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Annual Reports 1996 New Danville, Hampshire Coverphoto: Tuckertown Road on apeaceful winter's day. This historic road, originally laid out in 1766, once lead to the settled area known asTuckertown Village. The roadcurrently provides access to the town forest and the blue heron rookery. TheTown has taken several actions overthe years to preserve Tuckertown Road in it's 1800's "woods road" condition. In 1954 theroad was closed by avote of town meeting. In 1973 itwas designated ascenic road and in 1996 itwas designated as aClass A trail. Also in 1996, in SuperiorCourt, theTown successfully defended againstan appeal ofourZoning Board ofAdjustment's decision to prohibit aproposed large scale graveling operation from turning this quiet road into abusy corridor forgravel trucks. The appeal has moved on to the NH SupremeCourt where, in 1997, theTown will again attemptto save this peaceful old road. ANNUAL REPORTS ofthe TOWN OF DANVILLE NEW HAMPSHIRE For the Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 1996 Full details concerning every aspect ofTown Government are available at any time from your Board ofSelectmen or your Town Clerk. INDEX Budget andWarrants DEDICATION It has been the custom in Danville to dedicate the Annual Report to someone who has made a significant contribution to the Town through his/her time and effortsthereby makingDanville abetterplace to live. This year the Selectmen took a broader approach. We dedicate this report to those who give tirelessly of themselves, but go unnoticed. Without mentioning names, you know who they are, although you may not know their names. Every time you walk into the Town Hall they are there ready to help or answer your questions. When you call for assistance, no matter the time ofday or night, they always showup ready to assist. When you call or visit the Safety Complex, be it Police or Fire, they always seem to be there willing to help. When the Town is in need, like the severe weather we experienced this fall and winter, they gave endlessly oftheir time. They were outfordays, assisting the citizens ofDanville and making the Town passable for utility companies to restore power and services to theTown. Danville fared betterthan all ofour surrounding neighbors duringthecalamity because ofthese volunteers. We, the Selectmen, on behalfofthe Town ofDanville, give all ofyou who do so much our heart-felt thanks. Because of you, Danville is truly a better place to live. MichaelAsselin J.Russell Pouliot Alan Sherwood BoardofSelectmen CURRENTTOWN OFFICERS Moderator WalterFries Selectmen Michael Asselin J. Russell Pouliot Alan Sherwood TownClerk DebraUnger Deputy TownClerk DoreenMoore Treasurer JohnTrumbull Tax Collector JaneE. Sigilman Deputy Tax Collector Leiann Cotton RoadAgent ClydeGoldthwaite Supervisors oftheChecklist FrancineByron Donald Kimball Mary Rumery LibraryTrustees Donald Kimball GloriaMaduzia Nancy Sheridan Trustees oftheCemeteries BethL. Caillouette Richard Kimball Melton R. Sanborn Trustees oftheTrustFunds BarbaraChalmers George S. Chaudoin Shelley Demaine Auditors Thomas F. Billbrough LindaCarey Animal Control Officer Stephen Manni AssistantAnimal Control Officer Emmanuel Fardella BuildingInspector John R. Pouliot CURRENTTOWN OFFICERS (Continued) Electrical Inspector PeterDoucet AssistantElectricalInspector Kenneth Pitkin Plumbing Inspector JosephFitzpatrick FurnaceInspector M. David Kimball Health Officer Brian Lockard Sexton ofCemeteries MarkDufresne TownForester MeltonR. Sanborn FireChief M. David Kimball FireWards Donald Kimball M. David Kimball SteveWoitkun TownEngineer S.E. Cummings &Assoc. Director, EmergencyMgmt. Donald Kimball Police Chief WadeH. Parsons Police Officers Andrew Artimovich Leo Beauchamp, III Joseph Gordon Michael Greeley Douglas Melanson Rosemary Millard MarkRoy OriettaRoy . . 1996TOWN MEETING RESULTS March 16, 1996 Article 1 ElectedTown Officials 2. Elected School DistrictOfficials 3. Official ballot: all School Districtissues Approved 4. Officialballot: allTown issues Approved 5. Rescind cluster zoning Approved 6. Sewage sludgecontrol Approved 7. Interimgrowth management Approved 8. Amendwetlands bufferzone Defeated 9. Amend waste waterbufferzone Defeated 10. Purchase FireAssociation Hall Tabled 11. Amend article 17 from 1994 Town Meeting Approved 12. Library addition Tabled 13. Full-timefirepersonnel Defeated 14. Library capitalreserve Approved 15. Changetitle ofFireDept. capitalreserve fund Approved 16. FireDept. capital reserve as amended to $1,000 Approved 17. Policecruiser Approved 18. Town buildingcapital reserve Defeated 19. Expertconsulting services Defeated 20. Independentaudit Approved 21. Policehandguns Approved 22. Fund school taxformularevision activities Withdrawn 23. Voting machine Approved 24. Town garage utilities Approved 25. Police overtime Approved 26. Computerandprinter Approved 27. Airconditioning town offices Defeated 28. Library addition operating expenses Tabled 29. Selectiveenforcementovertime Approved 30. Main St./BackRoad, streetlight Approved 31 School tax formulacommittee Approved 32. HeritageCommission Approved 33. Class ATrail: portion ofRockrimmon Road Approved 34. ClassATrail: Cross Road Tabled . 1996TOWN MEETING RESULTS (Continued) 35. Class ATrail: portion ofBrentwood Road Tabled 36. Class ATrail: portion ofBackRoad Tabled 37. Class ATrail: Tuckertown road Approved 38. ClassATrail: portion ofHersey (Bedbug) Road Approved 39. Competitive bidding Tabled 40. Tax abatementrequesthandling Approved 41 Procedures for whenboards reversedecisions Tabled 42. Televise all Town board meetings Defeated 43. Videotape Board meetings Tabled 44. Ordinance: delinquenttaxpayers ineligibleforoffice Defeated 45. Approved abudgetof$900,724. TOWN CLERK - 1996 REPORT 3846 SUMMARY INVENTORY OFVALUATIONS Land