. 2 III ,80 Annual Reports — / BK1__ for the town of FRANCESTOWN New Hampshire ^^J^^t^'^^^^^i^isJ The Old Meeting House Circa 1884 The building's bicentennial will be celebrated June 23, 2001. Congratulations to the many people who have contributed to the management and restoration of this magnificent part of Francestown's unique architectural history; and particularly to Derald Radtke for his tireless efforts and leadership as president ofthe Board ofTrustees. ANNUAL REPORT Of the Town Officers of NH Francestown, For The Year Ending December 31, 2000 INDEX Animal Control Officer' s Report 65 Appropriations & Taxes Assessed Revenues 19 Auditors • Report Letter 26 Board of Adjustment Report 66 Capital Improvement Program Report 7 Cemetery Commission Report 63 Comparative Statement of Appropriations 23 Conservation Commission Report 57 Conservation Lands 59 Current Use Report 18 Detailed Statement of Payments 28 Emergency Management Report 63 Fire Department Report 51 Fire Warden s Report 54 ' Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary Report 53 Highway Advisory Committee Report 62 Historian s Report 74 ' Liabilities & Fund Balance 24 Librarian s Report 55 ' Library Trustees Report 56 ' Planning Board Report 67 Police Department Report 64 Public Assistance Administrator s Report 78 ' Public Works Director s Report 61 ' Recreation Commission Report 76 Road Agent s Report 6 ' , Road Improvement Report 72 Schedule of Town Property 25 Selectmen s Report 16 ' Siimmary-Inventory of Valuation 17 Synopsis of Town Meeting-2000 83 Tax Collector s Reports 43 ' Tax Collector s Tax Liens Report 44 • Town Budget 12 Town Clerk s Report 42 ' . . . Town Officers 3 Town Warrant 7 Transfer Station Report 77 Treasurer s Report 41 ' , Trustees of Trust Funds Report 79 Unpaid Property Taxes 45 Vital Statistics 80 11 FRANCESTOWN TOWN OFFICERS MODERATOR Paul H.Lav-Tciice TermExpires 2002 SELECTMEN PaulA. StCyr TennExpires 200 DavidA Jooas TermExpinis 2002 . O. AJanThulander TermExpires 2003 TOWNTREASURER JaiietMunson TermExpires2002 TOWNCLERK ELaiueT.McCLARY TermExpires 2002 TAXCOLLECTOR ELabfiT.MbCLARY TermExpires2002 LIBRARYTRUSTEES ConstanceC. Vamum TermExpires 2001 MaryFrances Carey TermExpires 2002 "JiK^^' Danfortii TermExpires 2003 TRUSTEESOFTRUSTFUNDS Louifi Wiederhold TermExpires2001 HJerbertFincher TermExpires 2002 DavidAvery TermExpires2003 PUBLICASSISTANCEADMINISTRATOR BarbaraJ.Carbee TermExpires200 SUPERVISOROFCHECKLIST CarolIreland TermExpires 2002 HelenJohnston TemiExpires 2004 BemiceE. Miller,Chairman TermExpires2006 CEMETERYCOMMISSION RichardF. Leavitt TermExpires 2001 O. AbmThulander TermExpires2002 LindaKelly TermExpires2003 1111111111111 FIREWAllDS DonaldC. Abbott TemiExpires 200 BrianDelflhanty TermExpires 2001 DavidKuUgren TermExpires 200 RichardF.Leavitt TermExpires 200 AlvinL. VanCleave TermExpinss 200 PLANNING BOARD Rob^Lindgien TermExpires 200 JohnSoper (Resigned) TermExpires 2001 O. AlanThulander,Ex-officio TermExpires 200 BeajaminWatson TermExpires 200 MaryFrances Carey TermExpires 2002 SarahtfibbardPyle TermExpires2002 SandraL. Ellis TermExpires 2003 StewartBrock,Chairman TermExpires 2003 AlternMatesAppointedbyPkumin^Board Peter Zahn TermExpires 200 William^4cAuley TermExpires 2002 MichaelO'Neil TermExpir&s 2003 CONVALSCHOOLDISTRICT OFFICERS PeterHJoii^dns,Moderator TermExpires 200 DeniceGlover, SchoolBoardIvfemba- TennExpires 2002 APPOINTMENTSBYSelectmea: BOARD OFADJUSTMENT CarolIreLaiKl TermExpires 200 EdwardOagnon TermExpires 200 CharlesF.Onasch(Resigned) TemiExpires 200 Richard S. MBoila TermExpires 2002 CharlesPyle TermExpires 2002 RichardKic2»k TermExpires 2003 GuyA. Swi^ison,Jr.,Chairman TermExpires 2003 Alternates JoszefNemeth TermExpires 2003 WASTEDISPOSALCOMMISSION GaryL.Collins,Chairman TermExpires200 JeffteyR. Gorton TermExpires 2002 ' RaynaottdFaudion TermE)q)ires2003 1111111111 BUDGET &ADVISORY COMMITTEE CharlesF. Omsch(Resigned) TermExpires 200 MichaelJ. Petrovick TermExpires 200 Charles Pyle TermExpirxsa 2001 Charles O'Neill TermExpires 2002 MichaelJ. Ricci TermExpires 2003 Nicholas F. Wilder TermExpires 2003 CONSERVATIONCOMMISSION BetsyHardwick,Chairman T«mExpires200 LawreaceP.Kullgren TermExpires 200 BarbaraJ. Carbee TermExpires 2002 DodieS.Finkyson TermExpires2002 RobertC Lindgren TermExpires2002 . DonCrooker TermEjqmes 2003 ChristopherK.Danforth TermExpires2003 Alternates TaistoT. Holm TermExpires200 BrandonKeraen TermExpires200 PollyFrees© TermExpires2002 BOARD OFHIGHWAYSAFETY PaulV. Ellis,Chainnan TermExpires 200 ScottS. Carbee TermExpires 2001 EdwardF. Gagnoa TermExpires 2001 BetsyHardwick TermExpwes 2001 RichardBCicaek TermExpires200 RECREATIONCOMMISSION MarkOles TermExpires200 RobertRokes TermExpires 200 ScottJenkins TermExpires 2002 I-arryLaber TermExpires 2002 JamesC. Nealand TermE);pire82003 KrisN. Stewart TermExpires 2003 Alternates LisaJ. Good^\'in(Stewart) TermExpires2003 ADMINISTRATIVEASSISTANT Lori J.Ricci DEPUTYTOWNTREASURER RandallS. Wheeler DEPUTYTAX COLLECTOR KathiKendall DEPTJTYTOWNCLERK Katb" Kendall DIRECTOROFPUBLIC WORKS Tbomas J. Plounde. BlrtLDING& SITEINSPECTOR JosephLudwjg ANIMAiCONTROLOFFICER DonaldC.Abbott HEALTHOFFICER MD LouisWiedethold, POLICEOFTTCER PetBrM Flood,Chief PhillipJ. Woodbury,Lieutenant RobertF.CameUo, Sergeant ThomasJ. Thibeault, Sergeant SteviKiH.Lape,Officer KevinP.Tucker,Officer MatthewWingren,Officer JonathanAlanNightingale,Office: DIRECTOREMERGENCYMANAGEMENT O.AlanThulander HISTORIAN KrisHolmes BALLOT CLERKS BaibaiaJ.Caibee,ShirleyJones, SarahHibbardPyle,Dolores Sanchiooi,KarenAnne StCyr, GordonSherman,MaryTempone,JoanVanCleave STATEREPRESENTATIVES PierreBruno O.AlanThulander STATESENATOR RobertB.Flandcw TOWNWARRANT STATE OFNEW HAMPSHIRE Tothe inhabitants oftheTownofFrancestown, insaid CountyofHillsborough, in said State, quahfied tovote inTownaffairs: Youareherebynotifledtomeetatthe"Red School"insaid Francestownon Tuesday, the thirteenth day ofMarch next, at 10:00 o'clock in the forenoon to act upon the subjectshereinafterset forth. Thevotingon Articles 1 thru 3will be byofficial ballot, and the polls shall be open for ballotingon said dateat 10:00 o'clockintheforenoon and shall notclose before7:00 o'clockinthe evening. Article 1. To chooseall necessaryTownOfficersfortheensuingyear. (ByOfficial Ballot) Article 2. (ImpactFees) AreyouinfavorofadoptionofAmendmentNumber 1 dealingwithimposingimpactfees asproposedbythe PlanningBoardfortheFrancestownZoningOrdinance? (ByOfficial Ballot) Thepurpose ofthisproposal istohelptheTownminimizesomeofthe negativeimpactsof development by granting the Planning Board the authority to impose impact fees on developers. TheintentofthisAmendmentistoallowtheBoardtouseitsauthoritytoprotect thetown and itstaxpayersfromunreasonablecosts associatedwithdevelopment. ThePlanningBoard votedunanimouslyinfavorofrecommendingthisproposal. Article3. (OutdoorLightingOrdinance) Are you in favor ofadoption ofAmendment Number 2 dealing with outdoor lighting as proposed bythePlanningBoardfortheFrancestownZoningOridnance? (ByOfficial Ballot) ThePlanningBoardfeelsthat, duetotherecentgrowthintown, aswell assignificantgrowth inthesurroundingcommunities, increasesinlightingpollutionmayimpacttheruralcharacter ofFrancestown. Theeffects ofthisproposalinclude: a)reducetheamountoflighttrespass, glare, and light pollution; b) reduceoutdoorlightingafter 11 PM; c) promoteconservation ofenergy The Planning Board votedunanimouslyinfavorofrecommendingthisproposal. Pursuantto RSA 39:2a and thevoteoftheAnnual Town Meeting in 1979,you are hereby notified thesecond session oftheannual meetingoftheTown ofFrancestown will beheld at the Town Hall on Saturday, theSeventeenth day ofMarch next, at ten oftheclockin the forenoon, atwhich time the town will act on thefollowingsubjects. Article4 . Toraisesuchsumsofmoneyasmaybenecessarytodefraytowncharges fortheensuingyear andto makeappropriationsforthe same. Article 5. To see ifthe Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum ofThree Hundred Twenty- Eight Thousand, OneDollar ($328,001.00) to be placed m the Capital Reserve Accounts, tobeallocated asfollows: FutureReplacementofFireTrucks $40,000 00 FutureReplacement ofFireDept. Radios 500 00 FutureReplacement orPurchase ofHwy. Equip. 35,000 00 FutureReplacement ofPoliceCruiser 7,500 00 FutureReappraisal ofRealEstate I 00 FuturePurchaseorImprovementofRecreationLands 5,000.00 FutureTownBuildingImprovements/Acquisition 25,000.00 FutureTownRoadImprovements 100,00000 FutureTownHighwayGarage 100,000.00 FutureImprovementofCemetery 5,000.00 FutureLibraryBuilding 10,000.00 ortakeanyotheractionrelating thereto; Amajorityofthe SelectmenandtheBudget AdvisoryCommittee(4-0) recommend thisappropriation. Article6. ToseeiftheTownwillvotetoraiseandappropriatethesumofSeventy-OneThousand, Four Hundred Fifty Dollars, ($71,450.00) to reappraise all real estate in town for property tax purposes, such funds to be raised by the withdrawal ofFifty Seven Thousand Dollars ($57,000.00) from the Capital Reserve Fund entitled "Revaluation ofProperty" and the balance ofFourteen Thousand Four Hundred Fifty Dollars ($14,450.00) to be raised by taxation, ortakeanyotheractionrelatingthereto; The Selectmen and the Budget Advisory Committee (4-0) recommend this appropriation. Article7. To see iftheTownwillvoteto retaintheCrotchedMountainEast propertydesignated as Map 7 Lots 3, 3-1, 6 totaling 317.85 acres gifted to the town by United States Cellular Corporation, ortakeanyotheractionrelatingthereto; Article8. To see ifthe Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum ofFifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00)torazethebuildings situatedontheCrotchedMountain East property, ortake anyotheractionrelatingthereto; The Selectmen and the Budget Advisory Committee (4-0) recommend this appropriation.