Report of the financial standing of the Town of Alton for the fiscal year ending ..

132 Pages·1997·3.3 MB·English

by  Alton (N.H. : Town)

4
1996
ANNUAL
REPORT
of the
TOWN
of
ALTON
NEW HAMPSHIRE

4
1996
ANNUAL
REPORT
of the
TOWN
of
ALTON
NEW HAMPSHIRE
1
TOWNGOVERNMENTINFORMATION
HOURSOFOPERATION:
TOWNHALL, 1 MonumentSquare, OffRoute 11 &MainStreet
MondaythroughFriday-8:30amto4:30pm
SOLIDWASTECENTER offHurd HillRoad
,
Sunday-12:00pmto3:00pm
Monday,Wednesday, FridayandSaturday-7:00amto3:00pm
CLOSEDTUESDAYANDTHURSDAY
CLOSEDEASTER SUNDAYANDALLOTHER LEGALHOLIDAYS
OPENTHEDAYAFTERTHANKSGIVING
RINESROAD^TUMPDJJMP&BRUSHPIT
Saturday-8:00amto3:00pm
Sunday -12:00pmto3:00pm
CLOSEDJANUARYTHROUGH MARCH
POLICESTATION, DepotStreet
Mondaythrough Friday-7:00amto5:00pm
WATERWORKSOFFICE Route140, neartheCentral FireStation
.
MondaythroughFriday-8:30amto 12:30pm
GILMAN LIBRARY, MamStreet, Route 1
(Nov-March) Monday&Wednesday-2:00pmto8:00pm
Friday -9:00amto5:00pm
Saturday-9:00amto 12:00pm
(ApnI-Oct) Monday&Wednesday-12:00pmto8:00pm
Friday - 9:00amto 5:00pm
Saturday-9:00amto12:00pm
TOWN HOLIDAYS IN 1997 (All Town Offices, Facilities & Agencies Closed)
NewYear'sDay January 1st
President'sDay February 17th
Memorial Day May26th
Independence Day July4th
LaborDay September1st
VeteransDay November11th
ThanksgivingDay November27th
DayAfterThanksgiving November28th
ChhstmasDay December25th
ONTHECOVER. BICENTENNIALPOSTER,ARTWORKBYPETERFERBER
4
1996
ANNUALREPORT
forthe
TOWNOFALTON
inthe
COUNTYOFBELKNAP
STATEOFNEWHAMPSHIRE
AHISTORICALPERSPECTIVE
PRESIDENTOFTHEUNITEDSTATES
WilliamJ. Clinton
VICE-PRESIDENTOFTHEUNITEDSTATES
AlbertGoreJr.
UNITEDSTATESSENATORS
JuddGregg
RobertC. Smith
U.S. REPRESENTATIVEINCONGRESS-1STDISTRICT
WilliamZeliff
GOVERNOROFTHESTATEOFNEWHAMPSHIRE
SteveMerrill
EXECUTIVECOUNCILOR DISTRICT
- 1
RaymondBurton
STATESENATOR-DISTRICT
LeoW. Fraser
STATEREPRESENTATIVESTOTHEGENERALCOURT-DISTRICTS4&5
AliceZiegra
PaulGolden
GordonBartlett
Linda Smith
1995TOWNPOPULATION
3414
(SOURCE:NewHampshireOfficeofStatePlanning)
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TABLEOFCONTENTS
1996AnnualTownMeetingOfficialBallotResults 1
1996AnnualTownMeetingMinutes 13
1996SpecialTownMeetingMinutes 24
1997AnnualTownMeetingOfficialBallotSample 93
1997AnnualTownMeetingWarrant 95
1997TownBudget(MS-7) 105
1997TownBudgetPreparationWorksheet 108
Alton-AltonBayChamberofCommerce'sReport 25
AltonGardenClub'sReport 26
AltonHistoricalSociety'sReport 28
AnimalControlOfficer'sReport 31
AssessingAgent'sReport 32
Auditor'sReport 33
BicentennialCommittee'sReport 34
Capital ImprovementPlan 39
CemeteryTrustees'Report 41
CodeOfficial'sReport 42
ComparativeStatementofAppropriations, Expenditures&Receipts-(Referto
1997TownBudgetPreparationWorksheet)
ConservationCommission'sReport 41
DirectoryofAppointedTownOfficials 5
TABLEOFCONTENTS(CONTINUED)
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DirectoryofElectedTownOfficials 7
ExecutiveCouncilor'sReport 44
FireAlarmSignals insidebackcover
FireChiefsReport 46
ForestFireWardenandStateForestRanger'sReport 47
HighwayAgent'sReport 48
LeveyParkTrustees'Report 49
LibraryTrustees'Report 50
NewBeginnings'Report 51
NewHampshireHumaneSociety'sReport 52
OldHomeWeekCommittee'sReport 53
PoliceChiefsReport 54
RecreationDirector'sReport 57
Selectmen'sReport 58
SolidWasteCenterDirector'sReport 59
StateRepresentatives'Report 60
StateSenator'sReport 61
StatementofLegal Expenses 62
StatementofLong-TermDebt&BondPayments 62
StatementofPayrollDisbursements 63
)
TABLEOFCONTENTS(CONTINUED)
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SummaryofCurrentUseClassifications 66
SummaryofTaxRateInformation 67
TaxCollector'sReport(MS-61 69
TownAdministrator'sReport 72
TownClerk'sReport 73
TownPropertyInventory 74
TownRoadInventory 76
TelephoneDirectory outsidebackcover
TownGovernmentInformation insidefrontcover
TownTreasurer'sReport 79
TrusteesofTrustFunds'Report 83
VNA-Hospice'sReport 86
Vital Statistics(Births, Deaths&Marhages) 88
WaterCommissioner'sReport 91
ZoningBoardofAdjustment'sReport 92
DIRECTORY OF ELECTED TOWN OFFICIALS
BOARDOFSELECTMEN
:
ReubenL.Wentworth,Chairman(1997)
ArnoldP. Shibley,Vice-Chairman(1998)
StanleyE. Czechf7999j
BUDGETCOMMITTEE
:
GregoryFuller,Chairman(1998)
CharlesAdams,Jr. , Vice-Chairman(1997)
ThomasMynczywor(1997)
DeborahBurtonC7999J
PeterPijoanff999;
VirginiaBergeron(1998)
RuthMessier(^997;
ScottGageff997;
StanleyCzech,Selectmen'sRepresentative
R. LoringCarr, SchoolBoardRepresentative
DeanDeRoche(resigned)
PaulAnderson(resigned)
CEMETERYTRUSTEES
:
FlorenceC.Shaw, Chairman (1999)
JaneB. Porter(1998)
ThomasC. Hoopes(1997)
FIREWARDS
:
RussellE. JonesC7997;
DavidJ.Jensen(f998;
RussellM. SampleJr. (1999)
HIGHWAYAGENT
:
KennethG. Roberts(1997)
LIBRARYTRUSTEES
:
EllamarieN. Carr,Chairman(1997)
DavidE. Countway(1998)
ShirleyCopeland^7999;
MODERATOR
:
JohnF.Duffek(7998;
DIRECTORYOFELECTEDTOWNOFFICIALS(CONTINUED)
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PLANNINGBOARD
:
JamesC. Washburn, Chairman(1999)
FrancisMetcalfe,Vice-Chairman(1998)
DavidSleeper(^7997;
Wmarx)A. Ryan(1997)
JamesVarney(1999)
EarlBagley(1997)
RuthanneBarnet(Alternate)(1997)
FrancesWashburn(Alternate)(1997)
RichardLane(Alternate) (1997)
ArnoldP. Shibley, Selectman'sRepresentative
HaroldBothwick(resigned)
SUPERVISORSOFTHECHECKLIST
:
AliceZiegra, Chairman(1998)
CynthiaDuffek(2002)
NancyL. Mokrzecki (1997)
JeanRoberts(resigned)
TAXCOLLECTOR
:
AnneKroegerff997)
TOWNCLERK:
GwendolynM. Jones(1997)
TREASURER
:
HelenM.Sullivanff997j
TRUSTEEOFTRUSTFUNDS
:
JosephHoule,Chairman(1998)
JeanRoberts(7997;
ShirleyCopeland(1999)
WATERCOMMISSIONERS
:
JohnStreeter, Chairman(1997)
CharlesB.Adams, Jr. (1999)
ShermanBrown(1998)