35A.c7 Annual Reports of NH Troy, Digitized by the Internet Archive 2013 in http://archive.org/details/annualreportofto1997troy ANNUAL REPORT ofthe TOWN OFFICERS of TROY NEW HAMPSHIRE For The Year Ending December 3 1997 1, MEMORIAM IN VICTOR MAGNANI 1910-1997 As a tribute to Victor Magnani's lifelong service to the citizens of this community and to the Troy Fire Department, we dedicate the 1997 edition ofthe Troy Annual Report. Victor was born in Fitzwilliam on October 14, 1910; grew up in Fitzwilham and then moved to Troy. He worked at Troy Mills until retirement. He was a firefighter for 70 years, first with the Fitzwilliam Fire Department for 16 years and then 50 years with the Troy Fire Department. He was Deputy Chief in Troy from 1965-1967, and Fire Chief from 1968-1969. He was a Forest Fire Warden for more than 50 years. Victor never missed a meeting, a fire, or a firemen's breakfast. You would always find him peeling potatoes for the Saturday morning breakfasts and whatever else needed to be done. He never missed the Firemen's Ball. He always attended with his wife, Norma, and afterherpassing, his sister, Pia, accompanied him in the Grand March, with his full dress uniform. When Victor wasn't at the Fire Station, you could find him at home in his greenhouse where he raised tomato and pepper plants and flowers for his gardens and window boxes. It was Victor's pleasure to raise the plants to share with everyone. Victor loved to go fishing in his spare time and when blueberry season was in, you could see his car at the best spots in town. He was always happyto show you where the best picking was. New firemen were fortunate to benefit from his efforts in guiding them. Victor's commitment to the betterment ofthe Troy Fire Department and the Town ofTroy and its residents will be difficult to surpass. Victor will be sadly missed as a caring, dedicated, and selfless man. 1 INDEX Animal Control Department ^6 Annual Town Financial Report 36-4 Arts Festival Committee 97 Auditor's Report 91-92 Budget ofthe Town 22-30 Budget Committee 98 Cemetery Department 99 Comparative Statement ofAppropriations and Expenditures... 61-62 Detailed Statement of Payments 44-60 Fire Department 00 1 Forest Fire Warden 101 Gay-Kimball Library 102-103 Helping Hand Center 104 Heritage Commission 105 Highway Department 106 Historical Society 107 Home Healthcare. Hospice & Community Services 108 Industrial Development Committee 109 Landfill/Recycling Center 110 Library Treasurer's Report 87-88 Minutes ofTown Meeting 125-136 Monadnock Advisory Commission Ill Monadnock Family Services 112 Planning Board 13-1 14 1 Police Department 115-116 Report ofAppropriations 15-18 Revised Estimated Revenues 3 1-32 Report ofthe Trust Funds 85-86 Route 12 Advisory Task Force 117-118 Schedule ofTown Property 42-43 Selectmen's Report 93-95 Senior Citizens 119 Sewer Department 90 Southwest Region Planning Commission 120 Statement ofEstimated and Actual Revenue 33-34 Summarv Inventorv ofValuation 19-21 INDEX Tax Collector's Report 64-78 Tax Rate Computation 35 Town Clerk's Report 63 Town Officers 1-5 Town Treasurer's Report .' 79-84 Town Warrant 6-14 Troy Emergency Ambulance Service, Inc 121-122 Trov-Fitzwilliam Youth Sports Association 123 137-139 Vital Statistics War Memorial Recreation Department 124 Water Department 89 PHOTO CREDIT Photograph ofVictor Magnani Provided by the Family ARTWORK Troy Town Hall Artwork Provided by Robert Diercks The Troy Meeting House was built between 1813 and 1815. It was modeled after the Federated Church in Templeton, Massachusetts. The Troy Meeting House was one of six copied from Templeton over a A twelve-year period. Mr. Sullivan did the framing and outside finishing. Samuel Morse of Templeton did the interior work. In 1856 the Meeting House was turned to face the common. The building has a shallow portico with pedimented gable end supported by two pairs of columns. The pedimented gable rests on paired corner pilasters and a frieze. The A three front doors have a continuous lintel. square clock stage with octagonal belfry, bell cast dome and weathervane may be viewed atop the Town Hall. It is thought that Elias Carter, builder of the Templeton church, may have worked closely n the Troy Meeting House. TOWN OFFICERS SELECTMEN Gerald D. Callahan. St.. Chairman Term Expires 2000 Robert W. Harkins. Jr. Term Expires 1998 Dennis M. Poirier Term Expires 1999 ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT Cvnthia N. Satas TOWN CLERK/TAX COLLECTOR Ralph E. Heald Sr. Term Expires 20(H) DEPUTY TOWN CLERK/TAX COLLECTOR Nanc\ L Harkms TREASURER Janet L. McCullough Term Expires 1998 MODERATOR Thomas E. Britton Term Expires 1998 SUPERVTSORS OF THE CHECK LIST Man E. Raitto Term Expires 2002 Margaret L. Rouleau Term Expires 1998 Debra L. Daniels Term Expires 2000 TRUSTEES OF THE TRUST FUNDS Ervin F. Doyle Term Expires 2000 Chester E. Priest Term Expires 998 1 Bruce McCullev Term Expires 1999 TRUSTEES OF THE LIBRARY Patricia Condon Term Expires 1998 Charles A McLeavy Term Expires 999 1 Bernadette M. Quinn Term Expires 2000 LIBRARIAN Darcv L Dovle POLICE CHIEF Theodore P Smith TOWN OFFICERS WATER/SEWER COMMISSIONERS Frederick B. Lawrence, Jr.. Chairman Term Expires 1999 Harlan R Mitchell, Vice-Chairman Term Expires 2001 John Firmin Term Expires 1998 Douglas Rouleau Term Expires 2000 Robert A. Smith Term Expires 2002 WATER/SEWER DEPARTMENT Bradley G. Beaudoin Superintendent M Judith Matson Secretary CEMETERY COMMISSIONERS Chester E. Priest Term Expires 1999 Frank J. Obuchowski Term Expires 1998 Stephen E. Priest Term Expires 2000 HEALTH OFFICER Bruce Lang WELFARE ADMINISTRATOR Cvnthia N. Satas Term Expires 1998 TROY EMERGENCY AMBULANCE SERVICE Marci Conant President Diane J. Girouard Vice-President Nancy L. Harkins Treasurer Myrtle Greenwood Financial Secretary Barbara Kinch-Hatch Secretary Alan L. Purrington Captain David B. Hart 1st Lieutenant ROAD AGENT James E. Dicey HIGHWAY SAFETY COMMITTEE Theodore P. Smith James E. Dicey Thomas A. Walsh Steven Huckins TOWN OFFICERS FIRE DEPARTMENT John C. Callahan. Jr.. Fire Chief Term Expires 19W Peter M. Mattson. Sr.. 1st Deputy Term Expires 1998 Charles F. Rocheleau. 2nd Deputy Term Expires 2000 WARDEN FIRE John C. Callahan. Jr DEPUTY WARDENS James E. Callahan William May Raymond W. Dicey Robert H Murray Robert J. Hebert Chester E Priest Victor Magnani Charles F Rocheleau Peter M. Mattson. Sr. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR Clifton E Cole LANDFILL SUPERINTENDENT N Roderick Page CONSERVATION COMMISSION Steven Sawyer, Chairman Lorna L. Harlmg Sally Adams Kenneth H. LaPointe Daniel J. Bisaccio David W. Rollins Ira Gavrin PLANNING BOARD Evan John, Chairman Term Expires 1999 Paul Theroux, Vice-Chairman Term Expires 999 1 Robert M. Cummings Term Expires 1998 Lynda J. Cutts Term Expires 1998 Ernest L. Descheneaux, Jr. Term Expires 1998 Lorna L. Harling Term Expires 998 1 Barbara Kinch-Hatch Term Expires 1998 Janet L. McCullough Term Expires 1998 Raymone E. Miller Term Expires 2000 Karen J. Wilber Term Expires 2000 Robert W. Harkins, Jr., Selectman