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mi 283rd Annual Town Report For the year Ending December 1999 31, Y^X Printed on recycled paper XD^/ 10% Post ConsumerWaste 1 GENERAL INFORMATION FOR THE TOWN OF STRATHAM TELEPHONE NUMBERS: (* denotes an emergency number) Fire Department (to report fire) 91 1 * EMS Emergency Number (ambulance) 911* Fire House business number (not to report fire) 772-9756 Fire Chief. 772-8215 Police Department (emergency number) 911* Police Department (business number) 778-9691 Animal Control 772-6047 Town Clerk/Tax Collector 772-4741 Selectmen's Office/Town Administrator 772-739 Highway Department 772-5550 Building Inspector/C.E.O 772-7391 Wiggin Memorial Library 772-4346 Historical Society 778-0434 Recreation Commission (Mike Maskwa) 778-2318 Stratham Memorial School 772-5413 Superintendent, SAU #16 778-7772 TOWN OFFICE HOURS: Monday: 8:30 am to 4:00 pm (closed holidays) HISTORICAL SOCIETY HOURS: Tuesdays 9am-1 1 :30am; Thursdays 2pm- 4pm; 1st Sunday ofmonth 2pm-4pm STRATHAM TRANSFER STATION HOURS: Saturdays only 9am - 4pm (winter - November - April, 1st and 3rd Saturdays) MEETINGS: Selectmen's Meetings: Mondays 7:30 pm (except legal holidays) & pm Volunteer Fire Department: 1st 3rd Tuesdays 8 & 2nd 4th Tuesdays Training EMS 4th Tuesday - Training Planning Board: 1st & 3rd Wednesdays ofmonth - 7:30 pm Board ofAdjustment: Tuesdays, Upon Request Code Enforcement Officer/Building Inspector: Monday - Friday 9am - 12 noon Fair Committee: Last Wednesday ofMonth 7:30 pm at Fire House Trash & Recycling Collection: Thursday & Friday curbside 7 am lf<{ ANNUAL REPORT of the TOWN OF STRATHAM NEW HAMPSHIRE by the Selectmen, Town Clerk, Tax Collector, Town Treasurer, and other Town Departments, Boards and Commissions and School Reports DECEMBER 31,1999 with the VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1999 Printed andBoundBy: COASTALPRINTING Salisbury, Massachusetts 2000 DEDICATED TO JAMES STUART A. There are people in every community who quietly give oftheir time and energy for the common good oftheir town. Jim Stuart is one ofthese individuals. Being a long time dairy farmer and involved in many aspects ofthe Town ofStratham has made him an important contributor to the life ofour community. Along with his wife Lorraine, they were Chairpeople ofthe 4-H area ofthe Stratham Fair for 26 years. The 4-H program at the Fair is the foundation ofour country fair. Countless young people had positive and rewarding experiences at the Stratham Fair under the warm and encouraging oversight ofthe Stuarts. Jim Stuart served a long and distinguished term as Chairman ofthe Zoning Board of Adjustment (ZBA) from 1979 to 1994. With the Town changing dramatically, Jim guided the ZBA through an era ofmany zoning changes. Mindful ofthe pressures placed on family farms by development, the Stuarts' Farm became one ofthe first farms in the state to sell their development rights to the State ofNew Hampshire to maintain the rural character ofStratham and insuring a continued farming presence in this region. Jim also served on the Town's first Master Plan Committee and again as Chairman ofthe most recent effort to update the Master Plan, to include chairing the Community Stewardship Program. Jim also worked on the Cost of Community Services study in 1994, which analyzed the cost to the Town associated with different types ofland uses. For these and other efforts, the State ofNew Hampshire Office of State Planning named Jim Stuart as Citizen Planner ofthe Year in 1997. For all these commitments and the investment ofhimselfin our community and our State, we dedicate this 1999 Town Report to a devoted citizen ofour ever-expanding community. He is truly an example to others in both words and deeds. On behalfofa grateful community, the Board ofSelectmen extends its thanks and best wishes to you in your future efforts. Digitized by the Internet Archive 2013 in http://archive.org/details/annualreportoft1999stra 4 TABLE OF CONTENTS DEDICATION 3 TOWN OFFICERS 6 SELECTMEN'S REPORT 10 MINUTES OFTOWN MEETING, 1999 12 TOWN WARRANT, 2000 15 TOWN BUDGET 40 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM 41 BUDGET OF THE TOWN OF STRATHAM 42 TOWN CLERK'S REPORT 43 TAX COLLECTOR'S REPORT 44 SUMMARY OF TAX LIEN ACCOUNTS 45 TOWN TREASURER'S REPORT 46 SUMMARY OF INVENTORY OF VALUATION 48 STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS 49 TAX RATE BREAKDOWN 51 EXPENDITURES 1999 52 COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS & EXPENDITURES 54 YEARLY EARNINGS FOR TOWN EMPLOYEES - 1999 55 FINANCIAL REPORT 56 TRUSTEES OF TRUST FUNDS REPORT 61 POLICE DEPARTMENT REPORT 63 CEMETERY COMMITTEE REPORT 64 OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORT 65 VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORT 66 REPORT OF TOWN FOREST FIRE WARDEN, STATE FOREST RANGER 68 CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER'S REPORT 70 BUILDING INSPECTOR'S REPORT 70 STRATHAM PLANNING BOARD REPORT 71 CONSERVATION COMMISSION REPORT 72 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE REPORT 73 STRATHAM HILL PARK ASSOCIATION REPORT 74 WIGGIN MEMORIAL LIBRARY 75 RECREATION COMMISSION REPORT 77 HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT'S REPORT 78 MOSQUITO CONTROL COMMISSION REPORT 79 STRATHAM HISTORICAL SOCIETY REPORT 81 TOWN AUDIT AND FINANCIAL REPORT 83 VITAL STATISTICS 102 SCHOOL REPORTS 114 SCHOOL WARRANTS ....116 BALANCE OF SCHOOL REPORT 119 1999 TOWN OFFICERS BOARD OF SELECTMEN William R. Krooss* term expires 2000 Kirk Scamman term expires 2001 Martin Wool term expires 2002 Graeme Mann** term expires 2000 * Resigned effective August 13,1999 ** Appointed to serve August 1999 to March 2000 TOWN ADMINISTRATOR Paul R. Deschaine MODERATOR W. Douglas Scamman, Jr. term expires 2000 Jerry Howard (appointed assistant) term expires 2000 TOWN CLERK/TAX COLLECTOR Shirley S. Daley term expires 2002 Brenda Mason, Deputy Tiffany DiBartolomeo, Secretary TREASURER Kenneth F. Lanzillo term expires 2002 CODE ENFORCEMENT/BUILDING INSPECTOR Terry Barnes Linda Beaudoin, Secretary HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT Fred A. Hutton Jr. Highway Agent Cameron Sewall Russell Stevens Alan Williams FIRE DEPARTMENT Chief, Robert O. Law Lt. David Emanuel First Assistant Chief, R. Stanley Walker Lt. Bryan Crosby Second Assistant Chief, Fred Hutton Jr. ChiefSteward, Alan Scholtz Captain, Kevin Rowe Rescue Captain, Paul Plazeski Captain, Christopher Rowe, Jr. Rescue Lt. Dawn Jordan Lt. Timothy Mason Lt. Jeffrey DiBartolomeo POLICE DEPARTMENT Chief, Michael J. Daley On Call Officers: Lt. Richard Wood Donald Andolina Sgt. David Pierce Mike Gobbi Cpl. Richard Gendron, Investigator Bradley Hutchings Off. Tanya Lampi Kevin Walsh Off. Charles Law Peter Bakie Off. James Call David Gilbert Off. Raymond Pardy, III W. Michael Early Off. Arthur Verrault Jaye Aither, Secretary Michael DiCroce, Prosecutor HEALTH OFFICER Dr. Steven R. Roth SUPERVISORS OF THE CHECK LIST William Jeralds term expires 2004 Susan Hunter term expires 2000 Florence Wiggin term expires 2002 TRUSTEES OF THE TRUST FUNDS Kathryn Bickford term expires 2001 Victor Collinino term expires 2000 Gordon Barker term expires 2002 OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT Stephen H. Flink, Director David Emanuel, Deputy LIBRARY TRUSTEES Lesley Gaudreau, Director Carol Gulla term expires 2001 William Clapp term expires 2001 J. Jermain Bodine term expires 2002 D. Craig Wark term expires 2000 Lisa Scamman term expires 2000 CEMETERY COMMITTEE Kenneth F. Lanzillo term expires 2000 Lucy Cushman term expires 2002 Annette White term expires 2001 PLANNING BOARD John A. Hutton III, Chairman term expires 2001 Michael Keane, Vice Chair term expires 2001 Kenneth Cornwell term expires 2002 Carolyn Rowe term expires 2002 Martin Wool, Selectmen's Rep. Lissa Ham, Alternate term expires 2000 Steven Schusler, Alternate term expires 2000 ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT Neil Rowe, Chairman term expires 2001 Christopher Rowe, Sr., Vice Chairman term expires 2000 George D. Cooper term expires 2000 Joseph Derwiecki term expires 2002 Bruce Barker term expires 2001 Graeme Mann, Alternate term expires 2000 Joseph Downey, Alternate term expires 2002 Karen Abrami, Alternate term expires 2001 CONSERVATION COMMISSION Gordon Barker, Chairman term expires 2000 James Cushman term expires 2002 Patricia Elwell term expires 2002 Gerald Batchelder term expires 2001 Kirk Scamman, Selectmen's Rep. Robert Keating term expires 2002 Patricia Grahame term expires 2001 Richard Grimes, Alternate term expires 2001 RECREATION COMMISSION Michael Maskwa, Chairman term expires 2001 Debra Bailey term expires 2001 Kevin Rowe term expires 2000 Laura Batchelder term expires 2000 Anne Moreau term expires 2002 Louis Gobin term expires 2000 Caren Gallagher term expires 2002 Kevin Peck term expires 2002 Tom Burwell term expires 2001 BUDGET ADVISORY COMMITTEE Victor Collinino Christopher Rowe, Sr. William Thompson Robert Holmes James Scamman, Sr. Donna Maskwa 8