ANNUAL REPORT of the TOWN OFFICERS of DALTON NEW HAMPSHIRE FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1992 ANNUAL REPORT of the TOWN OFFICERS of DALTON NEW HAMPSHIRE FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBERS!, 1992 Photographs bu: J. McKa\j J. Brooks TOWN OFFICERS SELECTMEN Jacqueline McKay Term Expires 1993 Dean Sweeney Term Expires 1994 Eugene Savage Term Expires 1995 CLERK Sandra B. York TAX COLLECTOR Sandra B. York TREASURER Marjorie B. Couturier TRUSTEE OF TRUST FUNDS AUDITOR Nancy McVetty Rita Blakslee POLICE CHIEF FIRE CHIEF BradleyWhitcomb Raymond Bartlett (Ret.) Allen Blakslee ROAD AGENT HEALTH OFFICER Donald Sharp Willard Streeter LIBRARIAN Doris Mitton LIBRARY TRUSTEES Jean Abbott Term Expires 1993 Anthony Poekert Term Expires 1994 Lillian Edleman Term Expires 1995 PLANNING BOARD Donald Mooney Appointment Expires 1993 Linda Cloutier, Alternate Appointment Expires 1993 Donald Sharp Appointment Expires 1993 Sandra Sharp Appointment Expires 1993 Leon Cloutier, Chairman Appointment Expires 1994 Agnes Mooney Appointment Expires 1995 Victor St. Cyr Appointment Expires 1995 Eugene Savage Ex-Officio Member CIVIL DEFENSE OFFICER Thomas McVetty MODERATOR Charles Packard SUPERVISORS OF THE CHECKLIST Emma McFarlin Term Expires 1994 Pauline Streeter Term Expires 1996 Vera Smith Term Expires 1998 DEDICATION RAYMOND BARTLETT Policeman, Voluntary Fireman, Fire Chief i?ay has taken care of Dalton for man\^ \;ears! Digitized by tine Internet Arciiive in 2009 witii funding from Boston Library Consortium IVIember Libraries http://www.arcliive.org/details/annualreportdalt1992dalt 4 SELECTMEN'S REPORT 1992 was a stressful year at best - but we do begin to see some less- ening of the economic downturn. There was a small increase in the number of property transactions throughout this past year, mostly in- family, but indicating activity. Uncollected taxes continue to be our number one problem; $215,826.14 remain outstanding for 1992. Our "accounts receivable" are the collateral upon which banks extend credit. With our poor record of collection it is very possible that they will no longer feel that we are a good risk, in fact we were told that our most recent loan must be repaid by July of this year. We would strongly urge that all property owners with outstanding balances make some effort to secure financing in order to discharge these obligations. Two very urgent road situations were taken care of this past summer. Reconstruction, after removal of damaged asphalt, on the section of Forest Lake Road from Page Road up the hill past Steve's Path was un- dertaken and accomplished by our own road crew who did a great job! And as much asphalt as we could possibly afford was applied to Dalton Ridge Road in order to keep what remained from sloughing off the side of the mountain. The steep grade of this road makes it almost impossi- ble to maintain. The problem of ownership of our town dump area surfaced this past summer when the Department of Environmental Services required proof thereof, before issuing a temporary permit to continue using the location as a transfer station. It develops that former town authorities presumed that when the B & M Railroad took up the tracks on this line, which included the dump area, that it had abandoned ownership of the property? Not so, says the railroad' We now have to acquire ownership in order to complete the closing of the landfill by whatever means will cost the town the least money. The land is for sale and the question is, would it be cheaper to buy it or to go through the courts? It's been many many years since the RR has paid any taxes on this property - nor have they been billed, which they say is not their fault. We are pleased to have been notified that the sewer project is closed, over, and done with! Repayment of money borrowed for many years in the future is still with us however. This involves the original bond and the amount borrowed from F.H.A. Also, in the near future, the matter of a town garage is of utmost urgency! We have hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of machinery and equipment and no place in which to store and/or maintain it. Our highway crew works under the most primitive conditions; no space, poor light and ventilation, and no access to water. We feel that priority should be given to bringing highway department facilities up to the level of those of the fire department. We do have a "super" fire department to which this issue of the Town Report is dedicated. With our well trained volunteers and under the leadership of our recently retired chief Raymond Bartlett, it has been and continues to be a credit to our small community. Everyone ap- preciates the supportive work done in its behalf by the very active Fire- men's Auxiliary. We also extend our appreciation to the many other citizens who con- tribute so much to all the active organizations in town. Dalton is a pretty nice place to live! Jacqueline McKay Dean Sweeney John Duval DALTON OFFICE HOURS SELECTMENS OFFICE Monday thru Friday 9 am to 1 pm Tel: 837-9642 & 837-2092 DALTON TOWN CLERK AND DALTON TAX COLLECTOR Mon. 6-8 pm, Tues. & Thurs. 9 am - 1 pm, Wed. 1-5 pm, Tel: 837-9802 DALTON LIBRARY Mon. 1-5 pm & 6:30-8:30 pm, Wed. 1-5 & 6:30-8:30 pm. Sat. 10-12 noon. Tel. 837-2751 DALTON TOWN GARAGE Mon. thru Friday 7 am - 3:30 pm Tel. 837-9821 DALTON LANDFILL HOURS Tues. 12-5 pm, Thurs. 12:30-5 pm. Sat. 8 am - 5 pm. . DALTON TOWN WARRANT You are hereby notified to meet at the town hall in Dalton, N.H. on Tuesday the ninth day of March next, at 11 o'clock A.M. to act upon the itemized subjects to follow. The polls will be open at 11 o'clock in the forenoon and will close at 7 P.M. The business meeting will be held at the Dalton School Gymnasium and will be opened at 7:00 o'clock in the evening. 1 To elect all necessary officers for the year. 2. To see if the Town will vote to accept the Budget for 1993 as prepared by the Selectmen, and appropriate the amount therein, or make changes thereto. 3. To see if the Town will vote to confirm the provisional agreement between the Town and Stiles Fuel Co., inc. for the purchase of a 1976 GMC 10 wheel dump truck. The purchase price is $7,000.00. Previous rental fees of $2,450.00 (25 hours) would be credited to the purchase price, leaving a balance of $4,550.00. Monthly payments of $500.00 have been paid which leaves a balance at Town Meeting time of $2,177.33. Records have been kept of time the truck has been in actual use, so that if the vote is in the negative the truck can be returned along with rental monies owed and the agreement vacated. 4. To see if the Town will vote to establish a Capital Reserve Fund of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) to use for the eventual replacement and/or renovation of pumps and other equipment at the pump station; such account to be named Sewer Pump Renovation and Replacement Fund. 5. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000.00) and to place it in a Capital Reserve account to be used toward future construction of a town highway garage; such account to be named Town Garage Construction Capital Reserve Fund. RSA31:4. 6. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Twenty-three Thousand dollars ($23,000.00) for the purchase of a tank and the painting of the 1985 International fire truck. 7. To see if the Town will vote to sell the old police cruiser, the back hoe and the old dump truck body and deposit proceeds into the General Fund. 8. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to accept on behalf of the town gifts, legacies and devises made to the town in trust for any public purpose, as permitted by RSA 31:19.