H A R R I S V I L L E N H Digitized by tine Internet Arciiive in 2011 witii funding from Boston Library Consortium IVIember Libraries littp://www.archive.org/details/annualreporttown1994lnarr c?Vnnual *^eports ofthe town of HARRISVILLE New Hampshire for the year ending December 31, 1994 SELECTMEN The Selectmen meet at the Selectmen's Office on Thursday nights from 7:00 to 9:00. The public hours are 7:30 to 9:00. There are no public hours on the last Thursday of the month. THE CLERK FOR THE SELECTMEN The Clerk to the Selectmen is at the Selectmen's Office on Tuesday and Thursday, 8 AM to 2 PM. She is at the office to provide permits or forms, dump stickers, copies of tax cards or any miscellaneous town related business. TOWN CLERK The Town Clerk is in the Office on Monday - 11 AM to 3 PM, Tuesday - 6 to 8 PM, and Thursday 4 tO 6 PM. She licenses automobiles, trailers, motorcycles, mopeds dogs and boats. She registers births and , deaths, and provides marriage licenses. TAX COLLECTOR The Tax Collector is at the Office on Thursday mornings from 8 to 10 AM. She has additional hours for two months after the tax bills are sent out. Those hours are listed on the tax bills. LIBRARY The library is open on Monday nights from 6pm to 8:30pm, Wednesdays 2pm to 5pm, Fridays from 3pm to 6:30pm, and Saturday mornings from 9am to 12 noon. THE TRANSFER STATION AND THE RECYCLING CENTER The transfer station and the recycling center, aka the dump, is open Fridays from 11am to 5pm, and Saturdays from 8am to 6pm. The PLANNING BOARD regularly meets at the Wells Memorial School on the 2nd Wednesday of the month at 7pm. Their work session is at the Library on the 4th Wednesday of the month. The ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT meets at the Library on the 3rd Wednesday of the month at 7pm. The CONSERVATION COMMISSION meets at the Library on the 4th Wednesday of the month at 7pm. The HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMITTEE meets at the Library on the 1st Wednesday of the month at 7pm. The phone number for the Selectmen's Office and the Library is 827-3431, the Highway Department is 827-3074, and Wells Memorial School is 827-3272. i 1 Table of Contents General Information 2 Officers 5 Minutes ofTown Meeting 1994 8 Warrant 19 Budget 28 Auditor's Report 31 Selectmen's Report 33 Tax Collector's Report 34 Unpaid Taxes 37 Statement ofAppropriations 41 Summary ofInventory 42 Comparative Statement ofAppropriations & Expenditures 43 Treasurer's Report 44 LongTerm Notes ...45 Detailed Statement ofExpenditures 46 Trustees ofTrust Funds 53 Town Clerk 55 Fire Department 56 Highway Department 58 Police Department 59 Conservation Commission 59 Planning Board 60 Zoning Board ofAdjustment 6 Library 62 Historic District Commission 64 Town Building Committee ...65 Marl-Harris Squad 66 Forest Fire Warden 67 Monadnock Family Services 68 Home Health Care and Community Services 69 Historic Harrisville 70 Vital Statistics 71 PropertyTax Inventory 74 PropertyAcquired byTax Collection Deeds 90 School Reports Administrative Personnel 92 Warrant 93 Proposed Budget 96 Treasurer's Report 103 Administrative Salaries, Unit 29 105 Compliance Statement 105 School Meeting 1994 106 Administration Report 108 Principal's Report HO Food Service Fund Report 112 3 ' ',yr^/'*'i '"'*''''*" This year's Town Report is dedicated to Marilyn A. St.Peter October 31, 1937 - December 24, 1994 Selectman 1984 - 1994 TOWN OF HARRISVILLE TOWN OFFICERS 1994 MODERATOR John J. Colony III SELECTMEN Marilyn A. St. Peter Term expires 1995 Alan M. Laufman Term expires 1996 Lawrence Rathburn Term expires 1997 TOWN CLERK Gretchen Poisson DEPUTY TOWN CLERK Jean Girard TOWN TREASURER Constance S. Boyd TAX COLLECTOR Charlotte Chamberlain DEPUTY TAX COLLECTOR l^ilee Rogers ROAD FOREMAN Wesley Tarr, Jr. SUPERVISORS OF THE CHECKLIST Mary Crocker Amilee Rogers Eleanor Smith TRUSTEES OF TRUST FUNDS William McNeil Term expires 1995 Laureen Magoon Term expires 1996 Philip Trudelle Term expires 1997 FIRE CHIEF Rand Duffy ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF Russell Driscoll FIRE WARDS Roland Knight James St. Peter Rand Duffy Bryan Trudelle Alton Chamberlain Douglas Morse Russell Driscoll SURVEYORS OF WOOD AND LUMBER William P. House Lawrence Rathburn FENCE VIEWERS Selectmen WELFARE DIRECTOR Ruth Van Etten RECREATION COMMITTEE Rand Duffy Jon Duffy HARRISVILLE BEACH COMMITTEE Pat Colony Ranae O'Neil Sharon Driscoll Warren Thayer Kim St. Peter Richard Stone CHESHAM BEACH COMMITTEE Allen Lake Mark Hampton James Powley Debra Kensy Hoilis Parker LIBRARY TRUSTEES Sandra Dane Term expires 1995 Jane Dunn Term expires 1996 Sharon Driscoll Term expires 1997 ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT William Robinson, Chairman Term expires 1995 George Saunders Term expires 1996 Peter Temple Term expires 1997 Lydian Green Term expires 1997 Pat Colony, Alternate Term expires 1997 James Powley, Alternate Term expires 1997 Lawrence Rathburn Selectmen Member Gertrude Richardson Deceased PLANNING BOARDS ' Jay Jacobs, Chairman Term expires 1995 Allan R. Saari Term expires 1997 John J. Calhoun Term expires 1995 Margot Close Term expires 1996 Barbara Watkins, Alternate Term expires 1996 Noel Greiner Term expires 1997 Alan Laufman Selectman Member George Clymer Deceased Marilyn A. St. Peter, Selectman Alt. Deceased HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISSION Leslie Voiers^ Chairman Term expires 1996 Don Scott Term expires 1996 Michael Havey Term expires 1997 Joan Miller Term expires 1997 Marilyn A. St, Peter Selectman Member CONSERVATION COMMISSION Deborah Abbott Term expires 1996 Deborah McWethy Term expires 1996 Hal Grant Term expires 1995 Edie Clark Term expires 1996 Duke Powell Term expires 1996 Margaret Liszka Term expires 1997 Marilyn A. St. Peter Selectman Member TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMISSION Rand Duffy, Fire Chief Wesley Tarr, Jr., Road Foreman John J. Colony, III, Citizen Member Michael Sundstrom, Police Chief Marilyn A. St. Peter, Selectman TOWN BOILDING COMMITTEE Russell Downing Russell Driscoll Janette Keough George Clymer Marilyn A. S,t Peter Alan M. Laufman Lawrence Rathburn Thomas Weiler. Architect Minutes of the Town Meeting March 8, 1994 Moderator John J. Colony opened the polls under Article 1, at 11:00am, which reads as follows: ARTICLE 1. To choose all necessary Town Officers for the year ensuing. The meeting was then recessed until 7:00pm, when it was re-opened. The officers that were nominated and elected from the floor were: TRUSTEE OF THE TRUST FUNDS Philip Trudelle Term expires 2000 FIRE WARDS Roland Knight Bryan Trudelle James St. Peter Alton Chamberlain Russell Driscoll Rand Duffy Douglas Morse SURVEYORS OF WOOD AND LUMBER William House Lawrence Rathburn HARRISVILLE BEACH COMMITTEE Pat Colony Warren Thayer Kim St. Peter Ranae O'Neil Sharon Driscoll Richard Stone CHESHAM BEACH COMMITTEE Allen Lake Hollis Parker James Powley Debra Kensey Mark Hampton LIBRARY TRUSTEE Sharon Driscoll Term expires 1997 ARTICLE 2 was voted on by official ballot, and the results are as follows: ARTICLE 2: Are you in favor of Amendment #1 as proposed by the Planning Board for the Harrisville Zoning Ordinance to add to ARTICLE IV - GENERAL PROVISIONS, a new section 4.1.17 as follows: "Recreational vehicles designed for camping and travelling may be parked on any residential lot in all zoning districts, subject to parking regulations. The vehicle may, by permit of the Selectmen, be occupied for a period not exceeding 90 days in any calendar year, provided that adequate provisions be made for sewage disposal and water supply." The results of the votes were as follows. Yes 125, No, 104 votes, declared passed.