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07^3 New Hampshire Wilton, 2002 Town and School Reports Front cover photograph contributed by Doreece Miller. Pictured is the restoration of the famous horse and sulky mural on the side of Intervale Machinery and Supplies barn located on Forest Road, Wilton. The mural was an artistic effort of Wilton's Martha Greene, Jerri Lawson, Joan Tierney and Gail Proctor; Paula Pestana of Mont Vernon and Milford's Susan Peterson. 1*0 2oO>- Donna Mae Bolt Hoover November 9, 1927 - October 13, 2002 William Montelius Abbott July 25, 1 914 - August 31 2002 , The Board of Selectmen would like to pay tribute to Donna Hoover and Bill Abbott for their commitment and service to the Town of Wilton. Donna served as Budget Committee Chairman and President of the Wilton Business Association while Bill served on the Board of Selectmen and the School Board. Their energy, good nature and spirit of involvement will be missed. ANNUAL REPORTS OF THE TOWN OFFICERS OF WILTON, NH FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 2002 31, WILTON-LYNDEBOROUGH COOPERATIVE & WILTON SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 2002 30, Printed byTheAthol Press Inc.,Athol, MA 01331 INDEX Ambulance and Rescue 64 Auditor's Report 55 Balance Sheet 17 Budget Committee Report 15 Budget for Town of Wilton 10 Building Inspector's Report 58 Building Permits Issued 47 Conservation Commission 66 Current Use Report 52 Expenditures, Detailed 24 Fire Department 62 Forest Fire Warden 63 Health Department 64 Heritage Commission 57 Highway Department 59 Home Health Care, Hospice & Community Services 73 Investment of the Trust Funds 39 Library Director's Report 56 Library Treasurer's Report 45 Milford Area Communications Center 69 MS-5 19 Nashua Regional Planning Commission 70 Police Department 58 Recycling Center 60 Revenues, Detailed 13 Schedule of Town Property 53 School District Report S1 Selectmen's Report 54 Sewer Department 63 Souhegan Home & Hospice Care Report 72 Summary Inventory of Valuation 51 2002 Synopsis of Town Meetings and Election Results 74 .... Tax Collector 41 Tax Rate Computation 50 Town Clerk 44 Town Officer's 1 Treasurer's Report 35 Trustee of the Trust Funds 36 Vital Statistics 84 Warrant for Town Meeting 3 Wilton Main Street Association 67 Waterworks Report 61 Wilton-Lyndeborough Youth Center 65 Wilton- Lyndeborough Cooperative High School S40 TOWN OFFICERS - 2002 Selectmen: Moderator: David W. Glines, Chair. 2003 Richard D. Rockwood 2004 Stuart S. Draper 2004 Jerry W. Greene 2005 Highway Agent: Dennis W. Maki, Resigned Tax Collector: Brian Adams, Acting Jane K. Farrell 2003 Kyra L. Brennan, Deputy Budget Committee: Cary A. Hughes, Chair. 2004 Town Clerk: David M. McGettigan 2003 Jane K. Farrell 2005 David B. Tierney, Jr. 2003 Kyra L. Brennan, Deputy Kyra L. Brennan 2003 Donald R. McGettigan, Sr.2004 Treasurer: William J. Keefe 2005 Barry A. Greene 2003 Donald C. Davidson, Jr. 2005 Paul K. Putnam, Resign. 2005 Trustee of the Trust Funds: Betsy M. Warren, Resign. John H. Hutchinson, Chair.2005 Joyce A. Fisk, Appt. Louise K. Greene 2003 School Board Member Earl W. Watts 2004 Stuart S. Draper, Selectmen Member Auditors: Zoning Board of Adjustment: Doris G. Boutwell 2003 R. Neil Faiman, Chair. 2005 Carlene Brown 2003 Carol R. Roberts 2003 Robert E. Spear, Jr. 2003 Planning Board: James A. Tuttle 2004 Michael D. Davidson, 2005 Joanna K. Eckstrom 2005 Chair. Resign. 10/02 Ronald A. Hanisch, Alt. W. Bruce Johnson, 2004 Eric W. Fowler, Alt. Appt. Co-Chair. Mark H. Whitehill, 2005 Supervisor of Checklist: Appt. Co-Chair. Joan C. Pellerin, Chair. 2004 J. Alex MacMartin, Jr. 2003 Priscilla C. Jowders 2003 R. Neil Faiman 2003 Appt. to 3/03 Matthew W. Fish 2003 Nancy Lee Claire 2006 Appt. to 3/03 Elizabeth A. Castro 2004 Conservation Commission: David W. Glines, Selectmen Member Spencer C. Brookes Chair. II, Dawn Tuomala, Alt. Doreece J. Miller, Resign. 7/02 L. David Holder, Alt. Andrew R. LeFrancois H. Alan Preston Leslie P. Tallarico Philip C. Heald, Emeritus TOWN OFFICERS - 2002 Heritage Commission: Water Commissioners: Stanley T. Young, Chair. Thomas P. Herlihy, Chair. 2005 Corinne F. Blagbrough Charles O. McGettigan, Jr. 2003 Robert A. Chouinard James A. Tuttle 2004 Michael G. Dell'Orto Sewer Commissioners: Thomas B. Greenman, Resign. 8/02 Gail R. Hoar C. Stanley Schultz 2005 Leslie A. Wharton Paul A. Desrochers 2003 Resign. 10/02 Robin R. Schoen, Alt. Phyllis P. Tallarico, Alt. David B. Tierney, Jr. 2003 Jerry W. Greene, Selectmen Member Appt. 11/02 Charles O. McGettigan, Jr. 2004 Library Director: Recycle Center: Carol R. Roberts Maurice G. Guay, Sr. Library Trustees: Stanley T. Young, Chairman Overseer of Welfare: Mary Ellen Brookes Charles O. McGettigan, Jr. Olga S. Brigham Parks & Playgrounds: Ronald E. Brown Highway Department Faye B. Crawford Harold C. Levine Civil Defense: Sandra S. Perfito Thomas P. Herlihy Chief of Police: Fire Chief: Robert D. Maguire Raymond A. Dick Building Inspector: Deputy Fire Chiefs: Frank S. Millward, Retired 4/02 Ronald Y. Caswell William F. Condra, Appt. 5/02 David B. Boissonnault Health Officer: Forest Fire Warden: Frank S. Millward Ronald Y. Caswell Corder of Wood: Nashua Regional Planning Mark C. Gibbons Committee: Diane Nilsson, Resign 11/02 Surveyors of Lumber: Thomas B. Greenman, Resign. 8/02 Mark C. Gibbons Philip C. Heald Dog Officers: Police Department Forest Committee: Philip C. Heald Cemeteries: Masonry, Brick & Stone: Charles O. McGettigan, Jr. Leroy V. Tuttle . STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE TOWN WARRANT To the inhabitants of the Town of Wilton in the County of Hillsborough and the State of New Hampshire qualified to vote in Town Affairs: You are hereby notified to appear at the Wilton Town Hall in said Wilton on Tuesday, March 1 1 , 2003 at 10 A.M. to ballot for necessary Town Officers and other action required to be inserted on said official ballot. (POLLS ARE TO REMAIN OPEN UNTIL 7:00 P.M.) 1 To choose all necessary Town Officers for the year ensuing. (By ballot.) 2. Are you in favor of the adoption of Amendment No. 1 as proposed by the Planning Board for the Town of Wilton Zoning Ordinance as follows: Amend Section 2.0 DISTRICTS, to clarify the distinction between Primary Districts and Overlay Districts. All land in the Town of Wilton is located within one of the primary districts. Land in the Town of Wilton may be located outside of any overlay district or within one or more overlay districts in addition to its underlying primary district. (The Wilton Planning Board recommends this amendment.) 3. Are you in favor of the adoption of Zoning Ordinance Amendment No. 2 as proposed by the Planning Board for the Town of Wilton Zoning Ordinance as follows: Amend Section 3.1.3.1 Structures to clarify by listing specific items that are not , included in the definition. Structures do not include driveways, fences, stonewalls, mailboxes, culverts, and drainage measures approved by the Planning Board as part of a subdivision or site plan. (The Wilton Planning Board recommends this amendment.) 4. Are you in favor of the adoption of Zoning Ordinance Amendment No. 3 as proposed by the Planning Board for the Town of Wilton Zoning Ordinance as follows: Adopt Section 4.9 Notification of Abutters to require notification of the property , owner(s), applicant(s), all persons required under RSA 676:4 l.(d), and RSA 676:7 I (a), and all property owners separated by a railroad right-of-way. (The Wilton Planning Board recommends this amendment.) 5. Are you in favor of the adoption of Zoning Ordinance Amendment No. 4 as proposed by the Planning Board for the Town ofWilton Zoning Ordinance as follows: Amend Section 7.0 COMMERCIAL DISTRICT, to modify text to be consistent with the intent ofthe section by changing "dwelling unit" to "dwelling". (The Wilton Planning Board recommends this amendment.) 6. Are you in favor of the adoption of Zoning Ordinance Amendment No. 5 as proposed by the Planning Board for the Town of Wilton Zoning Ordinance as follows: Amend Section 8.01 District Location to modify sentence structure to more clearly , represent the boundaries of the Industrial District. The text now reads: As delineated on the Town of Wilton Tax Map, this includes Lots B-3 through B-6 (inclusive), B-8, B-10, B-11, B-97 through B-112 (inclusive). Also, lots B-117 through B-121 (inclusive) to a depth of 350 feet from the centerline of Forest Road. (Amended March 1995, March 2003.) A misspelling of Mansur road was also corrected. (The Wilton Planning Board recommends this amendment.) 7. Are you in favor of the adoption of Zoning Ordinance Amendment No. 6 as proposed by the Planning Board for the Town of Wilton Zoning Ordinance as follows: Amend Section 1 1 .2 District Boundaries, to delete former boundary delineation text inadvertently left in the Wetlands Conservation district ordinance that was supposed to be removed when the section was amended in 2002. This deletion does not affect the ordinance as previously amended. (The Wilton Planning Board recommends this amendment.) 8. Are you in favor of the adoption of Zoning Ordinance Amendment No. 7 as proposed by the Planning Board for the Town of Wilton Zoning Ordinance as follows: Amend Section 14.3.3 Setbacks in the Watershed district, to clarify language , referring drainage outfall and feed lots that may not be placed within Watershed District boundaries. The text now reads, "...feed lot, outflow from building drainage...". An erroneous pointer "as defined herein above", was also deleted. (The Wilton Planning Board recommends this amendment.) 9. Are you in favor of the adoption of Zoning Ordinance Amendment No. 8 as proposed by the Planning Board for the Town of Wilton Zoning Ordinance as follows: Amend Section 16.3.1.3 Location and Height of the Signs section to correct a , typographical error causing a number conflict. The setbacks for signs were corrected from, fifteen (16) to fifteen (15). (The Wilton Planning Board recommends this amendment.) 10. Are you in favor of the adoption of Zoning Ordinance Amendment No. 9 as proposed by the Planning Board for the Town of Wilton Zoning Ordinance as follows: Adopt Section 16A EXTERNAL LIGHTING, to create a new ordinance regulating non-residential lighting. The purpose of this ordinance is to preserve the rural atmosphere and dark skies of the Town of Wilton. Increasing light pollution and glare from inappropriate lighting will degrade Wilton's rural character. This is a proactive measure intended to enhance public safety and welfare by providing for