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N-'."r WARWICK,MASSACHUSETTS ROYALSTON,MASSACHUSETTS Annual Reports of RICHMOND New Hampshire For Year Ending December 31, 2006 Please Note: Due to printer error, pages 1 2 (first page of MS-6) and 27 (first page of MS-2) are reversed. 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS Town Officers 2 Selectmen's Report 6 Warrant 7 Purpose ofAppropriations 1 Budget MS-6 12 Town Meeting & Election Results - 2006 18 Report ofAppropriations MS-2 ~ 2006 27 Revised Estimated Revenues MS-4 ~ 2006 29 Summary Inventory ofValuation MS-1 ~ 2006 31 Department of Revenue - Tax Rate Calculation 32 Payments in Detail 33 Report from State Senator Molly Kelly 39 Town Clerk's Reports 40 Treasurer's Report 42 Report ofTrust Funds 44 Tax Collector's Reports 46 Library Reports 50 Archives Report 53 Fire Department Report 54 Rescue Squad Report 55 Forest Fire Warden Report 56 Police Department Report 57 Winchester Solid Waste Management District Report 59 Road Agent Report 60 Conservation Commission Report 61 Planning Board Report 62 Recreation Committee Report 63 Report of Outside Agencies 64 Vital Statistics 77 Dog List 78 Schedule ofTown Property 82 Property Tax Inventory 83 OWN OFFICERS IOR 2006 I MODERATOR Don;.- Bersw 20081 si PERVISORSOF rHECHECKLIST Jim Buzzcll 2008E Mison V anBrocklin 2010E Melissa Herman 2012E SELECTBOARD DanaTaylor2007E Stan Pogorzelski 2008E JC Boudreau2009E ROAD AGENT Leonard Davis TOWN CLERK Pamela Goodell 2009E DEPUTY TOWN CLERK Debra Vaughan 2008 Betty Grondin-Jose 2008 (resigned) Annette Tokunaga 2008 TAX COLLECTOR Steven Boscarino 2008 DEPUTY TAX COLLECTOR Geraldine Lutz 2008 TREASURER Janel Swanson 2007E DEPUTY TREASURER Eileen Mondello 2008 AUDITOR Vachon, Clukay & Co., PC TRUSTEES OF TRUST FUNDS Marie Knowlton 2007E Melinda Hildreth-Honkala 2008E Debra Coll 2009E LIBRARIAN Wendy O'Brien LIBRARY TRUSTEES Jonathon Bloom, Chairman 2007E (resigned 10/3/06) Deborah Watson appointed until 2007 BarbaraWoodward 2008E Elaine Moriarty 2009E FIRE CHIEF Michael Pearsall 2007 DEPUTY FIRE CHIEF David Kruse 2007 POLICE DEPARTMENT AndrewM. Wood, ChiefofPolice (pt) 2008 Brendan Bosquet 2007, Rachel Derosier2008 John Melia2008, RobertVanBrocklin, Special (Indefinite) POLICE COMMISSION Kim Mattson 2008 RESCUE SQUAD Terri O'Rorke, Captain Buzz Shaw, 1st Lieutenant; Lynn Adams 2n Lieutenant HEALTH OFFICER Ronald Raymond 2008 CIVIL DEFENSE DIRECTOR Robert Coy 2008 PLANNING BOARD Peter Majoy, Chairman 2007E Ludger Morin, Vice Chairman 2009E NormaThibodeau 2007E James Buzzell 2008E; Gordon Oxx 2008E Robert Coy 2009E DanaTaylor, ex officio 2007 Alternates: William Watt 2008; Marcus Beauregard 2008, Richard Drew 2009 BOARDOF ADJUSTMENT Man Schmidt, Chairman 2008 GordonOxx 2007; rheresaMorin2008 Wayne Halms 2008 Alternates James Buzzell 2007; Ronna Rajaniemi FOREST FIRE WARDEN Joseph rhibodeau Michael Bailey; Scan Brewer Jim Mountfbrd; Michael Pearsall Herbert (Buzz) Shaw CONSERVATION COMMISSION John Randall 2007; Norma Reppucci 2007 Jerrrej raylor 2008; Richard Drew 2009 Andrew Powers 2009 COMMUNITY PARK COMMITTEE JC Boudreau 2007 BEACH COMMITTEE Walden Whitham 2008; Fred Goldberg 2009 RECREATION COMMITTEE Tina Thayer 2008 MONADNOCK REGIONAL SCHOOL BOARD James Carnie 2008E MONADNOCK REGIONAL SCHOOL BUDGET COMMITTEE Neil Moriarty 2008E CEMETERY TRUSTEES Mary Taylor 2007E (resigned 8/28/06) Bertha Remick appointed until 2007 Gregory Cormier 2007E (resigned 5/1 1/06) Geraldine Lutz appointed until 2007 Beverly Hart 2009E MUNICIPAL BUILDING COMMITTEE Kim Mattson 2007; JC Boudreau 2008 Richard Drew 2008; Neil Moriarty 2008 HOME HEALTH CARE AND COMMUNITY SERVICE Judith Gilman 4. WELFARE ADMINISTRATOR Stan Pogorzelski (as selectman) 2008 OVERSEER OF THE POOR Selectboard WINCHESTER SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE JC Boudreau 2006 BALLOT INSPECTORS Sheila Blair2006; Evelyn Pogorzelski 2006 Stan Pogorzelski 2006; Stillman Rogers 2006 CUSTODIAN OF RICHMOND 250 CANE None Photo ofnew police cruiser courtesy ofChiefAndy Wood Selectmen's Report for 2006* Here we go anothei ycai >s past I ime sure flics it was a fairl) good year. It was full ol typical trials and tribulations with the ever changing law coming from Concord. I here is a lot to keep up with Iheie was the big ice storm thai required the openingofthe Emergency t nter It w.is a real lite test ol OU1 I mergeno Response Plan. The Selectmen and BobCoy, I mergenc) Management Director manned The EOC. 1 he Fire Department and Rescue Squad divided up the task ofalerting all residents with out power, ofthe situation and ot the evacuation center set up in Swan/e\ at the High School. We finally d on the \ etS Hall Parking lot It is almost complete. It will need a final grading and a tv>p coal ol gravel when spring comes and the fill has settled. \\ c will then spread a little loam and dress up the area around the lot to allow lor grass and mowing. We arc still collecting bids on the handicapped restroom project. We had two sides ofthe \ eterans Hall painted in the spring, and hope to paint the other two sides this season. We also plan on painting two sides ofthe lown Hall. JC started the process ofclearing the back ofthe Amidon Park area. He has additional plans to do more this summer. W c had 2o building permits. 5 were houses, 2 were additions. 15 were garages and barns etc and 4 were porches and decks. Our office and the Tax Office arc very happ) with the new assessing and mapping software. We bought a new color laser printer and will soon be printing out property maps in color as well as property cards. W c hired Be\ 1 [art to be our secretary and she deserves an atta-boy for adjusting so quickl) She is a welcome addition to our office. Thank you to Geraldine Lutz for her . hard work on the Municipal Buildings and Beach grounds. We offer a special thank you to her sister Marcia lee. who volunteered generously toward the major cleanup at the start ofthat project. Y\ e again this year want to thank all the volunteers that work so hard to keep our 1 own such a great place to live. This includes all the committee members, both elected and volunteer, that devote so much oftheir time. Also to the Emergency Management, Fire Department. Rescue Squad and Police that work so hard to keep Richmond safe and protected. Respectively submitted, Dana Tavlor. Chairman. THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE TOWN WARRANT MARCH 2007 The polls will open from 11:00 A.M. to 7:00 P.M. To the inhabitants ofthe Town ofRichmond, in the County ofCheshire in said state, Qualified to vote in Town Affairs; You are hereby notified to meet at the Veterans Memorial Hall in said Richmond on Tuesday the 13th ofMarch, next at 11:00 A.M. ofthe clock in the morning to act upon the following subjects: 1. To choose all necessary Town Officers forthe yearensuing. At 7:00 P.M. the following; 2. To see ifthe Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of$51,000 for Executive Salaries and Expenses. 3. To see ifthe Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of$39,763 for Election, Registration &Vital Statistics. 4. To see ifthe Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of$37,720 for Financial Administration. 5. To see ifthe Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of$10,000 for Damages and Legal Expenses. 6. To see ifthe Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of$8,150 for Local and Regional Planning and Zoning. 7. To see ifthe Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of$80,750 for General Government Buildings. 8. To see ifthe Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of$1 1,430 for Cemeteries. 9. To see ifthe Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of$16,500 for Insurance. 10. To see ifthe Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of$65,998 for the . IV. tment i 11 lo see ifthe rown will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of$9,500 for Ambulance Sen k 12 ro sec ifthe rown will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of$25,000 lor the Fire Department i V lo sec ifthe rown will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of$6,000 for the Rescue Squad. 14 \o see ifthe I own will vote to raise and appropriate a sum not to exceed $6,000 for the purchase ofa Defibrillator. 15. lo see ifthe I own will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of$24,534 for 1 mergertC) Management with $18,884 to come from VT Yankee Radiological Management Reimbursement fund. 16. 1 see ifthe 1 own will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of$500 for the Health Department 17. 1 o see ifthe Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of$1,500 for the Meadowood County Area Fire Department. 1 8. 1 o see ifthe Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of$165,000 for Highways and Streets with $47,248 to come from the Highway Block Grant. 1*•). To see ifthe Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of$1,300 for Street ighting. 1 20. To see ifthe Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of$57,200 for Solid V\ aste Disposal. 21 To see ifthe Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of$1,500 for the lome Health Care. Hospice and Community Service. (By Request) 1 22. To see ifthe Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of$1,375 forthe & Ntonadnock Family Mental Health Service. (By Request) 23. To see ifthe Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of$1,355 forThe Community Kitchen. Inc. (By Request) 24. To see ifthe Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of$700.00 forthe Southwestern Community Services, Inc. (By Request) 25. To see ifthe Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of$250 for the Samaritans. (By Request) 26. To see ifthe Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of$2,000 for Direct Assistance, with the amount to be offset by surplus.