fJhtvp 353.07 1^?^ Milford New Hampshire Town Report 1984 Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2012 with funding from Boston Library Consortium IVIember Libraries http://archive.org/details/annualreportofto1984milf . Annual Reports for the Town . .year ending December 31, 1984. Milford, New Hampshire ABOUT OUR COVER Growth is the name of what is happening in Milford these days, and the cover picture is intended to sum up that growth. In the background is one of the many condominiums being erected, and in the foreground is an electronic transit which is needed to posi- tion buildings, water and sewer lines, etc. —Photo by Bill Ferguson THE CABINET PRESS, INC. — MILFORD, N.H. — 1985 INDEX Administrative Assistant 89 Ambulance 82 Audit 159 Board of Adjustment 108 Budget 32 Communications Center 82 Conservation Commission 100 Financial Report 71 Fire Department 85 Forest Fire Warden & State Forest Ranger 87 Green Belt 105 Library 90 Nashua Regional Planning 97 Numbering Committee 89 Planning Board 107 Police Department 84 Protection of Persons and Property 81 Public Works Index 41 Selectmen's Report 7 Sewer Users Fund 69 Snowfall 70 Synopsis of 1984 Town Meeting 137 Tax Collector 114 Tax Rate Analysis 119 Town Clerk 109 Town Officers 3 Town Treasurer 110 Town's Worth 113 TrustFunds 120 Vital Statistics 127 Volunteer Application 160 Warrant 9 Wastewater Treatment Report 88 Welfare 99 TOWN OFFICERS Selectmen May Gaffney Term expires 1985 Frank Stetson Term expires 1985 William English Term expires 1986 Rosario Ricciardi Term expires 1987 Avery R. Johnson Term expires 1987 Administrative Assistant Lee H. Mayhew Superintendent of Public Works/Administrative Head of Wastewater Treatment Plant Robert E. Courage Building Inspector/Assessor Moderator Robert D. Philbrick Librarian Arthur L. Bryan Tax Collector Wilfred A. Leduc Town Clerk Wilfred A. Leduc Chief of Police Steven C. Sexton Checklist Supervisors Edward Thane Term expires 1986 Frances Rivard Term expires 1988 John C. Farwell Term expires 1990 Town Treasurer Septima L. Gaidmore Water Advisory Board John Sargent Term expires 1985 Lovell A. Wright Term expires 1986 OwenP.Fisk Term expires 1987 Fire Wards Richard P. Tortorelli Term expires 1985 Stephen Sears Term expires 1986 Dominic A. Calvetti Term expires 1987 Trustees of Trust Funds Robert J. Kerr Term expires 1985 Richard?. Fisk Term expires 1986 Donald Blanchette Term expires 1987 Cemetery Advisory Board James Heald Term expires 1985 Lester Perham Term expires 1986 Antimo Carpentiere Term expires 1987 Trustees of Wadleigh Memorial Library Deborah J. Draper Term expires 1985 Kelly Carter Term expires 1985 Denise Johnson Term expires 1986 Ronald N. Lindquist Term expires 1986 Mervin D. Newton Term expires 1987 Phillip Savage Term expires 1987 Health Officer Alexandre G. Law, M.D. Parks and Playgrounds Advisory Board Janice Cook Term expires 1985 Bruce M. Varney Term expires 1985 Joseph L. Swiezynski Term expires 1986 Edward ComoUi Term expires 1987 Civil Defense Director Fred R. Luongo Board of Adjustment Robert P. Odell, Chairman Term expires 1988 Ronald Violette Term expires 1985 John Ruonala Term expires 1985 Patricia Stinson Term expires 1987 David Bianchi Term expires 1987 Kathleen Maher (Alternate) Term expires 1986 Deanne Carter (Alternate) Term expires 1986 James Wetherbee (Alternate) Term expires 1986 Margaret McCormack (Alternate) Term expires 1986 Conservation Commission Avery R. Johnson Selectmen Representative Norman Erikson Planning Board Representative John Hohenadel Term expires 1985 Russell N. Monbleau, Jr. , Chairman Term expires 1985 Edna Silva Term expires 1985 John Ferguson, Jr. Term expires 1986 Michael Deasy Term expires 1986 Lorraine Carson Term expires 1987 Hazel Bums Term expires 1987 Planning Board William English Selectmen Representative Francis Mistrangelo, Chairman Term expires 1985 Peter Leishman Term expires 1986 Richard Mace Term expires 1986 Norman Erikson Term expires 1986 John Maffee Term expires 1987 John Burke Term expires 1987 Robert Wisniewski (Alternate) Term expires 1987 MicheleBarg (Alternate) Term expires 1987 Nashua Regional Planning Commission Thomas T.Johnson Katherine Maher Band Concert Committee Anne Adams, Chairman Katherine Oilman Stephen Flammia Budget Committee Dr. Richard St. Cyr Loretta Wetherbee Antimo Carpentiere Christopher G. Pank Richard Piper Richard Yergeau Ruth Johnston Robert Willette Cindy Salisbury Anne Adams Overseer of Public Welfare Patti Home Traffic Safety Committee Shirley Putnam, Chairman William B.Rotch Robert Courage Chief Steven Sexton Joseph Silva Stephen Sears Fred Luongo Parking Meter Feasibility Study Committee Charlotte Cooley Antimo Carpentiere Shirley Carl Dr. Richard St. Cyr Anthony Locicero Feasibility of Revaluation of the Town Study Committee William Ferguson Margaret McCormack Cynthia Zuretti Al Brooks James Weidman Antoinette Sprague Tina Gaidmore Ronald PWlbrick Fred Butler , Selectmen 's Report for 1984 Town Counsel, Patrick Enright, resigned and a search committee con- ducted an extensive review for his replacement. Attorney William Drescher was chosen and has done an outstanding job for 1984. A position of general foreman to aid Mr. Robert Courage was established. Unfortunately the position was filled only for a short time. The police holding cell doors were replaced to allow full view of the cell area to allow timely intervention in the event of a suicide attempt. Selectman Walter Putnam resigned and was appointed to serve until Town Meeting. Selectmen Ernest Barrett and Bart Prestipino chose not to run again. From a large field of candidates the Town voted in May Gaffney (1 year) Avery Johnson (3 years) and Bill English (2 years). Incumbent Rosario Ricciardi was re-elected (3 years) and became Chairman. Adjusted Elderly Exemption was adopted by Town Meeting. Among other things, the value of the elderly person's home is no longer included in the eligibihty requirements. The Band Concert Committee recommended a Fourth of July celebra- tion including the New Hampshire Symphony and fireworks. The cost would be high and the Town rejected the idea. Ownership of land in the Hilton Homes area was finally resolved when the unrecorded deeds were found in the Town Vault. Lee Mayhew, appointed Administrative Assistant in July, has been a tremendous help in the day-to-day operation of the Town. Building permits are to be posted for five working days prior to ap- proval to allow citizen input. In April, the Selectmen resolved the status of the many zoning protest petitions. Town employees were issued uniforms. The UNICEF issue was resolved with the cost to the Town for legal fees being in the amount of $850.00 Robert Courage was appointed to oversee the Wastewater Treatment Plant. The owners of Leisure Village Trailer Park agreed to a compromise on elderly residences there. The office of Building Inspector and Planning Board moved upstairs to the old "Banquet Hall" for more room. The 1940 Tax Maps were copied and retouched and reduced. Milford received a writ of summons in regards to the October 28, 1983 suicide in the police cell. The suit is in the amount of $300,000.00. For several months the Selectmen attempted to resolve a noise prob- lem at night on Perkins Street. A new 1984 Zoning Ordinance prohibited "excessive noise" but without any further definitions. The Board struggl- ed to resolve the problem. Finally a compromise was attained by moving the activity to a daytime hour. The police set up a sting operation using a Selectman's front money to apprehend an alleged prostitute. In July the railroad crossing on Nashua Street was replaced. Flags on the graves at Riverside Cemetery became an issue. A perma- nent memorial plot at the entrance stands to honor all veterans and therefore individual flags would be left on graves for one week only. Flags are available at the Selectmen's Office. An underground gas tank at the Gulf Station on Elm Street leaked and polluted the Souhegan River with approximately 300 gallons of fuel. "No through truck" traffic was discussed but it was decided to en- courage use of the By-pass by improving the traffic signs. Handicapped parking was established in front of the Town Hall. A major water line break in front of the Catholic Church drained our Mayflower tank. Extraordinary efforts of the V/ater Department resolv- ed the problem. Northeast Hydrodevelopment Co. expressed interest in the dam below the swinging bridge to generate electricity. This is an on-going issue. A committee to suggest a course of action regarding parking meters was appointed. During the last few months of 1984, traffic on Amherst Street was reviewed and minimal measures were instituted. A fire alarm system was installed at the Town Hall. The residents of the Town and Country Mobile Home Park in East Milford received word that the park would be sold and condominiums would be built there. The Keyes Well was found to be contaminated at a very low level but had to be shut down. Selectmen and Planning Board members struggled with the building boom that threatens to exacerbate all problems. Carl Holland donated the Agricultural Land Development rights of his farm on Osgood Road to the Town. Everyone appreciates his generosity. Town employees were granted an eleventh paid holiday - the day after Thanksgiving. In closing, the Board of Selectmen wish to thank all the citizens who devoted time to committees and boards. 8 TOWN MEETING 1985 WARRANT The polls will be open from 2:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. To the Inhabitants of the Town of Milford in the County of Hillsborough in said State, qualified to vote in Town Affairs: You are hereby notified to meet at the Milford High School Auditorium in said Milford on Tuesday, the twelfth day of March, next at two of the clock in the after- noon to act upon the following subjects: ARTICLE 1 To choose all necessary Town Officers for the year ensuing. ARTICLE 2 To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of $5^4,000.00 for the purpose of designing and constructing sludge composting facilities as an addition to the Town sewerage and sewage treatment facili- ties which are requirements contained in the Federal Water Pollution Con- trol Act, as amended (33 U.S.C.