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P WASHINGTON, NH ANNUAL REPORT nnnHi 776 2002 - 1 IN MEMORIAM: Harry Hadaway was very involved in the community and held many positions: Supervisor of the Checklist (1964-1968), Policeman (1963-1971), Safety Committee (1970-1971), Town Planning Committee (1965-1968), Selectman (1966- 1971) and Fire Chief(1967-1971). In 1964, Harry decided that E. Washington needed a fire truck. Through the Grange, an E. Washington Improvement Association was formed and bought a 1941 Ford fire truck with donations from people in the E. Washington neighborhood. The truck was driven from Mattapoisett by the firemen, who donated all the equipment needed. Harry decided that the truck needed a station so Norman Fletcher loaned a piece ofland; under Harry's supervision, a station was built with all the local people helping in the construction, even the ladies. The money was raised by donations and hunters' dinners. Later the station and truck were turned over to the town ofWashington. Harry was also on a committee to see about building a fire station in Washington Center. With Fred Otterson and other volunteers, they built a three-bay station with a meeting room and A police office at a cost of$8,500. used fire truck was bought for $1,000. Later Harry persuaded the town to buy two new trucks, lowering the town insurance rates. Cover Photo: Abner H. Barker Abner Barker, one of the Town's oldest residents, was the Town's first Fire Chief and Forest Fire Warden (1939-1945). He was also a Selectman (1952-1971), Perambulator (1952-1971) and Police Chief 1952-1959), and also served on the Planning Committee ( (1952-1972) and the Bicentennial Committee (1974-1977). Abner also served on earlier Old Home Day committees and was the town representative to the Dartmouth Lake Sunapee Region. He was also a member ofthe NH Police Chiefs Association as well as a member of the Sullivan-Grafton Law Enforcement Association and Fire Wardens Association. 2002 ANNUAL TOWNREPORT - TOWN OF WASHINGTON N.H. n Annual Reports ofthe Town of WASfflNGTON NEW HAMPSHIRE FOR THE YEAR 2002 2002 ANNUAL TOWNREPORT -TOWN OF WASHINGTONN.H. Annual Reports oftheTown Officers of WASHINGTON,NEWHAMPSHIRE fortheFiscalYearEndingDecember 31, 2002 TogetherwiththeReports ofthe WASHINGTON SCHOOLDISTRICT fortheFiscalYearEnding June 30, 2002 TABLE OF CONTENTS General Information 4 Whereto getthings done 7 Town Officers Directory 8 2003 TownMeeting: IndexforWarrant 12 Warrantfor AnnualTownMeeting 13 BindingDecisionsfrom priorTownMeetings 23 2003 BudgetforTown 25 2003 BudgetforTown, DetailedExpenses 29 Financial Statements, YearEndingDecember31, 2002: Bonded Debt, Statement of 39 Statement ofPayments, Detailed 40 Tax Collector'sReport 73 Town Clerk's Report 76 Treasurer's Report 77 Cemetery Trustees' Treasurer's Report 80 Trustees ofTrustFunds: TrustFunds Report 81 CheckingAccountReconciliation 82 Wages for Town Employees 83 OutstandingTaxesDue 88 TaxRate Information: Property Valuation Summary andExemptions 89 TaxRate Computation andBreakdown 90 Reports ofTown Officers and Committees: Americans withDisabilities Act Committee 92 Archives Committee 92 AshuelotRiverLocal Advisory Committee 93 BoardofAssessors 94 Cemetery Trustees 95 Conservation Commission 96 Fire Department 97 Fire Department Auxilliary 99 Forestry Committee 100 Girl Scouts 101 Health Officer 102 2002 ANNUAL TOWN REPORT -TOWN OF WASHINGTON N.H. Highway Department 102 Historical Society 104 Historical Society TrustFund 105 Ice Fishing Derby 106 JointLoss Management (Safety) Committee 107 Lake Sunapee Region Visiting Nurse Association 108 Patriotic Purposes 109 PlanningBoard 110 Police Department 110 2002 Activity Report 113 Recycling Center 116 Rescue Squad 118 BoardofSelectmen 120 Shedd Free Library 122 Supervisors ofthe Checklist 126 Welfare Department 126 Web Site Manager 127 ZoningBoard ofAdjustment 128 Town Property, Schedule of 129 Vital Statistics 130 Record of2002 Annual TownMeeting 132 SPECIAL THANKS to Grace Jager for the wonderful historical facts she supplied for ourTown Report. 2002 ANNUAL TOWN REPORT -TOWNOF WASHINGTONN.H. GENERAL INFORMATION Date ofIncorporation December 13, 1776 Total area Approx. 50 squaremiles Elevationabove mean sealevel Town Center 1532 feet Maximum(Lovell Mountain) 2496 feet Number ofregisteredvoters, 2002 604 Population, 2002 895 District Court Newport US Senator: Judd Gregg 125 NorthMain Street NH Concord, 03104 (603)225-7115 [email protected] John Sununu Senate Office Building DC Washington 20510 (202) 224-2841 [email protected] US Representative: Charles Bass 142 North Main Street NH Concord, 03301 (603) 225-2255 [email protected] State Senator: BobOdell StateHouse, Room 302 107 N. Main St NH Concord, 03301 (603) 863-9797 [email protected] StateRepresentatives: BeverlyT. Rodeschin 336 Sunapee Street NH Newport, 03773 (603) 863-1941 [email protected] ANNUAL TOWN REPORT -TOWN OF WASHINGTON N.R 2002 PeterE. Franklin Acworth,NH 03601-0175 (603) 835-6074 [email protected] GordonB. Flint 21 LincolnTerrace NH Newport, 03773 Law Enforcement: Lieutenant James Kelly NH State Police-Troop C 29 Route 9 Keene,NH 03431 (603) 358-3333 www.state.nh.us/nhsp/contenls.html [email protected] SheriffMichaelL. Prozzo, Jr. Sullivan County Sheriff's Department POBox 27, 14 Main Street NH Newport, 03773-0027 (603) 863-4200 http://suUivancounty-nh.com/ [email protected] ChiefSteven Marshall I. WashingtonPolice Department POBox273, 5 HalfmoonPondRoad NH Washington, 03280-0273 (603) 495-3295 (office) (603) 495-3233 (24 hourdispatch) www.washingtonnh.org [email protected] Total Town Valuation $89,074,419.00 Taxrate $26.30 (Town $9.83, Local school $5.93, State school, $5.98, County $4.56) (plus $0.62 bettermenttax forHighlandHaven VillageDistrict) County and county seat Sullivan, Newport 2002 ANNUAL TOWNREPORT - TOWN OF WASHINGTONN.H. Town Hall hours: Selectmen Thursday 9-3, 6:30-8:30 Assessors Thursday 9-2 Bookkeeper Thursday 9-2 Town Clerk, Tax Collector Thursday 3-9, Friday 9-4, Second and last Saturdays 9-1 Planning Board FirstTuesday at 7 Board ofAdjustment Last Wednesday at7:30 Conservation Committee FirstThursday at 7 i Education: K-5 WashingtonElementary School 6-12 Hillsboro Middle andHigh School Nearby higher education Colby-Sawyer College, NewLondon NewEngland College, Henniker Dartmouth College, Hanover University ofNew Hampshire, Durham Hospitals: NewLondon Dartmouth-Hitchcock (Lebanon) Concord Peterborough Claremont Churches: Congregational, nearthe TownHall Baptist, EastWashington Seventh Day Adventist, King Street (SDA -not openinwinter) Transportation: Amtrak Claremont, NH andBellows Falls, VT MA Major airports Manchester, NH, Boston, and Hartford (Windsor Locks), CT NH Bus Concord, Communications: Conknet (Keene) Granite StateTelephone (Hillsboro) SugarRiver (Newport) Washingtonhas no cable connection 2002 ANNUAL TOWN REPORT -TOWN OF WASHINGTON N.H. WHERE TO GET THINGS DONE: Assessor's Card TownHall Assessment Information Assessors Bid Package Selectmen, TownHall Birth Certificate Town Clerk Boat License Town Clerk BuildingPermit Selectmenand Town Clerk Business Permit PlanningBoard Car Registration Town Clerk Check List Town Clerk, Supervisor ofthe Check List Death Certificate Town Clerk Dog License Town Clerk Dog, stray and complaints Police Department DrivewayPermit PlanningBoard Election Information Town Clerk, Supervisor ofthe Check List Hunting/Fishing License Town Clerk Information, general Town Hall Intentto Cut Assessors Intentto Excavate Assessors Maps TownHall Marriage License Town Clerk Motor Vehicle Registration Town Clerk Minutes ofMeetings TownHall OHRVLicense Town Clerk Pistol Permit Application Town Clerk Rental ofthe Town Buildings Selectmen RSA's Selectmen Sign Permit PlanningBoard State Laws Selectmen Tax Payment Tax Collector Transfer Station Sticker Transfer Station Variance to a Building Permit Zoning Board ofAdjustment Voter Registration Supervisor ofthe ChecklistandTown Clerk Wetland PermitApplication Conservation Commission andTown Clerk Assessors (495)-3074 PlanningBoard -3661 Police Department -3294 Selectmen -3661 Supervisors ofthe Checklist -3422 Tax Collector -3667 Town Clerk -3667 Town Hall -3667, 3661, 3521, 3074; fax 3299 Transfer Station -5399 2002 ANNUAL TOWNREPORT-TOWNOF WASHINGTON TOWNOF WASHINGTON TOWNOFFICERSDIRECTORY Moderator RonaldJager 2004 Selectmen GuyEaton,Chairman 2003 J. RuffordHarrison 2004 JamesO'Reilly 2005 Archives Committee GraceJager WendyOtterson BoardofAssessors ArlineR. France, Chairman 2004 AlgridB. Krygeris 2003 LindaT. Cook 2005 Communications Officer LindsayCollins ConservationCommittee MichaelAndrews,Chairman CarolAndrews Lionel Chute DonRichard Barbara Gaskell DorothyThompson ThomasTaylor Custodian Mark Warenda EmergencyManagementDirector EdwardG. Thayer Financial Officer LyndaB. Roy Assistant Nancy Tanner Fire Chief JohnEccard 2003 ForestFireWarden JohnPasieka Deputies DavidR. Hunt EdwardG. Thayer Jed Schwartz JohnEccard BrianMoser PhilipBezio PeterCrowell StevenMarshall RobertOstertag ShawnAtkins MichaelOstertag HealthOfficer KarlJurson Deputy JohnHendrickson -8-