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,cra 2000 Annual Report ¥ ^BfJi«t':iS^'^<<;L^ii«t:y?i:*?^ia'^:JSt'ia»i>st':^ Town of New Conway, Hampshire NH Coverphoto - Whitaker MeetingHouse, North Conway, Dedicated November 14, 2000 Policephoto courtesy ofJames Gemmiti. All other reportphotos by Town Staff. P TownofConway,NH Annual Report of the Town Officers of the of CONWAY New Hampshire For the FiscalYear Ending December 31 2000 PrintedbySmith &Town Printers Berlin, NewHampshire With admiration and respect we acknowledge the retirementof: Richard L. Roderick served the Town of Conway as a full-time Police Officer from March 16, 1980 through March 31, 2000. Rick served in many capacities but is best known for the manyyears he devoted to the Detective Division. Rickretires after twenty years in Law Enforcement. He and his wife, Fran, continue to live and work in Conway. LeonE. ShackleyservedtheTownofConwayas a full-time Police Officer from April 16, 1979 throughAugust6, 2000. Leonretires aftertwenty- one years in Law Enforcement, all ofthose years as an Officer who responded to calls for service from the public. Leon achieved the rank of SergeantduringhistenureandservedtheTownof Conway well. Leon and his wife, Sheryl, live in Chadiam, NH. DavidG.BennettservedtheTownofConwayasa full-timePoliceOfficerfromJuly15, 1968through February 28, 2001. Dave worked for many years before that as a part-time Officer. Dave retires withnearlythirty-threeyears offull-time service, having risen to the rank ofLieutenant. Dave and his wife, Carol, will enjoyretirementyears in the Townhehasprotectedsince 1963. David Chase served the Town of Conway as a Highway Foreman for the Public Works Department from September 5, 1970 through October 1, 2000. Daveretiresafter30yearsofser- vice. Davewillbemissedbyallofus andwewish himthebestinhisretirement. We wish them all the best! TownofConway, NH TABLE OF CONTENTS I ForSampleBallot,VotingWorksheet&SupportingDocumentsseecolortearoutinsert. TOWNOFFICERS-2000 5 SELECTMEN'SREPORT 8 TOWNMANAGER'SREPORT 10 2000TOWNWARRANTANDRESULTS 16 2001TOWNWARRANTANDSUPPORTDOCUMENTS 26 2001 Budget-FormMS7 34 Revenues-FormMS7-2000with2001 estimates 36 2001 Separate / Special / BondArticles 37 BUDGET 2001DetailedBudget 38 2000FINANCIALREPORTS ComparativeStatementofRevenue 47 ComparativeStatementofAppropriations&Expenditures 48 StatementofChangesinFundBalance 50 BalanceSheet 50 Treasurer'sReport 51 CashReceipts 53 GeneralLongTermDebtAccounts 55 IndependentAuditor'sReports 57 TownClerk'sReport 60 SummaryofWarrants 61 TaxLienAccounts 63 ScheduleofTownownedProperty 64 TrustandCapitalReserveFunds 67 DEPARTMENTREPORTS Assessor 71 BuildingInspector/CodeEnforcement 74 Code/ZoningEnforcement 75 GeneralAssistanceOfficer 77 PlanningDirector 79 PublicWorksDirector 80 RecreationDirector 82 BOARDS,COMMISSIONS,ANDOTHERREPORTS PoliceCommission 85 PoliceChief 86 ConwayPubhcLibrary 89 PlanningBoard 95 BoardofAdjustment 96 ConwayConservationCommission 97 ForestFireWarden&StateForestRanger 98 ExecutiveCouncilor'sReport 100 TownofConway, NH NON-PROFITREPORTS AmericanRedCross 102 CarrollCountyMentalHealthService 102 ChildrenUnlimited,Inc 103 ConwayVillageAreaChamberofCommerce 103 EasternSlopeRegionalAirport 104 FamilySupportProgram/TheCenterofHope,Inc 105 GibsonCenter 105 NorthConwayCommunityCenter 106 NorthConwayDayCareCenter 106 Mt.WashingtonValleyEconomicCouncil 107 StartingPoint 108 Tri-CountyCommunityAction 108 VisitingNurse&HospiceCareServicesofNorthernCarroUCotmty 109 WhiteMountainCommunityHealthCenter 110 VITALSTATISTICS Births Ill Marriages 117 Deaths 124 TownofConway, NH TOWN OF CONWAY TOWN OFFICERS 2000 - SELECTMEN JohnA. Cuddy MarkL. Hounsell** GaryL.Webster TheresaL. Kennett Richard"Dick" O'Brien TownofConway, NH CODEENFORCEMENTOFFICER SandyStowell Albany RECREATIONDIRECTOR JohnEastman Albany SUPERVISORS OFCHECKLIST WandaSnow EastConway 2002 CarolT. Lyman Intervale 2004 Briggs Bunker No. Conway 2006 TRUSTEEOFTRUSTFUNDS BernadineJesseman No. Conway 2001 SonyaPorter Conway 2002 WilliamT. Riley No. Conway 2003 LIBRARYTRUSTEES Anne Getchell Ctr. Conway 2001 LindaSorensen** No. Conway 2001 WilliamR. Marvel*** Ctr. Conway 2001 SarahD. Hartshorne Conway 2002 GaryMacDonald Conway 2002 Dorcas H. Deans Intervale 2003 AdaFuge Ctr. Conway 2003 BrianWiggin Ctr. Conway 2003 MUNICIPALBUDGETCOMMITTEE DouglasM. Swett Ctr. Conway 2001 RobertTibbettsSr. Ctr. Conway 2001 KathrynA. BurneU No. Conway 2001 DortheaSeybold No. Conway 2001 DavidSullivan*** No. Conway 2001 BettyJ. Boucher Ctr. Conway 2002 PhilipDighello Kearsarge 2002 WilliamJones Conway 2002 KathyBaker Ctr. Conway 2002 KarenGilman Ctr. Conway 2003 MaryellenLaRoche Conway 2003 KarenUmberger No. Conway 2003 PLANNINGBOARD RobertL. deFeyter No. Conway 2001 JohnWaterman Ctr. Conway 2001 ArthurBergmann No. Conway 2002 StacySand Intervale 2002 SheilaDuane No. Conway 2003 Conrad Briggs No. Conway 2003 TownofConway, NH BOARDOFADJUSTMENT I TownofConway, NH SELECTMEN'S REPORT Witiithe departure ofJim Somerville inlate 1999, year2000 foundtheTown without aTown Manager. Fortunately for us, our PublicWorks Director, Paul DegliAngeli, accepted the responsibility of serving as Interim Town Manager. PaulfulfilledthatroleuntilJuly. TheBoardofSelectmenwouldliketotakethis opportunitytoexpressitsgratitudeforhisservicetotheTown. Pauldidnotjust keep theship afloat, he moveditforward. ThislastyearalsofoundtheTownwithanumberofkeynewemployeesinclud- ing the Town Planner, Code Enforcement OfBcer, Building Inspector, and otir ExecutiveSecretary. Andfinally,inJuly,ournewTownManager,EarlSiresjoinedthe staff. Inouropinion,EarlhasbeenatrueassettotheTownandthecommunity. Highlightsof2000include: •CompletionoftheWhitakerWoodsMeetingHouse ThisfacilitywiUserve asawarminghutforwintersportsandasan administrativefacilityforsummerprograms. • CompletionoftheWhitakerLane Bridge •DrainageAnalysisandinstallationofcatchbasinsonTownroadsaroimd ConwayLake ThesebasinswillprotectTownroadsfromerosionandminimizethe inflowofsedimentsto thelake. • Continuedzoningenforcement TheTownhasvigorouslypursuedzoningenforcementwiththeaimof achievingcompliancewithsignandsiteplancodes. TheTownhas alsobegunenforcingtheShorelineandWetiandsProtectionordinances withthe aimofprotectingTownwaterquality. •Keptto thescheduleofregularpropertyrevaluations This ensuresthatallproperties are assessedfairlyandareatmarket value. Inthisway, thepropertytaxburdenisdistributedequitably. It also avoids sharp increasesintaxesthatcanoccurifrevaluationsare notconductedperiodically. •Rt. 16UndergroundUtilitiesRelocation TheTownhasworkedwiththecommunityandutilitycompaniesto conductaconceptualdesignandcostanalysisforplacingallutility linesundergroundwhenRt. 16iswidenedsouthofBarnesRoad. The Boardispursuingfederalandstatefundingtofundtheproject. This willimprovetheviews atthegatewayto NorthConway. •IntervaleScenicVista The Boardstronglyopposedthe construction ofa multi-storyvisitor's centeratthevista. Consequentiy, theStateandacommunitygroup areworkingto designamoreappropriatefacility.