limi^f^ \<55 KIM ^/ ynrw f/ NEW HAMPSHIRE DEDICATION OFTHE 2006ANNUALREPORT Eachyear,the TownofKingstonisproudtohonoroneofitsown whohasmadea significantcontributiontoourcommunity. Itiswithsinceregratitude thatthe2006AnnualReportisdedicatedto CAROLYN HARLOW D. CarolynwasraisedinSwampscott,MassachusettsandafterlivinginByfield, Massachusettsforanumberofyears,movedtoKingstonin 1967. WhileinByfield, CarolynwasveryactivewiththeGirl ScoutsofAmericaandservedas theirCampDirectorformanyyears. EvenaftermovingtoKingston, shecontinuedher involvementwiththeGirlScoutsOrganization. SincecomingtoKingston,CarolynhasvolunteeredherservicestotheTowninmany ways. ShewasanactiveparticipantofthePlanningBoardformanyyears andalso servedastheBoard's Secretary. Carolynwasalsoinstrumentalinformingthe SolidWasteTaskForceandhas servedas Chairpersonformanyyears. Thisgroupactivelypromotesrecyclingandsponsorsa wasteoilcollectiononceamonth. Carolynhasalsoobtainedgrantmoniestohelpdefray thecostsofHouseholdHazardousWasteCollections. NotonlydoesCarolynhelp organizethesecollections, sheisalsoanactiveparticipantinthecollectionprocessitself! MostofyouareprobablymostfamiliarwithCarolynthroughherworkfortheKingston Days CelebrationeachAugust. ShecanbefoundIctheKo-Mi-TeeKitchenFoodTent fromeai'lymorningthroughlatenighteachdayoftheCelebration. Carolynworkswith theKingstonDaysCommitteeallyearinpreparationforthatweekend. Itisayear-long efforttoprocure familyentertairmientandcoordinateftmevents. Carolynis anactive participantinallthepreparation! CarolynretiredfromtheU.S. Postal Serviceafterservingovertwentyyears. She continuestoworkpart-timeforSafewayTransportation. Inyearspast,Carolynparticipatedinthe SledDogRacesandJuly4^**Celebrationswhich wereonceheldonthePlains. Atonetime, shealsobredandraisedracehorses. Andso,itiswithgreatprideandappreciationthatwerecognizeCarolynHarlowforher manycontributionstoKingstonandarepleasedto dedicatetoherthis2006Town Report. CharlesA. Hart, Chairman MarkA.Heitz Peter V. Broderick KingstonBoardofSelectmen « TABLE OF CONTENTS Audit Report 90 Board ofAdjustment Report 85 Board ofSelectmen Report 74 Building Inspector Report 86 Conservation Commission Report 87 Fire Department Report 79 General Election 58 Health Officer Report 89 Historic District Commission 88 Human Services Department Report 94 Kingston Days Committee Report 93 Minutes ofDeliberative Session ofTown Meeting 14 Minutes ofTown Meeting 32 Museum Committee 95 Nichols Memorial Library Report 75 Planning Board Report 83 Police Department Report 77 Recreation Committee Report 90 RoadAgent Report 82 Rockingham Planning Commission 84 Schedule ofTown Property 68 State Primary Election 55 Summary Inventory ofValuation 73 Town Budget PinkCenter Section Town Clerk/Tax Collector Report 60 Town Officers 7 Town Warrant Pink Center Section Treasurer's Report 67 Trustees ofTrust Funds 91 Vital Statistics for 2006 96 Voting Information (2007) 72 TOWN OFFICERS MODERATOR ElectraL.Alessio TermExpires2008 STATESENATOR-DISTRICT#19 MargaretW.Hassan TermExpires2008 REPRESENTATIVES TOTHEGENERALCOURT-DISTRICT#79 AllTermsExpire2008 KevinL.Camm JohnW.Flanders, Sr. NormanL.Major RogerG. Wells Joseph"Joe"Guthrie DavidA. Welch KennethL. Weyler SELECTMEN CharlesA. Hart,Chairman TermExpires2007 MarkA. Heitz TermExpires2008 PeterV.Broderick TermExpires2009 TOWNCLERK TAX COLLECTOR - BettieC. Ouellette TermExpires2009 TREASURER JayneE.Ramey TermExpires2007 ROADAGENT RichardD. St.Hilaire TermExpires 2009 SUPERVISORS OF THECHECKLIST EddieC. Thumquist, Chair TermExpires2012 RobertL.Pothier,Jr. TermExpires2010 DaleG. Winslow TermExpires2008 TRUSTEES OFTHETRUSTFUNDS JoyceC.Davies TermExpires2008 R. BradleyMaxwell TermExpires2007 EdmundJ. Caillouette TermExpires 2009 AnthonyL. Whitcomb TermExpires2008 PeterD. Coffin, Chairman TermExpires 2007 LIBRARYTRUSTEES JohnL. Chasse, Chair TermExpires 2007 Eleanore Coffin TermExpires2008 Darmielle Genovese TermExpires 2008 AnthonyL. Whitcomb TermExpires 2007 JudithLukas TermExpires2007 WilhelminaBradley TermExpires2009 BonnieTaylor TermExpires2009 FIREWARDS StevenTurner TermExpires2009 WilliamA.Timmons,Jr. Term Expires 2008 KentWalker, Chainnan TermExpires2007 POLICEOFFICERS JamesM. Champion TermExpires 2009 Joel T. Johnson TermExpires2009 CONSTABLE PeterP. Basler TermExpires2009