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Annual Report, Town of North Berwick, Maine for the Fiscal Year Beginning July 1, 2011 and Ending June 30, 2012 North Berwick (Me.) The University of Maine DigitalCommons@UMaine Maine Town Documents Maine Government Documents 2012 Annual Report, Town of North Berwick, Maine for the Fiscal Year Beginning July 1, 2011 and Ending June 30, 2012 North Berwick (Me.) Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/towndocs Repository Citation North Berwick (Me.), "Annual Report, Town of North Berwick, Maine for the Fiscal Year Beginning July 1, 2011 and Ending June 30, 2012" (2012). Maine Town Documents. 737. https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/towndocs/737 This Report is brought to you for free and open access by DigitalCommons@UMaine. It has been accepted for inclusion in Maine Town Documents by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@UMaine. For more information, please contact [email protected]. ANNUAL REPORT TOWN OF NORTH BERWICK, MAINE UNICIPAL UILDING ENOVATIONS “M BABBAGE RILL ” “C H ” For the Fiscal Year beginning July 1, 2011 and ending June 30, 2012 and the 2013 BUDGET MEETING WARRANT On The Cover Cabbage Hill Historic Area As part of the Central Maine Power Reliability upgrades, CMP was required to review the entire length of their transmission corridor to determine potential impacts on areas of Historical significance and significant vistas. The Cabbage Hill area was determined to be an area of Historical significance and important vistas and as part of the study, CMP was required to install signs to denote the significance. CMP worked in conjunction with the North Berwick Historical Society, Old Berwick Historical Society and the Town of North Berwick to develop and install the sign on Cabbage Hill. It will stand as a reminder to the significance of Cabbage Hill and the historical significance and loveliest vistas in York County. TABLE OF CONTENTS Dedication 1 Officers and Town Officials for 2013 2 REPORTS: Board of Selectmen 6 Town Manager 8 Town Clerk 11 Rescue Squad 13 Police Department 14 Fire Department 15 Planning Board 16 Code Enforcement Officer 17 General Assistance Administrator 18 Assessing Agent 19 Parks, Land and Recreation 20 Transfer Station - Recycling Center 21 D.A. Hurd Library 22 Zoning Board of Appeals 23 S.A.D. #60 Superintendent 24 State Representative – Mark Eves 27 State Senator – Ron Collins 28 U.S Representative - Chellie Pingree 29 U.S Senator – Angus King 30 FINANCIALS: Treasurer’s Report 32 Tax Collector’s Report 33 2012 Valuation Breakdown 34 How Your 2012 Tax Dollar Was Spent 35 Appropriations Report - Fiscal Year 2012 36 Vendor List 2012 46 Employee Salaries FY2012 49 TAXPAYER LISTS: Assessor’s Notice to Taxpayers 54 Property Tax List – Real Estate Fiscal Year 2013 55 Property Tax List – Personal Property Fiscal Year 2013 75 Uncollected Taxes and Liens 76 AUDIT REPORTS: Town of North Berwick Audit Report 82 North Berwick Water District Audit Report 142 North Berwick Sanitary District Audit Report 156 WARRANT – April 6, 2013 TOWN MEETING Color Insert DEDICATION Dorothy Linscott Dorothy Linscott was born in the Northern Maine Town of Lee on March 21, 1929. While attending Lee Academy, she worked on potato farms in the area, however, during the summer between high school and attending Farmington Teachers College, she decided to work in the resort town of Ogunquit, where she met her future husband, Freeman Linscott of North Berwick. After their marriage in 1948, she spent the rest of her life in North Berwick, where she grew to love the town and its residents. Freeman and Dorothy had four children; sons John, Michael and Craig and daughter Cynthia. While raising her family, she spent many years working at the North Berwick Elementary School hot lunch program and as a substitute teacher. Later, she volunteered for several town committees, including the Zoning Board of Appeals and the Historical Society. Her most gratifying work, however, was participating for many years on the administrative committees and working for her beloved North Berwick Baptist Church. She treasured the fellowship, mutual sharing of the spiritutal experience and the lasting friendships she developed as a lifelong member. Dorothy passed away on December 23, 2012, surrounded by her loving family, at the age of 83. She is remembered by fellow residents as a caring, loving and compassionate person who always managed to work with a tremendous sense of humor. She was a great neighbor to all who knew her. She would have been humbled and honored to know tha the 2013 Town Report is being dedicated to her. (Written by Craig Linscott) 1 TOWN OF NORTH BERWICK, MAINE OFFICERS AND TOWN OFFICIALS For the Fiscal year Ending June 30, 2013 ELECTED OFFICIALS SELECTMEN, ASSESSORS AND OVERSEERS OF THE POOR Elaine Folsom, Elected to 2013 Lawrence Hart, Elected to 2013 Charles Galemmo, Elected to 2014 Paul Danforth, Elected to 2015 Gregg Drew, Elected to 2015 M.S.A.D. #60 SCHOOL DIRECTORS CEMETARY TRUSTEES Jaqueline Alwin, Elected to 2013 Dale Clock, Elected to 2013 David Lentini, Elected to 2014 Michael Johnson, Sr., Appointed to 2013 Stan Cowan, Elected to 2015 Meredith Kleinschmidt, Elected to 2014 Amelia Rowell, Elected to 2014 SANITARY DISTRICT TRUSTEES William Wyman, Jr., Elected to 2015 Jay Randall, Elected to 2013 John Randall, Jr., Elected to 2013 BUDGET COMMITTEE MEMBERS Maurice Dolbec, Elected to 2014 Owen Thyng, Elected to 2015 Anthony Bourbon, Elected to 2013 Daniel Burbank, Elected to 2015 Wendy Cowan, Elected to 2013 Maurice Dolbec, Elected to 2013 Matthew Pomerleau, Elected to to 2013 Barry Abbott, Elected to 2014 WATER DISTRICT TRUSTEES Kerry Briggs, Elected to 20114 Julie Fernee, Elected to 2014 Michael Johnson, Sr., Elected to 2014 Edwin Amerman, Elected to 2013 Lynn Manley, Elected to 2015 Carl L.Works, Elected to 2014 Stephen Dumont, Elected to 2015 Charles Galemmo, Elected to 2014 David Bentley, Elected to 2015 Sid Canfield, Elected to 2015 Christopher Rosen, Elected to 2015 Michael D. Johnson, Jr., Elected to 2015 MODERATOR William Bourbon 2 APPOINTED TOWN BOARDS/OFFICIALS PLANNING BOARD PARKS AND RECREATION COMMITTEE Mark Cahoon, Appointed to 2013 Barry Chase, Appointed to 2014 Denise Patterson, Appointed to 2013 Shaun Dewolf, Appointed to 2015 Beau Lambert, Appointed to 2013 Richard Reynolds, Appointed to 2016 Lincoln Harrison, Appointed to 2013 Geoffrey Aleva, Appointed to 2016 Amiee Metz-Jordan, Appinted to 2014 Alternates: Open, Appointed to 2013 Jon Morse, Appointed to 2014 Alternates: Anne Whitten, Appointed to 2017 Open, Appointed to 2014 Open, Appointed to 2015 ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS CABLE T.V. REGULATORY COMMISSION Craig Linscott, Appointed to 2015 Glenn Gobeille, Appointed to 2015 Nicholas Salata, Appointed to 2013 Kevin Mayberry, Appointed to 2013 Louis Thibodeau, Appointed to 2013 Vacant, Appointed to 2014 ADVISOR TO THE SOUTHERN MAINE REGIONAL PLANNING Alternates: COMMISSION Vacant, Appointed to 2015 Vacant, Appointed to 2015 Lawrence Huntley, Appointed to 2013 HEALTH OFFICER Dr. Charles Hintermeister 3 ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICIALS TOWN MANAGER Dwayne G. Morin TOWN CLERK ASSESSOR’S AGENT Christine Dudley Craig Skelton DEPUTY TREASURER/ PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT WELFARE DIRECTOR Mike Dunn, Road Foreman Marianne Benedict Ernest Rose Robert Moulton CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER Everett Smith Lawrence Huntley POLICE DEPARTMENT DEPUTY TOWN CLERK Stephen Peasley, Chief Kathryn Miller Jacques Leo Harriman, Captain James Moulton, Lieutenant TRANSFER STATION Robert Kearns, Sargeant Richard Anderson, Supervisor Ricky Varney, School Resource Officer Gerry Schulmaier Timothy Niehoff Matthew Begin RESCUE SQUAD Daniel Pelkey Mike Barker, Chief Jonathan Koelker Daniel Staples, Asst. Chief Wendi Daudelin, Secretary Martin Harmon, Animal Control PARKS AND RECREATION COORDINATOR FIRE DEPARTMENT Kristie Michaud Brian Gosselin, Chief Larry Straffin, Deputy Chief DEPUTY TAX COLLECTOR Mark Kelewae, Captain Kathryn Miller Jacques Bob Robbins, Captain Mike Kelewae, Lieutenant Jason Coffin, Lieutenant STATE OF MAINE ELECTED OFFICIALS STATE REPRESENTATIVE STATE SENATOR Mark Eves Ron Collins 29 Acorn Lane 401 Harriseckett Road North Berwick, ME 03903 Wells, Maine 04090 504-3837 287-1505 [email protected] [email protected] 4 REPORTS OF THE NORTH B ERWICK DEPARTMENTS, COMMITTEES AND BOARDS FY2012 Annual Report Town of North Berwick, Maine 5 Report of the BOARD OF SELECTMEN To the Citizens of North Berwick: On behalf of the Board of Selectmen, it is my pleasure and privilege to report to the citizens of North Berwick some of the significant events and issues that were before us during the 2013 fiscal year beginning on July 2012 and ending on June 30, 2013. This year, FY12, we saw our tax rate increase from 10.85 to 11.40. The entire increase in the tax rate was due to increases in the MSAD 60 school budget. In the coming year, FY13, we are faced with one of the largest tax increases in Town history. While the Town of North Berwick municipal budget did increase in FY13, approximately 95 percent of the anticipated increase is due to the 5.6 percent increase in the MSAD 60 school budget. This large of an increase was a surprise, and passed with a very small number of voters going to the polls. The Town of North Berwick proposed budget for the upcoming 2014 fiscal year has a proposed 3.5 percent decrease from the previous year. While this will not erase the increase from last year, we have made responsible reductions while retaining the most essential programs and services. At Town Meeting, the citizens voted to approve a highway bond for one million dollars. This bond will enable us to catch up for the years that we cut back on our highway budgets to minimize the tax increases to our citizens. We have several major road projects scheduled for this year to help get us back on track towards maintaining our roads in good shape and effecting repairs before our roads need to be completely rebuilt at significantly higher costs. We were able to reduce the cost of this lending when bond rates dropped to historic lows.
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