June 30, 2012 Dedications
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ANNUAL REPORT Tropical Storm Irene, August 2011 FOR THE YEAR ENDED Town of East Haddam JUNE 30, 2012 DEDICATIONS James Gallagher Betty “Peg” Hnilicka Anita Louise Sherman Jim maintained cemeteries Peg was a 1936 graduate of Anita was very active in the and monumental greens for the Nathan Hale High School. Peg community participating in the Town of East Haddam for 15 worked in the East Haddam East Haddam Historical Society, years. He was a volunteer school system, was a member of The First Church Cemetery member of the first Fire the East Haddam First Church of Association, the Nature Department established in the Christ Congregational, the East Conservancy, the Rathbun Lake Hayward section of town. Haddam Garden Club, Memorial Library and the East Goodspeed Guild and an Haddam Farmers Market. Mortimer “Mort” Gelston honorary member of the East Haddam Rotary Club and Albert Sievers Mort grew up in East Haddam volunteered for many and was the owner-operator of a organizations. She loved living at Albert was an active member dairy farm for 46 years. He Bashan Lake. of the East Haddam Lions Club participated enthusiastically in with 35 years of perfect local organizations starting in his attendance, serving as secretary, youth with the East Haddam Robert Masci treasurer and president. He Grange. For most of his adult Bob was a Charter Member helped organized the East years he was a dedicated member and past Chief of the East Haddam Ambulance Association of the East Haddam Rotary Club. Haddam Ambulance Association as well as the East Haddam Town He served in many town which he was very active with for Beach. He was a member of government positions as a many years. Bob loved to travel American Legion Post 156 in East volunteer or an elected official and was an avid golfer and Haddam, the East Haddam First He was a skilled and frequent fisherman. Church of Christ Congregational moderator of Town Meetings. and served as Chairman of the Leah Pear Deacons, Trustee and church Dr. Edmund Gubbins moderator. He served in the U.S. Leah came to Moodus in 1948 Navy photographer seeing action Edmund served as when she married the late Joseph throughout the Pacific. Superintendent of the East Pear. Leah was very active in the Haddam School system. He had PTO and other town a deep passion for the Democratic organizations. She worked for the Majorie Parks Veronesi Party and served six terms as an East Haddam Superintendent of Marjorie worked for Beckett East Haddam Selectman. Schools for many years. Academy (Founders School) and Edmund served as President of as a teacher’s aide for 32 years for the East Haddam Rotary Club, John Shanaghan the East Haddam Public Schools. Vice President of the Middlesex Marjorie’s greatest joy of her Chamber of Commerce and was a John worked for the U.S. education career was helping communicant of St. Bridget of Postal Services serving 17 years as children to learn to read. She Kildare Church. a clerk in Moodus and 20 years as loved to experience the moment the Postmaster in East Haddam. of seeing in a child’s eyes the He was a member and Chief of Roy Hajek spark of awareness of the gift of the East Haddam Volunteer Fire reading and loved knowing of the Prior to his retirement Roy Department. He served as East world that would open to them. was owner of R.V. Hajek and Haddam’s Fire Marshal, as a Sons Building Contractors. He member of the Firehouse was President of the Middlesex Building Committee and was on County Camp Foundation, the committee to establish the member of the East Haddam Fire Colchester Emergency Department and active in the area Communications Center that 4H programs. provides 911 service to East Haddam. TOWN OF EAST HADDAM 2011-2012 ANNUAL REPORT TABLE OF CONTENTS Schedule of Meetings Boards and Commissions ....................... 2 2011-2012 Financial Information (Insert) Elected Officials as of June 30, 2012 .......................................... 3 Town Officials and Services as of June 30, 2012 ....................... 4 Table of Contents ...................................................................... F1 Agricultural Commission ............................................................ 8 Animal Control ............................................................................ 8 Financial Reports: Board of Assessment Appeals .................................................... 8 Revenue Detail ................................................................. F2 Board of Finance ......................................................................... 9 General Fund Revenue Sources ...................................... F3 Board of Selectmen ..................................................................... 9 Expenditure Detail ........................................................... F4 Building Department ................................................................. 10 Authorized and Issued Debt ........................................... F5 Chatham Health District ........................................................... 10 Balance Sheet—Governmental Funds .............................. F6 Commission on Aging ............................................................... 11 General Fund and Capital Reserves Conservation Commission ........................................................ 11 Ending Balance by Fiscal Year .................... F6 East Haddam Ambulance Association ..................................... 12 General Information......................................................... F7 East Haddam Public Schools Board of Education/Superintendent................................ 12 Tax Collector’s Report: East Haddam Elementary School .................................... 16 General Fund Tax Collections ......................................... F8 Nathan Hale-Ray Middle School ..................................... 17 Nathan Hale-Ray High School......................................... 18 Assessor’s Report: Members of the Class of 2012 ......................................... 19 2011 Grand List Information ........................................... F9 East Haddam Volunteer Fire Department ............................... 20 Historic Mill Rates ............................................................ F9 East Haddam Youth and Family Services ................................ 21 2011 Grand List Assessments by Category .................... F10 Economic Development Commission ..................................... 22 Comparative Grand Lists—Net Taxable ........................ F10 Emergency Management ........................................................... 23 Tax Revenue Comparison ............................................. F10 Inland Wetlands & Watercourses Commission ...................... 23 2011 Grand List Gross Top Ten Taxpayer Accounts .. F11 Libraries Important Dates .............................................................. F11 East Haddam Free Public Library ................................... 24 Filing Dates ..................................................................... F11 Rathbun Free Memorial Library ...................................... 25 Tax Information ............................................................. F11 Lower Connecticut River Valley Council of Governments ..... 26 General Information....................................................... F12 Open Space Committee ............................................................ 27 Planning and Zoning Commission ........................................... 28 Public Works ............................................................................. 29 Directory of Town Services Recreation Commission ............................................................ 30 and Departments ....................................Inside Back Cover Registrars of Voters.................................................................... 30 Resident State Trooper/East Haddam Police .......................... 31 Senior Services ........................................................................... 32 Town Clerk ................................................................................ 32 Water Pollution Control Authority .......................................... 33 Zoning Board of Appeals .......................................................... 33 Town Meetings .......................................................................... 34 www.easthaddam.org East Haddam 2011-2012 Annual Report Page 1 SCHEDULE OF MEETINGS BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS Meeting Day Board/Commission Each Month Time Location Agriculture Commission 1st Monday 7:00 p.m. Annex Board of Education 2nd Tuesday 7:00 p.m. High School Cafeteria Board of Finance 2nd Monday 7:00 p.m. Grange Hall Board of Fire Commissioners 2nd Monday 7:00 p.m. Moodus Fire House Board of Selectmen 1st & 3rd Wednesday 7:00 p.m. Grange Hall Commission on Aging 4th Thursday 10:30 a.m. Senior Center Conservation Commission 1st Tuesday 7:15 p.m. River House Economic Development Commission 1st Thursday 7:00 p.m. Grange Hall Historic District Commission 3rd Tuesday 7:30 p.m. River House Inland Wetlands & Watercourses Commission 3rd Tuesday 7:30 p.m. Grange Hall 3rd Thursday East Haddam Free Public January, April, 7:00 p.m. Library Trustees Library July & October (Open Space) Land Preservation Committee 4th Monday 7:30 p.m. River House Planning and Zoning Commission 2nd & 4th Tuesday 7:15 p.m. Grange Hall Recreation Commission 3rd Thursday 7:00 p.m. River House East Haddam Village Revitalization Committee 4th Thursday 7:00 p.m. Annex 1st