Annual report of the municipal officers of the Town of Jackson, for the year ending .

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by  Jackson (N.H. : Town)

ANNUAL REPORT
of the Officers of the Town
Jackson
NcTv Hampshire
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING
DECEMBER
2000
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OF THE OFFICERS OF THE
TOWN
OF JACKSON
New
Hampshire
Bridging
THE Centuries
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDESfG
DECEMBERS!,
2000

Town ofJackson, New Hampshire 2000AnnualReport
INDEX
Town Officers 4
Town Warrant 6
Selectmen's Report 12
Town Budget (2000) 13
Minutes of2000 Annual Town Meeting 18
Tax Rate Computation 22
Summary ofValuation 23
Balance Sheet (Assets/Liabilities) 24
Schedule ofTown Property 26
Tax Collector's Report 27
Summary ofTax Sales Account 28
Town Clerk's Report 29
Treasurer's Report 30
Detail ofReceipts 31
Summary ofPayments/Details ofPayments 33
Bartlett-Jackson Transfer Operating Account 41
Auditor's Report 42
Trustees ofTrust Funds 43
Library Trustee's Report 45
Cemetery Trustee's Report 48
Notice to Jackson Residents 50
Conservation Commission's Report 51
Jackson Road Agent Report 53
Jackson Police Department's Report 54
Jackson Fire Department's Report 55
District Ranger and Town Forest Fire Warden Report.... 57
Bartlett-Jackson Ambulance Service Report 59
Jackson Planning Board 61
Mount Washington Valley Economic Council Report 62
....
North Country Council's Report 63
Town Clerk's Report ofVital Statistics 65
School Report 69
We would like to thank the Historical Society forthephotographs
ofJackson, in this years Town Report.
2000Animal Report Town ofJackson, New Hampshire
TOWN
OFFICERS
ELECTED OFFICIALS
MODERATOR:
Raymond H. Abbott,Jr. 2002
TOWN CLERK & TAX COLLECTOR
William H. Botsford 2002
SELECTMEN
Scott K. Hayes 2001
Diane H. McClave 2002
Frank DiFruscio 2003
J.
TREASURER
Ann McGraw 2002
J.
TRUSTEES OF TRUST FUNDS
Kurt M. Kramp 2001
Ross L. Heald 2002
Timothy G. Scott 2003
TRUSTEES OF CEMETERIES
AliciaM. Hawkes 2001
Ross L. Heald 2002
PeterBenson 2003
LIBRARY TRUSTEES
Leslie Schomaker 2001
Doris Z. Luneau 2002
Margaret Phillips 2003
AUDITOR
Frank Connolly 2001
J.
SUPERVISORS OF THE CHECK LIST
Carol M. Brown 2002
Margaret O. Kramp 2004
MaryK. Burack 2006
Town ofJackson, New Hampshire 2000Annual Report
TOWN
OFFICERS
APPOINTED OFFICIALS
TOWNFOREST FIREWARDEN
Gordon W. Lang
DEPUTY TOWN CLERK & TAX COLLECTOR
Susan G. Way
ROAD AGENT
ArthurFernald
BALLOTT INSPECTORS
AliciaM. Hawkes
Diane F. Fernald
Marianne Heald
2000Annual Report Town ofJackson. New Hampshire
TOWN WARRANT
THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
TotheinhabitantsoftheTownofJacksoninthecountyofCarrollinsaidstate,
qualifiedto vote in Town affairs:
YouareherebynotifiedtomeetattheTownHallinsaidJacksononTuesday,the
13th ofMarch, next at seven p. m. ofthe clock in the eveningto act on the
followingsubjects:
1. To choose all the necessary Town Officers forthe ensuingyear.
Polls will open at 8:00 A.M. and close at 3:00 p. m.
1 Selectman for 3 years
1 Auditor for 1 year
1 Trustee ofTrustFundsfor 3 years
1LibraryTrusteefor 3 years
1 Trustee ofCemeteries for 3 years
2. ToseeiftheTownwillvotetoadoptAmendmentNo. 1asproposedand
recommended by theJackson PlanningBoard to amend Section 2.
APPLICATIONSANDNON-CONFORMINGUSES(B.3)permitting
changeto anon-conformingstructure...providingthatthechangedoes
not make the structure more non-conforming in any way.
3. ToseeiftheTownwillvotetoadoptAmendmentNo.2asproposedand
recommended by theJacksonPlanningBoardto amend Section 2.
APPLICATIONSANDNON-CONFORMINGUSES (B.4). Anon-
conforminguse may be enlarged within the boundaries ofthe lot it
occupied at the time this ordinance took effect, providingthat the
expansion conforms with all other aspects ofthe zoningordinance.
4. ToseeiftheTownwillvotetoadoptAmendmentNo. 3 asproposedand
recommendbytheJacksonPlanningBoardtoamendSection5.RIVER
CONSERVATION DISTRICT (B) "The 75 feet shall be measured
horizontally from the nearest bank ofsuch stream or body ofwater."
5. To see iftheTown willvoteto adoptAmendment #4 asproposedand
recommended by theJackson PlanningBoardto amend Section 12
PERSONAL WIRELESS SERVICE ORDINANCE (6.A) deleting
unnecessary and unreasonable expense.
Town ofJackson, New Hampshire 2000Annual Report
6. To see ifthe Town willvoteto adopt Amendment #5 asproposedand
recommended by theJackson PlanningBoardto amend Section
ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT (B.3) addingIn the
eventthat 30daysisdeterminedbytheselectmentobeinsufficient,the
timeperiodmaybeextendedbytheselectmenforanadditional30days.
7. To see iftheTown willvoteto adopt Amendment #6 asproposedand
recommended by theJackson PlanningBoardto amend Section 13.
ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT (B.8) replacing "24
hours" with prior notice
.
Articles #1, #2, #3, M, #5, #6, #7 will be voted on by ballot during
regularpollinghours.
8. ToraisesuchsumsofmoneyasmaybenecessarytodefrayTowncharges
forthe ensuingyear and make appropriations for same.
9. TownOfficers salaries. Selectmenfavor. 21,228.00
10. TownOfficers expenses. Selectmen favor. 90,285.00
11. Principal and interest due on the Gray's Inn Note.
Selectmenfavor. 78,121.00
12. MaintenanceofHighways. Selectmenfavor. 221,336.00
13. To see ifthe Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of
$10,000.00tobedepositedinthepreviouslyestablishedCapitalReserve
Fund forthe Purchase ofaNew Highway Loader Selectmen favor.
.
14. ExpendableTrustFundforHighwayEquipment 15,000.00
15. PoliceDepartment. Selectmen favor. 90,701.96
16. To seeiftheTownunderRSA35.1 willvoteto createaCapitalReserve
Fundforthe purchase ofapolice cruiser andvote to raise and
appropriatethesumof$5,000.00fromtaxationtobeplacedinthenewly
createdfundto be heldinthecustodyofthetrusteesoftrustfunds and
expended at thevote oftown meeting. Selectmen favor.
17. FireDepartment Selectmenfavor 53,300.00
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18. To see ifthe Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of
$10,000.00to bedepositedinthepreviouslyestablishedCapitalReserve
Fund for the Purchase ofaNew Fire Truck. Selectmen favor.
19. SolidWaste. Selectmenfavor. 111,261.00
20. To see ifthe Town will vote to changethe name ofthe Transfer Site
Building expendable trust fund established in 1995 to Transfer Site
Buildings andRecyclingEquipment. Selectmen favor.
21. MaintenanceofTownProperty. Selectmenfavor. 10,000.00
22. MaintenanceoftheTownPark. Selectmen favor. 3,000.00
23. StreetLighting. Selectmen favor. 7,800.00
24. To see ifthe Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of
$15,000.00 from taxation for Sidewalk Reconstruction. This will be a
non-lapsingappropriationperRSA32:7,VIandwillnotlapseuntilthe
sidewalk is completed or by December 31, 2006 whichever is sooner
NH
underanagreementbetweenthetownand Dept. ofTransportation
Project #TE 13489. Selectmen favor.
25. StreetSigns. Selectmenfavor. 300.00
26. BlueCross/BlueShieldEmployees Selectmenfavor. 76,693.00
.
27. BC/BS retirees andothers. Seleamenfavor. 31,417.00
NH
28. Social Security, MT, and Retirement system.
Selectmen favor. 27,200.00
29. Insurance General. Selectmenfavor. 18,000.00
30. Legal Expenses andDamages. Selectmenfavor. 10,000.00
31. WelfareClaims. Selectmen favor. 2,000.00
32. EmergencyCommunications. Selectmenfavor. 5,800.00
33. CivilDefense. Seleamenfavor. 100.00