Annual Report, 1983. Haverhill N.H
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63.07 163 ANNUAL REPORT 1983 Ecjjcur RIVER HAVERHILL, NH Far across the cornfields and meadows, lies the Connecticut River as she flows down from Woodsville, through North Haverhill and south past Haverhill Corner, marking the west boundary between the Town of Haverhill and Vermont. OfirviTsi' HWiTfjJsraw vieraiy Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2011 with funding from Boston Library Consortium Member Libraries http://www.archive.org/details/annualreporttown1983have OFFICE HOURS TOWN CLERK'S OFFICE HOURS: HELEN M. SMITH - TELEPHONE [747-2808] MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY / 9:30-12:00 S 1:00-4:30 r^ ^s TAX COLLECTOR' S OFFICE HOURS: NORMA LAVOIE - TELEPHONE [747-2441] MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY 9:00-12:00 S 1:00-5:00 SELECTMEN'S OFFICE HOURS: PATRICIA KLARK - Administrative Assistant TELEPHONE [747-3318] MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY 8:30-12:00 S 1:00-5:00 SELECTMEN MEET EVERY MONDAY EVENING AT 7:00 P.M. HAVERHILL POLICE DEPARTMENT: STEPHEN C. SAVAGE, Chief TELEPHONE [747-3322 OR 747-2811] ELSIE L. TIVEY, Secretary HAVERHILL DISTRICT COURT CLERK: PATRICIA M. WOLFE, CLERK MONDAY AND FRIDAY 9:30-12:00 S 1:00-4:30 TELEPHONE [747-3063] 1 &...- i W"** ALL OFFICES ARE LOCATED IN THE HAVERHILL MUNICIPAL i BUILDING, 35 COURT STREET, WOODSVILLE, N.H. 03785. • - ~ . Haverhill Municipal Building Housing Town Offices — Polices School Superintendent & District Court. : OFFICERS OF THE TOWS OF HAVERHILL MODERATOR: ARCHIE STEENBURGH BUDGET COMMITTEE WILLIAM HALL, CHAIRMAN EARL AREMBURG TOWN CLERK: HELEN M. SMITH PAUL BYRNE TAX COLLECTOR: NORMA E. LAVOIE HOWARD HATCH MICHAEL LAVOIE SELECTMEN: SUSAN F. HOLDEN-1984 JOSPEH C. MACCINI A. FRANK STIEGLER, JR. -1985 MARJORIE PAGE J. GARY WOOD-1986 PRISCILLA B. PARKER ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT: PATRICIA G. KLARK ERNEST TOWNE ROGER WELLS TOWN TREASURER: PRISCILLA B. PARKER PETER KIMBALL HEALTH OFFICER: GEORGE J. BARTZIS STEWART POMPIAN DEPUTY HEALTH OFFICER: ALFRED EVANS, M.D. CHIEF OF POLICE: STEPHEN C. SAVAGE POLICE OFFICERS: TERRY K. ALEXANDER JOHN H. MACDONALD WALTER R. GEORGE ROAD AGENT: JAMES BOUCHER LIBRARY TRUSTEES: ROGER WELLS-1984 MARILYN SPOONER-1985 TIMOTHY MCKENNA-1986 SUPERVISORS OF THE CHECKLIST: LOUIS T. PIKE-1984 PAUL I. LAMOTT-1986 OLAND V. BYLOW-1988 CEMETERY COMMISSIONERS: HARRY MOSES-1984 DEAN HAMMOND-1985 MAURICE E. HORNE-1986 PAUL RICKER-1987 Patricia G. Klark, Administrative Assistant HARRY SIMANO-1988 TRUSTEES OF TRUST FUNDS: ROE MCDANOLDS-1984 The photographs throughout this year's report are HOMER GUCK-1985 courtesy of Bernard A. Marvin, Jr. of Haverhill. ROBERT MILLER-1986 The old photos were contributed by Gary J. Wood. PLANNING BOARD: ROBERT RUTHERFORD, CHAIRMAN ROBERT A. MACCINI, SECRETARY HEIDI I. LYMAN, CLERK A. FRANK STIEGLER, JR. HOMER MAY JOHN C. ALDRICH . 19 8 3 SELECTMEN'S REPORT Reflecting back on prior years, it yours and yours alone. seems that 1983 cannot be identified as a year similar to others. 1983 seemed 1984 is anothe r year upon us with more to have been a difficult year — a year challenges, new and changing problems to which demanded substantially more time, face, and more goal s for the future. It is effort, personal sacrifice, and the imperative that we all pull together in a making of extremely crucial and difficult united effort to ac complish the tasks before judgment decisions relating to budgetary us. It is our inte ntion to work together, and personnel matters and, in particular, to progress slowly but continually and, to very controversial issues throughout in so doing, build a sure and strong the town. By no means was it an easy foundation beneath us year for any of your town officials. In closing, there is a short saying Sometimes the light at the end of that truly says it all: the tunnel seems too distant for reach and it wasn't until the very end of the "I am only one but I am one. year when town books were closed, that I cannot do everything, but I all of a sudden, we were able to sit can do something. And by the back, take a deep breath, and realize Grace of God what I can do, I that perhaps "we didn't do that bad after will do." all." We were very pleased to have been able to "hold the line" in many areas and thusly come in under budget by some $72,000. Our projected figures for 1984 Respectfully submitted, (expenditures and revenues) indicate that the amount to be raised by taxes could be some 10% less than in 1983. In writing this year's town report, TOWN OF HAVERHILL SELECTMEN a more firm stand is taken to help Susan F. Holden substantiate to the townspeople the A. Frank Stiegler, Jr. difficult job of town government and the Gary J. Wood unending struggle in trying to maintain an even keel. To ensure good business management for the town (or any business) means more than to simply look for ways of "cutting the budget." It also means taking a hard look at what you have, the worth of what you have, and whether or not you want to keep what you have. It is an independent decision which is INVENTORY OF THE TOWN OF HAVERHILL INVENTORY OF THE TOWN OF HAVERHILL 1983 1982 LAND 22,446,450 LAND 21,987 ,900 BUILDINGS 46,418,750 BUILDINGS 29,106,050 WATER UTILITY 689,100 WATER UTILITY 336,932 PUBLIC UTILITIES 1,324,350 PUBLIC UTILITIES 1,218,450 FACTORY BUILDINGS 1,491,700 FACTORY BUILDINGS 858,000 MOBILE HOMES 1,277 ,150 MOBILE HOMES 912,150 TOTAL VALUATION BEFORE TOTAL VALUATION BEFORE EXEMPTIONS ALLOWED 73,647 ,500 EXEMPTIONS ALLOWED 54,419,482 TOTAL EXEMPTIONS ALLOWED 1,033,750 TOTAL EXEMPTIONS ALLOWED 1,105,000 NET VALUATION ON WHICH TAX RATE NET VALUATION ON WHICH TAX RATE IS COMPUTED $ 72,613,750 IS COMPUTED $ 53,314,482 TOWN VALUATION 28,960,400 TOWN VALUATION 18,283,150 MOUNTAIN LAKES 10,557 ,500 MOUNTAIN LAKES 13,429,632 HAVERHILL CORNER 7,638,600 HAVERHILL CORNER 4,434,750 NORTH HAVERHILL 10,686,550 NORTH HAVERHILL 6,793,500 WOODSVILLE 14,770,700 WOODSVILLE 10,373,450 > 72,613,750 $ 53,314,482 EXEMPTIONS: EXEMPTIONS: WOODSVILLE 473,200 WOODSVILLE 502,500 NORTH HAVERHILL 155,550 NORTH HAVERHILL 177,500 HAVERHILL CORNER 109,850 HAVERHILL CORNER 125,000 MOUNTAIN LAKES 10,000 MOUNTAIN LAKES 15,000 TOWN 285,150 TOWN 285,000 1,033,750 $ 1,105,000 TAX RATE INFORMATION - 1983 TAX RATE INFORMATION - 1982 MUNICIPAL 4.76 MUNICIPAL 5.60 COUNTY 1.52 COUNTY 1.90 SCHOOL 14.21 SCHOOL 20.30 20.49 $ 27.80 PRECINCTS PRECINCTS WOODSVILLE FIRE DISTRICT 5.26 WOODSVILLE FIRE DISTRICT 5.30 NORTH HAVERHILL .65 NORTH HAVERHILL .90 HAVERHILL CORNER 2.54 HAVERHILL CORNER 2.50 MOUNTAIN LAKES 21.60 MOUNTAIN LAKES 4.70 1984 ANNUAL TOWN MEETING WARRANT STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE To the inhabitants of the Town of Haverhill, in the Article 6: To see if the Town will vote to authorize County of Grafton, State of New Hampshire, qualified the Selectmen to issue interest bearing notes in to vote in Town affairs: anticipation of taxes to provide for the expenses of the current year. You are hereby notified to meet at the James R. Morrill School in North Haverhill in said Town of Article 7: To see if the Town will vote to authorize Haverhill on Tuesday March 13, 1984 at eight o'clock the Selectmen to accept, appropriate and expend gifts in the forenoon to act on the following matters. of Federal and State Aid in the name of the Town of Articles one and two will be decided by written Haverhill. ballot. The polling booths will be open from 8:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. for voting on Articles One and Article 8: To see if the Town will vote to authorize Two. At 6:00 P.M. the meeting will adjourn to the Selectmen to sell real estate acquired by the reconvene at 8:00 P.M. at the James R. Morrill School Town through Tax Collector's Deeds, by public auction in North Haverhill, in said Town of Haverhill for sale or by advertising for sealed bids, except that consideration of the remaining articles in this the Selectmen would be empowered to make one last warrant. offer to the person who was divested of his property and a late redemption would be allowed upon payment Article 1: To choose by a non-partisan ballot one of all taxes, costs and interest. Selectman for a term of three (3) years, a Town Clerk for a term of one (1) year, a Tax Collector Article 9: To see if the Town will vote to appoint for a term of one (1) year, a Moderator for a term or elect a Budget Committee to recommend to the next of two (2) years, a Trustee of Trust Funds for a Annual Town Meeting the amounts to be raised for term of three (3) years, a Library Trustee for a various purposes, such recommendations to be printed term of six (6) years. in the next Annual Report. Article 2: To see whether the town will adopt by Article 10: To see if the Town will vote to make ballot the Life Safety Code, NFPA Doc. No. 101, any alterations in the amount of money to be raised 1976 Edition, as amended. and appropriated for the ensuing year for the support of the Town as recommended by the Budget Committee Article 3: To announce the results of the balloting in its report, to raise and appropriate all sums so on Articles One and Two.