X003 Wilton, New Hampshire 2003 Town and School Reports Pictured on the front cover is the new Wilton Police Station located at the base of Burns Hill Road. Voters approved the construction at the March 2002 town meeting. The work was completed in October 2003 with the building's official dedication by Governor Craig Benson. P Frank Spencer Millward March 28, 1920 - December 26, 2003 The Board of Selectmen would like to pay tribute to Frank S. Millward for his years of dedicated service to the Town of Wilton. In his capacity as Building Inspector and Health Officer, Frank's commitment was tireless. He will be missed greatly by his family, friends and co- workers alike. ANNUAL REPORTS OF THE TOWN OFFICERS OF WILTON, NH FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2003 WILTON-LYNDEBOROUGH COOPERATIVE & WILTON SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2003 INDEX Ambulance and Rescue 66 Balance Sheet 15 Budget Committee Report 14 Budget for Town of Wilton 9 Building Inspector's Report & Permits Issued in 2003 47 Conservation Commission 69 Current Use Report 53 Expenditures, Detailed 22 Fire Department 62 Heritage Commission 67 Highway Department 56 Home Health Care, Hospice & Community Services 75 Investment of the Trust Funds 39 Inventory of Taxable Properties 92 Library Director's Report 58 Library Treasurer's Report 45 Milford Area Communications Center 63 MS-5 17 Nashua Regional Planning Commission 72 Police Department 57 Recycling Center 60 Revenues, Detailed 12 Schedule of Town Property 54 School District Report S1 Selectmen's Report 55 Sewer Department 60 Souhegan Home & Hospice Care Report 74 State Forest Fire Warden & State Forest Ranger Report... 64 Summary Inventory of Valuation 52 2003 Synopsis of Town Meetings and Election Results ....76 Tax Collector 41 Tax Rate Computation 51 Town Clerk 44 Town Officer's 1 Treasurer's Report 35 Trustee of the Trust Funds 36 Vital Statistics 88 Warrant for Town Meeting 3 Wilton Forest Fire Warden 63 Wilton Main Street Association 70 Waterworks Report 61 Wilton-Lyndeborough Youth Center 68 Wilton- Lyndeborough Cooperative High School S36 Wilton Old Home Days 65 TOWN OFFICERS - 2003 Selectmen: Moderator: Stuart S. Draper, Chair. 2004 Richard D. Rockwood 2004 Jerry W. Greene 2005 Robert MacFarland 2006 Highway Agent: Brian Adams, Resign. Tax Collector: Stephen Elliott Jane K. Farrell 2004 Appt. 11/03 Jennifer Walsh, Deputy Resign. Pamela Atwood, Budget Committee: Appt. Deputy 9/03 Cary A. Hughes, Chair. 2004 Donald R. McGettigan, Sr. 2004 Town Clerk: William J. Keefe 2005 Jane K. Farrell 2005 Donald C. Davidson, Jr. 2005 Jennifer Walsh, Deputy Resign. David B. Tierney, Jr. 2006 Pamela Atwood, Kyra L. Brennan 2006 Appt. Deputy 9/03 Joyce A Fisk, School Bd. Member Stuart S. Draper, Selectmen Member Treasurer: Barry A. Greene 2004 Zoning Board of Adjustment: R. Neil Faiman, Chair. 2005 Trustee of the Trust Funds: James A. Turtle 2004 John H. Hutchinson, Chair.2005 Joanna K. Eckstrom 2005 Earl W. Watts 2004 Carol R. Roberts 2006 Louise Greene 2006 Robert E. Spear, Jr. 2006 Ronald A. Hanisch, Alt. Auditors: Plodzik & Sanderson 2005 Supervisor of Checklist: Joan C. Pellerin, Chair. 2004 Planning Board: Lori J. Rolke W. Bruce Johnson Jr., 2004 Appt. to 3/04 Co-Chairman Nancy Lee Claire 2006 Mark H. Whitehill, 2005 Co-Chairman Conservation Commission: Elizabeth A. Castro 2004 Spencer C. Brookes II, Chair. Matthew W. Fish 2005 Lynne E. Draper J. Alexander MacMartin,Jr.2006 Andrew R. LeFrangois, R. Neil Faiman 2006 Resign. 4/03 Stuart S. Draper, Selectmen Member H. Alan Preston Dawn Tuomala, Alt. Leslie P. Tallarico L. David Holder, Alt. Philip C. Heald, Emeritus Kyra Brennan, Alt. Brian Sullivan, Alt. TOWN OFFICERS - 2003 Heritage Commission: Water Commissioners: Stanley T. Young, Chair. James A. Tuttle, Chair. 2004 Corinne F. Blagbrough Thomas P. Herlihy, Chair. 2005 Robert A. Chouinard Charles O. McGettigan, Jr. 2006 Michael G. Dell'Orto Gail R. Hoar Recycle Center: Leslie A. Wharton Maurice G. Guay, Sr. Phyllis P. Tallarico, Alt. Overseer of Welfare: Jerry W. Greene, Selectmen Member Charles O. McGettigan, Jr. Library Director: Carol R. Roberts Masonry, Brick & Stone: Leroy V. Tuttle Library Trustees: Ronald E. Brown, Chair. Parks & Playgrounds: Olga S. Brigham Highway Department Mary Ellen Brookes Faye B. Crawford Sewer Commissioners: Harold C. Levine C. Stanley Schultz, Chair. 2005 Sandra S. Perfito Charles O. McGettigan, Jr. 2004 Stanley T. Young David B. Tierney, Jr. 2006 Chief of Police: Civil Defense: Robert D. Maguire, Thomas P. Herlihy Resign. 4/03 Joseph Devine, Fire Chief: Acting Chief Raymond A. Dick Brent Hautanen Deputy Fire Chiefs: Appt. 11/03 Ronald Y. Caswell Building Inspector: David B. Boissonnault William F. Condra Forest Fire Warden: Health Officer: Ronald Y. Caswell Frank S. Millward Nashua Regional Planning Corder of Wood: Committee: Mark C. Gibbons Harold P. Melcher Jr. Surveyors of Lumber: Dog Officers: Mark C. Gibbons Police Department Philip C. Heald Cemeteries: Forest Committee: Charles O. McGettigan, Jr. Philip C. Heald . STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE TOWN WARRANT To the inhabitants of the Town of Wilton in the County of Hillsborough and the State of New Hampshire qualified to vote in Town Affairs: You are hereby notified to appear at the Wilton Town Hall in said Wilton on Tuesday, March 9, 2004 at 10 A.M. to ballot for necessary Town Officers and other action required to be inserted on said official ballots. (POLLS ARE TO REMAIN OPEN UNTIL 7:00 P.M.) 1 To choose all necessary Town Officers for the year ensuing. (By ballot.) 2. Are you in favor of the adoption of the Zoning Ordinance Amendment No. 1 as proposed by the Planning Board for the Town of Wilton Zoning Ordinance as follows: ADD Section 4.6.7, Wetlands Conservation District Setback, to the Performance Standards section, and ADD Section 11.6, Setbacks , in the Wetlands Conservation District section of the ordinance, to establish a requirement that buildings must be set back 50 feet from a delineated wetlands boundary within the Wetlands Conservation District. Adequate open land is required to filter pollutants and nutrients before being released to the wetlands; provide adequate area to recharge the surface and subsurface watershed; to control stormwater runoff, and to protect habitat around wetlands that are necessary for aquatic and land animals. (This amendment has Planning Board approval.) 3. Are you in favor of the adoption of the Zoning Ordinance Amendment No. 2 as proposed by the Planning Board for the Town of Wilton Zoning Ordinance as follows: ADD Sections 5.3.6 (c) and (d), to Schools and daycare centers section, to provide two new Special Exceptions in the Residential District. Section 5.3.6 (c.) permits adult and youth educational and cultural activities as an accessory use of schools allowed under paragraph (a.). Section 5.3.6 (d.), Accessory Adult Educational Facilities , permits the construction of accessory facilities subordinate to schools allowed under paragraph (a.) These facilities are intended for teacher & instructors training, licensing, accreditation, and development. These facilities are in support of the principal school for training and education and have maximum size restrictions of 30 percent of the primary facility's heated gross square footage, but shall not exceed a maximum of 10,000 square feet of total floor area and a maximum of two (2) stories. Granting of Special Exceptions and Site Plan review will be required. The intent is to allow schools to have facilities for teacher, youth and adult instruction / activities to enhance educator skills and educational opportunities. (This amendment has Planning Board approval.) 4. Are you in favor of the adoption of the Zoning Ordinance Amendment No. 3 as proposed by the Planning Board for the Town of Wilton Zoning Ordinance as follows: AMEND Section 6.2.1, >4rea, of the Lot Requirements section, to remove all requirements for lot size, based on soil potential ratings for subsurface disposal systems (Septic systems) and replace with a minimum lot size of 2 contiguous acres excluding wetlands and land within the 100 year flood hazard zone (floodplain). This is to simplify a process that has proven to be subjective and expensive to the property owner and still ensure adequate upland soils for lots adjacent to wetlands and floodplains. (This amendment has Planning Board approval.) 5. Are you in favor of the adoption of the Zoning Ordinance Amendment No. 4 as proposed by the Planning Board for the Town of Wilton Zoning Ordinance as follows: AMEND Section 8.2.1, Area, in the Lot Requirements section of the Industrial District, to exclude land within the 100-year flood hazard zone (floodplain) from minimum lot requirements. This is in addition to the existing 2 acre of land minimum, excluding wetlands. There is no contiguous dry land requirement for industrial lots. The intent is to ensure adequate upland soils for lots adjacent to wetlands and floodplains. (This amendment has Planning Board approval.) 6. Are you in favor of the adoption of the Zoning Ordinance Amendment No. 5 as proposed by the Planning Board for the Town of Wilton Zoning Ordinance as follows: ADD Section 12.3 (j), Permitted Uses, in the Aquifer Protection District, to permit subsurface propane and liquefied natural gas tanks within the Aquifer District. The intent is to permit residential and commercial/Industrial underground storage of these gases for on-site energy needs only. (E.g. Residential 500 gallon buried tank) (This amendment has Planning Board approval.) 7. Are you in favor of the adoption of the Zoning Ordinance Amendment No. 6 as proposed by the Planning Board for the Town of Wilton Zoning Ordinance as follows: AMEND Sections 12.4 (b), and (d), Prohibited Uses, in the Aquifer Protection District, to remove the exception in paragraph (b) allowing underground petroleum tanks in the Aquifer Districts, so that no petroleum, regulated substances (gasoline, diesel, oils, refined liquids etc.) and associated underground piping are permitted in the district.