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TOWN OF HANOVER 2000 ANNUAL TOWN REPORT ANNUAL TOWN MEETING Tuesday, May 2001 8, Hanover High School Gymnasium Voting - 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Business Meeting - 7:00 p.m. HANOVER MUNICIPAL BUSINESS TELEPHONE NUMBERS EMERGENCY Ambulance, Fire, Police... 911 Administrative Offices 643-4123 Administrative Services/Finance 643-0705 Animal Control Officer 643-2222 Assessing 643-0703 Cemetery Department 643-3327 Community Counselor 643-5317 Community Outreach Officer 643-0742Ext 116 Etna Library 643-3116 Fire Department (Non-Emergency) 643-3424 Howe Library 643-4120 Human Resources 643-0742Ext 106 Parking Division 643-0737 Police Department/Dispatch (Non-Emergency) 643-2222 & Planning Zoning 643-0708 Public Works/Highway 643-3327 Recreation Department 643-5315 Senior Center 643-5531 Tax Collector 643-0704 Town Clerk 643-0712 Town Manager 643-0701 Wastewater Treatment Plant 643-2362 Water Department 643-3439 E-MAIL ADDRESSES [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] @ @ policedept hanovernh.org etna.library thehowe.org BUSINESS HOURS Community Counselor. ..Sept-June Mon-Fri 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. . 42Lebanon St. July-Aug Tues & Wed 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Thurs 8:30a.m. - noon Dispatch -46Lyme Rd Sun-Sat 24hours/day Etna Library Mon & Thurs 2:00 p.m. - 7:00p.m. & 130Etna Rd., Etna Tues Fri 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Sat 10:00 a.m. -12:00 noon Fire Dept. - 48 Lyme Rd Sun-Sat 24 hours/day Howe Library Mon-Thurs 10:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. 13 East South St. Fri noon - 6:00 p.m. Sat 10:00a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Sept-May Sun 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 pan. Parks & Recreation - 10 School St Mon-Fri 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Police Dept. -46Lyme Rd Sun-Sat 24 hours/day Public Works Dept. - Rt. 120 Mon-Fri 7:00a.m. - 3:30p.m. Senior Center - 42 Lebanon St Mon-Fri 12:30 pan. - 4:30 pan. Town Offices - 41 SoMain St Mon-Fri 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. WastewaterTreatment -Rt.10 Mon-Fri 7:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. HH • H"(i PhotographbyGordonLaumann Hanover's "Honorary Mayor" Lou Bressett officially cuts the ribbon at the Grand Opening ofthe Hanover Parking Facility on October 17, 2000. TABLE OF CONTENTS Business Hours/Telephone Numbers/E-Mail Addresses Inside Front Cover Table ofContents 2 Town Management Staff 4 Mission Statement 4 Chapter 1 -Information For Town Meeting 5 Town Officers 6 Candidates for Town Office 6 Warrant for the Annual Town Meeting Part I Explanatory Information Part II Selectmen's Report Part III Chapter 2 -Town Manager and Budget Reports 7 Town Manager's BudgetReport 8 BudgetAnalysis, All Funds 11 2001-2002 Budget 13 Statement ofGeneral Debt 2000-2001 52 Special Funds 52 Trust Funds 53 Independent Auditors Letter ofComments and Recommendations 54 Town Treasurer's Report 55 HanoverFinance Committee 55 Chapter 3 - Town Department Reports 57 Administrative Services 58 - Tax Collector's Report 60 - Ten Largest Taxpayers 61 - Summary ofTax Lien Accounts 61 -Town Clerk's Receipts 62 - Supervisors ofChecklist 63 Assessment Office 65 - Summary ofAssessments 65 Community Counselor 66 Etna Library 68 Howe Library 69 Human Resources 71 Fire Department 72 Parks and Recreation 74 & Planning Zoning 75 Town Department Reports cont'd... Police Department 76 Public Works 82 Tax Collector 88 Town Clerk 89 WastewaterTreatment Plant 87 Chapter 4 - Board and Committee Reports 91 Official Boards, Commissions and Committees 92 AdvisoryBoard ofAssessors Report 98 Building Code Advisory Committee 98 Community Substance Abuse Advisory Committee 100 Conservation Commission 101 Etna LibraryBoard ofTrustees 104 Howe LibraryBoard ofTrustees 104 Parking andTransportation Advisory Board 105 Parks and Recreation Board 106 PlanningBoard 107 Recycling Committee 110 Hanover Senior Center (Senior Citizen Steering Committee) Ill Zoning Board ofAdjustment 112 Other Agency Reports 113 -CATV 113 - HanoverImprovement Society 114 Chapter 5 - Miscellaneous Information 117 Legal Expenses and Litigation Summary 118 & Rate Fee Schedule 120 Minutes ofthe Annual Town Meeting -May 9, 2000 129 Town Management Staff Town Manager and Tax Collector - Julia N. Griffin Director ofAdministrative Services - Elizabeth "Betsy" McClain Assistant to the Town Manager/ Human Resources Director - Barry Cox Assessing Official - Michael Ryan & Planning Zoning Director - Jonathan Edwards Community Counselor - Dena B. Romero Fire and Inspection Services - Roger E. Bradley, Chief Library Services - Marlene McGonigle, Howe Library Director Barbara Prince, Etna Library Librarian Parks and Recreation Department- Henry "Hank" Tenney Police Department- Nicholas Giaccone, Chief Public Works Department - Peter Kulbacki, Director Keith Southworth, Asst. Public Works Director/Highway Superintendent Sewer and Wastewater Treatment - William Mathieu, Water and Wastewater Treatment Superintendent Mission Statement The government ofthe Town ofHanover exists to provide public services for all the citizens ofHanover. To this end, the mission ofthe management ofthe Town ofHanover is to provide guidance and direction to all town employees to: - provide responsive, friendly, courteous service to the public and encourage open communication between all citizens and all public employees and officials. encourage them to regularly improve theirprofessional skills to enable them to provide efficient, high quality, and fiscally responsible service. - dedicate themselves to the highest standards ofethical behaviorin all dealings with the public and each other. Chapter 1 Information For Town Meeting Town Officers 2000 Board ofSelectmen Brian F. Walsh, Chairman(2002) Katherine S. Connolly, Vice Chairman (2003) Marilyn W. Black (2002) William R. Baschnagel (2003) JudsonT. Pierson, Secretary(2001) Moderator HarryH. Bird (2002) Town Clerk Dianne Quill (2001) Treasurer Michael J. Ahem (2001) Library Trustees Supervisors ofChecklist John Stebbins (2001) M. Lee Udy (2002) Amy Stephens (2002) Fay Sorenson (2004) Judith A. Danna (2003) Louise M. Longnecker (2006) Advisory Board ofAssessors Trustees ofTrust Funds Paul F.Young (2001) Paul Gardent (2002) RobertD. McLaughry (2002) Lawrence Draper(2001) RichardBimie (2003) Mark B. Severs (2003) Fence Viewers Park Commissioner Frederick E. Crory (2001) RichardNordgren (2003) EdwardC. Lathem (2001) Edward Lobacz (2001) Surveyors ofWood and Lumber Robert Morris (2001) John Richardson (2001) WillemM. Lange(2001) Health Officer William E. Boyle, M.D. Candidates For Town Office Town Clerk (1) Selectman (1) Sallie B. Johnson JudsonT. Pierson, Jr. Treasurer (1) Trustee ofTrust Funds (1) Michael J. Ahern Lawrence R. Draper Etna LibraryTrustee (1) Margaret A. Bragg Parti Warrant For Town Meeting May 2001 8, WARRANT FOR THE ANNUAL TOWN MEETING GRAFTON, TOWN OF HANOVER ss TO THE INHABITANTS OF THE TOWN OF HANOVER, NEW HAMPSHIRE, who are qualified to vote in Town affairs: TAKE NOTICE AND BE WARNED, that the Annual Town Meeting ofthe Town ofHanover, New Hampshire, will be held as follows: ON TUESDAY, MAY 8, 2001 AT THE GYMNASIUM, HANOVER HIGH SCHOOL, LEBANON STREET, HANOVER, THERE WILL BE VOTING BY OFFICIAL BALLOT FOR THE ELECTION OF TOWN OFFICERS AND ALL OTHERARTICLES REQUIRING VOTE BY OFFICIAL BALLOT THE POLLS WILL OPEN AT 7:00 AM AND CLOSE AT 7:00 PM. ARTICLES FOURTEEN THROUGH THIRTY-THREE WILL BE PRESENTED, DISCUSSED AND ACTED UPON BEGINNING AT 7:00 PM AT THE GYMNASIUM, HANOVER HIGH SCHOOL, LEBANON STREET, HANOVER. ARTICLE ONE: To vote (by nonpartisanballot) forthe following Town Officers: One Selectman, to serve foraterm ofthree (3) years; One Town Clerk, to serve for a term ofthree (3) years; One Treasurerto serve for aterm ofone (1) year; One Library Trustee to serve for aterm ofthree (3) years; One Trustee ofTrust Funds to serve for aterm ofthree (3) years; ARTICLE TWO (to vote byballot): To see ifthe Town will vote to amend the existing HanoverZoning Ordinance as proposed bythe HanoverPlanning Board in Amendment No. 1: The following question is on the official ballot: "Are you in favorofthe adoption ofAmendmentNo. 1 as proposed by the Planning Board forthe HanoverZoning Ordinance as follows?" AmendmentNo. 1 would amend sections 204.4, 209.4A, 209.4F, and 902 to allow buildings in the Institutional zoning district on slopes downward from the street orbuilding front to have amaximum height, measured at anypoint directly above the grade ofthe ground, of75 feet. While this height limit is already allowed in some circumstances, this amendment would give more flexibility to conform the overall building to the topography ofthebuilding's site, for instance by stepping the roofline, so that better design would notbe prevented.