Town of Atkinson, New Hampshire 2012 Annual Report

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Town of Atkinson,
New Hampshire
2012 Annual Report
Celebrating Atkinson, then...
...And Now
For The Year Ending December 31, 2012
Selectmen’s Office
Weekdays:
Animal Control
362-5266
8:00am – 4:00pm
234-5193
Building Inspection &
Code Enforcement
Weekdays:
Monday
362-1057
8:00am – 9 am
6:30pm – 8:00pm
Building Permits
Monday Evenings
362-1057
6:30pm – 8:00pm
Community Center
Monday
Tuesday – Friday
362-5531
9:00am – 3:00pm
9:00am – 2:00pm
Highway Department
Kimball Library
Weekdays
Saturdays
Fire Department
Emergency Number
Business Number
Tax Collector
Monday
Wednesday
Friday
362-4010
362-5234
10:00am – 8:00pm
10:00am – 3:00pm
911
362-5611
362-5357
11am – 7:00pm
9:00am – 5:00pm
9:00am – 1:00pm
Town Clerk
Monday
Tuesday-Thursday
Friday
362-4920
8:30am – 7:00pm
8:30am – 5:00pm
8:00am – 12:00pm
Planning/Zoning
Tuesday – Thursday
362-5761
10:00am – 2:00pm
Police Department
Emergency Number
Business Number
Transfer/Recycle Station
Wednesday
Saturday & Sunday
911
362-4001
12:00pm – 4:00pm
9:00am – 4:00pm
Monthly Meeting Schedules
(held at the Town Hall except when noted)
Board of Selectmen
Mondays
7:30pm
Conservation Commission
1st Monday
Kimball Library Trustees
3rd Wednesday
Kimball Library
Planning Board
1st & 3rd Wednesday
Recreation Commission
1st Wednesday
Community Center
Zoning Board of Adjustment
2nd Tuesday
Local Organizations
Atkinson Historical Society
Atkinson Women’s Civic Club
Friends of the Kimball Library
Lions Club
Veterans Club
7:00pm
6:30pm
7:30pm
6:00pm
7:00pm
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
TOWN OF ATKINSON,
NEW HAMPSHIRE
FOR THE YEAR
2012
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Town of Atkinson, NH
2012 Town Report Dedication
“The greatest testimonial to Atkinson’s community pride is when residents give of themselves. We have something special in our Town, our volunteer’s spirit and commitment. It is
a tribute of which we should be very proud.”
Atkinson Town Report – 1982
This statement is as true today as it was in 1982. For that reason, we dedicate the 2012
Town Report to all of our residents, young and old, with thanks to all those that came before.
Grange Hall (Old Town Hall), Academy Ave.
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The Page Homestead,
Main Street
Old Main Street, looking North
to Congregational Church
Horse and Buggy on Main
Street, Cogswell Farm to the left
“The Tunnel”, looking North on
Main Street (Summer)
“The Tunnel”, looking North on
Main Street (Winter)
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In Memoriam
AS WE REMEMBER JANE COLE
Jane knew everything about town history and what a selectman or town board member
needed to know. She “schooled” over 20 boards of new green selectmen in how to do their
job. The words always were “Ask Jane.”
“She was compassionate to the elderly, always alerting us to those in need. Jane was also
very sensitive to the environment, assisting me in writing hand-outs about ballot issues.
Atkinson lost someone very special when it lost Jane. She was much loved.”
Carol Grant (Fmr. Selectwoman)
“I knew Jane for many years. She was a special friend to me and my family. When I was
involved with the Town, especially as Selectman, Jane was always there to give me much
needed assistance , answering my questions and sharing her knowledge of town history.
She will be greatly missed by all who knew her.”
“Bub” Reynolds (Fmr. Selectman)
“Jane was the constant and consistent “GO TO” person in the Selectman’s Office – my
most valuable resource. She was the “MVP” of the office. As it was aptly said, “ASK
JANE” and I did!!!”
Charlie George (Fmr. Selectman)
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“Jane had a roguish smile that made you look out for what would happen next. The stories
of her summer trips to Maine -- about her children’s antics and the unexpected things that
always happened on the way -- were always good for a laugh.”
“Jake” Collins (Fmr. Planning Board Chairman)
“As a Budget Committee member and Selectman, Jane was by my side, guiding the way,
putting things in historical perspective and keeping us on track. Jane clearly trained most
of the Selectmen, if they were smart enough to listen, and was responsible for organizing
and running a key portion of our town government.”
Brian Boyle (Fmr. Selectman)
“She was generous with her time. When the Atkinson Historical Society asked Jane to be
the Editor of the definitive book on Atkinson’s history, Jane accepted the responsibility.
She took all of the historical information from the Society’s archives and collections and put
the book together. She was the glue that held the project together. “Atkinson Then and
Now” would not have been published if not for Jane.”
Eleanor Zaremba (Atkinson Historical Society and Fmr. Town
Clerk)
“Jane was called “The Mayor of Atkinson” because she knew more about running the town
than anyone else. She was intelligent, dedicated, and hardworking, with a steel-trap memory. Whenever the background for any issue was needed, the first thing people did was to
ask Jane. And she would remember…in detail. She managed to work all day as the consummate professional.”
Linda Jette (Fmr. Town Clerk)
“I will always be grateful for the time she shared and with her guidance through the minefield that is small town politics. A strong independent Yankee, a good friend, a great
mother, and a wonderful neighbor.”
Ted Stewart (Road Agent)
“Jane could always be counted upon to lighten the mood with an anecdote about her kids.
Jane, you will be sorely missed.”
Mark Acciard (Fmr. Budget Com. Chr.)
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“Everyone needs a Confidant, a person they can go to for advice and counsel when they
face big issues. Jane was that person for me. To me she was the oracle of Delphi. Her
wisdom, compassion, willingness to help and understanding of so many issues made her a
“go to” person.”
Paul DiMaggio (Vice-Chair, Atkinson Planning
Board)
“Jane was a wealth of information and patiently and thoroughly educated me in my job.”
Shirley Galvin (Fmr. Planning Board Clerk).
“Wisdom – a gift Jane held and shared with all she met – a legacy she leaves us all. How
many times have we looked to Jane for a “compass.” Thank you. I will always remember
her as my friend.”
Ken Grant (Fmr. State Rep.)
“Mom made working for the town her life, and brought it home with her quite literally! Oh,
she may have physically retired from Town Hall – but you can be sure that every Monday
night at 7:00 pm she would be firmly planted in front of the television, more than likely yelling that someone was wrong – and occasionally picking up the phone calling someone to
tell them so. Mom loved the town, which is why she chose to die there.”
Robin Malone (Jane’s youngest daughter)
“New” Town Hall, Academy Ave.
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MARTHA MACDONALD
Martha MacDonald was the youngest child of Haverhill, MA Mayor Albert W. Glynn
which set the stage for her life-long dedication to civic involvement. Martha served for 42
consecutive years as a Supervisor of the Checklist for Atkinson, making this the longest
held elected position in Atkinson’s history. Martha was also a long time member of the Atkinson Historical Society, a past president of the Atkinson Fire Department Auxiliary. In
addition to volunteering for countless activities in Atkinson, Martha and her husband, Fred,
hosted the Atkinson Antique Car and Truck Show for many years, and were named Citizens
of the year in 2005. Martha loved spending time with her family, singing in the Holy Angels
church choir and indulging in her passion for the Red Sox, Patriots and the Boston College
Eagles. It never rained on Martha's parade….her irrepressible spirit and positive outlook
were a gift to all those who knew her.
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Table of Contents
Telephone Directory ....................................................................................... Inside Front Cover
Dedication ................................................................................................................................... 4
Memoriam.................................................................................................................................... 6
Town Administrators Report ................................................................................................... 12
Officials and Employees ........................................................................................................... 13
Financial Reports
Auditors Report ........................................................................................................................ 17
Involuntary Merger Notice ....................................................................................................... 18
Trustee of the Trust Funds Report ............................................................................................ 19
Treasurers Report ..................................................................................................................... 20
Tax Collectors Financial Report ............................................................................................... 24
Tax Rate Calculation ................................................................................................................ 27
Town Clerks Financial Report .................................................................................................. 28
2012 Town Ballot Summary ..................................................................................................... 29
Budget and Warrants
2013 Town Meeting Warrants .................................................................................................. 30
2013 FY Budget Summary ....................................................................................................... 43
2013 Money Warrants Summary .............................................................................................. 44
Department, Commission and Committee Reports
ACTV ....................................................................................................................................... 45
Animal Control ......................................................................................................................... 47
Building Inspector .................................................................................................................... 48
Byways Committee .................................................................................................................. 49
Conflict of Interest Committee ................................................................................................. 52
Community Center and Senior Programs ................................................................................. 53
Conservation Commission........................................................................................................ 56
Elderly Affairs .......................................................................................................................... 58
Energy Commission ................................................................................................................. 60
Fire Department ........................................................................................................................ 62
Highway Department ................................................................................................................ 65
Historical Society ..................................................................................................................... 67
Kimball Library ........................................................................................................................ 68
Kimball Library Financials ....................................................................................................... 71
Planning Board ......................................................................................................................... 74
Police Department .................................................................................................................... 76
Rail Committee ......................................................................................................................... 77
Recreation Commission............................................................................................................ 78
Supervisor of the Checklist....................................................................................................... 81
Tax Collector ............................................................................................................................ 83
Town Clerk ............................................................................................................................... 85
Zoning Board of Adjustment ................................................................................................... 86
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Table of Contents (cont.)
2012 Employee Payroll ............................................................................................................. 87
2012 Vendor List ....................................................................................................................... 89
Statistics
Births ........................................................................................................................................ 96
Marriages .................................................................................................................................. 97
Deaths ....................................................................................................................................... 98
Volunteer Form ......................................................................................................................... 99
Photo Credits ................................................................................................... Inside Back Cover
Atkinson Depot, Main Street
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Report of the Atkinson Town Administrator
The Town Administrator’s position was created in 2001 by a petitioned Warrant Article. Since
that time there have been six Administrators serving our Town. In those 12 years, Administrators have dealt with significant change. We’ve had a booming economy and an economy in
crisis; some of the snowiest winters on record and one without snow. We’ve negotiated complex vendor and union contracts and handled the mundane day-to-day activities required to
keep the town running; dealt with serious and lasting power outages; with mosquito borne viruses like EEE and West Nile; contamination in resident’s wells and layover stations. We’ve
dealt with conflict and controversy. The one constant that we’ve had to deal with is change.
One of my favorite quotes is from John A. Simone – “If you’re in a bad situation, don’t worry
it’ll change. If you’re in a good situation, don’t worry it’ll change”. As a Town we have to
change with each situation. We have to change the way we think, change our processes,
change the way we look at things and change the way we respond to the challenges that surround us. I for one look forward to change. Change is where growth lives and it keeps things
interesting.
It has been a pleasure and a privilege serving our Town. Thank you to all the residents, volunteers and Town employees who have helped to make my job fun, challenging and rewarding. I
look forward to serving you in 2013.
Respectfully submitted,
Bill Innes
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Representatives to the General Court
District 14
The Honorable Debra Desimone
The Honorable William G. Friel
The Honorable Jack Hayes
The Honorable Norman L. Major
The Honorable Jeffrey D. Oligny
State Senator
The Honorable Chuck Morse, District 22
Town Officials and Employees
2011 Elected Officials
Moderator
James Garrity
2014
Board of Selectmen
Todd Barbera
Fred J. Childs, Jr, Chairman
William G. Friel
2015
2013
2014
Tax Collector
Debra L. DeSimone
2015
Town Clerk
Rose Cavalear
2015
Treasurer
Susan B. Coppeta
2013
Cemetery Trustees
Kathleen Friel
Mark F. Keeffe
Robert P. Patuto
2013
2014
2015
Conflict of Interest
Bruce Cambriello
Gary Brownfield
Jean Foley
Raymond J. Fournier
Joyce Lafrance, Chairman
Richard L. Smith, Resigned
2013
2014
2013
2013
2013
2013
Library Trustees
Alan Phair, Chairman
Wendy Doughty
Margaret Finn, Secretary
Helen “Kay” Galloway, Vice-Chairman
Nina Gray, Alternate
Julie Hammond, Alternate
2013
2015
2014
2013
2013
2013
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Municipal Budget Committee
Wendy Barker
Susan Carroll
John Feuer
Harold Morse
Craig G. Schuster
William Smith
Fred Childs, ex-officio
2015
2013
2014
2014
2015
2013
Road Agent
Edward A. Stewart
2013
Supervisor of the Checklist
Patricia Mangini, Chairman
Leslie Barbera
Adele Dillon
Martha E. MacDonald, Deceased
2016
2018
2013
2014
Trustees of the Trust Funds
Barbara Snicer, Chairman
Kay Galloway
Michael C. Turell
2014
2013
2015
2011 Appointed Officials
American Disabilities Act Coordinator
Robert J. Jones
2013
Animal Control Officers
Andrew Cammilleri
Lynne Cunningham
Stacey Curley
Joshua Dugdale
Matthew J. Tombarello
2013
2013
2013
2013
2013
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Board of Adjustment (ZBA)
Hank Riehl, Chairman (resigned)
Catherine Blash, Alternate
Victoria Czaia, Alternate
David W. Farris
Shane Keating
Richard Paquin, Alternate
John Recesso, Alternate
Glenn Saba
Sam Zannini, Alternate
2013
2014
2015
2015
2014
2015
2014
2013
2014
Boat Agent
Rose Cavalear
2013
Atkinson Rail Committee
Robert Clark, Chairman
Catherine Blash
Albert Bradley
Anna Clark
Robert Cote
Joseph DeMonaco
James V. Stundze
2013
2013
2013
2013
2013
2013
2013
Heritage Committee
Todd Barbera, Selectman
Adele Dillon, Alternate
Tim Dziechowski, Alternate
John Feuer
Marnie Finn, Library Trustee
Linda S. Jette, Library Trustee
Fred Kulick, Historical Society
Steven Lewis
Eleanor Zaremba, Historical Society
Highway Safety Committee
Fred J. Childs Jr, Selectman
Philip Consentino, Police Chief
Paul M. Emond
Bill Innes, Town Administrator
Susan M. Killam, Planning Board
Jim Kirsch, Code Enforcement, E-911
Michael E. Murphy, Fire Chief
John Recesso
Edward A. Stewart, Road Agent
Homeland Security
Michael E. Murphy
2013
2013
2013
2013
2013
2013
Tim Dziechowski, Chairman
Victoria Czaia, Alternate
Edmund Jendrick, Alternate, Resigned
Dan C. Kimball
Denise Legault
Peter O. McVay
Michelle Veasey
Paul F. Wainwright
2015
2015
2015
2014
2015
2014
2013
2013
Elderly Affairs Director
Philip V. Consentino
2013
Energy Commission
Michelle Veasey, Chairman
James M. Garrity
Michael Mascola, Vice Chairman
Ellyn Murphy
Judy Wainwright, Resigned
2014
2015
2013
2015
2014
Susan Ober, Chairman
Dolores Dooling
Joan Fettes
Robin Hernandez
2013
2013
2014
2015
Family Mediation Board
Debra L. DeSimone
Rose Cavalear
2013
2013
Rockingham Planning Commission
David Harrigan
Michael Turell
2014
2014
Fence Viewers
Kenneth Grant
Susan M. Killam
A. Robert Stewart
2013
2013
2013
Safety/JLMC Committee
Rose Cavalear, Family Mediation
JoAnne Consentino, Police Dept.
Adele Dillon, Atkinson Historical Society
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2013
Planning Board
Susan M. Killam, Chairman
D. Paul DiMaggio
Tim Dziechowski
Edmund Jendrick, Alternate, Resigned
Harold J. Morse, Alternate
Scott Simons, Alternate
Edward A. Stewart
Mike Turell
John Wolters
Todd L. Barbera, Ex-Officio
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2013
2014
2013
2014
2015
2014
2015
2014
2015
Joshua Dugdale, Highway Dept.
Kay Galloway, Kimball Library Trustee
Bill Innes, Town Administrator
Mike Murphy, Fire Chief
Edward A. Stewart, Road Agent
David Weymouth, Maintenance
Noriko Yoshida-Travers, Community Center
Scenic Byway Committee
Linda Fredrickson
Carol Grant
Linda Jette
Dan Kimball
Edward A. Stewart
Marilyn Prell
John Wolters
Technology Committee
George K. Athanasiou, Chairman
Todd Barbera, Resigned
Wendy Barker
Philip Green
Dave Paquette
Eugene M. Schneider
Surveyors of Wood & Lumber
John Feuer
Martin Feuer
Edward A. Stewart
Benjamin P. Noyes
Carroll B. Ray
C. Andrew Schafer
Christopher M. Slavit
Edward A. Stewart
Matthew J. Tombarello
Bryan J. Weber
2013
2013
2013
2013
2013
2013
2013
2015
2015
2014
2013
2013
2013
2013
2013
Fire Department
Michael E. Murphy, Chief
Officers
Kevin J. Landry, Deputy Chief
David J. Holigan, Fire Captain
Abraham A. Goldstein, Lieutenant
Jeffrey M. Murphy, Lieutenant
Frederick A. Beckwith, EMS Captain
Paula M. Holigan, EMS Lieutenant
Members
Albert Apitz
Daniel P. Beckwith
Alan G. Briand
Andrew T. Cammilleri
Ryan H. Dame
Joshua A. Dugdale
Charles D. Earley
Andrew J. Fournier
Ronald W. Gale
Nikolaos I. Hantzis
Darrell A. Hollenbeck
Jason D. Landry
Joseph W. Martin
Andrew J. Murphy
Shane P. Murphy
Robert C. Neill
Benjamin P. Noyes
Nicholas D. Orio
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Nicolas D. Orio
John F. Rockwell
Brennan T. Scott
Abigail E. Stephens
Donna J. Sullivan
Jared M. Walker
Andrea M. Wenzel
Fire Department Clerk
John F. Rockwell
Fire Inspectors
Charles D. Earley
Michael E. Murphy
Forest Fire Warden
Michael E. Murphy, Warden
Deputy Wardens
Albert Apitz
Kevin J. Landry
Edward A. Stewart
Darrell A. Hollenbeck
Donald L. Murphy
David M. Weymouth
Firefighters Association
Brennan Scott, President
Memorial Day
Richard Magoon
Brennan T. Scott
2012 Town Employees
ACTV-20 Production Staff
David A. Williams, Station Manager
Roger L. Cote
Adele Dillon
Edward Fournier
Lee Francis
David Koles
James McCarron
Robert McConihe
Russell Wolff
Building Inspector
Robert J. Jones
Code Enforcement Officer
James H. Kirsch
Robert J. Jones, Assistant
Elderly Affairs:
Philip Consentino, Director
Ted Houlihan, Assistant Director
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Roger Culliford
Richard Magoon
Robert Neill
Sam Novello
Electrical Inspector
David A. Pallaria
Shane McKeen, Assistant
Health Officer
Michael Dorman
William G. Friel, Deputy
Highway Department
Kiel Dimeglio, Resigned
Joshua A. Dugdale
Jared Kohler
Joseph W. Martin, Resigned
Edward A. Stewart
David E. Witley
Plumbing Inspector
William Ashford
Kimball Library Staff
Diane M. Heer, Director
Kathleen Watson, Youth Services Director
Carolyn E. Birr
Linda E. Bourassa
Linda M. Giuffre
Joan Houle
Kathleen Lamarre
Mary Linnan
Judy Marden
Elizabeth Palardy
Terese B. Picard
Carol J. Stafford
Police Department
Philip V. Consentino, Police Chief
Patrick Caggiano, Sergeant
William Butler, Corporal
Nicholas M. Fiset, Detective
Joanne Consentino, Dispatcher
Lynne Cunningham, Dispatcher
Linda Hale, Crossing Guard
Juan Valerio, D.E.A. Analyst
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Patrol Officers
Scott Anderson
David Consentino
Kevin Donnelly
Stephen Lundquist
Jason Mazza
Gerard M. O’Meara
Christopher M. Ryan
William Teuber
Andrew T. Cammilleri
Robert Desjardins
Simon Lam
Nathan J. Lyons
Kevin Nolan
Donald Roberts
Vincent Scarvaglieri
Sean Wilson
Department Chaplain
Pastor Paul Dionne
Staff
Susan Garrant, Deputy Tax Collector
Susan M. Killam, Land Use Administrator
Kristen LeBlanc, Assistant Town Clerk, Resigned
Sandra LeVallee, Bookkeeper
Amanda Lueders, BoS Recording Secretary
Lori A. Parrillo, Deputy Treasurer
Rebecca A. Russo, ZBA Recording Secretary
Barbara Snicer, Administrative Assistant/Assessing
Ann Vachon, Town Clerk Assistant
Karen Wemmelman, Budget Recording Secretary
David Weymouth, Maintenance
Noriko Yoshida-Travers, Community Center & Recreation/Senior Program Coordinator
Sun ‘n Fun Staff
Eric Klodziejczak, Director
Amy Green, Assistant Director
Alex Horgan, Assistant Director
Counselors
Dana M. Alyward
Jacob Burke
Elizabeth G. Cross
Jennifer Durkee
Breanna Hamilton
Thomas J. Keane
Rachelle M. Messuri
Sarah J. Paronich
Michael Pitts
Alica Ross
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Katherine C. Ambrosio
Daniel J. Cavanaugh
Kaitlyn Donnelly
Kayla Durkee
Alex Hyder
Aven M. Larosa
Shawn E. Miller
Carn Picard
Efrain Rolon, III
Jacob M. Siemering
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Involuntary Merger Notice
NOTICE
Per RSA 674:39-aa
Any property owner with Involuntarily Merged lots may restore
them to premerger status by making such request to the Selectmen’s
Office prior to December 31, 2016. Please be aware that restoration
of lots to premerger status shall not be deemed to cure any nonconformity with existing local land use ordinances.
674:39-aa Restoration of Involuntarily Merged Lots. –
I. In this section:
(a) "Involuntary merger'' and "involuntarily merged'' mean lots merged by municipal action for zoning,
assessing, or taxation purposes without the consent of the owner.
(b) "Owner'' means the person or entity that holds legal title to the lots in question, even if such person or
entity did not hold legal title at the time of the involuntary merger.
(c) "Voluntary merger'' and "voluntarily merged'' mean a merger under RSA 674:39-a, or any overt action
or conduct that indicates an owner regarded said lots as merged such as, but not limited to, abandoning a lot
line.
II. Lots or parcels that were involuntarily merged prior to September 18, 2010 by a city, town, county, village district, or any other municipality, shall at the request of the owner, be restored to their premerger status
and all zoning and tax maps shall be updated to identify the premerger boundaries of said lots or parcels as
recorded at the appropriate registry of deeds, provided:
(a) The request is submitted to the governing body prior to December 31, 2016.
(b) No owner in the chain of title voluntarily merged his or her lots. If any owner in the chain of title voluntarily merged his or her lots, then all subsequent owners shall be estopped from requesting restoration. The
municipality shall have the burden of proof to show that any previous owner voluntarily merged his or her lots.
III. All decisions of the governing body may be appealed in accordance with the provisions of RSA 676.
IV. Any municipality may adopt local ordinances, including ordinances enacted prior to the effective date of
this section, to restore previously merged properties that are less restrictive than the provisions in paragraph I
and II.
V. The restoration of the lots to their premerger status shall not be deemed to cure any non-conformity with
existing local land use ordinances.
VI. Municipalities shall post a notice informing residents that any involuntarily merged lots may be restored
to premerger status upon the owner's request. Such notice shall be posted in a public place no later than January 1, 2012 and shall remain posted through December 31, 2016. Each municipality shall also publish the
same or similar notice in its 2011 through 2015 annual reports.
Source. 2011, 206:4, eff. July 24, 2011.
This NOTICE shall remain posted until December 31, 2016.
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Treasurers Summary
General Fund Reconciliation
For Year Ended December 31, 2012
(Unaudited)
Cash on Hand:
General Account $7,722,576.07
Investments
7,078.51
Total Cash on Hand
$7,729,654.58
2012 Recapitulation
Beginning Balance - January 1, 2012
$7,899,340.59
Income:
Interest
$5,267.90
Receipts submitted by:
Tax Collector $15,879,907.94
Town Clerk
1,285,880.58
Departments
260,501.16
State of NH
467,378.63
Grants/
Donations
5,812.99
Total Receipts
17,899,481.30
Police Fund Donations
D.A.R.E. Fund
Donations
Engineering Deposits
2,750.00
Total Income
17,907,499.20
Expenditures - General
(18,075,146.52)
Police Fund Expenditures
D.A.R.E. Fund Expenditures
Engineering Expenditures
(2,038.69)
Total Net Expenditures
(18,077,185.21)
Ending Balance - December 31, 2012
$7,729,654.58
Susan Coppeta,
Treasurer
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Treasurers Summary
(cont.)
Library Construction Bond
Beginning Balance - January 1, 2012
Principal Payment
$ 1,360,000.00
$ (85,000.00)
Ending Balance - December 31, 2012
Original Amount:
Premuim
Amt of Loan to be Paid
Interest Rate:
Term:
First Payment Due:
For Yr End:
12/31/2008
12/31/2009
12/31/2010
12/31/2011
12/31/2012
12/31/2013
12/31/2014
12/31/2015
12/31/2016
12/312017
12/31/2018
12/31/2019
1231/2020
12/31/2021
12/31/2022
12/31/2023
12/312024
12/31/2025
12/31/2026
12/31/2027
Totals
2012 Annual Report
$
1,275,000.00
$1,734,000.00
$19,500.00
$1,714,500.00
4.57%
20 Years
2/14/2008
Principal Pmt
$
89,500.00
$
90,000.00
$
90,000.00
$
85,000.00
$
85,000.00
$
85,000.00
$
85,000.00
$
85,000.00
$
85,000.00
$
85,000.00
$
85,000.00
$
85,000.00
$
85,000.00
$
85,000.00
$
85,000.00
$
85,000.00
$
85,000.00
$
85,000.00
$
85,000.00
$
85,000.00
$ 1,714,500.00
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Interest Pmt
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
84,241.82
74,987.50
71,387.50
67,787.50
64,387.50
60,775.00
57,162.50
53,550.00
49,300.00
45,050.00
40,800.00
36,550.00
32,300.00
28,262.50
24,225.00
20,187.50
16,150.00
12,112.50
8,075.00
4,037.53
851,329.35
Principal Balance
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
1,625,000.00
1,535,000.00
1,445,000.00
1,360,000.00
1,275,000.00
1,190,000.00
1,105,000.00
1,020,000.00
935,000.00
850,000.00
765,000.00
680,000.00
595,000.00
510,000.00
425,000.00
340,000.00
255,000.00
170,000.00
85,000.00
-
Treasurers Summary
(cont.)
Road Bond Summary
December 31, 2012
Original
Amount
Development / Builder
American Tower Corp
Cogswell Farm / Lemery Bldg Co
Ind. Way / Eastern Seaboard #51
Ind. Way / Eastern Seaboard #52
Jameson Ridge
Rock Ridge / Busby
6
Total Road Projects Bonds
Bittersweet Hill / Hoyt
Industrial Way / N.E. Soils
Industrial Way / GEX Publishing
Jericho Estates / Reddy Home Bldrs
Northeast Metal Spinning (erosion control)
Current Balance
$
$
$
$
$
$
25,000.00
115,729.30
19,440.00
10,304.00
104,857.00
14,700.00
$
$
$
$
$
$
25,000.00
40,556.50
19,440.00
10,304.00
104,857.00
14,700.00
$
290,030.30 $
214,857.50
$
$
$
$
$
47,000.00
25,000.00
13,284.00
65,845.18
1,300.00
$
$
$
$
$
1,314.15
5,087.52
14,422.31
7,449.47
1,313.75
5
Total Road Projects Passbooks
$
152,429.18 $
29,587.20
11
Total Road Projects
$
442,459.48 $
244,444.70
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Exp Date
12/12/2013
Treasurers Summary
(cont.)
School Impact Fees Summary
December 31, 2012
2009
2010
2011
4
# of Fees
$
Total $
Ending Balance
13
2012
9
7,354.88 $
18,549.80 $
Impact Fees Commit By Selectmen for Tax Year 2012
$0.00
Remaining Balance $
Bank Account
TD Bank Conservation
TD Bank Forestry Fund
NH Public
Investment
Totals
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Conservation Commission Funds
December 31, 2012
Beginning
Balance
Interest
Deposits
25,904.68
25,904.68
Ending
Balance
Withdrawals
$
24,369.31
$
31.53 $ 152,228.95 $ (151,928.95) $
24,700.84
$
24,634.91
$
24.66 $
24,659.57
- $
- $
$ 375,245.58
$ 397.36 $
$ 424,249.80
$ 453.55 $ 152,228.95 $ (301,928.95)
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- $ (150,000.00) $ 225,642.94
$ 275,003.35
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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TOWN CLERK
For Year Ending, December 31, 2012
ATKINSON, NEW HAMPSHIRE
January 3, 2013
BOAT PERMITS-----------------------------------------------------------------------------$4,814.20
DOG LICENSES AND UNLICENSED FINES-----------------------------------------$8,383.50
MARRIAGE LICENSES-------------------------------------------------------------------$2,250.00
MISCELLANEOUS – CERT, E-REG, POL, ARTC, POST, UCC-------------------$7,597.39
MOTOR VEHICLE FEES ------------------------------------------------------------$1,233,846.49
MUNICIPAL AGENT FEES-------------------------------------------------------------$26,079.00
TITLE FEES----------------------------------------------------------------------------------$2,910.00
PAID TREASURER-------------------------------------------------------------—-$1,285,880.58
I hereby certify that the above is correct according to the best of my knowledge and belief.
Rose M. Cavalear
Town Clerk
Grange Hall, Academy Ave.
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March 2012 Town Meeting Ballot Summary
Article # Item
Passed $
Failed $
Vote
Yes
2012-2
2012-3
2012-4
2012-5
2012-6
2012-7
2012-8
2012-9
2012-10
2012-11
2012-12
2012-13
2012-14
2012-15
2012-16
2012-17
2012-18
2012-19
2012-20
2012-21
2012-22
2012-23
2012-24
2012-25
2012-26
2012-27
2012-28
2012-29
2012-30
2012-31
2012-32
2012-33
2012-34
Sub-Standard Lots
Technical Review
Collective Bargaining Agreement
CBA Special Meeting
Operating Budget
Disabled Exemption
Capital Improvement Committee
Fire Station Sidewalk
Town Hall Sidewalk
Improve Cemetery Roads
Town Forest
Conservation Membership
Move Elderly Affairs
Director of Elderly Affairs
Fire Dept. Capital Reserve
Shim and Overlay Roads
Brendan Road Culvert
Millstream Drive Bridge
Highway Department Truck
Mosquito Control Expend. Trust
Repair Police Station
New Police Cruiser
Sixth Full-time Officer
Recreation Capital Reserve
Repurpose Cable Capital Reserve
Town Hall Data Rewiring
Town Hall Security
Town Hall Renovation
Heritage Commission
Legal Expenses
Meetings Postings
Property Assessment Methods
Elderly Affairs' Program
Total
2012 Annual Report
X
X
$8,500
X
$3,991,421
X
X
$11,000
$11,000
$7,900
X
X
X
$1
$90,000
$194,000
$38,000
$86,465
$17,900
$48,000
$45,000
$30,500
$46,000
$12,500
X
$8,100
$5,000
$20,000
X
X
X
X
X
942
848
812
811
925
1,308
1,096
610
608
766
1,349
1,275
1,071
589
989
1,073
945
969
402
1,329
1,130
1,007
983
582
876
1,068
363
420
848
1,165
1,424
1,288
1,281
Comments
No
578
711
753
670
615
249
454
988
997
844
249
249
573
1,049
614
532
642
617
1,150 3/5 vote required
259
433
621
641
967
640 2/3 vote required
488
1,263
1,197
695
424
163
218
362
$4,585,986 $85,301
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STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
TOWN OF ATKINSON
2013 Town Meeting Warrant
To the inhabitants of the Town of Atkinson, in the County of Rockingham, in the State of
New Hampshire, qualified to vote in Town affairs:
First Session of the Annual Meeting (Deliberative):
You are hereby notified to meet at the Dyke Auditorium of the Atkinson Academy, 17
Academy Avenue in Atkinson, New Hampshire, on Saturday the 2nd day of February, 2013,
at 10 o’clock in the morning, to deliberate on the articles included in the Warrant. This session shall consist of explanation, discussion and debate of Warrant Articles 2013-5 through
2013-25. Warrant articles may be amended at this session per RSA 40:13, IV, with the exception of warrant articles whose wording is prescribed by law and cannot be amended per
RSA 40:13, IV (a). Warrant articles that are amended shall be placed on the Official Ballot
for a final vote on the main motion as amended.
Second Session of the Annual Meeting (Voting):
You are hereby notified to meet on Tuesday, the 12th day of March, 2013, at 7 o’clock in the
morning, at the Atkinson Community Center, 4 Main Street in Atkinson, New Hampshire,
to vote by Official Ballot on the election of Town Officials and on all Warrant Articles. By
vote of the Selectmen, the polls for the meeting will remain open from 7 o’clock in the
morning to 8 o’clock in the evening.
Article 2013-1
12, 2013 only)
Choose all necessary Town Officers for the ensuing year (March
Article 2013-2
Incentives for Enhanced Conservation of Land (March 12, 2013
only)
Are you in favor of an amendment to the Zoning Ordinance which will create
incentives for enhanced conservation of land for public use and conservation of energy
resources? Proposed changes are:
Add 2 definitions to Article 3 of Zoning:
Commercial Conservation Development - An optional commercial development which provides public access to dedicated open space and features energy efficient construction.
Residential Conservation Development - An optional residential development which provides public access to dedicated open space and features energy efficient construction.
Change Section 600:6 c to be as follows (to update soils based lot size reference):
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c. Cluster subdivisions which are specifically designed to preserve scenic vistas and pronounced landscapes (as designated in the Community Facilities Chapter of the Atkinson
Master Plan) shall be entitled to compute the number of allowed units utilizing soil based lot
sizing as defined by the Society of Soils Scientists of Northern New England (SSSNNE)
Special Publication #4, "Soil Based Lot Sizing", Version 1 (September 2003, as revised),
using the method implemented by the planning board under the Land Subdivision Control
Regulations. Protection of said vistas and landscapes is to be accomplished by not allowing
them to be developed nor be obstructed in view through protective or conservation easements. This provision does not apply to low-moderate developments, where the lowmoderate incentive is utilized. (See Section 505:2) (1998) (2013)
Add new section to 600:6:
d.
Conservation subdivisions which are specifically designed to save energy and preserve public access open space, shall be entitled to compute the maximum number of dwelling units utilizing soil based lot sizing as defined by the Society of Soils Scientists of Northern New England (SSSNNE) Special Publication #4 "Soil Based Lot Sizing", Version 1
(September 2003, as revised), using the method implemented by the planning board under
Land Subdivision Control Regulations or Site Development Plan Regulations, as applicable.
Change start of Section 600:16 from "Such" to "Except for residential conservation subdivisions, such"
Change start of Section 600:17 from "Open" to "Except for residential conservation subdivisions, open"
Add Section 640
Section 640 - Residential Conservation Developments
640:1 Purpose and Requirements
The purpose of this article is to encourage and provide incentives for conservation oriented
development. The requirements for a project to be considered as a residential conservation
development are:
a.
The development must be eligible for review as a Rural Cluster Residential Development as provided in Article VI, Section 600, and
b.
The development must feature energy efficient construction, and
c.
The development must have dedicated open space which guarantees public access and
use of the open space.
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640:2 Authority
This innovative land use control article is adopted under the authority of RSA 674:21.
Notwithstanding other provisions of Atkinson's Zoning Ordinance, authority is hereby
granted to the Planning Board, as allowed under RSA 674:21, II, to issue a special use permit to modify the requirements for conservation developments to accommodate energy certification and site specific circumstances of the parcel being developed.
640:3 Energy Efficiency Requirements
All construction in the development must meet baseline levels for energy efficient construction by using either the National Green Building Standard (NGBS ICC 700) bronze level or
higher verification, or the U.S. Green Building Council Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) program’s baseline or higher certification. The choice of which of
these minimum standards to use is at the discretion of the developer. The Planning Board
may, at its discretion, issue a special use permit to use a different energy efficient building
standard providing it has provisions for independent certification.
640:4 Open Space Requirements
To qualify for consideration, a development must dedicate 50% of the total parcel area as
open space, and 50% of the open space must be Contiguous Public Access Open Space
(CPAOS). The CPAOS must be deeded to the Town of Atkinson (under RSA 36-A:4) or
placed under an easement with an appropriate conservation organization.
The Planning Board may issue a Special Use Permit to allow the CPAOS to not be contiguous due to special site conditions or compelling public purpose.
If the easement is not held by the Town of Atkinson the easement holder shall be a qualified
organization within the meaning of Section 170(h)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue
Code of 1954 as presently amended, and as the same may hereafter be amended or changed
from time to time, which organization has among its purposes the conservation or preservation of land and water areas. The easement holder shall have the power to assign the easement to a like organization. The developer shall bear the cost of endowing the easement and
easement monitoring. This cost shall be determined by the easement holder, and proof that
an easement deed to a suitable organization has been filed shall be a condition of final approval for the development.
640:5 Open Space Design Criteria
Areas containing the following shall be considered high priority for inclusion in the
CPAOS:
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a.
Prime wetlands, riparian areas, wetlands, streams, and buffers for those resources
b.
Critical or high quality wildlife habitat areas
c.
Significant stands of trees or significant individual trees
d.
Cultural and historic resources (e.g., stone walls, historic homes and structures)
e.
Existing trails, old farm roads, cart paths
f.
Areas that connect to undeveloped open space on adjacent properties
g.
Ridgelines, particularly those that continue through the parcel
h.
Viewshed areas and scenic vistas
i.
Public water supply sources and water supply protection buffers
The CPAOS must primarily consist of land which is accessible and usable by the public, or
which meets some compelling public purpose. The planning board shall consult with and
seek a recommendation from the conservation commission about the design of the CPAOS,
and, if in the opinion of the planning board the CPAOS meets these criteria the CPAOS criteria will be satisfied when the project is implemented according to the CPAOS design.
640:6 Open Space Uses
Any use of the CPAOS is subject to approval of the planning board and conservation commission and shall demonstrate that such uses will not negatively impact the natural amenities preserved through the conservation subdivision design.
The following uses generally are permitted in the CPAOS, unless specifically prohibited or
restricted as a condition of subdivision approval to protect important natural features or
characteristics of the parcel:
a.
Forest management
b.
Agricultural cultivation and pastures
c.
Passive (non-motorized) trails and recreational uses
d.
Snowmobile trails
e.
Hunting and fishing
f.
Utility infrastructure, including community wells
g.
Parking areas for access to the CPAOS
The following uses are generally too intrusive to be permitted in either the open space or the
CPAOS:
a.
b.
Cell phone towers
Water towers
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640:7 Open Space Protection
The CPAOS shall be retained in a natural, undisturbed state, except for those activities permitted and approved as provided above, or as required for active management according to a
conservation agreement and management plan written by a qualified natural resource professional.
The removal of soils, trees, and other natural features from the designated open space is prohibited, except as consistent with conservation objectives or permitted uses as provided
above.
640:8 Incentive System
The maximum number of living units permitted shall be determined using soil based lot sizing as defined by the Society of Soils Scientists of Northern New England (SSSNNE) Special Publication #4, "Soil Based Lot Sizing", Version 1 (September 2003, as revised).
a.
The development may include single family, duplex, or multi-family units with up to
eight units per building.
b.
The parcel size of 20 and 30 acres for multi-family structures (section 600:9) shall be
reduced to 10 acres.
c. The requirement under 600:5-a (2) of 300 feet distance from a town road for three (3) to
eight (8) townhouse structures shall be reduced to 200 feet.
640:9 Conceptual Design Review
All applicants considering a residential conservation development are encouraged to participate in a preliminary design review with the Planning Board and conservation commission
to discuss the characteristics of the site and proposed development plan in conceptual terms.
640:10 Conservation Development Occupancy Permit Requirements
No Certificate of Occupancy shall be issued by the Town of Atkinson for any unit in a conservation development until a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)
Certificate, proof of National Green Building Standards (NGBS) verification, or proof of
energy efficiency (if a special use permit allows a different standard) has been filed with the
Planning Office.
640:11 Relationship to Other Ordinances and Regulations
No portion of this ordinance shall nullify the provisions of any other town ordinance provisions which relate to environmental protection, water supply, sanitary disposal, traffic
safety, and fire and life safety protection. Where applicants propose a conservation devel(Continued on page 35)
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opment of single family homes or mixed single family and multi-family homes, all provisions of the subdivision and site plan regulations shall apply unless waived by the Planning
Board. Where applicants propose a conservation development consisting of multi-family
units or mixed commercial and multi-family units, the site plan regulations shall apply
unless waived by the Planning Board.
640:12 Conflict
If any provision of this ordinance is in conflict with the provisions of other ordinances, the
more restrictive ordinance shall apply, except for any provision relating to lot size, setbacks,
or density, in which case the provisions of this ordinance shall apply.
And to amend Section 410:7 by removing the phrase “Volume II”
And to amend Section 610:3 a by deleting existing text and inserting:
The maximum number of living units permitted shall be determined using soil based lot sizing as defined by the Society of Soils Scientists of Northern New England (SSSNNE) Special Publication #4. “Soil Based Lot Sizing,” Version 1 (September 2003, as revised).
Recommended by the Planning Board
Article 2013-3
Add Wright Farm Pond to Prime Wetlands
(March 12, 2013
only)
Are you in favor of an amendment to the Zoning Ordinance to amend Article IV
Section 410:10 by adding “Wright Farm Pond” to the list of Prime Wetlands, to read:
Wright Farm Pond
46 +/- acre wetland bordered by Sawmill Road, Summit Drive,
Walker Road, Merrill Drive, Meeting Rock Road, and Bittersweet Lane, primarily on tax Map 13 Lot 96
Article 2013-4
Energy Efficiency Certifications (March 12, 2013 only)
Are you in favor of an amendment to the Building Code Ordinance to add new
Section 510:7:
No certificate of occupancy shall be issued by the Town of Atkinson for any unit in a Conservation Development until a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)
Certificate, proof of National Green Building Standards (NGBS) verification, or proof of
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energy efficiency (if a special use permit allows a different standard) has been filed with the
Planning Office.
Article 2013-5
Operating Budget
Shall the Town of Atkinson raise and appropriate as an Operating Budget, not
including appropriations by Special Warrant Articles and other appropriations voted
separately, the amounts set forth on the budget posted with the Warrant or as
amended by vote of the First Session, for the purposes set forth therein, totaling Four
Million Seventy-three Thousand One Hundred Sixty-one Dollars ($4,073,161)? Should
this article be defeated, the Default Budget shall be Three Million Eight Hundred Seventyseven Thousand Two Hundred Thirty-seven Dollars ($3,877,237), which is the same as last
year, with certain adjustments required by previous action of the Town of Atkinson, or by
law; or the governing body may hold one special meeting in accordance with RSA 40:13, X
and XVI, to take up the issue or a revised Operating Budget only.
Article 2013-6
Bow Hunting
Shall the Town vote to allow Bow Hunting in Town Forests? This would help
control the size of the deer herds as recommended by the New Hampshire Fish and
Game Department to reduce the tick population and risks of Lyme Disease? A permit
from the Selectmen's Office would be required in order to bow hunt in otherwise-posted
Town Forests, and would be valid only for the current year. An applicant for the permit
would have to show a valid current year or lifetime New Hampshire Fish and Game Archery or Crossbow License to obtain the permit, produce the permit on demand if requested by
Police or Fish and Game Officials, and comply with all New Hampshire Hunting Laws and
Seasons.
Article 2013-7
Update List of Town Forests
Shall the Town vote to designate the following small parcels as Atkinson Town
Forests, to be managed by the Conservation Commission under the provisions of RSA
31:112 II?
Map 2
Map 4
Map 18
Map 18
Lot 53
Lot 46
Lot 40
Lot 65
10.2 acres Brushwood Drive
4.2 acres
7 acres Sawmill Swamp
(Wattie Conservation Gift)
(MacPherson Conservation Gift)
(1979 Tax Sale)
(1992 Lewis Builders Land Swap)
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Map 18 Lot 82
Map 18 Lot 84
2.78 acres Sawmill Swamp
Map 18 Lot 85
2.26 acres Sawmill Swamp
Map 18 Lot 86
Map 19 Lot 80
4.07 acres
(1999 Conservation Commission
Lillian Lewis Heirs Purchase)
Lillian Lewis Heirs Purchase)
Marilyn Matté Purchase)
(1992 Lewis Builders Land Swap)
(1989 Balazik Conservation Gift)
All of these parcels are classified as Conservation Land on the Atkinson Tax Maps, but
were never added as Town Forests. This article also corrects an error in the 1991 Town
Meeting Article #42, which did declare the Balazik parcel a Town Forest, but used the
wrong map number.
Article 2013-8
Cable TV Equipment
Shall the Town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Thirty Thousand Dollars ($30,000) for the purchase and installation of studio production equipment for Atkinson Community Television, to ensure secure remote access to studio equipment and
to replace a character generator, such sum to be withdrawn from the Atkinson Community Television Capital Reserve Fund established for this purpose? No new tax dollars will be needed to fund this appropriation. This article will lapse at the completion of
this project or on December 31, 2018, whichever comes first, and is addition to Article 2013
-5, the Operating Budget.
Selectmen: Yes – 2, Abstain – 0, No – 1
Recommended by the Budget Committee: Yes – 5, Abstain – 1, No - 0
Article 2013-9
C.A.S.A.
Shall the Town vote to support the Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA)
and to raise and appropriate the sum of Five Hundred Dollars ($500) for 2013? CASA
is a statewide, nonprofit organization that recruits, screens and trains volunteers to advocate
for abused and neglected children in New Hampshire Courts. This is in addition to Article
2013-5, the Operating Budget, but will be included in future Operating Budgets.
Selectmen: Yes – 3, Abstain – 0, No - 0
Recommended by the Budget Committee: Yes – 3, Abstain – 1, No – 2
Article 2013-10
Fire Department Capital Reserve
Shall the town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Ninety Thousand Dollars
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($90,000) to be added to the Fire Department Capital Reserve Fund, previously established for the purpose of acquiring fire equipment and vehicles, as outlined in the
Board of Engineers’ Capital Improvement Plan? This is in addition to Article 2013-5,
the Operating Budget.
Selectmen: Yes – 3, Abstain – 0, No –0
Article 2013-11
Fire Tanker Replacement
Shall the town vote to appropriate the sum of Two Hundred Twelve Thousand
Dollars ($212,000) for the purchase of a new Fire Tanker and associated equipment,
such funds to come from the Fire Department Capital Reserve Fund established for
the purpose of acquiring fire equipment and vehicles; to authorize the Selectmen to
apply for, accept and receive any Federal, State and/or local funds which may become
available for this purpose and to authorize the sale by bid or trade of the 1986 Fire
Tanker? This article will lapse at the completion of this project or on December 31, 2018,
whichever comes first, and is addition to Article 2013-5, the Operating Budget.
Recommended by the Budget Committee: Yes – 5, Abstain – 1, No – 0
Article 2013-12
Fire Hydrants
Shall the Town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Thirty Thousand Dollars ($30,000) for the purchase and installation of six (6) fire hydrants, to be installed
on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) waterline expansion in the area of
Belknap Drive, Brookside Terrace, Deer Run Road, Emery Drive and Island Pond
Road, the final locations to be determined by the Fire Chief, and to apply for, accept
and receive any Federal, State and/or local funds which may become available for this
purpose? This article will lapse at the completion of this project or on December 31, 2018,
whichever comes first, and is in addition to Article 2013-5, the Operating Budget.
Article 2013-13
Heritage Commission
Shall the Town vote to establish a Heritage Commission and a Heritage Fund in
accordance with the provisions of RSA 673 and RSA 674? The Heritage Commission
shall not function as an Historic District Commission and shall only have advisory powers,
except for town owned property placed in the Heritage Commission's care by the authority
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having jurisdiction over that property, and private property placed in the Heritage Commission's care by the property owner.
The Heritage Commission shall consist of 7 full members and up to 5 alternate members
appointed by the Board of Selectmen pursuant to RSA 673:4-a and RSA 673:5. One member of the Heritage Commission shall be a selectman, two members shall be appointed from
the Atkinson Historical Society, two members shall be appointed from the Atkinson Library
Trustees, and the remaining two members shall be from the community at large.
Article 2013-14
Shim and Overlay
Shall the Town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of One Hundred Thirtyfive Thousand Dollars ($135,000) to shim and overlay the paved portion of Jericho
Road, Sawmill Road and Summit Drive, and to shim Meditation Lane; all work to be
done under the supervision of the Road Agent? This article is in addition to Article 2013
-5, the Operating Budget.
Article 2013-15
Reclamation and Paving
Shall the Town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of One Hundred Fortythree Thousand Dollars ($143,000) to reclaim and pave Summit Drive from Walker
Road to Sawmill Road; all work to be done under the supervision of the Road Agent?
This article is in addition to Article 2013-5, the Operating Budget.
Article 2013-16
Winter Capital Reserve
Shall the Town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Ten Thousand Dollars
($10,000) for the Winter Capital Reserve Fund, and to appoint the Board of Selectmen
as agents to expend such funds; this sum represents a portion of the unexpended balance of the 2012 Winter Maintenance Account, and will come from the Undesignated
Fund Balance? This is in addition to Article 2013-5, the Operating Budget.
Not Recommended by the Budget Committee: Yes – 5, Abstain – 1, No - 0
Article 2013-17
Legal Capital Reserve Fund
Shall the Town vote to create a Legal Capital Reserve Fund under RSA 35.1 V,
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for unanticipated legal expenses, to appoint the Board of Selectmen as agents to expend such funds and to appropriate Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000), such sum representing part of the unexpended balance of the 2012 Legal Account? This is in addition
to Article 2013-5, the Operating Budget.
Article 2013-18
Mosquito Expendable Trust
Shall the Town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Forty-seven Thousand
Three Hundred Ninety Dollars ($47,390) for the purpose of insect control, such funds
to be put into the Mosquito Control Expendable Trust Fund created for that purpose,
and to name the Selectmen as agents to expend this money? This is in addition to Article 2013-5, the Operating Budget.
Article 2013-19
Police Cruiser
Shall the Town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Thirty-seven Thousand
Two Hundred Ninety-two Dollars ($37,292) to purchase and outfit a new police
cruiser? Three Thousand Dollars ($3,000.00) to come from the Undesignated Fund Balance, and Thirty-four Thousand Two Hundred Ninety-two Dollars ($34,292) to be raised by
taxes. One old vehicle will be disposed of in accordance with Article 2008-32. This is a
non-lapsing appropriation and will not lapse until the project is complete or until December
31, 2014, whichever comes first. This is a Special Article in addition to Article 2013-5, the
Operating Budget.
Article 2013-20
Shall the Town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15,000) for the Recreation Capital Reserve Fund, established in 2004 for the
purpose of acquisition, design, renovation and development of recreation fields and
facilities? This is in addition to Article 2013-5, the Operating Budget.
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Article 2013-21
Tree Warden
Shall the Town vote to establish the position of Tree Warden as authorized by
RSA 231:139 revised May 2012, which shall be a three-year term, to be appointed by
the Board of Selectmen? The duties of the Tree Warden are listed in RSA 231-139
through 151 and shall include, but are not limited to, maintenance and protection of community trees and shrubs in town public ways, village commons, parks and other public
grounds. The Tree Warden shall serve as an ex-officio member of the Conservation Commission and will assist with and advise the Commission concerning the care of Town Forests, as authorized by RSA 31:112.
Article 2013-22
Town Hall Generator
Shall the Town raise and appropriate the sum of Thirty-five Thousand Dollars
($35,000) to purchase and install a stand-by, self-starting propane electric generator
which will provide enough electricity to power Town Hall in an emergency situation,
allowing the Town Hall to remain operational during a power outage? 50% of this expense will be from Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA’s) grants, 25% will
be from in-kind services and 25% will be from taxation. This article will lapse at the completion of this project or on December 31, 2018, whichever comes first, and is addition to
Article 2013-5, the Operating Budget. This project will only go forward after receipt of the
FEMA Grant.
Article 2013-23
Town Webmaster
Shall the Selectmen study whether to establish the position of Town Webmaster,
its term, method of appointment, duties and compensation?
Article 2013-24
Conflict of Interest Amendments #1
Shall the Town vote to approve an amendment to the Conflict of Interest Ordinance as follows:
To make additions/changes to Section IV:
Add – "ENTITY Any person having an interest" and
Add – "JURISDICTION The Committee is deemed to have jurisdiction when ALL of the
following conditions are met:
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The Petitioner is an entity with an interest
The Petitioner identifies the infraction in the Ordinance
The Respondent is a Town Member.".
Change the definition of family:
FROM: "FAMILY Includes spouse, parents, stepparents, grandparents, children, stepchildren, grandchildren, brothers, stepbrothers, sisters, stepsisters, and in-laws"
To: "FAMILY Includes spouse, parents, stepparents, grandparents, children, stepchildren,
grandchildren, brothers, stepbrothers, sisters, stepsisters, in-laws, aunts, uncles, nieces or
nephews. Relatives are by blood, marriage or adoption as listed within this paragraph".
To change Section VII:
FROM: "A. Any person or group may..."
TO: "A. Any entity may ..."
Article 2013-25
Conflict of Interest Amendments #2
SHALL the Town vote to approve an amendment to the Conflict of Interest Ordinance by adding:
"Section IX A –As Town leaders, Selectmen, Department Heads and Committee Chairpersons are encouraged to immediately report any identified conflicts of interest.
Section IX B – All members of Town government shall be given a copy of this ordinance
within seven (7) days of date of hire, appointment or election and within thirty (30) days
shall sign as received. " ?
Given under our hands and seal this 28th day of January, 2013:
Fred J. Childs, Jr, Chairman
William G. Friel
Todd L. Barbera
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2013 FY Budget Summary
Account
2012
Budget
Expended
BoS
Executive
Elections & Registration
Financial Administration
Legal Services
Personnel Administration
Planning & Zoning
Buildings
Cemeteries
Other Insurance
Advertising & Regional Exp.
General Government Total
145,396
149,719
295,934
80,000
40,536
34,801
97,816
45,577
55,672
6,278
951,729
141,246
139,622
298,258
41,202
40,459
24,174
153,557
36,606
55,706
6,278
937,108
767,327
40,743
1
272,844
48,473
650
38,890
1,168,928
752,024
46,338
Highway Department
Street Lighting
Highways & Streets
Recycling
Solid Waste Disposal
Sanitation Total
Police Department
Elderly Affairs
Ambulance
Fire Department
Building Inspections
Homeland Security
Dispatch
Public Safety Total
Health Administration
Health Agencies
Animal Control
General Assistance
Health & Welfare Total
Recreation
Grounds Maintenance
Community Center
Library
Patriotic Purposes
Cable Operations
Culture & Recreation Total
Conservation
Conservation Total
Long-term Debt - Principal
Long-term Debt Interest
Debt Total
Total Operating Budget
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2013
Budget
% Change
150,338
151,754
349,086
65,000
45,634
23,890
94,531
48,287
56,668
6,269
991,457
154,445
149,656
345,945
36,500
45,634
21,390
143,373
48,287
56,668
6,269
1,008,167
6.22%
-0.04%
16.90%
-54.38%
12.58%
-38.54%
46.57%
5.95%
1.79%
-0.14%
5.93%
288,967
49,372
805
38,694
1,176,200
873,226
45,488
1
299,909
54,662
4,550
39,467
1,317,303
870,076
44,488
1
287,203
49,662
650
39,467
1,291,547
13.39%
9.19%
0.00%
5.26%
2.45%
0.00%
1.48%
10.49%
409,847
34,100
443,947
345,764
37,935
383,699
424,558
38,500
463,058
419,858
38,500
458,358
2.44%
12.90%
3.25%
35,427
589,601
625,028
26,848
440,625
467,473
35,123
470,835
505,958
47,123
450,835
497,958
33.01%
-23.54%
-20.33%
4,594
39,244
18,181
14,400
76,419
4,525
39,244
17,883
10,447
72,099
3,970
39,889
19,663
14,400
77,922
3,970
38,889
19,663
14,400
76,922
-13.58%
-0.90%
8.15%
0.00%
0.66%
75,970
46,750
48,699
362,583
3,225
40,752
577,979
74,102
53,232
44,326
363,294
2,751
36,345
574,050
74,099
46,750
47,415
378,576
3,030
41,443
591,313
74,099
46,750
47,415
376,576
3,030
40,543
588,413
-2.46%
0.00%
-2.64%
3.86%
-6.05%
-0.51%
1.81%
6,003
6,003
5,232
5,232
8,727
8,727
7,827
7,827
30.38%
30.38%
85,000
64,388
149,388
85,000
64,388
149,388
85,000
58,969
143,969
85,000
58,969
143,969
0.00%
-8.42%
-3.63%
3,999,421
3,765,249
4,099,707
4,073,161
1.84%
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Summary of Money Warrant Articles
Article #
Name
Delib. Rec.
2013-4
2013-8
2013-9
2013-10
2013-11
2013-12
2013-14
2013-15
2013-16
2013-17
2013-18
2013-19
2013-20
2013-22
Operating Budget
Cable TV Equipment
C.A.S.A.
Fire Department Capital Reserve
Fire Tanker Replacement
Fire Hydrants
Shim and Overlay
Reclamation and Paving
Winter Capital Reserve
Legal Capital Reserve
Mosquito Expendable Trust
Police Cruiser
Town Hall Generator
Total Money Warrant Articles
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4,073,161
30,000
500
90,000
212,000
30,000
135,000
143,000
10,000
10,000
47,390
37,292
15,000
35,000
4,868,343
Atkinson Community Television (ACTV-20)
Isn't Time an amazing thing? Twenty-three years ago, the Board of Selectmen approved the
Cable Advisory Committee's request to begin broadcasting as Atkinson Community Television on the local cable system (at that time, Harron Communications). From those early
days, when volunteers and town officials grappled with the technology and the implications
of broadcasting town meetings and events, to now, when residents have come to expect to
find the Selectmen Live on cable channel 20 every Monday night, ACTV-20 has witnessed
multiple changes. Harron Communications became Adelphia, then Comcast. All-volunteer
staffing at ACTV-20 gave way to a mix of volunteers and paid employees. Video cameras
went from being large and heavy pieces of delicate equipment to something small enough to
fit inside a carry-on bag (or smaller). The number of changes I have witnessed in my five
short years here as PEG Access Studio Coordinator is amazing as well. Videotape has all
but become extinct, and some pundits in the video world are already throwing dirt on the
coffin of DVD's and other optical media. Digital Broadcasting completely supplanted Analog Broadcasting in 2009, digital cable completely replaced analog cable in Atkinson in
2011, and the Internet (with smartphones/tablets and smartTV's) is already transforming
how we all watch television yet again.
As a station, ACTV-20 continues to evolve with the times. This year, our shows went from
being “programs” to “content” and found their way onto your computer monitor or smartphone/tablet via the Town Website in addition being found on your TV (on Comcast Channel 20). Special thanks go to the Technology Committee (and especially, Wendy Barker) for
making it all possible. I am still working a few small kinks out in the workflow, but my goal
is to have each government meeting we cover onto the Internet within twenty-four hours of
it originally airing on ACTV-20. For now, if you don't see the meeting you want on the Videos page of the Town Website, go directly to Vimeo.com and access them there (at http://
vimeo.com/search?q=TownofAtkinsonNH).
ACTV-20 is also about to undergo a radical makeover at the beginning of 2013. In 1989, we
started out in a closet. In 2008, our closet got a small annex when we were walled off from
the Town Bookkeeper's Office. Now, the Server Room warrant article from 2010 is finally
coming to fruition, and our two main equipment racks will soon have a new climatecontrolled home in the same room as the rack housing Town Hall's network services. This
change will give us more space in the end, but will also necessitate and facilitate changes in
how we operate, and those changes are being incorporated into the station's Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) as I write this. The next five years will see us moving towards producing all our programming in High-Definition, as we replace aging/obsolete equipment.
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With all the change that has happened over twenty-three years, I want everyone to remember one thing has remained constant: our need for your input. ACTV-20 would have no reason to exist without you. What you would like to see on ACTV-20 has always been at the
core of what we do, but we can't give you what you want without your help. That is why our
slogan has been, and will continue to be, “You are watching ACTV. Your Community …
Your Channel”.
Respectfully Submitted,
David A. Williams
PEG Access Studio Coordinator
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Animal Control
Once again, working as a team, Animal Control and the Town Clerks office has had a very
successful year registering dogs throughout town. We registered over 1,000 dogs this year
as compared to 1920 when the town only had 42. The town and its residency have grown
significantly since then.
Throughout the year we have been kept busy with residents’ concerns and needs. We have
seen an increase in calls regarding wild animals this year. Despite what people seem to think
this town does have wild animals. There have been an unusual amount of turkeys throughout the town and even a moose that decided to visit several residents.
I would like to take this time to caution residents about handling stray animals and wildlife.
The possibility of being bitten or exposed to rabies or many other serious diseases that these
animals could be carrying is something that we want to avoid.
I would like to thank the Firefighters Association for hosting the annual rabies clinic. The
Town Clerk’s office was there to make the dog registration process a one-stop event. Dr.
Joseph Guischard made this event work. This event was very successful and I thank all
those whom made it possible.
I would like to thank all of my assistants, Andrew Cammilleri, Lynne Cunningham, Stacey
Curley, and Matt Tomborello, for all of their hard work and dedication this year. We are
looking forward to serving the community this upcoming year.
Joshua Dugdale
Town Pound, Main Street
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Building Department
History: The first Building Inspector in Atkinson was Philo Hutcheson, whose name first
appears in the 1955 Town Report. Subsequent legislation by the voters of Atkinson defined
the responsibilities of the Building Inspector. Our current Inspector, Bob Jones, has held
the position since 1990.
2012 construction projects: Volume and value of construction projects are holding steady
this year. We see more renovations and repairs to existing housing in the form of kitchen
and bath remodels, small additions and lots of new roofs.
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During 2012 there were 178 Building Permits issued for the following:
Residential New Single Family (8) Foundations (9)
Commercial New Buildings (2)
Residential teardown (1) (fire training exercise)
Extra Features: Pools (13) Sheds (1) Garages (4) Decks and Porches new and rebuilt (25)
In -LawApartments (1)
Remodel: Siding (8) Windows, Roofs (46) Kitchen or Bath Remodel (16) Additions and Finish Up
(14) Finish Basements (2) Interior Alterations (9) Complete remodeling (4) Other (7)
Repairs: (doors, windows, ice and water damage) (7)
Demolition: Buildings (1)
In addition there were numerous permits for generator installations.
Total estimated value of construction $ 4,880,505.00, up over half a million from 2011.
All Inspectors are readily available on Monday evenings from 6:30PM to 8:00PM for questions and permit application and can be contacted for inspections directly on their voice mail
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Building Inspector & Code Enforcement Officer: 362-1057 (Bob Jones and Jim Kirsch)
Electrical Inspector: 362-1070 (Dave Pallaria)
Plumbing & Gas Inspector : 362-1071 (Bill Ashford)
Health Officer: 362-1073 (Mike Dorman)
Fire Inspectors: Atkinson Fire Station – 362-4203 (Chief Mike Murphy)
**Remember obtaining a permit is just the first step, inspections must be done and Certificates of Completion or Occupancy must be issued to complete the project.
The Atkinson Web Site www.town-atkinsonnh.com has information on permit requirements.
Building Code Section 620:1 states that all conventionally constructed buildings shall conform to and comply with the New Hampshire State Building Codes which includes State
Fire Codes.
Robert Jones, Building Inspector
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Byways Committee
New Hampshire has officially recognized that our Main Street is tangible evidence of and
reflects a microcosm of New Hampshire’s scenic beauty and historical, architectural, and
cultural heritage. In appreciation and recognition of all of these special qualities, the State
has officially awarded Atkinson’s Main Street the designation of being a New Hampshire Cultural and Scenic Byway. (A State Byways sign appears along Main Street near
the Community Center and near the Atkinson-Hampstead state line.)
Atkinson is also the southernmost N.H. town on the old colonial Stage Coach route which
began in Boston, passed through Haverhill and then passed through the Main Streets of
Atkinson, Hampstead, Chester and Auburn on the way to Manchester and Concord. The
State of N.H, appreciating and recognizing the Stage Coach route as a part of N.H.’s history, has also officially designated Main Street Atkinson’s portion of the stage coach
route as “The Old Stage Coach By-way.”
The Byways Committee would like to thank both Town Librarian Caroline Birr for her research and finding an actual picture of the stagecoach that passed through early Atkinson
and Edward Antolewicz for his beautiful work designing the Byway logo sign.
Since Atkinson was first settled in 1727, Main Street has always been a much-traveled
road. Fortunately, it has virtually been preserved from development, leaving the original
character of much of Main Street relatively unaltered. If you discount the overhead utility
wires and the road paving, much of Main Street today is like looking into a mirror of Atkinson’s historical past.
Main Street was the first part of Atkinson to be developed and gives a glimpse of “old”
Atkinson. It includes some of Atkinson’s oldest and most architecturally and historically
significant homes and homesteads where many of Atkinson’s very prominent citizens and
early political leadership lived.
Currently, along Atkinson’s Old Stage Coach Byway, 6 homes survive from before Atkinson even existed as a N.H. town, with 9 homes from before the American Revolutionary
War and a total of 25 pre-Civil War homes. Although some modern in-filling has occurred, Atkinson’s earlier days are very evident as you drive along Main Street.
Main Street also includes several non-architectural sites, including the colonial-era Town
Pound, the “Old” Town Cemetery, the Town Common donated to honor Atkinson’s Civil
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War veterans, and the field opposite the Page Homestead where Atkinson’s colonial militia
used to drill and train.
A still-active farm on northern Main Street reflects Atkinson’s agricultural heritage and
early days as an agricultural community. In early days, Atkinson’s many farms had open
fields bounded by old stone walls. The still-remaining old stone walls which used to frame
those fields give one the feeling of the “original” cleared Atkinson landscape of the colonial period, and the once commanding views and vistas that could be seen from the many
hills of Atkinson.
The beautiful old colonial stone walls which line much of Main Street are a special feature
of Atkinson’s Byway. We encourage those Main St. residents who have stone walls along
the road to keep them repaired and cleared of all growth so their rugged beauty can be seen
and fully appreciated.
Main Street’s Town Center Scenic Vista provides a very beautiful picture-perfect impression of a small New Hampshire town: a small valley with stone-bounded fields with the
early period old white and steepled Atkinson Congregational Church dominating the scenic
vista and cresting the hill overlooking the valley.
Historically, the early colonial stage line which passed along Atkinson’s Main Street began
in 1740, as the main commerce and travel road used in N.H.’s colonial period to get from
Boston to Manchester and Concord.
Stage passengers needed a rest stop and often times a lunch. The main horse-watering and
passenger rest stop in Atkinson was the Grover House Inn, (now owned by the Feuer family) next to the Town Pound and Feuer Lumber Yard, and listed as Byways Site # 35.
During stage coach times, Main Street was called the Post Road, Coach Road or Stage
Road. In winter, because the snow, ice and steepness of the current Stage Road over
Poore’s Hill made it so difficult and dangerous for the stage to climb and go down safely,
the State insisted that Atkinson put in a level By-pass around Poore’s Hill. That Bypass is
now known as the “Tunnel” because of the beautiful canopy of trees over it. The Tunnel’s
natural beauty was one of the special parts of Atkinson which impressed the State.
The passengers on those early stage coaches, when looking out their stage windows saw the
same historic homes and scenic beauty that they would see today if they drove the same
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route by car. The historic and scenic view along the route of today’s cars is actually a snapshot in time of early Atkinson and New Hampshire.
The Atkinson Byways Committee
Carol Grant
Linda Jette
John Wolters
Dan Kimball
Steve Lewis
Teddy Stewart
Linda Fredrickson
Marilyn Prell
Depot Bridge, Main Street
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Conflict of Interest Committee
All public officials have a fiduciary responsibility, an absolute duty, to act in the best interest of the public. In April, 1997, the Town of Atkinson adopted a Conflict of Interest Ordinance in accordance with NH RSA 31:39-a. The ordinance defines a policy to ensure public
trust and the impartiality of Town Members should a conflict exist during the execution of
official duties. The ordinance provides the standard to which the residents of the Town of
Atkinson holds Town Members whether appointed, elected or employed.
In 2012, the Conflict of Interest Committee appointed three new members. Several meetings were held to initiate the members and to discuss our responsibilities to the Town. No
petitions were received by the Committee during 2012.
The Committee would like to take this opportunity to state that we are available to all Town
Members and Leaders seeking guidance in recognizing and avoiding perceived or real conflicts of interest in Atkinson.
Joyce LaFrance, Chairperson
Center School, Academy Ave.
(Used as the Police station, and most recently
for Family Mediation)
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The Atkinson Community Center and Senior Programs
Once upon a time, there was a wonderful place – a summer camp, where many young girls
from the city spent their summers, year after year for more than 30 years. The girls hiked
around the wooded trails, learned a lot about nature, self-respect, friendship and caring for
others, as well as how to cook and swim. They were taught and cared for by the dedicated
staff. Then this wonderful place had financial problems and it became necessary to sell the
69 acres of land and buildings. Do you know where this wonderful place was? You already
guessed it; it was the Trinity House Camp, where the current Atkinson Community Center
and conservation land are located.
Townspeople approved the purchase of a 5-acre portion of the property at town meeting in
1988. The remaining 64 acres were purchased the following year, and money was appropriated to renovate the property and bring it up to code. It was renamed the Atkinson Community Center and the Caroline Orr Conservation Land in 1990.
The Trinity House Camp Committee, which later became the Atkinson Community Center
Committee, was established in August 1989. Thanks to the efforts of its members and the
community, the building was ready to be used by local organizations in 1990. The muchneeded expanded parking facilities were completed in 1991. Since then, the Atkinson Community Center has become the home of more than forty non-profit organizations, the Senior
Program, voting, and many private functions. And do you remember the power outage
caused by the ice storm in December 2008? We were able to set up a warming center here
at the Community Center where many volunteers cooked and served more than 2000 meals.
Many residents were able to have hot meals and enjoy each other’s company during that
difficult time. In August 2010, thanks to the sponsorship of the Atkinson Women’s Civic
Club, the Community Center began hosting the Summer Farmers Market and added the indoor winter Market in 2011.
Paul Bofinger, president of the Trust for N.H. Lands, said at the closing ceremony for the
land protection project with the sale of the 69 acres in August 1990, “Successful projects
such as this one are the result of imagination, perseverance, and a clear vision of the final
goal – not of how much money can be made, but of what can be done for the public and the
resource. This project is a victory for both.”
Mrs. Virginia Busby, a member of the Atkinson Community Center Committee, wrote to
the local paper in October 1991, “ The Atkinson Community Center has been a fine example of community effort. Civic organizations, businesses, and individuals have donated
money, materials, services and countless hours of labor to make the improvements to trans(Continued on page 54)
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form the facility from the Trinity House Camp to the Community Center.
On behalf of a new generation, I am so proud to be a part of this great community, which
has always had a clear vision for the future, and always come together whenever there was a
need.
That same spirit of “community effort” was again shown when “BRITTANY’S GARDEN”
was created. This three-season public garden sits on the front lawn of the Atkinson Community Center. It was dedicated to Brittany Dawn Childs, granddaughter of Selectman Fred
Childs and the late Dale Childs. Brittany was a national award-winning equestrian, who
died tragically in a horse and buggy accident in August 1997 at the age of seven. Brittany
loved animals especially horses and took great pride in growing flowers with her grandmother. Residents felt it a fitting tribute to build this garden in her memory. The entire project was funded by generous donations from the community and continues to be maintained
by volunteers.
The Atkinson Community Center’s landscape had a face-lift in 2012. The Atkinson Garden
Club helped to redesign the grounds, choosing the shrubs and trees, and supervising the
Care of Ground crews. Residents David and Hedi Shikes and the Lions Club each donated
one of two new benches. It now looks so beautiful and neat, and will require a minimum
amount of care in the future.
Our Senior Program has come a long way as well. In 1999, the town approved the position
of Recreation Coordinator. I started in this new role in November 1999. At that time there
were only 4 seniors involved. There are currently about 380 Atkinson seniors registered for
our Senior Citizens' Program. It is hard to believe every Monday morning, more than 30
seniors enjoy attending the Tai Chi class compared to the 4 people (including myself) at the
beginning of this program. My position started with 12 hours per week for the Senior Program with an additional 12 hours to schedule community center events beginning in November 2005. Even though my position is part time, it permits me to work up to 35 hours
per week. I can now offer more programs and activities for our seniors. This includes 6
luncheons, exercise classes to keep the participants strong and healthy, as well as a variety
of trips. With longer work hours, I am able to maximize the Community Center’s use by
local non-profit organizations and townspeople’s private functions.
I am looking forward to continuing to provide great programs in 2013. Along with all the
luncheons and exercise classes, there will be a 3-day trip to Pennsylvania in April, casino
trips, musical trips, a foliage trip and more. Thank you so much to the many seniors who
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helped and supported the program last year.
The Senior Program and the Community Center appreciate and value all the volunteer work
and donations by local groups, especially the Atkinson Garden Club, the Atkinson Lions
Club, and the Atkinson Women’s Civic Club. This community effort is truly the foundation
of the Town of Atkinson then and now.
Noriko Yoshida-Travers
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This year the Conservation Commission purchased the "Jane Jones Lot", which contains
some of the oldest growth forest in Atkinson, to merge with the Slade town forest off Pope
Road. The seller is donating a bridge for us to place over a stream which flows through the
lot, and will work with us to set up a new trail on the parcel. Our next oldest forest parcel is
the "Fifteen Acre Lot" on the South side of Sawmill Swamp, which was pasture back in the
1800's but is remote enough to have grown back into a fairly wild mature forest.
Over a century ago, Gifford Pinchot, first head of the Forest Service, and Teddy Roosevelt,
probably our most conservation-minded president, conflicted with John Muir, founder of the
Sierra Club, over how to manage park and forest land. Muir favored strict preservation,
while Pinchot preferred careful conservation management..."the greatest good for the greatest number for the longest time". We have followers of both camps on the Conservation
Commission. It is unlikely that we will ever do logging on either the Jane Jones lot or the
Fifteen Acre lot, except for thinning out diseased trees. We are fortunate to have enough
town forest land to manage some for wilderness preservation and some for town timber production and firewood.
The Greenleaf Clark farm from Main Street, about 1880. Now the site of Van Ry Stables and
the Ruth McPherson town forest. Note the total lack of forest in the background to the
North.
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One of the most astounding natural changes in the last century has been the reforestation of
New Hampshire since the decline of agriculture in the 1930's. The early forests were clearcut for farming, and it is hard to find a picture of Atkinson of a century ago with much
woodland in view. An interesting site to explore is historicaerials.com, which has aerial
photography for Atkinson going back to 1938. Here you can plug in your own address and
see what your place looked like back in the day.
The Silas Noyes house, built 1768 (barn 1895), known as Anemone Farm, about 1910 (Ruth Sawyer photo). Destroyed by fire in 1920. Today this is the entrance to the Sawyer town forest. The
dirt path going towards the barn is the small gated path that everyone uses to access the trails.
The dirt road to the right is Sawyer Ave.
In 2013 three large parcels of Atkinson land will be undergoing development. We have proposed a zoning change for conservation subdivisions, which will provide an incentive to
preserve the trails and some of the open space on these parcels. We are also seeking to add
some small parcels to the town forests.
We had received a grant from Rockingham Planning which we used to update the Natural
Resources Inventory for the Atkinson Master Plan.
We also received a grant from NH DRED (the Division of Resources and Economic Development) for trail improvements. We will be using this to upgrade a swampy section of the
Sawyer town forest trail system near the state line, South of the Bonin field.
We have a couple of open full time and alternate positions on the Conservation Commission
and there is always plenty to do. Feel free to come by and attend a meeting!
Tim Dziechowski, Chairman,
Atkinson Conservation Commission
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Elderly Affairs
In 2012 we provided 1,696 rides to our seniors, up from 1,377 in 2011, representing a 23%
increase. We provide many services to our seniors, but by far our transportation program is
our most requested service.
We provide our Seniors with transportation to doctors offices, to hair dresser appointments
or drop them off to complete some local shopping. We have transported Seniors to just
about all of the Boston Hospitals, Lahey Clinic in Burlington, V/A Hospital in Manchester
and Concord N.H... We would like as much notice as possible when requesting a transport
so we can schedule all of these requests
Over time folks have read about our programs and when they no longer need either a wheelchair, walker or shower chair they give us a call to see if we can use these items. I am
pleased to say that we have a large assortment of medical appliances on hand right at our
Police Station. We have everything from hospital beds to motorized scooters to electric lift
recliners. These items can be either picked up at the station or we can deliver them directly
to your home.
If any senior should require assistance with either utility bills, prescriptions or minor household repairs, please give us a call and through the new “Atkinson Police Charitable Fund”
we will be able to provide you with the assistance you need. This past year we again sponsored the senior citizen flu clinic at the Community Center. This was our twelfth year of
providing this service. We can also be of assistance with contractors who do not follow
through on their commitments to you or if you are looking for a reliable contractor to perform work around your home. We have just up-dated our contractors list and it is now on
the town’s web page or if you would like a copy, please give me a call and I will mail a
copy to you.
This year we provided over Forty Thousand Dollars of assistance to folks in town. We have
provided oil deliveries, help with prescriptions, electric bills, installed several stair chair
lifts so the seniors could utilize both floors of their home and many other services. It is
through the generosity of our residents that we are able to provide these services.
Our senior program is well known around the state and we are getting calls from many
towns asking for assistance in starting up a senior program like we have in town.
It has been pleasure to serve as the Towns Director of Elderly Affairs since 1993. One of
the great rewards of this position is when you find that you have been in a position to help
one of Atkinson’s finest residents with a situation they could not handle on their own. My
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main goal is to make sure that our program stays up and running so that we can continue to
help seniors in need of services. No senior should go without the basic every day conveniences. They should not have to decide between buying heating oil or getting a prescription
filled. We can provide that help, all any senior needs to do is just give us a call and we will
do all we can to provided the assistance of which they are in need. I am always available to
help any senior by calling the Police Station at 362-4001 or you can call me at my residence, 362-5627. Please do not hesitate to give me a call. All correspondence and requests
are kept strictly confidential.
Remember, “You call, we haul. One stop shopping does it all”. Call us first for all of
your needs and if we cannot provide the services you are looking for we know the agencies
that can.
Director of Elderly Affairs
Police Station, Academy Ave
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Atkinson Energy Commission (AEC)
The Atkinson Energy Commission’s focus has been to encourage energy conservation, energy efficiency and recycling at both the local government and residential level. (Recycling
saves tremendous amounts of energy and lowers our town’s waste handling fees!) Our goal
is to save residents money at home and on their tax bills, as well as reducing our carbon
footprint.
As most residents are looking for ways to lower expenses, we continue to look for ways to
share great ideas for putting a dent in your energy bills. Last March, we held a “Button Up
New Hampshire” workshop, bringing in a local energy auditor to educate attendees about
projects that dramatically improve your home’s energy efficiency. The library has a Button
Up DVD that you can check out to learn more about what you can do. Additionally, the library also has “Kill-A-Watt” meters you can check and find out how much energy your appliances use, including those that are using energy even when they are “off”.
Together with the Selectmen’s office, we have made tremendous progress in saving the
town money by implementing many of the short payback energy conservation measures
(ECM) indentified in the in-depth energy audit. The audit was completed for the Town in
2011 through an Office of Energy & Planning grant awarded to the Atkinson Energy Commission. We also reviewed the report for ECMs to include in the Town’s Building Maintenance Plans. We will be updating our energy software to track the impact these measures
are having in reducing the Town’s energy use.
At the end of 2012, Commission member Michael Mascola began working with Timberlane
teacher, Mark Pederson and some of his students to inventory Atkinson street lights. Locations were marked by GPS and associated with utility data. The resulting maps and reports
will allow the Commission and the Town to review lighting for safety, as well as the potential for more efficient lighting fixtures. In a 2007, street lights were 23% of the Town’s total energy expense! (That includes fuel for vehicles and building heating.)
At the end of the year, planning began for an Energy Fair to be held at the Atkinson Community Center on Saturday, April 6th, 2013. The fair will include many energy saving products, as well as renewable energy options to help residents lower energy bills over the coming years. We hope to see many area residents there – it’s free!
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The Energy Commission would love your ideas and feedback. We need YOUR energy to
save the town’s energy! Please attend one of our meetings, which are typically held on the
fourth Tuesday of the month in Town Hall at 7pm, if you are interested in learning more.
Michelle Veasey, Chair
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Fire Department
When the Fire Department was established in April of 1944, the population of Atkinson was
450 residents. Records show the fire department was manned by nine volunteer members
mostly farmers with no formal training in fire fighting and one older candy truck bought for
$450.00 and converted by Kinney’s Garage to be the Town’s first and only fire truck for
several years. The first station was a two bay wood stove-heated building built by volunteers on the site of the current new Library. Over the past sixty-eight years as the Town has
continued to grow to just under sixty-eight hundred (6,800) residents, the Fire Department,
keeping pace, has grown to thirty-nine (39) members and nine (9) emergency vehicles. All
of today’s department emergency vehicles have been properly designed, built and equipped
for the Fire/Rescue Service. We responded to 567 calls for service in both fire and emergency medical in 2012. Although there are no records of how many calls for service there
were during the early year’s thing have drastically changed from 1944.
Today all members are required to be trained and certified in a variety of fire fighting and
emergency medical techniques and are paid on an on-call basis. Members have accumulated
6,965 paid hours this year responding to emergencies and advancing their skills. Vehicles
and equipment have become much more sophisticated than ever before and take highly
trained personal to operate them safely and effectively. I am proud to say that today, because of the dedication and commitment of the entire membership over the years, the department has been able to maintain an all-volunteer type system as originally established in
1944 without the need for full-time personal.
The current members continue to be proud of this heritage and thank the residents for your
support over the years as we continue to strive to provide you with a fire and emergency
medical department that meets the needs of the community. The Town of Atkinson has been
very fortunate to have had people that volunteer and are willing to serve on the department
in the common goal to protect the life and property of their neighbors. In addition to the
paid hours responding to emergencies, this year the membership also devoted 3,404 unpaid
volunteer hours to advancing their skills and education along with maintaining the vehicles
and equipment.
It’s hard to believe that we have been in our new station for twelve years now and I am
pleased to say that, due to proper planning of the building committee, the station continues
to meet the community needs and will continue to do so well into the future. Recently many
residents have been without power for extended periods of time and the station has become
a place of refuge. We now can provide a warm safe building were residents are offered
food, water, showers and a quite place to rest. During storm events we have fire and emer(Continued on page 63)
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gency medical personal available and ready to assist you or provide you with up to date information.
As we move into the future, your continued support of the Fire Department Capital Improvement Plan developed thirty years ago, is critical. The plan outlines the replacement
and refurbishments of our emergency vehicles, and lays out an estimated level of funding
that is required to prevent unanticipated cost and tax increases. As in the past, the fire department relies on the dedication of its volunteers and is always in need of new members if
you are interested in joining the department give us a call at 362-5611 or stop in and visit
us.
In closing I and the entire membership want to thank the town’s people for your many
thanks and letters we have received throughout the year and for your appreciation of what
we do.
Respectfully
Chief Michael E Murphy
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Fire Department Response to Emergency Calls - 2012
This year the Fire Department responded to a total of 567 incidents.
Medical Calls
Motor Vehicle Accidents
Building Fires
Vehicle Fires
Chimney Fires
Alarm Activations
C/O Activations
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28
3
0
0
93
15
Smoke Investigations
Power Lines down
4
4
Public Assist
13
Grass/Woods Fire
Illegal Burns & Misc
Hazardous Materials
Mutual Aid (3 recvd & 17 given)
3
8
8
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Highway Department
2012 was another productive year with a mild winter season and an early spring. All good
for the taxpayers, not so good for the men who bought new plow equipment. With the early
spring we got a head start on the construction season, Brox Inc. paved, Sawyer Ave, the east
end of Providence Hill Rd, Geary Ln, Bluebird Ln, and shimmed a portion of Meditation
Ln. Then Busby Construction backed up the new pavement with Recycled Asphalt Pavement (R.A.P.) with their shoulder-widening machine. They also replenished the shoulders
on Bryant Woods Rd and Indian Ridge Rd. Having proper shoulder maintenance improves
the safety of our roadways for vehicles as well as pedestrians and bicycle traffic. Improved
aesthetics are just a bonus.
The town has completed one third of the 2008 Road System Action Plan. 2013 calls for
Summit Dr to be reclaimed and repaved as well as paving Sawmill Rd, Jericho Rd, and
shimming more of Meditation Ln. Please support the Highway Department warrant article
at this years Town Meeting and election, with your continued support. The Highway Department goal is to maintain our roadways to a safe standard and keep our tax rate flat with
no spikes (playing catch up is always more expensive then staying with the plan).
In 2012 Atkinson was declared a disaster area once by the governor for a windstorm that
knocked out our power for a few days. The Highway Department cleared trees from our
roadways and worked with the power company as much as possible. Unitil was in the middle of a major tree clearing effort at the time. Focusing on Linebrook Rd, East Rd, Academy
Ave, 121 (Main St), and part of Island Pond Rd. Hopefully, between their efforts and the
Highway Department’s annual tree clearing, our power interruptions should be much less
frequent.
Moving forward and progressing towards our goals, that is my aim as your road agent, I am
very optimistic for our future, with a new board of selectmen and our new town administrator and caliber of the volunteers. Atkinson is in a position for a strong and bright future.
Last but not least, I would like to thank my employees. Joe Martin worked with us for over
a year and left this fall. I wish him well in his new endeavors. Jared Kohler was hired as his
replacement. Jared has proven to be a hard working employee. Dave Witley has worked for
us for 3 years. He supervises our recycling area and works with the Highway Department
throughout the year; shoveling and clearing walkways in the worst winter conditions, flagging, and trimming brush in the hottest summer weather. Dave has proven to be a dedicated, hard working addition to the department. And Josh Dugdale, your Assistant Road
Agent, worked his way through college as a seasonal employee and graduated on the Dean’s
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List. He became a permanent part-time employee that has continued his education through
UNH Technology Center. Josh has earned a Level 1 Road Scholar certificate. He also became a certified Fire 2 Firefighter and EMT for Atkinson as well as Animal Control Officer.
Josh has proven to be a dedicated hard working town employee. Josh embraces technology
and has great computer skills. He has helped keep the Highway Department responsive current and efficient.
Atkinson is growing affluent community, with great schools, great services, and one of the
lowest tax rates in the state. With your support and by working together we can keep it that
way. Thank you.
Depot Bridge, Main Street
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The Atkinson Historical Society makes its home in the building at 3 Academy Avenue,
most commonly known as the Kimball House because it served the town as the Kimball Library from 1909 until 1975.
But let’s go back to the 29th of March, 1768, just a year after the town of Atkinson was incorporated. The townspeople voted to “build a meeting house”, which they did and it was
located where the Atkinson Fire House is now. This was completed in 1769, and in 1772,
Stephen Peabody was called to be the pastor. His pay was “160 pounds lawful money” and
10 cords of wood per year as long as he stayed in Atkinson.
In the beginning of his ministry, Mr. Peabody purchased 12 acres of land from Enoch
Knight and built a home for him and his wife. One of the first things he did was to plant 3
elm trees in front of his house. There are folks living in Atkinson today who can remember
those elm trees.
After his death in 1819, the house changed hands several times until 1909 when the Reverend Joseph Kimball bought the property and gave it to the town to be used for a “library,
museum, and perhaps a cemetery”.
In 1981, a new library having been built, the Historical Society was given the use of the entire building to serve as a museum. From the very beginning the townspeople of Atkinson
have most generously given of their time, their families’ historical artifacts, postcards, portraits, wonderful old clothing, and family genealogies, and so many other items to make this
a very special museum.
Once when one of the Cub Scout troops was having a tour of the building, I asked them why
a Historical Society was important to a town. Putting his hand up, one of the boys answered
“it helps us to remember”. What a perfect answer!
Please come and visit and maybe we can help you, too, to remember.
Adele Dillon, President
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Kimball Library
The first social library in Atkinson was organized in 1796. Parson Stephen Peabody and
General Nathaniel Peabody were credited with establishing the town’s first “circulating library” which opened on January 18, 1796.
The Atkinson Free Public Library was founded on June 30, 1894. A room in the Hezekiah
Dow house, located at the corner of Academy Ave and Main Street was reserved for books.
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Noyes occupied the house and Mrs. Noyes served as the town’s first
librarian. The first library had 373 books and magazines and was open five hours each
week.
On March 21, 1896, the library was moved to the home of George Gilbert on Main Street.
Mrs. Gilbert was appointed librarian with an annual salary of fifty dollars.
In March 1907, Rev. Joseph Kimball recognized the need for a permanent building in which
to house a library. On April 13, 1907, Rev. Kimball donated the Stephen Peabody home
(now the Atkinson Historical Society) to the town of Atkinson, NH for the sum of One Dollar. Rev. Kimball also stipulated the building be named the Kimball Library.
In June of 1928, Mr. and Mrs. Elgin Reynolds began their association with the Kimball Library. The library was in two small rooms on the east side of the house and in 1935, renovations were made which included the removal of a partition to make one large library
room. Mrs. Reynolds served as librarian for 47 years (June 1928 - June 1975).
As Atkinson’s population grew rapidly, there was a need for more library space. On June
29, 1974 there was a ground breaking ceremony for the new addition. The library addition
was completed on April 6, 1975. In the late 1970’s and throughout the 1980’s, the library
began to expand its collection beyond books with vinyl records and cassette tapes. In 1988
the library added their first public computer.
The Kimball Library has evolved over the years from a small room in private homes to a
new modern 11,400 sq ft facility completed on October 12, 2008. The Kimball Library currently has 41,000 items in the collection, 20 public computers, electronic books & ereaders,
public copier, scanner & fax, and meeting room facilities. In 2012, the Kimball Library upgraded the circulation software and joined with the Plaistow and Sandown public libraries
for one union catalog and formed the Southern New Hampshire Library Cooperative. The
Cooperative allows patrons from the three towns to borrow items from any of the three facilities. The feedback from our patrons on the new software and cooperative has been very
positive.
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The 2012 Summer Reading program “Dream Big Read” was a huge success. There were a
total of 141 children in grades K-5 who participated in the program. The Young Adult program “Own the Night” had a total of 135 middle and high school student registered for the
program. The summer reading kick-off program, with magician Peter Boie, had 250 children and parents in attendance. Another popular summer family event was the Star Party.
Local astronomer, Tony Constanzo brought his amazing large telescopes for everyone to
view the night sky. There were a total of 20 programs offered during the 6 week summer
reading program.
Throughout the year, the library offers programs for all ages. From weekly preschool story
hours to evening music performances, the library has something for everyone. The best way
to keep up on what’s happening is to visit our website at www.kimballlibrary.com.
Here’s a few highlights of programs offered during 2012:
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Jack Frost Jamboree – winter fun with snowshoeing, mini golf, food, crafts & games.
Cooking classes – cooking with spices, whole foods, Middle Eastern foods, new twist on Thanksgiving.
Musical programs – Blue Grass, Irish Folk music, Timberlane Community Band.
Historical programs – WWII & Vietnam Veterans, Civil War, National Parks & Lighthouses
Games & Crafts – Mah Jong, Wii, Knitting, Painting
Book Discussions (5 per month)
Weekly preschool story hours and after school programs.
Science Fair for children in grades K-7.
The library continues to look at new technologies to offer the Atkinson community. We
currently have six ereaders available for loan and two iPads for use in the Children’s Room.
We also have PC laptops available for use within the building and WiFi service is available
24/7.
In early 2012, the Kimball Library Board of Trustees applied for an EMPG (Emergency
Management Performance Grant) matching grant for a standby generator. The grant was
approved by the State of New Hampshire Department of Safety, Homeland Security and
Emergency Management in May 2012, and the Friends of the Kimball Library donated the
matching funds to secure the grant. The goal is to add the library to the Town of Atkinson
Emergency Management Plan at which time; the building can be used as a cooling and
warming center in emergency situations.
The library also received a Harvard Pilgrim Community Spirit 9/11 Mini-Grant in May.
The grant was used to hold a Science Fair for children in grades K through seven on November 10th. The Science Fair was such a success we hope to do another event next year
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and partner with the Atkinson Academy.
We would not be able to offer all the amazing programs throughout the year without the financial help of the Friends of the Kimball Library. We are grateful for all their support and fundraising efforts.
Special thanks go out to the Kimball Library staff, all our volunteers, the Friends of the
Kimball Library, and our Trustees who have worked very hard this past year to make the
Kimball Library a success.
Diane M. Heer
Director
2012 Kimball Library Statistics
Total Circulation for 2012
93,198 items
Total Programs offered (Adult & Children)
604
Total Patrons at the end of 2012
4,101
Total Collection Size at the end of 2012
40,983
Items added to collection
2,313
Items deleted from collection
984
*The history of the Kimball Library was taken from the Atkinson Then and Now 2nd Edition c1999. The book is available for loan
at the Kimball Library or for purchase from the Historical Society.
Kimball Library, Academy Ave
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Kimball Library
Financial Report (Profit and Loss)
For the Year Ending December 31, 2012
Income
680.85
1,764.34
1,741.82
Book Shop
Copy
Debit card Reimb for DVD
Donations Received
General donations received
Generator
General donations
received - Other
Total General donations received
Ruth Campbell Fund Grant
Thelma Pine
Total Donations Received
Fines
2,192.65
2,302.65
1,092.28
425.00
3,819.93
Books
DVD
Fines - Other
4,582.65
2,567.10
139.90
7,289.65
Buddies Program
Jack Frost Jamboree
Friends of Library Donation - Other
15.52
116.94
1,349.67
1,482.13
Total Fines
Friends of Library Donation
Total Friends of Library Donation
Interest
Fine #6606
General #2594
LeBosquet Fund
Savings #6453
Total Interest
Miscellaneous Income
Coffee
Decals
Reimbursment for book purchase
Replacement Card
Miscellaneous Income - Other
Total Miscellaneous Income
Non-Resident Card
Reimbursement from Friends
Reimbursement from Town of Atki
Reimbursment foe book purchase
Total Income
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1.22
2.87
347.73
14.35
366.17
228.00
6.00
180.70
155.00
600.16
1,169.86
65.00
259.06
3,775.73
41.99
22,456.53
Kimball Library
Financial Report (Profit and Loss)
(cont.)
Expense
2,300.00
Annual Support and Hosting
Capital Improvements
Lighting
Capital Improvements - Other
3,057.09
4,684.00
7,741.09
89.99
4,900.46
1,387.72
-0.12
Advertising Expense
Legal Expense - Other
5.00
0.00
5.00
650.00
798.04
Total Capital Improvements
Coffee
debit card purchase
Donations Spent
Fed Tax Withheld on TD acct
Legal Expense
Total Legal Expense
Library Programs
Library Supplies
Materials
2,489.26
1,900.00
6,529.51
10,918.77
3,003.32
180.00
Books
Downloadable Books
DVD
Total Materials
Materials & Equipment
Membership Dues
Miscellaneous Expense
SNH Library Co-op
Miscellaneous Expense - Other
422.67
274.66
697.33
65.00
Friends
Materials and Equipment
Promotional Items/Staff Gifts
399.12
75.00
500.00
974.12
-0.03
700.00
912.34
36.24
35,359.27
-12,902.74
Total Miscellaneous Expense
Museum Passes
Programs/Misc
Total Programs/Misc
Reconciliation Discrepancies
Reimbursement to Town of Atkins
Training
USPS
Total Expense
Net Income
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Kimball Library
Financial Report (Balance Sheet)
ASSETS
Current Assets
Checking/Savings
Pentucket Bank TD Bank - Fines
TD Bank - General
TD Bank - Savings
Total Checking/Savings
Total Current Assets
50,295.28
10,773.35
22,765.96
14,011.01
97,845.60
97,845.60
97,845.60
Opening Balance Equity
Retained Earnings
Net Income
85,365.59
25,382.75
-12,902.74
97,845.60
97,845.60
TOTAL ASSETS
LIABILITIES & EQUITY
Equity
Total Equity
TOTAL LIABILITIES & EQUITY
Kimball House, Academy Ave
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Planning Board
Master Plan
The Planning Board has made more progress this year in the Master Plan Update process.
In April we adopted 3 updated chapters, specifically: Community Facilities, Existing Land
Use, and Natural Resource Inventory. The next significant accomplishment was the successful “Visioning Event” held at the Community Center on June 6, where over 50 citizens
came out and participated in a group process to generate ideas about the future of Atkinson.
Then we moved on to the July launch of a Citizen Input Survey that was mailed to all
households in Town. We were very pleased to receive back over 600 responses! Board
members all contributed time to tabulate the results, using an on-line tool. These inputs will
assist us in the development of the final 2 chapters: Vision and Future Land Use, which will
be completed in 2013.
Zoning and Ordinances
Items voted and passed at Town Meeting 2012 include:
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An amendment to keep our Zoning in line with a change to RSA 674:39aa.
Projects
Commercial:
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Site Plan amended for Rockridge Development LLC to change dimensions of one
building on Site at 71 Route 111
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Site Plan amended to add stairwell to rear of 12 Main Street
Residential:
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One new lot created by subdivision of 32 Maple Avenue
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Lot Line Adjustment between parcels at 59 and 63 Providence Hill Road
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Lot Line adjustment between parcels at 172 Main Street and Teddy Bear Lane
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Lot Line Adjustment between parcels at 32 Maple and new lot off Birdsall Lane
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Lot Line Adjustment between parcels at 26 and 28 Chase Island Road
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Lot Line Adjustment between parcel off Main Street and Town Forest off Pope Road
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Future:
For the 2013 Legislative season the Planning Board has proposed:
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Zoning Article to amend Article VI Section 600 to encourage Conservation Developments
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Zoning Article to add a Prime Wetland
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Plan to complete and adopt Master Plan Vision Chapter and Future Land Use Chapter.
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Plan to have Board of Selectmen establish and appoint members to a Capital Improvements Program Committee, to begin work in 2013 and complete the CIP in 2014.
Thank you to the interested Citizens who have provided so much input this year. The Planning board meets on the Third Wednesday of each month for Public Hearings, and on first
Wednesdays for Workshops as necessary. All are welcome.
Respectfully Submitted,
Susan Killam, Chairman
Atkinson Planning Board
Atkinson Academy, Academy Ave.
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Police Department
2012 was a very busy time for our department. With the hiring and training of 3 new officers and making sure that we had adequate town coverage was quite a challenge. I am glad
to say that we now have a D.A.R.E. Officer to teach this great program at the Atkinson
Academy. I chose Officer Nate Lyons for this position and at his graduation I found that the
instructors felt great about him becoming a D.A.R.E. Officer. The program will be starting
during the month of January.
We have had increase in house breaks as did our surrounding towns. Through intense investigation by Officer Lundquist we able to apprehend and charge a subject that broke into
5 homes stealing all the copper pipes. At the time of these thefts, all the homes were vacant.
I wish I could personally thank all of the residents that supported all of the Police Warrant
articles in last year’s budget.
I was asked to give a “Then and Now” overview of the Police Department. Back in 1968
when I was appointed as a Police Officer we had no radios, no cell phones and we were required to use our own personal vehicles since we did not have any police cruisers. Some of
the long time residents should remember that there was one lady that stayed by the police
phone. We only patrolled Friday and Saturday nights, and we had to drive past her home
every 15 minutes to see if the light was on in her porch, for if it was that meant we had to go
on a call.
What a difference 45 years makes! I have seen it all as the Police Department started to prepare itself for the ever-changing events and equipment that help us to stay safe and respond
to calls in a timely fashion.
From all of your dedicated officers of the Atkinson Police Department we wish you a happy
and safe new year.
Police Chief
Universalist Church,, Academy Ave.
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Rail Committee
While the Atkinson Rail Committee is one of the newest formed committees, our work may
very well determine Atkinson’s future. Our initial formation consisted of gathering information as to the attributes or detriments of a rail station layover yard in our neighboring
town of Plaistow.
Our first meeting was on November 16, 2010. For the next six months we invited local
elected officials, New Hampshire Transportation personnel, as well as Plaistow’s officials to
speak. The result was a twenty page report submitted on May, 2011 which can be found on
the Atkinson town website by following this link: www.town-atkinsonnh.com for more
news, details and archives/scroll down to MBTA Commuter Rail Expansion documents.
This committee will continue to fight for clean air, the prevention of intrusive noise pollution, and the maintenance of our rural environment.
Our meetings are scheduled as needed with notices posted at the Town Hall, Library, and
Community Center.
Sincerely,
Robert Clark
Chairman
Atkinson Depot, Main Street
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Before we begin our journey into the history of Recreation in the Town of Atkinson, I must
first acknowledge a very special member. Patti Mangini, who was nearly consecutively a
chair or co-chair of Recreation, stepped down after 16 years of service on the Commission.
As you will see, Patti’s efforts in Recreation have been significant and while she remains
just a phone call away, we miss her direct involvement. This year we welcomed new member, Robin Hernandez, to the Commission and with Patti’s departure, I became the new
Recreation Chairperson. As your new chair, it is my honor to take you on a new kind of trip
– one highlighting Atkinson Recreation’s history. Join me.
In 1967 the town voted and approved a warrant to appoint a Recreation Commission. While
recreation certainly existed in the town prior to the Commission, the group’s mission was to
expand and develop new programs and areas in the town. That same year the town also approved and accepted a deed to a 5 acre parcel of land located on Pope Road, donated by
Mrs. Shirley Killey in memory of her late husband. Another 4 acre parcel of land in the
same area was donated by Lewis Builders, and Mrs. Killey also deeded a right of way between the two parcels of land. Lastly, the town voted to purchase 10 additional acres of land
in same area. This became known as the Pope Road Recreation Area.
Through the late 1960’s, however, the primary location for recreation activities was the
Academy baseball field (which is still in use today). And while Recreation supported about
350 youth in various sports activities, Recreation’s big yearly event was Atkinson Days,
which began with children’s games and races and ended with a dance following a public
supper, prepared and served by the Commission!
In 1969, the Sawyer Pond ice skating rink was added as a new location and activity to enjoy. As the recipient of surplus funding from the 1967 Bicentennial Committee, the newly
established Recreation Planning and Development Fund gave the Commission the ability to
look at new areas of the town to develop (perhaps swimming). In 1969, the idea of a 6-week
summer playground program was being planned.
By the end of 1970, the Pope Road Recreation Area was slowly being developed into an
established place for family outings with picnic tables and fireplaces. Youth participation
continued to increase, a successful summer activity program and use of the Pope Road area
was expanded to include winter snowmobiling and ice-skating. But, with continuing space
issues at the Academy field, the Commission decided it was time to submit a warrant to use
the Development Fund (and matching federal funds) for the purpose of building an additional baseball field and parking lot at Pope Road. This warrant was approved by the town.
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Immediate work on the baseball field at Pope Road was delayed due to late federal funding
approval, and in 1973, despite that the majority of the baseball area was completed, backstops and fencing were still needed. Recreation funding was a continuing issue and Commission-proposed funding (via warrant) for tennis courts and picnic area updates, with
matching government funding, failed to get the support of the town.
At last, in 1975, the first ball field at Pope Road was completed. Funding for the fencing,
which was 50% matched with federal funding, and the backstop, was ultimately raised by
the baseball coaches. The new field was put into use in the spring of 1976; a milestone that
came with much hard work from volunteers, at a cost to the town of less than $3700 and
supplemented by federal funding of $3500.
By 1978, the Pope Road Recreation Area was busier than ever. An additional 7.5 acres of
land was given to the Commission and a new recreational field was created, cleared, and
leveled by Lewis Builders at no cost to the town. The Commission put forth a warrant to
develop a recreational complex on Pope Road, with a variety of funding sources and matching grants doubling available funds - all with no tax impact to the town. This warrant was
approved, and finally in May of 1980 the matching funds were granted. In 1981, two enclosed tennis courts, a new ball field and soccer/football area, playground space with walkways, road improvements, and parking were completed. Another highlight of 1981 was the
true beginning of the summer Sun and Fun program led then, and for many successful years
following, by Patty Caton.
In 1983, Carol Grant began as the first Elderly Affairs Director and she was supported by
the Recreation Commission with funding for senior activities and outings. Over the next few
years these programs were continually expanded and supported by members of the Commission.
In 1987, Paul and Helen Woodlock were honored with the dedication of the town report.
Both served as selectmen in the town in the 1960’s and 70’s but their contributions toward
town recreation were enormous. Atkinson Day was their brain child, but their legacy lives
on at Pope Road. Paul persuaded land-owners to donate their land for recreational use and
he led the creation of the first field (“Little Pope”). It was also Paul that spear-headed the
formation of the Recreation Commission. Helen worked with the Commission for federal
funding, which resulted in the tennis courts and second field (“Big Pope”). And together
they worked with the Commission for years on programs still in place today. In 1991, in
their honor, the town voted to name the Pope Road Recreation Area, the “Woodlock Recreation Area”, and in 2010, the road leading to the Woodlock Recreaction Area was
changed from Pope Road, to Woodlock Park Lane.
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Fast forward to 1996, and so began the Cathy Thompson/Patti Mangini years. Under their
direction, we now have the Fishing Derby, a Sun ‘n Fun program restored back to its early
glory days, the Easter Egg hunt, the after-Memorial Day Parade Concert, Make-ADifference Day, Town-Wide Clean-Up, expanded senior programs and luncheons, the Community Band, Tree-lighting, Summer Ice Cream Social and the Veteran’s Day Breakfast.
Work to improve and update the Woodlock Recreation Area continued with town approved
funding, grants, and financial support from the baseball and soccer leagues.
In 1999, the town approved the position of Recreation Coordinator, now known as Senior/
Community Center Director, or more specifically – Noriko Yoshida-Travers. The work she
has done on behalf of our town’s seniors is simply immeasurable.
Forward looking work was started in 2005 with the formation of the Recreation Master Plan
sub-committee and the town approved the first monies to be deposited into a Recreation
Capital Reserve fund. It was at this time that I, Del Dooling and Joan Fettes joined the Commission. In 2007, capital reserve funding continued, a new toddler play set ,“Edward” was
added to the Woodlock Recreation Area playground, funding for T-Ball field improvements
was approved, and a land-swap with the Conservation Commission allowed work to begin
on a new recreation area on East Road.
Because of the foresight of the Recreation Commission to plan for the future and the townspeople to support this vision, four years of Capital Reserve account funds allowed the Commission to plan, engineer, and properly develop the East Road land into a full-size lacrosse
field, a multi-purpose grass field, a perimeter walking path, and a parking area. In 2009, the
Commission welcomed Bill Innes, who became the Commission’s East Road liaison. To
complete the project, in 2010 the town was asked to approve final funding, which would be
supplemented with a single $25,000 donation. And in 2012, this new area was completed
and put into use. A ribbon cutting ceremony was held to name our newest recreation area
“Collins Park”, in honor of the contributions of Jake and the late Una Collins, not only for
the generous monetary donation, but for their 50+ years of community service given by
them to our town.
This year’s report would not be complete without acknowledging the 2012 Memorial Day
Parade and Ceremony in honor of Major Jeremy Graczyk. It was touching, inspiring, and a
worthy tribute to our town hero. We ended 2012 with the lighting of the new tree planted on
Dow Common in Jeremy’s memory, and we hope you will continue to join us each year as
we all watch it grow.
Susan Ober, Chairperson
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Supervisors of the Checklist
The Supervisors of the Checklist had a very busy year! Not only did we keep the voter records and registrations up to date, but we covered the Deliberative Sessions for both the
Town of Atkinson and the Timberlane School District in addition to the four elections
(Presidential Primary in January, the Town Election in March, the State Primary in September and the General Election in November).
Something new this year was the implementation of the NH law requiring that a photo ID be
presented to obtain a ballot at the polling place for all elections. Since this law did not take
effect until November 1, 2012 we used the September State Primary to educate voters of
this new element and we practiced by asking (not requiring) voters to show their photo ID.
Acclimating voters in this way helped tremendously during the General Election which was
the first election to require photo IDs. We were pleased that there were very few voters in
November who did not bring a photo ID to the polling place and citizens who did not present a photo ID were still allowed to obtain a ballot after signing an affidavit.
At the end of 2012, there were 5,285 registered Atkinson voters on the checklist compared
to only 123 on the November 3, 1912 checklist. Back in 1912, the Presidential election took
place in the Academy Hall and in case you’re curious, here’s how Atkinson voted in that
election 100 years ago:
1912 Presidential Election
Republican
7 votes cast for Taft
Democrat
33 votes cast for Wilson
Prohibition
2 votes cast for Chafin
Socialist
1 vote cast for Reimer
Progressive 28 votes cast for T. Roosevelt
Ballot Box used in 1912
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Looking back over 2012, July was an especially sad time for us as we mourned the passing
of our friend and mentor, Martha MacDonald. Martha served Atkinson as a Supervisor of
the Checklist for over 42 years. Her optimism, loyalty and dedication will be deeply missed
and her memory will stay with us always.
Supervisors of the Checklist 1971
Martha E. MacDonald, Arthur H. Sawyer, Lillian J. Lewis
A special thank you goes Adele Dillon for graciously accepting the appointment to Supervisor of the Checklist and filling in to help us with this challenging election year.
Supervisors of the Checklist 2012
Patti Mangini, Adele Dillon, Leslie Barbera
The Supervisors of the Checklist would also like to thank the residents of Atkinson for their
cooperation and participation in the election process.
Leslie Barbera
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Tax Collector
The TOWN OF ATKINSON’S history shows that 87 town’s people have held the position
of Tax Collector since we were incorporated in 1767.
The job every one loves to hate just happens to be a job that for the last 100 years has been
held by only eight dedicated people.
For this edition of our Annual Report I, being the 87th Tax Collector, would like to dedicate
this section to my predecessors.
Sam B. Mason saw few changes in tax collection during his 14 years in office. He began his
term in 1889 when the population was about 483 and he collected taxes in the amount of
$2,755.21. When his term ended in 1913, the population had decreased to 440 but the Tax
Warrant had increased to $6,284.62.
He collected Taxes from his home right at his dining room table. It’s even possible that he
and his customers enjoyed a few sips of his famous cider and swapped stories.
Sam Little saw even fewer changes during his term from 1914-1916. Population stayed
about the same Tax Warrants increased slightly from $6,298.29 (1914) to $7,871.40 (1916).
Jay M. Goodrich’s term in office, 1917-1919 did not vary much from his predecessor, population about the same, and Tax Warrants varied from $7423.76 (1917) to $7,316.39 (1919).
Harry Tuttle spent the most time in the office of the Tax Collector his term began in 1920
and lasted until 1969. Mr. Tuttle saw many changes during his term. Population in 1920 was
a mere 413 and in 1969 about 2291. The tax warrants went from $11,040.61 to $482,077.59
yet he found the strength and committed himself to 49 years of service to this office until, at
age 81 he decided not to seek re-election. Harry was honored by the state legislature for his
outstanding record of public office and civic interest. It has been said that during his life
Harry was always regarded as a gentle, mild mannered man who was very proud of his
home. The story goes that as a resident was at Harry’s home paying his taxes, he made a
nasty remark about the Town of Atkinson and Harry immediately ordered him out of his
home.
In 1969 Harry Tuttle handed over his receipts to Jessi Anastasi in a peach basket. Jessi was
the first Tax Collector to have an actual office. She settled into her office in the Grange
Building in 1969, peach basket and all. That year the population was 2291 and her warrant
was in the amount $532,996.49.
Jessi reluctantly moved to her new office in the, New Town Hall building, in 1986. She was
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not happy about the fact that her new office did not have any windows, never the less, with
her husband Nicholas by her side, she collected Taxes in the amount of $3,504,761.00, by
this time the population had risen to about 4600. Everyone knew when Jessi was out and
about when they saw her and her 1967 forest green Ford Mustang, the envy of most men in
town, slowly driving by (only in good weather). Sometimes they might even see her car
parked out in the back parking lot of the Town Hall until she retired in 1997 after collecting
$6,571,546.00 the previous year. The population of Atkinson had grown to be about 5800
but more important than that, the population of Jessi’s family had grown by one very special
person, her grandson Ryan. Jessi decided to, and did enjoy her newest Love until her demise
on October 24th 1999.
Marie White served from 1997 to 1998 when she handed over the Title and Office to Gloria
Dodge who was then appointed by the Selectmen.
From 1998 until July 1, 1999 Gloria Dodge held the office of Tax Collector. Her year in office she collected $7,031,240.74. The population had risen to 6071. Gloria sometimes referred to as the Town Hall’s very own movie star chose to pursue other avenues and gave up
the office to me, her Deputy, on July 1, 1999. I credit her with collecting about half of the
$7,401,439.55 in taxes collected in fiscal 1999.
Since my appointment on August 11, 1999 I have done my best to uphold the traditions and
laws of the Office of the Tax Collector, as I shall for as long as I am in office. The Population has risen to almost 7000. Deputy Collector Susan Garrant, Atkinson’s first Certified
Deputy, and I are now mailing almost 6000 Bills per year. Sue, who is allowed to work 250
hours per year, and I worked as a team to collect the $15,553,613.20 warranted for the 2012
tax year.
It is my honor and pleasure to serve the Residents of the Greatest Town in the State of NH. I
look forward to continuing to give the best service possible for many years to come.
Respectfully submitted
Debra L. DeSimone CTC
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Town Clerk
In the year 1912 George A. Page was our Town Clerk and Treasurer. He was paid a salary
of $20.00 a year to perform the duties of the Town Clerk and $20.00 to perform the duties
of the Treasurer. It was reported that the Town of Atkinson had 4 automobiles versus 8,729
automobiles now in 2012.
Statistics showed that there were 3 Births, 2 Marriages and 6 Deaths that occurred in our
Town in 1912 versus 8 Births, 35 Marriages and 42 Deaths in 2012; of course there is a big
difference in the population.
Another piece of our history on dog licensing comes from a ledger of 1925; the town licensed 74 dogs versus 1,188 dog licenses in 2012. The dog fees back in 1925 were $2.00 for
a male dog, $2.00 for a spayed female and $5.00 for a female. The present fees are $10.00
for a male or female dog, $7.50 for a neutered male or spayed female and $2.00 for a dog
that is licensed to a senior citizen.
The rabies clinic was held on March 25, 2012 at the Fire Station and we licensed 43 dogs
this year. I would like to thank the Fire Department, the volunteers and Veterinarian, Joseph
Guischard for hosting this event.
At the General Election on November 6, 2012, we had an 81.8% turnout. Great job everyone! During this election we were inspected by the Attorney General’s Office and were approved to be in compliance with all the rules, regulations and laws. A huge thanks to my
Deputy, Moderator, Assistant, Moderator, Supervisors of the Checklist, Ballot Clerks, Highway Department, Police Department and all those who did their part to keep our Election
on track.
We have been approved to take credit cards over-the-counter and on-line for Motor Vehicle
Registrations, Dog Licenses and Vital Records. We began processing credit cards on January 3, 2013.
Rose M. Cavalear
Atkinson Town Clerk
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Zoning Board of Adjustment
State legislation has authorized municipalities to establish Planning Boards, and to draft
Zoning Ordinances, and to establish Boards of Adjustment. The Atkinson Town Report of
1955 lists the earliest members of the Zoning Board as Scott Thompson, George Rollins,
Richard Wood, Leslie Rockwell, and Warren Kolb. Over the years, many have served, and
the Town benefits greatly when members fill multiple terms, gaining valuable experience.
In general, qualifications to serve on the Board of Adjustment are “time, an interest in serving, impartiality, and a willingness to understand the process.” (Quoted from OEP Handbook for Local Officials, 2012.)
Today, per state statutes, The Zoning Board of Adjustment is made up of 5 volunteer regular members and up to 5 alternate members, all of whom who are appointed to 3 year terms
by the Selectmen. Our current Regular members are Glenn Saba, Chairman; Sam Zannini;
Richard Paquin; David Farris; Shane Keating. Alternates are Cathy Blash, John Recesso
and Victoria Czaia. The Board meets at the call of the Chairman, but during 2012 applications for relief have been very few. No meetings were held in January, February, June, July
or August.
The following actions were taken by the Board:
March: Special Exception and or Variance to allow 3 dwellings on one lot: Denied
April: Variance to reduce side Setback: Approved
April: Motion for Rehearing of March case: Denied
May: Special Exception to allow dog grooming Home Business: Denied
May: Variance to reduce wetlands setback: Approved
May: Motion for Rehearing of April setback case: Denied
September: workshop only
October: Special Exception to allow dog grooming Home Business: Denied
October: Variance to allow oversized sign in Commercial Industrial: Approved
November: DOT request for Advisory for Automobile Dealer License: favorable
December: Special Exception to allow Extended Family Accessory Unit: Approved
December: Resignation of Hank Riehl, Chair due to moving from Town.
Appointment of Glenn Saba as Chair.
Glenn Saba, Chairman
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2012 Employee Payroll
$1,232.51 RECREATION
$17,540.61 POLICE
AMBROSIO, KATHERINE C
ANDERSON, SCOTT P
$5,842.81 CODE ENFO
$48,176.66 POLICE
EARLEY, CHARLES
FISET, NICOLAS M
$5,118.50 FIRE
APITZ, ALBERT E
$2,149.14 FIRE
FOURNIER, ANDREW J
$7,250.00 CODE ENFO
ASHFORD, WILLIAM K
$1,350.00 CABLE
FOURNIER, EDWARD J
AYLWARD, DANA N
$870.00 CABLE
$2,573.07 SELECT
BARBERA, TODD L
$3,385.57 SELECT
FRIEL, WILLIAM G
$4,730.60 FIRE
BECKWITH, DANIEL P
$3,000.82 FIRE
GALE, RONALD W
$10,260.69 FIRE
BECKWITH, FREDERICK JR
$3,426.61 TAX
GARRANT, SUSAN J
$13,478.95 LIBRARY
BIRR, CAROLYN
$8,152.42 LIBRARY
GIUFFRE, LINDA M
$17,995.30 LIBRARY
BOURASSA, LINDA E
$4,060.39 FIRE
GOLDSTEIN, ABRAHAM
BRADLEY, GERALD J
GREEN, AMY E
$1,250.00 CEMETERIES
$249.08 FIRE
BRIAND, ALAN G
$418.20 CEMETERIES
FRANCIS, LEE A
HAINES, GEORGE S
BURKE, JACOB
$3,869.72 POLICE
HALE, LINDA J
$52,438.64 POLICE
BUTLER, WILLIAM F
HAMILTON, BRENNA E
$86,413.82 POLICE
CAGGIANO, PATRICK F
$1,519.23 FIRE
HANTZIS, NIKOLAOS K
$13,831.49 POLICE
CAMMILLERI, ANDREW T
$58,866.40 LIBRARY
HEER, DIANE M
$45,235.60 TN CLERK
CAVALEAR, ROSE M
$10,832.60 FIRE
HOLIGAN, DAVID J
CAVANAUGH, DANIEL J
$7,223.97 FIRE
HOLIGAN, PAULA M
$3,764.62 SELECT
CHILDS, FRED JR
$7,597.94 FIRE
HOLLENBECK, DARRELL A
$180.84 POLICE
CONSENTINO, DAVID L
HORGAN, ALEX J
$23,700.95 POLICE
CONSENTINO, JOANNE
$27,034.36 POLICE
$19,404.76 LIBRARY
HOULE, JOAN
CONSENTINO, PHILIP
$8,900.06 POLICE
HOULIHAN, EDWARD M
$2,000.00 SELECT
COPPETA, SUSAN B
HYDER, ALEXANDER H
$2,340.00 CABLE
COTE, ROGER L
CROSS, ELIZABETH G
$2,116.72 POLICE
CULLIFORD, ROGER W
$20,151.56 CODE ENFO
JONES, ROBERT
$4,080.00 POLICE
CUNNINGHAM , THOMAS
$25,285.71 TN CLERK
JORDAN, BONNIE L
$22,869.05 POLICE
CUNNINGHAM, LYNNE A
$1,207.95 ANIMAL CONT CURLEY, STACEY A
$1,303.29 FIRE
$1,115.63 LIBRARY
INNES, WILLIAM A
JOHNSON, CATELYN A
KEANE, THOMAS J
$12,405.95 CODE ENFO
KILLAM, SUSAN M
$6,122.15 CODE ENFO
KIRSCH, JAMES H
$26,811.60 TAX
DESIMONE, DEBRA
$997.50 HIGHWAY
KOHLER, JARED W
$12,028.66 POLICE
DESJARDINS, ROBERT
$210.00 CABLE
KOLES, DAVID S
$300.00 CABLE
DAME, RYAN H
$66,708.00 SELECT
DILLON, ADELE H
KOLODZIEJCZAK, ERIC W
$4,004.01 HIGHWAY
DIMEGLIO, KIEL V
$5,476.73 LIBRARY
LAMARRE, KATHLEEN
DONNELLY, KAITLYN R
$2,482.75 FIRE
LANDRY, JASON D
DONNELLY, KEVIN M
$8,314.95 FIRE
LANDRY, KEVIN J
$4,180.00 CODE ENFO
DORMAN, PAUL M
LAROSA, AVEN M
$8,778.63 LIBRARY
DROUIN, JESSICA W
$6,625.31 TN CLERK
LEBLANC, KRISTEN J
$36,928.77 POLICE
$41,421.60 HIGHWAY
DUGDALE, JOSHUA A
DURKEE, JENNIFER L
DURKEE, KAYLA D
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$56,035.20 BKP
$1,206.25 LIBRARY
$58,500.51 POLICE
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LEVALLEE, SANDRA M
LINNAN, MARY C
LUNDQUIST, STEPHEN J
2012 Employee Payroll (cont.)
$71,328.42
POLICE LYONS, NATHAN J
$481.50
$7,299.07
$5,783.61
BKP MACOMBER, PATRICIA E
POLICE MAGOON, RICHARD A
$570.00
$1,320.00
$1,410.00
STAFFORD, CAROL J
$44,221.44 HIGHWAY
POLICE MAZZA, JASON T
$1,465.11 FIRE
CABLE MCCARRON, JAMES J
$27,681.97 POLICE
CABLE MCCONIHE, ROBERT A
CODE ENFO MCKEEN, SHANE E
$1,571.65 RECREATION MESSURI, RACHELLE M
$1,890.00
SNICER, BARBARA
$15,659.05 LIBRARY
$981.11 FIRE
FIRE MARTIN, JOSEPH W
POLICE MICHAELSEN, KENT W
$3,540.26
FIRE MURPHY, ANDREW J
$4,906.95
FIRE MURPHY, JEFFREY M
$17,218.51
FIRE MURPHY, MICHAEL E
$976.38
STEPHENS, ABIGAIL E
STEWART, EDWARD
SULLIVAN, DONNA J
TEUBER, WILLIAM R
$1,637.21 FIRE
TOMBARELLO, MATTHEW J
$5,001.75 TN CLERK
VACHON, ANN M
$23,936.00 POLICE
$1,918.52 FIRE
$1,468.65 RECREATION MILLER, SHAWN E
SLAVIT, CHRISTOPHER
$36,336.01 SELECT
LIBRARY MARDEN, JUDITH
$6,408.29
$6,276.27
$1,053.93 FIRE
VALERIO, JUAN R
WALKER, JARED M
$2,755.00 CEMETERIES WATKINS, MARGERY J
$37,045.18 LIBRARY
FIRE MURPHY, SHANE P
WATSON, KATHLEEN J
$276.13 FIRE
WEBER, BRYAN J
$442.25 FIRE
WENZEL, ANDREA M
$24,100.87 MAINT.
WEYMOUTH, DAVID M
$5,288.55
POLICE NEILL, ROBERT C
$23,046.78 CABLE
WILLIAMS, DAVID A
$10,568.99
POLICE NOLAN, KEVIN C
$18,792.75 POLICE
WILSON, SEAN E
POLICE NOVELLO, SALVATORE N
$21,564.46 HIGHWAY
WITLEY, DAVID E
$7,120.86
$718.25
$2,330.60
FIRE NOYES, BENJAMIN P
POLICE O'MEARA, GERARD M
$1,891.09
$7,369.32
$7,840.00
FIRE ORIO, NICK D
$1,050.00 CABLE
WOLFF, RUSSELL A
$2,669.51 FIRE
WOOSTER, STEPHEN J
$24,451.68 RECREATION YOSHIDA, NORIKO
LIBRARY PALARDY, ELIZABETH J
CODE ENFO PALLARIA, DAVID A
$1,534,259.94
Grand total
$1,468.65 RECREATION PARONICH, SARAH J
$1,250.00
SELECT PARRILLO, LORI A
$1,373.90 RECREATION PICARD, CAMERON M
$2,151.18
LIBRARY PICARD, TERESE B
$1,373.90 RECREATION PITTS , MICHAEL C
$1,173.57
FIRE RAY, CARROLL B
$7,734.47
POLICE ROBERTS, DONALD
$13,538.86
FIRE ROCKWELL, JOHN F
$1,418.27 RECREATION ROLON, EFRAIN
$1,326.77 RECREATION ROSS, ALICIA L
$1,050.00
CODE ENFO RUSSO, REBECCA A
$6,045.68
POLICE RYAN, CHRISTOPHER M
$4,878.92
POLICE SCARVAGLIERI, VINCENT
$1,078.10
FIRE SCHAFER, CHARLES A
$677.13
SELECT SCHUSTER, CRAIG G
$1,241.63
FIRE SCOTT, BRENNAN T
$1,530.40 RECREATION SIEMERING, JACOB M
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2012 Vendor List
1ST RESPONDER NEWSPAPER
3M
$80.00
$100.00
ATKINSON YOUTH BASEBALL
$495.00
A MERRIE SWEEP CHIMNEY INC
$1,585.00
ATLANTIC BROOM SERVICE INC
$945.00
A SAFE PLACE
$1,000.00
ATS EQUIPMENT INC
A&C TIRE INC
$3,764.73
AVITAR ASSOC OF NE INC
A-1 HOME & CARPET CARE
AANNH
$280.80
ATKINSON WOMEN'S CIVIC CLUB
$200.00
$20.00
B-B CHAIN INC
$444.72
BALANCE PROFESSIONAL
ACME VAULT CO INC
$350.00
BARBARA SNICER
$2,209.40
$161.00
BAKER & TAYLOR INC
ACCESS A/V
ADAMSON INDUSTRIES CORP
$950.00
$11,079.19
$14,844.05
$5,325.16
$641.87
BARRY CARPENTER
$25.00
ADELE DILLON
$723.81
BAY STATE CRUISE COMPANY
$1,000.00
ADVANCED EXCAVATING INC
$875.00
BAYRING COMMUNICATIONS
$14,961.93
AFLAC
$8,857.36
BEACON ELECTRICAL SALES INC
AFTC INC
$1,251.94
BEN NOYES
AIRGAS EAST
$3,207.77
$506.19
$25.00
BEN'S UNIFORMS
$2,952.95
ALLIANCE FOR COMMUNITY MEDIA
$225.00
BENEVENTO BITUMINOUS PROD
$1,660.35
ALPHA LOCKSMITH
$120.00
BERGERON PROTECTIVE CLOTHING LLC
AMANDA LUEDERS
$510.00
BETSY PALARDY
AMAZON
AMERICAN ARBITRATION ASSOC
AMERICAN GROUND WATER TRUST
$2,423.52
$225.00
$51.00
$30,145.60
$21.78
BILL INNES
$2,485.73
BJ'S WHOLESALE CLUB
$50.00
BOB BUSI & SONS LANDSCAPING
$11,900.00
AMERICAN RED CROSS
$500.00
BOB SALTER'S SMALL ENGINE REPAIRS
$151.49
ANCHOR USED AUTO PARTS INC
$652.60
BONNIE JORDAN
$387.10
BOOK PAGE
$282.00
BORACZEK
$150.00
ANDREW SCHAFER
ANGELICA'S RESTAURANT
ANN VACHON
ANNIE PARKHURST
ANTCZAK BUILDING
$75.00
$1,097.47
$261.92
$50.00
BOSTON GLOBE
$25.00
$685.36
BOUND TREE MEDICAL LLC
$3,064.62
APCO INTERNATIONAL
$210.00
BOYLE, SHAUGHNESSY & CAMPO
$6,049.50
APPAREL 2000
$839.46
BRENDA LAYCOCK
APPLE BOOKS
$871.09
BRENDA WEBER
APPLE INC
$399.97
BRIAN SHURMAN DMD
ARROW PAPER CORP
$129.78
BROX INDUSTRIES INC
AT&T
$472.68
BRUSHWOOD VETERINARY CLINIC
$767.25
BUDCO ENTERPRISES
ATCO INTERNATIONAL
ATKINSON CONSERVATION COMM
ATKINSON FIREFIGHTER'S ASSOC
$10,334.80
BORDER AREA MUTUAL AID ASSOC
$2,228.95
$123.53
BUSBY CONSTRUCTION CO INC
BUSBY, VIRGINIA A
$80.00
$65.00
$1,495.00
$173,460.08
$301.00
$7,203.30
$79,258.00
$101.27
ATKINSON GARDEN CLUB
$2,075.00
C NTURION HOLDINGS I
ATKINSON GRAPHICS
$3,737.80
C&D AUTO CLINIC
$1,939.00
C&M CLEANING
$1,300.00
ATKINSON ROAD RACE
ATKINSON TAX COLLECTOR
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$200.00
$196,675.32
CAROL GRANT
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$68.20
$139.30
2012 Vendor List (cont.)
CAROLYN BIRR
CARSTENS PUBLICATIONS INC
CATHY STEWART
CCR DATA SYSTEMS INC
$47.80
DEBRA DESIMONE
$37.95
DEL DOOLING
$110.00
DEMCO INC
$506.68
DENISE AFFANNATO
$323.30
$6.08
$357.01
$50.00
CEN-COM
$1,253.90
DEPT OF AGRICULTURE
$1,665.00
CENTER FOR LIFE MGMT
$7,500.00
DH&DH AUTO /TRUCK REPAIR LLC
$7,520.35
CENTRAL EQUIP CO INC
$448.00
DIANE HEER
$733.62
CENTURY BUILDERS INC
$2,184.29
DIFEO OIL & PROPANE
CENTURY COPIER SPECIALISTS
$1,858.50
DIMEGLIO KIEL
$131.00
$293.00
DODGE'S FARM & GARDEN INC
$278.62
$532.00
DON ROBERTS
$822.46
DONOVAN EQUIP CO INC
$777.37
CF MEDICAL INC
CHAFF VENDING SERVICE INC
CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER
CHRIS RYAN
CHRISTOPHER M RYAN
CIVIL CONSTRUCTION MGEMT INC
CLIFTON LILIEDAHL
CMI PROPERTY SOLUTIONS
$1,250.00
$109.33
$1,900.01
$680.00
$1,050.00
$23,050.00
$39,611.63
DRIVERS LICENSE GUIDE COMPANY
DUGDALE J
$42.90
$365.11
DUNN'S EQUIP INC
$356.00
E.J. RIEMITIS CO INC
$1,216.90
EAGLE DIST CO
$68.00
COASTAL INDUSTRIES INC
$334.06
EAGLE TRIBUNE
$6,578.79
COLE INFORMATION SYSTEMS
$577.90
EAST COAST LUMBER CO INC
$5,214.85
COLONIAL PEST CONTROL INC
$925.00
ECM DESIGN
$527.00
EDIBLE ARRANGEMENTS
$211.48
COMCAST
COMMUNITY HEALTH INSTITUTE
COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES
COMSTAR
CONCEPT MACHINE
CONSENTINO P
CONVERGE DIAGNOSTIC SERVICE
CORNERSTONE SURVEY ASSOC INC
CORY BANVILLE
COUNCILMAN ELECTRIC INC
CRAIG RICHARD
CREATIVE SERVICES OF N.E.
CRIMESTAR CORP
DATASHREDDER CORP
DAVE'S SPORTING GOODS
DAVID HOLIGAN
$4,173.99
$150.00
$3,000.00
$52.05
$376.25
$3,310.18
$650.00
$1,250.00
$210.00
$1,542.50
$60.00
$494.92
$1,200.00
$259.65
$16.95
$606.86
DAVID KOLES
$60.25
DAVID VOSE
$200.00
DAVID WILLLIAMS
$483.84
DAVID WITLEY
DAVIDS & COHEN
2012 Annual Report
$75.00
$2,329.25
EDWARD FOURNIER
$54.25
ELMER STUART
$138.24
EMERGENCY EDUCATORS GROUP NH
$6,530.00
EMERGENCY SERVICES MARKETING INC
$821.42
ERIC KOLODZIEJCZAK
$642.00
ERIN & KEVIN CAMIRE
$251.63
ETHEL GROVER
$35.74
EUGENE GAUDREAU
$650.00
EXETER FLOWER SHOP
$980.00
F.M. MCNAMEE
$6,105.00
FAIRPOINT COMMUNICATIONS INC
$1,348.67
FAMILY MEDIATION PROGRAM
$8,530.28
FAXON PUMP CO
$8,000.00
FELIX SEPTIC SERVICE
$3,935.25
FERGUSON WATERWORKS
$2,134.60
FIRE & EMERGENCY MAINT. CO LLC
$4,474.39
FIRE ENGINEERING
FIRE PROGRAMS
FIRE RESCUE MAGAZINE
FIRE TECH & SAFETY OF NE
~ 90 ~
$21.00
$840.00
$43.00
$720.40
FIRST CHOICE NETWORKS
$48,274.42
HASAGO LLC
$5,197.00
FIRST STUDENT
$1,255.68
HEATHER KINZLER
FLAGS ON THE GO LLC
$1,288.00
HI-WAY SAFETY SYSTEMS INC
$4.00
FLEET SERVICES (2)
$2,256.66
HOME DEPOT
FLEET SERVICES (1)
$3,178.81
HORNE CONSTRUCTION
$8,232.01
$2,550.40
$57,351.57
FOSTER MATERIALS INC
$357.36
HOWARD P FAIRFIELD INC
$116.10
FRANKLIN PAINT CO INC
$249.32
IAFC
$209.00
FRED BECKWITH
$408.00
ICC
FREDERIC & SUSAN MINER TRUST
$136.85
INGRAM LIBRARY SERVICES
FREEDOM AUTO & TIRE
$227.69
INTER BROTHERHOOD OF POLICE
$300.00
INTER CONF OF POLICE CHAPLAINS
FREMONT PIZZERIA
FRESHWATER FARMS INC
FUTURE SUPPLY CORP
GALE
GALLOWAY TRUCKING INC
GALLS
GAYLORD BROS INC
GEMINI ELECTRIC INC
$4,821.80
$654.92
$2,502.34
$11,995.28
$125.00
$1,559.86
INTERNATIONAL SALT
$143.50
$125.00
$55,232.85
INTERSTATE EMERGENCY UNIT
$1,300.00
INTERWARE DEVELOPMENT CO INC
$7,046.20
IPS
$444.50
$383.43
IRENE BORASSA
$420.86
J W SALTZMAN IRREVOCALBE TRUST
$349.68
J. FREEMAN INC
$170.90
$283.92
$33,244.50
$56.00
GEORGE CUNNINGHAM
$340.00
J.P. COOKE CO
GEORGE MERRILL & SON INC
$934.00
JACK HAYES
$12.15
$51.50
JACK'S TOWING SERVICE
$50.00
$125.00
JACQUELINE A ABRAHAM
GERALD BRADLEY
GESKUS PUBLISHING
GLACIAL ENERGY OF NEW ENGLAND
GLORIA DODGE
$33,080.92
$64.15
JAF IND INC
$2,821.20
$1,157.81
$78.96
JAMES PORTER
GLORIA DZIECHOWSKI
$575.00
JAMES GARRITY
$453.00
GOLAS BROS AUTO PARTS INC
$318.03
JAMES HERRICK
$150.00
GOLDEN RULE CREATIONS
$174.52
JAMES M LAVELLE ASSOC LLC
$450.00
GOV CONNECTION INC
GRAPPONE AUTOMOTIVE
$1,046.60
$273.54
GREATER HAMPSTEAD FAM. MEDI-
$2,507.26
GREATER SALEM CAREGIVERS
$2,000.00
GSG SUPPLY INC
HAFFNERS SERVICE STATIONS INC
$59.00
$1,727.22
HALLEY ELEVATOR CO
$850.00
HALO BRANDED SOLUTIONS
$504.11
HAMMAR & SONS-SIGNS NOW NH
$528.99
HAMPSTEAD AREA WATER CO
HAMPSTEAD FIREMEN'S ASSOC
HAMPSTEAD PRINT & COPY
$21,299.93
$120.00
$20.00
HAMPSTEAD TROPHY
$170.00
HAROLDS LOCKSMITH
$24.00
2012 Annual Report
JAMES MCCARRON
$78.50
JAMESON'S EXCAVATION INC
$38,133.35
JANE HUBBARD
$5,000.00
JANE RICE
$15.00
JANET PHAIR
$25.00
JEMS
$44.00
JESSE JANIAK
$2.00
JESSICA DROUIN
$119.42
JOAN FETTES
$10.97
JODY CONSENTINO
$25.19
JOHN C NEILL
$3,983.92
JOHN DEERE LANDSCAPES/LESCO
JON TIPLADY
JORDAN EQUIPMENT
~ 91 ~
$412.26
$100.00
$1,035.24
JOSEPH MARTIN
$42.93
LORETTA MELEEDY
$45.00
JOSEPH THIBODEAU
$100.00
LORRAINE DESALVO
$150.00
JOYCE LAFRANCE
$104.00
LYNN CARD CO
$146.95
JUDITH MARDEN
$36.63
LYNN CUNNINGHAM
JUDY FOLEY
$50.00
M&K INC
JUDY MARDEN
JUNIOR LIBRARY GUILD
$130.34
$1,368.00
$2,019.26
$635.00
M&K LAWN SPRINKLERS INC
$19,125.00
MALBORN REALTY TRUST
$3,313.52
JUREK BROTHERS INC
$572.10
MALLOY PROPERTIES
$1,400.05
K-LOG INC
$528.00
MANAGINI, PATRICIA A
$1,558.17
KAREN WEMMELMANN
KARIN KIRSCH
KATHLEEN ANN FRIEL
KATHRYN UHRICH
$1,335.00
$10.00
$161.78
$51.50
MARJORIE HAYES
$31.59
MARK KEEFFEE
$175.00
MARTHA MACDONALD
$64.92
KATHY WATSON
$366.54
MARY JEAN UHRICH
$27.14
KAY GALLOWAY
$163.86
MATTHEW BENDER & CO INC
KEACH-NORDSTROM ASSOC INC
$480.00
MAYER TREE SERVICE INC
KEVIN DONNELLY
$750.00
MB TRACTOR
KEVIN LANDRY
$27.14
MARGERY WATKINS
$18.90
$52.49
$18,912.75
$181.18
MBT WORLDWIDE INC
$4,790.00
KIMBALL LIBRARY
$4,346.66
MCCUSKER CONSULTING
$80.00
KING GRAPHICS
$1,243.70
MERRI- HILL-ROCK LIBRARIES
$35.00
MERRIMACK VALLEY MAGAZINE
$33.00
KINGSTON MATERIALS
LAKES REGION FIRE APP INC
LAMBERT ROOFING CO
$72.45
$1,439.54
$41,160.99
MHQ MUNICIPA VEHICLES
$26,420.25
MICHAEL CHAMBERS
$500.00
LAMPREY HEALTH CARE
$1,800.00
MICHAEL DAME
$1,965.15
LAND & BOUNDARY CON. INC
$1,315.00
MICHAEL KEYES
$125.00
LDG CORP
$343.50
MICHAEL MACKIE
LEANN MOCCIA
$184.88
MICHAEL WILLIAMS
LESLIE & CO
$2,714.00
$200.00
$140.00
MICHELLE VEASEY
$40.00
LESLIE BARBERA
$2,684.08
MICROMARKETING
$298.25
LEWIS BUILDERS INC
$6,607.81
MIDWEST TAPE
$44.99
LEXISNEXIS
$477.44
MIKE MURPHY
$944.97
LEXISNEXIS/ACCURINT
$600.00
MIKE MURPHY & SONS INC
$419.52
LGC HEALTHTRUST
$188,314.66
MILLER ENGINEERING & TESTING INC
LHS ASSOC INC
$7,798.90
MLEFIAA
LIBRARY INSIGHT
$1,444.00
MPLC
LINDA JETTE
LINDSAY ROSE CATERING
LINDSAY WATER COND INC
LOCAL GOV CENTER
LOIS PAUL
LORAL PRESS INC
2012 Annual Report
$105.59
$5,559.00
$388.00
$95,748.54
$86.37
$2,770.74
$2,893.00
$195.00
$65.62
MUNICIPAL PEST MGMT SERVICES INC
MUSIC FACTORY INC
$12,000.00
$1,130.00
NANCY TRAINOR
$162.85
NAT'L FIRE PROTECTION ASSOC
$322.90
NAT. FIRE SPRINKLER ASSOC
$85.00
NATIONWIDE RETIREMENT SOLUTION
~ 92 ~
$22,553.97
NE ASSOC CHIEFS OF POLICE
NE ASSOC OF TOWN CLERKS
NE DOCUMENTS SYSTEMS
NE-SAN INC
NEPTUNE INC
NESPIN
$60.00 NICOLAS FISET
$2,074.99
$25.00 NIKOLOS I HANTZIS
$3,333.76
$125.00 NINA GRAY
$10.87
$19,387.50 NOBLE IND. SUPPLY CORP
$288.98
$9,064.64 NORTH SHORE MUSIC THEATRE
$50.00 NORTHEAST RESOURCE REC ASSOC
NESTLE PURE LIFE
$167.66 NORTHERN BUSINESS MACHINES
NETWORK SOLUTIONS
$181.92 NORTHSIDE CARTING INC
NEW BENEFITS LTD
$590.05 ODDS & ENDS PAINTING SERVICE
NEW ENGLAND BARRICADE CO
NEW ENGLAND LIBRARY ASSOC
NEW ENGLAND SCHOOL SERVICES INC
NEW ENGLAND SECURITY SHREDDERS
NEW FUTURES
NH ASSOC OF ASSESSING OFFICIAL
$400.00
$337.55
$259.05
$286,748.80
$1,084.13 OFFICE DEPOT
$13,328.00
$574.98
$251.00 ONE STOP BUSINESS CENTERS INC
$3,495.00 OVERHEAD DOOR CO OF MANCHESTER
$298.40 OWEN DUNN CO INC
$633.81
$5,188.85
$37.40
$25.00 P.R. RUSSELL
$948.75
$20.00 PALLARIA ELECTRIC INC
$5,874.37
NH ASSOC OF CHIEFS OF POLICE
$100.00 PALMER GAS
$878.99
NH ASSOC OF CONSER COMMISSIONS
$290.00 PAM MURPHY
$373.12
NH ASSOC OF FIRE CHIEFS
$75.00 PARK STREET FOUNDATION
NH ASSOC OF SENIOR CENTERS
$80.00 PAT CAGGIANO
$16.00
NH BUSINESS REVIEW
$32.00 PAT MACOMBER
$500.00
NH CENTER FOR THE BOOK
NH DEPT. OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERNH HEALTH OFFICERS ASSOC
$4.00 PAUL WAINWRIGHT
$74.10
PAUL WOODWORTH
$1,500.00
$270.00
$60.00
NH LIBRARY ASSOC
$140.00
NH MUNICIPAL MGMT ASSOC
$100.00
NH OFFICE OF ENERGY & PLANNING
$55.30
NH PUBLIC WORKS MUTUAL AID
$25.00
NH RETIREMENT SYSTEM
NH STATE FIREMENS ASSOC
NH STATE LIBRARY
NH TO DO MAGAZINE
$133,916.17
$780.00
$1,000.00
$21.95
NHCCM
$100.00
NHCTCA
$295.00
NHGFOA
$25.00
NHLA
$10.00
NHLA-CHILIS
$100.00
NHLA-READS
$10.00
NHLA-YALS
$20.00
NHLTA
$60.00
NHMA
NHTCA
2012 Annual Report
$20.00
$5,386.31
$140.00
PAULA HOLIGAN
$354.56
PAULA POLITO
$209.07
PEARSON, ROSS W. REV TRUST
$164.70
PEOPLE'S UNITED BANK
$149,387.50
PERRY JOHNSON
$66.44
PETE'S SEWER SERVICE
$1,320.00
PETER & CONSTANCE BONIN
$992.87
PHYLLIS BRACK
$58.00
PHYSIO CONTROL INC
$1,504.36
PITNEY BOWES INC
$1,627.05
POLAND SPRING WATER CO
$1,160.27
POLICE SURVIVAL EQUIPMENT
POLYLINE LLC
POSTMASTER-ATKINSON
$114.97
$423.67
$3,486.00
PREGNANCY CARE CENTER
$500.00
PRICE DIGESTS
$114.00
PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP
PRINTGRAPHICS INC
PRISCILLA MILLS
~ 93 ~
$1,803.32
$443.17
$58.00
PRISELLA MILLS
$25.00 ROSE CAVALEAR
$755.67
PRO BARK INC
$2,500.00 RSVP
$125.00
PRO CONTROLS INC
$4,436.22 RUGS ROLLS & MORE INC
$514.00
PROBARK INDUSTRIES INC
$5,000.00 RUSSELL WOLFF
PROVANTAGE CORP
PUBLIC SERVICE OF NH
$69.25
$98.99 RYAN DAME
$137.46
$524.77 SAD CAFE
$2,500.00
PULSAR ALARM SYSTEMS LTD
$3,869.00 SALEM COUNCIL ON AGING
QUALITY FIRE PROTECTION INC
$3,075.30 SALEM RADIOLOGY
$4,956.00
$135.00
QUALITY WATER PROD. CD
$859.22 SAMSON FASTENER CO INC
$226.10
QUARTERMASTER INC
$112.95 SANDOWN BASKETBALL
$864.00
R.B.WOOD & ASSOC. LLC
RAELENE MCBRIDE
RAM PRINTING
$32,184.00 SCHWAAB INC
$401.04
$105.00 SCOTT ANDERSON
$302.09
$757.49 SCOTT SIMONS
$520.84
RANDOM HOUSE INC
$1,000.00 SEACARE HEALTH SERVICES
RC NIGHELLI HEATING LLC
$1,064.47 SEALCOATING INC
$528.00
$9,998.37
RECORDED BOOKS LLC
$500.00 SELECT PRINT SOLUTIONES
RED JACKET MTN VIEW
$386.00 SENTER AUTO SUPPLY
$587.89
REGAN FORD
$634.44 SETTLERS RIDGE LTD
$860.00
REGISTRY OF DEEDS
$1,138.69
RELIABLE FENCE CO INC
$2,175.00
RELIANCE LABEL SOLUTIONS INC
$236.62
RHOMAR IND INC
$550.30
RICHARD HAMEL
$600.00
RICHARD MAGOON
$12.01
RICHARD'S STEEL & IRON INC
$2,680.00
ROBERT BIRDSALL
$1,581.10
ROBERT DESJARDINS
$625.00
ROBERT JONES
$255.00
ROBERT MCCONIHE
ROBERT P PATUTO
ROBERTS & GREENE PLLC
ROBIN HERNANDEZ
ROCK/CHIEF OF POLICE ASSOC
ROCKINGHAM COMMUNITY ACTION
ROCKINGHAM COUNTY TREASURER
ROCKINGHAM CTY ATTORNEY
ROCKINGHAM NUTRITION/MEALS ON
ROCKINGHAM PLANNING COMMISSION
ROCKWELL, JOHN
RON VERDONCH
RONALD BERTOCCHI
2012 Annual Report
$60.25
SEXUAL ASSAULT SUPPORT SER-
$525.00
SHARE CORP
$192.17
SHARON BOYLE
$64.15
SHEA CONCRETE PROD INC
$940.00
SHRED KING CORP
$127.90
SIROIS FOOD PRODUCTS
$2,285.70
SKAFF REFRIGERATION
$259.00
SKELLEY MOTOR CO
$297.16
SKILLPATH SEMINARS
$199.00
SKYLINE ROOFING INC
$18,100.00
$379.05 SMITH FELIX PIPELINE SERVICES
$12,850.00 SOUTHERN NH COMMONS LLC
$712.12 SOUTHERN NH INTERNAL MEDICINE
$20.00 SPNHF
$1,700.00 STANTEC CONSULTING INC
$893,376.00 STAPLES BUSINESS ADVANTAGE
$15,876.00 STATE LINE PET SUPPLY
$2,441.00
$1,195.00
STATE OF NH
$600.00
$4,697.40
$164.00
$50.00
$13,852.10
$2,104.07
$80.04
$2,983.00
$21,287.99 STATELINE GUNS,AMMO & ARCH$641.29 STEPHEN LUNDQUIST
$2,600.20
$2,667.90
$3,506.76 STEWART E
$94.00 SUBHASH MUKHERJEE PH.D.
$39,825.47
SULLIVAN TIRE CO
$2,313.96
~ 94 ~
$825.00
SUMMIT SIGNS
SUMNER BROOK FISH FARM
SUMNER KALMAN
$775.00
UNION LEADER CORP
$3,237.09
$442.00
UNITED COMPRESSOR & PUMP INC
$3,420.00
UNITED DIVERS INC
$1,855.70
$31,000.00
SUSAN GARRANT
$365.12
UNITIL
SUSAN KILLAM
$169.86
UNIVERSITY OF NH
$323.47
UPTACK
$9,638.00
URBAN TREE SERVICE
$1,850.00
SUSAN OBER
SWAMP INC
SWEENEY CLOSING SERVICES
$35,500.00
$2,399.00
SYDNI GARRITY
$255.35
TD BANKNORTH
$810,919.55
TEAMSTERS LOCAL 633
TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER CENTER
$3,926.25
$53,259.76
$40.00
US POSTAL SERVICE
$10,000.00
USA MOBILITY WIRELESS INC
V GAROFALO
$62.57
$31,643.00
VAL EIRO JR
$150.00
$210.00
VERIZON WIRELESS
$9,040.14
THE AUGERI GROUP
$4,097.88
VIC GEARY CENTER
$5,450.00
THE COACH COMPANY
$7,320.00
VICTORIA POLITO
THE HARTFORD
$1,856.85
VINYLTECH GRAPHICS
THE LIBRARY STORE INC
$236.82
$142.22
$425.00
W B MASON INC
$10,667.60
THE SHOPPER INC
$56.92
THERESA H ENOS
$312.17
WASTE MANAGEMENT
THOMSON WEST
$335.89
WATCHGUARD SERVICES
TIM DZIECHOWSKI
$542.24
WENDY BARKER
$1,500.00
TIMBERLANE COMEDY CLUB
$100.00
WESTVILLE GRAND RENTAL
$6,382.75
TIMBERLANE SCHOOL DIST
$12,523,969.00
WALZ POSTAL SOLUTIONS
$185.06
$190,493.54
$320.00
WESTVILLE SUPPLY INC
$2,628.26
TMDE CALIBRATION LAB INC
$335.00
WEX BANK
$52,338.35
TOP TURF IRRIGATION
$240.00
WEYMOUTH DAVE
$2,678.34
TOTAL ASSET SOLUTIONS INC
$197.75
WHITE ST. PAINT CO INC
$1,175.94
TOUR OF DISTINCTION INC
$400.00
WILLIAM BENNER
$450.00
TOWER PUBLISHING
$92.00
WILLIAM BUTLER
$34.99
TOWN OF ATKINSON
$195.22
WINCO IDENTIFICATION
TOWN OF CHESTER
$780.47
WINSLOW DRIVE REALTY GROUP
$3,119.09
WOODLAND POWER PRODUCTS
$1,934.00
TOWN OF KINGSTON
$2,571.54
TOWN OF PLAISTOW
$43,085.48
TRAYNOR GLASS CO INC
TREASURER, STATE OF NH
TRHS PTSA
TRULY GREEN LAWNS
TRUSTEES OF THE TRUST FUND
TUMBLEWEED PRESS INC
TWO WAY COMMUNICATIONS SER-
$36.60
$5,044.54
ZEP MANUFACTURING CO
$1,822.39
$36,007.52
$423.31
$17,835.00
Vendor totals
$17,576,650.17
$138,000.00
$199.50
$10,149.13
$6,314.70
U.S. BANK EQUIP FINANCE
$1,980.19
2012 Annual Report
YOSHIDA N
$200.00
TYLER TECHNOLOGIES
UNIFUND, LLC
WT.COX SUBSCRIPTIONS
$92.00
$900.00
~ 95 ~
2012 Birth Records
NAME
MAGOON,JEREMY ALLAN
MANZER,CHARLES ADDISON
MCCREADY,COLIN JOSEPH
MCKALLAGAT,ALIYA GRACE
MERCADO,ARIA GRACE
PAQUIN,AVERY JULIETTE
PIGNATIELLO,CHARLOTTE DAWN
ROBERTSON,LEONARDO JOSEPH
DATE
01/21/12
09/25/12
06/09/12
06/04/12
12/27/12
04/12/12
01/25/12
01/26/12
FATHER
MOTHER
MAGOON,BRIAN
MANZER,CHRIS
MCCREADY,NICHOLAS
MCKALLAGAT,PATRICK
UNKOWN
PAQUIN,MATTHEW
PIGNATIELLO,CHRISTOPHER
ROBERTSON,ADAM
MAGOON,LAURA
MANZER,GEORGIANA
MCCREADY,SARAH
GEORGE,AMANDA
MERCADO,KAYLA
PAQUIN,ROBIN
PIGNATIELLO,MELISSA
ROBERTSON,MARIA
Atkinson Academy, Academy Ave.
2012 Annual Report
~ 96 ~
2012 Marriage Records
NAME
RESIDENCE
ALBANO,CHRISTOPHER
ARSENAULT,PAUL
AVILES,CARLOS
BUCO,JOSHUA
CALL,MATTHEW
CARPENTER,JOHN
CARREIRO,JOSEPH
DUFNER,TIMOTHY
FLETCHER,PHILIP
FRANZ,DEREK
DELPERO,RYAN
DONAHUE,CURTIS
GERRY JR.,DAVID
GOLDSTEIN,ABRAHAM
HARRINGTON,KENNETH
HEALEY,PATRICK
HYDER,WILLIAM
DONAHUE,CURTIS
LABELLE,EDWARD
LIPINSKI,BRUCE
LIZOTTE,JOHN
MACKIE,MICHAEL
MISSLER,BRADLEY
MUIR,ANTHONY
PEARSON,ERIC
PEATFIELD,GREGORY
PITERAK,JASON
ROSS,DANIEL
RUSSO,JOSEPH
SHERMAN,ELYSE
SPERO,DAVID III
STEPHENS,BEN
STOVER,JASON
TESCONI,DAVID
TOBIN,KYLE
N.ANDOVER,MA
ATKINSON,NH
CHICOPEE,MA
METHUEN,MA
GROVELAND,MA
PLAISTOW,NH
ATKINSON,NH
READING,PA
ATKINSON,NH
HAVERHILL,MA
PEABODY,MA
DOVER,NH
ATKINSON,NH
ATKINSON,NH
WOBURN,MA
ATKINSON,NH
ATKINSON,NH
DOVER,NH
ATKINSON,NH
DANVERS,MA
ELIOT,NY
ATKINSON,NH
HAVERHILL,MA
BRIGHTON,MA
HAVERHILL,MA
ATKINSON,NH
ATKINSON,NH
FAIRFIELD,CT
CHELMSFORD,MA
ATKINSON,NH
ATKINSON,NH
ATKINSON,NH
ATKINSON,NH
TEWKSBURY,MA
ATKINSON,NH
2012 Annual Report
NAME
RESIDENCE
DATE
KENNEDY,VICTORIA
N.ANDOVER,MA
REED,BEVERLY
ATKINSON,NH
VOSBURGH,DEBRA
CHICOPEE,MA
MARTINEAU,AMANDA
ATKINSON,NH
REES,JULIA
GROVELAND,MA
SHERMAN,ELYSE
ATKINSON,NH
ZAKI,ANNE
ATKINSON,NH
FOURNIER,LAUREN
ATKINSON,NH
TOKOWICZ,MARY
METHUEN,MA
COLEMAN,HEIDI
HAVERHILL, MA
BOUDROW,ANDREA
PEABODY,MA
BATI,AMANDA
ATKINSON,NH
FEDOLFI,JACLYN
ATKINSON,NH
MAFFEO,CHRISTINE
ATKINSON,NH
HASTINGS,MEGHAN
BILLERICA,MA
KILLAM,TORI
ATKINSON,NH
PINET,NICOLE
ATKINSON,NH
BATI,AMANDA
ATKINSON,NH
BRODEUR,NICOLE
ATKINSON,NH
ANDRESEN,SARAH
DANVERS,MA
TURNER,MARCY
ELIOT,NY
DALE,ANASTACIA
HAMPSTEAD, NH
CHADWICK,ALEXANDRA HAVERHILL, MA
WALKER,MARIEL
BRIGHTON,MA
WYNNE,HOLLY
HAVERHILL, MA
ANDREW-CLARKE,DIANE HAVERHILL, MA
CARLSON,MARY
WATERTOWN, MA
LEBLANC,JILLIAN
FAIRFIELD,CT
CONLON,CAITLIN
CHELMSFORD,MA
CARPENTER,JOHN
ATKINSON,NH
GEORGE,MELISSA
ATKINSON,NH
LAURENCE,ABIGAIL
HAMPSTEAD, NH
HARSCH,BRINLYN
ATKINSON,NH
BLACK,BARBRA
TEWKSBURY,MA
VAN SCHOUWEN,JENNIFER ATKINSON,NH
08/25/12
02/19/12
01/20/12
09/15/12
06/03/12
10/20/12
06/03/12
06/30/12
07/27/12
07/13/12
04/28/12
09/08/12
12/22/12
04/21/12
08/10/12
06/23/12
09/28/12
09/08/12
03/24/12
04/16/12
07/07/12
04/06/12
12/09/12
09/28/12
06/23/12
01/20/12
01/15/12
10/07/12
10/14/12
10/20/12
06/08/12
05/12/12
08/25/12
04/21/12
10/07/12
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2012 Death Records
NAME
ABRAHAM,BRIAN
BAILEY,DORIS
BASSO,ROBERT
BONIN,JUDITH
BROWN,PHYLLIS
CHAVERS,RICHARD
COLE, JANE
COOPER,DEBORAH
COUNCILMAN,DORIS
DAIGLE,SHIRLEY
DELORIE,JUDITH
DEMARS,EDWARD
DIMATTEO,CHARLINE
DUGDALE,MICHELE
FAIRBANKS JR.,OWEN
FOLEY,KEVIN
GERETY,KATHLEEN
GRAICHEN,NORMAN
JANES,JUDITH
JASKOT,ANITA
JERVIS JR.,EDWARD
KAULBACK,ROBERT
KENNEDY,MARGUERITE
LAURENCE,CRAIG
LAURIN,ARTHUR
LAWRENCE,GERALD
LEMERY,WILLIAM
MACDONALD, MARTHA
MARSHALL, STARR BRENDA
MORIN SR.,ROBERT
MURPHY,WILLIAM
PATTERSON III,ROBERT
PIPITONE,RUTH
SHAW,RITA
SHUMAN-SLIPP,SUZANNE
SIMONDS III, RALPH
STANG,BARBARA
VALLIERES,LINDA
WELCH,FRANK
WHITMAN,PATRICIA
WINSETT,OLIVER
ZINGG,CATHERINE
2012 Annual Report
DATE
08/02/12
03/15/12
02/05/12
02/09/12
12/29/12
10/27/12
02/10/12
04/30/12
10/08/12
09/27/12
06/12/12
03/20/12
11/24/12
02/23/12
02/27/12
03/18/12
03/30/12
03/19/12
06/18/12
04/26/12
02/21/12
11/17/12
05/29/12
07/06/12
08/10/12
07/28/12
08/01/12
07/10/12
02/25/12
04/04/12
01/20/12
12/15/12
06/04/12
12/27/12
02/02/12
02/10/12
07/23/12
12/10/12
03/11/12
10/05/12
07/10/12
02/25/12
PARENTS
ABRAHAM,ROBERT / DOLAN,MARGARET
MITTON,RODERICK / WILSON,EVA
BASSO,MICHAEL / BACHINI,IRIS
STRATTON,DANA / STRATTON,ANN
RAY,JOHN / BURRILL,ALTHEA
CHAVERS,GEORGE / HESTER,MARY
TURNER,HOWARD / LEATHAM,CATHERINE
PATTI,PAUL / HOWELL,JEAN
NELSON,RALPH / CANN,ARLINE
MURCHISON,THEODORE / IRELAND,LEONA
EVANS,LESTER / WHITE,MARY
DEMARS,WILLIAM / LAMBERT,LEAH
PAREN,CHARLES / NAEF,PAULINE
ROBERGE,LUCIEN / QUINN,BERNADETTE
FAIRBANKS,OWEN / DIEHL,FLORENCE
FOLEY,JAMES / MCHUGH,CATHERINE "KERRY'
HERRIDGE,GEORGE / CREWE,LILY ANN
NO INFORMATION / NO INFORMATION
DRESCHER,ALFRED / HILSE,ANNA HILSE
DANDRETA,ANTHONY / DENUNCIO,MARY
JERVIS SR.,EDWARD / DAY,ISABELLE
KAULBACK,ROBERT / LAFRANCE,FRANCES
CLEMENT,JOSEPH / CARSON,CATHERINE
LAURENCE,LEONARD / CRAIG,ELIZABETH
LAURIN,ARTHUR / VERVILLE,ROSE
LAWRENCE,JOHN / RUSSELL,BONNIE
LEMERY,GEORGE / LEWIS, LOUISE
GLYNN,ALBERT / MCDONALD,ROSETTA
DOW,LLOYD / HANSON,PHYLLIS
MORIN,EUGENE / BEDARD,BLANCHE
MURPHY, JEREMIAH / MCCARTHY,MARGARET
PATTERSON JR.,ROBERT / DONNELLY,MARY
ROEMER,CARL / WEISS,FRIEDA
DICK,WILLIAM / GOUDREAULT,ORISE
SHUMAN JR.,CHARLES / BAJGOT,LUCY
SIMONDS JR.,RALPH / KENNEDY,AGNES
KORUGA,GEORGE / VLAHOVICH,FRANCES
DIX,EVERET / DIX,AUGDA
WELCH,IRVING / SMITHERMAN,HELEN
WHITMAN,FREDERICK / BINK,CATHERINE
WINSETT,DENNIS / WINSETT,ANNA
HAPPE,F.BOYD / SHERREN,HELEN
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Town of Atkinson
Application for Committee Appointment
One of the advantages of living in a small town is the ability to participate in and contribute to the
activities and programs, which are offered by the Town to its residents. Atkinson is fortunate to
have a history of strong volunteerism and offers the opportunity to all residents of the Town to
continue this tradition.
Boards, commissions, and committee are made up of volunteers. Community Center and recreation programs, public access TV, parades, celebrations, and beautification projects are successful
due to the efforts of the Atkinson residents.
If you are a registered voter of Atkinson and would like to serve as a member on one of the following, please note your area of interest and return this form to the Selectmen’s Office. Thank
you.
______ Board of Adjustment
______ Conservation Commission
______ Cable Advisory Board
______ Energy Commission
______ Highway Safety Committee
______ Planning Board
______ Recreation Commission
______ Technology Committee
______ Other ___________________________________________
Qualifications:
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
Questions/Suggestions:
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
Print Name:
________________________________________
Signature:
________________________________________
Address:
________________________________________
Email:
________________________________________
Phone:
________________________________________
2012 Annual Report
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Special Thank You and Photo Credits:
Atkinson Conservation Commission
Atkinson Fire Department
Carol Grant
Front Cover:
Dow Common at Academy Ave. and Main Street
Back Cover:
Atkinson Congregational Church
Town Report Creative Designer:
Wendy M. Barker

Town of Atkinson, New Hampshire 2012 Annual Report

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