Town of Lyme BULK RATE Office of Select Board U.S. Postage One High Street PAID P.O. Box 126 PERMIT NO. 1 Lyme, NH 03768-0126 LYME, NH 03768 Little Town Meeting Tuesday, March 1, 2016 ~ 7:00 pm School Meeting Thursday, March 3, 2016 ~ 6:00 pm Business Meeting Town Meeting – Elections & Official Ballots Tuesday, March 8, 2016 ~ 7:00 am – 7:00 pm Official Ballot Issues Election of Town & School Officers Town Meeting – Business Meeting Tuesday, March 8, 2016 ~ 9:00 am Lyme, New Hampshire ~ Annual Report 2015 Report Annual ~ Hampshire New Lyme, TOWN OF LYME, NEW HAMPSHIRE For theYear December 31, Ending 20 Fred O. Stearns III ANNUAL REPORT ANNUAL - Thank you for your 40 years of service of years 40 your for you Thank of the 1 5 Town of Lyme One High Street ~ PO Box 126 Lyme, New Hampshire 03768-0126 WWW.LYMENH.GOV EMERGENCY SERVICES FAST Squad Karen Keane Emergency………………911 All other calls…….....795-4639 Fire Chief Michael Hinsley Emergency……….………911 All other calls…….…795-4639 Police Chief Shaun J. O’Keefe Emergency…………….....911 All other calls……....795-2047 Road Agent Fred O. Stearns, III Emergency……........643-2222 All other calls…….....795-4042 NON-EMERGENCY SERVICES Librarian Judy Russell- [email protected] Library Hours: Monday 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm Thursday 10:00 am - 5:00 pm Tuesday 10:00 am - 5:00 pm Friday 10:00 am - 3:00 pm Wednesday 10:00 am - 8:00 pm Saturday 9:00 am - 12:00 noon Select Board: Susan J. MacKenzie, Chair Patricia G. Jenks Charles J. Smith Select Board Meetings: Thursday 8:00 am - Town Office Conference Room Administrative Assistant Dina Cutting- [email protected].........................……795-4639 Select Board Office Hours: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 8:00 am – 2:00 pm (Fax) 795-4637 Assessing Agent Diana Calder………………………………………….795-4639 Assessing Clerk Terri Hay- [email protected] Planning & Zoning David Robbins- [email protected] Office Hours: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 8:00 am - 2:00 pm Thursday 1:00 pm - 6:30 pm Tax Collector Joanne Coburn- [email protected] Office Hours: Monday 10:00 am -12:00 noon Town Clerk Patricia G. Jenks- [email protected] Deputy Town Clerk Sharon Greatorex- [email protected] Office Hours: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 8:00 am – 2:00 pm (Fax) 795-2117 Transfer Station (Located at the Town Garage) William Hoehl..................................795-4639 Hours: Wednesday 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm Sunday 8:30 am - 11:00 am Happy Retirement, Freddie! Fred O. Stearns III first came to work for the Town of Lyme on January 26th, 1976. Over the past 40 years Fred has been there to assist any community member, emergency personnel or just a person passing through town with any road issue that came along. Fred took great pride in his job and the town is thankful for Fred’s dedication, hard work, sense of community, and all those late nights of making sure we all got home safely. Just a few fun facts to ponder on about Fred- • Worked as highway department employee from 1/26/1976 to March, 1987 • Worked as Road Agent and Foreman from March, 1987 to 1/26/2016 Number of Select Board members under whom Fred worked as both employee and Highway Road Agent: 24 This means Fred had 24 different bosses over 40 years-wow! On behalf of the Town, we extend our sincerest appreciation, acknowledging Fred’s many years of service, wishing him all the best for a happy and healthy future. Oil team stuck in the mud on East Thetford Road spring of 1906 TABLE of CONTENTS About Lyme..... ......................................................................................... Town - 03 National and State Representatives ........................................................ Town - 04 Town Officers, Committee and Board Members...................................... Town - 05 Warrant for March 8, 2016 Annual Town Meeting ................................. Town - 13 2016 Budget Worksheets .......................................................................... Town - 21 Budget for March 8, 2016 Town Meeting (MS-737) ............................... Town - 37 Budget Committee Supplemental Schedule .............................................. Town - 46 Minutes for March 10, 2015 Town Meeting ............................................ Town - 47 Audit ......................................................................................................... Town - 61 Bonded Debt ............................................................................................ Town - 117 Schedule of Town of Lyme Property for 2015 ......................................... Town - 119 Inventory (MS-1) ...................................................................................... Town - 120 Restoration of Involuntarily Merged Lots ................................................ Town - 131 Tax Rate Information ............................................................................... Town - 132 Tax Collector Report (MS-61) ................................................................. Town - 137 Town Clerk Report (Including MV Permits & Dog Licenses) ................. Town - 143 Marriages ........................................................................................... Town - 144 Births .................................................................................................. Town - 144 Deaths ................................................................................................. Town - 145 Treasurer Report ...................................................................................... Town - 146 Trustees of the Trust Funds ...................................................................... Town - 148 Narrative Reports Select Board ........................................................................................ Town - 153 Assessing Department ........................................................................ Town - 153 Police Department .............................................................................. Town - 154 Recreation Committee ........................................................................ Town - 154 Highway Department.......................................................................... Town - 155 Class V Roads Committee .................................................................. Town - 155 Cemetery Trustees .............................................................................. Town - 155 Converse Free Library ...................................................................... Town - 156 Fire Department ................................................................................. Town - 156 Independence Day Committee ............................................................ Town - 157 Energy Committee .............................................................................. Town - 157 Conservation Commission .................................................................. Town - 158 Town Buildings Maintenance Committee ........................................... Town - 158 FAST Squad ........................................................................................ Town - 159 Heritage Commission ......................................................................... Town - 159 Emergency Management ................................................................... Town - 160 Table of Contents - 1 Outside Agencies, Committees and Organizations Forest Fire Warden and State Forest Ranger .................................... Town - 160 Community Care of Lyme ................................................................... Town - 161 Parish Nurse ....................................................................................... Town - 161 West Central Behavioral Health ........................................................ Town - 162 Connecticut River Joint Commissions ................................................ Town - 163 Visiting Nurse Alliance of NH & VT .................................................. Town - 163 University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension ....................... Town - 164 Upper Valley Lake Sunapee Regional Planning Commission ........... Town - 164 Wise .................................................................................................... Town - 165 Headrest ............................................................................................ Town - 165 Listen Community Services................................................................ Town - 166 Grafton County Senior Citizens Council, Inc. .................................... Town - 166 CASA ................................................................................................... Town - 167 Mascoma Valley Health Initiative ..................................................... Town - 167 Lyme School District Note: The School portion of this report starts renumbering at “School – 1” Title Page with 8th grade class ................................................................ School - 01 Officers................... .................................................................................. School - 02 Instructional Staff ..................................................................................... School - 02 Graduates ................................................................................................. School - 03 Warrant for Election of Officers