connections for the ongoing sewer construction project,as well as effectively resolving the numerous water service interruptions of various types that were caused. Y2K MANAGEMENT.The Water Department entered the year 2000 with no problems from the dreaded "Y2K bug".We had prepared the system for the century date rollover by performing a thorough inspection of plant operations and equipment which might be impacted.This was accomplished with the support of a Y2K consultant with expertise in the water industry,Utilistar,as well as American Water Services,most notably.Only a few Y2K-related issues were found,and ail were corrected.In addition.Water Department personnel manned the Lily Pond Water Treatment Plant throughout the night of December 31 ,2000 to make sure we were prepared for any eventuality at the time of the rollover. CONCLUSION.2000 was the 51 ^^year of the operation by an elected Water Commission of the Cohasset Water Department,which was purchased by the Town of Cohasset from the private Cohasset Water Company in 1949.Since those early beginnings,the water system has progressed from a few shallow hand-driven wells and an open reservoir that served just a small part of the Town,to an integrated water supply system that should be sufficient to serve the needs of Cohasset for decades to come. Our principle challenges in the new century are to continue to properly maintain and rehabilitate the existing town-wide system of water mains, gates,and valves to ensure the reliable delivery of good quality water to all our customers,to rehabilitate and maintain the Lily Pond Water Treatment Plant,and to protect the quality of all existing and potential water sources and the watershed areas that provide the sources of water supply.The Water Commission intends to meet these challenges through the design and implementation of long-range plans to ensure that the Water Department can meet the water supply needs of the Town through the new century. 200 The Board of Water Commissioners and the Cohasset Water Department would like to thank all of the Town officials,boards,and committees who have assisted the Water Department and the Board throughout the year.We will continue to seek improvements in the water system for the benefit of all the ratepayers and taxpayers. Respectfully submitted, BOARD OF WATER COMMISSIONERS John K.McNabb,Jr.,Chairman Robert E.Kasameyer,Vice-Chairman Richard D.Muncey,Clerk resigned effective January 1,2000 Glenn Pratt,appointment effective January 2,2001 HUMAN SERVICES COHASSET HOUSING AUTHORITY The Cohasset Housing Authority is a public agency with five member Board of Commissioners,four of whom stand for Town election and the remaining Commissioner is appointed by the Governor. Commissioner Term Expires John D.Muncey,Chairman 2001 Ralph Perroncello,Vice Chairman 2002 Ann C.Barrett 2004 Stephen F.Wigmore 2000 Richard J.Silvia,Governor's Appointee 2003 The Cohasset Housing Authority has a staff of three: Marilyn A.LeBlanc,Administrator Florence E.Manna,Housing Clerk James V.Mascioli,Maintenance According to their By-laws,the Board of Commissioners meets on the fourth Tuesday of each month and holds its annual meeting in June.Cohasset's •subsidized housing inventory includes state units numbering 64 of Chapter 667 Elderly/Disabled housing located at 60 Elm Street and 12 units of chapter 689 Special Needs housing located at 72.74 and 76 Elm Street The 78 state units are subsidized by the Department of Housing and Community Development.The 31 federally subsidized Section 8 program provides rental 201 assistance for families and is funded by the Department of Housing and Urban Development.Our annual subsidies are granted upon successful annual/semi/annual reviews of management and regulatory compliance. Eligibility standards for our Elderly/Disabled complex,Harborview,were changed in 1998.The maximum allowable Income cannot exceed $35,100 and the age for admission is 60. The grants received from the state are in varying states of progress. 1 . The grant to reconfigure the walkways has progressed and a designer has been chosen.We anticipate that plans will be approved in the early spring and construction to begin in summer. 2.The upgrade of the fire alarm system has been completed. 3.The renovation of the front porch at 72 Elm Street has been completed and the historic integrity has been maintained. 4.Renovation of the balconies and wing walls at Harborview has been 90% completed funded and we anticipate completion by the end of February. The Board of Commissioners continues to schedule goal-setting sessions to review and update policies and procedures and to further research opportunities to create affordable housing for those with the greatest need. Respectfully submitted, Ann C.Barrett,Chairman Ralph Perroncello,Vice Chairman John D.Muncey,Treasurer Stephen F.Wigmore,Assistant Secretary Richard J.Silvia DIRECTOR OF THE COUNCIL ON ELDER AFFAIRS As Director,I am pleased to submit this past year's annual report for the year ending June 30,2000.Cohasset Elder Affairs has once again seen a tremendous increase in the number of residents,all ages,making use of the services we offer. The bulk of our requests are for transportation with a high number of calls also requesting general information as to where to turn,handled by our Outreach Worker,Carol Barrett.The senior population over the age of 85 is growing rapidly.This group (15%)represents many isolated and frail elders 202 who are trying to remain independent and in their own homes.With the help of Services for Seniors,Transportation,and Information and Refen-als,the Elder Affairs goals are being reached. During the past year,we also saw an increase in the number of seniors requesting information on programs such as Tax Assistance,Fuel Assistance,Senior Pharmacy Program.Our congregate meals also have shown growth.The cuts in home health care continue to place an increasing demand on the services of our part-time Outreach Worker as she does whatever is needed to fill in the gaps. This past year saw the passage by Town Meeting of funds to pay a portion of a part-time Medical Van Driver.This has lessened the load in helping get people to their medical appointments around the fifteen mile radius that we cover.Another great happening was the enactment of the MTB-5 transportation to Boston,as a result of a State Grant that offers rides from the South Shore right to their doctors,hospitals or clinics on Tuesdays and Thursdays.The program is growing thanks to our very competent dispatcher,Dolores Jakaus,who works twenty hours a week keeping the system running smoothly. Special thanks to Town Manager,Mark Haddad,Town Selectmen,and the Advisory Board for their continued support in helping us do our jobs by increasing the services to all seniors here in Cohasset. We now look forward to working in a new office environment thanks to Margaret Casey for her very generous donation.We will have a professional space which will also be a very comfortable place to work every day.I would like to express our thanks to Suburban Building Contractors for the great work in restoring the integrity of the office.Paul Buckley was wonderful to work with along with his two great men;who did an outstanding job.To Glenn Pratt and AIco Oil's John Lennon,thanks for the heating system,which will keep us warm this winter.Thanks to the professional skills of Kathy Fox, Designing Woman,whose interior designing skill and color scope offered a new and extraordinary design that we will all enjoy in the future. I can't forget to give special thanks to Mark Batts who came to the Center and did all the necessary re-wiring and installation for the new electric systems in order for us to work in the new millennium,and that is not easy when you're working in a two hundred plus year-old building. The following is a brief overview of the year: Information and Referral -Units of services -4.888 -increase of (4209) 20%over last year. The CEA referral service matches the needs of seniors with agencies and services geared to the needs of the individual.The many services referred to 203 seniors include housing,transportation issues,health and nursing home infonnation,senior social services,support groups and legal Information. Trained staff and volunteers answer phones and provide infonnation and referrals to seniors,their families and outside agencies.We receive an average of 50 calls a day.Phone lines are manned and monitored by staff who are also able to contact our Outreach Worker in the event of an emergency. Transportation -Units of service -4,705 -Increase of 17%over the previous year. The transportation program is made up of three vans;two are lift equipped and one is not.We now employ one part-time driver and fifty-three volunteers to accomplish all the requests for transportation.These vans provide critical transportation to medical appointments,dialysis, chemotherapy,radiation treatments and physical therapy.In addition to medical appointments,we also cover local doctors and dental appointments, grocery shopping five days a week,trips around town on two days a week, trips to the banks,library,post office,church,to the weekly luncheons.Coffee Cafe,Farmers Market,special events and meetings at the Center.We do our best to help elders visit family members in nursing homes or hospitals. Van trips also include South Shore Plaza,Hanover Mall,Independence Mall in Kingston,the Christmas Tree Shoppe,Boston Museums and twice monthly restaurants as social outlets.Transportation is also available for all CEA activities as well as community programs geared toward elders.Each van is equipped with a phone and the driver has,at hand,equipment in case of emergency.The past year once again saw a tremendous increase in the number of people requesting a varied amount of transportation needs. Transportation still remains the greatest need of Cohasset's seniors.The CEA continues to try to provide a one-to-one response to each and every person requesting the service even with very limited funding from the town. The approval for a grant to fund a Medical Transport Van program offered with the towns of Norwell,Hingham,Hull and Scltuate to provide transportation to Boston for medical and hospital appointments came through in March.Operation of the program is directed from Cohasset,and.while It was slow to start it is growing thanks to Dolores Jakaus.To date,there have been twenty-eight people from the five towns who have used the service. OUTREACH -Unit of services ...1856-20 %increase from 1999 This past year once again saw a great Increase in the number of people requesting assistance from the Outreach Worker.The services offered through our Outreach Program Include assistance with applications for fuel assistance,food stamps,Medicaid,Senior Pharmacy and other assertive grants and/or funding.Cases now include alcohol-related problems,family 204 abuse,financial issues,unsafe living conditions,care giving,insurance counseling,Telephone Reassurance and the TRIAD Program.Crisis cases now take up approximately 75%of the Outreach Worker's time.This leaves little time available to those seniors who just want a visit or a personal phone call ot talk.This fall with the assistance of the Sheriffs Office,we will institute a new program with Mr.James Cabinarro to establish a visitation program. Our Outreach Coordinator,Carol Barrett,RN,MS,is the original coordinator of the quarterly Senior Dinners with the elderly and the Cohasset High School;this has been very successful thanks to Carol and the teachers at CHS.We have truly enjoyed the interaction with the students.Carol Barrett has also supervised two high school students who spent two hours a day at the Center last year doing data in-put for the Outreach Data Base Program. This has helped track clients and relieved Carol of sitting for hours behind the computer,when she is so needed in the community. Outreach is an excellent source of referral and support for families expressing needs and placement for a loved one.Our Outreach Worker has arranged health education and legal issues.She also works as a SHINE Councilor. mentor to the office staff and continues to provide valuable services to all residents of the town.Carol Barrett should be commended for the endless hours she spends providing support and reassurance to the frail elders of our community. Luncheon Program The Congregate luncheon program is held at the Senior Center Keating Room on Tuesday and Thursday.The food is delivered hot from Daka and is supplied through South Shore Elder Services (SSES).Through this program, approximately 1425 luncheons were served at the center,and each Tuesday. after lunch everyone was treated to a special program arranged by Margaret Casey.A donation of $1.75 which is submitted to SSES monthly,is requested from participants to help defray the total cost of the meal,which is about $4.50.Everyone enjoys Nancy Barrett as the program manager along with her great helpers. SENIOR CENTER -20234....20%Increase from FY '99 Once again,the Senior Center is busting,and it appears that more and more seniors partake in our services and programs.We are also pleased that the new people moving into town are taking advantage of our services due in part to the local Real Estate Company which includes information about the CEA in their information packages.We are also pleased that more men are attending classes,education programs,the breakfast club,social events and. most of all,enrolling as volunteers.In the past they remained our most difficult to attract as participants,but once they come to a program or a luncheon,they become loyal members.Our new TRIAD Program which 205 meets on the fourth Wednesday of the month has seen a steady increase with great suggestions on how to improve safety to the community.We are extremely proud to be working with the Norfolk County Sheriffs Officer,Chris Bell,and now we have instituted an officer to carry on regular meetings.Our best man,Joe Buckley is the Chairman of the group. Increases in classes for FY99-2000 included the knitting group with Edna Finegan,ladies bowled on Tuesdays,Wednesday afternoon Bridge was very popular,thanks to Margaret Casey and friends. Coffee Cafe with Betty Brooke is once again a provided a great way to start your day on Friday mornings with hot coffee,homemade goodies and lots of chat.Anna's Gourmet Classes were again a treat with the group moving down the street to Saint Anthony's Parish Hall which gave them more room to cook but left us without the added treats on Wednesday s.They cooked,ate and traveled around the state visiting other popular stops that offered great gourmet delicacies. The Tax Assistance Program was utilized by many elders who turned to (AARP)volunteer,Roger Sullivan.It started in January and continued to April;twenty-eight people were very happy to receive information and assistance in filling out their Federal and State tax returns and for free. The out of town tours increased steadily again this past year.Elizabeth Cossette was the person responsible for working hours on end to ensure that the seniors had a well rounded day out and ail requests were met.This past year offered 87 different trips to 196 people and this amounts to 823 total times using our own van for day trips.These day trips remain popular as they are very affordable to seniors on fixed incomes.We have tried to offer interesting day excursions outside the town to places like the JFK Library, Newbury College,BSO Symphony Tea,Edaville Railroad,MFA Egypt exhibit, John Singer Sargent at the MFA,Cohasset Knoll Pancake Breakfast and the Taverna at Nativity-Assumption Greek Orthodox Church in Cohasset. The Intergenerational programs continue with third graders from the new Osgood School visiting four or five times a year to share their lunch time with our seniors.After lunch,they always have a great project planned to teach or share with the seniors.So much time is spent behind the scene with Margaret Casey,d the principal and the teaching staff of the Osgood School to insure everyone has a great time and leaves with wonderful memories of the day spent with their new friends. SHINE -(Serving Health Information Needs of Elders): 206 This past year (serving health information needs of elders),we were happy to have two SHINE workers,Eleanor Smith and Carol Ban-ett here at the CEA. Both Eleanor and Carol are available to answer questions on health care insurance,Medicaid,Medicare,Health Maintenance,Long Term Care Insurance and a host of other health benefit questions and related matters. Our goal continues to be the same -to make sure people are getting the best coverage for the dollar spent.Both Eleanor and Carol are just a call away. You can reach them by calling the Center.Elizabeth will have one or the other return your call.This is a free service and one that is readily available to you here at Cohasset Elder Affairs.Some people spend a small fortune for the same service you can receive that is free! VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES: The success of the CEA is due in large part to the donation of time,services and products from a vast number of volunteer resources.These men and women help with a myriad of details and program,including board members acting as drivers,instructors,office helpers,meal service,cooks etc.They also are committee chairs,event planners,housing committee,transportation committee,writing newsletter articles,editing,overseeing the distribution of the monthly newsletter.The ninety-plus party and the Veteran's Day Breakfast were the true highlights of the past year,and these are just some of the extra work that board and staff members were committed to! Cohasset Elder Affairs has many different volunteer opportunities available to help elders.This past year we salute approximately 150 volunteers who provided over 14,500 hours of volunteer time.Some of the volunteer opportunities included: Clerical Office Help Daily Shopping Trips Escorts for the Vans Gourmet Cooking for Special Events Group Leaders High School Spelling Bee Team Luncheon Volunteers Mailers for the Monthly Vista Medical Drivers Newsletter Deliverers Party Host and Planners Program Coordinators Weekly Drivers for Out of Town Trips Weekly Speakers We are seeking new volunteers to add to our group list of things to do! Please ask your friends to become a CEA Volunteer. 207 Finally,I am honored to serve the senior citizens of Cohasset.We look forward to entering a new year/century with programs and services that not only meet the need of our seniors directly,but also assist their families and loved ones in giving our seniors opportunities in which they may better enjoy extended life.I am confident that every year the number of seniors that use and enjoy the programs will grow.The Senior Center is open Monday - Friday from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM We are always open to new suggestions for improvement. As we look fonvard to the new office space thanks to Margaret Casey.I would like to thank every staff member at the CEA for the endless hours they have spent helping to champion the cause.Their patience and understanding during trying times made ail the difference,and I will be forever grateful for their understanding,support,and friendship.Special thanks also to the CEA Board for their commitment to the seniors of their community and for all their assistance in getting the word and the work out into the community.Words seem inadequate in trying to thank the incredible volunteers here at the CEA.As more and more people learn about the CEA, we move closer to our goal of enhancing the quality of life for every senior citizen in the town of Cohasset Respectfully submitted. Kathy R.Bryanton Director HISTORICAL COMMISSION During the last number of years,the land values in Cohasset have been advancing faster than the values of the structures upon them.Many of the older structures,in need of repairs have been torn down instead of rehabilitating them.Each year a number of houses have been torn down. This is a problem throughout the South Shore and probably nationwide.The problem is acute,which has caused communities to pass "Demolition Delay Permits"on older homes.There are a number of bright spots,such as the Georgian House on South Main Street and the Victorian dwelling on Summer Street.Both of these antique houses have been extensively renovated and the repairs have been faithfully done in keeping with the period of the home. It is a common site in Cohasset to see the large dumpsters in yards and to see the house by the next day replaced by an empty piece of land. Your historical Commission continues to work on its projects to try and keep the historic flavor of the Town intact.We are an observer of the CRC projects.Although we are not in accord with all of the plans,we do feel that 208 many ideas will help the Town to improve on its existing beauty.We meet the second Monday of the month in the Town Hall at seven thirty.We encourage visitors and input from fellow citizens.Our central purpose is the maintaining of the character of the Town and its historic integrity. Respectfully submitted, Noel A.Riley,Chairman Rebecca Bates McArthur David Wadsworth John Connell Hamilton Tewksbury Mark St.Onge Nelson Pratt PAUL PRATT MEMORIAL LiBRARY The Trustees of the Paul Pratt Memorial Library,Sheila Evans,June Hubbard,Roger Lowe,Agnes McCann,Sarah Pease,Barbara Power,Carol Riley,Patience Towie and Roger Whitley,together with Janet Husband, Library Director,and staff continued to direct their attention this year to maintenance of the existing building,programming and design of the new library at the old Joseph Osgood School,and improving technology resources.This year,emphasis was placed on obtaining funding for the new library from three sources:the Town,the State and private fund raising. All three aspects proceeded on schedule.First,in March of 2000,town meeting members enthusiastically voted to approve the project.Second.The Cohasset Library Building Fund was formed to launch a campaign to raise a minimum of $700,000 of which $420,000 has been collected to date.Third. Janet Husband as Project Director,together with a group of Trustees drafted the application for a Massachusetts Library Construction Grant in the estimated amount of $1 ,529,000. The Old Colony Library Network is once again our Internet provider with a new management program for its data bases and the summer of 2001 is anticipated to have OCLN software changes that will improve reporting and circulation capabilities. The Investment Advisory Committee,chaired by Barbara Power,again recommended a conservative investment policy and a "take-out"rate of 4% and the board adopted that policy.The library Trustees continue also to be grateful to their volunteer advisors and for gifts of cash and stock received this year.The return on this generosity helps maintain library services. 209 The Friends,chaired again this year by Linda Wakeman,continued to enhance every aspect of library services.In particular,book purchases,fund raising,volunteer service at the desk to help with our increased circulation, payment for the Museum passes that save towns people thousands of dollars,are worthy of note.Also exciting this year was the Friends research and commitment to replicate the Maclvor Reddie Murals for installation at the new library. Finally,the library Trustees look forward to completing the application for the library construction grant,receiving notification from the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners regarding the same and completing private fundraising via a townwide mailing.Most exciting will be planning new program and collection policies for the new library. Respectfully submitted, Patience G.Towie,Chair RECREATION COMMISSION It gives us great pleasure to report to residents,the activities of their Recreation Commission for the year 2000. During the year,approximately 5,000 individuals of all ages participated in a variety of structured programs,activities and events.While budget restrictions persist,our latitude of use of the Revolving Account Fund for 100%Seif-Supporting Programs are continuing under this financial mechanism causing no impact upon taxpayers.In fact,via the Recreation Commission's policy to charge an Administrative Service Fee charge to all R.A.F.sponsored programs,taxpayers are reimbursed for the cost of the recreation budget.That is,revenues produced via Administrative Service Fee's,coupled with budget sponsored program fees,service fees and charges reimburses taxpayers for the budget of their Recreation Commission. Only revenue on deposit In the General Fund can be considered recapitalization revenue. During FIscalYear 2000,ending June 30,2000,the Recreation Commission produced for the General Fund $51 ,420.75.$3,000.00 was produced for use by the Commission via grants and matching grant funds.Concurrently, $41,107.15 was transacted via Revolving Account Funds for 100% Self-Supporting via fees charged participants for a variety of services. 210 Approximately another $215,000.00 was transacted via other and direct Self-Supporting Financial systems during F.Y.2000,manifesting a collective $310,527.79 of recreational services to residents.These figures do not include the thousands of man-hours that are annually donated by hundreds of residents,in support of a variety of program operations. Municipal recreation is for the benefit of all residents and we continue to direct our efforts towards assurance of equal access and opportunity to the entire community.To this end,a specific and calculated portion of revenue was not collected this year from residents who were temporarily unable to pay full fee charges for services.In many instances time was volunteered in lieu of full fee payments,benefiting the department and participants of programs. Programming represents only one of the responsibilities,duties,and functions as prescribed and conferred upon the Recreation Commission by both Massachusetts General Laws and By-Laws of the Town.Continuing efforts are focused upon upgrading and renovating existing outdoor recreational facilities under jurisdiction of the Commission. It has been and continues to be,a blending of private and public resources and funding,that most facilities have been upgraded and/or renovated. Numerous Town departments and officials have continued to support our effort in this area for which we remain enormously grateful. The seven member,elected board of the Recreation Commissioner's, volunteer their services to the town and department meeting regularly in order to discuss a wide-spectrum of topics relative to the leisure needs and pursuits of all residents.Further,the Commissioner's establish policy,and provide departmental direction,support,and assistance.Each meeting is publicly posted at least one week prior to date and residents are cordially invited to attend and participate In any meeting.Essential to our proper function,and absolutely vital towards success,is the ability to remain responsive to the dynamic community needs.We consider your input and feedback our most important source of guidance. Degree of community interest and support for recreational and leisure-time services can directly be measured by two essential factors.First and most logically,Interest is measured by the level of participation by residents in various services.Secondly and perhaps as important,interest and support is readily recognizable by the extraordinary numbers of volunteers who donate their time,effort and expertise in conduct with a number of our programs. events and activities. 211 The Recreation Commission wishes to acknowledge gratitude to the many Individuals,civic and business organizations,school and sport's groups, Town Board,committees and departments who have lent their support and assistance in our efforts to best serve the recreational and leisure needs of residents of ail ages.While too numerous to mention each name,none are forgotten and all are sincerely appreciated and thanked. Respectfully submitted, Richard P.Barrow,Chairman Mary K.Muncey,Vice-Chairman Anthony J.Carbone,Secretary Lillian M.Curley David R.Marks Wallace B.St.John Thomas W.Wigmore John M.Worley,Director YOUTH RESOURCES COMMITTEE It is with distinct pleasure that the Youth Resources Committee submits their Annual Report to residents of Cohasset.During 2000 our primary focus was transforming the town's old highway garage into a Teen Center for Cohasset youth. To this end we have dedicated much time and effort raising funds for this work.Upon taking control of the building during early 1999,we found that the existing utilities,wiring and plumbing,had to be stripped and completely redone.While the Garage project presented numerous challenges to overcome,we were able to persevere via the enormous generosities of many residents organizations and businesses. The Garage opened January 8,2000,and is now available to the youth of Cohasset as a teen center.We expect that the on-going cost of operation will be satisfied via revenues produced from various activities and events held at the Garage,and rental of the facility for birthday parties. 212 The youth of Cohasset and members of the Youth Resources Committee wish to extend their most sincere gratitude to the numerous residents, business organizations,Town Boards,officials and departments who have generously donated money,time,effort,materials and supplies towards our project. Respectfully submitted, Jack Worley,Chairman Elizabeth Bates Jody Butman Tony Carbone Steve Etkind Ricky Grassie Mike McMillen Matt O'Grodnik EDUCATION ANNUAL REPORT TO THE TOWN SCHOOL COMMITTEE AND SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS It is with pride that we submit the Fiscal Year 2000 Annual Report for the Cohasset Public Schools. Cohasset Public Schools Mission To encourage and expect maximum achievement through a supportive learning community which strives to develop ethical and responsible citizens who love to learn. The renovations projects for the Deer Hill School and the Middle-High School are continuing on their way to construction which is anticipated to begin in early March 2001 .All the necessary plans and specifications were submitted to the Department of Education by the deadline of June first.The School Building Committee has been reviewing the final plans and specifications with Strekalovsky &Hoit,Inc.,the firm hired by the School Department to 213 complete all the plans.Input has been given by teachers,students, community representatives and other staff. The advertisements have now been submitted to the Central Register to solicit bids from contractors for both projects.Bids should be out in February, and final bid submissions will be received by the School Department on March first.The plan is for construction to begin March 2001 at both the Deer Hill School and the Middle-High School.The length of time for the renovations to be complete will be approximately three years from start to finish.The administration is making detailed plans for the "phasing"of the construction. Staff will be kept informed as to changes in their building as the work progresses.Efforts will be made to keep noise,dust,etc.under control in order to maintain the education process. MCAS test results again this year were excellent for our schools.The tenth grade scores made us proud by placing #1 in English and #3 for combined scores in Math,English and Science in the State.Our outstanding MCAS scores prove how successful our efforts have been with the excellent support of our teaching staff,administration,and community.Our goal is to continue with small class sizes which has proven to result in educational excellence for our students. The Middle-High School is beginning its two-year accreditation process this year,and has developed a Mission Statement which was approved by the School Committee at its November 16,2000 meeting.The Mission Statement is as follows: As we enter the twenty-first century,the Mission of the Cohasset Middle-High School is to provide educational experiences that prepare students academically,morally,emotionally,and physically.Our mission is to help students develop an ability to think critically and creatively while investigating the past,examining the present,and preparing for the challenging future. Students are given the opportunity to form personal goals and to view learning as a lifelong process.Our small size enables students,faculty, parents,and community members to become partners in creating a nurturing environment in which students can achieve a strong sense of self and can involve themselves in diverse learning experiences. 2000-2001 School Goals The School Committee has established goals which represent ongoing initiatives in the Cohasset Public Schools which will provide direction for continuous improvement over a period of several years.Goals will be adopted on an annual basis as needed. 214 Goal Areas Include: 1 . Strategic Planning 2.School Committee Operations 3.Curriculum 4.Technology 5.School Facilities 6.Community Awareness 7.Accreditation 8.Educational Leadership and Management Details are available through the Superintendent's Office. SCHOOL PROFILE Cohasset is a residential community of about 8300 population situated on the coast 20 miles south of Boston.Most of the residents are engaged in professional and business occupations in the city of Boston.The town is one of a high socioeconomic status. SCHOOL ENROLLMENT Grade 9 -87;Grade 10-85;Grade 11 -80;Grade 12-72;Total -324 GRADE DISTRIBUTION Based on grades in academic courses only. 1999-2000 A B C D F 26%44%21%6%3% Average grade Index for all students In the Junior Year was 3.1 on a 4-point scale.{A=4;B=3;C=2;D=1)Students are ranked by the recommendations of the N.A.S.S.P.and A.A.C.R.A.O. PLEASE NOTE:Achievement standards and academic expectations are unusually high in this very traditional college preparatory high school. Students report an average of 2-3 hours of homework daily.In the past 10 years the average of all students pursuing advanced education was 91%. ACCREDITATION New England Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools latest accreditation -1992 215 ADVANCED EDUCATION (Class of 2000) 4 Yr.Colleges 2 Yr.Colleges Public Private Public Private Work Prep School Service 44%43%3%0%7%3%0% 93%to further education STUDENT-TEACHER RATIO:9-1 (Includes All Professional Staff) 65%of all classes have 20 or fewer students currently enrolled. Each subject area is grouped homogeneously independently of other subjects.Each academic discipline has honors (Level 1)grouping.We have been a participant In the Advanced Placement Program for the past 38 years. Advanced Placement courses are offered in art,calculus,English,biology, computer science,European History,U.S.History,French and Spanish. Language courses employ the use of a language laboratory. COLLEGE ENTRANCE EXAMINATION (CLASS OF 2000) The mean scores below reflect the test performance of Cohasset High School Seniors.These scores are taken from the College Board 2000 ATP Summary Report. SAT I Mean Scores Verbal =560 Math =556 N.B.The Scholastic Aptitude Test was taken by 100%of the graduating class. SAT II Mean Scores (5 or more test takers) Biology 667 Writing 646 Math Level IC 586 Literature 630 Math Level lie 633 216 ADVANCED PLACEMENT GRADE DISTRIBUTION BY EXAM AND MEAN SCORES (5 or more test takers) EXAM MEAN SCORE Mean Biology 12 Calculus 2 2 2 6 1 3 4.30 3.38 Eng.Lit.5 Eng.Lang.13 Spanish Lang.1 Eur.History 6 8 8 4 7 4 6 8 4 1 1 4.06 4.26 3.36 4.0 Combined mean score for ail A.P.Exams taken by Cohasset High School Juniors and Seniors in 2000 -3.98 Ninety-Five (95%)of all exams taken received a score of three or better GENERAL INFORMATION In September,1997 Cohasset High School changed from an 8>period 42 minute scheduling model to a 5 period 90 minute block format.This plan was instituted to better meet the mandates of time and learning under Massachusetts State Education Reform.As part of the restructuring,all study halls have been eliminated.Classes also rotate through the schedule and one period is dropped daily.With the block schedule,the length of courses varies from one quarter,to one semester,to three quarters All students are required to take 3 quarters of English each year.Advanced Placement courses are a full year as well.The majority of the remaining academic classes are one semester In length. COURSE LEGEND WEIGHTED COURSES 1998-2001 English English 9-12 AP English Composition Ap English Literature Theater Arts Mathematics Algebra I Geometry Algebra II Functions Pre-Calculus AP Calculus AP Computer Science 217 Math SAT Tech &Applied Math World Language French 1-4 AP French Latin 1-4 AP Latin Spanish 1-4 AP Spanish Science &Technology Investigating Matter Investigating Energy Biology Chemistry Advanced Topics in Chemistry Anatomy &Physiology Environmental Science Marine Biology Advanced Topics in Physics AP Biology Physics Ecology Social Studies World History 9-10 U.S.History AP European History AP U.S.History Cohasset Maritime History Sociology Economics Psychology International Relations Current Domestic Issues Street Law Fine Arts Art Major Studio Art Apart Photography Major CLASS RANK AND GRADE POINT AVERAGE INFORMATION Computer calculates class Rank and Grade Point Average at the end of every year from Grade 9 through Grade 12.This information is readily available and students are advised to check their rank in class periodically in order to Improve upon past performance and to assess their potential college 218 admission.Class Rank and Grade Point Average are computed according to course and section difficulty.The four (4)levels of difficulty are: Advanced Placement courses Level one representing honors courses Level two representing a rigorous college preparatory program Level three representing courses that are college preparatory Non-academic electlves have no weight and therefore have no bearing on Class Rank or Grade Point Average. WEIGHTING SCALE Curriculum Advanced Levels Placement 1 2 3 A 5.00 4.33 4.00 3.67 A-4.67 4.00 3.67 3.33 B+4.33 3.67 3.33 3.00 B 4.00 3.33 3.00 2.67 B-3.67 3.00 2.67 2.33 C+3.33 2.67 2.33 2.00 C 3.00 2.33 2.00 1.67 C-2.67 2.00 1.67 1.33 D+2.33 1.67 1.33 1.00 D 2.00 1.33 1.00 .67 D-1.67 1.00 .67 .33 Example:A grade of B in an Advanced Placement course would receive a weight of 4.00 while a grade of B in a Level 2 academic subject would receive a weight of 3.00.In other words,there is a difference of a full grade between an Advanced Placement grade and a grade in the Level 2 Program. GRADING SYSTEM A =94-100 A-=90-93 B+=87-89 B =84-86 B-=80-83 C+=77-79 C =74-76 C-=70-73 D+=67-69 D =64-66 D-=60-63 F =Below 60 219 SCHOOLS,COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES ACCEPTING COHASSETHIGH SCHOOL SENIORS,CLASS OF 2000 American International College Art Institute of Chicago Assumption College American University Babson College Becker College Bennington College Bentley College Boston College Boston University Bowdoin College Bridgewater State College Bryant College Bryn Mawr College Bucknell University Carnegie Mellon University Catholic University Clark University Colby College College of William &Mary Colorado College Connecticut College Cornell University Cun7 College Dean College Eastern Nazarene college Emerson College Endicott College Fairfield University Fisher College five Town College Gustavus Adolphus College Hamilton College Harvard University Hobart College Indiana University Ithaca College Johnson &Wales University Keene State College Lafayette College Lehigh University Loyola College Maryland Institute of Art McGill University Middlebury College Mount Holyoke College Mount Ida College New England College New Hampshire College Nichols College Northeastern University Norwich University Providence College Quinnipiac College Regis College Regis University R.P.I. Rhode Island College of Design Roanoke College Roger Williams University Rosemont College Sacred Heart University Salem State College Salve Regina University Simmons University Smith College SL Anselm College St.Joseph's College St.Lawrence University St.Michael's College Stonehill College Suffolk University Swarthmore College Syracuse University Texas A&M University Trinity College Tufts University Tulane University Union College University of Colorado/Boulder University of Connecticut University of Denver University of Hartford University of Maryland University of Massachusetts/Amherst University of Massachusetts/Dartmouth University of Miami at Ohio University of Michigan University of New Haven University of North Carolina/Chapel Hill University of New Hampshire University of Rhode Island University of Richmond University of Rochester University of South Carolina/Comumbia University of Texas/Austin University of Vermont Villanova University Westfield State College 220 SOUTH SHORE REGIONAL VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL COHASSET REPORT Never a More Important Time for Relevant Career Skills Development and Life-long Learning Public Education in Massachusetts and throughout the nation is certainly in a state of transition and close examination.Higher standards,broad based learning and accountability are among the targets for improvement.At South Shore Vocational Technical High School,much of the same is taking place. While our primary mission remains career sl^ills preparedness,what goes into achieving this objective and how we get there Is experiencing quite a metamorphosis. While South Shore has long championed the integration and relevant interaction of the academic and technical instruction provided,never has the importance been more real.Whether driven by MCAS testing outcomes,or the very real needs of the workplace and society,an emphasis is being placed,at all fronts,on the need for accountability and results.Competition is fierce,and students can and should be beneficiaries,not victims.We have stressed the critical importance of partnership involving school,students and parents at home.Add to that our working relationship with business and industry,as well as post-secondary institutions,and a winning formula exists. Presently,5 of the total enrollment of 515 are from Cohasset.June of 2000 celebrated the graduation of the following student from the town:Matthew Kennedy. An interesting graduate component activity is finding incredible interest,as a relatively newly formed South Shore Vo-Tech Alumni Association celebrated an "All Class"(1965-1995)Alumni Reunion at Rockland's Sons of Italy over Thanksgiving weekend.Hundreds of graduates and friends shared success stories and networked for the future,both at work and at play.A growing legion of graduates serving as owners,managers and business operatives are serving as a growing resource for placement and cooperative work experience for current students.Alumni,too.are participating in the movement toward constant upgrading of technical skills through both post-secondary and workplace sponsored venues and opportunities. Returning to some of the current in-school initiatives at Vo-Tech.we would be remiss not to bring to the communities'attention some of what is currently going on at South Shore.These initiatives include: Expanded parental involvement through the efforts of the Parents Association,freshmen parent's orientation nights and periodic newsletters. 221 An active School Council with Input that has already made a difference in support of facilities upgrades,instructional support and administrative collaboration. Project 550 -a whole school staff initiative examining all areas of the South Shore Vo-Tech community. Academic support for students in need through after-school,summer and Saturday programming. Continued Curriculum revision,married not only to the Curriculum Frameworks,but to Industry Standards. A focus on providing students with co-curricular and extra curricular activities that are "just like the high schools."They deserve it.Our award winning Drama Club productions,twice defending champion Basketball team and state and national participation in technical skills competitions are just examples. Scheduling modifications to accommodate increased instructional time, particularly in Math and Science. Participation in "High Schools that Work,"a state supported and nationally recognized program targeting school-by-school reform,particularly in vocational-technical education. South Shore is the oldest of the twenty-six regional vocational technical schools across the Commonwealth.We are systematically attempting to address facility issues as they arise,to provide the best possible learning environment,equipped with state-of-the-art tools and equipment.While accomplishing this is expensive,we strive to maintain a high level of efficiency and accountability to you our member town community.We welcome the opportunity to partner with our towns through community service projects,our work with senior citizen groups,the expansion of our Evening School,off campus construction and civic organizational cooperation. Working together,we can make it work.We are thankful for the support of the town of Cohasset and pledge to continue working to earn it. Respectfully submitted. South Shore Regional School Committee David M.Kneeland Cohasset Representative 222 REPORT OF THE TOWN COUNSEL This year was a very active and successful year for the Law Department: 1.Advice &Legal Documents.Numerous advisory opinions were rendered throughout the year to various Town officials and Boards relating to a wide variety of issues and subjects.Frequent and ongoing attention was given to reviewing and/or drafting Bylaws,numerous contract documents and agreements,easements,procurement documents,public road documents, Warrants for Town meetings (both special and annual town meetings), compliance with State Ethics Act,vanous Town rules and regulations,and other legal documents. 2.Administrative Agency Proceedings.The Town was defended in an number of administrative agency proceedings pending in state agencies, Including issues before the Appellate Tax Board,Department of Environmental Protection,the Superintendent of Public Records,and Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission. 3.Projects.We assisted in the disposition of the Arrowwood Development,Straits Pond Wastewater Collection System,Heather Drive drainage issues,various private road issues,North Cohasset Sewer project (including easement/real estate Issues,betterments and various other documents).Central Cohasset Sewer Project,licensing issues,assistance on questions relating to the MBTA Greenbush line,Cohasset Heights Landfill issues and the new water tower. 4.Litigation.As of December 31,1999,the number of claims and lawsuits in which the Town is a party total 33 as follows: -1 Matters Involving the Board of Selectmen: Commonwealth of Massachusetts v.Town of Cohasset, Suffolk Sup Ct,No.38652 -1 Matter involving the Water Commission Westwood Properties Limited Partnership,Westwood Properties,Inc.,General Partner v.Town of Cohasset. NorfolkSupCt.No.00-013. 223 -1 Matter involving the Sewer Commission Kevin Butler v.Town of Cohasset,Norfolk Sup Ct,No. 00-01579 -4 Matters involving the Conservation Commission Cohasset Heights,Ltd.v.Cohasset Conservation Commission,Norfolk Sup Ct,C.A.96-1886. Cohasset Heights,Ltd.v.Cohasset Conservation Commission,(Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection ("DEP"),File No.13-399. Cohasset Heights Ltd.v.Cohasset Conservation Commission,Norfolk Sup Ct C.A.No.97-0747 Murphy v.Cohasset Conservation Commission,Norfolk Sup. Ct.,C.A.99-0867 -1 Litigation involving the Board of Assessors: Cohasset Harbor Associates,L.P.v.Cohasset Board of Assessors,Appeal Court Docket No.99-P-1476 12 Matters involving the Zoning Board of Appeals: Emanuello v.Board of Appeals,Norfolk Sup.Ct.,C.a.99-905 Cohasset Harbor Marina v.Board of Appeals and Kulkuskie, Land Court 259744 Chief Justice Cushing Highway Corporation v.Board of Appeals,Massachusetts Land Ct,No.243862 Cohasset Heights Ltd.v.Board of Appeals,Mass Land Ct No 247321 Lualdl V.Board of Appeals,Norfolk Sup Ct,C.A.98-1017 Cohasset Harbor Marina v.Board of Appeals and Hurley, Land Ct.No.259078 224 Emily Brown v.Board of Appeals and Odelheide,Norfolk Sup Ct.CA No.00-119 Trustees of Gulph River Realty Trust v.Board of Appeals. Norfolk Sup Ct,CA No.00-859 Planning Board v.Trustees of Gulph River Realty Trust and Board of Appeals,Norfolk Sup Ct.CA.No.00-858 Aaron R.Hassan v.Board of Appeals.Land Court No. 2668966 Ellen M.Morrissey v.Board of Appeals,Land Court No. 263788 Cohasset Cove LLC v.Board of Appeals,Norfolk Sup Ct. CA No.00-803 -1 Matter involving the Planning Board: Brewer v.Planning Board.Norfolk Sup.Ct..CA.98-1920 Matter involving the School Comnnittee Goff V.Town of Cohaset,Norfolk Sup.Ct.,CA.99-1174 (insurance counsel) Matter involving the Department of Public Works Claiborne v.Town of Cohasset,Norfolk Sup.Ct.CA. 99-01 105 (insurance counsel) -2 Matters involving the Harbormaster Cohasset Harbor Marina v.Harbormaster and Town of Cohasset,Norfolk Sup.Ct..CA.99-1575 Cohasset Harbor Marina,Inc.v.Town of Cohasset and Cohasset Harbormaster,Mass.Land Court No.250344 225 -6 Claims pending: Stilphen v.Town of Cohasset (Sewer Commission) Stover V.Town of Cohasset (Public Schools) Staszko V.Town of Cohasset (Police Department) Metropolitan Property &Casualty Ins.Co.v.Town of Cohasset (Public Schools) Respectfully submitted, Paul R.DeRensis TOWN COUNSEL 226 INDEX In Memoriam 3 Elected Officials 4 Appointed Officers 6 GENERAL GOVERNMENT Archivist 16 Registrars,Board of 17 Selectmen,Board of 18 Town Clerk's Report 21 Index,Annual Town Meeting,March 25,2000 22 Annual Town Meeting,March 25,2000 23 Annual Town Election,April 8,2000 75 Index,Special Town Meeting,October 23,2000 78 Special Town Meeting,October 23,2000 79 Special Town Meeting,November 13,2000 97 Presidential Primary,March 7,2000 100 State Primary,September 19,2000 105 State Election,November 7,2000 109 Vital Statistics 115 Election Officers,2000 122 Prospective Juror List 1 22 Town Counsel 223 FINANCIAL REPORTS Accountant 123 Assessors,Board of 165 Collector 167 Treasurer 169 LAND USE CONTROL Building Department 171 Greenbush Mitigation Committee 1 72 Health,Board of 173 Social Service League 175 Metropolitan Area Planning Council 176 Planning Board 1 78 Plymouth County Mosquito Control 180 Recycling Committee 1 82 South Shore Recycling Co-operative 183 227 PUBLIC SAFETY Emergency Management 187 Fire Department 187 Police Department 189 PUBLIC WORKS Cemetery Study Committee 191 Public Works,Department of 191 Government Island Advisory Committee 192 Sewer Commission 193 Water Commission 195 HUMAN SERVICES Cohasset Housing Authority 201 Council on Elder Affairs 202 Historical Commission 208 Paul Pratt Memorial Library 209 Recreation Commission :210 Youth Resources Committee 212 EDUCATION School Committee and Superintendent of Schools 213 South Shore Regional Vo-Tech High School 221 228