FY 2011 - Town of Uxbridge

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Zoning Board continued submitted under M.G.L. Chapter 40B. The Zoning Board of Appeals meets the first Wednesday of each month at 7:00 P.M. in the Board of Selectmen’s Meeting Room, in the Uxbridge Town Hall, 21 South Main Street, Uxbridge, MA. We respectfully submit the following report for the period beginning July 1, 2010 to June 30, 2011. During FY 2011, the Zoning Board of Appeals heard 12 cases. There were requests for 5 Variances; (out of those requests 2 applications were denied, 3 were granted). There were requests for 7 Special Permits, (All 7 were granted). Respectfully submitted, Uxbridge Zoning Board of Appeals Mark Wickstrom, Chairman Stephen O’Connell, Vice Chairman Thomas Bentley, Clerk Joseph Frisk, Alternate Christopher Walkiewicz, Alternate Charter Review Committee Article 7 Section 6 of the Town Charter calls for a periodic review of the Charter at least once in every ten years, in each year ending in zero, a special committee to consist of nine members shall be established for the purpose of reviewing the charter and to make a report, with recommendations, to the town meeting concerning any proposed amendments which said committee may determine to be necessary and desirable. Appointed to the Committee were Arthur O. DuBois, Peter Emerick, Barbara Hall, Bill Kessler, James Legg, Kenneth Redding, Harry A. Romasco and Mary Pat Wickstrom. The Committee held its first meeting on February 9, 2011 and elected Harry A. Romasco chairman, Arthur O. DuBois vice -chairman and Bill Kessler secretary. The committee conducted nine meetings and received input from the Town Manager, F i n a n c e C o m m i t t e e , S c h o o l Superintendent, School Committee, Department Heads, Town Boards and Town Committees. The Charter Review Committee will continue to hold public hearings through August 1, 2012. The published report will be completed by September 1, 2012. The proposed amendments will then be on the warrant for the fall Town Meeting. If the Attorney General concludes there is no conflict with MGL then the question will go to the ballot at the annual election in May 2013. The Charter Review Committee extends its thanks to those who have assisted us in this very important endeavor. Respectfully submitted, Harry A. Romasco, Chairman Arthur O. DuBois, Vice- Chairman Bill Kessler, Secretary Peter Emerick Barbara Hall James Legg Kenneth Redding May Pat Wickstrom Fire Department The Fire Department is the service provider for the community responsible for fire suppression, rescue and emergency medical services. Personnel also provide fire prevention services through plan review, inspections, and participation in the planning process in cooperation with the Building Inspector and Planning Department and public education through school and community programs. Members include 11 full-time Firefighter/EMTs and 30 “on-call” members operating from three stations. We provide advanced life support (ALS) ambulance service with two ambulances serving the town. There were some personnel changes that took place over the course of this fiscal year. Captain Michael Legendre retired from the department after nearly 30 years of service as a firefighter and EMT. He was one of the original Station 3 crew when it opened in original Station 3 crew when it opened in 1988 and had taken care of that station since. We wish him well in his life away from the Fire Department. Firefighter/EMT Brian Cote resigned in April 2011 after four years of service. Brian had accomplished Firefighter I/II certification and became an EMT, then decided to build a house in Rhode Island. While we regret losing a promising member, we wish him well in his new location. Two new firefighters were appointed during the year, Derek Scott in August and Peter Galas in January. Both successfully completed the District 7 Recruit class and are working towards getting Firefighter I/II certification at the State level. We anticipate that happening soon and look forward to their addition as regular members of the department. As mentioned in last year’s report, Engine 5 was taken out of service due to significant mechanical problems, and we purchased a 1984 pumper as an interim solution for a rescue/extrication vehicle. Having received funding at Town Meeting for a Rescue truck, a committee was formed and vehicle specifications received funding at Town Meeting for a Rescue truck, a committee was formed and vehicle specifications were written and put out to bid. Rosenbauer was the winning bidder and has committed to delivering the new Rescue truck in the fall of 2011. Rosenbauer had also built the Tanker put into service last year, which we are very pleased with. Over the past year, our calls for firerelated and EMS services increased slightly. Our transition to Paramedic level service has proven to be life-saving in several instances, where patients were in cardiac arrest on arrival or went into cardiac arrest enroute to the hospital and were revived by department Paramedics. continued on Page 34 FY 2011 :: Town of Uxbridge Annual Report Page 33
Fire Department continued While we are not able to follow-up on patient outcomes due to privacy regulations, we do know of one such patient who returned home to a regular life after a hospital stay. Congratulations to our EMS personnel who bring these life-saving skills to our residents and visitors! On June 1, 2011, a line of storms came through Massachusetts, producing tornados just to the west of us. While we were fortunate to have had the tornado lift prior to the storm reaching Uxbridge, those west of us weren’t so lucky. The response to help those affected by a significant tornado included activation of an State Ambulance Task Force to the Town of Brimfield. We sent an ambulance with Paramedics Cheryl Ethier and Bill Kessler and EMT Mike Vezina with this Task Force, and they worked with an Engine company from Warren performing a house to house search for any victims needing help. Also, Chief Peter Ostroskey responded to the Town of Monson as part of an Incident Command Team to help that town’s public safety agencies get their hands around a difficult situation. Since September 11, 2001 and Hurricane Katrina, much effort has been given to developing a coordinated response to disasters, and the response to the Bernat Mill fire and the June tornado event shows the results of these district and state wide efforts. We’d like to take a moment to remind people of the importance of smoke and carbon monoxide detectors. Unfortunately, we still read about people losing their lives due to fires or carbon monoxide poisoning where there weren’t any detectors in the residence. Installation and maintenance of smoke and carbon monoxide detectors in homes is critical in alerting occupants of any problems that might put you in danger. Please check your batteries and test systems regularly. When an alarm sounds, call 9-1-1 and move to a safe location. If you have any questions about detectors or the placement of them, please call us on our business line at 508-278-2787 and we’d be more than happy to help you. Lastly, I’d like to thank all of the members of the Uxbridge Fire Department for their service throughout the past year. We are very fortunate to have such dedicated people working hard so that those we serve may be safe, and have better outcomes from unfortunate circumstances. They are a dedicated and hard working team that can accomplish anything, as they have demonstrated over and over. Many thanks to all who continue to be so generous and supportive! STATISTICAL DATA Responses Total Incidents 1962 Total EMS patients 1554 Total Patients transported 1238 Responses continued Advanced Life Support incidents 1080 Categories Fire/Explosion 74 Overpressure/Rupture 1 Rescue Call 1495 Hazardous condition 76 Service Call 93 Good Intent Call 74 False Call 142 Severe Weather 5 Permits Total permits issued 1263 Alarm installation 1 Alarm modification 2 Blasting 4 Open air burning 1021 Propane for Sale/Exchange 3 Storage of explosive materials 2 General permits 5 Live entertainment (temporary) 6 Propane installation/storage 33 Maintain storage tank facility 8 Install oil burner/store fuel oil 142 Sprinkler system modification 5 Tank removal and disposal 7 Transport combustible liquids 23 Unvented gas heater 1 Inspections Smoke and Carbon Monoxide detectors 156 Respectfully submitted, Chief Peter Ostroskey Police Department The following is a list of some of the activity for the Uxbridge Police Department for fiscal year 2011: Total calls for service processed through the Dispatch Center and responded to by personnel: 15,739 Citations written: 632 Separate violations: 864 Accidents: 240 Injuries/compared to occupants: 71/511 Seatbelt use percentage: 82.9% Accidents continued Persons ejected: 3 Operator age group with most accidents: 46 to 60 Operators under 21: 67 Operators 18 and under: 27 Arrests: 280 Juvenile arrests: 53 Drunk driving arrests: 12 Alcohol law violations: 64 Juvenile Alcohol violations: 13 Domestic Violence cases: 88 Domestic Violence arrests: 50 Major Crimes: 262 Percentage cleared by arrest: 33.2% Juvenile related: 18 The Animal Control Officer(s) cover the towns of Uxbridge, Douglas and Mendon. Animal Control calls for Uxbridge alone: 629 It is important to remember that the Uxbridge Police Department is here to provide service to the people of Uxbridge in a number of ways. Many of these services provided are not easily Page 34 FY 2011 :: Town of Uxbridge Annual Report
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