ANNUAL REPORT For The TOWN of HEBRON New Hampshire For the Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2014 Dedication Phil and Betsy Twombly The Hebron Select Board would like to dedicate the 2014 Town Report to Phil and Betsy Twombly for their valuable contributions to the town and to the Newfound area. Phil and Betsy moved to Hebron full-time in 1990 into a beautiful home on Hobart Hill Road designed by their son Peter. But their presence goes a long way back! Betsy became a summer resident as a very young child when her parents built a log cabin on Owlshead on West Shore Road in the early 1930’s. After their marriage, Phil and Betsy raised their five children, summering at Owlshead and spending winter weekends skiing at Tenney Mountain. They now share that summer tradition with grandchildren and great grandchildren. As soon as they retired to Hebron, Betsy began Muddy Paws Pottery with her passion for ceramics. Phil joined the Planning Board and Betsy joined the Historic District Commission. They are active members of the Newfound Lake Region Association, the Hebron Audubon, and founders of the Naturally Newfound Fair. Phil and Betsy are also ardent volunteers, and you’ll find them pitching in everywhere. They take joy from everyone around them and return that energy tenfold. Their motto is: “Never stop moving,” and they live up to that every day. TABLE OF CONTENTS Town Officers .......................................................................................................................................2 Appointed Town Committees .......................................................................................................3 2014…..Year in Review ....................................................................................................................5 2015 Town Warrant Articles .........................................................................................................7 2015 Budget ...................................................................................................................................... 10 2015 Budget Revenue ................................................................................................................... 11 2014 Town Meeting Minutes ..................................................................................................... 12 Tax Rate Calculation 2014 ........................................................................................................... 21 Summary of Inventory of Valuation ........................................................................................ 22 Tax Exempt Valuation .................................................................................................................. 22 History of Tax Rate ......................................................................................................................... 22 Tax Rate and Assessed Valuation Graphs ............................................................................. 23 Tax Collector’s Report ................................................................................................................... 24 Hebron Library Financial Report ............................................................................................... 29 Library Report ................................................................................................................................... 30 Schedule of Town Property ....................................................................................................... 31 Bond Payments Schedule ............................................................................................................ 32 Report of the Town Clerk............................................................................................................. 32 Balance Sheet 2014 ........................................................................................................................ 33 Treasurer’s Report and Detailed Statement of Receipts ................................................. 34 Detailed Statement of Payments .............................................................................................. 37 Auditors’ Report .............................................................................................................................. 45 Report of the Trustees of Trust Funds .................................................................................... 46 Bridgewater Hebron Village District ........................................................................................ 48 Bridgewater Hebron Village District Financials ................................................................... 49 Hebron Gazebo Program 2014 ................................................................................................. 52 Hebron Conservation Commission .......................................................................................... 53 Hebron Planning Board ................................................................................................................ 53 Hebron Historic Common Village District Commission .................................................. 54 Hebron Cemetery Sextons .......................................................................................................... 55 Hebron Heritage Commission ................................................................................................... 55 Hebron Police Department ......................................................................................................... 56 Hebron Fire Department ............................................................................................................ 57 Fire Department Cash Flow Report for 2014 ....................................................................... 59 Report of Forest Fire Warden and State Forest Ranger .................................................. 60 Fire Statistics for 2014 ................................................................................................................... 60 Report from District 1 Councilor............................................................................................... 61 Pemi-Baker Community Health................................................................................................. 62 Grafton County Senior Citizens Council, Inc. ....................................................................... 64 Newfound Area Nursing Association ..................................................................................... 64 Tapply-Thompson Community Center .................................................................................. 66 Genesis Behavioral Health ........................................................................................................... 67 Voices Against Violence 2014 .................................................................................................... 68 CADY Annual Report 2014 .......................................................................................................... 68 Lakes Region Planning Commission Report ....................................................................... 70 Lakes Region Household Hazardous Waste Collection .................................................. 73 Newfound Lakes Region Association ..................................................................................... 74 UNH Cooperative Extension – Grafton County Office ..................................................... 76 Vital Records ..................................................................................................................................... 77 Important Phone Numbers ....................................................................................... Back Cover PAGE 2 TOWN OF HEBRON TOWN OFFICERS MODERATOR Peter Carey (16) ASSISTANT MODERATOR Everett Begor (15) BOARD OF SELECTMEN Eleanor Lonske, Chairman (15) Patrick Moriarty (16), John Dunklee (17) Karen Corliss, Town Administrator Alison York, Administrative Assistant TOWN CLERK Tracey Steenbergen (15) DEPUTY TOWN CLERK Alison York TAX COLLECTOR Madeleine MacDougall (15) DEPUTY TAX COLLECTOR Roberta Holt TREASURER Mark Coulson (15) DEPUTY TREASURER Doug McQuilkin (15) Gerald Lauther (15) HIGHWAY SUPERVISOR Casey Kuplin POLICE CHIEF Travis Austin FIRE CHIEF & EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR John M. Fischer (15) DEPUTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR Travis Austin (15) FOREST FIRE WARDEN William Robertie DEPUTY FIRE WARDENS Bruce Barnard, Roger Comeau, John Fischer, David Lloyd, Larry Kill, Samuel Comeau 2014 ANNUAL REPORT PAGE 3 CEMETERY SEXTON Douglas Merrill (15) LIBRARIAN Robin Orr LIBRARY TRUSTEES Ralph Larson (15) Bill Powers (16) Paula Cummings (17) Sue Jackson (Alt. 15) Gail Howell (Alt. 15) TRUSTEE OF TRUST FUNDS Carol Bears (15) Robert Brooks (17) Dian West (16) AUDITORS Arthur Cummings (15) Donald Franklin (16) SCHOOL BUDGET COMMITTEE MEMBER Stan Newton (15) COMPLIANCE OFFICER HEALTH OFFICER Alfred DeFeo Kelly LaCasse NEWFOUND AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER Donald Franklin (15) SUPERVISORS OF THE CHECKLIST Barbara Brooks (16) Audrey Johnson (20) Sandra Cummings (18) APPOINTED TOWN COMMITTEES PLANNING BOARD Roger Larochelle, Chair (15) Mitch Manseau, Vice-Chair (17) Chuck Beno (16) Karl Braconier (16) Arthur Cummings, Alt. (15) Daniel Merritt, Alt. (17) Eleanor Lonske, Selectmen’s Representative John Dunklee, Selectmen’s First Alternate ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT Peter