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Elsie Hames, 23 Pinedale Avenue
Housewife
Helen W. Johnson, 39 Brown Street
Clerk
Jean E. Toothaker, 115 Brown Street
Homemaker
Mary R. Nugent, 7 California Road
Inspector
Mable Grammer, 207 Chandler Street
L. P. N.
Margaret M. Whittle, 1060 Chandler Street
Housewife
Adelbert A. Anderson, 204 Chapman Road
Farmer
Nancy V. Billings, 10 Crawford Drive
Housewife
Howard T. Davidson, 3 Crest Street Accountant
Wanda J. Young, 862 East Street
Homemaker
George F. Moulton, 441 Foster Road
Social Worker
Robert Kinlock, 457 Foster Road Cost Accountant
Joseph P. Abate, 36 Grasshopper Lane
Eng. Clerk
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Housewife General Contractor Supervisor Buyer Housewfie Builder
Norman W. Rice, Sr., 54 French Street
Sarah Hanson, Westland Drive
Arthur Flagg, 128 Pine Street
Eldon K. Willoughby, 55 Ballard Street
Jury List ... continued
Raymond J. Scott, 11 Helvetia Street
Printer
Natalie Thistle, 11 Helvetia Street
Homemaker
Anthony J. Obdens, 24 Jefferson Road
Safety Eng.
George A. Nuttall, 336 Main Street Builder
Charles E. Gray, 1502 Main Street Foreman
Norma S. Wheeler, 1564 Main Street Housewife
Arthur W. Graustein, 33 Marie Street
Service Mgr.
Warren R. Davis, 15 North Street
Supervisor
Robert E. Nelson, 91 Patten Road
Insurance
Raymond Lafortune, 11 Pillsbury Avenue Asst. Foreman
Russell E. Duffett, 7 Pinewood Avenue
Retired
Edgar H. Woodbury, 103 Pleasant Street
Function Analyst
Walter E. Forman, 357 Pleasant Street
Retired
Ruth E. Sherman, 408 River Road
Housewife
Harold A. Prescott, 497 River Road
Sales
Thomas D. Ray, 250 South Street Boilermaker
Muriel E. McGowan, 46 Summer Street Housewife
Lawrence H. Love, Sr., 6 Woodcrest Drive
Real Estate Broker
Roland Strong, 2 Oliver Street
Qual. Cont. Eng.
Arthur J. Lawrence, 5 Robert Circle
Expeditor
Frank H. Stout, 823 South Street
Retired
Wilson E. Brazile, 731 Whipple Road
Adm.
Marion Snook, 12 Oak Street
N. I. B.
William Albert, 49 Vale Street
Engineer
Richard Beaudette, 14 Westland Drive
Engineer
Alfred P. Sylvia, 586 North Street
Prod. Manager
Peter Gallagher, 23 Newton Street
Sec. Supervisor
Albert Page, 12 Rhoda Street U. S. Postal Clerk
Roger LeBlanc, 824 Chandler Street
Administrator
William McCluskey, 11 Virginia Road
Draftsman
Paul Meharg, 5 Hodgson Road
Chief Clerk
Arthur Cusato, 15 Babicz Road
Supervisor
Thomas Callan, 23 Oliver Road
N. E. Tel. & Tel.
Donald Tanner, 149 Fiske Street
N. E. Tel. & Tel.
Thomas Hill, 75 Lowe Street
Shipper
John DeGregory, 39 Henry J. Drive Sales
Dispatcher
Paul J. McAskill, 190 Kendall Road
Merchant
Ruth A. Lonergan, 29 Kent Street
Housewife
Bernard T. Coyle, 7 Kevin Street
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Donald Fougere, John Street
Mechanic
William H. McGowan, 69 Pleasant Street
Jury List ... continued
Retired
Lenox S. Karner, Jr., 474 Livingston Street
Head Farmer
Fire Chief
William A. Chandler, 19 Regis Road Walter J. Pupkis, 90 Rogers Road Builder Draftsman John A. Quinn, 387 Pleasant Street Richard Sherman, 608 River Road Pilot Frank Romano, 22 South Street Retired
Charles Smith, Tewksbury Hospital
Jeweler
Dorothy M. Aldrich, 533 North Street
Housewife
Barbara L. Jackson, 24 Euclid Road Housewife Elec. Tech.
Paul Pepin, 103 Ballard Street
George J. Barlow, 19 Easement Road
Engineer
James McLellan, Livingston Street
Kenneth W. Holden, 173 East Street
Sales Rep. Firefighter Printer
Joseph Mckenzie, Jr., 8 Mckenzie Circle
Carpenter
Edmund Hoell, 16 Boisvert Road
Electronic Tech.
Irene Shea, 12 Kevin Street
Housewife
Eugene Mclaughlin, 25 Euclid Road
Con. Officer Housewife
Robert Horgan, 21 Anthony Road
Teacher
Frank A. Antonelli, 14 Davis Road
General Manager
Leonard Hingston, John Street
Truckdriver
Joseph E. Hamilton, 36 Anthony Road Oil Driver
Anthony DeGennaro, 32 Anthony Road
Machinist
Robert P. Gallo, 9 So. Rhoda Street
Engineer
Susan Sullivan, 79 Lowe Street
Housewife
Marie Geary, 4 Carol Ann Road
Housewife
Daniel J. Connor, 216 Main Street Truckdriver
Thomas Hodgson, 5 Kelley Terrace
Asst. Sales Eng.
Dorothy Hodgson, 5 Kelley Terrace
Housewife
Clarence J. Biggar, 274 Main Street
Elect. Tech.
Roger Greeley, 1352 Main Street
Machinist
Catherine Gray, 1348 Main Street Housewife
Paul G. Goulet, 960 Main Street Expeditor
Dennis Kane, 1039 Main Street Engineer
Henry A. Gontarz, 1192 Main Street
Tech.
Mildred L. Mahoney, 103 North Street
Housewife
Ralph T. Guarente, 53 North Street
Field Engineer
Pauline Lu, 43 North Street Housewife
Richard A. Patten, 94 North Street Florist
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Herbert A. Fairbrother, 93 Lee Street
Gerald McDermott, 1519 Main Street
Shirley C. Merrill, 1440 Andover Street
Jury List ... continued
Regina M. Fossett, 15 Catherwood Street Housewife George A. Nocco, 24 Newton Avenue Roofer Guard
Donald Noyes, 50 Nichols Road
Dorothy Brothers, 47 Nichols Road Housewife
James A. Young, 25 Ninth Street Construction
Joseph A. Carolan, Jr., 54 Nichols Road
Pipefitter
Joyce DeCarolis, 200 North Street
Housewife
Philip J. Cogan, 354 North Street Mason
David B. Murphy, Sr., 375 North Street State Detective
Ernest J. Henderson, 528 North Street Electronic Tech.
Stephen J. Defina, 7 Patriot Road
Unemployed Housewife
Sara J. Defina, 7 Patriot Road
Edward J. Trainor, 549 North Street Self employed
Joan M. Bowie, 558 North Street Housewife
Gertrude M. Coolidge, 585 North Street Electronics
Barbara E. Barron, 595 North Street
Clerk
Mary E. Court, 598 North Street
Offset Worker
Edward F. King, 749 North Street
Pharmacist's Asst.
George T. Nawn, 761 North Street Construction
James A. Quinn, 773 North Street Elect. Engineer
George T. Osborne, 655 North Street Raytheon
Arthur Wells, 260 Whipple Road Self-employed
Alex F. Mallinson, 98 Willow Street Retired
Rose J. McCoy, 623 Main Street Housewife
Wilbur Martell, 5 Pillsbury Avenue
Retired
Gladys Collins, 35 Summer Street
Housewife
Joseph W. Byron, 635 Chandler Street Tech.
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DIRECTOR OF ACCOUNTS
To the Board of Selectmen
Mr. David J. Beattie, Chairman
Tewksbury, Massachusetts
Gentlemen:
I submit herewith my report of an audit of the books and accounts of the Town of Tewksbury for the period from July 23, 1963 to October 31, 1965, made in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 44, General Laws. This is in the form of a report made to me by Mr. William Schwartz, Assistant Chief of Bureau.
Very truly yours, ARTHUR H. MacKINNON Director of Accounts
Mr. Arthur H. Mackinnon
Director of Accounts
Department of Corporations and Taxation
Boston, Massachusetts
Sir:
As directed by you, I have made an audit of the books and accounts of the Town of Tewksbury for the period from July 23, 1963, the date of the previous examination, to October 31, 1965, and submit the following report thereon:
An examination and verification was made of the financial transactions of the town as shown on the books of the departments receiving or disburs- ing money for the town or committing bills for collection.
The books and accounts in the town auditor's office were examined and checked in detail. The recorded receipts were compared with the treasurer's cash book and with the available departmental records of payments to the treasurer, while the disbursements were checked with the treasury warrants.
Th appropriations and transfers, as listed from the town clerk's records of town meeting proceedings, and the transfers from the reserve fund authorized by the finance committee, were checked with the appropriation accounts in the auditor's ledger.
An analysis was made of the ledger accounts, the necessary adjusting entries resulting from the audit were made, and a balance sheet, which is appended to this report, was prepared showing the financial condition of the town on October 31, 1965.
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Director of Accounts . . . continued
The books and accounts of the town treasurer were examined and checked. The receipts, as recorded, were analyzed and compared with the records of payments to the treasurer by the several departmnts, and with other sources from which the town received money, while the recorded pay- ments were compared with the selectmen's warrants and with the auditor's books.
The cash balance on October 31, 1935 was verified by reconciliation of the bank balances with statements furnished by the banks of deposit, and by actual count of the cash in the office.
The payments on account of maturing debt and interest were compared with the amounts falling due and were checked with the cancelled securities and coupons on file. The outstanding coupons were listed and reconciled with the balance in the bond and coupon account as shown by a statement furnished by the bank of deposit.
The savings bank books representing the investments of the several trust and investment funds in the custody of the town treasurer were examined and listed. The income was proved, and all transactions and balances were checked with the books of the town auditor.
The records of tax titles and tax possessions held by the town were examined and checked. The transfers to the tax title account were checked with the collector's books, the redemptions, sales, and foreclosures were verified, and the tax titles and tax possessions on hand were listed and proved with the records at the Registry of Deeds.
The records of payroll deductions for Federal and State taxes, the county retirement system, group insurance, the purchase of savings bonds, the United Fund, and the credit union, were examined and checked with the treasurer's record of receipts. The payments to the proper agencies were verified, and the balances in the general treasury on October 31, 1965 were listed and proved with the auditor's ledger.
The books and accounts of the town collector were examined and checked. The taxes and excise outstanding at the time of the previous examination, as well as all subsequent commitment lists, were audited and proved with the warrants issued for their collection. The recorded collec- tions were compared with the payments to the treasurer, the abatements, as recorded, were checked with the assessors' records of abatements granted, the transfers to the tax title account were compared with the treasurer's records of tax titles held by the town, and the outstanding accounts were listed and proved with the respective controlling accounts in the auditor's ledger.
The commitments of departmental and water accounts were examined and checked. The recorded receipts were checked with the payments to the
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Director of Accounts . . . continued
treasurer, the abatements, as recorded, were compared with the records of the departments authorized to grant them, and the outstanding accounts were listed and proved with the auditor's ledger controls.
The outstanding tax, excise, departmental, and water accounts were further verified by mailing notices to a number of persons whose names appeared on the books as owing money to the town, the replies received thereto indicating that the accounts, as listed, are correct.
It is recommended that the collector continue his efforts to obtain a settlement of the delinquent tax and excise accounts, which still date back to 1949.
The financial records of the town clerk were examined and checked in detail. The recorded receipts on account of dog, sporting, and town licenses, as well as from marriage intentions, recording fees, copies of records, and miscellaneous charges, were checked with the town clerk's cash book, and were compared with the payments to the treasurer and to the Division of Fisheries and Game. The cash balance on October 31, 1965 was verified by actual count of the cash in the office and by reconciliation of the bank balance with a statement furnished by the bank of deposit.
The surety bonds on file for the several town officials for the faithful performance of their duties were examined and found to be in proper form.
The records of receipts of the board of selectmen, the building, plumbing and wire inspectors, and the sealer of weights and measures, as well as of the health, school, and library departments, and of all other departments collecting money for the town or committing bills for collection, were examined, checked and reconciled with the treasurer's and the auditor's books.
Appended to this report, in addition to the balance sheet, are tables showing reconciliations of the town treasurer's and town clerk's cash, summaries of the tax, excise, tax title, tax possession, departmental and water accounts, as well as schedules showing the transactions and condition of the trust and investment funds.
During the progress of the audit cooperation was received from all town officials, for which, on behalf of my assistants and for myself, I wish to express appreciation.
Respectfully submitted, WILLIAM SCHWARTZ Asst. Chief of Bureau
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TOWN OF TEWKSBURY - BALANCE SHEET OCT. 31, 1965 GENERAL ACCOUNTS
ASSETS
LIABILITIES AND RESERVES
CASH:
General
$ 1,402,418.27
Advances for Petty:
Collector $ 75.00
Town Clerk 25.00
Public Welfare 50.00
$ 150.00
State & Cty. Assessments 1965:
State:
Recreation Areas $ 8,386.23
Motor Vehicle Excise Bills 1,439.70
Group Insurance 893.78
County:
Tax 48,194.79
58,914.50
Employees' Payroll Deductions:
Federal Taxes $ 19,838.92
State Taxes 2,720.61
County Retirement System
2,506.60
Group Insurance
18,525.58
Levy of 1957
Poll
6.00
Personal Property
18.25
Real Esttae
143.75
Temporary Loans:
In Anticipation of Revenue 1965 $ 925,000.00
In Anticipation of
Serial Issue
140,000.00
$ 1,065,000.00
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE:
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Taxes:
Levy of 1952:
Personal Property $ 4.00
Levy of 1954:
Poll
4.00
Levy of 1955:
Poll
6.00
Levy of 1956:
Poll
2.00
Personal Property 3.70
Purchase of Savings Bonds 704.00
United Fund 31.64
Credit Union
3,580.75
$ 47,908.10
GENERAL ACCOUNTS ... continued
Levy of 1958:
Poll
4.00
Personal Property
36.50
Water Installation 13,142.00
Real Estate
15.75
$ 13,642.00
Levy of 1959:
Poll
38.00
County - Dog Licenses
$
1,505.50
Personal Property
35.60
Real Estate
133.50
Taxes:
Levy of 1960:
Poll
38.00
Personal Property
29.05
Real Estate
229.43
Levy of 1961:
Poll
94.00
Personal Property
110.00
Real Estate
306.14
Levy of 1962:
Poll
130.00
Personal Property
110.40
Real Estate
576.07
Levy of 1963:
Poll
200.00
Old Age Assistance:
Personal Property
507.60
Administration 1,041.58
Real Estate
2,389.47
Assistance 11,653.81
Levy of 1964:
Medical Assistance for the Aged: Administration 941.21
Personal Property
2,400.86
Real Estate
20,343.90
Assistance 2,097.97
$ 623.50
Tailings - Unclaimed Checks For Investment: Stabilization Fund $ 3,000.00
250th Anniversary Fund 200.00
$
3,200.00
Recoveries: Old Age Assistance $
3,450.00
Federal Grants:
Disability Assistance: Administration $ 584.36
Assistance 516.61
Aid to Dependent Children: Administration 157.60
Aid 1,140.59
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Guarantee Deposits: Planning Board $ 500.00
Agency:
GENERAL ACCOUNTS ... continued
Levy of 1965:
Personal Property
77,977.60
Real Estate
646,160.74
$ 752,054.31
School:
Public Law #81-874
78,748.93
Public Law #85-864 7,283.05
George-Barden Fund 534.00
Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise:
Levy of 1949 $ 37.19
Levy of 1950 50.78
Levy of 1952
12.91
Levy of 1953
8.93
Levy of 1955
167.47
Levy of 1956
191.43
Levy of 1957
650.82
Levy of 1958
1,360.96
Levy of 1959
1,627.51
Levy of 1960
2,041.45
Levy of 1961
2,621.58
Levy of 1962
3,871.59
Levy of 1963
4,374.23
Levy of 1964
7,290.38
Levy of 1965
47,801.00
$ 72,108.23
Revolving Funds:
School Lunch $ 11,106.49
School Athletics 6,320.75
$
17,427.24
Due from Stabilization Fund for Appropriation Voted $ 25,000.00
Appropriation Balances:
Revenue:
General
$
845,575.63
Water 81,421.43
Non-Revenue: Junior High School Construction 464.91
Water Wells
90,459.97
$ 1,017,921.94
Tax Titles and Possessions:
Tax Titles $ 40,065.94 Tax Possessions 13,556.82
$ 53,622.76
$
104,699.71
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GENERAL ACCOUNTS ... continued
Departmental:
Disability Assistance $ 407.17
Aid to Dependent Children
14,782.65
Old Age Assistance
260.99
Medical Assistance for the Aged
2,554.93
Veterans' Services
23,970.71
Overlays Reserved for Abatements:
Levy of 1952 4.00
Levy of 1954 4.00
Levy of 1957
168.00
Levy of 1958
56.25
Levy of 1960
296.48
Levy of 1964
611.30
Levy of 1965
6,981.66
Rates
37,746.41
$ 45,423.10
Aid to Highways:
State
$ 80,800.00
County
29,050.00
$ 109,850.00
Appropriation Voted from Stabilization Fund: Fire - Outlay $ 25,000.00
Revenue 1966
6,782.50
Estimated Receipts -
to be Collected 202,431.51
Loans Authorized & Unissued $ 100,000.00
Receipts Reserved for Approp .: Road Machinery Reserve Fund - Overlay Surplus
$ 6,066.40
$ 3,335.63
$ 41,976.45
Water:
Liens Added to Taxes:
Levy of 1963 $ 83.73
Levy of 1961
510.14
Levy of 1962
816.47
Levy of 1964
22,327.46
Levy of 1965
767.05
$ 24,949.85
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GENERAL ACCOUNTS ... continued
Loans Authorized: Library Construction $ 100,000.00 Water Wells 140,000.00
$ 240,000.00
Rev. Reserved Until Collected: Motor Vehicle & Trailer Excise $
72,108.23
Tax Title and Possession 53,622.76
Departmental 41,976.45
Water 45,423.10
Aid to Highways
109,850.00
$ 322,980.54
Reserve for Petty Cash Advance
$
150.00
Overdrawn Appropriation: Fire - Outlay
627.43
Surplus Revenue
$ 135,912.65
$ 2,952,687.56
$ 2,952,687.56
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DEBT ACCOUNTS
Net Funded or Fixed Debt:
Inside Debt Limit:
General
$
384,000.00
Serial Loans: Inside Debt Limit: General: School Construction 1951 $ 64,000.00 School Construction 1956 60,000.00 School Construction 1958 260,000.00 $ 384,000.00
Outside Debt Limit:
General:
School Construction
1951
$
180,000.00
Unprovided for or Overdrawn Accounts:
Overlay Deficit: Levy of 1963
243.00
DEBT ACCOUNTS ... continued
Outside Debt Limit:
General
$ 2,640,000.00
Public Service Enterprise 1,066,000.00
$ 3,706,000.00
School Construction 1956 275,000.00
School Construction
1958
650,000.00
School Construction 1962 1,535,000.00
Public Service Enterprise: Water Construction 1951 934,000.00
Water Construction 1956 30,000.00
Water Construction
1962 102,000.00
$ 3,706,000.00
$ 4,090,000.00
$ 4,090,000.00
TRUST AND INVESTMENT ACCOUNTS
Trust and Investment Funds: Savings Deposits: In Custody of Treasurer ....
School Funds: Foster School $ 2,163.54
George A. Pierce Essay 197.50
$
124,055.63
$ 2,361.04
Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds 2,574.16 870.50 250th Anniversary Fund Investment Fund: Stabilization 118,249.93
$ 124,055.63
$ 124,055.63
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OFFICE OF TOWN CLERK
John E. Hedstrom
VITAL STATISTICS
1964
1965
1966
Births
406
386
429
Marriages
143
131
130
Deaths
114
101
119
Burial Permits
35
34
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Chapter 46, Section 15: The Town Clerk will furnish blanks for the return of births to parents, householders, physicians, and registered hospital medical officers applying therefor.
TOWN STATISTICS
1960
1966
Population
15,902
(est.) 20,400
Uniform Code Record
514
615
Licenses - Dogs
1,274
1,181
Licenses - Sporting
596
774
FINANCIAL
Fees to Town Treasurer
$ 2,910.30
Dog Licenses to Treasurer
2,448.00
Sporting Licenses to State
3,934.50
TOTAL
$ 9,292.80
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BOARD OF REGISTRARS William H. Bennett, Chairman
Listing of all inhabitants aged 20 years and over is a requirement of the General Laws of the Comonwealth. It was accomplished this past year, as in prior years, by our "Listing-By-Mail" with the cooperation of the residents which makes this method feasible, practical, and economical. On the 92% return last year we cut the costs 40 to 60%, over other towns and cities. The complete census requested indicated that we were fast approaching a popu- lation of 20,000 and we had exceeded this figure by the end of the year. As of January 1, 1966 the census for Tewksbury stood at 19,579 of which total 8,609 inhabitants were under 20 years of age.
The voting registers were verified and corrected. New voting lists were prepared and printed. On December 31, 1966 the Precinct voting strength was as follows:
Precinct 1 - 2915
Precinct 2 - 2221
Precinct 3 - 2254
TOTAL
7390
A comparison of party affiliation reveals the following facts:
1956
1960
1966
Democratic
510
1,582
2,831
Republican
831
1,002
1,091
Undeclared
3,933
3,992
3,468
TOTALS
5,274
6,575
7,390
Again we call your attention to the excellent work of our Election Officers and Tellers. There were three Elections this past year and although no recounts were sought, time results established our Precinct workers tops in the state. In prior years accuracy, integrity and efficiency have been revealed in all recounts which established them without peer in Massachusetts.
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CONSERVATION COMMISSION Walter Doucette, Chairman
Conservation goals for Massachusetts in 1966 differ from those of 75 years ago when the conservation movement in the United States began. The goals then were preservation of forests from improper cutting, land from improper farming, watersheds from stripping in order to prevent erosion, check floods and protect water suplies. Protection of fish and wildlife was thought desirable. Control of water pollution was considered largely as a public health measure.
Today, land is seen as living space for homes in pleasant surroundings, for highways, for open spaces and recreation spots near where people live, or at distances which make them easily reached by automobile. Clean water in lakes, rivers, and in the ground is necessary to meet the tremendous demands for domestic, industrial and even agricultural water supply. A series of editorials appeared recently in the New York Times on the topic of conservation, and the lead article started with the following quotation taken from President Johnson's message on Natural Beauty," ... the same society which receives the rewards of technology must, as a cooperating whole, take responsibility for control. To deal with these new problems will require a new conservation." This statement describes the nature of the conservation challenges that face us today, and it suggests the need for major revisions in our attitudes and approchaes towards the continuing task of resources planning and development.
We, as citizens, are not in a position to tell the planners how to plan, but we, and only we, can tell them what it is that we want them to plan for. As a people we have failed, thus far, in telling the landscape shapers - both large and small - just what it is that we want from our physical environ- ment, and lacking this direction, development has occurred largely in a hit or miss fashion and with results with which we are all too familiar.
Your Conservation Commission in the past year has met and discussed many of the above areas and we have tried to begin to solve and understand the problems and start a plan for the future. Discussion and action have been taken in the following areas:
1. Recreation:
A. Rogers Park - over 50 letters were sent to organizations and indivi- duals requesting funds, materials, labor, etc. which would help us in the development of the park. To date, we have received contributions and at this time we would like to thank those organizations for their help.
With the above funds the fireplaces were designed and ordered. Clearing, cleaning and cutting of an area which measures 10 acres was done with the help of the Tree Department personnel.
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B. Two men came to us from the Neighborhood Youth Corps Program. This work has progressed enough so that use of this park in 1967 is a reality. The Commission hopes that the Town will provide monies for toilet facilities at the March Town Meeting.
The Commission would like to take this opportunity to thank Mr. Joseph T. Brown and Mr. James Williams of the County Extension Service, Dr. Carl Carlozzi and Dr. William Collins of the University of Mass. for their cooperation and advice in developinng this park.
2. Water:
Legislation has been submitted by the Conservation Commission and the Board of Selectmen through Representative Bocko to clear and clean Strongwater Brook, from the Shawsheen River to Tewksbury Center, a distance of approximately 2 miles. We hope this bill will be acted on favorably.
3. Planning:
We on this Commission have urged the Tewksbury Planning Board to study the concept of Cluster Zoning and to consider its future use in planning for our town. We initiated a joint meeting of all Boards con- cerned at which Mr. Greg Noran of the National Home Builders Associa- tion in Washington was the main speaker. We found from this meeting there are good and bad points to cluster zoning, but we feel at this time
that the concept of this type of zoning, if studied, could be used to our advantage and open space area could be gained by the town.
4. Swimming:
This Commission felt that swimming facilities for this town should be looked into such as has been developed in the towns of Norfolk and Foxboro. A committee has been appointed by the Selectmen. This is a worthy program and needs support of the townspeople.
The need for deeper citizen involvement in resources decisions cannot be over-emphasized. There are some who would look for quick solutions and clear cut methods for dealing with the perplexing resource and land- scape problems that we see today. The role of citizens groups, operating through their local organizations, becomes one of promoting greater under- standing of these various activities, attempting to relate them more effectively to community needs and wants. This calls for a continuing process of study, discussion and thought, in addition to action. Your Con- servation Commission welcomes, at any of our meetings, interested citizens and groups who may wish to sit and discuss, or question, any of the above areas.
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