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pnn i f^N 731 '>32-t^ 2007 Town Annual Report New Durham, Hampshire Fiscal Year Ending Decennber 31 2007 , M^^^^ ,,^ On Our Cover: Throughout the summer of 2007, the Durham Historic Association displayed its wonderful collection of antique wedding dresses as part of the Town's 275th Anniversary Celebration. Photoby Richard H. Lord Durham, NH 03824 ^^32 2QC>'^ - Publication designandproductionby Design PointStudio PostOffice Box Nine Salisbury, New Hampshire03268 Copyright 2008 All Rights Reserved PRINTED IN USA Anne ^jj,-f,-pj:^ (:,j:j |^ j.^^^^ j^ Albany, New York, the daughter ofJames and Florence (Allen) I'itzgerald. She grew up in Springfield, Massachusetts and Rochester, New York, and was a 1952 graduate ofBenjamin Franklin High School in Rochester. She earned a degree from the University ofRochester School of Nursingin 1935 and worked at Strong Memorial Hospital for three years. Anne moved to Durham in 1959 with her husband and the first oftheir four children when he began his professorship at the University ofNew lampshire. She worked as a nurse and I UNH iclinic supervisor for Health Servicesfrom 1963 to 2002. She earned a Bachelor ofScience degree in general studies, with honors, from the University ofNew Hampshire in 1975. Memoriam Anne had a lifelong passion for politics and was active in In many Democratic campaigns. She was the firstwoman elected Anne Valenza to the Durham Supervisors ofthe Checklist, and served in that capacity from 1972 to 1983. She also served as Chairman ofthe May 1934 -April 18, 2007 Checklist for a time. In addition, Anne was amember ofthe Durham Charter Commission, and worked as Deputy Town Clerk and Ballot Clerk. She was also the first woman to be elected Town Moderator and served in that capacity from 2005 to 2007. Anne was an avid reader and had many other interests that she enjoyed sharing with family and friends, including attend- ing concerts in Boston and Tanglewood, visiting museums and other points ofinterestwhen she traveled, and following the Boston Red Sox, New England Patriots, and NCAA March Madness. She took pride in doing the New York Times Sunday crossword in pen. Those ofus at the Town Hall who knew and worked with Anne miss her kind spirit and wonderful sense ofhumor. Anne Fitzgerald Valenza, retired Registered Nurse and long-time Durham Supervisor of the Checklist, died on April 18, 2007. / Durham, NH 2007 Town Report Table of Contents 2 ... In Mcmoriam: Anne Valenza 109... Taxable (net) Valuation 2005-2007 5 ... Honorable Mentions 1 10... Property Tax Rate Breakdown 6... New Faces for 2007 for 2007 7 ...Officers, Boards, C-onimissions, 1 10... 2Pr0o0p5e-r2t0y07Tax Rate Compaiison and Committees 12 ... Retirement: Duane Walker 111 ... SItnadetbetmeednnteosfsLaonndg-PTayemremnts lOWn OT 13 Town Election Results ... 1 12... I'rustees ofthe Trust funds r~\. it^l^om 14...Warrant 1 13 ... Valuation, Tax History and Inventory: 15 Newmarket Rd. Administrative Summary 113 Inventoryol'Town Property Durham 13 ... Business Office j 113 MS-1 Summaryfor2007 New Hampshire 15 ManagerdI Inlorination Tcthnology 113 Tax Rate 2003-2007 03824 113 Valuation Figures2003-2007 603-868-5571 17...2007 Ordinances 603-868-5572 (fax) 19...2007 Resolutions Culture and Recreation www.ci.durham.nh.us 22 Town Administrator 25 Conservation Commission ... ... 23 ... Town Council 26... Durham Day 24 ... Town Council Members 27... Durham: It's Where U Live 28 Durham Swans Budget and Finance ... 29... Historic District C>)mmission (ColoredStock at the end) 29 Parks and Recreation Committee ... 85 ... 2Hx0p0e7nAdcittuuarles(G(eunnearuadliFteudn)d 31 ... Public Library - Board of I'rustees 32 Library Director 85 ... 2008 Approved (ieneral fund Appropriation General Government I 86 2007 Actual General Fund 35 Assessor ... ... Revenues (unaudited) 36... (A'melery Committee and ' 86 ... 2008 Anticipated (ieneral fund Trustees ofthe Trust funds Revenues 37... Planning and Community 87...Capital Improvement i'rogram Development Summary 2008-2017 (approved) 38 Planning Board ... 89 ...(;onibined funds Statement fY 39... Supervisors ofthe (Checklist 2007 Budget l(. Actual 40... Town (;ierk/(;ertified fax Collector 91 ...Independent Auditor's Report 42... free Warden 109... lax Valuation Breakdown for 2007 ...continuedonnextpage 2007 Town Report Durham, NH 3/ Town Working Comrhittees 43 Welfare Director ... 43 ... Zoning Board ofAdjustment 67...Cable Access Television 44... Zoning, Code Enforcement and 68... Churchill Rink at Jackson's Landing Health Officer Advisory Committee 68 Durham Energy Committee Public Safety ... 69 Economic Development Committee ... 47... Fire Depaitment 70 Integrated Waste Management ... 49... Fire Warden AdvisoryCommittee 49 McGregor Memorial EMS ... 71 Lamprey River Advisory Committee ... 51 ... Police Department 72...Mill Plaza Study Committee Public Works 73 Rental Housing Commission ... 53 ... Director ofPublic Works Vital Statistics and Resources 54 Operations Division ... 75 American Red Cross, Great ... 55... Solid Waste Division Bay Chapter 57... Town Engineer 76... Births 2007 57...Wastewater Division 77... Deaths 2007 58... Water Division 78 Marriages 2007 ... Town Supported Organizations 78... Resource Information 78 LandArea 59... AIDS Response Seacoast 78 Meeting DatesfurTown Boards, Conimitleesand 60... Durham Historic Association Commissions 61 ... Homemakers Health Services 79 Town OfficeFunctions 62 Lamprey Health Care 79 Miscellaneous ... 80 TownTax Rate 63 Oyster River Youth Association ... 80 Telephone Directory ... 63 Sexual Assault Support Services ... 80 EmergencyNumbers 64 Stiafford County Community 80 Municipal Offices ... Action Committee 81 OtherCommonly Used Numbers 64... Strafford Regional Planning Commission 82...State and U.S. Representatives s4 / Durham, NH 2007 Town Report Honorable Mentions In 2007, many Town citizens COUNCIL MEMBER ; volunteered their time, Peter Smith talents, and efforts to serve I on various elected and DURHAM PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES appointed boards, Luci Gardner commissions, and Edward Valena committees. We would Katie EUis j i like to take this opportunity to thank and recognize the SUPERVISORS OF THE CHECKLIST following individuals for the Judith Aiken important contributions they made to the community. TRUSTEES OF THE TRUST FUNDS John de Campi ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE Mark McPeak Chris Wilson INTEGRATED WASTE MANAGEMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE McKone Jessie Dale Valena LAMPREY RIVER MANAGEMENT ADVISORY COM- MITTEE Judith Spang PARKS AND RECREATION COMMITTEE Denny Byrne David Proulx PLANNING BOARD W Arthur Grant ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTxMENT John de Campi Myleta Eng L Linn Bogle 2007 Town Report Durham, NH New Faces 2007 for Jason Cleary Corey Landry Div. ChiefofFire Prevention and Safety Division ChiefofOperations DOH: 8/27/07 DOH: 6/1 1/07 Keith Leclair Daniel Peterson Fire Fighter Superintendent ofWastewater DOH: 9/24/07 DOH: 7/30/07 j Durham, NH 2007 Town Report Officers, Boards, and Committees ELECTED OFFICIALS APPT. OFFICIAL/BOARD DURHAM TOWN COUNCIL 1 "TtPFT QHICJAL/fiQARH. ,„ADD&ESS- PHpNF. ..T£&M- EXPIRES AlITH. TOWN TREASURER Richaid Lilly 15 Newmarket Rd. 868-5571 3 Yrs 3/08 Elected William Bowes, Depuiy 5 Magrath Rd. 868-2906 3 Yrs 3/08 Treasurer TRUSTEES OF THE TRUST FUNDS AND CEMETERIES CraigSeymour,cium 1 1 Durham Pi. Rd. 868-244 3 Yrs 3/10 Elected Bruce Bragdon, Tmisim-r 7 ColonyCove Rd. 868-5435 3 Yrs 3/08 Elected Frick, George 13 Edgewood Rd. 868-2750 3 Yrs 3/09 Elected (Appl. untilMarJUOHelation) BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES CEMETERY COMMITTEE George Frick, Treasurer