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F Annual Report QILSV.M NEW HAMPSHIRE For the year ending December 31, 1998 HistoricGilsum StoneArch Bridge Completedin 1863 Digitized by tine Internet Arciiive in 2010 witii funding from Boston Library Consortium IVIember Libraries littp://www.arcliive.org/details/annualreporttown1998gils ANNUAL REPORTS Of the TOWN OFFICERS Of GILSUM NEW HAMPSHIRE For the Year Ending DECEMBER 31, 1998 TABLE OFCONTENTS Page List ofTown Officers (elected) ^ List ofTown Officers (appointed) ^ Selectmen'sReport 1999Town Warrant ^ 1999Budget (MS-7) ^ H Summary Inventory ofValuation (MS-1) FinancialReport MS-5) 12 TaxCollector'sReport ^^ Treasurer'sReport 1^7 1999BudgetinDetailFormat 1^ Librarian'sReport ^'^ ^^ LibraryBudget ^^ Library Financial Report Minutes of1998Town Meeting 29 Report ofAppropriationsvoted in 1998 (MS-2) 33 ^^ PoliceDepartmentReport ^^ PlanningBoardReport ReportofTrustFunds (MS-9) 36 ReportofCapital ReserveFunds 38 ReportofCommon Investments (MS-10) 39 Vital Statistics [insidebackcover] Town OfficersHours andMeetingtimes [outsidebackcover] TOWN OFFICERS (ELECTED POSITIONS) BOARDOFSELECIMEN WilliamG.Hasbrouck 2001 Chairman. JoanR.Miller 2000 NormanHoule 1999 TOWNCLERK BarbaraWard 1999 COLLECTOROFTAXES KimberlyRichmond 1999 TREASURER KarenBowen 1999 ROAD AGENT GeorgeGilman 1999 MODERATOR ErnestPeter 2000 BUDGETCOMMITTEE: ClemLounder 1999 Chairman JohnCalhoon 2001 NancyPetrillo 2001 SteveAckerman 1999 A Karen Bowen 2000 Dawn Symonds 2000 SUPERVISORS OFTHE EdithHasbrouck 2002 Chairman CHECKLIST CarolBallou 2004 JoyceJemberg 2000 (resigned) EthelMolesky 1999 LIBRARY IRUSTEES LoisHastings 1999 JudyMalott 1999 CliffordWilliams 1999 CarolBallou 2000 LindaMay 2000 JudithPeter 2000 JoannaBatchelder 2001 MertilynJohnson 2001 EdithHasbrouck 2001 CEMETARY 1RUSTEES DoniseLaRoche 1999 Chairman ThomasBallou 1998 GeorgeGilman 2000 IRUSTEEOFTRUST FUNDS DonaldDuston 2000 Chairman GailBardwell 1999 TOWNOFFICERS (APPOINTED POSITIONS) BUILDINGINSPECTOR RalphMerchant AUDITOR StejdiaiAckemian CIVILDEFENSE GeorgeNavish (died) FIRECHIEF GeorgeNavish (died) WilliamJohnson FIREWARDEN WiUiamJohnson POLICECHIEF KenAvery PLANNINGBOARD MichaelKlein Chairman FredHughes Secretary JoanR-Miller Selectmen CarlMunroe JohnGauvin PatriciaHolliday Alternate LouiseCook Alternate ZONINGBOARDOF JudithPeter Chairman ADJUSTMENT Clem«itLoundCT MaryP.Wright NormanHoule EdLynch KimberlyRichmond AltCTnate CONSERVATIONCOMMIllEE PabloFleischman Chairman RobertFreeman RichardQarkn StevenGalpin RECREATIONCOMMISSION JudyDubriske Chairman DennisBassingthwaite RobertBlotiin RalphC.J«Tiba-g * » * MONADNOCKSCHOOLBOARD MichelleSears MONADNOCKBUDGETCOMMllTEE WUhamG.Hasbrouck STATEOFNH SENATOR AlanWhipple 542-9323 STATEOFNH LEGISLATURE JackPratt 756-9528 BobBatchelder 446-7443 SELECTMEN'S REPORT We areencouragedbywhatwe seein thenear future for ourtown. Themost NH promisinggoodnews is thatitlooks likethe stateof will finallybe addressingschool funding. Ifthisyear'smajor foundation aidincreasetothe town isanyindicator,thenhopefullythelegislaturewill comeup with a permanentsoluti(mtoour school fundingproblems. Forthis tobe finalizedin a mannerinwiiichwe can acceptwillmeanthatwe allneedtokeep thepressure on thelegislature. Thenextmostpositivenote ofinterest isthatthe sandandsaltpileswill be leavingthevillage. Wehavehad severalyears ofcomplaintsabout ourwinter sandandsaltpilelocationrightinthecenteroftown, andafter severalyears of exploringanddebatingthepossibilities for anotherlocationthatwould be acceptabletoall involved, wehavea solution. Wehave anoption onthepiece oflandnowownedbyDanny Smith. Thisparcel is largeenough forall our needs foryearstocome. Itmayevenhave some sandand/orgravelreserves for town use, althoughwehavenotyet definitelyestablishedthatfact. Theparcel is relativelyclosetothe center oftown,yetis awayfi"om almost allhouses. We will alsobeabletoeasilyscreen the faciUtyfi^om view, thushelpingtoimprove theoverallbeautyofourtown. Youwill findtwoarticles onthewarrant relatingtothisproject. Oneisthearticletopurchasetheland. The second articleistobuildahighwaygarageandasand/salt shed. Wehave some very goodpricingtodothisproject. In fact, wiien weinquiredabout thepriceofthe tenyearloan,theloan officer was surprised athowmuch wewould get for so littlemoney. Shementionedthat sherecentlyarranged for anothertown inthe statetodoa similarhighwaygarageproject. Thetown was asimilarsizeto ours, yetthepricewas almostthreetimesasmuch. The CommunityCenterprojecthastaken on anewoutlook. Sincetheschool districtandthetown bothneed asimilarbuilding, ourcommittee andthe school fecilities committeehavejoined forces totrytowork outonebuildingtoserve theneeds ofboththeschool andthetown. Thiswill delaytheproject fortwoto threeyears,but inthe enditwill be worththewait. We shouldhave important updates foryounextyear. Thiswinterwehave seen some ofthemost severe icestorms foryears. Ice, unlike snow, cannotbeplowed away. Itis verydifficult togetrid ofasyouwell know. The selectmen intheirtravelsthroughoutothertowns inCheshire Countyhavenoticed, veryproudlyI must say, thatwehad someofthe best maintainedroadsintheregion duringandafterthisice stormperiod. Wegive ourthankstoGeorgeandRon fortheirdiligencetodothisjob so well. Sincerely, The Selectmen THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE TOWN OF GH^SUM 1999 WARRANT THEPOLLSWILLBEOPENFORM 1:00 PMTO6:00 PM Tothe inhabitantsoftheTown ofGilsum, intheCountyofCheshire, in said State, qualifiedtovote inTown Affairs: You areherebynotifiedtomeet atthe Congregational Church Vestryin said Gilsum on Tuesday, the9*dayofMarch, 1999, next at 1:00 PMin the afternoon toact uponthe followingsubjects: 1. Tochoose allnecessaryTown OflScers fortheyear ensuing. 2. Areyouin favor ofAmendmentNo. 1 asproposedbythePlanningBoard fortheGilsumZoningOrdinance asfollows? Toaddaspermitted usesin the VillageandRuralResidentialDistrictsNursingHomes, Health CareFacilitiesandCongregateHousingfortheElderly; and CongregateHousingfortheElderly in theHighway BusinessDistrict. 3. Areyou in favor ofAmendmentNa 2 asproposedbythePlanningBoard fortheGilsumZoningOrdinance asfollows? Topermitaccessory apartmentstosinglefamily homesforthepurposeofcaringforan elderly orotherfamily memberswhoneedassistancein daily living. 4. Areyou in favor ofAmendmentNa 3 asproposedbythePlanningBoard fortheGilsumZoningOrdinance asfollows? Toallowthe PlanningBoardto waivefrontage andlotsizerequirementsfor subdivisions thaiarecreatedforthesolepurposeofsettinglandasidefor conservation. 5. Areyouin favor ofAmendmentNa 4 asproposedbythePlanningBoard fortheGilsumZoningOrdinanceasfollows? Toincreasethe minimumlotsizeintheRuralResidentialDistrictfromtwo (2) acresto five (5) acres. 6. Areyouin favor ofAmendmentNa 5 asproposedbythePlanningBoard for theGilsumZoningOrdinance as follows? Todeletethe provisionsforbacklots. 7. Areyouin favor ofAmendmentNo. 6asproposedbythePlanningBoard fortheGilsumZoningOrdinanceasfollows? Toclarifythatthe intentofthezoningordinanceisto (1)NOTpermitmobile homeswithin theHighwayBusinessDistrict; (2)permitonly oneprincipaluseperlot; and(3) thaithedefinitionof"frontage"applies only to Class Vorbetter roads orthosethatappearon apian approvedbythePlanningBoard, 8. Areyouin favorofAmendment No. 7 asproposedbythe PlanningBoard fortheGilsumZoningOrdinance asfollows? Toreorganizeand edittheentiredocumentwith theintentofmakingiteasierto readand follow. Thebusinessmeetingwill becalledtoorder in theTOWN HALLat7:30 PM toact fflithe followingsubjects: 1. To see iftheTown willvotetopurchaseatractoflandlocated on Route 10 andidentified aslotnumber 152 cm taxmap407, andtoraiseand appropriatethesum of $25,000 forthispurpose. The selectmen andthe budget committeerecommendthisappropriation. 2. Tosee iftheTown will votetoraiseand appropriatethesum of $105,000 fortheconstructiai ofahighwaygarageandasaltand sandshed, andto authcHTzetheissuance ofnotmorethan $99,000innotes or bondsin accordancewiththeprovisions oftheMunicipal FinanceAct(RSA 33) and toauthorizethemunicipal officialstoissueandnegotiatesuchbondsor notes andtodeterminetherateofinterestthereon; withthebalance of $6,000toberaisedbytaxation. The selectmen andthebudget committee recommendthisappropriation. (2/3 ballotvoterequired). 3. ToseeiftheTown will votetoraiseandappropriatethesum of $4,000to purchaseandinstall insulated overheaddoors andelectric dooropenersfor the GilsumFire Station. Theselectmen andthebudget conmiittee recommendthisappropriation. 4. ToseeiftheTown willvotetoraiseandappropriatethesum of$2,000to beplacedintheexpendableHealth/RetirementTrustFund established in 1995 for fulltimeemployees. Theboardof Selectmen actastheAgentto expend/administerthis fimd. The selectmen andthebudget committee recommendthisappropriation. 5. Tosee iftheTown willvotetoraise andappropriatethesum of $313,610 wiiichrepresentstheoperatingbudget. Said sumdoes not include special or individual articles Ustedabove. The selectmen andbudget committee recommendthisappropriation. 6. Tosee iftheTown willvotetoauthorizethe Selectmentoborrowmoneyin anticipation oftaxes. 7. ToseeiftheTown willvotetoauthorizethe selectmentoissuepermits, without charge, for supervisedactivitiesheldontown property. Said permitstoincludethe erection oftemporarystructures. 8. Pollmghoursinthetown ofGilsum arenow8:00 A.M. to7P.M Shall we placeaquesticm onthe state electionballotto changepollinghourssothat polls shall openat 11 A.M. andclose at 7P.M forall stateelections beginningin 2002? 9. ToseeiftheTownwillvotetoauthorizetheTrustees ofTrustFundsto open newfundsthatmayariseduringtheyear. 10. To seeiftheTown willvotetoauthorizetheBoardofSelectmento accept on behalfoftheTown gifts, legacies, anddevisesmadetotheTown for any publicpurpose aspermittedbyRSA31:19. 11. Tosee iftheTown willvotetoauthorizethe selectmentoconveyanyreal estate acquiredbytheTown bytaxcollector's deed. Such conveyance shallbebydeed followingapublicauctirai, orthepropertymaybe soldby advertised sealedbids, ormaybeotherwisedisposed ofasjusticemay require, pursuanttoRSA 80:80. Theselectmen areauthorizedtoconvey properties deededtotheTownbytaxlienbacktotheoriginal owner, upon payment ofall outstandingtaxUabiUties, includinginterestatthe statutory rate fromthedate ofdeedingtotheTown tothedateoffull paymentbythe original owner. 12. Tosee iftheTown willvotetoauthorizethe selectmentosell anypieces of non-real estateproperty, eitherbyauction orprivate sale, saidpropertyto be advertised forthreeweekspriortosale. 13. To see iftheTown willvotetoauthorizethe selectmentoapply for, accept and expend, withoutfurtheractionbytown meeting,moneyfrom the state, federal orothergovernmentalunit ora private sourcevAiich becomes available duringtheyear, inaccordancewith RSA 3l:95-b. 14. Tosee iftheTown will votetoauthorizethe selectmentoappointa committeetotakechargeoftheobservation of"Memorial Day" and "Old HomeDay". 15. Totransactanyotherbusinesswhichmaylegallycomebeforethismeeting. BOARD OF SELECTMEN, TOWNOF GILSUM: AtruecopyofWarrant-Attest: BOARDOFSELECTMEN,TOWNOFGILSUM WilUam G. Hasbrouck, Qiairman Joan R. Miller NormanA. Houle