2007 Annual Report Town for the of FRANCESTOWN New Hampshire Cover Photograph The Old Meeting House ofFrancestown Courtesy ofJenny Fritz DEDICATION Whata short and succinct word, yet so descriptive ofthe man whose many years of service to the citizens of Francestown we honor in this town report. He has been very visible to the Town as the Chiefofthe volunteer fire department for the past twenty years, but this is only part ofhis story ofgiving back to this birthplace that he loves so dearly. He is your home town plumber and your furnace repairman who appears at a moment's notice. He's the animal control officer who goes above and beyond the call to reunite a family with its lost pet or assure that all creatures are cared for properly. He's the guy in the iron mask behind the plate calling the balls and strikes atthe little league games. He has even been knownto get some ofthe calls right on occasion. There are countless other ways he has helped make this village a wonderful place to live. This story of unselfishness, reliability, and availability to all, is the hallmark of this quiet and unassuming man's commitment. A grateful Town offers its deepest thanks and gratitude to ChiefDonald C. Abbott as he retires from the fire service he has served so well. INDEX Animal Control Officer's Report 85 Appropriations Actually Voted 31 Auditors' ReportLetter 40 Capital ImprovementPlanReport 87 CemeteryCommission Report 97 Comparative StatementofAppropriations 36 Conservation Commission Report 73 Conservation Lands 76 Detailed StatementofPayments 41 Emergency ManagementReport 81 Fire Department Report 63 Fire Warden's Report 67 Fire DepartmentAuxiliaryReport 65 HeritageCommission 72 Historian's Report 90 General Fund Balance 37 Grapevine Com. Resource Center 95 Librarian's Report 70 LibraryTrustees' Report 68 LongTermNotes Schedule 38 Planning Board Report 86 Police DepartmentReport 83 PublicAssistance Report 94 RoadAgent's Report 78 Road ImprovementReport 89 Schedule ofTown Property 39 Selectmen's Report 24 Summary-InventoryofValuation 25 Synopsis ofTown Meeting-2007 102 TaxCollector's Reports 57 TaxRate Computation 34 TownBudget 16 Town Clerk's Report 56 TownOfficers 4 Town Warrant 9 Transfer Station Report 80 Treasurer's Report 55 Trustees ofTrustFunds Report 98 UnpaidProperty Taxes 60 Vital Statistics 99 Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2010 with funding from Boston Library Consortium IVIember Libraries http://www.archive.org/details/annualreportstow2007fran Annual Report ofthe Town Officers of Francestown, New Hampshire For the Year Ending December 31, 2007 FRANCESTOWNTOWNOFFICERS MODERATOR PaulH.Lawrence TermExpires2009 SELECTMEN WilliamMcAuley,Chair TermExpires2008 StephenGriffin TermExpires2009 ThomasP.Anderson TermExpires2010 TREASURER RonaldA.Reimer TermExpires2008 TOWNCLERK ElaineT.McClary TermExpires2008 TAXCOLLECTOR ElaineT.McClary TermExpires2008 LIBRARYTRUSTEES AndrewPaul,Chair TermExpires2008 MichaelPetrovick TermExpires2009 PaulaHunter TermExpires2009 GloriaNormile TermExpires2010 NancyHibbard TermExpires2010 Alternates: CharlesBohnsack TermExpires2009 TRUSTEESOFTRUSTFUNDS HemyKunhardt TermExpires2008 DavidAvery,Chair TermExpires2009 LouisWiederhold TermExpires2010 PUBLICASSISTANCEADMINISTRATOR PhyllisA.Naegeli TermExpires2008 SUPERVISORSOFTHECHECKLIST CarolIreland,Chair TermExpires2008 BarbaraJ. Carbee TermExpires2010 Jo-AnnFoote-Miller TermExpires2011 CEMETERYCOMMISSION ElizabethWiederhold,Chair TermExpires2008 CynthiaG.French TermExpires2009 EthelB.MacStubbs TermExpires201 FIREWARDS DonaldC.Abbott TermExpires2008 BrianDelahanty TermExpires2008 DavidW.Kullgren TermExpires2008 LawrenceKullgren TermExpires2008 RichardF. Leavitt TermExpires2008 PLANNINGBOARD TomAnderson,Ex-officio TermExpires2008 SarahHibbardPyle,Chair TermExpires2008 BenjaminA.Watson,Secretary TermExpires2008 LisaStewart,ViceChair TermExpires2009 LindaKunhardt TermExpires2009 RobertLindgren TermExpires201 LawrenceJohnson TermExpires201 AlternatesAppointedbyPlanningBoard: MichaelTartalis TermExpires2008 ElizabethBehrsing TermExpires2009 MaryPatJackson TermExpires2010 CONVALSCHOOLDISTRICTOFFICERS: StuartBrock,SchoolBoardMember TermExpires2008 ThomasMullins,Moderator TermExpires2009 APPOINTMENTSbySelectmen: BOARDOFADJUSTMENT MichaelJones TermExpires2008 CharlesPyle,Chair TermExpires2008 SueJonas TermExpires2009 SilasLittle TermExpires2009 Alternates: GuyA. Swenson,Jr. TermExpires2008 AbigailArnold TermExpires2009 BenWatson(Resigned) TermExpires2010 LoisLeavitt TermExpires201 MinutesClerk: TammyBlanchette BUDGET&ADVISORYCOMMITTEE RebeccaMoul,Secretary TermExpires2008 MichaelJ.Ricci TermExpires2009 NicholasF.Wilder,ViceChairman TermExpires2009 HemyKunhardt TermExpires201 CharlesPyle,Chair TermExpires2010 CONSERVATIONCOMMISSION BarbaraJ.Carbee TermExpires2008 RobertC. Lindgren TermExpires2008 RonaldReimer TermExpires2008 DonShuffleton TermExpires2008 ChristopherK.Danforth TermExpires2009 DonCrooker TermExpires2009 BetsyHardwick,Chair TermExpires201 Alternates: MichaelL.Bedard TermExpires2008 PollyFreese TermExpires2008 MarkCorrenti TermExpires2009 RECREATIONCOMMISSION DouglasLanglois TermExpires2008 MarkStanley TermExpires2008 PaulMcGrath TermExpires2009 JohnMaclnnes TermExpires201 RobertRokes TermExpires201 Alternates: MichelleKazanovicz TermExpires2007 PeterKazanovicz TermExpires2007 JohnMaclnnes TermExpires2008 HERITAGECOMMISSION PeterBixby TermExpires2008 RobertAbbott TermExpires2008 LisaPhillips(Resigned) TermExpires2008 FrankHanchett(Resigned) TermExpires2008 DianeCurran,Chair TermExpires2008 MaryLindstrom TermExpires2009 SilasLittle TermExpires201 AnnStewart,Secretary TermExpires201 Alternates: JoeLudwig TermExpires201