BELLOWS FALLS VILLAGE CORPORATION ANNUAL REPORT 2018-2019

Photo Provided by Fire Chief Shaun McGinnis

NOTICE CORPORATION ANNUAL MEETING BELLOWS FALLS, VERMONT

BUSINESS MEETING BALLOTING MONDAY, MAY 20, 2019 TUESDAY, MAY 21, 2019 BELLOWS FALLS OPERA MASONIC TEMPLE HOUSE 61 WESTMINSTER ST TOWN HALL BELLOWS FALLS 7:00 P.M. 8:00 AM TO 7:00 PM

THE BELLOWS FALLS ANNUAL REPORT IS DEDICATED TO THE ROBERTSON PAPER MILL

The Robertson Paper Mill served the Village well for over 120 years. The Bellows Falls Area Development Corporation is revitalizing the property so that it can fulfill its potential as a prime location for an economic development opportunity in Bellows Falls Village. Paper-making was the largest industry in Bellows Falls during the late nineteenth c. 1930, Facing SE toward Building 1. and early twentieth centuries, and the history of paper- Courtesy of Rockingham Free Public Library making here dates back to 1802, when the first local paper mill was constructed. From the 1870s to the 1920s, Bellows Falls was one of Vermont’s largest industrial centers and known for its paper-making, and Robertson Paper was its longest-running manufacturer. The original factory was constructed in 1891 for C.W. Osgood & Son as a machine shop and foundry for the fabrication of paper-making machinery. Within a few years, the factory employed over 100 workers, and it is likely that the local paper-making manufactories such as Fall Mountain Paper (the largest paper maker in the world at the time), John T. Moore & Sons, Wyman Flint & Sons, and John Robertson & Sons, used the machinery produced by C.W. Osgood & Son. Although the company was sold several times over the years, the Robertson Paper name was retained and the factory continued to produce paper products until a bankruptcy resulted in its closure in 1987. At this point, it may have been the longest continuously operating paper manufacturing company in Vermont. Its last products were Christmas paper, florist’s tissue, and waxed paper. The Robertson Paper Mill building has suffered from deferred maintenance and disuse since the 1980s. Due to the deferred maintenance, the complex has gradually deteriorated and is now in poor condition. It was reluctantly determined that the building could not be saved. Photo by Emily Petretti, Village Resident

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Dedication ……………………………………………………………… Inside Front Cover

Village Officers ………………………………………………………………………… 1

Annual Corporation Warning 2019……………………………………………………..... 2

Notice to Voters/Instructions for Voters ………………………………………………… 3

Bellows Falls Village Annual Meeting Minutes May 14 & 15, 2018..………………….. 5

Village Reports Report of the Village President …………………….……..……………………….. 12 Municipal Manager’s Report ……………………………………………………… 13 Fire Department …………………………………………………………………… 17 Police Department…………………………………………………………………. 19 Water Treatment Facility ………………………………………………………….. 21 Consumer Confidence Report – Water Quality Report………………………….. 23 Wastewater Treatment Facility …………………………………………………….. 27

Budget FY2020 FY2020 Proposed Operating/ Revenue ………………………………………… 28 General Fund ……………………………………………………………………... 31 Water Fund ……………………………………………………………………….. 40 Wastewater Fund ………………………………………………………………….. 45

Elected Auditor’s Report ………………………………………………………………. 50

Independent Audit Letter – RHR Smith ……………..……………………………….... 51

Delinquent Tax Report …………………………………………………………………. 52

Delinquent Water/Sewer Report …..…………………………………………………… 53

Emergency & Non-Emergency Telephone Numbers ………………………………….. 55

BELLOWS FALLS VILLAGE CORPORATION OFFICERS 2018 - 2019

DATE ELECTED TERM EXPIRES Moderator: Ray Massucco May 2018 May 2019

President: Deborah Wright May 2017 May 2019

Trustees: Stefan Golec May 2017 May 2019 James McAuliffe May 2017 May 2019 Gary Lique May 2018 May 2020 Jonathan Wright May 2018 May 2020

Clerk: Kerry Bennett May 2018 March 2019

Interim Clerk: Kathleen Neathawk March 2019 May 2019

Treasurer: Donna J. Harty May 2018 May 2019

Auditors: Patricia Fowler May 2018 May 2019 Timothy Powers May 2018 May 2019 Michael Tolaro May 2018 May 2019

OTHER VILLAGE OFFICIALS

Municipal Manager: Delinquent Tax Collector: Wendy Harrison Wendy Harrison

Police Chief: Fire Chief: Ronald Lake Shaun McGinnis

Water Treatment Plant Chief Operator: Wastewater Treatment Plant Chief Operator: Brian Joslyn Robert Wheeler

-1- -2- -3- -4- -5- -6- -7- -8- -9- -10- -11- REPORT OF THE VILLAGE PRESIDENT

Exhale. A year of community challenges has passed, and the village can breathe a collective sigh of relief that we have survived, and thrived, in the intervening twelve months. Our shaky ground turned out to be ancestral bedrock along the Connecticut River as we entered new territory on so many levels. My thanks to the citizens of Bellows Falls for your faith in our ability to accomplish the necessary changes, along with the support and hard work of great staff in both Village and town as these changes were implemented. First, our new on-call/volunteer Bellows Falls Fire Department is succeeding well above expectations with very active participation in the community, keeping us safe. It has become so much more than we could have hoped. Its members are much appreciated. Our other public service agency, the Bellows Falls Police Department, weathered the storm as an additional officer was not funded last year, yet continues to provide excellent service to our community, year-round, 24-7. In addition, we anticipate being able to improve maintenance and repairs to the public service building, which both agencies share, with remaining monies available this fiscal year, and with voter generosity for the coming one. Next, a number of changes occurred this year for Village and town management, with the search for a new manager, who was required to find a new finance director and executive assistant. Let us all wish them clear sailing in the coming year. As the Village trustees continued their efforts to contain and reduce the budget we came to understand that our water and wastewater funds were not sufficient to sustain the repayment of our debt service without a substantial increase in user fees. The trustees struggled with the decision to move forward with increases and, as ratepayers ourselves, we appreciate our users’ understanding and tolerance as we adjust the rates of both wastewater and water over the next several months. Bellows Falls Water Department and the Bellows Falls Wastewater Department are excellent examples of belief in the future of Bellows Falls and its precious resources. Finally, I want to thank every resident for participating in our ongoing dialogue as we move further into the 21st Century. Your continued input and feedback keep me mindful of what makes Bellows Falls a great place to live and work.

Deborah Wright, Bellows Falls Village President

-12- -13- -14- Top Ten Taxable Properties by Value in Bellows Falls Village % Total 2019 Village 4/1/18 Property Village Address Owner Property Tax Value Tax* Mill St Great River Hydro LLC $ 668,853 $ 103,650,000 39.23% Bridge St New England Power Co $ 188,777 $ 29,254,100 11.07% Bridge St Green Mountain Power Co $ 54,209 $ 8,400,600 3.18% Westminster St Steele S Stuart Trust (Riverview) $ 15,179 $ 2,352,300 0.89% Rockingham St Canal Overlook LLC $ 8,324 $ 1,290,000 0.49% Rockingham PJC of Vermont Inc & Williams St (Rite Aid Building) $ 6,277 $ 972,800 0.37% Atkinson St The Gary & Mike Lisai Company $ 3,835 $ 594,300 0.22% The Square Chittenden Bank $ 3,752 $ 581,500 0.22% Westminster St Alpha-G LLC $ 3,239 $ 501,900 0.19% Rockingham St LLC (Penguin Mart) $ 3,207 $ 497,000 0.19% *Total Village tax received in 2019 $1,704,950.00 These properties are the ten highest-value properties as of April 1, 2018 in the Village that are not tax-exempt. Some of the owners listed own more than one property and pay more in Village property taxes.

-15- Top Ten Bellows Falls Water & Wastewater Utility Customers

Billing Period of 9/26/2018 to 3/25/2019

Customers Total Billed % of Total** Great River Hydro $ 39,554 2.65% New England Power $ 11,342 0.76% Canal Overlook (Canal House) $ 10,510 0.70% Brattleboro Development Corp (Chroma) $ 10,141 0.68% BF Union High School $ 9,984 0.67% Site #10311-01 (Rite Aid and Laundrymat Building) $ 8,277 0.55% Eastpoint Properties (Riverview Apartments) $ 7,171 0.48% Edgar Greason $ 6,060 0.41% Southeast Vermont Transit Inc. $ 5,604 0.38% Versam Investments, Inc. (J&H Hardware) $ 4,870 0.33% **Total of all customers $1,491,446.11

-16- BELLOWS FALLS FIRE ANNUAL REPORT I would like to take this opportunity to remind everyone that the firehouse is currently staffed Monday through Friday from 8 am to 4 pm, and is no longer staffed evenings or weekends. There may not always be someone at the firehouse, so in an emergency, please dial 911. In 2018, the Bellows Falls Fire Department responded to 230 calls for service broken down as follows:

2018 Service Calls 58 60 50 45 40 36 30 19 20 16 15 12 11 6 10 3 5 0 1 2 1 0 Column1

Structure Fire 0 Chimney Fire 3 Grass/ Brush Fire 1 MVA Outside Village 16 MVA in Village 15 MVA Outside Village w/ Jaws 2 Hazardous Materials 5 Alarm Investigations 45 Fire Inside Structure 6 Motor Vehicle Fire 1 Furnace Problem 58 EMS Assist 12 Mutual Aid 36 Wires Down 11 Public Assist 19

2018 was the first full year of the Bellows Falls Fire Department in its new form. As a department, we have worked hard to address the concerns that many had with the changes. We are happy to report that we have been able to supply a crew for every alarm that we have been dispatched to, to date. This was the biggest concern brought forth by the village voters, and the one that we felt was most important. The staff has taken advantage of numerous training opportunities both within the department and with outside agencies to better themselves and the Department. We have four members who are about to graduate from the State of Vermont’s Firefighter One program. This is a huge time commitment in which the members trained for two nights per week for eight months. They did this on their own time with no compensation, something that we should all commend them for. Staff have volunteered numerous hours to assist with community events to help make them successful. We participate in these events because we believe in our community. This year the staff came together to once again become a Big Game Check-In Station for the state. This was all done as a volunteer program that saw us check in over 100 deer. The Department’s morale is in a good place right now. This not only comes from within, but from support that we receive from the public.

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As the Chief, I cannot say enough about the call members. Their dedication to the Department and the community makes my job possible. Without them, there would be no Department. We would like to thank the community and the board of Trustees for their support. Our goal is to work together and have a Department that we are all proud of and have confidence in. This Department is committed to continuing on with public education and being involved in community events. If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to stop by the fire station or call us at 802 463 4343. Respectfully, Chief Shaun McGinnis

-18- BELLOWS FALLS POLICE ANNUAL REPORT In 2018, the Bellows Falls Police Department responded to 4619 calls for service, where 167 criminal cases were forwarded for prosecution. Relatively high incidents of DWI, Illegal Drug Possession / Sale, Retail Theft and Disorderly Conduct cases were seen. The Bellows Falls Police department issued a total of 377 parking tickets, we were assisted in parking enforcement by Cass Wright who volunteered his time from August until December, Cass Wright issued 188 parking tickets, for a total of 565. Officer Mario Checchi and police K9 Caesar have been very busy sniffing out drugs here in the Village and in the surrounding area assisting other law enforcement agencies. Officer Checchi and K9 Caesar continue to work very hard to keep drugs off our streets. As in previous years, food, care and equipment associated with maintaining K9 Officer Caesar has been funded through donations from community members as well as local businesses. The Bellows Falls Police Department would like to thank everyone for their support of this program and without it, we would not have a Police K9 program. Our community continues to struggle with opioid addiction. Although new law enforcement strategies have yielded positive results on the enforcement side of heroin trafficking, it does not address the addiction which is the underlying cause of this criminal behavior. Until the challenges of addiction are addressed by other service provider systems, and addiction and those affected by it are treated through a lens of compassion and parity, addiction will continue to drive related crime.

-19- BELLOWS FALLS POLICE ANNUAL REPORT The Bellows Falls Police Department has in our lobby a drug takeback box. Last year we collected 114 pounds of expired and unused drugs. You can drop off old medications from 8am to 4pm Monday through Friday. The Bellows Falls Police Department continues to work closely with the Greater Falls Community Justice Center, working with certain first-time offenders. Barbara Dana, our HCRS Social Worker who is embedded with our department provides liaison services for not only the police department, but also other service partners like Mental Health, Economic Services, WNESU, and others. Barbara can be reached at the police department by calling 802-463-1234.

The cornerstone of our policing strategy is that by working collaboratively with members of our community and service providers, together we can identify and address issues which affect quality of life. Some of our staff live in this community - shop, eat, raise children etc. Officers who live within the community they police are by definition "community policing". Officers are recognized and engaged just as often, if not more often, while off-duty. Relationships that are built outside of the "uniform" translate to more effective and trustworthy relationships while in uniform.

The Police Department would like to remind community members that the Department operates a confidential tip line (802-463-2373) and that any report of suspected criminal activity is greatly appreciated by not only the Police Department, but your neighbors as well. We also have an active Facebook presence (www.facebook.com/bellowsfallspolicedepartment) where Public Service Announcements and Press Releases are posted on a near daily basis. Messaging the Police Department by way of Facebook’s Private Messaging feature has also proven to be a convenient way for folks to report suspicious behavior.

We look forward to working with you this upcoming year and should you have any questions, comments or concerns, please stop by or give us a call at (802) 463-1234.

Respectfully, Chief Ronald Lake

-20- BELLOWS FALLS WATER DEPARTMENT

The Bellows Falls Village Water System services customers within Bellows Falls Village and also extends outside the Village limits northerly to Rockingham industrial park, southerly to Kissell Hill and to the Bellows Falls Union High School and westerly to North Westminster. The system provides excellent quality water, which meets or exceeds federal standards for organic and inorganic compounds, lead/copper, and coliform bacteria. Minards Pond is the reservoir that feeds the system and is fed by springs and brooks, these include the Ellis and Farr brooks located on Darby Hill. The watershed consists of approximately 600 acres. The Water plant was built and started operation in 1990. Connections: 1950 Capacity: One million gallons per day In 2018 there were no major water projects. The staff at the water plant kept busy cleaning main gates and mapping streets and doing plant maintenance. 2019 will be a busy year with the main replacement on Burt, Blake, Park and Mill St. New mains will be ductile ISM pipe and will replace 100 year old pipes. This will reduce future main breaks. We had three water main breaks in 2018; one on Kissell Hill, one on Laurel Ave and the other by the north end vault.

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Water pipe network: 8740 feet of plastic (PVC) 3500 feet of asbestos cement 15720 feet of cast iron 72750 ductile iron Total: 100,710 feet

Age of system: 100+years Reservoir: Minards Pond

Tanks: Cedar Crest, Clace Drive, Treatment Plant, Northend Tank 2,075,000 gallons of water when all are full Fire Prevention: 186 Hydrants Total gallons used: 128,908,000 353,172 Average per day.

In addition to the daily plant testing, State testing, and maintenance of plant, operators cover the following duties  Meter Reading and maintenance  Hydrant maintenance, Flushing, Shoveling.  Water line maintenance and repair.  Assist other departments as needed.

To provide ongoing dental benefits fluoride is added to the water at a range between 0.4 and 0.7 ppm.

On behalf of the water department I would like to thank all the rate-payers, Village President, Board of Trustees, Town and Village departments, and my colleagues, Bernie Hindes and Jon Bebey.

Respectfully submitted Brian Joslyn, Chief Operator Bellows Falls Water Department Phone 802-463-1232 or E-mail [email protected]

-22- -23- -24- -25- -26- BELLOWS FALLS WASTEWATER DEPARTMENT

The Bellows Falls Wastewater Treatment Plant has completed another successful year of operating and maintaining the Wastewater system. We had six months for working with the new equipment, setting up the plant on the inside, and getting the spare parts and other equipment in place.

To highlight some of the projects of the year:

At the Wastewater Plant:

 Rehab all the digesters covers

 Replaced all motor drives on clarifiers and coated the concrete tanks

 Replaced all the sludge pumps

 New plant water system

 New chemical building with the stand by generator

 All new L.E.D. lights throughout the plant

 New SCADA controls (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition)

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At the Pump Stations: The Village operates four pump stations. The pump stations did very well in the first year after being reworked.

Sewer Lines: We continue to flush and T.V. the sewer line in the village.

At the Saxtons River Wastewater Plant: The Bellows Falls Wastewater Department is under contract with the Village of Saxtons River to operate and maintain their plant. Everything is going well.

On a Personal Note: Welcome to our new operator, Brian Lescord. I would like to thank Josh Kemp, Bill Bennett and Brian Lescord at the wastewater plant for another fine year. We all work for one common goal, which is to do the best job we can.

In closing, I would like to thank Village Trustees and the other Municipal Departments who help us get the job done year after year. If any user should have any questions about the system, please feel free to call or e-mail and we will try to help you get your questions answered.

Respectfully submitted, Rob Wheeler, Chief Operator Bellows Falls Wastewater Plant Phone: 463-3044 or E-mail: [email protected]

-28- -29- -30- BELLOWS FALLS VILLAGE CORPORATION GENERAL FUND REVENUES

FY2018 FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 Account Budget n Actual Budget Budget TAXES Current Taxes Received 1,700,000 1,700,216 1,704,950 1,711,420 Tax Abatements -2,500 -1,538 -2,500 -2,500 Tax Refunds -250 0 -250 -250 Subtotal 1,697,250 1,698,678 1,702,200 1,708,670

INTEREST & PENALTIES Interest Current Taxes 5,500 4,100 4,000 4,000 Penalty 8% 4,500 4,004 4,000 4,000 Interest Delinquent Taxes 2,000 4,474 3,000 3,000 Bank Interest Earned 200 618 300 600 Subtotal 12,200 13,196 11,300 11,600

MISCELLANEOUS Miscellaneous 1,000 12,334 1,000 1,000 Subtotal 1,000 12,334 1,000 1,000

LICENSES & PERMITS Parking Permits 2,130 2,315 2,200 2,200 Subtotal 2,130 2,315 2,200 2,200

POLICE & FIRE REVENUE K-9 Revenue 0 0 0 1,000 Constable 0 0 0 2,000 Police Services 10,000 3,539 5,000 5,000 Judiciary Fees & Fines 1,000 3,244 2,000 2,500 Parking Fines 4,000 5,260 5,000 7,000 School Patrol 0 2,377 0 0 Governer's Highway Safety 0 0 0 10,000 Call Box Sales 0 0 0 2,880 Health Officer Reimbursement 0 0 0 6,120 Fire Alarm Revenues 3,900 8,650 0 0 Miscellaneous Fire Dept. Revenue 1,500 18,055 1,000 1,000 Subtotal 20,400 41,125 13,000 37,500 TRANSFERS Water Department Transfer 18,400 18,400 19,520 20,105 Subtotal 18,400 18,400 19,520 20,105 GENERAL FUND REVENUE TOTAL 1,751,380 1,786,047 1,749,220 1,781,075

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FY2018 FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 Account Budget n Actual Budget Budget GENERAL GOVERNMENT TRUSTEES Trustees Wages 0 - 3,200 3,200 Village President 0 - 1,000 1,000 VLCT Dues & Memberships 850 835 850 850 Expenses 500 700 500 800 Subtotal 1,350 1,535 5,550 5,850

VILLAGE MANAGER Manager's Salary 17,400 17,333 17,700 17,340 Exec. Assist. To Manager 11,400 11,566 11,600 10,200 Advertising 500 2,725 500 1,000 Manager's Development 1,000 1,072 1,200 2,000 Manager's Auto Expense 360 360 360 360 Miscellaneous Expense 400 411 500 500 Subtotal 31,060 33,468 31,860 31,400

ELECTIONS Ballot Clerks 1,000 1,169 1,000 1,200 Ballots 1,000 - 1,000 1,000 Advertising 250 403 500 500 Subtotal 2,250 1,572 2,500 2,700

FINANCE OFFICE Treasurer's Salary 1,200 1,199 1,200 1,200 Finance Staff 22,230 23,816 18,900 19,400 Finance Asst. to Manager 0 4,046 0 0 Finance Director 8,100 2,354 13,800 15,300 Contracted Services 6,820 6,521 1,000 1,000 Office Staff Training 1,750 30 1,000 1,000 Other Professional Services 0 647 0 1,500 Subtotal 40,100 38,613 35,900 39,400

AUDIT & VILLAGE REPORT Village Report 1,100 1,023 1,000 1,000 Auditors/Single Audit 5,000 5,100 7,000 7,000 Subtotal 6,100 6,123 8,000 8,000

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FY2018 FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 Account Budget n Actual Budget Budget VILLAGE CLERK'S OFFICE Village Clerk's Salary 3,000 3,000 3000 3000 Subtotal 3,000 3,000 3000 3000

OFFICE OPERATIONS Material & Supplies 3,500 5,731 5,000 5,000 Software 1,000 1,035 2,000 2,000 Town Hall BFVC Phone/Internet 2,250 3,297 2,250 3,000 Postage 2,800 3,210 2,800 3,000 Web Site Support 500 - 500 0 IT Outside Support 8,000 8,106 6,000 21,000 Training 0 - 300 300 Computer Hardware 2,000 602 2,500 2,500 Subtotal 20,050 21,981 21,350 36,800

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES Village Attorney 12,300 18,902 12,000 12,000 Other Professional 3,000 770 2,000 2,000 Union Negotiations Legal 8,500 29,236 500 5,000 Ordinance Enforcement 2,000 630 1,000 1,500 Subtotal 25,800 49,537 15,500 20,500

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS FICA 4,300 5,304 4,800 5,000 Misc Ins & Benefits 0 - 100 100 Health Insurance 10,400 3,571 6,900 7,200 Dental Insurance 500 544 400 550 ICMA-RC Contribution 2,610 2,844 2,660 0 Life Insurance 600 361 600 600 Insurance Incentive 6,000 11,330 4,600 7,600 Accrued Payroll Adjustment 0 (207) 0 0 VMERS 2,710 2,752 1,800 3,500 Subtotal 27,120 26,499 21,860 24,550

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FY2018 FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 Account Budget n Actual Budget Budget

OUTSIDE SERVICES Chamber of Commerce 600 600 600 600 BFDDA 7,500 7,500 7,500 7,500 BF Community TV 1,800 1,500 1,800 1,800 Subtotal 9,900 9,600 9,900 9,900

INSURANCE Worker's Compensation 250 470 300 300 General Liability 7,600 5,811 5,200 5,000 Buildings and Contents 6,500 5,939 6,600 6,800 Public Officials 4,800 4,487 5,100 4,500 Employment Practices 7,400 6,462 7,000 7,000 Insurance Deductible 1,000 - 1,000 1,000 Subtotal 27,550 23,169 25,200 24,600

Miscellaneous Expenses Rockingham Tax Refund 23,240 0 0 0 Subtotal 23,240 0 0 0

GENERAL GOVERNMENT TOTAL 217,520 215,097 180,620 206,700

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FY2018 FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 Account Budget n Actual Budget Budget PUBLIC SAFETY

POLICE & FIRE BUILDING Wages-Janitor BFPD 0 - 0 4,200 Material/Supplies 1,450 1,020 1,500 1,500 BF Fire Telephone-911 800 675 800 800 Rubbish Removal 750 732 750 750 Repairs & Maintenance 10,300 14,677 18,000 20,000 Exposure Control 500 131 500 500 Police/Fire Electricity 12,000 11,944 12,000 12,000 Fuel Oil 11,000 6,663 10,000 10,000 Water & Sewer 1,500 1,920 1,900 2,000 Equipment 500 500 500 500 Insurance Buildings & Content 0 0 0 4,000 Subtotal 38,800 38,263 45,950 56,250

FIRE DEPARTMENT TOTAL 38,800 38,263 45,950 56,250 FIRE DEPARTMENT PAYROLL Chief Salary 43,130 40,205 61,200 62,500 Full-Time Fire Fighters 125,820 112,690 0 0 Call Fire Fighters 23,600 25,302 30,000 27,000 Part-Time Fire Fighters 9,500 10,982 0 0 Overtime 10,000 8,538 0 0 Special Coverage 0 - 7,000 7,000 Training - Fire School 0 - 0 7,500 Personnel Expense 500 125 500 1,000 Subtotal 212,550 197,842 98,700 105,000

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FY2018 FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 Account Budget n Actual Budget Budget

FIRE DEPT BENEFITS FICA 16,300 13,832 7,000 7,500 Health Insurance 39,300 33,591 21,300 26,500 Dental Insurance 1,000 839 440 440 Employee Retirement 11,100 10,395 11,100 17,000 Life Insurance 1,000 776 1,000 1,000 Insurance Incentive 0 3,874 0 0 Unemployment Insurance 800 218 310 310 VMERS 12,250 8,723 4,520 4,520 Subtotal 81,750 72,248 45,670 57,270

FIRE OFFICE EXPENSES Accident Insurance 1,350 934 0 0 Material/Supplies 800 86 1,000 1,000 Office Expense 800 575 800 800 Telephone-Fire 1,700 1,684 1,700 2,000 Fire Alarm System 1,600 - 0 0 Fire School & Equipment 1,000 1,253 2,000 2,000 Uniforms 1,000 669 1,000 1,500 Class A Uniforms 0 - 0 10,000 Mutual Aid Tone Contract 35,000 33,699 35,000 35,000 Operational Services 0 - 1,000 1,000 Public Education 500 301 500 750 Organizational Dues 500 1,174 1,500 1,500 Subtotal 44,250 40,375 44,500 55,550 FIRE EQUIPMENT Vehicle Maintenance 9,000 13,029 10,000 10,000 Radio New & Repair 1,500 621 1,500 1,500 Equipment Expense 5,000 4,633 6,000 6,000 Diesel 2,500 1,448 2,500 2,500 Gasoline 1,800 977 1,800 1,800 New Equipment 6,200 1,429 15,500 15,500 Subtotal 26,000 22,137 37,300 37,300

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FY2018 FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 Account Budget n Actual Budget Budget Insurance Accident Insurance 0 - 1400 500 Worker's Compensation 34,200 29,847 5,000 12,000 General Liability 630 538 600 600 Buildings & Contents 6,700 3,065 6,000 0 Vehicle 3,900 3,653 4,200 3,600 Subtotal 45,430 37,103 17,200 16,700

Miscellaneous Union Settlement 0 55,500 0 0

FIRE DEPARTMENT TOTAL 409,980 425,205 243,370 271,820

POLICE DEPARTMENT

POLICE PAYROLL Chief's Salary 65,800 69,212 69,200 72,615 Full Time Officers 382,490 381,046 389,900 375,500 FT Clerk/Dispatch Wages 41,400 41,045 41,900 46,500 Part Time Officers 49,700 38,787 55,000 55,000 Overtime 50,000 43,032 60,000 55,000 Overtime Pay - Canine 0 - 0 5,000 Subtotal 589,390 573,122 616,000 609,615 POLICE DEPT BENEFITS FICA 45,100 44,788 48,600 44,500 Health Insurance 102,100 81,158 96,500 118,000 Dental Insurance 3,700 3,496 3,900 3,900 Employee Retirement 15,000 16,961 17,400 26,500 Life Insurance 4,200 3,541 3,800 3,800 Insurance Incentive 25,500 26,544 31,360 41,500 Unemployment Insurance 3,820 2,825 3,910 3,920 VMERS 41,550 40,448 41,400 42,200 Subtotal 240,970 219,760 246,870 284,320

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FY2018 FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 Account Budget n Actual Budget Budget POLICE OFFICE EXPENSES Office Expense 10,500 11,035 11,500 11,500 Telephone-Police 14,000 12,033 14,000 14,000 Uniforms 7,500 2,691 8,000 8,000 Investigations Fund 2,000 475 1,000 1,000 WCSD Dispatch 91,520 91,399 94,190 97,100 Operational Services 7,000 9,739 10,000 10,000 Police School/Training 4,000 2,131 8,000 10,000 Mileage Reimbursements 1,000 591 1,000 1,000 Parking Program 1,200 1,442 2,000 2,000 Subtotal 138,720 131,536 149,690 154,600

POLICE EQUIPMENT Vehicle Maintenance 7,000 12,344 10,000 10,000 Gasoline 17,000 14,668 17,000 17,000 Equip Purchase & Repair 4,000 5,194 4,000 4,000 VLETS PD Telecommunication 4,000 3,825 5,000 4,000 Police Vehicles 0 - 0 32,000 Subtotal 32,000 36,031 36,000 67,000

Insurance Worker's Compensation 49,900 59,010 71,000 55,000 General Liability 26,500 28,100 35,400 30,000 Vehicle 2,800 2,879 3,600 3,600 Subtotal 79,200 89,989 110,000 88,600

POLICE DEPARTMENT TOTAL 1,080,280 1,050,438 1,158,560 1,204,135

PUBLIC SAFETY TOTAL 1,529,060 1,513,906 1,447,880 1,532,205

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FY2018 FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 Account Budget n Actual Budget Budget OTHER EXPENSES

PARKS Material/Supplies 3,000 3,493 3,500 3,700 Contract Services 1,800 1,730 2,000 1,500 Electricity - Hetty Green Park 0 211 220 220 Subtotal 4,800 5,434 5,720 5,420

DEBT SERVICE Fire/Police Bldg Principal 0 0 0 0 Fire/Police Bldg Interest 0 0 0 0 Subtotal 0 0 0 0

CAPITAL EXPENDITURES Police Vehicles 0 - 40000 0 Subtotal 0 - 40,000 0

EXPENDITURES TOTAL 1,751,380 1,734,437 1,674,220 1,744,325

GENERAL FUND NET - 51,610 75,000 36,750

-39- -40- -41- -42- -43- -44- -45- -46- -47- -48- -49- -50- -51- VILLAGE OF BELLOWS FALLS TAX ADMINISTRATION DELIQUENT TAX REPORT AS OF APRIL 23, 2019 Parcel ID Owner Delinquent Amount 233160014 Ainsworth, Clarence $1,248.83 263880010 Amidon, Rickey $1,082.02 880000196 Athens Pizza House $546.39 233280010 Barber, Albert $894.01 880000361 Bellows Falls Chir $187.94 205010212-001 Clark, Wayne $581.07 205010212-005 Crapo, Hazel $239.58 234010040 DAL Advisors, LLC $832.44 234400046 Daniels, Clinton $1,930.93 263860031 DSV SPV2, LLC $455.41 233560008 Elsessor, James $115.18 234400026 Horne, Eric $2,022.01 233360012 Hurd, Margery $292.14 234460010 Island Holdings, LLC $30.90 235020055-1 Lawrence, Alexander $601.84 274160030 McAllister, Stephen $2,795.29 264040025 Noe, John $3,178.68 234010075 Parrott, Steve $919.38 264000001 Van Schoick, Lindsay $830.25 880000101 Village Printers $273.15 223400041 Windham & Windsor Housing Trust $50.38 223440034 Windham & Windsor Housing Trust $74.62 235010092 Wurst Place in Bellows Falls $165.84 205010240 Zdunek, Maria* $10,544.56

$29,892.84 *Perusing Collections

-52- BELLOWS FALLS VILLAGE CORPORATION DELINQUENT WATER/ WASTEWATER AS OF APRIL 23, 2019 Name Delinquent Interest Penalty Total

178 Rockingham St, LLC 190.25 3.71 15.22 209.18 Amidon, Ricky, Amidon, Tami 477.21 9.28 38.18 524.67 Atlantica, LLC 906.37 34.74 72.51 1031.62 Barber, Albert 639.63 24.79 50.52 714.94 Bileau, Jennifer 232.52 7.53 18.60 258.65 Bisigano, Elizabeth 4692.57 2301.88 0.00 6994.45 Brown, Denise 1186.49 181.48 94.46 1462.43 Cenete, John 356.18 11.76 28.49 396.43 Chiu, Phil & Cynthia 1061.87 40.66 84.95 1187.48 Clark, Sarah 151.48 3.03 12.12 166.63 Clark, Kevin & Mary Jo 520.53 19.34 41.64 581.51 Comstock, Richard 897.52 41.67 54.26 993.45 Cook, John & Gloria 521.55 646.26 41.69 1209.50 Cook, John & Gloria 1748.78 1241.74 139.87 3130.39 DAL Advisors LLC. 934.39 232.58 74.76 1241.73 Damon, Stephen & Mary Beth 402.69 4.21 32.22 439.12 Daniels, Clinton 819.10 234.54 64.62 1118.26 Dawson, Ashley 3266.14 130.49 261.29 3657.92 Deluca, Robert & Mary 577.26 22.34 45.68 645.28 DiBernardo, Aurelius 2236.33 997.04 178.75 3412.12 DiBernardo, Aurelius 220.56 3.31 17.64 241.51 Dickerson, Dale 889.56 34.36 70.46 994.38 Doyle, Sean 271.57 0.00 0.00 271.57 Dunbar, Travis 489.92 19.59 39.19 548.70 Fairbanks, Gary & Rita 291.37 11.68 23.31 326.36 Fiske, Dana, Walter, Ames 686.48 299.82 54.93 1041.23 Foster, Edward 553.36 44.94 44.26 642.56 Goncalves, Jonathan 1440.10 60.27 102.41 1602.78 Groenewold, David & Suzanne 472.96 18.90 37.84 529.70 Haskell, Casey & Misty 1247.87 15.41 99.83 1363.11 Hecht, Gregory 590.83 22.95 46.47 660.25 Homes, Roger 485.24 18.85 38.21 542.30 Johnson, Julian 413.28 16.55 33.06 462.89 Kern, Ronald 533.14 21.35 42.65 597.14 Lamontagne, Robert 101.60 0.00 0.00 101.60 Laross, Michael 391.03 15.11 30.96 437.10 Lawrence, Alexander 274.24 10.24 21.94 306.42 Leveille, Justin 1465.42 184.33 117.23 1766.98 Mack, Sarah 575.25 22.34 45.27 642.86

-53- BELLOWS FALLS VILLAGE CORPORATION DELINQUENT WATER/ WASTEWATER AS OF APRIL 23, 2019 Name Delinquent Interest Penalty Total

Madden, Oona 383.09 12.65 30.65 426.39 Madore, Leo & Linda 2364.51 409.62 70.30 2844.43 McAllister, Sherry 694.92 26.64 55.59 777.15 McAllister, Stephen 343.50 115.04 27.48 486.02 Moisis, John 396.65 68.77 31.73 497.15 Monahan, Debra 327.43 6.21 26.19 359.83 Moore, S 1162.24 886.11 93.02 2141.37 Mueller, Brian 561.16 18.53 44.89 624.58 Noe, John 293.04 178.29 23.44 494.77 Parkhurst, Wilbur & Karen 734.17 28.43 57.98 820.58 Perry, Bobby Joe 609.41 16.71 48.75 674.87 Piluski, Steven 227.65 123.29 18.19 369.13 Piluski, Steven 1516.32 2127.01 121.11 3764.44 Pinsonault, Lori 1116.88 474.41 89.31 1680.60 Quinn, Leah 221.49 5.81 17.72 245.02 Remy-Powers, Robert 2020.80 0.00 0.00 2020.80 Robinson, Elizabeth 431.49 151.33 34.53 617.35 Ross, John 659.72 492.35 51.99 1204.06 Sandor, Andrea 303.58 11.65 24.29 339.52 Sauve, Edward 3252.67 0.00 0.00 3252.67 Simoneau, Laura 246.16 0.00 0.00 246.16 Sipes, Amanda 319.21 10.56 25.54 355.31 Smith, Douglas 2369.24 766.27 189.55 3325.06 Snyder, David 411.98 13.59 32.96 458.53 Sprague, Chad 317.90 15.14 25.43 358.47 Swain, Brian 178.60 38.95 14.30 231.85 Taylor, Donna 667.81 49.14 52.79 769.74 The Wurst Place of Bellows 805.58 69.53 64.45 939.56 Tuttle, Vernard III 625.91 25.03 50.07 701.01 U.S. Bank Trust 2234.36 568.87 178.75 2981.98 Van Schoick, Lindsey 1183.53 77.28 23.54 1284.35 Vosburgh, Joann 356.51 0.00 0.00 356.51 Wakeman, David, Wakeman, 2168.31 58.46 70.39 2297.16 Waryas, Walter 870.95 34.85 69.68 975.48 Worden, April 210.84 4.22 16.87 231.93 Wright, Kathryn 2390.42 348.48 191.24 2930.14 Zdunek, Maria 1054.68 166.00 79.91 1300.59

67245.35 14408.29 4168.12 85839.76

-54- EMERGENCY AND NON-EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBERS

Ambulance (Golden Cross) Business ………………………………………………………………………………………... 463-3726 Emergency ………………………………………………………………………………………… 9-1-1 Fire – Bellows Falls Non-emergency ………………………………………………………………………………… 463-4343 Emergency ……………………………………………………………………………………….. 9-1-1 Fuel Assistance During working hours …………………………………...... 1-802-885-5771 After hours or on week-ends …………………………………………………………… 1-800-622-4476 Health Center at Bellows Falls ……………………………………...... 463-3903 Highway Department (problems Monday-Friday, 7:00 am – 3:30 pm) Within Bellows Falls Village …………………………………………………………………... 463-3059 After hours emergencies ……………………………………………………………………………. 9-1-1 Poison Control Information: Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center ………………………………………………… 1-603-646-5000 Vermont Poison Center, Burlington, VT ……………………………………………… 1-802-658-3456 Police – Bellows Falls Non-Emergency ……………………………………………………………………………….. 463-1234 Emergency …………………………………………………………………………………………. 9-1-1 Tips Line ……………………………………………………………………………………...... 460-2373 Wastewater Department ………………………………………………………………………...…… 463-3044 Water Department …………………………………………………………………………………… 463-1232

TOWN GOVERNMENT

Health Officer ……………………………………………………………………… 463-1229, extension 1114 Manager ……………………………………………………………………………. 463-3964, extension 1104 Tax Information ……………………………………………………………………. 463-3964, extension 1105 Treasurer …………………………………………………………………………… 463-3964, extension 1102

STATE GOVERNMENT 1-800-322-5616 State Representatives Carolyn W. Partridge …………………………………………………………. [email protected] Matthew Trieber …………………………………………………………………. [email protected] State Senators Becca Balint ……………………………………………………………………. [email protected] Jeanette White ……………………………………………………………………. [email protected]

OTHER

Chamber of Commerce ……………………………………………………………………………… 463-4280 Parks Place Community Resource Center …………………………………………………………... 463-9927 Rockingham Free Public Library …………………………………...... 463-4270 Rockingham/Westminster Recycling Center ……………………………………………………….. 463-9219 Schools: Central Elementary ……………………………………………………………………………. 463-4346 Middle …………………………………………………………………………………………. 463-4366 Saxtons River Elementary …………………………………………………………………….. 869-2637 Union High School ……………………………………………………………………………. 463-3944 Superintendent’s Office ………………………………………………………………….……. 463-9958 Senior Center ……………………………………………………………………………….……….. 463-3907 SEVCA ……………………………………………………………………………………………… 722-4575

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