Annual reports of the selectmen, treasurer, collector and board of education of the Town of Atkinson, for the year ending .. PDF
Preview Annual reports of the selectmen, treasurer, collector and board of education of the Town of Atkinson, for the year ending ..
/•,j::«U'Jf*P Ml 'Athinson ^ew ^ampsfiire Town of Atkinson Office Hours SELECTMEN'S OFFICE • 362-5266 Weekdays: 8:00 am - 4:00 pm TOWN CLERK • 362-4920 Monday: 1997 Summer Sun Fun 'n These pictures show the faces ofsome pretty happy campers, thanks to the hard work ofthe Sun 'n Fun counselors. Because they made our children so happy, and kept them entertained during the course ofthe six-week program, the 1997 Annual Report is dedicated to Director Chris Tateosian, Assistant Director Heather Beckwith, and their whole staffofenergetic and enthusiastic teens: Shown On Cover (Left to Right) BackRow: TriciaSuriani;TaraFamsworth;Ryan Dame; ChrisWallace; Drew Barwell; Brian Hanlon MiddleRow: JonBarnes; Lindsay Favata; Steve Mackinnon; LauraBarwell; Courtney Phaneuf; Nate Ray Front Row: HeatherBeckwith; Katie Orlando; Erin Bradley; Krystine Stork; Julie Fabrucci; MikeCook; Chris Tateosian. Not Shown: Sara Smith Memoriam In DANIEL W. STEWART Fire Chief, 1967 and 1968 Fire Fighter, 1950- 1976 Road Agent, 1950 - 1957; 1969 - 1979 Sexton, 1950 - 1956; 1972 - 1979 Health Officer, 1972- 1976 MARION MELUCCI J. Recreation Commission, 1990 - 1993 Table of Contents Application for Committee Appointment 51 Appropriations 7 Auditor's Report 42 Board of Selectmen's Report 4 Building Inspector's Report 28 Building Needs Committee Report 29 Cable TV Committee Report 30 Comparative Statement 6 Conservation Commission Financial Report 31 Conservation Commission Report 31 Current Use Assessments 44 Financial Statement 5 Fire Department Report 32 Highway Department Report 34 Kimball Public Library Financial Report 15 Kimball Public Library Report 35 Planning Board Report 36 Police Department Report 37 Recreation Commission Report 38 Recycling Committee Report 39 Salaries of Town Officials and Employees 16 Southeastern N.H. Hazardous Materials Mutual Aid District 43 Summary Inventory of Valuation 10 Summary of Tax Sale/Tax Lien Accounts 12 Tax Collector's Report 11 Tax Rate Computation and Analysis 8 Town Clerk's Report 13 Town Meeting Summary 25 Town Officials Listing 1 Treasurer's Summary Report 14 Trustees of Trust Funds Report 40 Vendor Payment Summary 18 Vital Statistics: Births 49 Deaths 48 Marriages 46 Zoning Board of Adjustment Report 41 Town Officials Representatives to the General Court: The HonorableNatalie F. Flanagan, District 14 The Honorable Kevin L. Camm, District 17 The Honorable MarkA. Cegelif, District 17 Moderator Term Expires Appointed Officials John W. Herlihy 1998 Animal Control Board of Selectmen Robin Serretore, Officer 1998 Barbara L. Stewart 1998 John Leone, Assistant 1998 Fred J. Childs, Jr 1999 Wilbur Moody, Assistant 1998 Joseph DeRosa 2000 Edward Stewart, Assistant 1998 John Sullivan, Assistant 1998 Town Clerk Karen Sullivan, Assistant 1998 Linda S. Jette 2000 Board of Adjustment Tax Collector Charles LeMay, Chairman 1999 Gloria J. Dodge 2000 Sanford Carter, Vice-Chairman 1999 Treasurer John Henrickson 1998 Pat Macomber 1998 Elizabeth McGrath 2000 Frank Polito 2000 Cemetery Trustees Merle Ashford, Alternate 1999 Peter A. Lewis 1999 David Rockwell, Alternate 2000 Richard Picone 2000 Paul R. Quartarone 1998 Building Inspector Robert J. Jones 1998 Library Trustees George Georgian, Assistant 1998 Andrew Cannon, Chairman 1998 Sally A. Dowd 2000 Building Needs Committee Joan Goff 1999 Richard B. Wood, Chairman 1998 Jane G. Jones Resigned Philip Consentino, Vice-Chairman 1998 Thea S. Valvanis 1998 Barbara Snicer, Secretary 1998 Adele Dillon 1998 Municipal Budget Committee Peter A. Lewis 1998 Lenny Hall, Chairman 1998 Donald Roberts 1998 Fred Thompson, Vice-Chairman 1998 John Rockwell 1998 Brian Boyle 1998 Fred J. Childs, Jr ex officio Thomas A. Dube 2000 Thomas Phaneuf 1999 Cable Advisory Committee Dayle L. Wiggin 2000 Francis C. Kelcourse, Chairman 1998 Joseph DeRosa ex officio Sanford Carter, Vice-Chairman 1998 Barbara Snicer, Secretary 1998 Road Agent Armand Cote 1998 Edward A. Stewart 1999 Richard A. Magoon 1998 Sexton Victor Snowdon 1998 Edward A. Stewart 1998 Phyllis Tingley Resigned Joseph DeRosa ex officio Supervisors of the Checklist Barbara L. Stewart ex officio Martha E. MacDonald, Chairman 2002 Fred J. Childs, Jr ex officio Virginia A. Busby 2000 Suzanne Malone 1998 Civil Defense Director Patrick Judge 1998 Trustees of Trust Funds Una M. Collins, Co-Chairman 1998 Code Enforcement Officer Pat Macomber, Co-Chairman 2000 James Kirsch 1998 Dale A. Childs 1999 Robert J. Jones, Assistant 1998 1 & Town Officials Employees Code of Ethics Committee Forest Fire Wardens Donna D. Gardner 1998 Michael Murphy, Warden Leslie Mulcahey 1998 Darrell Hollenbeck, Deputy Bergeron Norris 1998 Donald Murphy, Deputy Edward Stewart, Deputy Conservation Commission David Weymouth, Deputy Christine Lewis-Morse, Chairman 1999 Carole Hall, Vice-Chairman 1999 Health Officer Gordon D. Henderson, Treasurer 1999 Joseph Chamberlain 1998 Jane Jones, Secretary 1998 Philip Busby, Assistant 1998 Diane Henderson 1998 Highway Safety Committee Scott Kukshtel 1999 Alice Sambol 1998 Patrick Judge, Chairman 1998 William Walsh 1998 Philip V. Consentino 1998 Patrick Judge 1998 Robert Fritz, Alternate 1998 Kevin Landry 1998 Gordon Stone, Alternate 1998 Peter A. Lewis 1998 Elderly Affairs Director Michael Murphy 1998 Philip V. Consentino 1998 Edward Stewart 1998 Frederick Waters 1998 Electrical Inspector Fred J. Childs, Jr ex officio James Miller 1998 Planning Board Philip A. Paglierani, Assistant 1998 Daniel Traynor, Chairman 1998 Family Mediation Representatives John Feuer, Vice-Chairman 1998 Patrick Judge 1998 Paul DiMaggio 1998 Diane Kinney 1998 Charles Kendrick 1999 George Lemery 2000 Fire Department Harold Morse 2000 Michael Murphy, Chief Charles Earley, Alternate 1999 Kevin Landry, Deputy Chief Michael Fletcher, Alternate 2000 John Rockwell, Captain Susan Killam, Alternate 2000 John Daniels, 1st Lieutenant Barbara L. Stewart ex officio Al Goldstein, 2nd Lieutenant Keith Miller, 3rd Lieutenant Plumbing/Gas Inspector EMS Fred Beckwith, Captain William Ashford 1998 Members: Al Apitz Peter Holloway Police Department Bill Baldwin Matt Lopez Philip V. Consentino, Chief Daniel Beckwith John Masse Vincent Dowd, Lieutenant Andrew Cammillieri Robert Neill Robert Woodbury, Lieutenant Roger Culliford Nick Orio Diane Kinney, Sergeant Traverse Derbyshire Warren Seckendorf William McNulty, Sergeant Joseph DeRosa Tony Signorino John Daniels, Sergeant Charles Barley Edward Stewart Patrol Officers: Brett Greenlaw Donna Sullivan Dale Childs Stephen Isola Todd Hammond Paul Sullivan Mark Collopy Robert LaChance Nick Hantzis Eric Ward David Consentino Kevin Landry David Holigan David Weymouth JoAnne Consentino Charles McCarthy Donna Holigan Keith Wheeler Robert DesJardins Gerard O'Meara Darrell Hollenbeck Steve Wooster Robert Donovan Jeffrey Pike Sally Dowd Donald Roberts Fire Inspectors Mark Flyzik Jason Rodriguez Charles Farley Brett Greenlaw Samuel Zannini David Weymouth Jonathan Hoellrich r Board of Selectmen Support and Cooperation. Those are the two main points the Selectmen have been working on this past year. Our department heads, most ofwhom are volunteers, need to know the Selectmen stand with them. They also need to know they can depend on each other and, together, we can do great things, such as: Sun 'n Fun Program - As a Mom, I'm particularly proud ofthe 1997 Sun 'n Fun Program. The counselors - all 18 ofthem - received training prior to the 6-week program, including CPR certification, basic first aid, and behavioral techniques. The comments received from parents told us this was a great program, and we're proud ofthose young people and the work they did. Expansion ofWoodlock Park - There are new ball fields at Woodlock Park to accommodate the expanding baseball and soccer leagues. And we have a new pavilion-type building there - with bathrooms! Community Center - Renovations are complete and the 'old building' is ready for enjoyment. The Recreation Commission has some great plans for this facility. Code Enforcement - The Selectmen are very pleased that Jim Kirsch agreed to serve as Atkinson's Code Enforcement Officer. He's not only been keeping on top of reported violations, he's continually on the lookout for heretofore undiscovered ones. We're glad he's here. Town Garage - The Board of Selectmen appeared before the Timberlane School Board during 1997, to appeal - beg, really - for an extension of our time using their Town Garage building. We were given one additional year which expires in June of 1998. At the end of that time, we will either have to bring the building up to code or tear it down. The Building Needs Committee has worked hard to gain citizen input and to prepare warrant articles for the 1998 Town Meeting. Tax Rate - While towns around us have had continually increasing tax rates, Atkinson's rate went down this year. In 1993, our tax rate was $20.90. It has never been that 'high' since then. On the other hand, your cable television bill has increased by approximately 33 percent. Electricity, telephone, and food have also increased. Senate Bill 2 - 1997 was our first year under the ballot-vote law, and it certainly was a learning experience for everyone. Judging from the comments ofother towns, Atkinson handled the new law very well. The 1997 legislature passed several amendments designed to correct the flaws ofthe first law and we will deal as effectively with the new version this year. As always, our sincere thanks to all our volunteers. It's not easy being a volunteer. No matter how hard a volunteer tries, or how much time one devotes to volunteer affairs, someone, somewhere is going to think We he could've done abetterjob. appreciate your dedication and admire your fortitude. When I first ran for this position, I wanted to ensure continuity, consistency, and above all. Selectmen- support of our department heads and their goals, hopes, and desires. While the Selectmen manage the 'prudential affairs' ofthe town, it's our department heads who do the work. These people are friends and they make good things happen. It's a pleasure to work with them. My personal thanks to everyone for their support for my family and me during this particularly difficult year. Respectfully submitted, Barbara L. Stewart, Chainnan __
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