Annual Report CAMPTON New Hampshire OldBranchBridge Route3. Campion, NH Destroyedbyhurricane - 1927 $nr*»W For The Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 1995 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE OFFICERS OF THE TOWN OF CAMPTON, NH For The Fiscal Year Ending December 1995 31, Unis aear's Uown J\eport is oeoica/eo to: Laura Pulsifer E, 1910-1995 ThewifeofBertramW. Pulsiferforoversixtyyears. She A leaves threechildren and three grandchildren. lifelong resident of Campton, she attended Campton Schools, graduated Plymouth High School and Normal School. She taught for many years in Holderness and Ashland. She served as the Librarian for theTown ofCampton for over forty years. She was active in Grange and the com- munity. She was a member of the Campton Congrega- tional Church and Eastern Star. Family members re- memberthatduring one ofthefloods atBeebeRiver, she cooked for the flood victims of 5th Avenue. TABLE OF CONTENTS Town Officers 5 Warrant Center Insert Budget Center Insert Selectmen's Report 7 Inventory 9 Tax Rate Explanation 10 Taxes Levied forall Purposes 11 Selectmen's Expenditures 12 Selectmen's Receipts 24 Financial Statement 26 Town Clerk's Report 27 Tax Collector's Report 28 Taxes Outstanding (Liens) 30 Capital Reserve Fund 45 Walter I. Lee Educational Fund 45 Trustees ofTrust Funds 47 Library Report 48 Planning Board Report 52 Zoning Board ofAdjustment Report 53 Historical Committee Report 53 Campton Economic Development Committee 54 Post Office Building Study Committee 55 Fire Department 57 Campton Thornton Fire DepartmentLadies Auxiliary 63 Fire Warden's Report 64 Transfer Station & Recycling Center 65 Grafton County Commissioners' Report 67 North Country Council 70 Pemi-Baker Home Health Agency Report 72 Pemi-Baker Youth & Family Services Council 74 Plymouth Regional Clinic 76 Grafton County Senior Citizens Council 77 Auditor's Report 78 (Continuednextpage) CAMPTON VILLAGE PRECINCT Officers 79 Warrant 80 Financial Report 82 Water Department Financial Report 84 WATERVILLE ESTATES VILLAGE DISTRICT Officers 85 Auditor's Report 86 Balance Sheet 88 Financial Statement 89 Auditor's Supplementary Report 95 Road & Water System Report 96 VITAL STATISTICS Births 98 Marriages 99 Deaths 100 CAMPTON SCHOOL DISTRICT Officers 102 Warrant (March 12) 103 Warrant (March 9) 104 Budget 106 School Nurse's Report 108 Principal's Report 109 Superintendent's Report Ill Itemization ofPayables 114 Balance Sheet 115 HotLunch Program Report 116 School Calendar 117 Teachers' Salaries 118 Contingency Fund 119 School DistrictAnnual Meeting Minutes 1995 120 TOWN OFFICERS AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES SELECTMEN R. Marsh Morgan Term Expires 1996 Campton, N.H. ClarenceW. Pulsifer Term Expires 1997 Campton, N.H. CharlesW. Cheney Term Expires 1998 Campton, N.H. ADMINISTRATIVEASSISTANT Ann Marie Foote Hired by Selectmen Thornton, N.H. MODERATOR Joseph L. Nichols Term Expires 1996 Campton, N.H. TOWN CLERK Lynda L. Mower Term Expires 1996 Campton, N.H. DEPUTYTOWN CLERK JanetM. Woolfenden Appointed Campton, N.H. TREASURER Mary E. Durgin Term Expires 1996 Campton, N.H. DEPUTYTOWNTREASURER Sandra Coffey Appointed 1995 Campton, N.H. TAX COLLECTOR Lynda L. Mower Appointed 1981 Campton, N.H. DEPUTYTAX COLLECTOR Janet M. Woolfenden Appointed 1985 Campton, N.H. ROADAGENT Ray T. Mardin Term Expires 1997 Campton, N.H. CONSERVATION COMMITTEE Donald Johnson, Jr. Campton, N.H. PeterHickey Campton, N.H. PaulWeeks Campton, N.H. Judson Bell Campton, N.H. POLICE Paul K. Chase, Jr.,Chief Appointed 1990 Thornton, N.H. BartA. Merrill, Sgt. Appointed 1994 Campton, N.H. HEALTH OFFICER RobertW. Burhoe, Sr. Appointed 1989 Campton, N.H. CIVIL DEFENSE DIRECTOR PeterVaillancourt Appointed Campton, N.H. FIRE CHIEF/FIREWARDEN DavidTobine Appointed 1988 Campton, N.H. TOWN OFFICERS AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES DEPUTY FIREWARDENS CharlesW. Cheney Appointed Campton, N.H. Norman McBurney Appointed Campton, N.H. Niles Downing Appointed Campton, N.H. Paul Chandler Appointed Campton, N.H. Richard Giehl Appointed Campton, N.H. FIRE COMMISSIONERS Richard Giehl Appointed to 1997 Campton, N.H. Herbert Karsten Appointedto 1996 Campton, N.H. Clifford Eastman Appointedto 1998 Campton, N.H. SUPERVISORS OFTHECHECKLIST Sharon Davis Term Expires 1996 Campton, N.H. Donna Kidney Term Expires 1998 Campton, N.H. Rebecca Plaisted Term Expires2000 Campton, N.H. TRUSTEES OFTHETRUSTFUND Mary Joyce Term Expires 1996 Campton, N.H. Nancy Mardin Term Expires 1997 Campton, N.H. Virginia Giehl Term Expires 1998 Campton, N.H. LIBRARYTRUSTEES Marian Pitts Term Expires 1996 Campton, N.H. Christine Keating Term Expires 1997 Campton, N.H. Jane Pierce Term Expires 1998 Campton, N.H. COMPLIANCE OFFICER William Stohn Appointed 1989 Campton, N.H. SUPT. CEMETERIES&SEXTON WoodrowTimson Term Expires 1996 Campton, N.H. AUDITORS Christine Dole Term Expires 1996 Campton, N.H. John Dole Term Expires 1996 Campton, N.H. PLANNING BOARD C. Wayne Martin Appointed to 1999 Campton, N.H. Susan Barlow Appointed to 1997 Campton, N.H. PaulWeeks Appointedto 1995 Campton, N.H. Don Mower Appointed Campton, N.H. Mary Joyce Appointed Campton, N.H. R. Marsh Morgan Selectmen, Ex-Officio Campton, N.H ZONING BOARD OFADJUSTMENT Judson Bell Appointed to 1995 Campton, N.H. George Lougee Appointed to 1996 Campton, N.H. Sam Plaisted Appointed to 1997 Campton, N.H. Bruce Homer Appointedto 1998 Campton, N.H. Robert Barach Appointedto 1998 Campton, N.H. SELECTMEN'S REPORT The Board has worked at many meetings with the Thornton and Ellsworth Selectmen on the Closure ofthe Landfill this past year. Nobis EngineeringhastakenusthroughtheStateregulationmaze, andwearenow reviewingthecontractor'sbidsfortheactualclosurework. Wehopetohave thisworkcompletedthissummer, andwithnointerruptionsattheRecycle/ Transfer Station. With the taxpayers continued effort to recycle, we are attempting to hold down theTransfer Station expenses. The Town's financial position is very good with no bonds or tax anticipationnotes owedbytheTownonJanuary 1, 1996. Anumberoftax delinquent properties were taken by theTown in 1995, and sold to recoup backtaxes, andtoputthembackonthetaxroles. Bycareful monitoringof our expenses, and with the future results of the Economic Development Committee, we hope to maintain a stable tax cost for theresidents. The Town Road Agent, Ray Mardin has continued the work ofmain- taining theroads, as well as upgrading several roads aroundtheTownthat badlyneededimprovement. Hewasseverelytestedwiththefloodinginthe fall, but all the roads were made serviceable in short order. Ray and Ann Marie Foote have worked hard with the Federal Emergency Management Agencytodocumentourflood-relatedcosts. As aresult,theTownexpects to receive inexcess of$24,000 to defray ourrepair costs. This year'sTownReportisdedicatedto LauraPulsiferwhoserved for many years as Town Librarian in addition to being a supporting wife to Selectman Bert Pulsifer who served our Town for many years. We also wantedtomentionsomeotherresidentsthatwelostthispastyearwhohave contributedtheirtime andtalents to theTown. Welost GeorgeHandwho was aLibrary Trustee for many years, JimThompsonwho for many years servedon the Conservation Commission, ArlenePulsifer, devoted wifeof our Selectman Clarence, and one of the founders of Perm Baker Home HealthCare, NoreenVaillancourt, whowithdeterminationandmanyhours of work revived the Parks and Recreation program when it looked like it wouldnotcontinuelast summer, andlastly, ouroldestresident and former Postmaster, Sadie Brown. All these people will be truly missed. We want to thank all our various Board Members who donated their time to serve, the Planning Board, Zoning Board, members of the Post OfficeStudy Committee, andtheEconomic andDevelopmentCommittee. We want to thank Carol Moulton forthecare ofthe flowersthis year, and 8 Jacque Dearbornforherdonationofplants. Marjorie Broadhascontinued to be avaluable source ofinformation to us onpast Campton History, and wethankherforherinterest and work. We appreciatedthecontinuedhard workofourTownEmployees, andapologize for anyone we mayhave not mentioned, but do appreciate all the support that taxpayers have given us over the past year. We wisheveryone ahealthy and prosperous 1996. CAMPTON BOARDOF SELECTMEN R. Marsh Morgan, Jr. CharlesW. Cheney Clarence W. Pulsifer