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ANNUAL REPORT TOWN OF SUNAPEE NEW HAMPSHIRE Inc. April 4, 1781 :t3^ Georges Mills Reservoir, Prospect Hill Road For The Year Ending December 31, 1997 Looking down on the new 250,000 gallon Georges Mills Reservoir, Prospect Hill Road Rear view of Georges Mills Wells Pumping Station, off of Pleasant St. In October of 1997, the Georges Mills Water System source was changed from gravity feed from Ledge Pond to a new pumped well system. TABLE OF CONTENTS Ambulance Report 59-60 Auditor's Report 36-38 Balance Sheet - Audited 1996 39-40 Balance Sheet - Unaudited 1997 27-28 Budget Advisory Committee Report 25 TV Cable Report 54-55 Cemetery Report 90 & Comparative Statement - Expenditures Revenues 20-24 Conservation Commission Report 72-74 Council on Aging Report 69-70 Debt Maturity 29 Dedication 1 Exemptions 34 & Facility Stickers - Decals Tickets 65 Finacial Report - Town Clerk & Tax Collector 46-50 Fire Department Report 59 & Forest Fire Warden State Forest Ranger Report 58 Health Officer Report 79 Highway Department Report 63 History Feasibility Study Committee Report 56-57 Hydro Electric Report 80 Lake Sunapee Visiting Nurses Association 68 Library Reports 51-53 New Permit System Report 74 NH/VT Solid Waste Project Report 65-66 Planning Board Report 75 Planning/Zoning Permits Report 77 Police Department Report 60-62 Recreation Committee Report 81-84 Schedule ofProperty 31-33 School Report SI School-to-Work Report 70 Selectmen's Report 7 Senior Citizen Report 84-85 State Representatives Reports 86-90 Sullivan County Economic Development Council Report 71-72 Summary of 1997 Town Meeting 35 Summary ofInventory 26 Tax Rate Computation 30 Town Clerk & Tax Collector's Report 45 Town Manager's Report 8-10 Town Officers 2-6 Transfer Station Report 64 Treasurer's Report 41-42 Trustee ofthe Trust Fund Reports 43-44 Upper Valley Lake Sunapee Regional Planning Commission Report 78-79 Vital Statistics 91-94 Warrant for 1998 Town Meeting 11-19 Water and Sewer Department Report 66-67 Welfare Report 85-86 Zoning Board ofAdjustment Report 76 DEDICATION The Selectmen dedicate the 1997 Annual Town Report to all the Town employees and volunteers who have spent so many hours and so much effort to make Sunapee the great place it is to live. This cooperation and dedication to serving the residents ofSunapee was brought into sharp focus during the recent ice storm that started January 7, 1998. Preliminary figures show that there were over two man-years oftime spent by volunteers during this incident. Highway and other employees spent many hours in dangerous conditions making sure emergency vehicles, utility crews, and others could get through and around the We debris on the roads. are truly thankful and amazed at the willingness and readiness to help everyone that needed it during the storm and after when trees were down over wires and the electricity was offfor many residents for five days or more. Although this storm highlighted the dedication, we want to convey our thanks to all the volunteers and employees who provide quiet service throughout the year. We are aware ofhow often only the few negative comments are heard while the positive are rarely passed on. Our apologies for not passing on every positive comment and thought. But we truly appreciate your service as committee members, emergency responders, highway maintenance workers, office workers and department heads. We, the Board ofSelectmen of Sunapee, applaud and salute all our employees and volunteers for the years ofdedicated service provided each year. Thank you! TOWN OFFICERS MODERATOR Michael R. Feeney, resigned Term Expires 1998 Harry Gale, Jr., appointed Term Expires 1998 SELECTMEN Frederick C. Gallup, Chairman Term Expires 1998 Jean W. Putonen, resigned (1/98) Term Expires 1999 William H. Chalmers Term Expires 2000 TOWN MANAGER John B. Wheeler TOWN CLERK/TAX COLLECTOR Betty H. Ramspott Term Expires 1999 DEPUTY TOWN CLERK/TAX COLLECTOR Eileen Stiles TREASURER Francis C. Gallup Term Expires 1998 POLICE CHIEF Alan Soucy Term Expires 999 J. 1 ROAD AGENT Anthony Bergeron Term Expires 1998 J. SUPERINTENDENT WATER & SEWER DEPARTMENT David R. Brennan WELFARE DIRECTOR Don Wrightington PLANNING/ZONING ADMINISTRATOR Michael Marquise BALLOT CLERKS Justine Cutting Republican Robert Haselton Jr. Republican Sally J. Putonen Democrat John V. Chesson Democrat BUDGET ADVISORY COMMITTEE Tina Naimie, Chairman Term Expires 1999 Charles Balyeat Term Expires 1998 Donna Davis Term Expires 1998 James Elliott Term Expires 2000 Emma Smith Term Expires 1999 CABLE CONTRACT STUDY COMMITTEE Douglas Munro, Chairman Term Expires 1999 William H. Chalmers Term Expires 1999 Patricia Brown Term Expires 1999 CEMETERY COMMISSIONERS Jeffrey S. Trow, Chairman Term Expires 2000 Louis Charon Term Expires 1999 Brenda Franzen Term Expires 1998 COFFIN PARK COMMITTEE Represented by Town Office Employees CONSERVATION COMMISSION Van Webb, Chairman Term Expires 1999 Bruce Burdett Term Expires 2000 Robert Hill Term Expires 1998 Emmons Jenkins, Jr. Term Expires 1999 Dorothy Price Term Expires 1998 George Quackenbos Term Expires 2000 EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR Howard G. Sargent FIRE DEPARTMENT ENGINEERS Francis H. Nolin, Jr., Chief Term Expires 2000 Duane Abbott Term Expires 1999 Dana Ramspott Term Expires 1998 Daniel R. Ruggles Term Expires 2000 FOREST FIRE WARDEN Daniel R. Ruggles Term Expires 1998 FOREST FIRE DEPUTY WARDENS Duane Abbott Term Expires 1998 Francis H. Nolin, Jr. Term Expires 1998 Dana Ramspott Term Expires 1998 Howard Sargent Term Expires 1998 Mark Scott Term Expires 1998 HEALTH OFFICER John W. Wiggins Term Expires 1998 Michael Dashner, Deputy Term Expires 2000 HIGHWAY SAFETY COMMITTEE Anthony Bergeron Road Agent J. Frederick C. Gallup Selectman Stephen Gray Highway Engineer Francis H. Nolin, Jr. Fire Chief Alan J. Soucy Police Chief HISTORY FEASIBILITY STUDY COMMITTEE Robert Ward, Chairman Term Expires 1998 Ronald Garceau Term Expires 1998 Norwood Keeney, HI Term Expires 1998 Janet Ramspott Term Expires 1998 Priscilla Sargent Term Expires 1998 Eileen Stiles Term Expires 1998 LIBRARIAN Patricia D. Hand LIBRARY TRUSTEES Margaret S. Burdett Term Expires 2000 Nancy Clark Term Expires 1998 Gerard Farland Term Expires 1999 Barbara Hollander Term Expires 1999 Gerald Karr Term Expires 2000 NH/VT SOLID WASTE PROJECT John B. Wheeler Delegate Thomas Alexander Alternate J. PLANNING BOARD Everett Pollard, Chairman Term Expires 1998 Harry Brown Term Expires 2000 Peggy Chalmers Term Expires 1999 Katnna Hill Term Expires 1998 Kevin Rickard Term Expires 2000 Robert Ward Term Expires 1999 George Ogden, Alternate Vicki Branch, Alternate Frederick C. Gallup, Ex-officio Selectmen RECREATION COMMITTEE Debi McGrath, Chairman Term Expires 1999 Marian Deegan Term Expires 2000 Jay Harvey Term Expires 1998 Nicholas Memole Term Expires 1999 Candy Saindon Term Expires 1999 Judy Thackaberry Term Expires 1997 Ann Webb Term Expires 1997 RIVERWALK COMMITTEE Norwood H. Keeney III, Chairman Term Expires 2000 Guy Alexander Term Expires 1999 Anthony Bergeron Term Expires 1998 J. Shaun Caroll Term Expires 1999 Janet Grevstad Term Expires 1999 Jo Hill Term Expires 1999 Jessica Leavitt Term Expires 2000 Everett Pollard Term Expires 2000 Bonnie Quackenbos Term Expires 999 1 John Babe Sargent Term Expires 1998 Richard D. Webb Term Expires 2000 Richard H. Webb Term Expires 2000 John Wiggins Term Expires 1998 SUPERVISORS OF CHECKLIST Holly Durfor Term Expires 2002 Devon Smith Term Expires 1998 Nancy Smith Term Expires 2000 TOWN BUILDING COMMITTEE Al Soucy, Chairman Term Expires 1998 Augustine Baffa Term Expires 1998 J. Anthony Bergeron Term Expires 1998 William H. Chalmers Term Expires 1998 Francis "Skip" Nolin Term Expires 1998 William Scharff Term Expires 998 1 Richard H. Webb Term Expires 998 1 TRUSTEES OF TRUST FUNDS James N. Elliott Term Expires 1999 Bruce Jennings Term Expires 1998 Robert P. Springer Term Expires 2000 UPPER VALLEY LAKE SUNAPEE COUNCIL DIRECTORS James N. Elliott Term Expires 1999 Robert L. Ward Term Expires 2000 WATER SEWER COMMISSIONERS William Roach, Chairman Term Expires 2000 Gordon Ramspott, Vice Chairman Term Expires 1999 Eric Allen, resigned Term Expires 2000 Henry Cunningham, appointed Term Expires 1988 James Leland Term Expires 1998 David Montambeault Term Expires 999 1 Eileen Stiles Term Expires 1998 Ronald P. Wyman Term Expires 1998 ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT William Price, Chairman Term Expires 1998 William H. Chalmers Term Expires 1998 Robert Mastin Term Expires 2000 Margaret Thompson Term Expires 1999 Peter White Term Expires 1998 Karen Tutthill, Alternate Term Expires 1999 Arthur B. Zerbel, Jr., Alternate Term Expires 2000 Robert Cook, Alternate Term Expires 2001