Town of Barrington Annual Report of the Town and School Officers for The
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r HARRINGTON NEW HAMPSHIRE for the Year endin DECEMBER 31, 2001 7^i-v^*"WMRtjii -x-\ Dedication In recognition of her many contributions to this community, including the generous donation of a conservation easement on her historic farm, we hereby dedicate this year's town report in memory of: Mrs Pauline "Polly" Boodey These pictures represent a few of the natural and historic resources found in our beautiful town. In September 2001, a natural resource inventory was conducted by the Natural Heritage Committee in conjunction with the Barrington Conservation Commission. The inventory will serve as a planning tool to prioritize more important lands for conservation, recreation and/or open space. With supporting data and map, the inventory helps to provide a clear picture of where these resources are located and why they are significant. In light of a rapidly expanding population and its accompanying development, we are mindful of the importance of these natural resources and how they define a town's character. Some properties provide a variety of resources that contribute to the sustainability of a community. One such property, known as the Tamposi property, was recently acquired by the town through a DES water Supply Protection Grant. The property, consisting of 1,378 acres of land, provides the headwaters of the Oyster River and a headwater stream of the Bellamy River and was acquired to protect all of our drinking water supplies. Three of the numerous wetlands on site contain rare communities of Atlantic white cedar and black gum. While hunting, hiking and other passive recreation activities will be allowed in perpetuity, motorized-wheeled vehicles are prohibited as a condition of the grant. The abundance of wildlife, along with the many educational benefits it will provide, clearly shows that this property is an ideal example of one of our more important natural resources. Front Cover: Pierce Barn Back Cover: Bellamy River at the Samuel A. Tamposi Water Supply Reserve Property «£. Ml WITH THANKS AND GRATITUDE.... This March, after 36 years as a Selectmen, George Musler will retire from the board. The fact that he served our community for so long is in itself amazing, but George continues to serve as the town's representative to the NH Legislature for the last 20 years as well. In 1964 when George was first elected to the Board of Selectmen, our population stood at 800, a far cry from the 7,475 residents we have today. At the time, there was no town office so Selectmen worked out of their homes or the nurse's office located at the school. Their wives often filled the positions of secretary or bookkeeper. The Selectmen assessed property on the first day of April every year with residents also being assessed for cattle, machinery, and stock in trade. One police officer was on duty patrolling the mostly dirt roads in town. Road maintenance was completed by anyone (including the selectmen!) who owned a pickup truck and snow plow. Today, seven police officers patrol roads that are mostly paved. A highway department consisting of eight employees maintains the 60 miles of roads with town owned equipment. George has been instrumental in many of the improvements to the town including the building of the original town offices (now the library/gym), the traffic light at the intersection of Routes 9 & 125 (and more recently the addition of turn signals here), the purchase of the first fire truck, police cruiser, and ambulance, the introduction of computers to the town office, the landfill closure, the new Public Safety Building and development of Emergency Management planning for the town. It is with deep gratitude and a degree of sadness that we say goodbye to George. Your countless contributions have shaped this very town and we thank you for the selfless devotion you have exhibited over these many years. We have indeed been fortunate to have you participate in Town affairs for so long. Simply said, we will miss you dearly George. 2001 Annual Report Town Of Barrington, New Hampshire Table of Contents I. Directory • Town Offices, Committees and Boards • Hours & Telephone Numbers II. Town Meeting • Minutes - First Session - 2001 • Warrant - 2002 • Changes From Deliberative Session - 2002 • Budget - 2002 III. Town Financial Reports Auditor's Opinion 2001 Treasurer's Report Tax Collector's Report Trustee of Trust Funds Town Clerk's Report Comparative Statement Recreation Revolving Fund Summary Inventory of Property Schedule of Town Property Library Accounts Tax Rate Calculation Tax Rate Comparisons Detailed Statement of Payments & Encumbrances Revenues IV. Reports of Town Officers and Agents • Administrator's Report • Zoning Board of Adjustment Highway Department Transfer Station & Recycling Fire Department Firemen's Association Fire Warden CEO / Health Officer Police Department Librarian's Report & Statistics Rural District Visiting Nurse Association American Legion Barrington Ambulance Recreation Department Lamprey Health Care Senator Caroline McCarley Planning Board V. School District Meeting • Officers of the Barrington School District • Minutes - First Session 2001 • Warrant - 2002 VI. School Financial Reports • Balance Sheet • Budget • Revenue • Department of Revenue Administration VII. Report of School Officials • Superintendent's Report • Buildings & Grounds • Food Service Program Report • School Nurse's Report • Principal's Report • The Graduates Directory TOWN OF BARRINGTON TOWN OFFICERS, COMMITTEES AND BOARDS REPRESENTATIVES TO THE GENERAL COURT George T. Muster 271-3661 Janet Wall 271-3184 Marlene DeChane 271-3565 STATE SENATOR Carolyn McCarley 271-2736 FOR YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2001 SELECTMEN TERM EXPIRES George T. Musler 2002 Cathal O'Ceallaigh 2002 Robert Stock 2003 Daniel Weeden 2004 George Bailey 2004 TOWN ADMINISTRATOR Carol Reilly Appt TAX COLLECTOR Madelynn Faist 2003 Linda Loucony, Deputy Tax Collector Appt TOWN CLERK Sheila Marquette 2003 Valerie Gillen - Deputy Town Clerk Appt Kim Kerekes - Office Assistant Appt TREASURER David Gibson 2003 James Lewis, Deputy Treasurer Appt TRUSTEES OF THE TRUST FUNDS Richard O'Brien 2002 Jere Calef 2003 SUPERVISORS OF THE CHECKLIST TERM EXPIRES Suzanne McNeil 2006 Nilda Johnson 2002 Andrea Rowell 2004 BUILDING INSPECTOR Theodore Buczek Appt CHIEF OF POLICE Richard P. Conway Appt FIRE CHIEF Richard Walker, Jr. Appt DEPUTY FIRE CHIEF Philip Boodey Appt AMBULANCE CHIEF Steve Millette Appt DEPUTY FIRE WARDENS Philip Boodey Appt Richard Walker, Jr. Appt A. Harlan Calef Appt TOWN FORESTER Theodore Buczek Appt ROAD AGENT Peter Cook Appt EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR Carol Reilly Appt TOWN MODERATOR Stanley Swier 2001 Richard Minesinger - Assistant Moderator Appt HEALTH OFFICER Theodore Buczek Appt ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT TERM EXPIRES Karyn Forbes, Chairman 2002 Ray Desmarais 2004 Dwight Haley 2004 Paul Sanders CONSERVATION COMMISSION David Mott 2002 Denise Hart 2002 Douglas Hatch, Jr 2004 John Wallace 2004 Michael Parsont, Alternate 2004 Anne Melvin 2004 George Bailey 2004 Laura Pfister, Alternate 2003 TOWN OF BARRINGTON HOURS OF OPERATION & TELEPHONE NUMBERS TOWN ADMINISTRATOR Carol Reilly 664-5715 SELECTMEN Cathal O'Ceallaigh 664-9506 George Musler 664-2877 Robert Stock 664-5244 George Bailey 664-2973 Danny Weeden 664-7720 OFFICE OF SELECTMEN 664-9007 OFFICE HOURS: 8:00am - 4:30pm, Mon through Thur 8:00am - Noon Fri Jeanne Cafario, Office Manager / Welfare Director Suzanne McNeil, Exec Sect'y / Assessing Clerk Cheryl Huckins, Secretary Amey Cole, Accounts Payable Clerk / Welfare OFFICE OF TOWN CLERK 664-5476 OFFICE HOURS: 8:00am - 4:15pm, Mon through Thur 4:00pm - 6:00pm Wed 8:00am - Noon Fri Sheila Marquette, Town Clerk Valerie Gillen, Deputy Town Clerk Kim Kerekes, Office Assistant OFFICE OF TAX COLLECTOR 664-2230 OFFICE HOURS: 9:00am - 3:00pm Mon, Tue, Thur 4:00pm - 6:00pm Wed, Closed Fri Madelynn Faist, Tax Collector Linda Loucony, Deputy Tax Collector ROAD AGENT 664-5379 Peter Cook OFFICE OF BUILDING INSPECTOR 664-5183 HEALTH OFFICER OFFICE HOURS: 9:00am - 3:00pm, Mon through Thur 9:00am to Noon Fri Theodore Buczek, Code Enf /Health Inspector Penny Smith, Building Inspector's Clerk OFFICE OF PLANNING, CONSERVATION AND ZONING 664-5798 OFFICE HOURS: 8:00am - 2:30pm, Mon through Thur closed Fri Karen Forbes, Zoning Board of Adjustment David Mott, Conservation Commission Whitney Inzer, Planning Board Dawn Hatch, Land Use Clerk LIBRARY 664-9715 - LIBRARY HOURS : 10:00am 6:00pm Mon through Thur Noon - 7:00 pm Wed 10:00am - 3:00pm Fri, Sat Amy Richards, Librarian RECREATION DEPARTMENT 664-5224 Randy Spartachino, Recreation Director RURAL VISITING NURSE 755-2202 BARRINGTON REPRESENTATIVES Richard Minesinger Carolyn Bedford TRANSFER STATION (Town Dump) 664-5379 Located off Route 9 on Smoke Street. Dump stickers are available at this location. SUMMER HOURS: 1 :00pm - 5:00pm Tue & Thur 8:00am - 5:00pm Sat WINTER HOURS: 1:00pm - 5:00pm Tue 8:00am - 5:00pm Sat EMERGENCIES -(911) POLICE. FIRE DEPARTMENT OR AMBULANCE BARRINGTON POLICE DEPT 664-7679 Richard Conway, Police Chief NH STATE POLICE 1-800-525-5555 AMBULANCE DEPARTMENT 664-2287 Steve Millette, Ambulance Chief FIRE DEPARTMENT 664-2241 Richard Walker Jr., Fire Chief FOREST FIRE WARDEN 664-2971 Russ Bassett FOR FIRE PERMITS CALL: Russ Bassett 664-2971 Richard Walker Jr. 332-3944 Selectmens' Office 664-9007 SCHOOL OFFICES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 664-2641 MIDDLE SCHOOL 664-2127 MIDDLE SCHOOL ANNEX 664-5412 SAU OFFICE 664-2715 Town Meeting TOWN OF BARRINGTON ANNUAL TOWN MEETING, FIRST SESSION, 2001 To the inhabitants of the Town of Barrington, in the County of Strafford, State of New Hampshire, qualified to vote in Town affairs: You are hereby notified of the annual meeting. The first session for the transaction of all business other than voting rd by official ballot shall be held Saturday, the 3 day of February 2001, at 9:00 am, at the Elementary School on Route 125 in Barrington. The first session shall consist of explanation, discussion and debate of each warrant article. Warrant articles may be amended, subject to the following limitations: a) Warrant articles whose wording is prescribed by law shall not be amended.