July 1, 2012-June 30, 2014 Annual Report of the Town Officers of the Town of Waterboro, Maine

A ndrew (Bimi) Woodsome, Jr, the son of Andrew Woodsome, Sr, and Ellen (Pinkham) Woodsome, was a pillar in the Waterboro community He served in many roles, including Selectman, Road Commissioner, and many other committees including the Planning Board and Zoning Board of Appeals He was a key figure in changing the assessing system from a book to the use of property cards, closing the landfill, and establishing a transfer station He was very proud to be a second generation Selectman, following in his father's footsteps, to have his son, Dwayne be a third generation Selectman, as well as brother David, also serving as Selectman, and rising to serve as a Maine State Senator He was a little league coach to many local youth, and was instrumental in the building of Friendship Park, which consists of ballfields/courts, picnic area, playground, and horseshoe pits, and is used by residents and visitors daily throughout the spring, summer, and fall seasons He was a 50-year member of the Freedom Lodge #42, an honorary member of the Waterboro Fire Department, lifetime member and supporter of the Ossipee Valley Fair Association, and supporter of the Acton Fair Association He began playing horseshoes behind an old blacksmith shop in North Waterboro, and was enamored enough with it, to move it to the Old Taylor House property for all to enjoy At a young age, hard work and the farm way of life was embedded as he helped raise broiler chickens with his parents, which began his years of raising and trading animals of all sorts, from cows, pigs, goats, donkeys and even emus!He ventured into welding and sheet metal trades, but, couldn't Andrew (Bimi) Woodsome, Jr D E D I C AT I O N resist a calling back into farm animals and started Woodsome's Feeds & Needs, where he employed and mentored many area youth over the years He was predeceased by his parents and infant daughter Debra He was a loving husband to his wife Gail, his children Dwayne, Dana, and Denise, and their families, which include five grandchildren and six great grandchildren, two brothers, Alton and David, and their families, several nieces, nephews, cousins, and many friends near and far Hard work and Hard play were always the order of the day for Andrew from the Selectmens' office: Dear Friends and Neighbors,It is my pleasure, on behalf of the Board of Selectmen and Town, to extend our heartfelt thanks to our staff, employees, committee members and volunteers who continue to serve the community.As in past years, it's fair to say, that without the tireless efforts of this collective group, the municipality would not continue to operate on a sound financial and operational basis.We continue to work towards implementing the vision of the Comprehensive Plan adopted in June of 2015 with still much to do, although significant progress is being made by the Planning Board and other committees.This is a journey that the Town has embarked on that will impact what our community looks and feels like for any years to come.As many of you know, this past fiscal year brought with it significant change in how we will vote on our annual budgets going forward when voters approved moving away from the traditional Town Meeting to referendum voting.We held our last Town Meeting as the year came to a close which approved our current budget.Starting in June of 2018, we will approve the Municipal Budget request with referendum voting.The Board continues to work with the Town Administer to improve municipal services, with, as always, an eye towards developing more efficient ways of utilizing our limited recourses.With many of the mandates and reduction in funding coming down from State Government, this will always be a challenge.This year, as in the past, will present many new and different hurdles.The Board's priorities continue to be focused on developing solutions that will meet and address each challenge as it surfaces.We are committed to increasing the transparency of town government and will continue to take steps to improve communications with the public, our employees, departments and committee's though-out the future.

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