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/vif-Wf 1995 Annu Report of the Town#f Bow- New Hampshire V m* '*- Jr» w: ** * *s TheBowGarden Clubbeautifiestheentrancetothe Town'sMunicipalBuildingat 10Grandview Road. The Club also beautified many other spots in town this year including the Community Center, the Old Town Hall, the Bow Bog Meeting House, as well as the entrances to ourceme- teries. The Town greatlyappreciates the Club's "colorful" green thumb. (Photo courtesyofEric Anderson) 1995 Annual Report of The Town Bow of New Hampshire TABLE OF CONTENTS Town Officers and Staff 5 Town Meeting Minutes, 1995 9 Selectmen's Message 17 Town Warrant 19 Town Budget 29 Financial Schedules Auditor's Report 34 Combined Balance Sheet 35 Combined Statement ofRevenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances 37 Detailed Statement ofExpenditures 39 Schedule ofTown Property 50 StatementofAppropriations, Expenditures and Encumbrances 52 StatementofAppropriations, Taxes Assessed and Tax Rate 56 Statement ofEstimated & Actual Revenues 57 — Summary Inventory 1995 58 Tax Collector's Report 60 Town Clerk 63 Treasurer's Report 64 Trust Funds 65 Vital Statistics 69 Bow School District Report SI Boards, Committees, Commissions and Department Reports BakerFree Library 80 Baker Free Library Building Committee 82 Building Inspector 83 Capitol Improvements Plan 85 Central N.H. Regional Planning Commission 93 Concord Regional Visiting Nurse Association 94 Conservation Commission 96 Dispatch Center 97 Fire Department 98 Forest Fire Warden and State Forest Ranger 101 Health Officer 103 Highway Department 104 Parks and Recreation Commission 106 Planning Board 109 Police Department 1 10 Recycling Committee 1 15 Welfare Department 1 18 Zoning Board ofAdjustment 19 I UpperMerrimack River Local Advisory Committee 120 Clubs and Organizations Athletic Club 125 Bow Rotary Club 127 Boy Scouts 129 Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary 130 Garden Club 131 Historical Commission 132 Men's Club 134 Square Dance Club 136 Young at Heart Club 137 Girl Scouts 138 TOWN DIRECTORY TOWN OFFICERS AND STAFF Representatives to General Court Richard Warner, Dist. 7 Stephen Destafano, Dist. 7 Richard E. Kennedy, Dist. 7 Michael Whalley, Dist. 5 Moderator John Lyford Supervisors ofChecklist Sara Swenson Term Expires 1996 CynthiaGow Term Expires 1998 Phyllis Benoit Term Expires 2000 Selectmen Reginald R. Scott Term Expires 1996 Richard Bean Term Expires 1997 Eric E. Anderson Term Expires 1998 Town Manager Albert R. St. Cyr Town Clerk/Tax Collector Jill Hadaway Deputy Town Clerks Marilyn Lull Building Inspector Bud Currier Police Chief Peter A. Cheney DirectorofPublic Works Leighton Cleverly FireChief H. Dana Abbott Treasurer Mark Lavalle Deputy Treasurer John Sheridan Administrative Assistant Gail F. Loomis Building Inspector's Secretary Martha Plummer Recreation Director Charles Christy Bookkeeper Paula A. Dwinal Health Officer Ethan V. Howard, M.D. Welfare Director Evelyn Bechtel Budget Committee Ethan V. Howard Term Expires 1996 Sara Swenson Term Expires 1996 Gary Gordon Term Expires 1997 Mark McGartland Term Expires 1997 Chris Parkinson, Chairman Term Expires 1998 John Burton Term Expires 1998 Richard Bean, Selectman Anne Baier, School Board BakerFree Library Thomas Fagan, Trustee Term Expires 1996 Bill Cohen, Trustee Term Expires 1997 Karen Boyd, Trustee Term Expires 1998 Mary Slattery, Trustee Term Expires 1999 Virginia Shirk, Trustee Term Expires 2000 Linda Kling Librarian Donna Terrell Children's Librarian Charlotte Buxton Library Assistant Sue Duckworth Library Assistant Abe Anderson Bookkeeper Tom Graham Custodian Betty Waite Page Trustees ofTrust Funds Richard Manburg Term Expires 1996 Peter Winship Term Expires 1997 Edwin Bardwell Term Expires 1998 Planning Board Fred Douglas, Chairman Term Expires 1996 Stephen Buckley Term Expires 1996 Nancy Rheinhardt Term Expires 1997 Harold Davis Term Expires 997 1 Andrew Young Term Expires 1998 Thomas Wallace Term Expires 1998 Reginald Scott, Selectman Term Expires 1996 Tom Fahey, Alternate Term Expires 1996 Isabel Sinclair, Alternate Term Expires 1996 Tom Wilson, Alternate Term Expires 1997 Robert Dawkins, Alternate Term Expires 1998 Donald Taylor, Alternate Term Expires 1998 Ballot Clerk Rose Cross, Republican Virginia Urdi, Democrat MelbaTerrell, Republican Barbara Peterson, Republican Betty Lund, Republican — Kathy Lassey, Republican Alternate — Carlotta Robbins, Democrat Alternate Recreation Commission Elizabeth Lund Term Expires 996 1 CynthiaGow Term Expires 996 1 RobertGosling Term Expires 997 1 Roland Robinson Term Expires 1998 Charles Rheinhardt Term Expires 1998 Business Development Commission Paul Roy Term Expires 996 1 David Hickey Term Expires 996 1 Richard Manburg Term Expires 1997 Richard Warner Term Expires 1997 Marjo Hebert Term Expires 1998 Peter Winship Term Expires 1998 Michael Moyers Term Expires 1998 Highway Safety Committee Peter A. Cheney Term Expires 996 1 Leighton Cleverly Term Expires 1996 Dana Abbott Term Expires 1996 Michael Whalley Term Expires 1996 Leon Kenison Term Expires 1996 Eric Anderson, Selectman Term Expires 1996 Historical Commission Betty Hanson Term Expires 996 1 Jane Lindquist Term Expires 1996 Sara Swenson Term Expires 997 1 Carol Gouin Term Expires 998 1 Robert Morgan Term Expires 998 1 Eric Anderson, Selectman Zoning Board ofAdjustment Clarence Bourassa Term Expires 1996 Valerie Lynn, Chairman Term Expires 1996 Mark Normandin Term Expires 1997 Marvin Bihn Term Expires 1997 Kevin Apple Term Expires 1998 Robert Mack, Alternate Term Expires 1996 Anne Ross-Raymond, Alternate Term Expires 1997 Howard Cross, Alternate Term Expires 1997 Kevin Leach, Alternate Term Expires 1998 Robert Zinser, Alternate Term Expires 1998 Conservation Commission Philip Wolfe, Chairman Term Expires 1996 Katherine Lane Term Expires 1996 Richard Sheridan Term Expires 1997 Michael Seraikas Term Expires 1997 John Meissner Term Expires 1998 Harold Keyes Term Expires 998 1 Peter Shauer Term Expires 1998 Recycling Committee Philip Downie Term Expires 1996 RobertJef'fers Term Expires 1997 Sheryl Cheney Term Expires 1997 Bill Capozzi Term Expires 1997 Georgette Daugherty, Chairman Term Expires 1998 Kenneth Swanson Term Expires 998 1 Merrimack River Advisory Committee Susan Paschell Term Expires 1996 Philip Downie Term Expires 1997 Central N.H. Regional Planning Commission Harold Davis (Planning Board) Term Expires 1996 Andrew Young (Planning Board) Term Expires 1996 Representatives to Regional Refuse Disposal Commission WayneEddy Term Expires 996 1 Leighton Cleverly Term Expires 1997 Selectman Representative Bow High School Building Committee Eric E. Anderson Selectman Representative BakerFree Library Building Committee Richard F. Bean Selectman Liaison Cablevision Franchise Renewal Reginald R. Scott