P THORNTON o?0|l NEW HAMPSHIRE www.thorntonnh.org For the fiscal year ending December 2011 31, MR5 pctf, l GEORGE - "^DGE . : RC lTE ; * ES" Town of Thornton Public Notice Division of Involuntarily Merged Lots. Chapter 206 (HB 316) requires a municipality, upon request of the property owner, to divide lots that were involuntarily merged prior to September 18, 2010, subject to certain conditions. First, the request must be submitted to the governing body prior to December 31, 2016. Second, if any owner in the chain of title from the date of the involuntary merger abandoned a lot line or took any other action indicating that the owner regarded the lots as merged, the municipality is not required to divide the lots. Third, the legislation makes clear that separation of previously merged lots does not cure any non-conformity with current land use ordinances. Fourth, the amendment authorizes a municipality to adopt ordinances that provide more generous relief than the statute. Finally, municipalities must inform the public of this new law by posting a notice in a public place continuously from January 2012 until December 2016, and publish notices in the town's annual reports for years 2011 through 2015 Posting Date: 12-21-11 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TOWN OFFICERS FOR THE YEAR ENDING FISCAL DECEMBER 2011 31, TOWN OF THORNTON 16 Merrill Access Road New Hampshire, 03285 Digitized by the Internet Archive 2013 in http://archive.org/details/annualreportofto2011thor Table of Contents Dedication 1 Municipal Employees 2 Elected Appointed Officials 4 / Annual Town Meeting Minutes 6 ADAPT 13 Board of Selectmen Report 15 Capital Improvement Program Committee 17 Cemetery Trustee Report 18 Comparative View ofTax Rates Past Ten Years 19 Conservation Commission Report 20 Department ofRevenue - 201 Tax Rate Calculation 21 1 2012 Tax Rate Estimation 23 Fire Chiefs Report 24 Forest Fire Warden and State Forest Ranger Report 25 Fire Department Treasurer Report 27 Fire Department Summary of Receipts 29 Fire Department Summary of Payments 31 Genesis Behavioral Health Report 33 Historical Society 35 Library Report 36 Library Budget 38 Police Department Report 40 Road Agent Report 42 Tax Collector Report 43 Town Clerk Report 46 Vital Records - Birth 47 Vital Records - Death 48 Vital Records - Marriage 49 Town Property Schedule 50 Transfer Station and Recycling Report 53 Treasurer Report 54 Trustee ofTrust Fund Reports 62 Capital Reserve Funds Report 63 Zoning Board ofAdjustment Report 64 Financial Reports 65 2012 Thornton Town Warrant 65 2012 Proposed Budget Report 74 Appropriation Estimates 82 Revenue Estimates 83 Auditor's Communication 84 Unaudited Balance Sheet 2011 85 Comparative Statement 87 Employee Wage Report 88 Revenue Reports 89 2011 Summary ofTax Anticipation Notes 90 Selectmen Accounts with School District 91 Dedication Russell Marsden was an insurance agent, real estate broker and developer for many years in the Taunton, Massachusetts area prior to moving to Thornton in 1977 after purchasing the Gilcrest Motel and Cottages. He was proud to have served Thornton as Tax Collector for many years and to have served the Chamber ofCommerce as its president. Becoming a real estate broker in New- Hampshire, he also developed Country Acres. He sold nursery stock and ultimately developed NH and ran Nursery Sales for a number of years. Loving the area and wanting to introduce all it has to offer, as well as wanting to have quality entertainment for the residents, that dream was realized with the Pemi Valley Bluegrass Festival in 1993 and continuing today. Russ was a member ofthe Thornton United Methodist Church, Olive Branch Lodge No. 16, West Thornton Grange #253 and Waterville Valley Region Chamber of Commerce. He also served as Master ofthe Masonic Lodge and as Patron ofthe Order ofEaster Star in Rehoboth Massachusetts. Municipal Employees Selectmen's Office Tammie Beaulieu, Administrator Mary Conn, Bookkeeper/Assessing Clerk Marianne Peabody Town Clerk/Tax Collector Christy Gleeson, Resigned from three year term expiring 2014 Lou Klots (Appointed), appointed until 2012 election Paulette Bowers, Deputy Desiree' Mahurin, Assistant Treasurer Susan Dumont, term expires 2013 Moderator Robert Gannett, term expires 2012 Police Department Aimee Moller, Chief Rod Diamond, Sgt. Officer Sean Smarz Carol Lee Sandy Moulton, Administrative Assistant Charlie Gridley, Part-time Casino Clogston, Part-time Emergency Management Aimee Moller, Director John Piantedosi, Deputy Fire Department David Tobine, Chief Municipal Employees Highway Department Tom Dubey, Road Agent George Cheney Timothy Collins James Sanborn Jr., Part-time Library Nina Sargent, Director Susi Bigl Jessica Collins Selena Cate, Resigned Transfer/Recycling Center Kevin McGuire, Manager Don Howe Gary Moulton Luigi Zanellato Health Officer Marianne Peabody Clint Rand, Deputy Zoning Officer/Planning Board Administrative Assistant Clint Rand 5 Elected Appointed Officials / Board of Selectmen Welfare Department Timothy Tyler. Chairman 2012 Marianne Peabody Alfred Burbank, 2013 David Joyce, 2012 Cemetery Trustees Roy Sabourn .2014 Phvllis Holbrook, 2012 Brad Benton. 2014 Katherine Leland, 2014 Duncan Booth. 2013 Conservation Commission Sally Davis. Chairman. 2014 Fire Commissioner Steve Shaughnessy, 2013 Louis Klots. 2014 Frederic Johnson, 2012. resigned James Demeritt, 2013 Shelly Garber, 2015 Planning Board Zoning Board of Adjustment Bart Dutto. Chairman, 2013 Giff Kriebel, Chairman Tyler Phillips, Vice Chairman, 2012 James Demeritt, Vice-Chairman David Joyce, Selectman, 2014 Dennis Day, 2014 Beverly Macintosh, 2012 David Gravel, 2014 Carolyn Piantedosi, 2014 Harry George, 2013 Frank Freeman. 2013 William Rose, Alternate, 2014 Harry George Russell Gilman, Alternate, 2014 Supervisors of the Checklist Fred Gunter, Alternate Cynthia McAuley, 20 1 Dennis Dav. Alternate Mary Pelchat. 2013 Gloria Kimball, 2014 Library Trustees Ballot Clerks Laura Laufenburg. Chairman. 2014 John Gaites Anita Ross, 2012 Maryoln Fillion Diane Gravel, 2013 Mary-Walton Mayshark Heather Baldwin Ralph Perron 4