Town Of Hampton New Hampshire ANNUAL REPORT For the Year Ending Decenber 3 2004 1 . 111 EMERGENCY NUMBERS FIRE EMERGENCY 9-1-1 AMBULANCE EMERGENCY 9-1-1 POLICE EMERGENCY 9-1-1 Be sure to give your address and name and a call back number as well as clearly stating the nature of the emergency. DO NOT HANG UP until you are sure your message has been understood. TELEPHONE DIRECTORY FOR ANSWERS ON CALL THE AT: Administration Town Manager 926-6766 AssessmentofProperty Assessing Office 929-5837 Bills & Accounts Accounting 929-5815 Building/Electrical Permits Building Inspector 929-591 Cemeteries High StreetCemetery 926-6659 Certificates ofOccupancy Building Inspector 929-591 DistrictCourt ClerkofCourts 926-8117 Dog Licenses Town Clerk 926-0406 Elections/VoterReg. Town Clerk 926-0406 Fire Routine Business Fire Department 926-3316 Health Complaints & Inspections Building Inspector 929-591 Library Lane Memorial Library 926-3368 MotorVehicle Registrations Town Clerk 926-0406 Police Routine Business Police Department 929-4444 Recreation & Parks Recreation Department 926-3932 Rubbish Collection PublicWorks 926-3202 TransferStation PublicWorks 926-4402 Taxes TaxCollector 926-6769 WelfareAssistance Welfare Office 926-5948 Zoning & Building Codes Building Inspector 926-5826 HOURS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC TownOffices are open 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. MondaythruFriday Tax Collector-9 a.m. -5 p.m. MondaythruFriday, drive-up service available TownClerk is open9 a.m. -4:30 p.m. MondaythruFriday Openuntil 6p.m. onthe 2nd &4th Mon. ofthe month Lane Memorial Library- MondaythruThursday9 a.m. - 8 p.m. Fridayand Saturday9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Welfare Office-Mon. thruFri. 9:00 a.m. - 1:00p.m. byappointment WEBSITE: www.town.hampton.nh.us FRONT COVER PHONOGRAPH: The newly constructed Hampton Police Facility, 100 Brown Avenue, Hampton. Photo byJames S. Barrington Town Hampton of New Hampshire 367rUt1h Annual Report for the Year Fiscal Ended December 2004 31, Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2011 with funding from Boston Library Consortium Member Libraries http://www.archive.org/details/annualreportofto2004hamp INDEX Page Dedication 1 Town Officials 2 Executive Summary Report from the Board ofSelectmen 8 Town Manager's Report 9 Town Meeting Minutes -2004 11 Election Results - Primaries and General Election 30 General Government Assessing Department 34 Building Department 37 Fire Department 38 Legal Department 40 Police Department 41 Public Works Department 43 & Recreation Parks Department 46 Tax Collector's Report 48 Town Clerk's Report 51 Treasurer's Report 52 Welfare Department 68 Committee Reports Cemetery Trustees 53 Conservation Commission 54 Heritage Commission 56 Historical Society 57 Lane Library Trustees/Library Report 59 Leased Land Real Estate Commission 61 Mosquito Control Commission 62 Planning Board and Planning Office Report 63 Trustees ofthe Trust Funds 66 Zoning Board ofAdjustment 69 General Information New Employees ofTown 70 Schedule ofTown Buildings 71 Town Seal 53 Town Warrant (Colored Pages) Center Transfer Station Fees 94 Vital Statistics 72 Financial Information Wages ofTown Employees 82 Audit/Financial Report Back Taxable Valuation Breakdown 35 Two YearTax Rate Comparison 36 Capital Improvement Plan 64 TDEDICATIONT The Town of Hampton's Annual Report for 2004 is dedicated to the memory of the following persons who served in Town government positions - both elective and appointive, as well as in our operational departments. An appreciative community honors their years of public service. David Collins, Fire Prevention Officer Tom Donaldson, Library Trustee 1995-2000 Philip G. Richards, Town Manager 1980-1993 Robert Pratt, Highway Safety Committee 2003-2004 Mark Savage, Firefighter Ruth G. Stimson Library Trustee 1989-1995 Mosquito Control Commission 1976-1990 Conservation Commission, Shade Tree Commission Marsh Conservation Commission, Historical Society Volunteer of the Year Award §€ ELECTED GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS 3§ Board ofSelectmen William H. Sullivan, Chairman 926-1497 Virginia B. Bridle, Vice Chairman 926-7216 James A. Workman 926-7932 Clifford! Pratt 926-3531 Rick Griffin 926-3175 Rockingham County Officials (District 1) Katherin "Kate" Pratt, County Commissioner 926-3531 Brentwood Office 679-2256 Edward "Sandy" Buck, County Treasurer 679-2256 James Reams, County Attorney 679-4249 State Representatives (Rockingham District 22) Russell Bridle 926-8694 Sheila Francoeur 926-2554 Thomas J. Gillick, Jr. 929-1093 Michael O'Neil 926-7326 Nancy Stiles 926-6467 State Senator (District 23) Martha Fuller Clark 271-3432 Executive Councilor (District 3) Ruth L. Griffin 436-5272 Governor John Lynch 271-2121 Citizen's Service Number 1-800-852-3456 Congressman (First District ofNew Hampshire) Jeb Bradley 641-9536 1-202-225-5456 United States Senator Judd Gregg 431-2171 President George W. Bush White House Switchboard 1-202-456-1414 www.whitehouse.gov HAMPTON TOWN 3€ OFFICERS/2004 3§ Elected Term Expires Moderator RobertCasassa 2006 Selectmen WilliamH. Sullivan, Chairman 2005 VirginiaB. Bridle 2005 JamesA. Workman 2006 CliffordJ. Pratt 2006 RickGriffin 2007 Town Clerk ArleenAndreozzi 2007 Tax Collector Joyce Sheehan 2006 Treasurer Ellen M. Lavin 2005 Trusteesofthe TrustFunds RobertV. Lessard,Chairman 2007 JohnJ. Kelley, Sr., Clerk 2006 Glyn Eastman, Bookkeeper 2005 Supervisorsofthe Checklist Judith A. Dubois, Chairman 2008 Marilyn Henderson 2006 Pauline Dwyer-Boyle 2010 PlanningBoard RobertViviano, Chairman 2006 TracyEmerick, Vice Chairman 2006 Ken Sakurai, Clerk 2007 ThomasJ. Gillick, Jr. 2005 KeithR. Lessard 2007 Thomas Higgins 2006 JamesWorkman, Selectman Member 2004 Alternates: Edward Buck 2004 DanielTrahan 2005 MichaelO'Neil 2005 FrancesMcMahon 2006 RobertBilodeau 2006 MunicipalBudget Committee Edward"Sandy" Buck, Chairman 2005 EileenLatimer, Vice Chairman 2007 Mary-Louise Woolsey 2007 WarrenBambury 2005 Russ Bernstein 2005 RichardHansen 2005 PatrickJ. Collins 2006 Maurice Friedman 2006 MichaelPlouffe 2006 Charlie Preston 2006 WilliamLally 2007 MichaelPierce 2007 VirginiaBridle, Selectman Member 2005 John Bridle, School BoardRep. 2005 Gary Kubik, PrecinctMember 2005 LibraryTrustees Lenore Patton Chairman 2005 , Mary Lou O'Connor, Vice Chairman 2005 BarbaraRallis 2006 JudyGeller 2007 SaraCasassa 2006 Alternates: DorothyGooby 2005 Mary Lou Heran 2005 Cemetery Trustees RichardBateman, Chairman 2007 MatthewJ. Shaw 2005 David Lang 2006 ZoningBoard of Adjustment Michael Kennedy, Chairman 2006 Matthew Shaw, Vice Chairman 2007 Ken Sakurai, Clerk 2007 RobertV. Lessard 2006 RickGriffin 2005 JenniferTruesdale 2005 Alternates: Gary Kubik 2006 JackLessard 2006 WilliamO'Brien 2006 JanetReynolds 2005 HenryStonie 2005 APPOINTEDBOARDS AND COMMISSIONS 3§ §§ CapitalImprovementProgram Committee ThomasJ. Gillick, Jr. Chairman JamesBarrington,Town Manager RickGriffin, Selectman Susan Kepner, Winnacunnet School Board Eileen Latimer, BudgetCommittee Fran McMahon, PlanningBoard Michael O'Neil, Hampton Beach Village District Ken Stiles, Hampton School Board -BrianWarburton, Citizen AtLarge Conservation Commission Ellen Goethel, Chairman 2007 Bonnie P. Thimble 2007 PeterTilton,Jr. 2007 Daniel P. Gangai 2005 Ralph Falk 2005 Charlie Preston 2006 Alternates: HeatherDay 2006 Fred Palazzolo 2005 PeterMacKinnon 2006 NathanPage 2007 Mosquito Control Commission Ann Kaiser, Chairman 2006 Russ Bernstein 2005 Richard Reniere 2007