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43 ^5 REPORTS OF — — OFFICIALS DEPARTMENTS COMMITTEES OFTHE TOWN DERRY OF NEWHAMPSHIRE FOR THE PERIOD JULY 1, 1992 to JUNE 30, 1993 Including Streets by Districts Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2009 with funding from Boston Library Consortium IVIember Libraries http://www.archive.org/details/annualreportsoft1993derr REPORTS OF — — OFFICIALS DEPARTMENTS COMMITTEES OFTHE TOWN OF DERRY NEW HAMPSHIRE FOR THE PERIOD JULY 1, 1992 to JUNE 30, 1993 Including Streets by Districts INDEX TownOfficers 4 Mayor'sReport 8 Auditor'sReport 9 FireDepartmentReport 13 EmergencyMedicalServicesReport 14 HistoricDistrictCommissionReport 15 PlanningBoardReport 15 PoliceDepartmentReport 17 RecreationDepartmentReport 18 Housing&RedevelopmentAuthorityReport 19 TownWelfareDepartmentReport 19 PublicWorksDepartmentReport 20 PlanningDepartmentReport 21 TaylorLibraryReport 22 DerryPublicLibraryReport 24 Recreation & Parks, Building&Grounds Cemetery,TreeWardenAnnualReport 25 AnimalControlReport 26 AssessingDepartmentAnnualReport 26 ScheduleofTownProperty 27 SpecialTaxRateCalculation 28 TaxCollector'sReport 29 Treasurer'sReport 31 TownClerk'sReport 32 ElectionWarrant 32 CapitalImprovementPlan 35 StatementofLegalDebtMargin 38 StatementofGeneralLong-TermDebt 39 GeneralFund,SewerFund&WaterFundBalanceSheets 40 BudgetAnalysis 43 GrantCashReceiptRegister 44 TenYearComparisons 46 ReportofCommonTrustFunds 57 StreetListingsbyDistrict 61 DerryTownCharter 65 —2— Town Officers Mayor MayCasten Councilors Hugh T. Lee Frederick A. Tompkins Craig W. Bulkley District#1 Districttt3 Councilor-at-Large Arthur McLean Carolyn F. JoMhnson PhylHs Katsakiores District#2 District Councilor-at-Large —3— (PtcrurescounesyoftheDerry.\ews) Town Officers (July 1, 1992 -June30, 1993) Mayor May Casten Town Councilors HughT. Lee Frederick A. Tompkins Craig W. Bulkley District#7 District#3 Councilor-at-large Arthur McLean Carolyn F. Johnson Phyllis Katsakiores District#2 District U4 Councilor-at-large Town Treasurer Rita Correia Town Clerk Pauline Myers Marjorie Swanson, Deputy Moderator William Zolla Supervisors ofthe Checklist Jeannine Rusaw Wayne Jacques Nancy MacKinnon 1996 1998 1994 MacGregorLibraryTrustees Janet Corless Joan Chase Joan Paduchowski 1994 1995 1996 Marsha Cook Janice E. Graham Janet Conroy 1994 1995 1996 Elizabeth Ives 1995 Taylor Library Trustees Mary Garvey Marjorie Allen Elaine Rendo 1994 1995 1996 Richard P. Apjar Virginia True 1995 1996 Trustees ofTrust Funds Rosemary Fesh Carol Halpin Diane Laughlin 1994 1995 1996 Town Administrator William H. Jackson Sandra Bissette, AdministrativeAssistant Alice Zolla, Receptionist Tax Collector Patricia Milone Donna Binette, Deputy Town Legal Counsel Law Firm of: Boutin & Solomon -4— PlanningBoard Mary Ann Edman Jeanne Rousseau Stephen Riesland 1994 1995 1996 Mayor May Casten Victor Jubinville Robert Keith David Gomez 1995 1996 HughT. Lee (CouncilRep.) George Zanni 1996 Alternates: ArthurMcLean Deborah Nutter Nancy C. Lundberg (CouncilRep.) 1994 1995 Judith Hobbs 1995 Police Department ChiefEdward B. Garone Capt. Malcolm Maclver Capt. Charles Steele FireDepartment ChiefJames J. Cote Dept. ChiefRonald Gagnon East Derry Fire Department ChiefArthur Reynolds (retired) ChiefGary McCarraher Recreation/Parks/Buildings/Grounds/Cemetery Department Donald Ball, Director Diana LaPlante, AssistantRecreation Animal Control Department Officer FlorenceOuellette Marlene Bishop, Deputy Assessing Department Assessor David Gomez Barbara Chapman, Appraiser Finance Department Director GraceCollette Gayle Gagnon,Assistant Welfare Department Geraldine LaPlume CodeEnforcement/Office ofDevelopment/Health George Sioras,D/rec^orofDevelopment James Doolin, Sr., CodeEnforcementOfficer/Health Officer Robert Mackey, CodeEnforcement Officer/Health Officer Public Works Department Director Alan Swan Louie Bruno, Coordinator JanetThompson, AdministrativeAssistant -5— Tree Warden Donald Ball Emergency Management Director Robert Pullman Overseers ofthe Cemetery Erik Peabody Alfred Hepworth Glen Peabody ZoningBoard ofAdjustment Marion Willis Jon Zirpolo Patricia Norton 1994 1995 1996 Bruce Gurley Paul Hopfgarten 1995 1996 Alternates: Lawrence Varga Matthew Campanella James Lupien 1994 1994 1995 Wilbur Palmer 1996 Highway Safety Committee Louie Bruno (Public Works) ChiefJames Cote (Fire Dept) ChiefEdward Garone (Police Dept) Robert Fesh (at-Iarge) Diane Hayes, Chairman Norma Jubinville (at-large) Arthur Reynolds (E.D. Fire) Roger Montbleau (Handicap) Wilbur Palmer Board ofCommissioners Housing and Redevelopment Authority Pat Dowling Kathryn Aranda Richard Gelinas 1994 1995 1998 Joel Olbricht Robert Drolet 1996 1997 Derry Housing Authority John Brown, ExecutiveDirector Betty Hartwell. Secretary 504 Compliance Committee Donna DiMarzio Carol Holmes James Doolin (Chairperson) (Nat. Fed. ofthe BHnd) (Code Enforcement Officer) Lynn Smith (Chamber ofCommerce) Conservation Commission Norma Bursaw Faye Halsband Albert Doohttle, Chairman 1994 1995 1996 Robert Lindsay Richard Bergeron 1995 1996 Alternates: MariannePage RichardPhelan 1994 1995 David Udelsman 1994 Marsha Cook 1994 1 Mayor's Annual Report FiscalYear 1992wasanimportantyearinDerry'shistory. creaseofover2%. Thisincrease, coupledwiththeincreased InMarchvotersapprovedanewTownCharter.Withthenew spending from the School District does not bode well for charter comes a new form of government that does not in- Derry taxpaying residents. cludeaMayor. TheendofFiscalYear 1993 bringstoanend Onapositivenote, forthefirsttimein4years, delinquent mytermasMayorofDerry.Althoughmytermlastedonly 15 tax payments declined. 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DB(feaornrkrmryeuropptAecrLya.LtiEOoNnns-BaaRndbArDwigeLhrEteeYru)ltnwiotmaeas,tealtymhaefjooerrxcpewdaininsnitfooonrCDhbeayrprtFyei.rreI1yne- SuImmwoaurlydalnidkeCtloostihnagnkCoalmlmoefntthse volunteers who served on iestplieiacmliliaynlatFifinurgneyd1ei7n5gwagwsoiotdhplpatahnyeniinnsgtgatjeot'boss.acslHsooiswseteavtnehcree,wDwheeircrnhyegaofltalicoialwtieetddy vgthaoervietorounwsmneb'nostar.vdasIr.iwooTuuhsleudsneliiopkneesotpowlehaloasroveottlhhuaenntkbeaetcrhkee-drbetoponreepsaoerfnttioactuiiprvaetlseocoaifln Fireye to expand in Derry creating 75 new jobs rather than theHealth InsuranceTaskForcewhich IestabUshed. Health cHlaodsinwgethneotfawciolritkye.dThwiisthwaGsovaernentorgaMienrroifll2'5s0ojfofbiscefotroDseercruyr.e eImnspulroayneceesschoosutsldabreecoammseernidoeusd fporrobunldeemr,staannddinogutrhetnoewend tthheasneksfunsdhso,ultdhisbeexpeaxntseindoendwotuoldGonvoetrnhaovreSotcecvuerrMeedr.riSlplecifaolr tciotihzeelnpsuosfoDnertrhyisfoirsssueu.ppIonrtclionsginmge,.IItwamnatythoatvheabnekenallaorfoctkhye aasmsiasjtoarncreeostnauthriasntiscshuea.inO,ndeacniodtehdertopolsoictaitveeinnotDee,rrAyp,plcreeBaeteisn,g rCohaardteart cthiamensg,e,bautlthIosuugrheIeanmjoyneodltohnegerchMalalyeonrge,.IWwiiltlhcotnh-e 120 new jobs and broadening the tax base. Despite these tinue serving the people ofDerry as Councilor at Large . . . employmentsuccessstories,therearestillmanyinDerrywho differenttitle, samemission. areunemployedor"underemployed".Toassistthesepeople, Sincerely, we sponsored "Derry Employment Expo". Pinkerton May Casten,Mayor Academy,NewHampshireCollectandtheDerryChamberof Commerceparticipatedinthisverysuccessfulevent. Iwould liketothankPinkertonAcademyHeadmaster, Mr. BradEk, forallowingustoutiHzehisfacihtiesfortheexpo. Wecould not havedonethis withoutMr. Ek's outstanding support of theevent. Budget&Taxes We completed Fiscal 1993 with a surplus of one million dollars. WemanagedtoachievethisdespiteFY '93'staxrate being lO^/o less thanFY '92. Youmayaskhow wewereable to do this? We were ableto do this by each and every town employeefocusingonexpensecontrol. Imustcommendthem fortheirefforts.DuringFiscal 1993,weputthewheelsinmo- tion to begin yet another property revaluation. This was necessary because of the recent declines in property values whichmadecurrent assessmentsoutoflinewith realmarket values. Oneofthemostimportanttasks ofany fiscalyearis that ofthe budget planning process for the next fiscal year. Keepingwithmypledgetoholdthelineontaxes, Iproposed a budget decrease of2% for fiscal year '93. Unfortunately, the budget approved by the Council ended up with an in-