Reports of the selectmen, treasurer, and school committee of the Town of Hudson

308 Pages·2003·15.2 MB·English

by  Hudson (N.H. : Town)

Annual Report
Town
of the of Hudson.
New
Hampshire
for the year ending
June 2002
30,
OFFICE HOURS
Finance Monday through Friday 8:00 am - 4:30 pm
Assessor's Office Monday through Friday 8:00 am - 4:30 pm
Building/Zoning Monday through Friday 8:00 am - 4:30 pm
Planning Monday through Friday 8:00 am - 4:30 pm
Engineering Monday through Friday 8:00 am - 4:30 pm
Selectmen's Office Monday through Friday 8:00 am - 4:30 pm
Town Clerk/Tax Collector Monday through Friday 8:30 am - 4:30 pm
Hills Memorial Library Monday through Thurs. 9:30 am - 9:00 pm
Friday and Saturday 9:30 am - 5:00 pm
SCHEDULE OF MEETINGS
OF TOWN
BOARDS AND COMMITTEES
Selectmen 7:30 pm— 2nd & 4th Tuesday ofeach month
(Town Hall)
Budget Committee 7:30 pm 3rd Thursday ofeach month
(Town Hall)
Conservation Commission 7:30 pm 3rd Monday ofeach month
(Town Hall)
Library Trustees 7:30 pm 3rd Monday ofeach month
(49 Ferry Street Annex)
Recreation Committee 6:30 pm 2nd Thursday ofeach month
(Recreation Center)
Planning Board 7:00 pm —1st 2nd & 4th Wednesday ofeach
,
month (Town Hall)
Zoning Board ofAdjustment 7:30 pm - 2nd & 4th Thursday ofeach month
(Town Hall)
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Annual Report
Town
of the of Hudson,
New
Hampshire
for the year ending
June 2002
30,

PhotocourtesyofTheTelegraph
LEONARD A. SMITH
Age 87
(7/05/15)- 11/10/02)
Leonard "Lenny" Smith served the Hudson community in numerous capacities, mostnotably as a
member ofthe New Hampshire General Assembly from 1972 to 1994, a member ofthe Hudson
Planning Board for over 20 years, a representative to the Nashua Regional Planning Commission
for more than 30 years, a member of the Building Board of Appeals since 1961 and a Library
Trustee to Hills Memorial Library. He served in the Army Corps ofEngineers in WWII andwas a
volunteer Fire Fighter in Hudson for 25 years, and was proud ofthe fact that he helped design the
Central Fire Station. He was the recipient ofnumerous awards, including the Hudson Chamber of
Commerce Citizen of the Year in 1991. Lenny's career, his service and his dedication to the
community spans many years and are unequaled. With the passing of Lenny, we have lost an
Americanpatriot, adedicatedpublic servant and agood friend.
(We also note, with profoundsadness, the passing offormer State Representative and School Board
member, Stanley N. Searles, Sr. (1919-2002), to whom the School District Annual Report has been
dedicated)

TABLE OF CONTENTS
PARTI
Town Officers '. ii
Board ofSelectmen
1
Organizational Chart 3
Assessing Department 4
Benson's Committee 20
Cable Committee 21
Cemetery Trustees 22
Community Development Department 23
Engineering Division 26
Conservation Commission 29
Emergency Preparedness and LEPC 31
Finance Department 34
Fire Department 36
Friends ofHudson's Natural Resources 54
Highway Department 55
Hills Memorial Library 57
Nashua Regional Planning Commission 63
Planning Board 66
Police Department 70
Recreation Department 82
SewerUtility 89
Solid Waste Study Committee 91
Tax Collector (MS-61) 92
Town Clerk
Receipts 98
Vital Statistics 100
Special State Primary Election 1 10
Town Meeting, 2002 Annual 14
1
Town Election, 2002 Annual 143
Treasurer's Report 161
Trustees ofthe Trust Funds 163
Water Department 168
Zoning Board ofAdjustment 175
Monies Earned 188
Monies Paid 195
PART
II
Auditor's Report
PART
III
Budget, Proposed, FY 2004
Default Budget FY 2004
DRA MS-7
Budget Proposal Summary
Revenue Summary
Warrant, Town Meeting
Office Hours/Schedule ofMeetings ISFC
Organizations and Leaders ISBC
TOWN OFFICERS
SELECTMEN
William P. Cole, Chairman, 2003
Rhona Charbonneau, 2003 (Appointed 5-02)
Shawn N. Jasper, 2004
Lisa Riley, 2005 (Resigned 5-02)
Ann Seabury, 2004
Terry Stewart, Vice-Chairman, 2003
MODERATOR
William Arseneault, 2004
TOWN CLERK/TAX COLLECTOR
Cecile Nichols, 2005
TREASURER
Karen Burnell, 2003
REPRESENTATIVES TO THE GENERAL COURT
Jean-Guy J. Bergeron David M. Bouchard David L. Buhlman
Lars T. Christiansen Peter R. Goyette, Jr. Shawn N. Jasper
James H. Lawrence III Rudy Lessard Chris Malloy
Russell T. Ober III Joan C. Tate
STATE SENATOR
Robert Clegg, Jr.
SUPERVISORS OF THE CHECKLIST
Joyce Cloutier, 2008
Kevin Riley, 2004
BUDGET COMMITTEE
Howard L. Dilworth, Jr., Chairman, 2003 John Ki-uk, 2003 (Appointed 6-02)
Thaddeus Luszey, 2005 Joyce Goodwin, 2004
Raymond Rowell, 2004 Alfred Giuffrida, 2005
Charlotte S. Schweiss, Vice-Chair, 2005 Terry Stewart, Selectman Rep.
John M. Drabinowicz, 2003 Lynne Ober, School Board Rep
Shawn N. Jasper, Selectman Alt. John Knowles, School Board Alt
Donna Ohanian, 2004 (Resigned 9-02) Lisa Riley, 2003 Resigned 4-02)
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Robert H. Haefner, 2003 (Appointed 10-02)
CEMETERY TRUSTEES
David J. Alukonis, 2004
Pat Hetzer, 2003
Ruth Servant, 2005
TRUSTEES OF HILLS MEMORIAL LIBRARY
Mary "Toni" Weller, Library Director Arlene Creeden, 2003
Mary Ann Knowles, Chairman, 2005 Jane Bowles, 2003
Leonard A. Smith, 2005 (Deceased 1 1-02) Sherri Hamilton-Lavoie,
Ann Seabury, Selectman Liaison 2004
TRUSTEES OF THE TRUST FUND
Ray Noel, 2003 Joseph Wozniak, 2003
Kenneth Massey, 2004
BUILDING BOARD OF APPEALS
Leonard Smith, 2003 (Deceased 11-02) Roger M. Boucher, 2002
Jay Gove, 2004 Jeffrey Emanuelson, 2004
CABLE COMMITTEE
Coleman Kelly, Chairman, 2004 Michael O'Keefe, 2003
John Beike, Vice Chair., 2004 Harry Schibanoff, 2003
Denise Babcock, 2002 Steve Boucher, 2002
Shawn N. Jasper, Selectman Member
CODE OF ETHICS COMMITTEE
Daniel Hodge, Chairman, 2003 Lars T.Christiansen, 2004
Douglas Robinson, 2005 Diane Emanuelson, 2005
Abbott Rice, Sr. 2004
CONSERVATION COMMISSION
James Battis, Chairman, 2004 Michelle Champion, 2004
Patrick Tate, 2002 Richard Callahan, 2002
Kenneth Dickinson, 2004 David Bitler, 2003
Donald Gowdy, Alt., 2003 Robert Haefner, 2003
Linda Walkley-Kipnes, Alt. 2002 Richelle Denney, Alt., 2004
Rhona Charboneau, Selectman Liaison (Resigned 8-02)
PLANNING BOARD
George R. Hall. Jr., Chairman, 2003 David Marc Forman, 2002
Leonard Smith, 2004 (Deceased 11-02) Marilyn McGrath, 2002
Richard J. Maddox, 2003 Suellen Seabury Quinlan, 2004
William Tate, Alt., 2002 JeffRider, Alt., 2004
James Barnes, Alt., 2003 Terry Stewart, Selectman Alt.
Rhona Charbonneau, Selectman Member
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RECREATION COMMITTEE
Jennifer Richtarek, 2002 Michael Regan, 2003
Edward W. Caban, Jr., 2003 Keith Bowen, Chairman, 2002
Robert Logano, Alt., 2004 Alfred T. Simms, 2004
David Yates, Director Terry Stewart, Selectman
Patti Barry, Part-time Secretary Liaison
SEWER UTILITY COMMITTEE
Catherine Valley,Chairman, 2003 William Abbott, 2004
Howard L. Dilworth, Jr., 2004 Donald Gowdy, 2003
Doris Ducharme, 2002 Shawn N. Jasper,
Selectman Liaison
ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
J. Bradford Seabury, Chairman, 2003 Richard Botteron, 2004
Charles Brackett, 2003 James Pacocha, 2002
JeffRider, Alt, 2004 (Resigned 12-02) Leo Fauvel, 2002
Maryellen Davis, Alt., 2004 Laurie Perreault., Alt. 2002
Kenneth Dickinson, Alt., 2003 Tammy McNulty, Alt. 2002
ASSESSOR'S OFFICE
James Michaud, Assessor
Kathleen Nealon, Assessment Technician
Sally Jeglinski, Part-time Secretary
FINANCE DEPARTMENT
Stephen A. Malizia, Finance Director
Kathryn Carpentier, Town Accountant
Joyce Pike, Senior Accounting Clerk
Kathleen Wilson, Administrative Aide
Catherine Hawkins, Data Processing Manager
John Sauter, Computer Systems Operator
Donna L. Staffier, Sewer Utility Billing Clerk
Christine Curtin, Water Utility Clerk
Joyce Williamson, Temporary Clerical Support
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