2019 Annual Report
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THE TOWN OF Town of Sutton PRSRT FIRST CLASS 93 Main Street US Postage Sutton Mills, NH 03221 P A I D Wht Riv Jct, VT SUTTON Permit No. 73 T NEW HAMPSHIRE HE T The Places to love in Sutton OWN OF S UTTON , N EW H AMPSHIRE • 2019 A NNUAL R EPORT 2019 ANNUAL REPORT Damien Thurston 3rd Grade Josie Cooper 2nd Grade Eiley Leary Kindergarten Eliza Lachance 2nd Grade Kole Crowe 1st Grade Sawyer Maki Kindergarten About the cover: What is the best place in Sutton? The children of Sutton Central were asked this question and to submit an illustration together with a few words explaining the inspiration for their decision. The winning illustration would then become the cover of this year’s Annual Report. Nine wonderful responses were received. The Select Board, plus a few others, judged the covers. It was an impossible task! Each illustration has a compelling story behind it. It was unanimous that all the illustrations were winners and needed to be included on this unique cover. The front cover features a picture of Sutton Free Library done by 2nd grader, Josie Cooper. Third grader, Damien Thurston’s interpretation of an eagle flying over Kezar Lake was chosen for the back cover. The Thomas Paterson 1st Grade inside cover illustrations were done by Kindergarteners: Eiley Leary and Sawyer Maki; 1st graders: Dane, Henrichsen, Thomas Paterson, Bailey Chase and Kole Crowe. Here is the beginning of a journey for you – During this year visit each best place in Sutton, and hopefully it will become your favorite also. Bailey Chase 1st Grade Dane Henrichsen 1st Grade WN O TO F SUTTONNEW HAMPSHIRE I N 4 C 8 O 7 1 R P D O R A T E Annual Report and Vital Statistics for Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2019 Visit us on our website: www.sutton-nh.org Population (NHOSP) .......................................... estimated 1,857 Registered Voters ...................................................................1,539 Typesetting and Printing by R.C. BRAYSHAW & CO., INC., WARNER, NH This report is printed on recycled paper. Please bring it with you to the Town Meeting. ~1~ Notes ~2~ Table of Contents Auditors Statement for 2019 ................................................................................53-54 Balance Sheet .........................................................................................................62-63 Births Recorded in the Town of Sutton, NH ........................................................ 147 Budget of the Town ..............................................................................................26-36 Comparative Statement of Appropriations and Expenditures ..................... 78-80 Deaths Recorded in the Town of Sutton, NH ..................................................... 148 Emergency Numbers .................................................................................................. 4 Inventory of Town Property ................................................................................81-82 Marriages Recorded in the Town of Sutton, NH ................................................ 146 Round Room Report ...............................................................................................8-12 Rules of Procedure ............................................................................................... 17-19 Statement of Receipts and Actual Revenues ......................................................... 77 Sutton Directory .......................................................................................................... 4 Sutton Tax Rate Comparison Chart ........................................................................ 58 Summary of Inventory Valuation ...................................................................... 59-61 Tax Collector Report .............................................................................................83-88 Tax Rate Calculation .............................................................................................56-57 Town History .........................................................................................................13-15 Town of Sutton Expenditure Statement.............................................................71-76 Town Meeting Election and Minutes .................................................................37-52 Town Officers/Employees ........................................................................................5-7 Warrant ...................................................................................................................20-25 Ausbon Sargent Land Preservation Trust......................................................141-142 Bradford-Newbury-Sutton Youth Sports.......................................................134-136 Budget Committee ..................................................................................................... 89 Building Inspector & Code Enforcement Officer .................................................. 98 Central New Hampshire Regional Planning Commission ........................ 122-123 Community Action Program ................................................................................. 127 Conservation Commission ...............................................................................108-112 Emergency Management ....................................................................................... 107 Fire Department and Ladies Auxiliary ............................................................99-101 Sutton Forest Fire Warden and State Forest Fire Warden ...........................102-104 Health Officer .......................................................................................................... 115 Highway Department ................................................................................................ 90 Kearsarge Council on Aging .......................................................................... 124-125 Lake Sunapee Region V.N.A and Hospice ....................................................128-129 Logging Land in Sutton........................................................................................... 149 Muster Field Farm Museum .................................................................................. 126 New London Hospital ......................................................................................137-138 Planning Board ........................................................................................................... 97 Police Department.................................................................................................91-93 Solid Waste and Recycling Facility .......................................................................... 94 Special Revenue Fund-Conservation Commission .............................................. 70 Sunapee-Ragged-Kearsarge Greenway Coalition ........................................144-145 Sutton Free Library .......................................................................................... 117-121 Sutton Historical Society ..................................................................................113-114 Sutton Rescue Squad ...................................................................................... .105-106 Town Clerk/Tax Collector Report ........................................................................... 64 Town Administrator Report .................................................................................... 55 Town Clerk Financial Report .................................................................................. 65 Treasurer Financial Report ..................................................................................68-69 Trust Funds for the Town ....................................................................................66-67 UNH Cooperative Extension Merrimack County ........................................130-133 Warner River Local Advisory Committee .....................................................139-140 Welfare Officer .......................................................................................................... 116 Zoning Board of Adjustment ...............................................................................95-96 ~3~ SUTTON DIRECTORY EMERGENCY NUMBERS Police Department – Chief Jon Korbet (non-emergency 927-4422) 911 Fire – Chief Cory Cochran (non-emergency 927-4740) ...................911 Sutton Rescue Squad –Chief Wendy Grimes (New London Ambulance) ..................................................................911 TOWN CLERK/TAX COLLECTOR – Carol Merullo, Yvonne Howard, Deputy ............................................................................927-2401 Monday 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 Last Saturday of the month 9:00 a.m. to Noon SELECTMEN’S OFFICE – Elly Phillips and Lorri Himes .....927-2400 Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Selectmen’s Meetings – Mondays at 4:00 p.m. All items for the agenda must be submitted by noon the Wednesday before the meeting. Appointments only at meetings. BUILDING INSPECTOR – Matthew Grimes ......................................927-4321 CONSERVATION COMMISSION .........................................................927-2400 The Commission meets the 2nd Wednesday of the month at 6:00 p.m. FIRE WARDEN – Aaron Flewelling ........................................................927-2727 HEALTH OFFICER – David Burnham ...................................................927-2400 DEPUTY HEALTH