wnu. aiwMoivi^ia v 4NC uv mma V99~L TOWN SAtEM oT P s Of: Personalthanksgoto SalemHighSchooljunior Brandt Wild forhisartfulcapturingofyour publicofficialsatwork throughthemagicofhiscameralens. CoverIllustration: Portionofarchitecturalplans oftheCommunityDevelopment Departmentrenovations.Itis thefirstmajorrenovationofthe upperleveloftheMunicipal OfficeBuildingsinceitwas builtin1965. TOWN SALEM of NEW HAMPSHIRE Town Report 1997 TABLEOFCONTENTS TOWNOFFICERS 1-3 TOWNBOARDS,COMMITTEES&COMMISSIONS BoardofSelectmen 5-6 BudgetCommittee 7-8 CharterCommission 9 ConservationCommission 10-11 CouncilonAging 12 HousingAuthority 13-14 KelleyLibraryBoardofTrustees 15 KelleyLibraryDirector'sReport 16 KelleyLibraryTreasurer'sReport 17 KelleyLibraryStatistics 18-19 HistoricalMuseumCommittee 20-21 PlanningBoard 22-24 RecreationAdvisoryCommittee 25-26 TrusteesoftheTrustFunds 26-31 ZoningBoardofAdjustment 32-22 TOWNDEPARTMENTSANDSALEMDISTRICTCOURT TownManager 35-36 AssessingDepartment 37 BuildingDepartment 38 CapitalProjects 39 CommunityDevelopment 40-43 ElderServices 44-45 EngineeringDepartment 46-47 FinanceDepartment 47 FireDepartment 48-52 SoutheasternNHHazardousMaterialsMutualAidDistrict 52-53 HealthDepartment 54 HumanResourcesDepartment 55 HumanServicesDepartment 55-57 InformationServicesDepartment 57-58 PlanningDepartment 59 PoliceDepartment 60-61 PublicWorksDepartment 61-65 RecreationDepartment 65-66 TaxCollector 66-69 TownClerk 70-71 SalemDistrictCourt 72 FINANCIALREPORTS Auditor'sReport 74-77 StatementofAppropriation 78 StatementofExpenditures 79 ComparitiveStatementofAppropriations 80 StatementofReceipts 81 ComparitiveStatementofReceipts 82 TaxesAssessed 83 SpecialFunds 84-86 StatementofTownDebt 87 1997BALLOTRESULTSANDARTICLERESULTS 89-93 EMERGENCYNUMBERS 94 TownofSalem, NewHampshire 1997AnnualTownReport TOWN OFFICERS 1997 ELECTEDOFFICIALS TERMEXPIRES Town ofSalem, NewHampshire 1997AnnualTownReport APPOINTEDOFFICIALS TERMEXPIRES TownDepartments/Staff(Cont.) MuseumCommittee-ThreeYearTerms AssessingDepartment LouiseAckerman,HistoricDist.Rep. 1998 NormandPelletier,ChiefAssessor JeffBarraclough;HistoricSocietyRep. 2000 CatherineArsenault,DeputyAssessor BeverlyGlynn,HistoricDistrictRep 1999 JoyceDesrosiers ErnestMack,HistoricSocietyRep. 1999 RosemarieBurton CarolMcShane,HistoricSocietyRep. 1998 DonnaSmith,HistoricDistrictRep. 1998 BuildingDepartment SandraP.Roulston,SelectmenRep. SamuelZannini,ChiefBuildingOfficial KenSherwood PlanningBoard-ThreeYearTerms WarrenWinter JamesKeller,Chairman 2000 RosemarieHartnett DavidBridge 1999 ArnoldCroft 1998 CommunityDevelopment FrancisDeCesare 1999 JamesTurse,CommunityDevelopmentDirector RichardGregory 1998 StephenMacDonald 2000 ElderServices MarianeMoralesMcCann,Alternate 1998 SallySweet,ElderlyServicesCoordinator PhyllisO'Grady,Alternate 2000 DanielPacheco KeithWolters,Alternate 1999 LoisKurgan RobertL.Ellis,SelectmenRep. RossA.Moldoff,PlanningDirector,StaffRep. EngineeringDepartment JamesBrown,SeniorEngineer RecreationAdvisoryCommittee-ThreeYearTerms GeorgeSealy,CapitalProjectsManager JohnLoftus,Chairman 1999 JosephChamberlain GardnerChase 1999 ShirleyBegg SeanCoyle 1998 FrancisGugliotta 1998 FinanceDepartment StephenKniaz 2000 FrancesBernard,FinanceDirector JoelVamick 2000 LindaCasey,Account&BudgetManager GlenOrso,Alternate 2000 MarilynPearson,PurchasingCoordinator MichaelCarney,Alternate 1998 PatriciaGaddis StephenMacDonald,Alternate 1998 SusanGalvin FredKruse,SchoolBoardRep. JeanMayo CharlesMorse,SelectmenRep. BarbaraRiley JulieKamal,RecreationCoordinator.StaffRep. RenaWebster ZoningBoardofAdjustment-ThreeYearTerms FireDepartment PhilDeRosa,Chairman 1998 JohnR.Nadeau,FireChiefEmer. Mgmt.Dir. JohnDoyle 1999 ArthurBarnes,AssistantFireChief GeraldForcier 1998 KevinBreen,DeputyFireChief EdwardHuminick 2000 JamesStone,DeputyFireChief EdwardSuffem 1997 DanielBreton,Captain CatherineE.Barrett,Alternate 1999 KevinCampbell,Captain GlennLavallee,Alternate 2000 KevinKimball,Captain JonathanMcNeal,^/rer«a?e 1998 WilliamWamock,Captain Edgardo(JoJo)Umali,Alternate 1999 RobinBeshara JosephScionti,Alternate 1999 SamZannini,ChiefBuildingOfficial,StaffRep. HealthDepartment SuzarmeDoucette,HealthOfficer TOWNDEPARTMENTSANDSTAFF HumanResourcesDepartment TownManager MaryDonovan,HumanResourcesManager StephenJ.Daly,TownManager DonnaPratt MaureenWitley TownofSalem, New Hampshire 1997AnnualTownReport TownDepartments/Staff(Cont.) RecreationDepartment JulieKamal,RecreationCoordinator HumanServicesDepartment RobertLoranger, WelfareAdministrator TaxCollector MaureenSullivan Cheryl-AnnBolouk, TaxCollector GailWatts,DeputyTaxCollector InformationServicesDepartment PatriciaCarter JohnBernard,InformationServicesManager ToniSullivan KarenLandry TownClerk PlanningDepartment BarbaraLessard,TownClerk RossA.Moldoff,PlanningDirector MaryFawcett,DeputyTownClerk LydiaFortier MaryAnnBell DeannaDetreault PoliceDepartment JacquelineDelaney StephenMacKinnon,ChiefofPolice RuthHayes JohnBoudreau,Captain AlanGould,Captain DistrictCourt JoyceCrocco JohnA.Korbey,Justice PublicWorksDepartment UrvilleJ.Beaumont,SpecialJustice RaymondKing,DirectorofPublic Works MichaelE.Jones,SpecialJustice AliceLaValley DavidS.Wajda,ClerkofCourt MargaretDaszuta,DeputyClerk TownofSalem, New Hampshire 1997AnnualTownReport Reports from. TOWN BOARDS, COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS Town ofSalem, NewHampshire 1997AnnualTown Report BOARD OF SELECTMEN EverettP.McBride,Jr. RobertL.Ellis Charles W.Morse Chairman Vice-Chairman Secretary RobertJ. Campbell SandraP. Roulston 1997 was a very busy year for the Board of improvements, which included the complete Selectmen.Theyearstartedoutwiththecompletion reconstructionofBluffStreetandaportionofNorth ofthewatertransmissionlinefromArlingtonPond Main Street. The supplemental road improvement toCanobieLakeonJanuary7, 1997. Sinceturning programsawGreenAcreDrivealongwith35 other the pumps on at Arlington Pond on January 7, neighborhoodstreetscompletedin 1997. Allofthe through December 31, 1997 we have pumped capital improvementswerecompletedontimeand 225,000,000gallonsofwaterorslightlymorethan withinbudget. onequarterofSalem'syearlydemandforwater. In 1998 we expect to pump approximately TheBoardof Selectmenhasproposedatwophased 300,000,000gallonsofwaterfromArlingtonPond extensionofwaterandseweraroundCanobieLake. or a full one-third of Salem's yearly demand for Thefirstphasewillbein 1998andthesecondphase water.Webelievethisconfirmsourassessmentthat will be in 1999. We hope, with your support, we the Arlington to Canobie pipeline will help meet will continue and complete the community wide Salem's water supply needs for the next 30 - 50 water, sewerandroadimprovementstudyin 1998. years. Thisplanwillgivethecommunitytheinformation needed to move forward with a coordinated Othermajorcapitalimprovementsoverthelastyear community-wide water, sewer, and road were the completion of all scheduled road improvementprogrambeginningin 1999. Town ofSalem, NewHampshire 1997AnnualTown Report 1997 sawasignificantreorganizationtakeplacein Human Resources Manager Mar\' Donovan, each the Town of Salem. With the help the Town department head, andthe union negotiating teams ManagerStephenDaly,HumanResourceManager fortheireffortstoconcludethesecontractsintime Maiy Donovan, Fire ChiefJohn Nadeau and the forTownMeeting 1998. Salem Fire Department Union Local 2892, we agreed to have 12-man staffing, add two more In1997,theBoardimprovedthedeliveryofser\'ices paramedicstobringthenumbertosix,designatean tothecommunity.AstheBoardlooksto 1998there Advance Life Support Vehicle to carr\' the aremanyprojectstocomplete. Webelievewehave paramedic to the seen. This has given Salem a the best leadership team ofany community in the significantimprovementinAdvancedLifeSupport Merrimackvalleyandperhapsinthe StateofNew- Availability. Hampshireinplacetocompletethem. InthePlanning,Engineering,HealthandInspections As we enter 1998 werealize the year2000 isjust Departments, we completed the organization with aroundthecomerandSalem's250*Birthdayisan theadditionofJamesTurseasourfirst Communit}' event that we hope the whole community will Development Director. Jim brings with him a support. It'saonceinalifetimeevent, enteringa wealth of experience in both public and private new Millennium and Salem's 250* Birthday. We development. He has already begun to contribute hopetohaveyourcontinuedsupporttobringSalem with the writing of the proposed Town Center intothenextMillenniumpreparedandprosperous. ZoningOrdnance, theSeniorZoning Ordnanceand theproposaltocompletethePeUiamroadproject. I TheBoardwouldliketothankthemembersofthe hopeyouwilljoinmeinwelcomingJimtoSalem. boardsandcommitteeswhohaveservedandexpress our particular thanks to those who have "retired" ThePublicWorksDepartmenthasanewDirector, fi-omsomeofthesepositions. Ray King. Ray has a vast back ground in public works projects he gained in the Military. He also Wewouldalsoliketorememberfondlythepassing was instrumental in managing the infi-astructure thisyearofseveralindividualswhohaveser\'edthe neededduringDesertStorm. Ihopeyouwilljoin townfaithfullyandwithdistinctionbothinandout meinWelcomingRaytoSalem. ofgovernment. Looking forward to 1998 we have competed Respectfullysubmitted, contractswithalltheTownsUnions. Theyinclude significant changes in healthcare. We urge your EverettP.McBrideJr. support. WethankTown Manager StephenDaly, Chairman