ANNUAL REPORTS ofthe TOWN OFFICERS of NEW HANCOCK, HAMPSHIRE For The Year Ending December 31, 2004 1 TOWN OF HANCOCK INCORPORATED 1779 OFFICES TOWN OFFICE BUILDING 50 MAIN STREET - 525-4441 SELECTMEN'S OFFICE MONDAY-FRIDAY 8:30 A.M. - 4:30 P.M. TAX COLLECTOR TUESDAY & THURSDAY 4:30 - 7:00 P.M DAY TAXES ARE DUE/DAY OF LIEN 9-5 P.M Property Tax TOWN CLERK MONDAY 6 - 9 P.M.; WEDNESDAY 3-6 P.M. Vehicle Registration, Dog License, Vital Records HANCOCK LIBRARY 25 MAIN STREET - 525-441 LIBRARY HOURS MON &WED. 2 P.M. -6 P.M. TUES. & THURS. 10 A.M. - 7 P.M. SAT. 10 A.M. -4 P.M. DUMP 44 BENNINGTON ROAD - 525-4722 HOUSEHOLD DISPOSAL WED. 3 - 6 P.M., SATURDAY 8-12 NOON SUNDAY 12-4 P.M. BURN PILE & DEMOLITION SATURDAY 1:30 -3:30 P.M. MONDAY 2:30 -4:30 P.M. HISTORICAL SOCIETY 7 MAIN STREET - 525-9379 OFFICE HOURS 9-11 A.M. WED. YEAR ROUND MUSEUM HOURS 2-4 P.M. MEMORIAL DAY - MID OCT WED. & SAT. JULY & AUGUST MEETINGS SELECTMEN MONDAY 7:00 P.M. PLANNING BOARD 1ST & 3RD WEDNESDAY 7:00 P.M. CONSERVATION COMMITTEE 2ND MONDAY 7:30 HANCOCK LIBRARY ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT 2ND & 4TH WEDNESDAY AS NEEDED TAX RATES - PER $1,000 OF ASSESSMENT 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 TOWN 4.67 5.27 5.27 5.48 4.17 3.96 SCHOOL 11.84 12.65 12.68 13.12 11.23 12.69 COUNTY 1.88 1.81 1.82 1.88 1.17 1.12 STATE 6.67 6.62 6.62 626 4.02 3.09 25.06 26.35 26.39 26.74 20.59 20.86 POPULATION PER OFFICE OF STATE PLANNING - 2000 - 1,739 HANCOCK WEB PAGE www.hancocknh.org TOWN OFFICE E-MAIL office@hancock nh.org COVER PHOTO COURTESY OF DEB PORTER-HAYES/ NEW ENGLAND AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY TOWN REPORT INDEX PAGE NO. ADVISORY COMMITTEE 15 ANNUAL PROPERTY REPORT 82 AUDITOR'S REPORT 40 BUDGET 19 BUILDING INSPECTOR 70 CEMETERYTRUSTEES 67 COMMON COMMISSION 53 CONSERVATION COMMISSION 74 DETAILED STATEMENT OF PAYMENTS 31 DUMP COMMITTEE 66 FIRE DEPARTMENT 62 HANCOCK HOUSING AUTHORITY 73 HEALTH OFFICER 65 HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT 60 HOME HEALTH CARE, HOSPICE, & COMMUNITY SERVICE 81 HISTORICAL DISTRICT COMMISSION 71 LIBRARYTREASURER 50 LIBRARYTRUSTEES 47 LONG TERM DEBT SCHEDULE 34 OPEN SPACE COMMITTEE 76 PLANNING BOARD 68 POLICE DEPARTMENT 57 RECREATION COMMITTEE 72 SCHEDULE OF TOWN PROPERTY 44 SELECTMEN'S REPORT 14 SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 29 STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS 27 SUMMARY INVENTORYVALUATION 45 TAXCOLLECTOR 51 TAX RATE CALCULATION 2004 46 TOWN CLERK 54 TOWN LIBRARY DIRECTOR 48 TOWN MEETING 2004 16 TOWN OFFICERS 3 TOWNWARRANT 10 TRUSTFUNDS 36 VILLAGE PLANNING COMMITTEE 77 VITAL STATISTICS 55 WATER COMMISSION 64 WATER RENTS COLLECTOR 39 WELFARE OFFICER 65 : ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT 69 ANNUAL REPORTS of the TOWN OFFICERS of NEW HANCOCK, HAMPSHIRE FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2004 TOWN OFFICERS ELECTED BY TOWN TERM EXPIRES MODERATOR Richard Haskins 2007 SELECTMEN Laurie Bryan 2005 John Hayes 2006 Lawrence Schwartz 2007 TOWN TREASURER Barbara E. Caverly 2005 Linda Coughlan, Deputy TOWN CLERK Elizabeth Grosjean 2005 Joan Joseph, Deputy TAX COLLECTOR Martha Lawrence 2005 Joan Joseph, Deputy WATER RENT COLLECTOR Martha Lawrence 2006 WATERCOMMISSIONERS Robert Keil 2005 Robert Fogg 2006 Jeffrey Wilder 2007 COMMON COMMISIONERS Joan Schmidt 2005 G. Jarvis Coffin 2006 Alison Kerwin 2007 LIBRARY TRUSTEE Howard Mansfield 2005 Sara Dowse 2006 Ann E. Moller 2007 TRUSTEE OF TRUST FUNDS Richard Quinn (Resigned) 2005 Woody Huntington 2005 Leonard H. Dowse, Chair 2006 John Carlson 2007 SUPERVISORS OF CHECKLIST Mary Garland 2006 Elizabeth Kerwin 2008 Elizabeth Pels 2010 SCHOOL BOARD REPRESENTATIVE Daniel Harper-Lentricchia 2007 CEMETERY TRUSTEES G. Jarvis Coffin 2005 Ray Pierce 2006 Sandra Ceres Weston 2007 Appointed by Selectmen ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT Barbara E. Caverly SECRETARY Linda E. Coughlan FIRE CHIEF Nevan Cassidy John Pirkey, 1st Assistant Chief Kurt Grassett, 2nd Assistant Chief OVERSEER OF HEALTH AND WELFARE Linda E. Coughlan Peter Hopkins, Health Deputy AUDITORS Plodzik and Sanderson Professional Association ROAD AGENT Kurtis Grassett HIGHWAY CREW Albert Anderson Allen Young Jason Roiko Michael Greene Roger Marcouillier CHIEF OF POLICE Steven A. Baldwin POLICE OFFICERS Mark Wattendorf Evelyn Mitchell Brian Giammarino Lionel Emond AGENT FOR TOWN CLOCK Robert A. Fogg, Sr. FEMA/ADA COORDINATOR Dwayne Denehy PLANNING BOARD RSA 673:2 5 or 7 Members TERM EXPIRES John Carlson 2005 Paul Hertneky (Resigned) 2005 Roberta Nylander, Alt. 2005 Mark Stevens, Alt. 2005 JohnJordan 2005 Douglas Bowen, Chair 2006 Carolyn Boland 2006 John Hayes Ex Officio - Voting Member Stephen Froling 2007 ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT RSA 673:3 5 Members Elizabeth Pels 2005 Leonard Dowse, Chair 2005 Dan Beers 2005 Ken Chester, Alt. 2005 Dan LaPlante, Alt. 2005 Jon Grosjean 2006 Alison Rossiter, Alt. 2006 CONSERVATION COMMISSION RSA 36-A:2 3-7 Members Beth Frost, Alt. 2005 Francelia Clark 2005 Mark Ellingwood 2005 Laurie Bryan For the Selectmen Holly Wilson, Alt. 2005 Dennis Rossiter 2005 Eric Aldrich, Alt. 2005 Lee Baker 2006 Ron Mack - Co-Chair 2006 William Elliott- Co-Chair 2006 Paul Faber, Alt. 2007 Stephen Froling 2007 FOREST MANAGEMENT SUBCOMMITTEE Robert Fogg Water Commission Mark Ellingwood At Large Laurie Bryan Forthe Selectmen RECREATION COMMITTEE Mary Welch 2005 Peter Gilmore 2005 Peter Sandback 2006 Charles Kerwin 2006 Tom Ball 2006 Nancy Adams - "Happenings Staff Laurie Bryan For the Selectmen JeffWilder 2007 RECREATION SUB-COMMITTEE CONCERT SERIES Sara Sandback Rene Miller SEXTON Kurtis Grassett TOWN APPRAISER Cross Country Appraisal Group, LLC HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISSION TERM EXPIRES David Robinson 2005 Robert Short 2005 Bobbi Coffin, Alt. 2005 Roberta Nylander For Planning Board John Hayes For the Selectmen Glenda Lewis 2007 Nancy Gamble 2007 HANCOCK COMMUNITY HOUSING AUTHORITY Richard Amidon 2005 Kris Mathewson 2006 Nancy Macalaster 2007 Wayne Gordon 2008 John Jordan 2009 BUILDING INSPECTOR Peter Hopkins Charles Stevenson, Deputy DUMP COMMITTEE John Roper (retired) 2005 George Salazar 2005 Allen Welch 2005 Bernard Hecht 2005 Richard Bell 2006 Clay Sherman 2006 Lawrence Schwartz Forthe Selectmen Kurtis Grassett Road Agent Wayne Fisher Well Monitor Dennis Caldwell 2007 BALLOT CLERKS Barbara Caverly Neal Cass Anthony Brown Clay Sherman Nick Gervasio. Nancy Adams Eleanor Amidon Linda Coughlan Judy Zanca Elinor Johnson MEMORIAL DAY-2004 Kenneth Davis, Co-Chair Edmund Lapine, Co-Chair Dr. Robert Benoit, Co-Chair Paul Daly Howard Weston OLD HOME DAY-2004 Cindy Cadot Marylou O'Neil Anne Graves Kin Shilling Pam & Jim Hall Eric & Adine Aldrich CONTOOCOOK/NORTH BRANCH LOCAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE Edward R. (Ted) Leach APPOINTED BY RECREATION COMMITTEE LIFEGUARDS Nancy Gladding, Waterfront Director Hannah Cleary Corey Edelkind Elizabeth Emberley Richard Emberley Stephanie Emberley Woodbury Roland Laura LaPlante SUMMER RECREATION PROGRAM Greg Cass, Director Sara Paro Emma Harper-Lentricchia Landi Morris VILLAGE PLANNING COMMITTEE Ray Pierce, Chair Pat Fairchild Jim Gamble Frank Guerra Andy Kerwin Scott Manning Howard Mansfield Tom Pisaturo Tibby Tobey OPEN SPACE COMMITTEE Bill Elliott Paul Faber Ron Mack Don & Lillian Stokes Mary Lou O'Neil Diane Miller Karen Primiano Kim & Scott Cunningham Tom Faber Steve Froling Ducky Gardner Evelein Bacharach Meade Cadot Claire Naylor John Richardson Sandy Taylor Jonathan Dowse Vicki Steifel Sara Dowse Charlie Daloz Bill Tapley Eleanor Briggs Lee Baker APPOINTED BY STATE FOREST FIRE WARDEN Nevan P. Cassidy-P APPOINTED BY SELECTMEN ON RECOMMENDATION OF FIRE WARDEN DEPUTY FIRE WARDENS Kurtis Grassett - P John Pirkey - P Aaron Blanchette Jon Grosjean Edward Coughlan, Jr. - P P = Gives Bum Permits APPOINTED BY MODERATOR ADVISORY COMMITTEE Guy Cordelle 2005 Alfred Guillette 2006 Desmond Ford 2006 Larry Schwartz 2006 Catherine Cambal-Hayward 2007 Sean Kerwin 2007