Annual report of the Town of Londonderry, New Hampshire

212 Pages·1999·12.1 MB·English

by  Londonderry (N.H. : Town)

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Pieces of the Boston & Maine Railroad line
remain as a reminder of the once thriving
commerceconnectingBoston to many smallNew
Hampshire towns along route. The Stone Arch
Bridge off of Harvey Road was made offree
standinggranite,provingthenecessary crossing of
the Cohas Brook.
CoverPhoto - Town Common Walkway and Veterans*Memorial- DedicatedAugust, 1998
Reminder: Please bring this booklet with you to the
Annual Town Meeting Deliberative Session
AM
to be held beginning at 9 in the
LondonderryHighSchool Gym on Saturday,
March 13, 1999.
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Town of Londonderry,
New Hampshire
ANNUAL REPORT
1998

Town ofLondonderry
1998AnnualReport Table ofContents
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BOARDS, COMMITTEES, and COMMISSIONS:
Airport Road Committee 156-157
Budget Committee 158
Conservation Commission 159 - 160
Economic Development Committee 161 - 162
Heritage Commission 163
Historical Society (Morrison House Museum) 164-165
International Exchange Committee 166
&
Londonderry Housing Redevelopment Authority 167
Manchester Airport Authority 168
Recreation Commission 169
Senior Citizen's Club 170
NH
Southeastern Hazardous Materials Mutual Aid District 171
NH
So. Planning Commission 172
Traffic Safety Committee 173
Zoning Board ofAdjustment 174 - 175
BUDGET
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Summary by Department B-l
FY 1999/00 B-2 through B-6
COMMUNITY INTEREST FORM 176
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS/INDEPENDENT AUDIT REPORT:
Audit Report (Vachon, Clukay) 28-31
Combined Balance Sheet - All Fund Types/Groups 32
Combined Stmt.- Fund Balances-All Govt Types 33
Combined Stmt.- Gen'l and Special Revenue Funds 34
Combined Stmt. - NonExpendable Trust Funds 35
Notes to General Purpose Finance Statements 36-51
FINANCIAL REPORTS:
Bond Rating - Moody's Upgrade ofTown ofLondonderry 52-53
Capital Reserve Funds Summary Report 54
Report ofSpecial Revenue Accounts 55
Report ofRevenue Projections 56
Impact Fees and ConstructionEscrow Accounts 57-103
Leach Library Trustees Report 104
Tax Collector's Report 105-107
Town Clerk's Report 108-109
Total Payments to TownEmployees (Including salaries,
wages, overtime, outside detail, etc.) 110-114
Treasurer's Report 115-116
Trustees ofTrust Fund Report 117
Town ofLondonderry
1998 Annual Report Table ofContents
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HOLIDAY LISTING FOR TOWN OFFICE Back Inside Cover
HOLIDAY LISTING FOR TRASH REMOVAL Back Inside Cover
TOWN DEPARTMENTS:
Assessor's Report - Summary ofValuation & Statistics 1 18 - 120
Building Inspector & Health Officer Report 121-124
Cable Department Report 125
Family Mediation Report 126
Fire Department Report 127-128
Fire Warden Report 129-130
Library Director's Report 131-133
Management Information Systems (MIS) 134
Planning & Economic Development 135 - 138
Police Department 139-142
Public Works (Highway & Eng'g Division) 143
Public Works (Sewer Division) 144 - 145
Public Works (Solid Waste/Recycling Division) 146-147
Supervisors ofthe Checklist 148
Town Clerk/Tax Collector's Report 149
Town Council 150-151
Town Manager 152-154
Welfare Department 155
TOWN MEETING MINUTES:
Annual Town Meeting - (Elections) - 3/10/98 11-12
Annual Town Meeting - (Deliberations) - 3/14/98 13-25
Annual Town Meeting - (Special Election) - 4/14/98 26-27
TOWN OFFICIALS:
Local - Elected by Ballot 1
Federal, State and Local Reps -Elected by Ballot 2
Local - Appointed by Town Council 3-6
TOWN OFFICE EMPLOYEES 7-10
WARRANT - FY 1999/2000 (Yellow Pages) W-l through W- 5
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Town ofLondonderry
1998AnnualReport 1999 Warrant
To the inhabitants ofLondonderry in the County ofRockingham in said State qualified to vote in
Town
Affairs:
Voters are hereby notified to meet at the LondonderryHigh School Gymnasium in Londonderry
on Tuesday the ninth day ofMarch, 1999, at seven o'clock in the morning to choose all necessary Town
Officers for the ensuing year, and to act upon bond and note articles, all by official ballot, the polls to be
open at seven o'clock in the morning and to close not earlierthan eight o'clock in the evening.
Voters arefurthernotified to meet atthe Londonderry High School on Saturday, March 13, 1999,
at nine o'clockinthe morningto discuss, amend and actupon articles, the proposed Fiscal Year 1999/2000
budget and all other matters to come before the meeting.
ARTICLENO. 1 [ELECTIONOFOFFICERS]
To choose all necessaryTownOfficersfortheensuingyear, oruntil another is chosen orappointed
and qualified.
ARTICLENO. 2 [MAMMOTHROADSEWERPROJECT]
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate FOUR MILLION TWO HUNDRED
THOUSAND DOLLARS ($4,200,000) forthepurposeofconstructing the MammothRoad Sewerproject
or anything pertaining thereto.
Said sum is to be raised by the issuance ofserial bonds ornotes not to exceed FOURMILLION
TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($4,200,000) underand in compliance with the provisions
ofthe Municipal Finance Act (NH Revised Statutes Annotated Chapter 33) and to authorize the Town
Councilto issueand negotiate suchbondsornotes, to determine the rate(s) ofinterest thereon and to take
suchotheractions asmaybenecessaryto effect the issuance, negotiation, sale and delivery ofsuchbonds
or notes as shall be in the best interest ofthe Town ofLondonderry, and to authorize the Town Council
to accept any funds from the State ofNewHampshire, the Federal Government, and private sources, as
maybecome available, and pass any vote relating thereto.
(Ifpassed, this article will have a tax impact of$0.12 inFY 99/00, $0.45 inFY 00/01, and $0.43
FY
in 01/02) \
Thisarticleissupportedby:
Town Council- (Yes4-0-0 BudgetCommittee- (Yes6-0-0)
1 Projectionsarebaseduponcurrentassessedvalues.
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Town ofLondonderry
1998AnnualReport 1999 Warrant
To the inhabitants ofLondonderry in the County ofRockingham in said State qualified to vote in
Town
Affairs:
Voters are hereby notified to meet at the Londonderry High School Gymnasium in Londonderry
on Tuesday the ninth day ofMarch, 1999, at seven o'clock in the morning to choose all necessary Town
Officers for the ensuing year, and to act upon bond and note articles, all by official ballot, the polls to be
open at seven o'clock in the morning and to close not earlierthan eight o'clock in the evening.
Votersarefurthernotifiedto meet atthe Londonderry High School on Saturday, March 13, 1999,
at nine o'clockinthemorningto discuss, amend and actupon articles, the proposed Fiscal Year 1999/2000
budget and all other matters to come before the meeting.
ARTICLENO. 1 [ELECTIONOFOFFICERS]
To chooseall necessaryTownOfficersfortheensuingyear, oruntil another is chosen or appointed
and qualified.
ARTICLENO. 2 [MAMMOTHROADSEWERPROJECT]
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate FOUR MILLION TWO HUNDRED
THOUSAND DOLLARS ($4,200,000)forthepurposeofconstructingthe MammothRoad Sewer project
or anything pertaining thereto.
Said sum is to be raised bythe issuance ofserial bonds ornotes not to exceed FOURMILLION
TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($4,200,000) under and in compliancewiththe provisions
ofthe Municipal Finance Act (NH Revised Statutes Annotated Chapter 33) and to authorize the Town
Council to issue and negotiate suchbondsornotes, to determine the rate(s) ofinterest thereon and to take
suchotheractionsasmaybenecessary to effect the issuance, negotiation, sale and delivery ofsuchbonds
or notes as shall be in the best interest ofthe Town ofLondonderry, and to authorize the Town Council
to accept any funds from the State ofNewHampshire, the Federal Government, and private sources, as
may become available, and pass any vote relating thereto.
(Ifpassed, this article will have a tax impact of$0.12 inFY 99/00, $0.45 inFY 00/01, and $0.43
FY
in 01/02) \
Thisarticleissupportedby:
Tom Council- (Yes4-0-0) BudgetCommittee- (Yes6-0-0)
1 Projectionsarebaseduponcurrentassessedvalues.
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