The Barnstable Patriot
TOWN BUILDINGS
Town Departments are located in eight separate locations, including the Main Town Hall, Town Hall Annex, Human Services Building, the Jan Sebastian Drive Building, and Highway Barn – as follows:
Main Town Hall, 130 Main St.: Board of Selectmen, Town Manager, Accounting, Treasurer and Human Resources
Town Hall Annex, 145 Main St.: Tax Collector, Town Clerk, Transfer Station Sticker/Beach Sticker Sales
Human Services Building, 270 Quaker Meetinghouse Rd.: Council on Aging, Public Health Nurse
Recreation Building, 34 Quaker Meetinghouse Rd.
Town of Sandwich Offices
16 Jan Sebastian Dr.
Sandwich Industrial Park
Houses the Building Department, Engineering, Planning and Development, Zoning Board of Appeals, Historic District Committee, Board of Health, Department of Natural Resources, Conservation Commission, Animal Control, and Assessing.
Highway Department/Transfer Station
500 Route 130; houses Highway Dept., Transfer Station, Parks Dept., and Tree Warden.
Police Department: 117 Route 6A
Fire Department: 115 Route 6A
Sandwich Public Library: 142 Main St., Town Archives
TOWN DEPARTMENTS
ASSESSING
16 Jan Sebastian Dr.
Sandwich, MA 02563
Edward L. Childs, Director
Ben Styche,
Assistant Director
508-888-0157
fax: 508-833-8098
www.sandwichmass.org
Hours: Mon-Fri, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Responsible for valuation of all real and personal property and new building activity in Sandwich; assists with property information; coordinates activity between public and other departments (state and local) for abutters lists, mapping, etc.; handles abatements and changes for motor vehicle and boat excise tax; and maintains all legal information on properties.
E. Childs
BOARD OF HEALTH
16 Jan Sebastian Dr.
Sandwich, MA 02563
David Mason, RS, CHO, Health Agent
Darren Meyer, Assistant Health Agent
508-888-4200;
fax: 508-833-0018
www.sandwichmass.org
Hours: Mon-Fri, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.
Responsible for inspection of food establishments/food protection and sanitation; rental housing/sanitary housing code; swimming pools. Investigates health/environmental complaints; monitors recreational water quality; oversees siting of private wells, water quality analysis, Title 5 and site review; conducts environmental health assessment, communicable disease investigation reporting and control; oversees Mass Estuaries Program and Ponds Stewardship Program; coordinates Emergency Dispensing Site Program; and administers liquor and tobacco control and licensing.
D. Mason
BOARD OF SELECTMEN
130 Main St.
Sandwich, MA 02563
508-888-4910; fax: 508-833-8045
www.sandwichmass.org
Mark Forest, Chair
Erik Tolley, Vice-Chairman
Tracy Post
Michael Stone
Daniel Horgan
Kathleen Coggeshall, office manager
email: [email protected]
Meetings every other Thurs, 7 p.m. normally at Sandwich Town Hall are being held via Zoom, with live and video-taped coverage on Ch. 18.
The Board of Selectmen is the chief policy-making body and executive board of the town, responsible for local licensing authority and appointing standing committees.
M. Forest
BUILDING DEPARTMENT
16 Jan Sebastian Dr.
Sandwich, MA 02563
Brendan Brides, Building
Commissioner
David Morris, Assistant
Building Inspector
508-888-4200; fax:
508-833-0018
www.sandwichmass.org
Hours: Mon-Fri, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.
Liaisons with Historic District Committee; issues building and sign permits, and conducts inspections; and arbitrates zoning issues.
B. Brides
COUNCIL ON AGING
270 Quaker Meetinghouse Rd.
East Sandwich, MA 02537
Susan Marancik, Director
508-888-4737
fax: 508-833-9154
www.sandwichcoa.org
Hours: Mon-Fri,
8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Plans, coordinates and provides services to residents age 60+, along with limited services to residents under age 60; educates the community and public of the needs of Sandwich seniors, including health, legal, and financial aid and health insurance; provides social programs and activities, with volunteer opportunities for all ages; furnishes transportation via the COA vans and volunteers; conducts outreach (social work), some case management, and assistance programs; and develops programs in response to community needs, operating a fuel assistance intake site for all ages and financial entitlement program assistance.
S. Marancik
PUBLIC WORKS
500 Route 130
Sandwich, MA 02563
Paul Tilton, Director and
Town Engineer
Stephan Masse,
Assistant Director
508-833-8002
fax: 508-833-8011
www.sandwichmass.org
Hours: Mon-Fri,
7:30 a.m.-4 p.m.
Responsible for repair and maintenance of town roads; design, construction, repair, maintenance of drainage facilities; operation of residential solid waste transfer station; maintenance of town-owned parks and cemeteries; plowing and sanding of roads; running the town’s fuel depot; and serving as Planning Board liaison.
P. Tilton
ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
16 Jan Sebastian Dr.
Sandwich, MA 02563
Paul Tilton, Town
Engineer & DPW Director
Brendan Brides, Building Commissioner
508-833-8000
fax: 508-833-8005
www.sandwichmass.org
Hours: Mon-Fri,
8:30-9:30 a.m.
and 3-4 p.m.
Performs regulatory reviews; inspects development sites; provides engineering design; procures and oversees engineering construction; monitors town infrastructure, including roadways and drainage; provides technical reports.
FIRE DEPARTMENT
115 Route 6A
P.O. Box 1340
Sandwich, MA 02563
John Burke, Chief
508-888-0525
fax: 508-833-8010
Hours: Mon-Fri,
8 a.m.-5 p.m.
24-hour Services include emergency medical services, fire suppression, emergency water evacuation, and tracing gas leaks. Also investigates arson, origins/causes of fires, explosions; provides disaster contingency planning; investigates state code and regulation violations; and conducts fire prevention and community education.
J. Burke
GOLF DEPARTMENT
Sandwich Hollows
Golf Course
Round Hill Road
E. Sandwich, MA 02537
John Johnson, Director
508-888-3384
golf shop/tee-times, ext. 0
www.sandwichhollows.com
Pro Shop hours in-season:
6 a.m.-7 p.m.; off-season:
8 a.m.-5 p.m., daily, 7 days,
year-round.
This 18-hole championship golf course is open to the public. Includes practice driving range, two putting greens, a full-service golf shop and club rentals; a bar and grille function facility for meetings, weddings, parties and golf outings; and resident and non-resident fee programs for both daily and annual play.
J. Johnson
HUMAN RESOURCES
130 Main St.
Sandwich, MA 02563
Marie Buckner, Director
Janice L. Hagberg,
Assistant Director
508-833-8061
fax:508-833-8045
www.sandwichmass.org
Hours: Mon-Fri,
8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Directs recruitment and hiring activities for position openings within the town, with the exception of the School Department and town library; oversees the administration of compensation and classification policies and practices in accordance with collective bargaining agreements, Town bylaws and federal and state statutes; assists Town Manager’s Office in preparing and negotiating union contracts and in addressing and resolving labor relations issues, grievances, arbitrations and disputes. Also handles all workers compensation claims for the town, including for public safety departments as well as the School Department. Assists with arranging various employee safety-related trainings designed to prevent injuries and keep claims down.
M. Buckner
LIBRARY
142 Main St.
Sandwich, MA 02563
Joanne Lamothe,
Town Librarian
508-888-0625
fax: 508-833-1076
www.BucknerLamotheJohnson
@sandwichpubliclibrary.com
Hours: Tue, Wed, Thurs
9:30 a.m.-8:30 p.m.;
Fri and Sat, 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m.;
Sun, 1-5 p.m. (October-April).
Closed Mondays.
Offers access to 27 libraries via OCLN (Old Colony Library Network), with computers for public use; museum passes; children’s computers, story times, reading programs, and video programming; free downloadable e-books, audiobooks and music; and maintains the Sandwich Town Archives.
J. Lamothe
NATURAL RESOURCES
16 Jan Sebastian Dr.
Sandwich, MA 02563
David J. DeConto, Director
Joshua Wrigley,
Assistant Director
508-833-8054
fax: 508-833-0018
naturalresources@
townofsandwich.net
www.sandwichmass.org
Hours: Mon-Fri,
8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
D. DeConto
Animal Control Division
508-833-8004
Animal Control Hours:
Mon-Fri, 10 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
This department management of Town’s Natural Resources, including conservation lands; shellfish; anadromous fish (herring); public facilities; wildlife; coastal areas; waterways; fish and game. Enforces local and state natural resource related laws, including local and state Wetlands Laws; and provides animal control (dogs, cats, domestic animals).
POLICE DEPARTMENT
117 Route 6A
Sandwich, MA 02563
Peter N. Wack, Chief
Michael Nurse,
Deputy Chief
508-833-8024
fax: 508-888-4163
www.sandwichpd.org
Hours: Mon-Fri,
8 a.m.-4 p.m.
Dedicated to serving, protecting and enforcing all state law and town bylaws. Upholds community policing throughout the town.
P. Wack
PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE
270 Quaker Meetinghouse Rd.
East Sandwich, MA 02537
Joanne Geake, Public
Health Nurse
508-833-8020
fax: 508-833-8398
www.sandwichmass.org
Hours: Mon-Fri,
8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Conducts flu clinics (adult and pediatric) and administers immunizations for adults and school-age children; holds blood pressure clinics; conducts communicable disease follow-up; provides elderly home assessment visits and maternal/child visits; conducts emergency dispensing site planning, walk in assessments, and scheduled dressing changes; and stocks medical equipment shed.
J. Geake
RECREATION DEPARTMENT
34 Quaker Meetinghouse Rd.
P.O. Box 1336
Forestdale, MA 02644
Guy Boucher, Director
Tricia MacDonald,
Assistant Director
508-888-4361
fax: 508-888-5884
www.sandwichmass.org
Hours: Mon-Fri,
8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Sponsors youth sports leagues, adult programs and summer activities; organizes and sponsors 4th of July activities, Scarecrow Contest and Seasonal Story Hikes; oversee the daily operation of the Hoxie House and Dexter Grist Mill.
G. Boucher
SANDWICH MARINA
12 Freezer Rd.
P.O. Box 1393
Sandwich, MA 02563
Michael Dunning,
Harbor Master
Dave Condon,
Deputy Harbor Master
508-833-0808
fax: 508-833-8026
www.sandwichmarina.com
Hours: Winter Mon-Sun,
7 a.m.-3 p.m.;
Summer: 24 hours/7 days
Leases recreational and commercial slips and rents transient slips; sells gasoline and diesel; operates boat launching ramp; provides winter storage for boats and charter fishing excursions.
M. Dunning
FINANCE DIRECTOR
130 Main St.
Sandwich, MA 02563
Mimi Spahr, Director
Carrie Mazerolle,
Assistant Town
Accountant
508-888-0352
fax: 508-888-8655
www.sandwichmass.org
Hours: Mon-Fri,
8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Produces and processes payroll and vendor warrants payable; keeps detailed records of all receipts and town expenditures; prepares all financial, statistical and operational reports for town, state and federal purposes; and sells cemetery lots in the new town cemetery.
M. Spahr
TOWN CLERK
145 Main St.
Sandwich, MA 02563
Taylor D. White,
Town Clerk
508-888-0340
fax: 508-888-2497
www.sandwichmass.org
Hours: Mon-Fri,
8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.;
Tues, 8:30 a.m.-8 p.m.
Administers voter registration; issues birth, death and marriage certificates and other vital records; dog licenses, shellfishing licenses, raffle permits; maintains town meeting records, street listings, business certificates, town bylaws; acts are parking clerk; provides election and census information.
T. White
DeConto
Geake
Spahr
Boucher
Wack
Dunning
TOWN COLLECTOR
145 Main St.
Sandwich, MA 02563
William Jennings,
Town Collector
Carol Peterson,
Assistant Town Collector
508-833-8012
fax: 508-888-2497
www.sandwichmass.org
Hours: Mon, Wed, Thurs, Fri,
8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.;
Tues 8:30 a.m.-8 p.m.
Mails and collects all real estate, personal property and excise tax bills; collects all fees for beach and transfer station stickers; issues municipal lien certificates and betterment releases to be filed at the Registry of Deeds; and issues shellfishing permits.
W. Jennings
TOWN MANAGER/SELECTMEN
130 Main St.
Sandwich, MA 02563
George H. “Bud” Dunham,
Town Manager
Douglas Lapp, Assistant
Town Manager
508-888-5144
fax: 508-833-8045
OFFICE PERSONNEL:
Kathleen Coggeshall,
Diane Hanelt
www.sandwichmass.org
Hours: Mon-Fri,
8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Serves as the town’s chief administration officer, handling day-to-day operations; implements policies of the Board of Selectmen; responsible for administration and supervision of all town departments and appointed personnel. Prepares operating budget and capital improvement budget for all town departments and accounts; serves as chief procurement officer; handles all general liability insurance and insurance claims.
B. Dunham
TOWN MODERATOR
449 Route 130
Sandwich, MA 02563
Garry N. Blank, Esq.
508-888-5900
fax: 508-888-5925
Runs town meeting; appoints members of the Finance Committee and the Capital Improvement Planning Committee.
G. Blank
TREASURER
130 Main St.
Sandwich, MA 02563
William Jennings,
Treasurer
Robin Cherry, Assistant
Town Treasurer
508-888-6508
fax: 508-888-8655
www.sandwichmass.org
Hours: Mon-Fri, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Administers the investment of town funds and payroll; maintains personnel records, insurance, tax titles, and all scholarships and trust funds.
Dunham
Jennings
Blank