Annual report of selectmen, treasurer, school board, trustees and treasurer of free library, of the Town of Henniker, for the year ending .

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by  Henniker (N.H. : Town)

HENNII<ER
NEW
HAMPSHIRE
ANNUAL REPORT
1999
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1999
ANNUAL REPORTS
OF THE
TOWN
OFFICERS
OF
HENNII<ER, NEW HAMPSHIRE

Table ofContents
RecordofAffirmativeVotes 1999TownMeeting 1
ElectedandAppointedOfficials 8
Selectmen'sReport 16
TownAdministrator'sReport 17
2000TownWarrant 21
2000TownBudget(DRAMS-6) 28
TownValuation 35
DRATaxRateCalculation 40
HighwayDepartment 42
CodeEnforcement 44
HealthOfficer 46
PoliceDepartment 47
PoliceStatistics 49
AnimalControl 51
RescueSquad 52
FireDepartment 53
ForestFireWarden&StateForestRanger 54
TransferStation/RecyclingCenter 55
TuckerFreeLibrary 57
TuckerFreeLibraryTreasurer'sReport 59
CharlesE. DamourWastewaterTreatmentPlant 62
WastewaterTreatmentPlantTreasurer'sReport 63
CogswellSpringWaterWorks 64
CogswellSpringWaterWorksTreasurer'sReport . '. 65
PlanningBoard 66
ZoningBoardofAdjustment 67
CentralNewHampshireRegionalPlanningCommission 68
CemeteryTrustees 69
CommunityBand 70
ConservationCommission 71
EconomicDevelopmentCommittee 72
HistoricalSociety 73
LossPreventionCommittee 74
RecyclingCommittee 75
SkateParkCommittee 76
PathwaysCommittee 76
HumanServices 77
FoodPantry 77
ConcordRegionalVisitingNurseAssociation 79
UNHCooperativeExtension 81
CommunityActionProgram 82
WhiteBirchCommunityCenter 84
HennikerRotaryClub 85
TownClerk'sReport 86
TaxCollector'sReport 87
Treasurer'sReport-GeneralFund 90
Treasurer'sReport-InvestedFunds 93
Treasurer'sReport-BondAccounts 95
Treasurer'sReport-Summary 96
EmployeeWageReport 97
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Births 98
Deaths 99
Marriages 100
LongTermIndebtedness 101
TrusteesofTrustFundsReport 102
1999Auditor'sReport 113
Record of Affirmative Votes
at Town Meeting 999
1
PollsopenedattheCogswellMemorialSchoolAuditoriuminHennikeronTuesday, theninth
(9th)ofMarch, 1999, atsevenoftheclockinthemorning(7:00a.m.)andvotingcommenced
onthefollowing:
1. TownOfficerswereelectedasfollows(*ELECTED):
BoardofSelectmen WaterCommissioner
JOSEPHP.DAMOUR* JOSEPHP.DAMOUR*
TownTreasurer TrusteeoftheTrustFunds
SUSANDAMOUR* SUSANPENNOCK*
TownClerk/TaxCollector CemeteryTrustee
KIMBERLYI.JOHNSON* MARTHAC. TAYLOR*
PlanningBoard-1YearTerm TrusteeoftheTuckerFreeLibrary
JUDITHENGLANDER* ALLYNM. GILBERT*
PlanningBoard-3YearTerm
RACHELLEHR*
THOMAS WATMAN*
J.
W. KIRKABBOTT,JR.
2. AreyouinfavoroftheadoptionofAmendmentNo. 1 totheHermikerZoning
Ordinance, asproposedbythePlanningBoard, asfollows: AmendSection 1702ofthe
ordinancetoprovidethatnonon-conformingusemaybechangedtoanothernon-
conforminguse, andthatanon-conformingusemaybeenlargedorextendedonlyin
accordancewiththerequirementsofstatelaw. Thesectioncurrentlystatesthatanon-
conformingusemaybeenlarged, extended,orchangedtoanothernon-conforminguseif
avarianceisobtained. Thepurposeoftheamendmentistoconformtotheordinanceof
statelaw.
YES 436 NO 175
3. AreyouinfavoroftheadoptionofAmendmentNo. 2totheHennikerZoning
Ordinance, asproposedbythePlanningBoard, asfollows: AmendSection 1703by
deletingthesecondsentence, sothattheentiresectionasamendedwouldread, "Anon-
complyingstructuremaybeenlargedorextendedprovidingtheenlargementorextension
complieswiththeprovisionsofthisOrdinance." Thesentencetobedeletedstatesthat
anyotherenlargementorextensionofanon-complyingstructuremaybemadeifa
varianceisobtained. Thepurposeoftheamendmentistoconformtheordinancetostate
law.
YES 451 NO 166
4. AreyouinfavoroftheadoptionofAmendmentNo. 3totheHennikerZoning
Ordinance, asproposedbythePlanningBoard, asfollows: AmendSection2802to
requirethatanyonewhoproposestoconstructawirelesscommunicationstowermust
provideadequateassurancesofthesafetyoftheproposedtower, includingdemonstration
ofanadequatefallzone, whichmayberequiredtobecontainedentirelywithinthe
propertyonwhichthetoweristobeconstructed. Theamendmentwouldalsochangethe
titleofSection2802from "VisualImpact" to "VisualImpactandSafety."
YES 514 NO 113
5. AreyouinfavoroftheadoptionofAmendmentNo. 4totheHennikerZoning
Ordinance, asproposedbythePlanningBoard, asfollows: AmendSection2805to
providethatanyonewhoproposestoconstructawirelesscommunicationstowermust
providethetownwithabondorothersecuritysatisfactorytothePlanningBoardinan
amountequaltotheestunatedcostforremovalanddisposalofthetowerupon
abandonment, withthecosttobedeterminedbyalicensedcivilengineerand, atthe
requestofthePlanningBoard, reviewedbyalicensedcivilengineerandadjustednot
moreoftenthaneveryfive(5)years.
YES 503 NO 128
6. ShallweadopttheprovisionsofRSA40:13toallowofficialballotvotingonallissues
beforetheTown?SubmittedbyPetition.
YES 298 NO 327
TheMeetingreconvenedattheHennikerCommunitySchoolCafetoriumonWednesday,March10,
1999 at 7:00 P.M. The Girl Scouts conducted aflag ceremony.Joseph Damour made a
presentation toJohn Partridgeforhisserviceas Chairman oftheZoningBoard, andtoDave
CurrierforhisserviceasSelectmanfrom1978to1989andEmergencyManagementDirectorfrom
1984to1998. WilliamDamour, Moderator, explainedtheproceduretobefollowedattheTown
Meeting. TheModerator read the resultsfrom voting on Tuesday, March 9, 1999 and then
declaredthemeetingopen.
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7. VOTEDtoraiseandappropriatethesumofOneHundredForty-SevenThousandOne
HundredElevenDollars($147,111)fortheRescueSquadandFireDepartment.
SelectmenRecommend.
RescueSquad $ 60,057.00
FireDepartment $ 87,054.00
Total $147.111.00
Arateof$5.15perhourfortheRescueSquadandFireDepartmentwas
includedinthetotalsabove.
8. VOTEDtoraiseandappropriatethesumofTwenty-FiveThousandDollars($25,000)to
beaddedtotheAmbulanceCapitalReserveFundestablishedin 1988underthe
provisionsofRSA35:1 forthepurposeofanambulancefortheRescueSquad.
SelectmenRecommend.
9. VOTEDtoraiseandappropriatethesumofOneHundredThirty-FiveThousandDollars
($135,000)topurchaseaFireTruck/TankerfortheFireDepartment. Selectmen
Recommend.
10. VOTEDtoauthorizetheuseoftheproceedsfromthesaleofthe 1979FireTruckforthe
purchaseofequipmentonthenewFireTruck/Tanker; andfurthermore,tovotetoraise
andappropriateasumofmoneyuptotheamountofFiveThousandDollars($5,000)for
saidpurchase. Nopartofsaidexpenditurewillcomefromtaxation. Selectmen
Recommend.
11 VOTEDtoestablishanExpendableGeneralFundTrustFundundertheprovisionsof
RSA31:19-a,tobeknownastheFire/RescueDepartmentBuildingMaintenanceFund,
forthepurposeofrepairingandmaintainingtheFire/RescueDepartmentbuilding, andto
raiseandappropriatethesumofTwoThousandFiveHundredDollars($2,500)forthis
purpose. SelectmenRecommend.
12. VOTEDtoraiseandappropriatethesumofOneMillionFifty-TwoThousandDollars
($1,052,000)forthePattersonHillBridge; NineHundredSeventy-TwoThousand
Dollars($972,000)tobepaidbytheStateofNewHampshireundertheStateAidBridge
ProgramandEightyThousandDollars($80,000)tocomefromlocaltaxation. (One
HundredSixty-Three($163,000)wasraisedandappropriatedatthe 1997AnnualTown
Meetingforsaidpurpose.)Thisisanon-lapsingappropriationforfive(5)years.
SelectmenRecommend.
13. VOTEDtoraiseandappropriatethesumofNineHundredEightThousandThree
HundredSeventy-OneDollars($908,371)forgeneralmunicipaloperations. Selectmen
Recommend.
Executive $ 24,670.00
TownClerk 33,106.00
ElectionandRegistration 5,520.00
TaxMaps 2,400.00
TownOffice 270,376.00
TaxCollector 33,235.00
LegalExpense-General 15,000.00
PlanningBoard 12,156.00
ZoningBoard 2,766.00
Cemeteries 6,500.00
Insurance 85,903.00
MunicipalDues 1,600.00
CodeEnforcement 17,732.00
EmergencyManagement 2,000.00
Athletics 19,300.00
DirectAssistance 31,733.00
PatrioticPurposes 1,400.00
Band 3,367.00
ConservationCommission 675.00
CommunityPrograms 17,484.00
PrincipalonBonds 103.000.00
InterestonBonds 69,078.00
Leases 99,670.00
TaxAnticipationInterest 30,000.00
ParksDepartment 19,700.00
Total $908.371.00
Thefollowingratesareincludedinthetotalsabove :
- SelectmenandTreasurer $ 1,500peryear
- TownClerk $15,090peryear
- CollectorofTaxes, Sewer
andWaterAssessments $15,090peryear
- BallotClerks; Supervisorsofthe
Checklist; SurveyorofWoodand
Lumber; Moderators $ 5.15perhour
14. VOTEDtoestablishaCapitalReserveFundundertheprovisionsofRSA35:1 forthe
purposeofreconstructingandrenovatingtheHennikerTownHallBuildingandtoraise
andappropriatethesumofTwenty-FiveThousandDollars($25,000)tobeplacedin
saidfund. SelectmenRecommend.
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