Hampton Annual Report [orth Incorporated 1742 Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2009 www.northhampton-nh.gov EMERGENCY NUMBERS - - FIRE EMERGENCY 9-1-1 AMBULANCE EMERGENCY 9-1-1 POLICE EMERGENCY 9-1-1 TELEPHONE DIRECTORY - - Administration 964-8087 Assessing 964-8087 Building Inspector 964-8650 Fire (routine business only) 964-5500 Police (routine business only) 964-8621 Public Works Department 964-6442 Recycling Center/Brush Dump 964-9825 Planning & Zoning 964-8650 Recreation 964-3170 Public Library 964-6326 North Hampton School 964-5501 Winnacunnet High School 926-3395 HOURS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC - - Town Offices 8:00 a.m. -4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday Town Clerk/Tax Collector 8:30 a.m. -7:00 p.m. Monday 8:30 a.m.- 3:00 p.m. Tuesday through Friday Public Library 10:00 a.m. -8:00 p.m. Monday and Wednesday 10:00 a.m. -5:00 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday & Friday 10:00 a.m. -2:00 p.m. Saturday Recycling Center 8:00 a.m. -12:00 p.m. Wednesday and Saturday 1:00 p.m. -5:00 p.m. Brush Dump April - November Saturday 8:00 a.m. -12:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. -5:00 p.m. MEETING SCHEDULES - - Board of Selectmen 7:00 p.m. 2"^ & 4"^ Monday of the month Planning Board 6:30 p.m. 1®* Monday of the month Zoning Board 6:00 p.m. 4"^ Tuesday of the month Conservation Commission 7:00 p.m. 2""^ Tuesday of the month WEBSITE www.northhampton-nh.qov 4 -TABLE OF CONTENTS- DEDICATION 3 GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS 5 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Report of the Select Board 10 Report of the Town Administrator 12 Town Meeting Minutes 2009., 14 GENERAL GOVERNMENT Building Inspector 3^ Fire Department 32 Public Works, Brush & Recycling 34 Police Department 35 Recreation Department 37 Welfare Department 4q Public Library 4^ Tax Collector .j Town Clerk „ . Treasurer oU BOARDS/COMMITTEES/COMMISSIONS REPORTS Cemetery Trustees 55 Trustees of the Trust Funds 57 Planning Board 58 Water Commission 60 Zoning Board ofAdjustment 62 Bandstand Operating Committee 63 Conservation Commission 64 Heritage Commission 67 Mosquito Commission 68 North Hampton Forever 69 Agricultural Commission 71 Energy Commission 72 TOWN WARRANT (COLORED PAGES) GENERAL INFORMATION Summary Inventory ofValuation (MS-1) 83 Annual Financial Report (MS-5) 92 Vital Statistics 1-10 Town Salaries •]1 Annual Financial Audit of Town and Library 116 Digitized by the Internet Archive 2012 with funding from in Boston Library Consortium IVIember Libraries http://archive.org/details/annualreportofto2009nort We dedicate this report to Fire Chief Thomas S. Lambert who retired Irom Town service on August 31, 2009, concluding over three decades of dedicated service to the Town and its residents. Having been appointed to the position of Fire Chief on December 6, 1994, Chief Lambert began his career in the fire ser\'ice holding Call and Volunteer positions in numerous fire departments in the Lakes Region of New Hampshire while attending college. Chief Wilbur Perkins ofthe North Hampton Fire Department hired Lambert on November 27, 1978, In 1981 Tom was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant and in 1989 Chief Newman "Skip " Goodwin promoted him to the rank of Deputy Fire Chief In 1994 he was appointed as Chief of Department after serving as Acting Fire Chief for nineteen months. Chief Lambert has been passionate about the fire service for his entire life, and even more so for the men and women that he has had the privilege to serve with over the years. Dedication Forest Griffm 7 August 1919 - 23 August 2009 In 1957, after several years in the Midwest, Forest Griffin and his wife Ruth returned to their native New Hampshire. They settled in North Hampton, where they resided until 1998, when they moved to RiverWoods at Exeter. Mr. Griffin will be remembered for his service to the Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts, his active membership in the United Church ofChrist, the East Masonic Lodge ofExeter, the Rotary Club ofDanvers, the Rockingham Plarming Commission, and the Board of Directors ofthe Southeast Land Trust ofNew Hampshire. In North Hampton he will be remembered for his civic leadership. He served on the Budget Committee, the Zoning Board ofAdjustment, and the Planning Board, ofwhich he served as Chair for many years. The Town is especially grateful not only for his years ofleadership on the Planning Board, but above all for the strong and long-lasting foundation for land-use planning that Mr. Griffm left for his successors. Because ofhis vision and hard work, the state ofland- use planning has solid grounding in the unique characteristics and values ofour Town. Kind, thoughtful and generous, Mr. Griffm gave ofhis wisdom and time generously in the service ofhis neighbors, and in doing so he left indelible marks on their memories and hearts, as well as on the beautiful communities in which they live. Mr. Griffin also expressed his generosity in more tangible ways. In 2003, through the South East Land Trust ofNew Hampshire, Mr. Griffin donated for permanent conservation 40 acres ofthe Towle Hill Farm to his native town ofDanville. With a warm smile and ready handshake, Mr. Griffm always greeted North Hampton residents heartily. Even after having moved to RiverWoods., he always showed sincere interest in news from North Hampton, shared his rich repository oflocal history, and offered sage advice about knotty land-use issues. Forest Griffm was a good and generous man. He will long be remembered in North Hampton, and he will be missed. 2009 NORTH HAMPTON TOWN OFFICERS - As of March 10, 2009 ELECTED TERM EXPIRES MODERATOR William S. Boesch 2010 SELECT BOARD Craig Salomon 2010 Michael Coutu 2011 Jon Rineman 2012 TOWN CLERK/TAX Susan Buchanan 2010 COLLECTOR TREASURER Penelope Holbert 2010 SUPERVISORS Meridith Beaman 2010 OF THE CHECKLIST Karin Moulton 2012 Hope Miller 2014 TRUSTEES OF THE Peter J. Parker 2012 LIBRARY Emily Creighton, Treasurer 2010 Alison Robie, Secretary 2011 BUDGET COMMITTEE James Maggiore, Chair 2012 Larry Miller, Vice Chair 2012 Paul Martino 2012 Michael Golden 2011 Jennifer Simmons 2011 David Peck (appointed 3/09) 2010 Robert Copp (resigned 3/10/09) 2010 Robert Hamilton 2009 Little Boar's Head Representative Jon Rineman 2009 Select Board Representative Robert Copp 2009 School Board Representative TRUSTEES OF THE TRUST FUNDS & CEMETERIES Kendall Chevalier, Cemetery Superintendent Mary Lambert 2010 George Chauncey 2011 Margaret A. Brown 2012 PLANNING BOARD Phil Wilson, Chair 2011 Joseph A. Arena, Jr. 2012 R. Shep Kroner, Vice Chair 2012 Barbara Kohl 2010 Thomas McManus 2010 Laurel Pohl 2011 David McGilvary, Alternate 2010 Michael Coutu Select Board Representative ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT Richard H. Stanton, Chair 2011 Richard Batchelder, Vice Chair 2010 Susan Halliday Smith (resigned 1/26/2010) 2010 Ted Turchan 2010 Robert R. Field 2011 Michelle Peckham 2012 Charles A. Gordon, Alternate 2010 Jennifer Lermer, Alternate 2012 Debbie Wood, Alternate 2010 David Buber, Alternate 2012 WATER COMMISSION Henry Fuller 2012 Robert Landman 2013 Timothy Harned 2011 Richard T. Bettcher 2010 1 APPOINTED BOARDS & COMMISSIONS As of March 10, 2009 TERM APPOINTED EXPIRES HERITAGE COMMISSION Ben King, Alternate 2011 Jenifer Landman, Chair 2011 Carolyn Brooks, Treasurer 2011 Paul Cuetara 2011 Penny Holbert, Secretary 2009 Craig Salomon, Select Board Representative CONSERVATION COMMISSION Brian Chevalier 2010 Lee Brooks 2011 Shirley Carter 2011 Chris Ganotis, Chair 2012 John Peterson, Treasurer 2012 Stanley Knowles 2010 Patricia O'Connor 2010 Peter S. Simmons, Alternate 2012 Phillip Thayer, Alternate 2012 Lisa Wilson, Alternate 2012 Emily Creighton, Select Board Representative NORTH HAMPTON FOREVER COMMITTEE Robert B. Field, Jr. Chris Ganotis, Treasurer Timothy Harned, Co Chair Phil Wilson, Co Chair Dick Wollmar R. Shep Kroner Stanley Knowles Allison Robie Peter S. Simmons Michael Coutu Select Board Representative Michele Peckham Legal Counsel BANDSTAND COMMITTEE Kendall Chevalier 2011 Deborah A. Sillay 2011 Sarah Maloney 2011 Delores J. Chase, Chair 201 Ed Hobby 2011 TameraSaal 2011 Byron & Anita Kirby, Honorary Life Members TREE WARDEN Stanley Knowles MOSQUITO COMMISSION David Peck Robert Hamilton Pat Moreinis Dodge Pare Bill ROCKINGHAM PLANNING COMMITTEE R. Shep Kroner Robert Landman ROCKINGHAM MPO COMMISSIONERS R. Shep Kroner Robert Landman RECREATION COMMISSION Jerome Dewing 2012 Christinie Fredericks 2012 David Allen (resigned) 2012 Danielle Strater (appointed) 2012 Sarah Maloney 2012 Kim Place 2010 Michael Sullivan 2011 Heidi Nigro 2011 ENERGY COMMITTEE Mary Lou Wollmar, Chairman Dietrich Ebert Robert Copp Peter Philbrook Tamra Le, Alternate 8