Annual report of the Town of Northfield, New Hampshire

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by  Northfield (N.H. : Town)

Town
of Northfield
New
Hampshire
Annual Report
For the fiscal year ending December 31, 2011
Dedicated to the Veterans of Northfield
Please bring this report with you to the Town Meeting Saturday March 17, 2012 at 9:00am
Polling Place: Pines Community Center, 61 Summer Street Northfield
Town Election: Tuesday March 13, 2012, 10:00am - 7:00pm
UNITED STATES SENATE
DC
Senator Kelly Ayotte, 188 Russell Senate Office Bldg. Washington 20510
[phone] http://ayotte.senate.gov
Senator Jeanne Shaheen, G55 Dirksen Senate Office Bldg. Washington DC 20510
[phone] http://shaheen.senate.gov
UNITED STATE HOUSE OF REPRESENATIVES
Congressman Charles F Bass, District #2 (Northfield is in District #2), www.bass.house.gov
2350 Raybum HOB Washington DC 20515 [phone]
HOB DC
Congressman Frank Guinta, District #1, 1223 Longworth Washington 20515 [phone]
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
Governor
NH
John Lynch, State House, 25 Capital Street Concord, 03301, 271-2121
Website: www.nh.gov/governor/
Executive Councilor District #2
NH
Daniel St. Hilaire 10 Green Street Concord 03301, 271-3632, Email [email protected]
State Senator District #7
NH
Andy Sanborn, 33 North State Street Concord 03301, 271-3073, [email protected]
STATE REPRESENTATIVES MERRIMACK DISTRICT #6
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Hon. Jennifer Coffey 748 Raccoon Hill Road Andover 03216, 748-1985
Email: [email protected]
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Hon. Seth Cohn 58 Clough Pond Road Canterbury 03224, 783-5693
Email: [email protected]
Hon. Sean Cox 346 Old College Road Andover NH 03216, 735-4044
Email: [email protected]
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Hon. Gregory Hill Knowles Farm Road Northfield 03276, 286-7329
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Email: Gregory.hill leg.state.nh.us
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Hon. Kenneth Kreis 607 Shaker Road Canterbury 03224, 267-6449
Email: [email protected]
Hon. Priscilla Lockwood, PO Box 1 Canterbury NH 03224, 783-4349
Email: [email protected]
MERRIMACK COUNTY
County Commissioner District #2
Bronwyn Asplund-Walsh 333 Daniel Webster Highway Ste 2 Boscawen NH 03303, 796-6800
County Treasurer: Mark Derby 333 Daniel Webster Highway Ste 2 Boscawen NH 03303, 796-6800
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Sheriff: Scott E. Hilliard, 333 Daniel Webster Highway Ste 2 Boscawen 03303, 796-6600
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County Attorney: Scott Murray, 4 Court Street Concord NH 03301, 228-0529
Register of Deeds:Kathi L. Guay, 163 North Main Street Concord NH 03301, 228-0101
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Register of Probate:Jane Bradstreet, 163 North Main Street Concord 03301, 224-9589
Annual Report
for the
Town New Hampshire
of Northfield,
for the year ending
December 2011
31,
Northfield Polling Place:
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
10:00 am -7:00 pm
Town
Northfield Meeting:
Saturday, March 17, 2012
am
9:00
Location:
Pines Community Center
Summer
61 Street
NH 03276
Northfield
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Dates to Remember 2
&
Office Hours Schedule of Meetings 3
Elected Officials 4
Appointed Officials 6
Town Employees 8
Federal, State, County Elected Officials Inside Back Cover
2012 Town Warrant 10
2012 Recommended Budget 13
Warrant Article Descriptions 25
Financial Reports
Selectmen's Report 28
201 Town Meeting Minutes 30
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Auditor's Report 39
Treasurers Report 62
Selectmen's Accounts 63
Town Administrators Report 64
Involuntary Merged Lots Notice 66
Town Clerk/Tax Collectors Report 67
Trustees of Trust Fund's Report 70
Schedule of Town Property 72
Schedule of Town Vehicles & Equipment 73
Tax Rate Comparison 74
Tax Rate Distribution 75
DRA
201 Summary of Valuation 76
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Capital Improvements Plan 78
Department Reports
Police Department 79
Animal Control 82
Highway Department 83
Recycling Reports 84
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Executive Councils Report 89
Supervisors of the Checklist 90
Welfare Administrator 92
Land Use and Planning Reports
Code Enforcement Officer 93
Energy Committee 97
Planning Board 94
Zoning Board 96
Lakes Region Planning Commission 98
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Tilton Northfield Shared Department Reports
Hall Memorial Library 102
Park Cemetery 105
Pines Community Center 106
Historical Society 108
Old Home Day 109
T-N Water District 1 10
Other Agency Organizations
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Child and Family Services Ill
Northfield Economic Development Corp 112
Visiting Nurse Association of Franklin 113
Upper Merrimack River Local Advisory Committee 114
Youth Assistance Program 116
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University of Cooperative Extension 17
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Tilton - Northfield Fire District
2012 Fire District Warrant 118
2012 Fire District Budget 120
Report of Fire Chief 126
Treasurer's Report 128
201 1 District Meeting Minutes 129
Forrest Fire Report 136
Vital Statistics
Marriages 137
Births 139
Deaths 140
Known Veterans Not Pictured 141
WE HONOR THE BRAVE MEN & WOMEN WHO SERVED OUR
COUNTRY PAST, PRESENT & FUTURE
Front Cover...
Veteran's monument in front of
the Police Department.
Dedicated to all veterans who
served their country.
WWI
Veterans Monument
in front of Hall Memorial Library
1917-1918
"Dedicated to the men ofNorthfield,
NH
who served their country in the
World War"
WWII Veterans Monument
infrontofWRHS
1941-1946
In grateful tribute to the
men and women who
served in the armedforces
ofour country in World
Warll
NORTHFIELD'S OLDEST CITIZEN
PRESENTED WITH BOSTON POST CANE
The Town was pleased to honor its oldest resident in 2011. Hazel A.
Corliss, age 99, was presented with Northfield' s Boston Post Cane in
December, shortly before her passing.
Although she was born in Center Harbor in 1912, Hazel lived most of her
life at Corliss Farm in Northfield where she raised her family and enjoyed
her favorite pastimes of sewing, quilting, and working in her flower
gardens.
In 1909 the newspaper The Boston Post presented the selectmen in many New England towns with
ceremonial canes. The Boston Post Cane was to be presented to the town 's oldest resident. Many
towns still carry on the tradition of the Boston Post Cane. This tradition had long been dormant in
Northfield until it was reinstituted by the Selectmen in 2011
Annual Report for year ending Dec 31, 2011 1
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2012 Town Holiday Schedule
The Town Offices will be closed for the following days:
Monday - January 2 New Years Day
Monday - January 16 Civil Rights Day
Monday - February 20 Presidents Day
Monday - May 28 Memorial Day
Wednesday - July 4 Independence Day
Monday - September 3 Labor Day
Monday - October 8 Columbus Day
Monday - November 12 Veterans Day
Thursday - November 22 Thanksgiving
Tuesday - December 25 Christmas
2012 Dates to Remember
January Fiscal year begins
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January 10 Presidential Primary Election at the Pines 8am-7pm
January 25 Filing Period for Town Officers, end on February 3>rrd
February 7 Last day to petition for warrant article
RSA
February 27 Last day for selectmen to post warrant 39:5; 669:2
March 1 Last day to file application for an abatement for 201 1 tax year
March 13 Town Meeting (election) 10am-7pm Pines Community Center
March 13 Deadline to accept completed absentee ballots 5:00pm RSA 669:29
March 17 Town Meeting (business portion) 9:00am Pines Community Center
March 19 Fire District Meeting 7:00pm Winnisquam High School Cafetorium
March 24 School District Meeting 9:00am Winnisquam High School Gym
April 1 All property assessed to owner this date
April 15 Last day to apply for current land use, tax exemptions, and credits
April 15 Last day for taxpayer to file report of excavated material
April 30 Deadline to license your dog
May 15 Last day for taxpayer to file report of all timber cut
June 6-15 Filing period for State Primary
September 1 State Primary Election at the Pines 8am-7pm
November 6 General Election at the Pines 8am - 7pm
December 3 Fiscal year closes
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Town of Northfield Business Hours
Administration & Assessing Office Monday - Friday 5 50am -5 a:~
Fire Department non-emergency Monday -Friday 8:50am- 5:00pm
Hall Memorial Library Mondav & Thursday 10:00am - 5:00pm
Tue. Wed. Fri 10:00am - 6:00pm
Saturdav 10:00am -2:007m
Highway Department Monday - Friday 9:00am— } : )pm intei
Monday - Thursday 9:00am - 4:00pm
Friday 8:00am- :: 30pm
Pines Community" Center Monday - Friday 7:30am—
Police Department non-emergency Monday - Friday 8:00am- >mm
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Town Clerk /Tax Collectors Office Mon. Thu. Fri S:30am- >:cm
Tuesday S:50am- Orm
Wednesday 30am— 30pm
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Transfer Station Tue. Thu 8:00am 3:15pm
Friday 8 30am- 5—:15pm
Wed. Sat 8:00am- 5pm
Water District Monday - Friday 8:00am- 4:00pm
Youth Assistance Program Monday - Friday 8:00am- 5 .'Opm
Winnisquam School District SAU 59)
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Union Sanborn Monday - Friday 7:30am- 45pm
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Southwick School Monday - Friday ":30am -
Middle School Monday - Friday 7:00am - 00pm
High School Monday - Friday 7:00am - Omm
Superintendents Office Monday - Friday 7:30am- 3 rm
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Schedule of Committee Meetings
Board of Selectmen Tuesday b^L'pm Town Hall
Budget Committee Thursday (Nov-Feb 7:30pm Town Hall
Conservation Commission Third Wednesday 7:00pm Town Hall
Fire Commissioners Third Wednesday 5:50pm Various Locations
Planning Board First Monday 7:00pm Town Hall
T-N Recreation Council Second Mondav 6:30pm Pines Community Center
Zoning Board Fourth Monday ~:00pm Town Hall
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Geoffrey Ziminsky, Chair, Selectman 2013
Lisa Swancott, Selectman 2012
Stephen Bluhm, Selectman 2014
Scott McGuffin, Moderator 2012
Kent Finemore, Asst. Moderator Appointed
Roland Seymour, Treasurer 2012
Cindy Caveney, Town Clerk/Tax Collector 2014
Terry Steady, Chair, Supervisor of the Checklist 2012
Elaine Lamanuzzi, Supervisor of the Checklist 2016
Margaret Lebrecque, Supervisor of the Checklist 2014
Maureen Bouchet, Trustee of Trust Funds 2012
Christine Raffaelly, Trustee of Trust Funds 2013
Polly Fife, Trustee of Trust Funds 2014
Hall Memorial Library Trustees, Northfield Representatives
Eliza Conde, Trustee Life
Leif Martinson, Trustee Life
Tom
Fulweiler, Trustee 2013
Winnisquam Regional School District Board, Northfield Representatives
Janice Lindbloom 2012
Wayne Crowley 2012
Patricia Sawicki 2013
Northfield Sewer District
Thomas Beaulieu, Commissioner 2012
Glen Brown, Commissioner 2012
George Flanders, Commissioner 2012
Robin Steady, Moderator 2012
Tilton Northfield Water District
Heber Feener, Commissioner 2014
Scott Davis, Commissioner 2012
Roland Seymour, Commissioner 2013
Carol Chase, Clerk 2012
Glen Brown, Treasurer 2012
James Shepard, Moderator 2012
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