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^>^ucg_ ^57 Annual Report of the town of Merrimack New Hampshire 1992 This book costs you $3.01. Please bring it to the Town Meeting. This report has been printed on recycled paper. * Dates To Remember July 1, 1993 Fiscal year begins. December 1, 1993 Lastdaytopayfinal installmenton 1991 propertytaxes without interest penalty. March 23, 1994 Filing period for elected office begins; ends April 1, 1994. March 29, 1993 Annual Meeting, Merrimack Village District. April 1, 1994 All property,bothreal andpersonal,assessedtoowner ofrecord this date. Dog licenses available. April 15, 1994 Last day to tile Current Use applications RSA per 79-A:5. Last day for veterans to file permanent application for taxexemption (greencard). Applies only to those who have not previously applied to Merrimack, per RSA 72:33. Last day forfiling exemptionforelderly, blind,handi- capped, and tax-exempt properties,and for special as- sessment of residences in industrial or commercial RSA zone, per 75:1 1. Timber Tax Report of Cut due. May 1, 1994 Dog licenses expire. May 10, 1994 Annual Town Meeting. June 30, 1994 Fiscal year ends. Annual Report of the town of Merrimack New Hampshire For the Year Ending June 30, 1992 Printed by The Withey Press Seabrook, New Hampshire this report is printed on recycled paper \>9 = Index Page Introduction 5 Dedications 6 Town Warrant 11 FormMS-7 19 Budget Message 23 Budget Detail 26 Minutes of 1992 Town Meeting 82 ' Town Officers 97 Ambulance Division Report 104 Assessing Department Report 106 ^ Cable TV Advisory Committee Report 108 Code Enforcement Officer's Report 1 10 Conservation Commission Report 1 12 iFire Department Report . 1 14 Forest Fire Warden and State Forest Ranger Report 120 Health Officer's Report 121 Historic District Commission Report 123 Library Report 125 Library Board ofTrustees Report 128 Nashua Regional Planning Commission Report 130 ^Parks and Recreation Report 133 jPlanning Board Report 135 Police Department Report 138 Public Works Department Report 146 (Selectmen's Report 153 JSolid Waste Advisory Committee Report 157 Town Manager's Report 158 Wasserman Park Master Plan Committee Report 160 Welfare Department Report 163 Zoning Board of Adjustment Report 164 Town Clerk/Tax Collector Report 165 Vital Statistics 169 Treasurer's Report 191 Bond Principal and Interest Payment Schedules 193 Schedule ofTown Property 199 Summary Inventory ofValuation 201 Statements ofAppropriations 203 Sources ofRevenue 204 {Statement of Expenditures, Encumbrances and Carryovers 205 Trustees ofTrust Funds Report 208 Tax Rate History 213 Auditor's Memorandum of Comments and Recommendations 214 Auditor's Financial Statements and Opinion 221 Introduction This 1992 annual report of the Town of Merrimack has been compiled through the efforts of your local public officials, to serve as a permanent We record of the past year. hope that you will find it interesting and informative. Merrimack's 1991 annual report was again recognized by the New Hamp- shire Municipal Association for its excellence, accuracy, creativity and clarity. It received the first place award, competing against towns with populations of 7,501 and higher. And for the fourth consecutive year, it is printed entirely on recycled paper. Your questions and comments regarding any of the information contained in this report are welcome. Feel free to call us or our staff at 424-2331. The Merrimack Board of Selectmen Robert W. Brundige, Chairman John M. Francis Edward J. Silva Richard E. Dumont Leonard C. Worster Dedication Daniel C. Ayer January 18, 1952 - December 17, 1992 DanAyerservedtheTown ofMerrimackas itssecondtownmanager, since 1987. In his five short years, his accomplishments were many and his affiliations too numerous to mention. The open-door policy,jovial person- ality, and relaxed manner that Dan brought to Merrimack created an atmosphere ofrenewed cooperation and teamwork among all facets ofour town government. He accepted his victories with modesty, and his defeats A withdignity. Thebeginning ofthe endcame in early 1992. medical leave ofabsencebecamenecessary inlateMay,butDanralliedandreturnedtohis officeinOctober,butforonlyabrieftime.Throughouthisbattlewithcancer, hisspiritneverfaltered, andhiscourageandoptimismwereevidenttousall. News ofhis passing arrived on a mid-Decembermorning, as coldandbleak asthedayitself.Dan'stimewithuswas fartopbrief;thereremainedsomany A more challenges ahead forhim to lead us into. sadfarewell wasbid to our leader, whose spirit will live on in all of those he touched, and who often reminded us, "it's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice." (Photo courtesy of Kathy Seward-MacKay, Nashua Telegraph) Dedication William E. Ernst, Jr. 1928 - 1992 Ourtownsufferedtheloss ofyetanotherverydedicatedindividual in 1992- WilliamErnst, Jr. Mr. ErnstservedthetownonboththePlanningBoardand BudgetCommittee. Healsoservedasixandonehalfyeartermonthe School Board, four of those years as the chairman. He was the originator of the MerrimactorsandtheMerrimackChoral Society,andwasanactivemember oftheRotary ClubandtheBoomersModel RailroadClub. Mr. Ernstpassed away on December 2, 1992, but the contributions that he made to our community will live on forever. Dedication Helen Pynenburg 1908 - 1992 HelenPynenburgwasatwenty-fiveyearresidentofMerrimack. Sheserved thetownasadispatcherfortheMerrimackPoliceandFireDepartments. Her husband, Joseph Pynenburg, was the Chief of Police in our town. Mrs. Pynenburg was also an active member of her church and was a former PresidentofOurLadyofMercyLadiesGuild. Sheandherhusbandwerealso local business people - they were the proprietors of the former Baboosic Brook Cabins, and Pynenburg's Citgo Service Station. Helen passed away onJanuary3 1992. Shewillberememberedfondlybythetownspeopleand 1, family.