19- Annual Report FOR THE TOWN OF penton Hampshire iBeto Year Ending December 31 1994 Annual Report FOR THE TOWN OF penton iRteto J|ampstf)ire Year Ending December 31 1994 TOWN OF BENTON, NH ANNUAL REPORT OF TOWN OFFICERS YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1994 INDEX Town Officers, Phone Numbers & Office Hours 6 Town Officers 7 Annual Town Report Warrant 8 1993 Town Meeting 10 Budget & Summary Analysis 13 Comparative Statement of Appropriations & Exp 15 Tax Collector's Report 16 Report of the Trustees of the Trust Funds 21 Report of Town Clerk 22 Selectmen's Report 23 Detailed Statements of Payments 25 Summary of Inventory Valuation 28 Non-Taxable Property 29 Road Report 30 Ordinance for a Street Numbering System 35 Grafton County Commissioner's Report 36 North Country Home Health Agency Report 39 White Mtn. Mental Health & Developmental Service 40 Tri-County Community Action 41 Senior Citizen's Council Report 42 North Country Council 43 Cottage Hospital Report 46 Executive Councilor Report 47 Forest Fire Warden & State Forest Ranger Report 49 Marriages Births & Deaths 50 Annual Rep,ort of the Benton School District 53 TOWN OFFICERS Telephone numbers and office hours Selectmen: John Roden 787-6548 John Elliott 787-678'' Marjorie Robitzer 787-6053 The selectmen meet the first Monday of each month at the Benton Community Building at 6s 30 to 8:30 p.m. 787-65^ Town Clerk: Lyn Bandy 787-2324 The town clerk has office hours every Monday evening at the Community building from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Treasurer: Paula Boutin 787-6232 Auditor: Dorothy Elliott 787-6197 Tax Collector: Sharon Edwards 787-2324 Moderator: Mark Elliott 787-601 3 Surveyor of Wood and Lumber Joseph Boutin, Jr. 787-6083 Road Agent: Daniel Elliott 787-6189 Supervisors of the Check List: Catherine Elliott 787-6781 Seraphene Harris 787-6368 Iona Boutin 787-6267 Planning Board: Kenneth Kealey 787-6084 Joseph Boutin III 787-6250 Jeff Elliott 787-6181 Sera Harris 787-6368 Dog Officer: Linda Smith, Haverhill If need arises, call Selectmen first.. BSNTON ANNUAL TOWN M3STING WARRANT State of New Hampshire Grafton, SS Town of Benton To the inhabitants of the Town of Benton Qualified to vote in town affairs: You are hereby notified to meet at the Benton Commun- ity Building in said Benton on the second Tuesday of March next, the 14th, at seven o'clock in the evening to vote and act upon the following subjects: Article 1 To choose a Town Clerk, a Treasurer, a Tax : Collector and an Auditor for a term of one year, a Selectman and a Supervisor of the Check List for three year terms, a member of the Planning Board for five years and a Surveyor of Wood & Lumber for one year plus any other necessary officers or agents for the ensuing year. Article 2: To see if the town will vote to accept the reports of officers and agents as printed. Article 3: To see if the town will vote to put property taxes in Benton on a semi-annual basis. Article 4: To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $160. for the town to be in- cluded in a six-town Hazardous Waste Pick-up and collection.