SETTLED: 1716
INCORPORATED AS A DISTRICT: 1752
ACCEPTED AS A TOWN: 1776
LOCATION: About l5 miles east of Springfield on Rte 20
HIGHEST ELEVATION: Colonel’s Mountain 1179 feet
POPULATION: 12,750
FORM OF GOVERNMENT: 7-Member Town Council (4 District, 3 At-Large), Town Manager
TAX RATE – FY2010
TOWN $15.01 per $1,000.00 of evaluation
FIRE DISTRICT TAX
DISTRICT #1 $1.20 per $1,000.00 of evaluation
DISTRICT #2 $1.39 per $1,000.00 of evaluation
DISTRICT #3 $2.01 per $1,000.00 of evaluation
DISTRICT #4 $1.39 per $1,000.00 of evaluation
NUMBER OF DWELLINGS Approximately 4,329
PROPERTY VALUATION $974,776,965
AREA Approximately Land 20,110.00 acres;
Water 457.5 acres;
Total 20,568.4 acres; Square Miles: 32.14
HOSPITAL Wing Memorial Hospital
STREETS AND HIGHWAYS Approximately 150 miles
PUBLIC SCHOOLS Palmer High School
Converse Middle School
Old Mill Pond Elementary
Pathfinder Regional Technical High School
FIRE PROTECTION Four Fire Districts:
Palmer Fire District 1:
Chief Alan Roy heads a 32-member call force
full time Captain and Lieutenant;
Three Rivers Fire District 2:
Chief Patrick O’Connor heads a 34-member call force;
Bondsville Fire District 3:
Chief Scott Gustafson heads a 26-member call force;
Thorndike Fire and Water District 4 is protected by Palmer Fire District 1.
TRANSPORTATION PVTA Village Bus, Peter Pan Bus (Walnut Street, Palmer),
Council on Aging Van for transportation for seniors.
POLICE Well established full-time police department and Emergency Dispatch center
headed by Chief of Police, Robert Frydryk
RECREATIONAL FACILITIES Walter (Beebe) Chase Memorial Park,
Legion Field
Eager Playground, Palmer,
Nick Laviolette Park, Three Rivers,
playground and recreational equipment at Three Rivers Common,
Endelson Playground, Bondsville.
PUBLIC LIBRARY 1455 North Main Street, Palmer
GOVERNMENTAL DISTRICT AND REPRESENTATIVES FOR
THE TOWN OF PALMER
UNITED STATES SENATORS
Scott Brown
John F. Kerry, Boston
REPRESENTATIVE IN U.S. CONGRESS
Second Congressional District
Richard E. Neal
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
Seventh Councilor District
Thomas J. Foley
SENATOR IN GENERAL COURT
Worcester, Hampden, Franklin and Hampshire Senatorial District
Stephen M. Brewer
REPRESENTATIVE IN GENERAL COURT
First Hampden Representative District
Todd M. Smola
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