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Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2010 with funding from Boston Library Consortium IVIember Libraries http://www.archive.org/details/annualreportofto1996sale TOWN SALEM of NEW HAMPSHIRE ^^m-^ .,0-^3^1^% Town Report 1996 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS TOWNOFFICERS 1-3 TOWNBOARDS.COMMITTEES&COMMISSIONS BoardofSelectmen 5 BudgetCommittee 6 ConservationCommission 7 CouncilonAging 8 HousingAuthority 9 KelleyLibraryBoardofTrustees 10 KelleyLibraryDirector'sReport 1 KelleyLibraryTreasurer'sReport 12 KelleyLibraryStatistics 13-14 HistoricalMuseumCommittee 15 PlanningBoard 16-17 MajorProjectsApprovedbyPlanningBoard 18-19 RecreationAdvisoryCommittee 20 SpicketRiverSubcommittee 21 TrusteesoftheTrustFunds 22 TrusteesofTrustFundsInvestments 23-26 ZoningBoardofAdjustment 27 TOWNDEPARTMENTSANDSALEMDISTRICTCOURT TownManager 29 AssessingDepartment 30 BuildingDepartment 31 EngineeringDepartment 31-32 FinanceDepartment 32 FireDepartment 32-36 SoutheasternNHHazardousMaterialsMutualAidDistrict 37 HealthDepartment 38 HumanResourcesDepartment 38-39 HumanServicesDepartment 39-40 InformationServicesDepartment 40-41 PlanningDepartment 41 PoliceDepartment 42-43 PublicWorksDepartment 43-46 RecreationDepartment 47 SeniorCitizensCenter 48 TaxCollector 49-54 JacquelineGucciardi(retired) CherylBolouk(Elected 1996) TownClerk 55-56 SalemDistrictCourt 57 FINANCIALREPORTS Auditor'sReport 59-63 StatementofAppropriation 64 StatementofExpenditures 65 ComparativeStatementofAppropriations 66 StatementofReceipts 67 ComparativeStatementofReceipts 68 TaxesAssessed 69 SpecialFunds 70-72 StatementofTownDebt 73 1996BALLOTRESULTSANDARTICLERESULTS 75-80 EMERGENCYNUMBERS 81 TownofSalem, NewHampshire 1996AnnualTownReport TOWN OFFICERS 1996 ELECTEDOFFICIALS TERMEXPIRES APPOINTEDOFFICIALS TERMEXPIRES Selectmen-ThreeYearterms ConservationCommission-ThreeYearTerms RobertCampbell,Chairman 1999 MichaelJ.Lyons,Chairman 1998 RobertL.Ellis, Fj!ce-CAa;>7wa« 1997 ThomasCampbell 1997 EverettP.McBride,Jr.Secretary 1999 TheodoreHatem 1999 GeorgeP. Jones,III 1997 EarlMerrow 1999 SandraP.Roulston 1998 WilliamSchultz 1998 WilliamValentine 1997 TownClerk-ThreeYearTerm ThomasAiello,Alternate 1997 BarbaraLessard 1999 GeorgetteSmith,Alternate 1999 GeorgeP.Jones,III,SelectmenRep. TaxCollector-ThreeYearTerm RossA.Moldoff,PlanningDirector,StaffRep. Cheryl-AnnBolouk 1999 JacquelineGucciardi(Retired) 1996 CouncilonAging-ThreeYearTerms GlenLavallee,C/zai>ma« 1997 Treasurer-ThreeYearTerm RobertCastricone 1998 JohnSytek 1997 DelbertDowning 1997 EthelFairweather 1998 Moderator-TwoYearTerm PatKeegan 1999 LaurenceBelair 1998 VictorMailloux 1998 AnnSt.Hilaire 1999 LibraryTrustees-ThreeYearTerms SandraP.Roulston,SelectmenRep. RosemarieHartnett,C/!a;>wa« 1997 SallySweet,ElderlyCoordinator,StaffRep. CarolMiller 1998 RichardCooney 1999 FairHearingCommittee,ThreeYearTerms EthelFairweather 1997 Library(AppointedbyTrustees) ColettaGinnard 1997 EleanorStrang,Director ArmePriestley 1997 RobertLoranger, WelfareAdmin.,StaffRep. SupervisorsoftheCheckList-SixYearTerms JaniceHabib 2002 HighwaySafetyCommittee-OpenTerms SheilaMurray 1998 StephenMacKinnon,PoliceChief JoanSabatini 2000 AlanGould,PoliceCaptain, Chairman RobertStanley,PoliceSafetyOfficer BudgetCommittee-ThreeYearTerms JohnNadeau,FireChief BillRudd,Chairman 1997 WilliamDuma,Public WorksDirector(acting) StephenCampbell 1997 RobertL.Ellis,SelectmenRep. HarleyFeatherston 1998 RobertMayer 1999 HistoricDistrictCommission-ThreeYearTerms EarlMerrow 1999 LouiseAckerman,Chairman 1997 BrendaSack 1998 EdithDesrosiers 1997 FredKruse,AlternateSchoolBrd.Rep. BeverlyGlynn 1999 GeorgeP.Jones,III,SelectmenRep. CarolMcShane 1997 RobertL.Ellis,Alt.SelectmenRep. DonnaSmith 1998 SandraP.Roulston,SelectmenRep. TrusteesoftheTrustFunds-ThreeYearTerms HarleyFeatherston,C/za/rman 1998 HousingAuthority-FiveYearTerms MichaelGarafalo 1999 DelbertDowning,Chairman 2000 TerrenceGerlich 1997 PatsyDreyer 2001 JamesGalluzzo,Jr. 1998 -1- TownofSalem, NewHampshire 1996AnnualTownReport APPOINTEDOFFICIALS TERMEXPIRES TOWNDEPARTMENTSANDSTAFF HousingAuthority-FiveYearTerms(cont.) TownManager PatriciaKeegan 1997 StephenJ.Daly,TownManager ArnoldPriestley 1999 MaureenR.Witley DianeKierstead,ExecutiveDirector RobertCampbell,SelectmenRep. Assessing NormandPelletier,ChiefAssessor MuseumCommittee-ThreeYearTerms CatherineArsenault,DeputyAssessor LouiseAckerman,C/!a;Vwa«, 1998 JoyceDesrosiers HistoricDistrictRep. RosemarieBurton EdithDesrosiers,HistoricDist.Rep. 1997 BeverlyGlyrm,HistoricDistrictRep 1999 Building ErnestMack,HistoricSocietyRep. 1999 SamuelZannini,ChiefBuildingOfficial CarolMcShane,HistoricSocietyRep. 1998 GeorgeMaihos ArthurMueller,HistoricSocietyRep. 1997 WarrenWinter DonnaSmith,HistoricDistrictRep. 1998 RosemarieHartnett SandraP.Roulston,SelectmenRep. Engineering PlanningBoard-ThreeYearTerms JamesBrown,SeniorEngineer MichaelLyons,C/zfl/rwa/t 1998 GeorgeSealy,CapitalProjectsManager BernardCampbell 1997 JosephChamberlain EmilCorrente 1997 ShirleyBegg FrankDeCesare 1999 CliffordSullivan 1998 Finance DavidBridge 1999 FrancesBernard,FinanceDirector ArnoldCroft,Alternate 1998 LindaCasey, AssistantFinanceDirector JamesKeller,^/?er«a?e 1997 PatriciaGaddis ThomasPappalardo,^/fer«ate 1999 SusanGalvin RobertL.Ellis,SelectmenRep. JeanMayo RossA.Moldoff,PlanningDirector,StaffRep. BarbaraRiley RenaWebster RecreationAdvisoryCommittee ThreeYearTerms GardnerChase, Chairman 1999 Fire FrancisGugliotta 1998 JohnR.Nadeau,FireChief,Emer.Mgmt.Dir. DavidJohns 1997 MichaelRoberts,FireMarshal StephenKniaz 1997 ArthurBarnes,Training/OperationsOfficer JohnLoftus 1999 DanielBreton,Captain TammyPerron,Alternate 1998 KevinCampbell,Captain JoelVamick,Alternate 1997 KevinKimball,Captain FredKruse,SchoolBoardRep. JamesStone,Captain EverettP.McBride,Jr.,SelectmenRep. PatsyDreyer JulieKamal,RecreationCoordinator,StaffRep. Health ZoningBoardofAdjustment-ThreeYearTerms SuzarmeDoucette,HealthOfficer PhilDeRosa,Chairman 1998 FrancisChampoux 1997 HumanResources JohnDoyle 1999 MaryDonovan,HumanResourcesManager ^ GeraldForcier 1998 AnneK.Priestley EdwardHuminick 1997 GinniJohnson CatherineE.Barrett,Alternate 1996 JonathanMcNeal,^/to-«a?e 1998 HumanServices JosephE.Scionti,Alternate 1998 RobertLoranger, WelfareAdministrator EdwardSuffem,Alternate 1997 MaureenSullivan Edgz.rdo\5ra.2i\i,Alternate 1999 SamZaTmini,ChiefBuildingOfficial,StaffRep. -2- TownofSalem, NewHampshire 1996AnnualTownReport TownDepartments/StafffCont.) TownDepartments/Staff(Cont.) InformationServices Recreation JohnBernard,InformationServicesManager JulieKamal,RecreationCoordinator KarenLandry EstherLucey BrianClapp TaxCollector Planning Cheryl-AnnBolouk,TaxCollector RossA.Moldoff,PlanningDirector GailWatts,DeputyTaxCollector LydiaFortier PatriciaCarter ToniSullivan Police StephenMacKinnon,ChiefofPolice TownClerk JohnBoudreau,Captain BarbaraLessard, TownClerk AlanGould,Captain MaryFawcett,DeputyTownClerk JoyceCrocco JacquelineDelaney RuthHayes PublicWorks BarbaraLaPointe WilliamDuma,DirectorofPublicWorks(acting) De-AnnaTetreault RobertDennis,Supt.Parks&Properties DanielPacheco,Supt. Utilities DistrictCourt PaulWeed,AnimalControlOfficer AliceLaValley RobertD.Marshall,Justice UrvilleJ.Beaumont,SpecialJustice Purchasing MichaelE.Jones,SpecialJustice MarilynPearson,PurchasingCoordinato DavidS.Wajda,ClerkofCourt NaomiM.Ireland,DeputyClerk SeniorCitizensCenter BradMulheam, YouthOfficer SallySweet,SeniorCitizensCoordinator FrancesBerube LoisKurgan TownofSalem, NewHampshire 1996AnnualTownReport Reports from. TOWN BOARDS, COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -A- TownofSalem, NewHampshire 1996AnnualTownReport BOARD OF SELECTMEN RobertL.Ellis,SandraP.Roulston,RobertJ. Campbell(Chair), EverettP.McBride,Jr., GeorgeP.Jones,III, The year began with the recovery from the drought of The TownEngineer, EdBlaine, hasretiredandGeorge 1995 and ended with approaching completion of the SealyhasmovedfromPublicWorkstoCapitalProjects pipeline irom Arlington Reservoir to begin supplying Manager. The organizationand leadership positions of waterinJanuaryof1997. Thepipelineispartofasystem thosedepartmentswillbeaddressedin 1997. thatwill meetSalem's watersupply needs for30 to 50 years. Werememberthepassingthisyearofseveralwhohave servedthetownfaithfriUyandwithdistinctionbothinand The Selectmen are working to extend the example of out of government: Beatrice Gladwin (Assessing communitycooperationthatmarkedthepipelineprojectto Department) Isabel Bushway (Senior Center), Kathryn other needs in Salem. The board has proposed a Mensinger(KelleyLibrary),HerbertHutchinson(Public community-widestudyofneedsforroadimprovements, Works), Bill Rogers (SARC), William Scott (Fire water distribution, and sewer systems. We have been Department), William Breen (Police Department) and making a major effort to get community input on road Gayle Beach (Salem School District). We include improvementsandotherissues. BernardW.M.CampbellwhowhileservingontheSchool Boardwasanexampleofdedicatedandhonorableservice The floodinOctoberandthewidespreadlossofpower forthewholetown. from the December snowstorm showedthatwe need a more effective way to communicate to the community TheBoardislookingaheadto 1997asayeartoimprove duringemergencies.Thatwillbeonouragendafor1997. effectivenessindeliveringservicestothecommimity. It willbeateameffort, includingtownemployees,boards Wethankthemembersoftheboardsandcommitteeswho and committees, andthepublic. We needyourhelp to have served and express our particular thanks to and make 1997ayeartoremembernewandgreaterthingsin notice ofthose who have "retired" from some ofthese Salem. positions:WilliamBradfordandDorisLevesquefromthe Conservation Commission, Shirley Bennett, Sandra Respectfullysubmitted, Merrill and Stephanie Micklon from the Council on Aging, Pafricia Weber and Doris Beshara from the RobertJ.Campbell,Chair Housing Authority, John Lukens and Bernard H. CampbellfromthePlanningBoard,andEdGabrielfrom theRecreationAdvisoryCommittee. -5- TownofSalem, New Hampshire 1996AnnualTownReport BUDGET COMMITTEE Standing:HarleyFeatherston,EarlMerrow,BrendaSack; Seated:RobertMayer, WilliamRudd(Chair),StephenCampbell The Salem Budget Committee operates under RSA 32. resurfacing/reconstruction projects for a total of Partofourdutyistorecommendabudgetfortheaimual $1,375,985. School DistrictandTownMeetings. Bothmeetingsare heldinMarch. Salemcontinuestogrow. Propertyvaluationswentfrom $784,045,990in 1995to$797,178,960in 1996. Ofeach The Salem Board ofSelectmen and the Salem School $797,178Salemspends,afternon-propertyrevenuetaxes, Board gave their proposed budgets to the Budget means$1/$1,000valuationonthetaxrateversus$784,045 Committeetostartourreviewprocesstoaddorsubtract in1995. Valuationwas48%ofmarketvalue. dollarsthroughapreliminaryvoteprocess. Wethenheld apublichearingforresidentstogiveustheirinputonthe When all was said and done, the tax rate for Salem budgetfollowedbyafmalvoteoneachpartofthebudget. increasedfrom$45.62in1995to$47.97in1996or$2.35 Our fmal vote budgets were presented to the Town per$1,000dollarsvaluation. MeetingandSchoolDistrictMeetingsfortheregistered voterstoacton. A couple of areas that I believe will continue to put pressure on property taxes are more students due to Wealsohaveapreliminaryvote,publichearingandfmal residentialdevelopment,roadreconstructionprogramsand vote with or without recommendation on all money healthinsurancecostforschoolandtownemployees. warrantarticles. Ourrecommendedvoteisstatedatthe TownorSchool DistrictMeetingbefore each article is I would like to thank the other Budget Committee votedon. Thedollaramountonawarrantarticlecannot membersformakingmyjobaseasyaspossibleandthe be changed by the Budget Committee, we can only voters that appeared at our meetings public hearings, recommendornotrecommendthemasreceived. schooldisfrictandtownmeetings. Two of the largest articles passed at the 1996 Town Respectfiillysubmitted. Meeting were the Arlington Pond to Canobie Lake pipeline construction for $2,900,000 and two road WilliamL.Rudd,Chair -6-