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148th Annual Report of the Town and School Officers of Croydon, New Hampshire For the Year Ending December 31, 1998 Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2009 with funding from Boston Library Consortium Member Libraries http://www.archive.org/details/annualreporttown1998croy Annual Reports of the Selectmen, Treasurer, Road Agent, Police Department and Trustees of the Trust Funds and other Officers and Committees of the Town of Croydon New Hampshire X%\ /45" f*i ^-+~+ • 1763 %Jgs /<«,/ Together with the Report ofthe SCHOOL BOARD and the Vital Statistics for the Year 1998 Jn Mem&uam $ecem&e*12,1916 -June23, 1997 Gerald "Bud" Gross was born in the family home in Croydon, December 12, 1916. He attended the Croydon CongregationalChurchintheEastVillage. Budattendedthebrickschool inCroydon EastVillageforeightyearsfollowed byfour yearsatTowleHigh, graduating in 1934. In the64 yearsthat ensued, hewasproudtosayhehad nevermisseda town meeting,with oneexception becausehehadbeen in thehospital. In 1943 whileworking at Door Woolen mill in Newport, he met his wife Rita. In 1948 he was appointed Deputy Town ClerktoassisthisfatherDanaS. Gross. HecontinuedtoserveasDeputyTownClerkforhiswifeRitaandthen2yearsfor Koreen Bridgeo, endinghistenurein 1989after faithfullyserving for43 years. Over aperiod of60yearsheheldmanypositions in thetown aswell asservedon several committees such as the Waste Disposal andtheCemeteryCommitteethatset up regulations forCroydonCemeteries. In 1949 Budwasappointedbythe Selectmen tofill theTown Road Agent'sjob for Ralph Curtis. Hecontinuedto holdthatposition through 1951. In 1966 BudwastheMasterofCeremoniesforCroydon's Bicentennialcelebration. Heserved7yearsasamemberoftheCroydon School Board spanning the years from 1967 through 1973. From 1981 through 1994 Bud acted as an alternate on the PlanningBoardattendingnearlyalltheirmeetingsandmaintainedanotebookrecordingthosemeetings. In 1982heserved asamemberoftheBoardofTrusteesoftheTrust Fundsandfrom 1990to 1992 heservedasa BallotClerk. LateintheFallof1950BudstartedworkfortheStateofNewHampshireasalookoutwatchmanonCroydonMountain.He heldthispositionwiththestateuntil 1956. Thisperiodoftime includedtheGrantham Mountain fireof1953. In 1956he becameaDistrictFireChieffortheStateofNH. Heproudlyserveduntilthefallof1980,retiringafter30yearsofservice. Hecontinuedtoattendtheirmeetingsthrough Januaryof1997. Bud lovedNewHampshire. Helovedthewoods. HelovedCroydon. Jn tftememexu ofi'(faa£dS. Qxaat ute dedicate t/il> f99$ Jeutn ffiepa>d 11 Contents Town Officers 4 Town Warrant 5 Town Budget 8 Statement OfAppropriation 9 Comparative Statement OfAppropriation 10 SourceOfRevenue 1 Tax RateCalculation 12 Summary OfInventory 13 ScheduleOfTown Property 14 TownClerk's Report 15 Tax Collector's Report 16 Treasurer's Report 19 Town Wage Schedule 21 Town Employees Salaries 22 Report OfTrust Funds 23 Town Information 24 Summary OfPayments 25 Detailed Statement OfPayments 26 Police Report 34 Road Agent Report 36 Fire Department Report 37 Ladies Auxiliary Report 39 Croydon Church Report 40 CroydonHistorical Society 43 Forest FireReport 44 Sullivan County Hospice 45 SouthwesternCommunity Services 46 Sullivan County Nutrition 47 Summary OfTown Meeting 48 Croydon School District ExecutiveOrganization 5 School Warrant 52 School Board Report 54 School District Budget 56 SAU # 43 Budget 59 Tuition List 60 Superintendent's Report 62 Summary OfSchool Meeting 63 Vital Statistics 65 -3- TOWN OFFICERS Moderator Jules H. Pellerin Selectmen JulieSwenson JamesHarding David Hooley Town Clerk / Tax Collector Brenda McGuire Koreen Bridgeo(Deputy) Town Treasurer MarieNewcomb Supervisors of the Checklist Janet S. Pellerin BarbaraCarignan MichellePellerin Ballot Clerks Donna Leslie DorothyBallou BeatriceSmith Barbara Speer Health Officer EdwardAmos Police Department RobertTschudin Road Agent DonaldLussier Croydon Volunteer Fire Department HarryP.Newcomb,Chief DavidLessard, DeputyChief WillisH. Ballou,Jr. Captain Planning Board Michael Hughlock,Chairman WillisH. BallouJr. TheodoreMorgan Frank Holmes Zoning Board ofAdjustment BoardofSelectmen Building Official BoardofSelectmen Trustees of Trust Funds and Cemeteries JaneDearden LindaSchultz Colleen Hughlock School Board Officers LorraineNewcomb,Chairperson LeslieHutchins Jacquelyn Cochrane Moderator Willis H. Ballou,Jr. Treasurer Koreen Bridgeo Clerk Brenda McGuire 4- State ofNew Hampshire Warrant You are hereby notified to meet at the Croydon TownHall in said Town onTuesday, the 9th day of March next, at 11:00 o'clock in the forenoon, (polls not to close earlier then 7:00 o'clock in the afternoon), to act uponArticle One; and to meet at said Hallon Saturdaythe 13th dayofMarch next at 9:00 inthe forenoon, to act upon remaining warrant articles. Article 1. To choose one Selectmen forthree years, one Treasurer forthree years, two Trustee ofTrust Funds & Cemeteries, one forthree years, one for one year and all such officers and agents that may be necessary for the transaction ofTown business for the ensuing year. Article 2. To see ifthe Townwill vote to raise and appropriate $237,900 for general townoperations. TownOfficers Salaries Article 3. To see ifthe Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Eight Thousand and Thirty Seven Dollars (8,037) for the Croydon Police Department, (recommended by the Selectmen) Article 4. To see ifthe Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Six Thousand Dollars (6,000) forthe Croydon Volunteer Fire Department. (recommended bythe Selectmen) Article 5. To see ifthe Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sumof ThirtyThousand Dollars (30,000) to reclaimand pave asectionofCash Street. (recommended by the Selectmen) Article 6. To see ifthe Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sumofTenThousand Dollars (10,000) forthe CapitalReserve Fund forHighwayDepartment Equipment, (recommended bythe Selectmen) Article 7. To see ifthe Town willauthorizethe Selectmento withdrawthe sumofThirty FourThousand Dollars (34,000) fromthe CapitalReserve Fund forHighway Equipment to purchase anew Case 508L Loader/Backhoe. (recommended bythe Selectmen) Article 8. Polling hours inthe Town ofCroydonare now 8:00 AM to 7:00 PM. Shallwe place aquestiononthe state electionballot to change polling hours so that polls shallopenat 11:00 AM and closeat 7:00 PM forallregular state elections beginning September2002. Uponanaffirmativevote onthe article the governing bodyofthe Town shall notifythe SecretaryofState, bythe filing deadline established inRSA655:14, ofthe approved times forthe questionto be printed onthe next State General Electionballot.(recommended bythe Selectmen) Article 9. To see ifthe Townwillauthorize the Selectmento withdraw up to Fifteen Thousand Dollars (15,000) asneeded fromthe Capital Reserve Fund for Solid Waste to cover cost ofland fillclosure.(recommended by the Selectmen) -6