(Hip-,,, M-^'n I 1 *^-*s.». w'f*"si*** •^'**^'•"»4*'» \.. ^ ;.,»^>S3gS GItF •\*- PROCLAMATION WHEREAS, Gilford's citizens have always maintained a sense ofpride and appreciation oftheir community's heritage and culture, and WHEREAS, A greater appreciation ofthe community's heritage can onlybe gained through the direct involvement ofcitizen volunteers, an WHEREAS, Members of the Gilford Rotary Club, recognizing the need for safe pedestrian access to town facilities, set out to fdl this need in a manner which compliments the rich history ofGilford Village, and WHEREAS, The results ofRotary's efforts, with the invaluable assistance from Gilford resident Time Andrews resulted in the construc- tion ofthe Tannery Hill Covered Bridge, the only covered bridge in Belknap County, NOW THEREFORE, The Gilford Board ofSelectmen commend the Gilford Rotary ofSelectmen commend the Gilford Rotary Club and Tim Andrews for their dedication and efforts on this project, and hold these actions out as examples that volunteerism and com- munity spirit are alive and well in the Town of Gilford. Given under our hands and seal ofthe Town ofGilford this 8th day ofOctober in the year ofour Lord nineteen hundrec and ninety-five. RobertA. Jordan Russell R. Dumais Philip D. Labonte Board ofSelectmen Annual Reports of the town of GILFORD New Hampshire forthe yearending December 31, 1995 8 TABLE OF CONTENTS ITEMS FORACTIONATTHE 1996TOWNMEETING Town Warrant Town Budget I See Blue School Warrant }I Section School Budget Dedication "" TOWN OFFICERS ListofTown Officers 5 Telephone Directory 9 ACTIVITYREPORTS OFOFFICERS, OFFICIALS, BOARDS, COMMITTEEANDCOMMISSIONS " Reportofthe Selectmen 11 . Reportofthe Assessor 13 ReportoftheTown Clerk-Tax Collector 14 Reportofthe Department ofPlanning and Land Use 15 ReportofthePolice Department 1 Reportofthe DepartmentofPublic Works 20 Reportofthe Fire Department 22 ReportoftheTown ForestFire Warden 24 Reportofthe RecreationCommission 25 Report ofthe Librarian 28 ReportoftheLibrary Trustees 31 ReportoftheTrustees ofTrust Funds 32 Report ofthe OverseerofPublic Welfare 33 Reportofthe Old Home Day Committee 34 ReportoftheTask Forceon Drug/Alcohol AbusePrevention 35 Report ofthe Land Conservation Task Force 36 Reportofthe Benjamin Rowe HouseCommittee 37 Report ofthe Kimball CastleCommittee 38 1995 FINANCIAL RECORDS Certificate 40 Tax Collector's Report 41 1 Summary ofTax Lien Account 43 Town Clerk's Report 44 Treasurer's Report/Conservation Commission Funds 45 ReportoftheTrusteeofTrustFunds 46 Summary Inventory ofValuation 48 Town Appropriations 49 & Comparative StatementofAppropriations Expenditures 5 Comparative StatementofCarryoverAppropriations 54 Estimate ofRevenues 55 Computation of 1994 Taxes Assessed 56 Summary ofReceipts 57 Schedule ofTown Property 59 Statement ofBonded Debt 62 Auditor's Reporton Financial Presentation 63 SCHOOLREPORTS Officers ofthe School District 67 Reporton the March 16 School DistrictMeeting 68 Report on the ReconvenedApril 19 School DistrictMeeting 74 ReportoftheJuly 11 Special School DistrictMeeting 76 Reportofthe School Board Chairperson 78 ReportoftheMiddle-High School Principal 80 Reportofthe Elementary School Principal 85 School Statistics 88 School LunchProgram 89 Financial Reporton the School District 90 Auditor's Reporton Financial Presentation ' 93 GUNSTOCKACRES WATERDISTRICT Financial Report 96 Dedication The 1995 Annual Meeting is dedicated to the memory of John F. Weeks, a long-time Gilford resident whose contributions enriched the lives of many community members. Mr. Weeks and his wife Esther purchased the Gunstock Hill Farm in 1943. They built a milking herd of 150 registered guernseys. In 1930, Mr. Weeks founded Weeks Dairy, which provided employment for many local residents. He served as its president until his retirement in 1969, and remained as Chairman of the Board until 1985. Although these positions required a great deal of his time, Mr. Weeks recognized an obligation to participate in community affairs. Mr. Weeks was well known locally as a grower of splendid gladiolus, at one time planting over 4,000 bulbs. These were generously given to nursing homes, hospital, churches and fundraising activities. He served the Town as Selectmen for eight years from 1957-1965 and participated on many town committees and activities. His interest in town affairs remained active until his death in November, 1985. In 1988 he and his wife gave 85 acres of land across from the Town Hall bordering Route llA to the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests in memory of their son Robert. Known as Weeks Woods, it provides an area of nature and cross country skiing trails for Gilford residents to enjoy for generations to come. Town Officers 1995 OFFICERS ELECTED BY BALLOTAT TOWN MEETING Term Commencing on Day ofTown Meeting Three-YearTerms SELECTMEN Robert Jordan Term Expires 1996 Russell Dumais Term Expires 1997 Philip D. LaBonte Term Expires 1998 TOWN CLERK-TAX COLLECTOR Debra Eastman Term Expires 996 1 TREASURER Gregory Dickinson Annual Term 1996 OVERSEER OFWELFARE William Connelly Annual Term 1996 Two-YearTerm MODERATOR PeterMillham Term Expires 1996 Six-Year Terms SUPERVISORS OFCHECKLIST Carolyn Smith Term Expires 1996 Mary Lou Grevatt Term Expires 1996 Joan Veazey Term Expires 1998 Three-YearTerms TRUSTEES OF TRUST FUNDS George Sawyer, Chairman Term Expires 998 1 Emily Hanscom Term Expires 1996 Milo Bacon Term Expires 1997 Three-YearTerms TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC LIBRARY Polly Sanfacon, Chairman Term Expires 1998 Mina Ayers Term Expires 1996 Edward Merski Term Expires 1997 BUDGET COMMITTEE Larry Shapiro, Chairman Term Expires 1996 David Metz Term Expires 1996 Elaine Gagnon Term Expires 1996 Donald Minor Term Expires 1997 Richard Foley Term Expires 1997 Dennis Doten Term Expires 1997 Gema Magnusson Term Expires 1998 Patricia Clifford Term Expires 1998 Susan Smith Term Expires 1998 Cathy Pierce, School Board Gail Tapply, School Board Alternate Tom Dudek, Gunstock Acres Village District Philip LaBonte, Selectman BOARD OF FIRE ENGINEERS Philip Brouillard, Chairman Term Expires 1998 Peter Sawyer Term Expires 1996 William Akerley Term Expires 1997 CONSERVATION COMMISSION John Goodhue, Chairman Term Expires 1997 Robert Landry Term Expires 1996 Douglas Hill Term Expires 1998 Lee Duncan Term Expires 1998 David Metz, Alternate Term Expires 1996 Andre Jacobsen, Alternate Term Expires 1997 Paula McDonald, Alternate Term Expires 1998 Tom Drouin, Alternate Term Expires 1998 Benjamin Graves, Alternate Term Expires 1998 Richard McKay, Planning Board PLANNING BOARD Barry Shea, Chairman Term Expires 1997 Jerry Gagnon Term Expires 1996 Bruce Wright Term Expires 1998 Richard McKay Term Expires 1998 Carolyn Scattergood Term Expires 1998 Albert Goulet, Ahernate Term Expires 1996 Robert Jordan, Selectman RECREATION COMMISSION Meg Jenkins, Chairman Term Expires 1998 Fred Kacprzynski Term Expires 996 1 Irene Santanielio Term Expires 1996 Tom Kokx ^ Term Expires 1996 Thom Francoeur Term Expires 1998 ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT William Morrison, Chairman Term Expires 1997 ArthurTilton Term Expires 1996 Paul Goodwin Term Expires 1996 Donald Chesebrough Term Expires 997 1 RudyLehr Term Expires 998 1 GILFORD VILLAGE HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISSION Elizabeth McDonald, Chairman Term Expires 1997 Ruth TurnerMcLaughlin Term Expires 1996 Linda Stem Term Expires 1998 David Copithome Term Expires 998 1 Carolyn Scattergood, Planning Board Russell Dumais, Selectman LAKES REGION INDUSTRAIL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY GILFORD REPRESENTATIVES RogerEllsworth Term Expires 997 1 Sheldon Kennedy Term Expires 1998 Russell Dumais Term Expires 1996 Two-YearTerms INSPECTOR OF ELECTIONS Rutha Helfrich Term Expires 1996 Shirley Snow Term Expires 996 1 Barbara Carey Term Expires 1996 GeorgettaWixson Term Expires 996 1 FIRE STATION BUILDING COMMITTEE Philip Brouillard Polly Sanfacon Gregory Dickinson Larry Shapiro RobertJordan ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTCOMMITTEE Dean Eastman Leo Sanfacon Arthur Tilton Tony Ferruolo Donald Sibson OFFICIALS APPOINTED BY THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN Town Administrator David Caron Director ofFinance Geoffrey Ruggles ChiefofPolice Evans Juris Director ofPublic Works Sheldon Morgan Director ofPlanning & Land Use John Bobula Town Appraiser Wil Corcoran Highway Superintendent Richard Retell Director ofCivil Defense Sheldon Morgan Health Officer John Bobula Building Official David Mitchell (interim) OFFICIAL APPOINTED BY THE SELECTMEN AND TOWN CLERK/TAX COLLECTOR Deputy Town Clerk/Tax Collector Joyce Papps OFFICIAL APPOINTED BY THE TOWN TREASURER Deputy Town Treasurer JenniferCarrier OFFICIAL APPOINTED BY THE LIBRARY TRUSTEES Librarian Diane Mitton OFFICIAL APPOINTED BY THE BOARD OF FIRE ENGINEERS Fire Chief Michael Mooney OFFICIAL APPOINTED BY THE RECREATION COMMISSION Director ofRecreation Susan King ELECTED OFFICIALS OF GUNSTOCK ACRES VILLAGE DISTRICT Moderator Ralph Morin Treasurer Pam Dudek Commissioners Tom Dudek, Chairman Richard Piper Peter Moulton