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Xoot ANNUAL REPORT 2000 DEDICATION The year 2000 edition ofthe Charlestown Annual Report is dedicated to the men and women of the Charlestown Historical Society who have strived since 1978 to preserve the physical and cultural assets ofour community. In the mid 1990's when the organization was on the verge ofdissolving due to the advanced age ofmost members, the group got a much-neededjumpstart from CEDA/Tourism. Since then its members have soared to sixty-four, three ofwhom are charter members, Barbara Freese, Ruth Smith and Evelyn Snow. Enthusiasm, determination and pride are apt words to describe the Historical Societyoftoday. Each month year round the Historical Society hosts programs for members and the public covering such subjects as railroads through the ages to historical restoration of private homes. Every Tuesday two or three members meet at the Town Hall to label, file and/or display donated artifacts in addition to greeting the passersby who venture their way. The Archives Room was especially well received on Old Home Day, when a steady stream offormerCharlestownresidents andfriendsrevisitedscenes ofyesteryear. The Welcome Center proudly displays clothing, books and other treasures on loan from the Historical Society. Recent projects include application to the NH Division ofHistorical Resources for a state historical sign on Route 12; transcribing diaries of former residents; assembling and binding all cemetery records; and relocating the "Little Red Schoolhouse". The schoolhouse move was an immense undertaking, requiring thorough planning, coordination ofmanpower and needless to say, money. Through the undaunted efforts ofthe Charlestown Historical Society, the mission was accomplishedinthe fallof1999. To each and every member ofthe Charlestown Historical Society, we thank you for your continued dedication to preserving Charlestown for those to come afterus. jooc INDEX Abatements 42 Ambulance 76 Auditor'sReport 36 Births 79 Budget2001 16 BuildingInspector 68 CemeteryAccounts (new) 63 CemeteryTrustees 77 & Comparative StatementofAppropriations Expenditures 29 ConservationCommission 78 Deaths 80 DepartmentofRevenueAdministration-2000TaxRate 28 DetailedStatementofExpenditures 48 FireDepartment 75 GeneralFundBalance Sheet 31 Health&HumanServices 71 Librarian 66 LibraryTreasurer 64 LibraryTrustees 67 Marriages 82 OfficeHours/MeetingDates 3 PlanningBoard 69 PoliceDepartment 74 RecreationCommittee 73 ScheduleofTownOwnedProperty 34 Selectboard 2 SewerDepartment 59 StatementofDebt 33 Summary InventoryofValuation 20 TaxCollector 39 TownClerk 38 TownMeeting2000 Minutes 21 TownMeeting2001 Deliberative Session 14 TownOfficers&Committees 4 TownWarrant-2001 8 Treasurer 44 Trustees ofTrustFunds 61 WaterDepartment 57 Water& SewerFundBalance Sheet 32 Digitized by the Internet Arcinive in 2009 with funding from Boston Library Consortium IVIember Libraries http://www.archive.org/details/annualreportofto2000char ANNUAL REPORTS Ofthe Selectboard And Other Town Officers CHARLESTOWN, N.H. For the Year Ending December 31, 2000 REPORT OF THE SELECTBOARD An overview ofthe year 2000 must undoubtedly include the revaluation of property that started in September 1999 and was completed in December 2000. Of the $125,000 appropriated for this task approximately $2500 remains, the retainage that will be paid out after abatements have been addressed. To date, 58 abatements havebeen filed. No undertaking of this magnitude is ever without error. Aheady we have discovered several properties whose land values did not reflect an adjustment for site and septic systems. These will be revised forthe nexttax billing. Overall we are quite confident that the new assessments are more in line with "fair market value", resulting in more equitable tax. The DepartmentofRevenueAdministration's sales analysis shouldprovethis. The four million dollar bond for water and wastewater improvement is well underway with the engineering phase. Charlestown has been awarded $2,000,000 in grant money and $2,000,000 in low interest loans to ftind the various aspects of the project. Currently, three land parcels are being considered for the site of a water storage tank for North Charlestown. We can expect to encounter road construction along the Old Claremont Road startingthis summer. The Board wishes to express thanks to the members of the Charlestown School Study Committee who have spent countless hours researching Charlestovm's position with the Fall Mountain School District. On March 13'*' all 2,802 registered voters of Charlestown will have the opportunity to vote on a change in the Articles of Agreement (Article 5 on the school ballot) mainly due to their efforts. Ifthe article is successful, each town of the district would pay only for services received in its attendance area for grades Kthough 8 beginning in2001. 8 OFFICIAL OFFICE HOURS/MEETING DATES SELECTMEN'S OFFICE Weekdays: 8:00 A.M. to4:00 P.M., exceptholidays Tel. 826-4400 MEETINGS: firstandthirdWednesday, 7:00P.M. Fax 826-51 1 TOWN CLERK/TAXCOLLECTOR'S OFFICE Monday: 8:00A.M. to 1:00 P.M. and 1:30to 6:00 P.M. Tel. 826-5821 TuesdaythroughFriday: 8:00 A.M. to 1:00P.M. and 1:30to4:00P.M., exceptholidays BUILDING DEPARTMENT MondayandWednesday: 4:30 to 6:00P.M. Tel. 826-4400 HEALTHAND HUMAN SERVICES Tuesday andThursday: 8:30A.M. to 1:00 P.M. Tel. 826-5266 Otherdays on-call: 1-800-894-8400 PLANNING BOARD OFFICE (Bakery Building, downstairs) MondaythroughFriday-8:00 A.M. to4:00 P.M. Tel. 826-5368 MEETINGS: firstandthirdTuesday, 7:00P.M. Fax826-5181 TRANSFER STATION Tuesday&Friday: 7:00A.M. to 5:00P.M. Tel. 826-3201 Wednesday: 7:00A.M. to 6: 00 P.M. Saturday: 7:00A.M. to4:00P.M. CONSERVATION COMMISSION ThirdMondayofeachmonth: 7:00 P.M. RECREATION COMMITTEE FirstTuesdayofeachmonth: 7:00 P.M., TownHall All meetings are held in the CommunityRoom, unlessotherwise stated EMERGENCY PHONE NUMBERS Police,Ambulance and Fire-911 (PoliceDepartment-non-emergency-826-5747 TOWN OFFICERS Selectmen James Sauchuk Resigned JonLeClair Appointed SteveNeill 2002 BrendaFerland 2003 Health & Human Services CommunityAlliance ChiefofPolice Michael S. Bumham Appointed AnimalControlOfficerVacant Treasurer JoanKuncik 2003 TownClerk DebraJ. Clark 2002 Tax Collector DebraJ. Clark 2002 Health Officer/ BuildingInspector RobertRivard Appointed Moderator AlbertSt. Pierre 2002 Supervisors ofChecklist BarbaraRyan 2002 Doris Blodgett 2004 JoanKuncik 2006 PlanningAdministrator DavidM. Edkins Appointed TrusteesofTrustFunds DavidT. Henry 2001 BarbaraJones 2002 Margaret Spaulding 2003 Cemetery Trustees VictoriaSargent 2001 DonaMates 2002 MaryR. Gray 2003 Librarian ElisabethWilterdink Appointed AssistantLibrarian vacant Library Trustees Ruth Smith Appointed RobertEsdon 2001 Diane Orechio Appointed TammyPutaam Appointed AntoinetteHoward Resigned Bob Laramie Resigned JeannetteLangdon 2003 JaniceMacDonald 2003 Trustees-MedicalAssoc. BrendaFerland Resigned JeannetteLangdon Appointed KennethPlace 2002 RobertMetcalf 2003 Fire Chief GaryWallace 2000 AmbulanceDirector JonBailey Emergency Mgt. Dir. GaryWallace TOWN COMMITTEES Finance Committee Elaine VanVelsor Recreation Committee