Annual report of the receipts and expenditures of the Town of Hillsborough, comprising the reports of selectmen, treasurer, collector, road agent, auditors, school boards, board of health and town clerk, for the fiscal year ending . PDF
Preview Annual report of the receipts and expenditures of the Town of Hillsborough, comprising the reports of selectmen, treasurer, collector, road agent, auditors, school boards, board of health and town clerk, for the fiscal year ending .
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TOWN OF HILLSBOROUGH For the Year Ending December 31, 1994 9" ^^**,^,0ttf* INDEX Animal Control 58 Annual Meeting Minutes 80 Auditor's Report 78 Budget 14 Conservation Commission 71 Contoocook & North Branch Rivers Local Advisory Committee 72 Debt Schedule 29 Dispatch Report 56 Expense Statement, Detailed 32 Financial Report 25 Fire Chief's Report 61 Forest Fire 62 Fuller Library 66 Fuller Library Financial Report 69 Park Board Report 74 Police Department Report 55 Rescue Squad Financial Report 64 Rescue Squad Report 64 Selectmen's Report 5 Tax Collector's Report 53 Tax Rate Computation for 1994 21 Town Clerk's Report 52 Treasurer's Report 27 Trustee of Trust Funds 30 Visiting Nurse Association 75 Warrant 8 Water Filtration Project Expense Report 31 Youth Services 60 TOWN OFFICERS Moderator Leigh Bosse - 1996 Selectnken ajid Assessors Joseph M. Eaton, Jr., Chairman - 1995 Mildred A. Mooney - 1996 D. Greg Maine - 1997 Business Administrator James E. Coffey Town Clerk/Taix Collector Deborah McDonald - 1996 Town Treasurer Linda S. Blake - 1995 Chief of Police Frank P. Cate Fire Chief Richard R. Ritter Highway Foreman William Goss Overseer of the Poor ajid Health Officer Emily A. Whitney Fire Warden Richard R. Ritter Supervisors of the Checklist Ruth E. Gauthier, Chairman - 1996 Phebe E. Galpm - 2000 LeRoy C. Ehmling - 1998 Trustees of the Fuller Public Library Joseph Solomon, Chairman - 1996 Janice Thompson - 1997 Marjorie Porter - 1995 Trustee of Trust Funds Daniel G. Kingston - 1995 Henry E. Woods - 1997 Shirley Hare - 1996 Auditors Plodzik Sanderson, P.A. Sl Community Building Advisory Board Robert Christenson, Chairman - 1996 Donald Ager - 1996 Shirley Hare - 1997 James Marvin - 1995 Joseph Solomon - Library Ex-Officio Joseph M. Eaton Jr. - Selectman Ex-Officio Planning Board Geoffrey Browning, Chairman - 1996 Elisabeth Olson - 1995 Bruce Grendell - 1996 Robert Goode - 1995 Margaret Scarcello - 1997 Jonathan Gibson - 1997 Mildred A. Mooney - Selectman Ex-Officio Park Board Allan Kingsbury, Chairman - 1995 Robert Rousseau - 1996 Vacancy - 1996 Vacancy - 1995 Ernest Butler - 1994 Fran Charron - 1996 Susan Fournier - 1994 Conservation Commission James McDonough - 1996 and Marian Baker - 1995, Co-chairmen Vacancy - 1995 Vacancy - 1996 Vacancy - 1997 Geoffrey Browning - 1997 Robert Fowle - 1997 Water/Sewer Commissioners Eugene Edwards, Chairman - 1995 Walter Crane - 1996 Donald Mellen - 1997 Zoning Board of Adjustment Russell Galpin, Chairman - 1996 Edward Lappies - 1997 Bruce Grendell - 1996 George Seymour - 1995 Julia Hebert - 1995 Historic District Commission Richard Withington, Sr., Chairman - 1995 David Webb, Secretary - 1996 Susan Gibson - 1997 Vacancy - Planning Board Ex-Officio D. Greg Maine - Selectman Ex-Officio Cemetery Trustees Iris Campbell, Chairman - 1995 Donald Mellen - 1995 Henry E. Woods - 1995 . . 1994 SELECTMEN'S REPORT As 1994 began the Selectmen felt that the most important business that would be facing us was the proposed bypass and it's impact on the residents of Hillsborough. We were determined to force a final resolution to this problem. After countless meetings, polls, committees and projections we seemed no closer to a bypass than we were ten years ago. Many individuals and organizations worked diligently with us and it appears that the lengthy bureaucratic process has ended and the last steps are about to begin. As of this writing property acquisition will take place in 1995 and actual construction should begin in 1998 with a completion date of 2000 or 2001. We also found ourselves forced into building a sand filtration plant at Loon Pond plus new water lines between the pond and the reservoir on Bible Hill and the installation of water meters on the user's property. The State was enforcing the Safe Drinking Water Act Section 1412 and planned to fine the Town $25,000 per day if we failed to comply. Despite the fact that Loon Pond is a clean and safe water supply we had to ask the Town to approve a three million dollar bond for that purpose. The Town Meeting approved the bond although there was and is a resentment of big inefficient government exercising its infinite wisdom in forcing unfunded mandates onto the backs of taxpayers in these difficult times. The Water Commissioners will report on the progress they are making We had hoped that a general reassessment of the Town would be done in 1994 but the State will actually start in February of 1995. This will result in all properties being assessed at 100% of fair market value. A few homeowners will experience an increase for improvements to their property and some will see a decrease. Some property will be added to the tax base when buildings which were built without proper permits or inventory reports are discovered by the assessors The Town was awarded a $500,000 Community Development Block Grant for the construction of a Community Center to benefit all of the citizens of Hillsborough. A grant coordinator was selected and the architectural bid has been awarded. The release of the funding by the Federal Government is anticipated in 1995 and this exciting project will be underway as soon as possible. This grant effectively replaces the proposed YMCA due to an inability to secure the large amount of required money for that venture. The reconstruction of town roads was more successful than we had believed it could be. Without the expenditure of additional money Bill Goss and the Highway Department were able to complete planned work on the designated streets and also made significant repairs on the Windsor Road. Selectmen were aware that the Windsor Road needed improvement but, due to budgetary constraints, did not expect to accomplish that project in 1994. We were able to upgrade town equipment by the lease-purchase of a Caterpillar loader for the highway department. At the same time we traded in an old loader from the landfill and transferred a highway loader to the landfill where the demands on the equipment are not as heavy as they are in road work. A new cruiser was approved for the Police Department. However, it is our intention to stop the practice of buying a cruiser every year and buy one every one and half years. Every third year we will not ask you for a vehicle starting in 1996. After a two year freeze on wage increases we asked you to approve pay raises for town employees. The average increase was 4.19% and the Town Meeting supported our request. Your Selectmen were happy to announce in October that the Town portion of the tax rate declined by a few cents. We felt that we had accomplished that task which was expected of us by the voters of the Town. The operating budget which we are suggesting for 1995 would insure that our part of the tax rate will again remain stable. This would not have been possible if we had not received the support of the residents of Hillsborough and we thank you for the encouragement and input that you have given us. Respectfully submitted, Joseph M. Eaton, Jr., Chairman Mildred A. Mooney D. Greg Maine Board of Selectmen state of New Hampshire TOWN WARRANT To the Inhabitants of the Town of Hillsborough^ County of Hillsborough In said State, qualified to vote In Town affairs: You are hereby notified to meet in the Hillsboro-Deering Middle School Auditorium in said Town on Tuesday, the fourteenth day of March, next, at ten o'clock in the forenoon. Balloting on Article one, election of officers, and Article two, will take place between ten o'clock in the forenoon and seven o'clock in the afternoon. Articles three through thirteen will be taken up at 7:30 P.M. Article 1. To choose one Selectman for three years; Town Treasurer for one year; Trustee of Trust Funds for three years; Trustee of the Fuller Public Library for three years; Water and Sewer Commissioner for three years; Two Planning Board members for three years; One Cemetery Trustee for one year; One Cemetery Trustee for two years; One Cemetery Trustee for three years; and all other necessary Town Officers or agents for the ensuing year. (To Be Voted On By The Official Ballot) Article 2. Shall we adopt optional adjusted elderly exemptions from property tax? The optional exemptions, based on assessed value, for qualified taxpayers shall be as follows: for a person 65 years of age up to 75 years, $14,700; for a person 75 years of age up to 80 years, $22,000; for a person 80 years of age or older, $29,400. To qualify, the person must have been a New Hampshire resident for at least 5 years; own the real estate individually or jointly, or if the real estate is owned by his spouse, they must have been married for at least 5 years. In addition, the taxpayer must have a net income of not more than $10,000 or, if married, a combined net income of less than
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