Northern Middlesex Council of Go

INCORPORATED 1809

TOTAL AREA: 18.05 Square Miles

FORM OF GOVERNMENT: Board of Selectmen/Town Administrator/
Open Town Meeting

TOWN SERVICES:

TOWN CONTACTS: (as of March 2010)

Board of Selectmen:
Richard P. Lemoine - Chairman
Robert Jackson - ViceChair
Ashley O'Neill - Clerk
Karen M. Puleo
Elizabeth Coughlin
Phone: (978) 649-2300 ext.100

Town Administrator:
Norman Thidemann, Interim Administrator
Phone: (978) 649-2300 ext. 100
Email: nthidemann@tyngsboroughma.gov

Town Clerk:
Joanne Shifres
Phone: (978) 649-2300 ext. 129
Email: jshifres@tyngsboroughma.gov

Planning Board:
Caryn DeCarteret - Chairman
Steven Nocco - Vice Chair
Steve O'Neill - Treasurer/NMCOG Liason
Tom Delmore
Jim Miller - CPC Liason
Phone: (978) 649-2300 ext. 115

Conservation Commission:
Ed Smith - Chairman
Jeffrey Kablick
Lucy Gertz
Brian Martin
Christine Fox
John Nappi
Jerry Earl
Phone: (978) 649-2300 ext. 116
Pamela Berman - Conservation Clerk ext. 116
Matt Maro - Conservation Director ext. 119

Highway Department:
James Hustins - Interim Administrative Assistant
Phone: (978) 649-2310

Public Water Systems:
Approximately 60% of the Town is served by public water

Trash Collection:
Tyngsborough has curbside trash pickup and recycling. In FY99, total solid waste collected in Town was 4,708 tons. Recyclables totaled another 1,100 tons.

Sewer:
Public sewer services 25% of the Town. Treatment is provided at the Lowell Wastewater Utility.

Library:
Tyngsborough Public Library in FY09 had a circulation of 134,362 items.

Schools:

Tyngsborough school system includes three elementary schools and one junior/senior high school. 2008 – 2009 enrollment: 2,083 pupils in the system. Tyngsborough is also a member community for the Greater Lowell Vocational Technical High School.

Public Safety:
24 permanent officers staff Tyngsborough Police Dept. The Fire Chief oversees an on – call Fire Dept. of 40 on-call firefighters.

Chief of Police: Chief William Mulligan (978) 649-7504

Chief of Fire Department: Chief Timothy Madden (978) 649-7671

Rail:
Commuter rail service to North Station, Boston, is available at Lowell Gallagher Terminal or at North Billerica Station (Travel time 40 min). Freight rail service is available from the Springfield Terminal Railway, contact number: (978) 663 – 1073.

Bus:
Tyngsborough is a member of the Lowell Regional Transit Authority (LRTA), which provides fixed bus service between Lowell and Tyngsborough. Paratransit services for the elderly and disabled are available through the Council on Aging.

TAX RATE: Residential - $17.20 per $1,000, Commercial- $17.20 per $1,000

Population Trends – TYNGSBOROUGH (2000 U.S. Census)
(Updated May 25, 2002)

1960	1970	1980	1990	2000	#Change 1990-2000	%Change 1990-2000
3,302	4,204	5,683	8,642	11,081	2,439	28.2%

Persons by Sex (2000 U.S. Census)

Male	4,286
Female	4,356

Age Distribution (2000 U.S. Census)

	Persons	%
Under 5	987	8.9%
5 – 14	1,886	17%
15 – 44	5,079	45.8%
45 – 64	2,397	21.6%
65 & over	732	6.6%

Race and Ethnicity (2000 U.S. Census)

	Persons	%
White	10,597	95.6%
Black	55	0.5%
Am Indian, Eskimo or Aleut	25	0.2%
Asian or Pacific Islander	275	2.5%
Hispanic Origin	123	1.1%

Households (2000 U.S. Census)

1980	1990	2000
1,834	2,823	3,731

Household Size (2000 U.S. Census)

2.97 persons per household

Poverty Status (2000 U.S. Census)

Persons Below Poverty Level:	Tyngsborough	Mass.
	519	573,421
	4.7%	9.3%

Households by Type (2000 U.S. Census)

	Households	%
Married Couple/ Family	2,517	67.5%
Female Householder	318	8.5%
Non-Family Household	782	21.0%

Income Distribution (2000 U.S. Census)

	Households	%
Less than $ 10,000	120	3.2%
$ 10,000 - $ 14,999	187	5.0%
$ 15,000 - $ 24,999	189	5.1%
$ 25,000 - $ 34,999	194	5.2%
$ 35,000 - $ 49,999	589	15.7%
$ 50,000 - $ 74,999	724	19.4%
$ 75,000 - $ 99,999	859	23.0%
$ 100,000 - $ 149,999	580	15.5%
$ 150,000 - $ 199,999	169	4.5%
$ 200,000 or more	130	3.5%

Sources of Income (2000 U.S. Census)

	# Of Households	Average Income
Wage & Salary	3,407	$80,781
Social Security	584	$10,854
Supplemental Security	115	$6,915
Public Assistance	70	$3,020
Retirement	489	$12,472

HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS

Housing Units (2000 U.S. Census)

1970	1980	1990	2000
1,269	1,985	3,033	3,806

Median Household Income (2000 U.S. Census)

1970	1980	1990	2000
$9,696	$20,947	$52,089	$69,818

Median Home Sale Price (Banker & Tradesman)

	1992	1994	1996	1998	2000
1 – Family	$130,000	$150,000	$146,900	$185,175	$239,900
Condo	$12,200	$48,500	$65,450	$81,000	$115,000
All Sales	$50,000	$140,500	$124,700	$140,000	$209,900

Housing Unit Permit Data

1990	1992	1994	1996	1998
91	45	137	71	98

Housing Breakdown by Occupancy (2000 U.S. Census)

		% OF TOTAL
TOTAL HOUSING UNITS	3,806
Total Occupied Units	3,731	98.0%
Owner Occupied	3,144	84.3%
Renter Occupied	587	15.7%
Total Vacant	75	2.0

LAND USE CLASSIFICATION (Mass. GIS 1991)

TYNGSBOROUGH LAND USE	ACREAGE	% OF TOTAL
Residential	2,242.87 Acres	19.4%
Commercial	178.98 Acres	1.5%
Industrial	54.71 Acres	0.5%
Agriculture	517.84 Acres	4.5%
Open Space/ Recreation	7,249.67 Acres	62.6%
Transportation/Mining/Waste	579.46 Acres	5.0%
Water	753.12 Acres	6.5%
TOTAL ACREAGE	11,576.66 Acres	100%

RECREATION AND PARKS DEPARTMENT: (978) 649-2300 ext. 150
Alyson McNamara - Director
amcnamara@tyngsboroughma.gov
Tyngsborough Recreation and Parks Department
10 Kendall Rd. Box 5
Tyngsborough, MA 01879

Recreational Facilities

Lowell, Dracut, Tyngsborough State Forest (1,040 Acres)
Bicycling, non-motorized boating, cross country skiing, fresh water fishing, hiking, horseback riding, hunting, ice skating, nature observation, organized events, picnicking, sight seeing, walking/jogging. ATV and Snowmobiling are not permitted in the State Forest.

MIT Property (251 Acres, Private)
Nature observation

Notre Dame Academy (199 Acres, Private)
Hiking, nature observation, pool swimming, tennis.

Vesper Country Club (170 Acres, Private)
Golf, hiking, nature observation, pool swimming, tennis

Elbow Meadow (132 Acres)
Hiking, nature observation

Tyngsborough Country Club (87 Acres)
Golf, hiking, hunting, nature observation, picnicking

Greater Lowell Regional Vocational Technical High School (85 Acres)
Baseball/softball, basketball, football/soccer, general play, organized events

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Employment Base – 2000

LABOR FORCE – 2000	6,328
# Residents Employed	6,176
# Residents Unemployed	152
Tyngsborough Unemployment Rate	2.4%
NMCOG Region Unemployment Rate	2.5%
State Unemployment Rate	2.6%

Employment by Industry Sector – 2001 (Mass Division of Employment & Training ES - 202 Series)

Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing	45
Government	924
Construction	423
Manufacturing	298
TCPU	222
Trade	995
FIRE	79
Services	1,104
Total Employment/Tyngsborough	4,090

TCPU = Transportation, Communications and Public Utilities
FIRE = Finance, Insurance and Real Estate
conf = Data suppressed due to confidentiality

Means Of Transportation To Work - 2000 (Census Transportation Planning Package 2000)

Subject	1990 Census		2000 Census		Change 1990 to 2000
Subject	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	4,543	100.0	5,863	100.0	1,320	29.1
Drove alone	3,890	85.6	5,218	89.0	1,328	34.1
Carpooled	463	10.2	407	6.9	-56	-12.1
Public transportation (including taxicab)	44	1.0	45	0.8	1	2.3
Bicycle or walked	69	1.5	30	0.5	-39	-56.5
Motorcycle or other means	0	0.0	21	0.4	21	0.0
Worked at home	77	1.7	142	2.4	65	84.4

Travel Time to Work - 2000 (Census Transportation Planning Package 2000)

Subject	1990 Census		2000 Census		Change 1990 to 2000
Subject	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Workers who did not work at home	4,466	100.0	5,721	100.0	1,255	28.1
Less than 5 minutes	111	2.5	66	1.2	-45	-40.5
5 to 9 minutes	295	6.6	229	4.0	-66	-22.4
10 to 14 minutes	482	10.8	676	11.8	194	40.2
15 to 19 minutes	769	17.2	830	14.5	61	7.9
20 to 29 minutes	1,040	23.3	1,157	20.2	117	11.2
30 to 44 minutes	994	22.3	1,525	26.7	531	53.4
45 or more minutes	775	17.4	1,238	21.6	463	59.7
Mean travel time to work (minutes)	26.2	X	31.2	X	5.0	X

MEDIA:

Lowell Sun
15 Kearney Square
Phone: 978-458 – 7100

Cablevision
4 Liberty Way, Westford, MA 01886
Phone: 978-692 – 6500

The Merrimack Journal
1794 Bridge Street, Unit 27B, Dracut, Ma 01826 Phone: 978-441-2770

REGIONAL PLANNING AGENCY:

Northern Middlesex Council of Governments
40 Church Street Suite 200
Lowell MA 01852
Beverly Woods, Executive Director
Phone: (978) 454 – 8021
Fax: (978) 454 – 8023