Town of Plaistow 2010 Annual Report O W N O F
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T Town of Plaistow 2010 Annual Report o w n o f P l a i s t o w 2 0 1 0 A n n u a TTownown ofof PlaistowPlaistow l R e p 22010010 AAnnualnnual RReporteport o r t TOWN PHONE NUMBERS TOWN MEETING SCHEDULE TOWN HALL – 145 Main Street BOARD OF SELECTMEN Assessor’s Office 382-5200 X 11 Day of the Month: Mondays Meeting Time: 6:30 PM Cable Channel 17/Comcast Comments 382-5200 Location: Plaistow Town Hall, Great Hall Cable Studio 382-5200 X 43 PLANNING BOARD Department of Building Safety 382-1191 X 20 Day of the Month: First & Third Wednesday Finance Department 382-5200 X 12 Meeting Time: 6:30 PM Health Department 382-2494 X 21 Location: Plaistow Town Hall, Great Hall Highway Department 382-6771 CONSERVATION COMMISSION Human Services Coordinator 382-5200 X 25 Day of the Month: First & Third Thursday Planning Department 382-7371 X 14 Meeting Time: 7:00 PM Recreation Director 382-5200 X 18 Location: Plaistow Town Hall, Third Floor Selectmen’s Office 382-5200 X 10 ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT Tax Collector 382-8611 X 17 Day of the Month: Last Thursday Town Clerk 382-8129 X 16 Meeting Time: 7:00 PM Location: Plaistow Town Hall, Great Hall Town Manager 382-5200 X 13 Zoning Board of Adjustment 382-1191 X 20 RECREATION COMMISSION Day of the Month: Second Wednesday DISTRICT COURT – 17 Elm Street Meeting Time: 6:30 PM Clerk of Court 382-4651 Location: Plaistow Town Hall, Great Hall FIRE DEPARTMENT – 27 Elm Street CONFLICT OF INTEREST COMMITTEE Emergency 911 Day of the Month: Third Tuesday Meeting Time: 7:00 PM All other calls 382-5012 Location: Plaistow Public Library (Except July and August) POLICE DEPARTMENT – 27 Elm Street Emergency 911 BUDGET COMMITTEE Animal Control Officer 382-6816 Day of the Month: Tuesday Meeting Time: 6:30 PM All other calls 382-1200 Location: Plaistow Town Hall, Great Hall (Fall & Winter) PUBLIC LIBRARY - 85 Main Street CABLE COMMITTEE Plaistow Public Library 382-6011 Day of the Month: Third Wednesday SCHOOLS Meeting Time: 6:30 PM Location: Basement Plaistow Town Hall School Administration (SAU 55), 30 Greenough Road 382-6119 HISTORICAL SOCIETY Pollard School, Day of the Month: Third Tuesday 120 Main Street 382-7146 Meeting Time: 7:00 PM Location: Historical Society Museum Timberlane Regional Middle School 44 Greenough Road 382-7131 Timberlane Regional High School, TOWN HALL OFFICE HOURS 36 Greenough Road 382-6541 Assessing Office Monday – Friday 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM Code Enforcement Monday – Friday 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM Finance Department Monday – Friday 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM 2011 TOWN HALL HOLIDAYS Health Department Monday – Friday By Appointment Human Services Monday – Friday By Appointment New Year’s Day: Friday, December 31st Planning Department Monday – Friday 8:00 AM – 4:30PM President’s Day: Monday, February 21st Recreation Dept. Monday – Friday 8:00 AM – 4:30PM Memorial Day: Monday, May 30th Selectmen’s Office Monday – Friday 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM Independence Day: Monday, July 4th Tax Collector Office Monday – Wednesday 8:30 AM – Noon and 1:00 PM – 4:30 PM Labor Day: Monday, September 5th Town Clerk Office Monday 8:00 AM – 7:00 PM Columbus Day: Monday, October 10th Tuesday – Thursday 8:00AM - 4:30PM Veterans’ Day: Friday, November 11th Friday 7:00AM – Noon Thanksgiving: Thursday, November 24th and Remaining Town Hall Departments are open from Friday, November 25th 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM, Monday thru Friday Christmas (2 Days) Friday, December 23rd and Monday, December 26th FOR MORE INFORMATION ON PLAISTOW PLEASE VISIT WWW.PLAISTOW.COM Town of Plaistow, New Hampshire 2010 annual report ANNUAL REPORTS OF THE OFFICERS, TRUSTEES, AGENTS, COMMITTEES AND ORGANIZATIONS OF THE TOWN OF PLAISTOW NEW HAMPSHIRE FOR THE YEAR 2010 1 Town of Plaistow, New Hampshire 2010 annual report TABLE OF CONTENTS Recognition Fun Facts About Our Community ..................................................................................................................4 Theme “Our Community” ..............................................................................................................................5 Tribute to Ruth Jenne .....................................................................................................................................6 Dedication .................................................................................................................................................. 7-8 Previous Annual Town Report Dedications ...................................................................................................9 In Memoriam ...............................................................................................................................................10 Boston Post Cane ................................................................................................................................... 11-12 Veteran’s Special Report ........................................................................................................................ 13-14 Offi cials, Representatives, and Employees Elected and Appointed Offi cials and Committees ................................................................................. 15-17 Employee Spotlight ......................................................................................................................................18 Government Offi cials ...................................................................................................................................19 Report of State Representative Norman L. Major ................................................................................. 20-21 Town Employees 2010 ........................................................................................................................... 22-25 Executive Summary Report of the Board of Selectmen ..........................................................................................................26-29 Excerpts from Previous Town Reports ...................................................................................................30-39 Report of the Town Manager ................................................................................................................. 40-43 Meeting Results of the January 30, 2010 Deliberative Session .............................................................44-45 Meeting Results of the March 9, 2010 Town Meeting ...........................................................................46-47 Financial Reports Financial Report of the Tax Collector .................................................................................................... 48-49 Financial Report of the Town Clerk .............................................................................................................50 Financial Report of the Town Treasurer .................................................................................................51-56 Financial Report of the Trustees of the Trust Funds ....................................................................................57 Financial Report of the Library Trustees ............................................................................................... 58-59 Grants and Donations Received ...................................................................................................................60 Impact Fees and Other Funds Held by the Treasurer ...................................................................................61 Impact Fees Defi nition and 2010 Fee Schedule ...........................................................................................62 Current Use Description and Inventory ......................................................................................................63 Town Owned Property List .................................................................................................................... 64-65 Tax Rate Calculation 2010 and Cash Flow Graph ................................................................................. 66-67 Independent Auditor’s Report ................................................................................................................ 68-78 Department, Committee, and Agency Reports Assessor’s Agent .................................................................................................................................... 79-86 Assessment Update Procedure Adopted by Board of Selectmen .................................................................87 Beede Superfund Site Activities ............................................................................................................ 88-89 Budget Committee ................................................................................................................................. 90-91 Building Maintenance Department ..............................................................................................................92 Building Safety Department .................................................................................................................. 93-94 Cable Advisory Committee .................................................................................................................... 95-96 Capital Improvement Program Committee ............................................................................................ 97-98 Capital Improvement Program Plan .....................................................................................................99-105 Cemetery Sexton ........................................................................................................................................106