OUR TOWN

BUTLER FARM RE-USE COMMITTEE
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and the Citizens of the Town of Millbury, we respectfully
submit our Annual Report for the fiscal year ending July 31, 2012.
Before we begin our Annual Report the Butler Farm Re-Use Committee would once again like to
thank the many people who have supported us over the past year.
Accomplishments of The Butler Farm Re-Use Committee during the fiscal year were:
1. The Butler Farm is still being studied for an installation of a wind turbine and is near
completion. A new Cell Tower will be installed at the Farm in the very near future. This will
help with the dead area in the west end of town. The Town of Millbury will also benefit from its
revenue from the cell companies.
2. The Millbury Emergency Management Agency has started to install a generator to be used in
an emergency with a power outage to run the communications equipment. This installation is
almost complete.
3. Another eagle project has been done at the farm by Michael Bien of Boy Scout Troop109.
This project was to clear trails, cut trees down on the access road to the EMA communications
tower; upgrades were made to the EMA command center in the Farm House with computers and
radio equipment. The command center is operational.
4. The Farm House was painted and two new replacement windows installed in the attic on the
North side.
5. The Committee is still working on researching the History of the Farm and will decorate the
interior with pictures found of the Farm. A History will be published when it is completed.
6. The landscaping and lawn mowing of 5 acres, is being done on a weekly basis by Norm
Gonyea and Ernie Bernard. Many more trees and bushes have been removed away from the
house and around the grounds.
7. The Butler Farm Re-Use Committee has added one Paul Fortin as a new member this year
bringing our Committee up to 9. Paul has been a great addition to the committee. Paul helps with
the day to day trimming and mowing of the Farm to help Norm and Ernie.
8. The annual clean-up day was held on November 5, 2011. Brush on walls and perimeter was
cleared, leaves cleared from around the Farm House. It was a good turn out by many volunteers.
We would like to thank the many volunteers who helped with our clean-up.
9. We offered a Community Garden to residents of the Town of Millbury. The Garden plots
were 10’x20’ and could be doubled to accommodate any resident. The Garden space is limited so
we offer plots on a first come first serve basis. The Gardeners totaled 18 with 18 of 27 plots
planted. The Committee will have the gardens tilled and limed before winter. In the spring the
Committee will till and offer garden plots to the residents of Millbury. We will announce plots
are available on a first come first serve basis giving last year’s gardeners first refusal.