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TOWN OF NORWOOD
REPORT OF BOARD OF APPEALS
Board of Selectmen
Norwood, Massachusetts
Gentlemen:
The following hearings and decisions were heard by the Board of Appeals during the year 1962:
FEBRUARY 1 Louis C. Wilmot - 184 Walpole Street
Variance granted to allow the construction of a house to be 131/2 feet from the side lot line instead of the required 15 feet.
MARCH 8 Adam Sidlauskas - 1407 Providence Highway Hearing was adjourned to March 29, 1962.
MARCH 29 Adam Sidlauskas - 1407 Providence Highway
It was unanimously voted by the Board to grant permission to the applicant to withdraw his application.
MAY 17 James B. Trask - 23 Fieldbrook Drive
Variance granted to allow the construction of a porch to the side of the house to be no closer than 9.5 feet from the side lot line.
MAY 17 William Bassy - 133 Berwick Place
Variance granted to allow the construction of an addition to the northerly side of the existing house to be 2912 feet from the front lot line.
MAY 17 Robert Orme, M.D. - 76 Beech Street
Variance denied to allow a non-conforming building to be used as a doctor's office with a 41%-foot frontage instead of the required 30 feet and a 3-foot setback from the sideline instead of the required 10 feet.
MAY 31 Alice P. Enos - 40 Walpole Street Hearing Held. Decision at later date.
JUNE 7 Arthur J. Forrest - 1150 Providence Highway Hearing held. Decision at later date.
JUNE 14 Alice P. Enos - 40 Walpole Street
Permit for an exception denied for the construction of a hospital, 54-bed sanitarium (to be used as a nursing-convalescent home).
JUNE 14 Arthur J. Forest - 1150 Providence Highway
Variance granted to allow the construction of a new, modern gas sta- tion, the nearest point to be no closer than 65 feet from the line after the original taking of 20 feet by the State for the expansion of Route 1, all of the sidelines to conform to the current zoning by-laws, all as shown on a plan attached to and made a part of the decision.
JUNE 14 Winfelt C. Eckhardt-173 Prospect Street
Variance granted to allow the subdivision of the lot so that lot #1 would have a minimum area of 8,046 square feet and a minimum front-
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age of 65 feet and lot #2 would have a minimum area of 13,422 square feet and a minimum frontage of 105 feet both frontages applying 'to Pine Street with the following restriction: that any building or build - ings constructed on lot #1 comply in all respects to setbacks and sideline requirements of the current zoning by-laws.
JUNE 14 Zenon Pelletier - 12 Granite Street
Variance granted to allow the subdivision of the lot, as shown on the plan dated May 17, 1962 by Walter Ryan, one lot to have a 92-foot frontage and 8,271 square feet instead of the required 10,000 square feet.
JUNE 21 Cosmo Ruggiero - 37 West Street
Variance granted to allow the applicant to construct and maintain a building of the carport type consisting of a roof no higher than the existing garage supported by three wrought iron posts and of the dimensions shown on the plan submitted in conjunction with the petition.
AUGUST 9 Arthur E. and Eleanor M. Davis - 33 Wheelock Avenue Variance granted to allow the construction of a garage, the main wall of which to be no closer than 2 feet to the side lot line and 12 feet from the corner of the garage to the corner of the house. These measure- ments do not include normal overhang of the garage or porch steps leading to the house.
SEPTEMBER 6 Margaret L. Frazer - 136 Ellis Avenue Hearing held. Decision at later date.
SEPTEMBER 13 Margaret L. Frazer - 136 Ellis Avenue
Variance granted to allow the use of Lot B for permitted zoning pur- poses with a frontage of no less than 61.42 feet. Variance granted to permit the use of Lot A for permitted zoning uses with a minimum lot area of 8,794 square feet and with a frontage of no less than 68 feet.
NOVEMBER 15-Abraham Shagoury - 27 Sherwood Drive
Variance granted to allow the use of the present residential building on the lot in question even though a part of the porch is only 29.10 feet from Nottingham Drive.
NOVEMBER 15 Pittsburgh & New England Trucking Co. - 1407 Provi- dence Highway
Hearing Held. Decision at later date.
NOVEMBER 29 Bernard G. Sykes- 221 A Vernon Street
Variance granted to allow the location of a two-family home, no external wall of which is to be located nearer than 11 feet to the street line.
NOVEMBER 29 Fransim Trust-81 and 87 Winter Street
It was unanimously voted by the Board to grant permission to the applicant to withdraw the application.
DECEMBER 13 Norwood Nursing Home Inc. - 767 Washington Street Hearing held. Decision at later date.
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DECEMBER 27 Charles B. Pease - 38 Bird Road
Hearing held. Decision at later date.
DECEMBER 27 Raymond and Adeline Dias - 48 Berwick Street Hearing held. Decision at later date.
DECEMBER 27 Harris and Esta Stone - 73 Hoyle Street Hearing held. Decision at later date.
Respectfully submitted,
GEORGE S. WILLIAMSON, Chairman ARTHUR H. GLEICHAUF GEORGE J. DEVLIN
REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS
Board of Selectmen
Norwood, Massachusetts
Gentlemen:
The Inspector of Animals examined all cattle, sheep, goats, swine, and horses within the limits of the Town of Norwood in accordance with Chapter 129, Section 19 of the General Laws.
Purebred Grade
Number of dairy cows over two years
87
1
Number of dairy heifers one to two years
32
0
Number of dairy calves under one year
22
1
Number of bulls
4
0
Number of steers and oxen
3
0
Number of dairy herds
3
Number of horses
14
Number of goats
1
0
Number of sheep
15
0
Number of swine herds
1
Number of swine
39
0
There were one hundred and forty dogs quarantined under suspicion of having rabies.
Very truly yours,
BARTLEY J. KING Inspector of Animals
REPORT OF THE BOARD OF ASSESSORS
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REPORT OF BOARD OF ASSESSORS
January 15, 1963
To the Citizens of Norwood:
The Board of Assessors herewith submit their annual report for the year 1962 together with a statement showing comparison of tax rate re- capitulations for the years 1961 and 1962.
A table showing the comparison of valuations, tax rates, and taxes assessed over the past years is attached herewith as a supplemental report.
Organization
On March 27, 1962, Thomas J. Foley was reappointed by the Selectmen to serve for the term of three years ending April 1, 1965.
Tax Rate for the Year 1962
On April 30, 1962, the Board of Assessors determined the tax rate for the year 1962 to be $63.00 per each one thousand dollars of valuation, the same rate as in 1961. The School Tax Rate was determined to be $28.30 and the General Tax Rate $34.70.
Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise
10,237 motor vehicles and trailers were assessed for the year 1962 and excise in the amount of $431,041.57 was committed to the Collector of Taxes. The 1962 rate for motor vehicles and trailers was $66.00 per thousand.
Appellate Tax Board Cases
As of December 31, 1962 there were pending before the Appellate Tax Board the following appeals from valuations determined by the Assessors.
Year
No. of Appeals
1959
6
1960
4
1961
19
1962
1
-
Total
30
Respectfully submitted,
JAMES T. FLAHERTY, Chairman
HAROLD T. YOUNG
THOMAS J. FOLEY
Board of Assessors
TABLE OF AGGREGATES OF POLLS, PROPERTY, AND TAXES
Assessed under Date of May 1, for the Following Years: 1872, 1875, 1880, 1885, 1890, 1895, 1900, 1905 Assessed under Date of April 1, for the Following Years: 1910, 1915, 1920, 1925, 1930
Assessed under Date of January 1, for the Following Years: . 1935, 1940, 1945, 1950, 1955, 1960, 1961, 1962
Year
No. of
7,374
$2,036,250
$53,866,100
$55,902,350
$63.00
$3,536,596.05
89
48
5,689
4,979
1961
7,255
1,801,150
51,534,800
53,335,950
63.00
3,374,674.85
93
40
5,563
5,018
1960
7,145
1,727,900
48,200,500
49,958,400
64.00
3,211,627.60
90
44
5,403
5,163
1955
6,561
1,541,850
36,357,840
37,899,690
50.00
1,908,106.50
5
152
45
3,500
4,517
5,082
1950
5,581
1,464,850
26,551,480
28,026,330
39.90
1,129,422.99
5
158
24
3,000
3,233
5,076
1945
5,502
1,080,800
23,354,150
24,434,950
31.50
780,714.40
6
192
6
2,200
2,909
5,000
1940
5,232
1,008,350
22,048,760
23,057,110
33.40
780,571.47
12
191
11
3,450
2,736
5,550
1935
4,989
2,913,090
21,464,450
24,377,540
32.60
804,685.83
38
155
8
14
3,382
2,552
5,091.5
1930
4,678
3,770,169
23,262,712
27,032,881
29.00
793,309.56
42
198
7
9
2,540
2,510
6,096
1925
4,497
4,477,510
19,612,360
24,089,870
26.50
647,383.68
114
193
7
81
7
2,369
2,203
6,096
1920
3,716
4,158,640
14,488,848
18,647,488
18.00
354,234.78
147
335
15
86
9
1,438
1,904
6,096
1915
3,296
5,528,300
11,460,934
16,989,234
12.80
224,054.57
282
375
10
85
1
4,325
1,759
6,096
1910
2,545
5,614,895
8,418,385
14,033,280
9.20
134,196.17
370
358
17
70
14
375
1,286
6,130
1905
2,070
1,167,405
4,254,265
5,421,670
17.40
98,477.05
360
375
10
40
300
1,160
6,135
1900
1,670
892,595
3,584,214
4,476,809
18.00
83,922.56
397
328
10
20
1
890
1,069
6,151
1895
1,410
684,795
2,673,970
3,358,765
16.90
59,583.00
358
408
5
202
920
810
6,162
1890
1,096
513,373
2,051,085
2,564,558
16.60
45,398.36
300
410
17
84
698
6,200.5
1885
880
447,014
1,618,928
2,065,942
13.00
28,618.09
271
420
7
129
1
415
6,231
1875
551
448,633
1,343,867
1,792,500
11.80
22,195.81
198
365
354
6,255.5
1872
472
518,540
1,100,016
1,618,556
11.40
19,397.79
185
405
Other Neat
Cattle
Swine
Sheep
Fowl
Dwelling
Houses
Acres
of Land
Assessed
1962
Male Polls
Valuation
of Personal
Valuation
of 'Real
Estate
Total
Assessed
Valuation
Rate per
$1,000.00
Total Taxes
Assessed
22,486.32
240
382
1880
650
456,635
1,338,793
1,795,428
11.80
320
6,275
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511
6,216
Estate
Horses
Cows
Comparison of Tax Rate Recapitulations
1961
1962
Increase $379,343.48
Decrease
Appropriations by Taxation
$5,762,792.63
$6,142,136.11
1,403,884.41
1,336,066.96
Emergency Expenses Hurricane Donna 9/12/60
22,861.16
22,861.16
Emergency Expenses Snow and Ice Removal
10,742.16
12,678.73
1,936.57
Appropriations for Final Court Judgments
8,546.62
2,089.26
6,457.36
State Assessment System
842.08
995.92
153.84
State Parks and Reservations
19,698.18
16,513.01
3,185.17
State Audit of Municipal Accounts
398.86
6,162.46
5,763.60
State Examination of Retirement System
782.32
140.21
642.11
Metropolitan Water- Connection Charge
95,000.00
95.000.00
Metropolitan Water- Consumption Charge
88,030.00
88,342.40
312.40
Metropolitan Sewerage-South System
83,311.87
105,230.09
21,918.22
Mosquito Control, Norfolk County Project
6,674.13
7,153.16
479.03
County Tax and Tuberculosis Hospital Assessment
129,117.22
164,822.26
35,705.04
Overlay
93,922.86
95,748.26
1,825.40
Gross Amount to be Raised
$6,390,537.54
$8,140,896.28
$1,783,504.54
$33,145.80
Estimated Income Tax
$308,943.84
$307,853.70
$1,090.14
Estimated Corporation Tax
246,418.05
246,418.05
Estimated Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise
320,000.00
350,000.00
30,000.00
Poll Tax
14,510.00
14,748.00
238.00
Free Cash in Treasury to Reduce Tax Rate
100,000.00
155,000.00
55,000.00
Public Service Enterprises
1,652,000.00
1,825,000.00
173,000.00
Other Estimated Receipts and Available Funds
388,500.80
1,720,028.48
1,331,527.68
Total Estimated Receipts and Available Funds Net Amount to be Raised by Taxation of Property Assessed Valuation 1961, $53,335,950.00 $63.00
$3,030,372.69
$4,619,048.23
$1,589,765.68
$1,090.14
$3,360,164.85
$3,521,848.05
Assessed Valuation 1962, $55,902,350.00 @ $63.00
$3,360,164.85
$3,521,848.05
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Appropriations from Available Funds
67,817.45
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REPORT OF THE BUILDING INSPECTOR
Mr. Walter A. Blasenak
January 17, 1963
General Manger
Town of Norwood
Dear Sir:
The following is the annual report for the year ending December 31, 1962 of the Department of Building Inspector.
Classification
No. Permits
Estimated Cost $1,746,900.00
Dwelling Alterations
116
190,028.00
3 Family Dwellings
23
491,000.00
Commercial & Mfg. Bldgs.
12
666,000.00
Comercial Alterations
17
146,596.00
New Signs
25
35,854.00
24 Family Apartment
1
165,000.00
4 Family Dwelling
1
24,000.00
Private Garages
10
13,450.00
Municipal Bldg. Alterations
1
25,606.00
Minor Out Bldgs.
9
5,135.00
Commercial Garages
1
6,000.00
Swimming Pools
3
7,500.00
2 Family Dwellings
3
42,000.00
5 Family Dwellings
1
35,000.00
22 Unit Apartments
22
2,006,000.00
Demolitions
5
New Schools
1
440,000.00
Garage Additions
2
300.00
Temp. Dwelling
1
5,000.00
TOTAL
384
$6,051,369.00
The fees collected for Building Permits were $10,251.00, and the fees collected for Water Meters were $4,910.00.
All necessary inspections were made and buildings approved.
Occupancy permits were issued for all new houses which were first occupied during the year. These houses were given a final inspection by the Plumbing Inspector, the Wire Inspector, the Fire Department and the Building Inspector; after which certificates were issued. During this in- spection many minor defects were found and were corrected before certi- ficates were issued.
All elevators were inspected and certificates issued after repairs were made to elevators found defective.
Respectfully submitted,
HENRY J. CRONAN Building Inspector
New Dwellings
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REPORT OF CAPITAL OUTLAY COMMITTEE
Mr. Walter A. Blasenak, General Manager, Municipal Building, Norwood, Mass.
January 17, 1963
Dear Sir:
During 1962 the Committee continued its study of the methods best suited to present to the Town Meeting Members the advice and information which will enable them to make such decisions on capital expenditures as will both maintain the financial stability of the Town and at the same time allow the acquisition of needed capital assets.
One phase of this study was Committee representation at a regional municipal finance conference, at which meeting it was learned that the data being presented by the Norwood Capital Outlay Committee compares favorably with that being presented by other similar committees, some of which have been in existence for over fifteen years.
The Committee mailed its Second Annual Report to Town Meeting Members in January 1962, and held a public hearing thereon in February 1962. A special report of recommendations was distributed at the November 1962 special town meeting.
The Committee's Third Annual Report, covering potential capital ex- penditures for the years 1963-1967 is as follows:
Third Annual Report of CAPITAL OUTLAY COMMITTEE
To Town Meeting Members:
During the next five years the Town of Norwood is going to be faced with a huge amount of proposed capital expenditures. The total may exceed $13,000,000, as compared with $6,900,000 appropriated over the past five years.
The principal items that may be brought up for consideration are the following:
New elementary school
$800,000
1964
New junior high school
2,000,000
1965
New elementary school
800,000
1966
Prescott school addition
280,000
1966
Senior high school addition
400,000
1967
Peabody school addition
400,000
1967
Library addition
375,000
1963
Light department additional capacity
200,000
1963
Light department stockroom garage
200,000
1964
New fire and police station
575,000
1963
Incinerator
1,200,000
1965
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The estimated funds available, assuming a stable tax rate over the next five years, are only $6,800,000 (see page 5), indicating either that we are headed into a period of heavy borrowing, with its later burden of interest costs; or, that you as Town Meeting Members must make a choice as to which items we really need, and which items must be postponed or elimi- nated; or, that we must accept a significant increase in the tax rate. The total potential capital expenditures by departments and year are shown on page 4.
All of the above major items will cause substantial amounts of additional and unavoidable operating expenses. The trend of revenue and operating expenses for the years 1957-1961 are presented on pages 6 and 7.
It may be that additional state taxes may be imposed in the future to take some of the pressure off rising school operating costs, but it is not likely that this will solve the problem of capital expansion.
This information is presented to you in a stark and condensed manner in the hope that it may startle you into the realization that the Town of Norwood is in need of a continuing program of long range capital schedul- ing, which it has never had, but which we are attempting to encourage.
The Town is in fact a big business, with annual expenditures reaching $7,000,000 a year. It can no longer be managed wisely by merely considering the current budget appropriations. All Town officials, boards, committees, department heads, and the Town Meeting Members must cooperate by con- sidering the current budget problems in light of the problems known to be forthcoming in the next few years.
Respectfully submitted.
THE CAPITAL OUTLAY COMMITTEE
WILLIAM J. L. LYNCH, Chairman GRAFTON J. CORBETT, Jr. ANDREW M. MONAHAN
A. FRANKLIN SWIFT
J. EDWARD BAMBER, Planning Board STEPHEN T. HEFFERAN, Finance Comm. C. LOTHROP RICH, Board of Selectmen THOMAS A. WHITE, School Committee HAROLD T. YOUNG, Board of Assessors
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Departmental Summary of Major Capital Expenditures 1963-1967
The following totals have been reported to the Capital Outlay Committee as being potential capital expenditures during the next five years.
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
Assessors
6,000
Airport-town share
13,000
8,000
13,000
6,000
Board of Health
2,000
Cemetery
11,000
15,000
17,000
Drain construction
28,000
324,000
50,000
50,000
50,000
Engineering department
6,000
Fire department
59,000
15,00
18,000
Library
375,000
6,000
10,000
Light department
407,000
303,000
104,000
100,000
101,000
Police department
27,000
6,000
6,000
8,000
6,000
Public works department
82,000
123,000
87,000
51,000
37,000
Road construction
S4,000
247,000
200,000
55,000
242,000
School department
180,000
950,000
2,140,000
1,080,000
800,000
Sewer construction
157,000
127,000
108,000
40,000
40,000
Sidewalks
30,000
30,000
30,000
30,000
30,000
Combina. fire-police sta.
575,000
Incinerator
1,200,000
Total New Items
2,178,000
2,261,000
4,000,000
1,448,000
1,316,000
Prin. pay. on current debt 266,000
266,000
231,000
206,000
200,000
Interest on current debt
94,000
86,000
79,000
71,000
64,000
MDC assessment
95,000
95,000
95,000
95,000
Grand Total
2,633,000
2,708,000
4,405,000
1,820,000
1,580,000
Estimated Data 1963-1967 Assuming A Stable Tax Rate
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
Assessed values
57,500,000 59,000,000 60,000,000 60,800,000 61,500,000
Assumed tax rate (see note 1)
63.00
63.00
63.00
63.00
Receipts from real estate and
personal prop. taxes
3,550,000
3,650,000
3,700,000
3,750,000
3,800,000
Receipts from other sources
3,550,000
3,650,000
3,700,000
3,850,000
3,900,000
Total Receipts
7,100,000
7,300,000
7,400,000
7,600,000
7,700,000
Less operating expenses (see note 2)
5,800,000
5,900,000
6,000,000
6,300,000
6,700,000
Balance available for new capital expenditures and new debt service (see note 3)
1,300,000
1,400,000 1,400,000
1,300,000 1,000,000
Water construction
148,000
57,000
20,000
10,000
10,000
Parks and playgrounds
53,000
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NOTES
1. It is the expressed intention of your Town Officials to attempt to maintain a stable tax rate. In order to achieve this objective, the sound principles of financial management, which are enumerated on page 8, will have to be followed. Your Capital Outlay Committee will be available to advise you in this matter and will offer its recommendations when specific items come up for action at Town Meeting.
2. The above estimates of operating expenses reflect the normal growth factor in departmental operations plus current estimates of additional costs involved in the operation of new facilities.
3. In 1963 there will also be available $200,000 in the Stabilization Fund, and an estimated $200,000 of surplus revenue.
Summary of Actual Data 1957 - 1961
1957
1958
1959
1960
1961
Assessed valuation
43,762,000 45,692,000 47,599,000 49,958,000 53,336,000
Tax rate
56.00
60.00
63.00
64.00
63.00
Receipts from real estate
and personal property taxes
2,406,000
2,702,000
2,935,000
3,147,000
3,306,000
Receipts
from other
sources
(see page 7)
2,316,000
2,651,000
2,747,000
3,030,000
3,332,000
Total receipts
4,722,000
5,353,000
5,682,000
6,177,000
6,638,000
Operating expenses (see page 7)
3,835,000
4,360,000
4,471,000
4,839,000
5,153,000
Pay-as-you-go captial appropriations
502,000
565,000
779,000
493,000
732,000
Debt service
200,000
282,000
310,000
430,000
389,000
MDC assessment
95,000
95,000
95,000
95,000
95,000
Transfer to stabilization fund
25,000
25,000
200,000
320,000
Total operating expenses
and capital appropria- tions
4,632,000
5,327,000
5,680,000
6,057,000
6,689,000
Unexpended balances:
Surplus revenue end of
year
537,000
617,000
610,000
786,000
717,000
Pay-as-you-go capital accounts :
Balance beginning of
year
493,000
464,000
463,000
609,000
463,000
Appropriated
502,000
565,000
779,000
493,000
732,000
Spent
531,000
566,000
633,000
639,000
555,000
Unexpended balance
end of year
464,000
463,000
609,000
463,000
640,000
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Borrowed funds:
Balance beginning of
year
280,000
1,341,000
464,000
1,836,000
1,212,000
Borrowed
1,490,000
350,000
1,660,000
Spent
429,000
1,227,000
288,000
624,000
625,000
Unexpended balance
end of year
1,341,000
464,000
1,836,000
1,212,000
587,000
Stabilization fund:
Balance beginning of year
25,000
50,000
250,000
Amount added to fund
25,000
25,000
200,000
320,000
Spent
Unexpended balance
end of year
25,000
50,000
250,000
570,000
Outstanding debt: (excluding MDC assessment)
Balance beginning
of year
874,000
2,181,000
2,314,000
3,733,000
3,423,000
Funds borrowed
1,490,000
350,000
1,660,000
Principal repaid
183,000
217,000
241,000
310,000
278,000
Balance end of year
2.181,000
2,314,000
3,733,000
3,423,000
3,145,000
Balance due at end of
year on MDC assessment 855,000
760,000
665,000
570,000
475,000
Details of Actual Data 1957 - 1961
1957
1958
1959
1960
1961
Receipts from other sources :
Poll and motor vehicle
excise taxes
286,000
320,000
296,000
340,000
399,000
Income and corporation
taxes
431,000
424,000
522,000
536,000
566,000
Light department
1,055,000
1,131,000
1,220,000
1,335,000
1,526,000
Water department
205,000
256,000
318,000
318,000
308,000
Education - regular
82,000
77,000
91,000
103,000
105,000
Education
school construction
31,000
23,000
45,000
48,000
Welfare - Com. of Massachusetts
87,000
96,000
111,000
108,000
99,000
Miscellaneous
170,000
316,000
166,000
245,000
281,000
TOTAL
2,316,000
2,651,000
2,747,000
3,030,000
3,332,000
Operating expenses:
General government
191,000
224,000
231,000
259,000
277,000
Protection
police and fire
486,000
535,000
544,000
563,000
598,000
Health
64,000
73,000
79,000
81,000
81,000
Sanitation
82,000
77,000
79,000
60,000
48,000
172
TOWN OF NORWOOD
Highways, including public
works, department
230,000
255,000
233,000
285,000
297,000
Welfare
210,000
215,000
232,000
222,000
275,000
Education
1,089,000
1,220,000
1,469,000
1,592,000
1,717,000
Parks & playgrounds
66,000
81,000
83,000
73,000
79,000
Retirement
35,000
45,000
47,000
54,000
62,000
Library
60,000
63,000
73,000
72,000
78,000
Light department
820,000
935,000
919,000
999,000
1,100,000
Water department
95,000
82,000
76,000
56,000
63,000
Cemeteries
34,000
51,000
50,000
49,000
52,000
Agency, including county
tax and MDC water
&
sewer charges
208,000
369,000
305,000
324,000
329,000
Miscellaneous
165,000
135,000
51,000
150,000
97,000
TOTAL
3,835,000
4,360,000
4,471,000
4,839,000
5,153,000
Factors in Sound Financial Planning
1. Wise use of the Stabilization Fund as a prime financial tool will result in lower debt charges and aid in attaining a reasonable tax burden.
2. The total outstanding debt should be at a level below 5% of the assessed valuations, and if possible, should not extend beyond a ten year period.
3. Capital items costing less than $100,000 should be financed out of current revenues. Larger amounts that must be borrowed should be planned to require debt service (principal and interest) of between $50,000 and $100,000 per year.
4. Operating expenses, the chief part of the Town's budget, must be carefully controlled if the necessary capital items are to be acquired with a minimum impact on the tax rate.
5. Efforts should be made through the cooperation of all Town boards and officials to create a capital outlay program with advance scheduling of necessary items.
6. Norwood can afford, with reasonable sacrifice, to acquire and operate the capital items it needs during the next five years, but it cannot afford marginal or unnecessary projects, no matter how attractive they may appear.
Composition and Function of The Capital Outlay Committee
The Capital Outlay Committee was created by action of Town Meeting on March 19, 1959. The Committee consists of nine members as follows:
1. One member to be designated by and from each of the Board of Selectmen, Finance Commission, Planning Board, Board of Assessors, and School Committee.
2. Four members appointed by the Town Moderator, such appointments having been made from members of the Town Meeting.
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