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Town Belmont of New Hampshire m 1992 Annual Report Town of Belmont New Hampshire 1992 Annual Report DEDICATION This townReport isdedicatedto HELENMAXCYHILL Mrs. Hill was born in Portland, Maine, and received her education at Wellesley College and Wheelock College. She moved to this area and taught school for 37 years in Laconia. She was married to Arthur W. Hill, former selectman ofBelmont, and lived several years on the original James House on JamestownRoad. Mrs. Hill was elected a Trustee ofthe Belmont Public Library, a position she has held since 1972, being chairman oftheTrustees mostofthose years. She was also named President ofthe Belmont Historical Society the second year ofits forming here in Belmont. Mrs. Hill also worked on the checklistonvotingdayformanyyears andhasbeeninchargeofdisplayingold picturesandartifactsonOldHomeDayinBelmont. Mrs. Hill is always interested in town history and with the late Lou Wuelper did research and documented all 29 cemeteries in Belmont. She also researched and wrote a history on all ofthe original houses on Jamestown Road. Mrs. Hill is an ideal citizen to have in an area, always considering whatisbestforBelmont,interestedinwhatisgoingonandiscommittedtothe PublicLibrary. Wearepleasedtohavethe 1992TownReportdedicatedtoMrs. HelenMaxcyHill,aworthycitizen. INDEX Appropriations,CreditsandTaxRates 35 Auditor'sReport 63 BuildingPermits 71 Budget 25 CommitteeMeetings 5 ComparativeStatementofAppropriationsandExpenditures 38 ComparativeStatementofRevenues 40 CouncilDistrictOneReport 87 DepartmentalExpenses 53 FireDepartment 76 ForestFireWardenandStateForestRanger 78 HighwayDepartment 79 Librarian'sReport 86 LibraryTrustee'sReport 85 PlanningBoard 70 PoliceDepartment 73 RecyclingCommittee 83 ReportoftheZoningBoardofAdjustment 67 ScheduleofTownProperties 28 SewerCommission 72 SewerDepartmentRents 50 StatementofBondedDebt 43 SummaryofInventoryofValuation 42 SummaryofLandinCurrentUse 34 TaxCollector'sAccounts 47 TaxExemptProperties 32 TelephoneDirectory 5 TownClerk'sReport 34 TownInformation 6 TownOfficials 7 TownTreasurer'sReport 45 TrusteesoftheTrustFunds 80 — VitalStatistics—Births 94 VitalStatistics—Deaths 93 VitalStatistics Marriages 90 WagesPaidbytheTownofBelmont 51 Warrant 8 WaterDepartmentReport 84 WaterDepartmentRents 49 WinnipesaukeeRiverBasinAdvisoryCommittee 72 BelmontAnnualReportfor1992 COMMITTEEMEETINGS ConservationCommission BelmontAnnualReportfor1992 TOWNOFBELMONT INCORPORATED 1869 TotalArea:Land29.8squaremiles,Water1.6squaremiles Population(1970Census) 2,493 Population(1980Census) 4,026 Population(1990Census) 5,796 FirstCongressionalDistrict FirstCouncillorDistrict SecondStateSenatorialDistrict UnitedStatedSenators JuddGreggofGreenfield RobertSmithofTuftonboro RepresentativeinCongress BillZeliffofJackson StateSenatorofNewHampshire WayneKingofRumney RepresentativestotheGeneralCourt RobertS.HawkinsofBelmont RichardH.CampbellofGilford GordonE.BartlettofBelmont ThomasG.CainofBelmont ExecutiveCouncillor RaymondS.BurtonofBath BelmontAnnualReportfor1992 BelmontAnnualReportfor1992 BELMONTTOWNWARRANT THESTATEOFNEWHAMPSHIRE TO THE INHABITANTS OF THE TOWN OF BELMONT IN THE COUNTY OF BELKNAP, IN THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE QUALIFIED TO VOTEINTOWNAFFAIRS. Youareherebynotifiedtomeetforthe 1993AnnualTownMeetingoftheTown ofBelmonttobehoidenintwosessionsasfollows: FIRSTSESSION The FIRST SESSION shall be holden at the Roland S. Kimball Auditorium, BelmontHighSchool,Belmont,NewHampshire, onthe9thdayofMarchnext, between the hours of 7:00 o'clock in the forenoon and 7:00 o'clock in the afternoon,toactuponthefollowingsubjects: 1.TochooseallnecessaryTownOfficersfortheyearensuing. 2. Shall werescindthe provisionsofRSA72:62forapropertytax exemption onreal propertyequippedwitha solarenergyheatingorcoolingsystem which exemptionshallbeinanamountequaltothetotalcostofthesystem? YES NO 3. Are you in favor ofthe adoption ofAmendment #1 as proposed by the PlanningBoardfortheZoningOrdinance: To allow the Planning Board the Option to delegate its existing responsibility to issue certificates ofcompliance to one Member ofthe Board. YES NO 4. Are you in favor ofthe adoption ofAmendment #2 as proposed by the PlanningBoardfortheZoningOrdinance: Allowpropertyownerstheoptiontomergeadjacentconforminglotsunder certain conditions. Property owners are currently already allowed the optiontomergeadjacentnonconforminglotsundercertainconditions. YES NO 5. Are you in favor ofthe adoption ofAmendment #3 as proposed by the PlanningBoardfortheZoningOrdinance: To create a new category under the Permitted Use Table that will regulate the use ofManufactured HousingUnits(mobile homes) forNon Dwelling uses. They would be allowed, only by Special Exception in the "Commercial," "Industrial," "Rural," "Residential Multi-family" and "Village"Zones. To rename the existingtitle for Manufactured Housingto Manufactured Housing-Dwelling.