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t^% TOWN OF DORCHESTER NEW HAMPSHIRE V>N40^ DORCH^flfi LEBANON MASSACHUSETTS Annual Report 1994 Digitized by the Internet Arciiive in 2009 with funding from Boston Library Consortium IVIember Libraries http://www.archive.org/details/annualreporttown1994dorc ANNUAL REPORT OF THE OFFICERS Of Town the of Dorchester, New Hampshire Year Ended December 31, 1994 TABLE OF CONTENTS ANNUALREPORTOFTHE OFHCERS — 1 DORCHESTER TOWN OFHCERS 1994 5 TOWN WARRANT..... 7 DORCHESTERTOWN BUDGET 10 SOURCES OFREVENUES 14 TAXES 14 SUMMARYOF VALUATION 15 TAXES ASSESSEDANDTAX RATES 15 SCHEDULE OFTOWN PROPERTY 15 FINANCIAL REPORT 16 AUDITOR'S REPORT 17 TOWN CLERK'S ANNUALREPORT 17 TAX COLLECTOR'S REPORT 18 TOWNTREASURER'S REPORT 19 DETAILED SUMMARYOF RECEIPTS 20 DETAILED REPORTOF PAYMENTS 21 ROADS MONEY DISTRIBUTION 26 DORCHESTER COMMUNITY LIBRARY 29 1994 REPORT OFTRUST FUNDS 30 1994 REPORT OF CEMETERYTRUSTEES 32 PLANNING BOARD 33 BOARD OFADJUSTMENT 33 ANIMALCONTROL 34 TRI-COUNTY COMMUNITYACTION PROGRAM 35 PEMI BAKER SOLIDWASTE DISTRICT 38 PEMI-BAKER SOLID WASTE DISTRICTANNUALREPORT 39 TOWN FORESTFIRE WARDENAND STATE FOREST RANGER 40 .. HOSPICE OFTHE UPPERVALLEY 41 VISITING NURSEALLIANCE 42 THE PLYMOUTH REGIONAL CLINIC 44 GRAFTON COUNTYCOMMISSIONERS 45 GRAFTON COUNTYSENIOR CITIZENS COUNCIL 47 PEMI BAKERYOUTHAND FAMILY SERVICES COUNCIL 48 TASKFORCEAGAINSTDOMESTICAND SEXUALVIOLENCE 49 .. VITAL STATISTICS 51 SUMMARY OF 1994 DORCHESTERTOWN MEETING 52 3 - - 4 — DORCHESTER TOWN OFFICERS 1994 BOARD OF SELECTMEN BlancheA. MacDonald '95 (C) MaureenT. Blanch '96 DavidA. Morrill '97 MODERATOR Henry L. Melanson '95 TOWN TREASURER TOWN CLERK WalterH. Morgan '95 Brenda A. Howe '95 TAX COLLECTOR ROAD AGENT DelbertG.Pratt '95 George C. Conkey '95 ANIMAL CONTROLOFFICER FOREST FIRE WARDEN JoEUen Gove George C. Conkey, II, '95 HEALTH OFFICER PERMIT OFFICER BlancheA. MacDonald '97 Selectmen WELFARE DIRECTOR Alice E. Melanson TRUSTEES OFTRUST FUNDS Winslow Hallowell '97 BrianA. Howe '96 Henry Melanson '95 AUDITORS FrancesA. Whitehurst '95 Lynn Carter '95 SUPERVISORS OF CHECKLIST Christine Morgan '99 NellaH.Ashley '98 FrancesA. Whitehurst '96 PLANNING BOARD John Franz, Ch. '95 LindaLandry '96 DavidA. Morrill Sic. Rep. '97 Larry Russeau '97 Jeanette St. George '96 BlancheA. MacDonald, Ex-OfficioAlt. '95 BOARD OFADJUSTMENT Larry Russeau, Ch. & P. B. Rep. '97 JoEllen Gove, Sec. '95 MaureenT. Blanch, Sic. Rep. '95 BlancheA. MacDonald, Ex-OfficioAlt. '95 LIBRARY TRUSTEES Mary Morrissey '96 ChristineMorgan '95 RitaButcher '97 1 CEMETERY COMMITTEE MarthaL. Walker '97 Mary CarrollAbell '96 NellaH.Ashley '96 REPRESENTATIVE TO PEMI-BAKERSOLID WASTE DISTRICT Michael Landry REPRESENTATIVES, UVLS REGIONALPLANNING COMMISSION Vacant HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISSION RobertPon (C) '94 NellaH.Ashley '96 Mary Morrissey '97 DavidA. Morrill, Sic. Rep. '97 DavidYetman '96 SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER Cathy Cote '96 REPRESENTATIVES TO MASCOMA HEALTH COUNCIL HerbertNoel Ruby Noel MEETING TIMES AND HOURS BoardofSelectmen: Every otherThursday, 6:15 p.m, Selectmen's Office - Phone 786-9476 Town Clerk: Every Thursday, 3 to 6 p.m. Selectmen's Office Tax Collector: No settime/hours. Town House Rd. 523-7374 (Home) Planning Board: 2nd Tuesday each month, 7:00 p.m. Selectmen's Office Board ofAdjustment: As required, 7:30 p.m. Selectmen's Office Library: Wed. 1-3 p.m., Thurs. 3-6 p.m. Sat. 10:00-noon Town House: Phone 523-8300 TransferStation: Wednesday 12:00-4:00 Saturday 9:00-4:00 Sunday 9:00-1:00 Check forchanges in Summerhours (July 1 - Labor Day) EMERGENCY NUMBERS — Fire: Canaan 1-448-1212 Rumney 1-524-1545 F.A.S.T. Squad: Canaan 523-8343 State Police: (Troop F, Twin Mountain) 1-800-852-3411 1-800-846-5517 Sheriff: Grafton County Sheriffs Dept. 787-69 1 . TOWN WARRANT The State ofNew Hampshire To the inhabitants oftheTown ofDorchester in the County ofGrafton in said state, qualified to vote inTown affairs: You are hereby notified to meet at theTown Hall in said Dorchesteron Tuesday the 14th day ofMarch 1995, polls to be open forvoting on Article 1 at 11:00 o'clock in the forenoon, and toclose not earlierthan 7:00o'clock in the afternoon, with actionon the remaining articles to be taken commencing at 10:00 o'clock in the forenoon on Saturday, March 18, 1995. 1 To choose by nonpartisan ballot all necessary Town officers forthe ensuing year. 2. To see iftheTown will authorize the Selectmen to borrow money in anticipation oftaxes. Recommended by Selectmen. 3. To see iftheTown will voteto authorize the Selectmen to administer, lease, rent, sell orconvey by advertised sealed bid, public auction, orto other- wise dispose ofany real estate or mineral rights orany other interest in real estate acquired by theTown by any Tax Collector's Deed orotherwise, and to authorize the selectmen to sign the necessary and appropriate documents for such purposes. And in the eventofa sale, any sale shall beconducted by advertised sealed bids, negotiated private sale, public auction orin any other mannerwhich the selectmen shall deem to be in the best interestoftheTown. And apublic hearing mustbe heldby the Selectmen before proceeding with any such sale. Recommendedby Selectmen. 4. To see iftheTownwillvoteto authorize the Selectmen to apply for, receive andexpendfederal and state grants which may become available during the course oftheyear, in accordance with RSA31:95-B, and also to accept and expend money from any othergovernmentalunitor private source to be used forpurposesforwhich the town may legally appropriate money. Recommended by Selectmen. 5. To seeiftheTownwill vote toraise and appropriate the sum offifteen thousanddollars ($15,000.00), tobe addedto the capitalreserve funds ofthe -7- 5. To seeiftheTown will vote to raise and appropriate the sum offifteen thousand dollars ($15,000.00), to be added to the capital reserve funds ofthe Town as follows: Town Building Fund $4,500.00 Highway Equipment Fund 5,000.00 Bridges 2,500.00 PurchaseofTown Property 1,000.00 Revaluation ofProperty 2,000.00 Recommended by Selectmen. 6. To see iftheTown will vote to raise and appropriate the sum ofthree hundred dollars ($300.00) forthe care ofabandonedanduncared forcemeteries. Recommended by Selectmen. 7. To see iftheTown will vote to raise and appropriate six thousand dollars ($6,000.00) forthe purpose ofenergy improvements in theTown House. Recommendedby majority ofSelectmen. 8. To see iftheTown will raise and appropriate fourthousand dollars ($4,000.00) forthe purpose ofsealing more town roads in Dorchester, NH. The locations ofareas to be sealed will be atthe RoadAgent's discretion. (By petition.) Not recommended by majority ofSelectmen. 9. To see iftheTown will raise and appropriate fourthousand dollars ($4,000.00) forthe purpose ofsealing more town roads in Dorchester, NH. Recommended by majority ofSelectmen. 10. To see iftheTown will vote to raise and appropriate fourthousand dollars ($4,000.00) forthe purpose ofenergy improvements to the Selectmen's Office/ Library building. Recommended by majority ofSelectmen. 11. To see iftheTown will raise and appropriatethe sum ofone dollars ($1.00) and vote the following policy to become town policy enforceable against the Selectmen: A Selectman is required to attend the regularbimonthly Selectmen's meetings. The Selectmen are allowed to miss three (3) ofthese bimonthly meetings. Ifmore than three (3) regular bimonthly meetings are missed, a fee of seventy-five dollars ($75.00) will be deducted from that person's selectman's pay each time they miss the regularbimonthly Selectmen's meetings. This policy will have a trial period ofone yearto see ifthe town saves any money and ifthe Selectmen's attendance improves. (By petition.) Not recommended by majority ofSelectmen. -8-