The University of Maine DigitalCommons@UMaine Maine Town Documents Maine Government Documents 2012 Town of Waterford Annual Reports of the Officers for the Year Ended December 31, 2012 Waterford (Me.) Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/towndocs Repository Citation Waterford (Me.), "Town of Waterford Annual Reports of the Officers for the Year Ended December 31, 2012" (2012). Maine Town Documents. 1967. https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/towndocs/1967 This Report is brought to you for free and open access by DigitalCommons@UMaine. It has been accepted for inclusion in Maine Town Documents by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@UMaine. For more information, please contact [email protected]. ANNUAL REPORTS OF THE OFFICERS FOR THE Year Ended December 31, 2012 www.waterfordme.org Town of Waterford 2012 Annual Report DEDICATED TO PRENTISS T. KIMBALL – PLUMBING INSPECTOR SINCE 1965 Prentiss Kimball has been overseeing Waterford’s All the money for the permits used to go to the state. plumbing needs for nearly half a century and he has no As was the practice in those days, Prentiss recalls plans to slow down. regularly taking his paperwork over to Town Clerk Alice For the past 47 years, Waterford homeowners Howe, who operated the clerk’s office at her house. needing a new septic system, an updated leach field or Today, he keeps 75% and sends the rest to Augusta, upgraded internal plumbing have turned to Mutiny including a new $15 environmental fee. Corner’s tireless worker for guidance. It wasn’t long before the seventies ushered in a new In 1965, Bud Hamlin (Walter K. Jr.) held the position wave of environmental laws, the creation of Department but his Hamlin Oil & Electric business was growing. of Environmental Protection and increased paperwork for “He said he was busier than the devil and asked me inspectors. if I wanted the job,” Prentiss recalls, noting that he didn’t As certification became the rule rather than the really know a lot about plumbing at the time. He said Bud exception, other communities wanted to hire Prentiss. told him he would help him with the basics. Albany was first followed by surrounding townships and “I was pretty busy, too, but I thought I’d try it,” then Sweden, Stoneham and Lovell. He has also filled in Prentiss said. He had just started his own building for Norway, Harrison, Fryeburg, Stow and several others business after working several years for Roy Meserve of towns as the need has arisen or other inspectors have Casco. needed backup. “There wasn’t much going on in those days, a few “I would try to work it in in my spare time — septic systems and internal plumbing permits,” Prentiss noontime, after work or on weekends,” he said. said. Today, Prentiss still handles inspections in “Things were pretty lenient back then and people Stoneham and Sweden as well as Waterford. He also pretty much did what they wanted to,” he said with a keeps up with his schooling and certifications. youthful smile that belies his age. While most his age are retired, Prentiss says he It wasn’t long before the state began requiring doesn’t have time for retirement. He still keeps busy inspectors to attend training for internal as well as remodeling for folks. When he’s not hiring out, he’s external plumbing. He remembers well the anxiety he working on his woodpile for his outdoor furnace, puttering experienced when he began his schooling. in his workshop, riding on his tractor and in the spring, “I studied all winter harder than a son-of-a-gun, I boiling down maple sap. He serves as treasurer of the remember, and then took the test. I got a B+ and they Bear Mt. Grange, of which he has been a member most said that I did real good ‘cause there weren’t many of his life, and Chaplain of the Mt. Tire’m Lodge, where passing all over the state,” he said. “I was pretty worried he has belonged for more than 50 years. about it...but after that I was certified and I felt pretty good.” Mutiny Brook Times, Issue 96, Jan. 28, 2013 2 Town of Waterford 2012 Annual Report Table of Contents Town Officers -------------------------------------------------------------- 4 Notice to Taxpayers -------------------------------------------------------------- 5 Assessor’s Report -------------------------------------------------------------- 7 Chairman’s Report -------------------------------------------------------------- 8 ReportWarrant -------------------------------------------------------------- 10 Article Comparison -------------------------------------------------------------- 21 Financial Worksheets -------------------------------------------------------------- 24 Financial Health and Status -------------------------------------------------------------- 45 Projected Revenue for 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------- 51 2013 Mill Rate Projection -------------------------------------------------------------- 52 Balance Sheet -------------------------------------------------------------- 53 Revenue Report (2009 - 2012) -------------------------------------------------------------- 55 Expenses Report (2009 - 2012) -------------------------------------------------------------- 57 Vital Statistics -------------------------------------------------------------- 60 2012 Unpaid Taxes -------------------------------------------------------------- 61 2011 Tax Liens -------------------------------------------------------------- 66 2010 Tax Liens -------------------------------------------------------------- 67 Tar Sands -------------------------------------------------------------- 68 Transfer Station, Parks -------------------------------------------------------------- 70 Congressman Mike Michaud -------------------------------------------------------------- 71 SAD 17 Report -------------------------------------------------------------- 72 Waterford Library Association -------------------------------------------------------------- 74 Waterford Historical Society -------------------------------------------------------------- 75 Waterford Memorial Tree Fund -------------------------------------------------------------- 76 Planning Board -------------------------------------------------------------- 77 Building Permits -------------------------------------------------------------- 78 Plumbing Inspector, Animal Control -------------------------------------------------------------- 80 Fire Department Summary -------------------------------------------------------------- 81 3 Town of Waterford 2012 Annual Report 2012 WATERFORD TOWN OFFICIALS MODERATOR H. Sawin Millett, Bill Haynes - Deputy SELECTMEN, ASSESSORS AND OVERSEERS OF THE POOR Randy Lessard (Chairman) - 2014 Richard T. Hunt - 2015 Wyatt A. Andrews - 2013 Betty Becker – Administrative Assistant TOWN CLERK, TREASURER, TAX COLLECTOR, EXCISE COLLECTOR & REGISTRAR OF VOTERS Brenda J. Bigonski Betty Becker - Deputy HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT Bradley R. Grover (Road Commissioner) - 2014 Miles Millett – Deputy William Murch SAD 17 DIRECTORS William Hanger – 2013 Barry Patrie – 2014 FIRE DEPARTMENT Adrien Morin – Chief Tom Murch - Asst. Chief / Bill Haynes - Asst. Chief / Brad Grover – Asst. Chief FIRE WARDEN Adrien Morin – Warden Tom Murch – Deputy / Bill Haynes – Deputy / Brad Grover – Deputy APPEALS BOARD John Huffman (chair) / Merl Barker / John Bell / Larry Stretton PLANNING BOARD Anthony Butterall (Chairman) - 2015 Colin Holme (Secretary) - 2015 Raymond Merrill – 2014 John O’Brien - 2014 Bruce Sanborn - 2017 Richard Rice (Alternate) Philip D. Jendrick (Alternate) Mary L. DeLorenzo (Recording Secretary) 4 Town of Waterford 2012 Annual Report CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER, HEALTH OFFICER, EMA DIRECTOR, TREE WARDEN, CEMETERY SEXTON & WEBMASTER Bill Haynes PLUMBING INSPECTOR Prentiss Kimball ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER Robert L. Larrabee CEMETERY COMMITTEE - BISBEETOWN Janice Enman / Ellery Gammon / Priscilla Gammon / Norman Rust / Wyatt Andrews CEMETERY COMMITTEE – ELM VALE Clara Hamlin / Bill Haynes FINANCE COMMITTEE Barry Patrie (Chairman) Cindy Mitchell (Secretary) Anthony Butterall / Paul Legare / Henry Plate / Dennison Raymond / Les Gammon FIREMEN’S AUXILIARY Misty Allen / Corinna Beebe / Jennifer Cushman / Andrea Grover / Tamara Heath / Amy Hicks / Lori Hill / Jessica McAllister / Sharon Merrill / Jackie Morin FORESTRY MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE Dale Barker, Bill Haynes, Sheldon Rice, Tim Sawyer GENERAL ASSISTANCE ADMINISTRATOR John Anderson SPORTS & RECREATION COMMITTEE Rick Carter (Chairman) Jeff Beebe / Cheryl Cheever / Phil Jendrick / Caitlyn Merrill / Jasmine Merrill Peg Nation / John Pruett / Bob Dow (honorary) TRANSFER STATION COMMITTEE Ray Holme (Chairman) Alden Emerson / Donna McCarraher / Henry Plate / Chris Purdy / Dennison Raymond PARKS COMMITTEE Donna McCarraher, (Chairman) Cindy Mitchell / Roger Green / Peg Nation / Judy Haynes Bob Mitchell (alternate) ● Maggie Lawton, associate member 5 Town of Waterford 2012 Annual Report SENATOR, UNITED STATES SENATE Susan M. Collins 413 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 Phone: (202) 224-2523 Lewiston office: (207) 784-6969 http://www.collins.senate.gov/public/ REPRESENTATIVE, US HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Michael H. Michaud 1724 Longworth HOB Washington, DC 20515 Phone: (202) 225-6306 http://michaud.house.gov/ GOVENOR, STATE OF MAINE Office of the Governor Paul R. LePage #1 State House Station Augusta, ME 04333-0001 Phone: (207) 287-3531 http://www.maine.gov/governor/lepage/ DISTRICT 14 STATE SENATOR John L. Patrick 206 Strafford Ave., Rumford