Keep an eye on our community

At the end of the last Selectmen meeting it was brought up by the public serious concerns about abandoned properties and multiple unregistered vehicles at several locations throughout our community..  There are  serious concerns on how Stoneham is changing due to the number of changes to our landscape with developers coming in to change our footprint as a town and whether or not it is beneficial to us as taxpayers.

Town officials stated we need to effectively communicate our concerns to the proper authorities whose task it is to oversee serious blights such as abandoned properties and too many unregistered  cars at single dwelling residences.

We must become the watchdogs of our township and as such contact the officials that are responsible for carrying out our bylaws.

To inform the public of contacts and the mission of the boards and departments relevant to our concerns you will find the following to contact and their emails.

Recommend keeping copies and forwarding correspondence to our town administrator as well.

1) Building Inspector and description of duties

http://www.stoneham-ma.gov/users/cnoble/contact

http://www.stoneham-ma.gov/inspectional-services

Description of Services

The Building Division staff enforces state building, electrical, plumbing, gas and mechanical codes, as well as local zoning by-laws and Architectural Access Board Regulations. Staff issue permits, inspect construction sites, conduct periodic safety inspections of multi-family dwellings, restaurants, schools, religious institutions, museums, and other places of assembly, and levy fines or prosecute when necessary to obtain code compliance.

2) Town Administrator contact information

http://www.stoneham-ma.gov/users/dragucci/contact

3) Board of Appeals contact information(secretary) and duties

http://www.stoneham-ma.gov/users/crooney/contact

Mission

The mission of the Stoneham Board of Appeals is to work to make the community the best it can

http://www.stoneham-ma.gov/users/crooney/contact

4) Board of Health  contact information and duties

http://www.stoneham-ma.gov/health-department

Mission Statement:

The Board of Health promotes and protects the health and wellness of the community and performs the core functions of public health assessment, assurance and surveillance under the guidance of the Stoneham Board of Health.

All boards and departments are at your fingertips to contact and know when meeting for public hearings and agenda’s if you have serious concerns.  Check out the towns web site.

http://www.stoneham-ma.gov/

Keep an eye on your community.