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Town Meeting Dates Tuesday, March 2004 9, am pm 8:00 - 7:00 Whitney Hall Auditorium 23 Main Street, Enfield Voting only by Official Ballot for the election of Town Officers and all other articles requiring vote by Official Ballot. Polls will be open at 8:00 a.m. and close at 7:00 p.m. There will be no opportunity to vote by ballot on Articles 1 through 6 at the second session of the Town Meeting. After the polls close at 7:00 p.m., the ballots will be counted. Saturday, March 13, 2003 am 9:00 Enfield Village School Gymnasium US Route 4, Enfield Articles 7 through 21 will be presented, discussed and acted upon beginning at 9:00 a.m. Annual Report of the Town of Enfield New Hampshire Year Ending December 2003 31, About Enfield... Incorporated: 1761 Origin: First named Enfieldby settlersft-om Enfield, Connecticut, tlte town was renamed "Relhan" in 1766 to honor Dr. AnthonyRelhan. The doctor wasapromoterofsea bathingasa curative; making Brighton afashionable English resort. The Town was renamed Enfield in 1784after the Revolution. Enfieldwas the site ofa Shaker Communityin theearly 1800's, whose buildings now make-up our "Shaker Village" site, beingformerly occupiedby the LaSalette BrotJterhoodofMontreal. The Shrine ofOurlady ofLaSalette is well known orits Christmas holiday display. Enfield is home toMascoma Lakeand includes the villages ofUpperand Lower Shaker Village, Enfield CenterandLockehaven. Demographics, 2000 Census: From 1990 to 2000 Enfield'spopulations grew by 16.1% to 4, 618, a numeric difference of639. The median age is 38.3 with 21.8% ofthepopulation under theage of18and 10.9%> 65and older. The total numberofhouseholds is 1,975 with an average size of2.33 persons. Ofthose, 1,292 arefamilyhouseholds withan average sizeof2.78 persons. As ofApril 1, 2000, there were 2,372 total housing units. PopulationDensity - Year2000: 114.6personspersquare mileofland area. Enfieldcontains 40.3 square miles oflandarea, and2.9 square miles of inlandwaterarea. CensusHistory Crest J'aCCen JAn Ode to tfie "OCcCMan in tfie Mountain ^yJenniferTetersson JA migfityface Our state stiCCshows for eons stood. aCCnature's gCory,,, Lookeddown on eviQ J^rom mountaintop down ongood, to understory, yVatcfiedas fiistory 'the Reckoning of took its turns,,, sea andstream,,, as wHat man knows, andaCCrivuCets Between, fie soon unCearns, Veer'sfCashing taiC JAgreat impassive Loon's haunting caCQ face ofstone our neighbor creatures, wasgiven great andsmaCC Cife, worshippedby some, Jor though our crest JAndaCCwfio viewed has rumhCeddown, tfie stony visage !Nb siChouette of feCt tfiepower smiCe orfrown, offiuman image, crestfaCCen we are not. IVe 6eCieved Our cuCture thrives, it wouCdCivepast us, it is not Cost, JAgraniteface It's woodfires, CiCacs, wfio wouCdoutCast us, 'Robert Jrost, !Nbw tfiougfi our crest 'There's sap coCCection hasfaCCen down, in the spring,,, SApiCe ofrubbCe J'ormer fieCds, on the ground, the stone waCCs ring. CrestfaCCen we are not. OCcCJ-Come Days 3Ce stoodfor strength, tfie summers 0ring forpride, andbeauty, BeCow cfiurcfi sj)ires yorsoCitude o'er commonsgreen. andsteadfast duty. Coveredbridges So in our state, reach ourpast,,, where we Civefree, "Birches sway, Ivhat means the most (too weakfor masts, to you andme? they kings' Coggers, didoutCast), yve shaCCpreserve IVe shaCChoCddear Man "Though our "The treasures which has tooprovedmortaC, we stiCChave here. (his Cife, though Conger, not eternaO May we ourseCves reflect theface IVe stiCCrememher that symhoCized why we sought !New J-Campshire'sgrace. hisprofiCe there on mountaintop. I Dedicated to LefttoRight:HarryAuger,HenryCross,JamesProctor,RichardA.Crate,Sr.,DanaArey Veterans Memorial Park Committee The Enfield Board ofSelectmen hereby dedicates the 2003 Annual Town Reportto the Veterans Memorial Park Committee. These gentlemen have put in countless hours toward the planning, fundraising and construction ofthe new Veterans Memorial Park. The park serves as avisual reminderto residents and passersby alike ofall thathas been sacrificedby citizens ofEnfield in the Armed Forces. Pleasetake amomentto visitthis outstanding memorialto ourveterans andgivethanks foreverythingthey have givento us all. Many heartfeltthanksto Henry Cross, Harry Auger, James Proctor, Richard A. Crate, Sr., and DanaArey. Thanks also are extended to all ofthe individuals and businesses thathave donatedtheirtime, equipment, supplies, financial and moral support forthis worthwhile project. Ifyou haven't already done so, you can still supportthe continued developmentofthe park by buying an engraved brick forthe walk. An order form is included atthe end ofthis report. A Heartfelt Thank-You Fromthe Citizens ofEnfield, Recognition of Volunteerism Mary Quintanawas awardedtheNewHampshire Municipal Association OutstandingMunicipalVolunteerAward. Mary has workedtirelesslyto collect andrecord cemetery databoth duringherterm as Cemetery Trustee and afterher termas Trustee ended. Index Financial Reports: 2004 Municipal Employee Salary Classification Plan 56 2004 Municipal Employee Pay Schedule 57 & Appropriations Expenditures, Comparative Statement 78 Balance Sheet, 2002 80 Budget (MS-7) 60 BudgetCommittee Supplemental Schedule 68 Conservation Fund 92 Electronic Funds Tax Payment System Account 92 IndependentAuditor's Report 69 & IndependentAuditor's Report on Compliance Internal Controls 71 IndependentAuditor's Summary ofAuditor's Results 73 Inventory ofValuation, Summary Statement (MS-1) 75 Library Trustees - Treasurer's Report 116 Long-Term Indebtedness Schedule/Reconciliation 81 & Municipal Water SewerDepartmentCollections Report 89 Payments, Detailed Statement 100 Payments, Summary Statement 97 Property Value ~ 5 YearHistory 77 Receipts, Detailed Statement 94 Receipts, Summary Statement 93 ShakerRecreation Park Fund 92 Tax Collector's Report 86 Tax Lien Accounts, Summary Statement 88 TaxRate Calculation, 2003 76 TaxRate ~ 5 YearHistory 77 Town Clerk's Report 85 Town Real Property Schedule 82 Treasurer's Report 91 & Trustees ofTrustFunds: Report ofTrust Capital Reserve Funds 117 NarrativeReports-Town Departments, Boards & Committees: BudgetCommittee 20 Building Inspector/Health Officer 122 Cemetery Trustees 123 Cemetery Trustees Request forAssistance 124 Conservation Commission 125 F.A.S.T. Squad 127 Fire Department 130