|T«;'^>? ANNUAL REPORT 2005 m. ANNUAL REPORT of the TOWN OFFICERS OF THE TOWN OF NH JEFFERSON, %#£T** «#{x•* ^^|rL«« V#tx*« ^^Sx'« FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2005 Town ofJefferson, NH TABLE OF CONTENTS AndroscogginValley Regional Refuse Disposal District 45 Auditor's Report 12 Balance Sheet 18 Births Registered 61 Board ofAdjustment Report 42 Budget ofthe Town 9 Caleb InterfaithVolunteer Caregivers 53 Deaths Registered 62 Detailed Statement ofPayments 26 Enman Scholarship Fund 58 Financial Report ofTrustees ofTrust Funds 25 Fire Chiefs Report 34 Interim Growth Management Ordinance 7 Jefferson Conservation Commission Report 44 Jefferson Firemen's Association Report 36 Library Report 40 Marriages Registered 60 Mt. Washington Regional Airport 50 Nevers-Town ofJefferson Scholarship Fund 59 North Country Council Report 47 North Country Elderly Programs 49 People ofCouncil District One Report 57 Planning Board Report 43 Report ofForest Fire Warden and State Forest Ranger 38 RoadAgent's Report 32 Schedule ofTown Property 19 Summary Inventory ofValuation 13 Summary ofExpenditures 16 Summary ofReceipts 15 Tax Collector's Report 20 Tax Rate Computation 14 Town Clerk's Report 23 Town Officers 4 Transfer Station Report 33 Treasurer's Report 24 Tri-County CommunityAction Program 48 Warrant 5 Weeks Home Health Services, Inc 52 White Mountain Mental Health and Common Ground 55 Town ofJefferson, NH Jefferson's Oldest Citi^n Ruth Elvira Masort Maiden Name (Oldham) Bom December 7, 1911 in Berlin Loves to dance I wasbom in Berlin in 1911, where I lived until mymarriage to Eugene Mason ofLancaster in 1932. We were married for 70 years until his death in 2002. He also was named as Jefferson's oldest senior citizen in 2001. We have 3 children, Ronald Mason ofWashington, Sandra Bent ofBrookline, NH andJohn Mason of Jeffersonwithwhom I live. WelivedinLancasteruntilmyhusbandboughtastore inStarkwhichwe ranfor a fewyears until we moved to Nashua in 1952, where we went to work for Hugh Gregg andhis wife Kay. We then moved toWarnerwhere myhusbandworkedfor the State. From there we moved to Jefferson where we have lived for over 30 years. Webuiltandranasnowmobilehutforafewyearsuntiltheroadwasclosed inthewinter.AfterthatwetraveledalotandwenttoFloridaforthewinters.Thank youverymuchforthe plaque. I am now94years old. Ruth Mason Town ofJefferson, NH TOWN OFFICERS MODERATOR Paul F. Donovan SELECTMEN Bruce Hicks, Chairman Carroll E. Ingerson Deborah Dubois TREASURER Marie A. Noyes TAX COLLECTOR Mary L. Gross TOWN CLERK Opal L. Bronson AUDITOR Rita M. Larcomb SUPERVISORS OF Donald Noyes THE CHECKLIST Cheryl Meehan Jane Holmes EMERGENCY Jeffrey Wiseman, Director MANAGEMENT PLANNING BOARD Earl Brooks BOARD OF Kim Perry, Chairman ADJUSTMENTS FIRE CHIEF Chris Milligan TRUSTEES OF Jason Call TRUST FUNDS Alden Holmes Rupert Corrigan LIBRARY TRUSTEES Adele Woods, Chairman Meg Costa Darcie Call CONSERVATION David Govatski, Chairman COMMISSION Town ofJefferson, NH WARRANT TOWN MEETING 2006 THE POLLS WILL BE OPEN FROM NOON TO 8:00 P.M. To the inhabitants of the Town ofJefferson in the County of Coos in said State, quaUfied to vote in Town Affairs: You are hereby notified to meet at the Town Hall in said Town ofJefferson on Tuesday, the Fourteenth day of March next, at 7:30 of the clock in the evening, to act upon the following subjects: ARTICLE 1: To choose all necessary Town Officers for the ensuing year** ARTICLE 2: To see what action the Town will take on the following: Are you in favor ofthe adoption ofAmendment #9 to the Town Land Use Ordinance proposed by the Planning Board to the adoption of an Interim Growth Management Ordinance, this ordinance is to be enacted for 1-year from the date of acceptance, (entire ordinance can be read on page 7.) **Selectmen are in favor ofthis ordinance. ARTICLE TO BE VOTED ON BY OFFICLVL BALLOT** ARTICLE 3: To see ifthe Town will vote to raise and appropriate such sums ofmoney as may be necessary to defray Town charges for the ensuing year. That sum being $558,850. Selectmen recommend. ARTICLE 4: To see ifthe Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $80,000 to be added to the Capital Reserve Funds as listed. Selectmen rec- ommend. $10,000 Dump Closure CRF $10,000 Fire Truck CRF $30,000 Highway Vehicle CRF $10,000 Building CRF $20,000 Rt. 115B Reconstruction CRF ARTICLE 5: To see if the Town will vote to establish a Capital Reserve Fund underthe provisions ofRSA35:1 forthe purpose ofHighwayRepair and Maintenance and to raise and appropriate the sum of$10,000 to be placed in this fund, and appoint the Selectmen as agents to expend. This appropriation NO to come from the fund balance (surplus) with funds being raised by taxa- tion. Selectmen recommend. ARTICLE 6: To see ifthe Townwillvote to establish a Capital Reserve Fund under the provisions of RSA 35:1 for the purpose of purchasing Municipal Software, and to raise and appropriate the sum of$15,000 to be placed in this fund, andto appointthe Selectmen as agents to expend. This appropriation to NO come from the fundbalance (surplus)with funds beingraised bytaxation. Selectmen recommend. ARTICLE 7: To see ifthe Town will vote to appropriate the sum of$900 for the purpose ofpurchasingEMS supplies. This appropriation to come from the fund balance (surplus) these funds were received as grants from Wal-Mart in NO 2005, funds being raised by taxation. Selectmen recommend. ARTICLE 8: To see ifthe Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $5,000 to be added to the Expendable Trust Funds as listed. Selectmen recommend. Town ofJefferson, NH $5,000 Town Library Fund ARTICLE 9: To see ifthe Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $1,500 for the purpose of4th ofJuly fireworks. Selectmen recommend. ARTICLE 10: To see ifthe Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $830 for the support of the Mt. Washington Regional Airport. Selectmen recommend. ARTICLE 11: To see ifthe Townwillvote to authorize the Selectmen to con- tractwith an accountingfirmforthepurpose ofdoingtheTown's auditingand financial reporting beginning in 2007. ARTICLE 12: We are petitioning to see if the Town will vote to accept Panorama Drive, so-called as a public way, said road running off Turnpike Road and is shown on a subdivision plan entitled "BoundaryLineAdjustment for: Christopher E. and Tracey E. Nelson. Parts of Lots 5 & 6, Range 1, Turnpike Road, Jefferson, NH" surveyed by Colin F. Sutherland, LLS, approved by the Town ofJefferson Planning Board September 9, 2003, and recorded at Coos Deeds Plan File, as Plan #2072, for Christopher and Tracey Nelson, present owners ofthe underlyingland, and to accept a deed therefore from Christopher Nelson and Tracey Nelson and Robert Kayel and Bob Simpson andJune Simpson and Michelle Pepe andWilliam Pepe andThomas Whalen and Cheryle Whalen and Kenneth Mayer and Jacklyn Mayer and Scott Kayel and Linda Kayel andAnthony Libby andJeanine Libby, the own- ers ofthe underlying land. By petition. ARTICLE 13: To see ifthe Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to dis- pose of such property of the Town as the Selectmen in their sole discretion deem equitable,just and subject to existing laws. ARTICLE 14: To see ifthe Townwillvoteto allowthe TaxCollectorto accept prepayment oftaxes in accordance to RSA 80:52-a. ARTICLE 15: To transact any other business that may come before the meeting. **Article 1 and 2 to be voted by ballot while polls are open. Given under ourhands and seal this sixth dayofFebruaryintheyear ofour Lord Two Thousand-six. A True Copy: ATTEST BRUCE HICKS DEBORAH DUBOIS CARROLL INGERSON E. Board ofSelectmen Town ofJefferson, NH Town ofJefferson, NH TOWN OF JEFFERSON INTERIM GROWTH MANAGEMENT ORDINANCE Adopted: Expiration: 11:59 PM March 13, 2007 1. Authority and Purpose This ordinance is enacted pursuant to the authority granted by NH RSA 674:23. The Interim Growth Management Ordinance is intended to pro- mote the orderly development ofland within the Town and to promote the public health, safety, and welfare ofthe residents ofthe Town. 2. Subdivisions Under this interim ordinance, the Planning Board shall not accept appli- cations for residential subdivisions. Notwithstanding the foregoing, appli- cation for the following are exempt from the limitations ofthis ordinance when otherwise allowed by the Town ofJefferson Land Use Ordinance. a. Boundary Line Adjustments as defined by the Jefferson Subdivision Regulations b. Developments forbona-fide, permanent affordable housing, as defined by the US Department ofHousing and Urban Development, or Hous- ingforthe elderly shallbe exemptfrom the provisions ofthis ordnance. c. Voluntary mergers as defined bythe Jefferson Subdivision Regulations. d. Minor subdivisions as definedbytheJefferson Subdivision Regulations. 3. Building Permits This interim ordinance will not affect the issuance ofbuilding permits for the following: a. lots ofrecord shown by deed prior to March 14, 2006 b. lots included on subdivision plans recorded prior to March 14, 2006 c. lots on any subdivision which has been accepted by the Planning Board for consideration prior to March 14, 2006 d. lots on any subdivision that has been approved by the Planning Board prior to March 14, 2006 and remains in compliance with RSA 674:39 e. exemptlotsunder2.athrough2.dabove approvedbythePlanningBoard 4. Administrative Procedures The Planning Board is hereby authorized to establish administrative pro- Town ofJefferson, NH cedures necessary to implement this article. All such procedures shall be posted. 5. Appeals and Variances Appeals and variances shall be handled in accordance with the Town of Jefferson's Land Use Ordinance. 6. Conflicts Where the provisions ofthis ordinance conflict with the provisions ofany other ordinance or regulations, the more restrictive provisions, which impose the higher standard, shall control. 7. Severability Should any part ofthis ordinance be held invalid or unconstitutional by a court, such holding shall not affect, impair, or invalidate any other part of this ordinance, and to such end, all articles, sections, and provisions ofthis ordinance are declared to be severable. 8. Adoption and Amendment This interim growth management ordinance may be adopted or amended in accordance with the procedures set forth in RSA 674:23. 9. Effective Date This interim growth management ordinance becomes effective upon adop- tion and remain in effect until 11:59 p.m. March 13, 2007.