2006 Annual Report Town of Hollis Town Hall Offices and Hours
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2006 ANNUAL REPORT TOWN OF HOLLIS TOWN HALL OFFICES AND HOURS Town Hall 465-2209 Deborah Adams, Secretary 465-3701 Fax Email [email protected] Cathy Hoffman, Secretary 8AM-3PM Email [email protected] Kim Dogherty, Secretary/Receptionist Email [email protected] Assessing Office 465-9860 Connie Cain, Assistant to the Assessor 8AM-3 PM Email [email protected] Building Inspector 465-2514 David Gagnon, Building Inspector Office Hours 8-9:30 AM Email [email protected] Inspections 9:30AM-3 PM Finance Department 465-6936 Paul Calabria, Finance Officer 8AM-3PM Email [email protected] Information Technology 465-2209 Dawn Desaulniers, IT Specialist Email [email protected] Planning Department 465-3446 Virginia Mills, Assistant Planner 8AM-3PM Email [email protected] Selectmen's Office 465-2780 Catharine W. Hallsworth, Director of Administration 8AM-3PM Email [email protected] Call for an appointment Tax Collector 465-7987 Barbara Townsend, Tax Collector 8AM-3PM Email [email protected] Town Clerk 465-2064 Mon, Wed, Fri 8AM-1 PM Nancy Jambard, Town Clerk Monday 7-9PM 1st & 3rd Tuesday 7-9 PM Rebecca Crowther, Deputy Town Clerk 1st Sat 8-11 AM Visit the Town’s Website at www.hollis.nh.us TOWN REPORT COMPILED AND EDITED BY DEBORAH ADAMS AND CATHY HOFFMAN TOWN REPORT PRINTED IN HOLLIS BY PURITAN PRESS FRONT COVER & DEDICATION PHOTOS OF DICK WALKER BY ALLAN MILLER ANNUAL REPORT for the Town of Hollis NEW HAMPSHIRE for the year Two Thousand Six Annual Reports of the Officers and Committees of the Town of HOLLIS, NEW HAMPSHIRE FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2006 with Reports of the Hollis School District and the Hollis/Brookline Cooperative School District DEDICATION The 2006 Annual Town Report is dedicated to the memory of Richard “Dick” Walker in recognition of nearly fifty years of dedicated service to theTown and its residents. TO HONOR A COUNTRY GENTLEMAN I am honored to have been asked to write this tribute for our Town Report in honor of the late Dick Walker. It would not honor Dick, nor would he appreciate it, if we made more of him in death than he was in life, and so we should first remember that he was a man among men, made of dust and clay like all of us. He had shortcomings, and he made mistakes, and they were probably unfairly magnified because of his public service. Nonetheless, that never deterred him from being true to his convictions, and standing up for what he believed to be the in the best interests of the Town of Hollis. Dick was a Selectman for over 40 years. He held the record in the entire State of New Hampshire for the most continuous length of service as a Selectman. He also served numerous terms as the Selectman’s Representative to the Budget Committee, as well as many terms on the Planning Board, the Zoning Board, the Master Plan Committee, and almost every other official Board within the Hollis Town government. Through it all, whether one agreed with his positions or not, he always remained a gentleman, and respected the opinions of every person. Dick Walker, by his life and by his example, taught us that there is great value and satisfaction in one’s service to the community. One only needed to speak with Dick for a few moments to know of his deep and abiding love for this Town. Many people feel this way, but to put it into the vernacular, he not only “talked the talk, he walked the walk.” Dick believed it was very important to preserve the rural character and financial integrity of Hollis, and he worked long and hard for many years for this goal. If we were to extrapolate his years of public service into actual hours away from home and family in service to the Town, that figure would be staggering. Obviously, Dick found the sacrifice to be worthwhile, and a good investment in the future. Dick was a frugal yankee who did not believe in, and argued strenuously against, spending beyond affordability, or bonding into the future rather than paying as we go. He used to say that he wanted to leave his grandchildren a legacy of a Hollis with rolling hills and country pastures, good schools, good roads, and as little public debt as possible. Dick came to Hollis from Massachusetts in the 1940’s, when he purchased a dairy farm on Pine Hill Road, which he later converted to a chicken farm. He and his wife raised three children there, and almost immediately he became involved in Town government. He loved his life as a farmer, he loved being close to the land, and he knew that the uniqueness of Hollis had to be protected if it was to be passed onto future generations. To know Dick Walker was to know a man who was quiet, who was humble, who was kind, who was accepting, but who was also stubborn, persistent and cunning. He could be unwavering if he thought he was right. There were many amongst us who unsuccessfully attempted to convince Dick that the time had come to retire from public service, and sit back and enjoy the rest of his life on his farm with his children, his grandchildren and his beloved John Deere tractor. He chose not to do that, and he passed away soon after being re-elected yet again to the position of Selectman. and so Dick died as he lived, working his land and undoubtedly thinking about all of the unfinished work of the Town, and his role in getting it done. May his life and his work be an example to all of us, and may he rest in Peace. A proud friend of a proud man! Retired Police Chief Dick Darling - 2 - Walker Farm - 1942 Dick and Arlene Walker - 1981 Dick and Arlene Walker - early Dick in 1946 1980’s in Bermuda Dick with his best friend Beau Picking Apples in 1969 Walker Farm - 1941 Photos courtesy the Walker family The “Hen House” - 3 - TABLE OF CONTENTS TOWN OF HOLLIS DEDICATION ...................................................................................................................................................................... 2 TOWN ADMINISTRATION ...................................................................................................................................................... 6 SELECTMEN’S REPORT ...................................................................................................................................................... 11 2007 TOWN WARRANT - ELECTIONS .................................................................................................................................. 13 PLANNING BOARD SAMPLE BALLOT 2007 .......................................................................................................................... 14 2007 TOWN WARRANT .................................................................................................................................................... 15 2007 PROPOSED BUDGET .................................................................................................................................................. 17 FINANCIAL REPORTS - 2006 2006 TAX RATE CALCULATION ............................................................................................................................................ 20 2006 BUDGET, COMPARITIVE STATEMENT ............................................................................................................................ 21 TOWN CLERK’S REPORT ................................................................................................................................................... 23 TAX COLLECTOR’S REPORT ............................................................................................................................................... 24 TREASURER’S REPORT ...................................................................................................................................................... 27 SSTATEMENT OF BONDED DEBT .......................................................................................................................................... 28 POLICE PRIVATE DETAILS SPECIAL REVENUE FUND .............................................................................................................30 HERITAGE FUND ..............................................................................................................................................................30 CONSERVATION FUND ....................................................................................................................................................... 31 OLD HOME DAY SPECIAL REVENUE FUND .........................................................................................................................32 AMBULANCE FEE SPECIAL REVENUE FUND .......................................................................................................................... 33 ZYLONIS FUND ................................................................................................................................................................33 FFOREST MAINTENANCE FUND ..........................................................................................................................................34 CHARLES J. NICHOLS FUND ............................................................................................................................................... 34 TOWN OF HOLLIS AND HOLLIS NICHOLS FUND INCOME PAYMENTS ...................................................................................... 35 TRUST FUNDS, TRUSTEES REPORT (MS-9) .......................................................................................................................... 36 CAPITAL