Annual report of the Town of Hampton, New Hampshire

244 Pages·1997·9.7 MB·English

by  Hampton (N.H. : Town)

Town Hampton
of
New
Hampshire
For the Year Ending
December 31
1996
EMERGENCY NUMBERS
FIRE EMERGENCY 9-1-1
AMBULANCE EMERGENCY. 9-1-1
POLICE EMERGENCY 9-1-1
Be sure to give your address and name and a call back number as well as
clearly stating the nature ofthe emergency. DO NOT HANG UP until you are
sureyour message hasbeen understood.
TELEPHONE DIRECTORY
FORANSWERS ON:. CALL THE ...AT:
Administration(TownGovernment) Town Manager 926-6766
Assessmentof Property AssessingOffice 929-5837
&
Bills Accounts Accounting 929-5815
Building/Electrical/PlumbingPennits BuildingInspector 929-5911
Cemeteries High St. Cemetery 926-6659
CertificatesofOccupancy BuildingInspector 929-5826
DistrictCourt ClerkofCourts 926-8117
DogLicenses TownClerk 926-0406
ElectionsA^oterRegistration TownClerk 926-0406
FireRoutineBusiness FireDepartment 926-3316
Health-Complaints&Inspections BuildingInspector 929-5826
Library LaneMemorial Library 926-3368
MotorVehicleRegistrations TownClerk 926-0406
Recreation&Parks RecreationDept 926-3932
RubbishCollection Public Works 926-4402
TransferStation PublicWorks 926-3202
Taxes TaxCollector 926-6769
WelfareAssistance WelfareOffice 926-5948
Zoning&BuildingCodes BuildingInspector 929-5826
HOURS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
TownOffices are open 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Mondaythru Friday
Town Clerk is open 9 a.m. - 6:30 p.m. Monday and
9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Tuesday thru Friday
Welfare Office is open 8 a.m. - 1 p.m. Monday thru Friday
LaneMemorial Library - Mon. thru Thurs. 9 a.m.-8 p.m.
&
Friday Saturday 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
On the cover: Aerial shot of the Hampton landfill, at 99%
completion ofclosure. Photo taken by Ben French, Hampton, a
Senior at Winnacunnet High School on January 9, 1997. hlight
time donated by Hampton Air Field. Ben 'sflight instructor Matt
Thomas was the pilot. The Board of Selectmen thanks Ben for
volunteering to take thisphotofor this report.
Town Hampton
of
New
Hampshire
359th Annual Report
for the
Fiscal Year
Ended December 3 1996
1,
The USS HAMPTON made it'sfirstvisit to it's NewHampshire namesake, for
more photos see pages 94-96. (Photosby Arthur J. Moody)
DEDICATION
The Town of Hampton's Annual Report for 1996 is dedicated
to the memory of the following persons who served in Town
government positions - both elective and appointive, as well
as in our operational departments. An appreciative
community honors their years of public service.
RobertL. Brindamoitr Member offirst elected
PlanningBoard, 1980-1984
MartinE. Gunther Member offirst elected
Budget Committee, 1954-1960
Gene D. Melson Firefighter (Permanent),
Hampton Fire Department,
1950's-1960's
MichaelR. Robidas Route 1 Steering Committee
1994-1995
MEMORXAM
][N
R.
MiLclhiaKel R(0)lb)iL(dlas
3/22/56 - 6/4/96
Michael R. Robidasjustly earned the respect, admiration and high regard ofall
with whom he came into contact, and the Town of Hampton has sustained a
great loss. Mike's service to the town was marked by exemplary dedication to
the best interests of the community, as he worked for the betterment of its
recreational, economic and aesthetic development. The Town of Hampton
hereby extends to his family this expression of sincere regret for his loss, and
the hope that they will be consoled by the memories of his fine life and
achievements.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Assessor 72
Audit/Financial Reportfor 1996 121
Budget Committee 91
Building Inspection Department 75
CemeteryTrustees 106
Conservation Commission 97
Dedication 3
EmergencyandTownDepartmentTelephone InsideFront Cover
Fire Department 56
Highway Safety Committee 101
Historical Society 107
Library 103
Municipal Calendar 117
NewEmployeesofHampton 89
&
Officers oftheTown, Elected Appointed 8
Officials, Representatives 7
PlanningBoard 99
PoliceDepartment 78
Public WorksDepartment 60
Recreation & ParksDepartment 68
Retirees 88
Rubbish Collection Schedule Back Cover
Schedule ofInsurance Coverage 108
Selectmen 13
Supervisorsofthe Checklist 77
Taxable Valuation/TaxRate 73
Tax Collector 65
Town Buildings ScheduleA^alue 108
Town Clerk 64
TownManager 18
TownMeetingMinutes-1996 20
TownMeeting Warrant&Budget for 1997 Center
Treasurer 76
Trustees oftheTrustFunds 92
USS HAMPTONDay 94
Vital Statistics 109
ZoningBoard 100
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A PROCLAMATION
USSHAMPTONDAY--AUGUST4,1996
WHEREAS, theSecretaryoftheNavynamedanewwarship,beingconstructedbyNewportNews
ShipbuildinginVirginia,the"HAMPTON"inhonorofHampton,NewHampshire,andthree
othermunicipalitiesinIowa,SouthCarolinaandVirginia—togetherconstitutingfourofour
country's seventeencommunitiesnamedHampton;and
WHEREAS, officialsoftheTownofHampton,NewHampshire,traveledtoVirginiaandproudlyparticipated
intheChristeningofthisnewLOSANGELES-Classnuclear-powered,fast-attacksubmarineon
September28,1991,andinherCommissioningintotheAtlanticFleetonNovember6,1993;and
WHEREAS, TheTownofHampton,NewHampshire,CommissioningCommittee,foranamesake
community'straditionalCommissioningGift,presentedprivately-raisedlundstohelpestablish
theUSSHAMPTONScholarshipFundtobenefitthecollegeeducationalpursuitsofpresentand
formermembersoftheship'scomplementandtheirfamilies;and
WHEREAS, thismajorshipoftheUnitedStalesNavy—withalengthof360feetandadisplacementofover
9,000tons,whichiscomparabletothatofaWorldWar11LightCruiser—inFebruary1995
completedasix-monthoperationaldeploymenttotheMediterraneanwhereshewasinvolvedin
theNATOpeace-keepingelfortsintheBosniaarea;and
WHEREAS, inAugust1995,thisTowninvitedtheUSSHAMPTON's140officersandcrewtovisitthis"Old
TownbytheSea"sothatwecangettoknoweachother;and
WHEREAS, theinvitationwasmetwithofficialNavyapprovalandtheUSSHAMPTONwillberthatthe
PortsmouthNavalShipyardandbeopenfortoursonAugust3rd&4th, having sailedfromher
homeportofNorfolk,Virginia,withastopoverattheGroton SubmarineBaseinConnecticut;
NOW, THEREFORE,WE,theSelectmenoftheTownofHampton,doherebywelcome Commanding Officer
Stathos,theofficersandcrewmenoftheUSSHAMPTON(SSN-767),andcallthisunprecedented
eventtotheattentionofallHamplonians,invitingthem toshowthe seacoasthospitalitydue
thoseinvolvedinthecontinualvigilancenecessaryforourNationalSecurityandwho,beingso
entrustedwiththatgreatresponsibility,are carryingthename"Hampton"acrosstheseas;
AND,FURTHER,WEherebyproclaim,Sunday,August4,1996,asUSSHAMPTONDAYwhenthecitizensof
Hampton,New Hampshire,willbehonoredbythepresenceol theofficersandcrewoftheUSS
HAMPTONataCommunityLobsterandClambake.
GivenattheSelectmen'sMeetingRoomthis22ndDayofJuly, 1996A.D.,in
the358thyearoftheTownofHampton'spermanentsettlementandinthe
221st yearoftheIndependenceoftheUnited StatesofAmerica.
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ELECTED GOVERNMENTAL OFFICIALS
BOARD OF SELECTMEN
Mary-Louise Woolsey,Chairman 926-3544
ArthurMoody, Vice Chairman 926-2111
Brian C. Warburton 926-6063
Michael T. Plouffe, Sr 926-3793
VirginiaB. Bridle 926-7216
(Selectmen's Office Telephone Number - 926-6766)
ROCKINGHAM COUNTY COMMISSIONER
(District 1)
Katharin Pratt 926-3531
Brentwood Office 679-2256
STATE REPRESENTATIVES (Rockingham District 23)
SheilaFrancoeur 926-2554
JaneKelley 926-2903
Andrew Christie 926-7106
Kenneth Malcolm 926-3034
Robert Cushing 926-2737
STATE SENATOR(District 23)
BeverlyHollingworth 926-4880
EXECUTIVE COUNCILOR(District 3)
RuthL. Griffin 436-5272
GOVERNOR
Jeanne Shaheen 271-2121
Citizen ServiceNumber 1-800-852-3456
CONGRESSMAN (First District ofN.H.)
JohnE. Sununu 1-800-852-3456
U.S. Capital Congressional Directory 1-800-972-3524
SENATORS
U.S.
Bob Smith 1-800-922-2230
Judd Gregg 431-2171
PRESIDENT
William Clinton
WhiteHouse Switchboard 1-202-456-1414
Comments and Opinions 1-202-456-7639
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HAMPTON TOWN OFFICERS/1996
Elected
Term Expires
1
Moderator JohnR. Walker 1998
Selectmen Mary-Louise Woolsey, Chairman 1997
ArthurJ. Moody, Vice-Chairman 1997
Brian C. Warburton 1998
Michael T. Plouffe 1999
VirginiaB. Bridle 1999
Town Clerk Arleen Andreozzi 1998
(Deputy-Betty Poliquin)
Collector Ann W. Kaiser 1997
ofTaxes (Deputy: Joyce Sheehan)
Treasurer EllenM. Lavin 1999
(Deputy: Margaret Chidester)
Trustees ofthe C. Raymond Gilmore, Chairman 1999
Trust Funds John J. Kelley, Sr. 1997
Robert V. Lessard 1998
Supervisors of Charlotte K. Preston, Chairman 1998
the Checklist BettyH. Moore 2000
Judith A. DuBois 2002
PlanningBoard FredPineo, Chairman (Resigned 12/96) 1998
CarolynPayzant, Clerk (Chairman 12/96) 1999
PeterOlney, Vice Chairman 1997
Keith R. Lessard, Clerk (from 12/96) 1998
Arthur J. Moody, Selectmen Member 1997
John J. Nickerson 1997
Robert Viviano 1999
Curtis G. McCrady (Appointed 4/97) 1997
Alternates: John Walker 1997
ClilTPratt 1998
Municipal John Payzant. Chairman 1998
Budget Jane Cameron, Vice Chairman 1997
Committee Bonnie B. Searle. Clerk 1998
Keith R. Lessard 1997
John M. Callanan 1997
Richard E. Pouliot 1997