m (0 -'1 j» 17 TOWN NORTHWOOD OF NEW HAMPSHIRE ANNUAL REPORT For The Year Ending December 31, 1997 DATES TO REMEMBER 1998 January 1 Town Fiscal year opens January 21 First day for Candidates to declare for Town Election January 30 Last day for Candidates to declare for Town Election March 1999 Last day to file for Veteran's Credit for 1998 1, March 7 Annual School District Meeting March 10 Annual Town and School Elections March 14 Annual Town Meeting April 1 All property in Northwood, assessed to owner this date April 15 Last Day for taxpayers to apply for Current Land Use RSA Assessment 79-A:5, II June 30 School District Fiscal year closes Julyl School District Fiscal year opens Julyl First half of semi-annual tax billing commences to draw 12% interest at August Last day for qualified person over 65 to apply for an 1 Elderly Exemption for 1998 December 1 Unpaid real estate of second tax billing commences to draw 12% interest at December 31 Town Fiscal year closes Annual Report ofthe Town Officers for The Fiscal Year Ending December 1997 31, and ofthe School District for the Year Ending June 1997 30, Digitized by the Internet Archive 2012 with funding from in Boston Library Consortium Member Libraries http://archive.org/details/annualreportofto1997nortw INDEX INTRODUCTIONS & Appointed Boards Committees 4 Dedication 1997 Town Report 1 Departments 6 & & Representatives Senators - Names Telephone Numbers 180 Officials 2 TOWN REPORTS Cemetery Trustees 14 Code Enforcement Officer 16 Conservation Commission 17 Fire Department 18 Forest Fire Warden 21 GulfRoad Committee 22 Human Services 23 Lamprey Regional Cooperative 24 Library Trustees 25 & Parks Recreation Commission 26 Planning Board 27 Police Department 28 Road Agent Report 30 Rockingham County Community Action Program 31 Route 4 Impact Committee 34 Rural District Visiting Nurse Association 35 Selectman's Report 36 The 225th Anniversary Committee 37 Town Meeting 1997 8 Town Election Results 1997 13 Vital Statistics - Births 175 Marriages 177 Deaths 179 Zoning Board ofAdjustment 38 FINANCIAL REPORTS 1998 Revenue Report 63 1998 TownBudget 45 1998 Town Warrant 39 Auditors Report 64 Bookkeeper's Summary ofRevenue Report 98 Bookkeeper's Year End Expense Report 99 Inventory ofthe Town ofNorthwood 103 Schedule OfTown Property 101 Tax Collector's Report 105 Tax Rate Computation - Appropriations 113 Tax Rate Computation - Revenues Ill Tax Rate Computation 110 Town 099 Vendors 115 1 Town Clerk's Report 104 Town Firefighter Stipends 116 Treasurer's Report 107 Trustee ofTrust Funds Report 109 Wages - Town Employees 117 SCHOOL REPORTS 1997 Graduating Class 174 1997 Warrant Summaries 127 DRA 1997-98 Approved Appropriations 162 1998 Warrants 130 1998-99 Budget 135 Auditor's Report 165 Health Service Report 172 Northwood School Mission Statement 125 Petitions 173 Principal's Report 171 SAU #44 Appropriation Distribution 167 School District Officers 126 School Lunch Program - Financial Statement 161 Superintendent's Report 169 & Teachers Administrative Salaries 168 School Balance Sheet 163 School Financial Report 149 School District FY97 Revenue Report 164 1997 Town Report Dedications Arlene Johnson - Town Clerk Retired 1/1/98 after 20 years ofloyal service to the Town ofNorthwood Robert A. Johnson - Town Moderator Retiring 3/98 after 60 years ofloyal service to the Town ofNorthwood TOWN OFFICIALS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1997 Town Elected Officials Moderator Robert A. Johnson Term Expires March 1998 Road Agent James D. Wilson Term Expires March 1998 Town Clerk Arlene W. Johnson, (Resigned) Term Expires March 999 1 Judy Pease, (Appointed) Term Expires March 1998 Tax Collector Jane St.Pierre Term Expires March 1999 Town Treasurer Joseph A. Knox Term Expires March 2000 Elected Boards And Committees Board of Selectman Richard A. Lewis, Chairman Term Expires March 998 1 Virginia "Ginger" Dole Term Expires March 999 1 Marion Knox Term Expires March 2000 J. Budget Committee Daniel McNally, Chairman Term Expires March 2000 Allan G. Holmes, Vice Chair Term Expires March 2000 Catherine A. Hillner Term Expires March 1998 Jean W. Lane Term Expires March 1998 Phyllis Crowther Term Expires March 1998 Douglas Peterson (Appointed) Term Expires March 1998 J. Viena A. Dow Term Expires March 1999 Judy Pease (Resigned) Term Expires March 1999 Fern Eldridge Term Expires March 1999 Peter Stimmell Term Expires March 1999 Robert E. Bailey Term Expires March 2000 Marion J. Knox (Rejected Position) Term Expires March 2000 Supervisors of Checklist Judith W. Gammon Term Expires March 1998 Phyllis L.Reese Term Expires March 2000 Helen B. Johnson (Deceased) Term Expires March 2002 Fern Eldridge (Appointed) Term Expires March 998 1 Trustees of Trust Funds Andreas M. Turner Term Expires March 1998 Joann W. Bailey Term Expires March 999 1 Russell C. Eldridge Term Expires March 2000 Cemetery Trustees Nancy R. Boyd Term Expires March 1998 Andreas M. Turner Term Expires March 1999 George E. Reese Term Expires March 2000 Library Trustees Nathalie Wall, Chair Term Expires March 1999 Kate Leblanc Term Expires March 1998 Jane Martin Term Expires March 2000 Planning Board Scott P. Martin, Chairman Term Expires March 1999 Carol L Deveau Term Expires March 1999 Russell C. Eldridge Term Expires March 1998 George W. Carr (Resigned) Term Expires March 1998 Douglas Peterson (Appointed) Term Expires March 1998 J. Patrick L. Bell Term Expires March 2000 Eleanor T. Pinkham Term Expires March 2000 Gayle Robbins-Monteith (Alternate) Term Expires March 2000 Linda Smith, Secretary Police Commission W. Edward Bryant, Jr. Term Expires March 1998 Louis St. Pierre Term Expires March 1999 Preston B. Stevenson, Jr. Term Expires March 2000 Linda Smith, Secretary Appointed Boards and Committees Board ofAdjustment George Rogers Term Expires March 1998 Jean W. Lane Term Expires March 1998 Roy Pender Term Expires March 1998 Thomas Lavigne Term Expires March 1999 Linda Smith Term Expires March 2000 Robert Robertson (Alternate) Term Expires March 1998 Everette Heald (Alternate) Term Expires March 1998 Linda Smith, Secretary Emergency Management Robert E. Young, Director Term Expires March 1998 Kevin Madison, Assistant Term Expires March 1998 Michael D"Alessandro Term Expires March 1998 Recycling Committee Robert Clark, Chairman Term Expires March 1999 Margaret Walker Term Expires March 1998 Fred Walker Term Expires March 1998 Chris Kofer Term Expires March 1999 Thomas Dole Term Expires March 1999 John H. Jacobsmeyer Term Expires March 1999 Dennis Gagnon Term Expires March 1999 Viena Dow Term Expires March 1999 Phil Gelinas Term Expires March 1999 Ben Edwards Term Expires March 2000 Recreation Commission David Ruth, Chairman Term Expires March 1998 Grace Levergood Term Expires March 1999 Jane Martin Term Expires March 1998 Debra Giolito Term Expires March 1998 VNA Rural District Fern Eldridge, (Resigned) Term Expires March 2000 Luann Cummings Term Expires March 1998 Charlotte Klaubert Term Expires March 1999