TOWN WARRANT
COLEBROOK, StateNEW HAMPSHIRE
THE POLLS WILL BE OPEN FROM 8 A.M. TO 6 P.M.
To the inhabitants of the Town of CityColebrook, in the PlaceTypeCounty of PlaceNameCoos, in the State of placeStateNew Hampshire, qualified to vote in Town Affairs.
You are hereby notified to meet at the Colebrook School Gymnasium in said Town of placeCityColebrook on Tuesday, March 11, 2007 at 7:00 P.M. in the evening, to act upon the following subjects:
Article 1
To bring in your ballots for the selection of Town Officers to be elected by ballot for the Town of placeCityColebrook for the ensuing year.
Article 2
To vote by ballot on the following amendments to the Town of placeCityColebrook Zoning Ordinance and Floodplain Ordinance. The following questions will appear on the official ballot, and are not open to further amendment.
Amendment #1:
Are you in favor of the adoption of Amendment #1 to Section 6 of the Zoning Ordinance for the Town of placeCityColebrook, proposed by the Planning Board as follows:(Placement will be Section 6 between the existing B and C with re-lettering of current C to D.)
1) If construction is not begun within one year from the date of issuance of a Building permit, then the Building Permit shall become void, in the absence of further action by the Planning Board; provided, however, that this one-year period shall not be deemed to alter or supersede any other time period imposed by the Planning Board or Zoning Board of Adjustment. In case of conflict, the more stringent time limitation shall control. (The Planning Board recommends passage of this amendment.)
Amendment #2:
Are you in favor of the adoption of Amendment #2 to the definitions in the Town of placeCityColebrook Floodplain Ordinance, proposed by the Planning Board as follows:
2) “Manufactured placePlaceTypeHome PlaceTypePark or Subdivision” means a parcel (or contiguous parcels) of land divided into two or more manufactured home lots for rent or sale. (The Planning Board recommends passage of this amendment.)
Amendment #3:
Are you in favor of the adoption of Amendment #3 to the definitions in the Town of placeCityColebrook Floodplain Ordinance, proposed by the Planning Board as follows:
3) “New construction” means, for the purposes of determining insurance rates, structures for which the start of construction commenced on or after the effective date of an initial FIRM or after December 31, 1974, whichever is later, and includes any subsequent improvements to such structures. For floodplain management purposes, new construction means structures for which the start of construction commenced on or after the effective date of a floodplain management regulation adopted by a community and includes any subsequent improvements to such structures. (The Planning Board recommends passage of this amendment.)
Amendment #4:
Are you in favor of the adoption of Amendment #4 to the definitions in the Town of placeCityColebrook Floodplain Ordinance, proposed by the Planning Board as follows:
4) “Violation” means the failure of a structure or other development to be fully compliant with the community’s floodplain management regulations. A structure or other development without the elevation certificate, other certifications, or other evidence of compliance required in 44CFR 60.3(b)(5), (c)(4), (c)(10), (d)(3), (e)(2), (e)(4), or (e)(5) is presumed to be in violation until such time as that documentation is provided. (The Planning Board recommends passage of this amendment.)
Amendment #5:
Are you in favor of the adoption of Amendment #5, an addition (in italics) to the definition of “Development” in the Town of placeCityColebrook Floodplain Ordinance, proposed by the Planning Board as follows:
5) “Development” means any man-made change to improved or unimproved real estate, including but not limited to building or other structures, mining, filling, grading, paving excavation, drilling operations or storage of equipment or materials.” (The Planning Board recommends passage of this amendment.)
Amendment #6:
Are you in favor of the adoption of Amendment #6 to the definition of “Manufactured Home” in the Town of placeCityColebrook Floodplain Ordinance, proposed by the Planning Board as follows:
6) “This includes manufactured homes located in a manufactured home park or subdivision.” (This is to be added to the end of the definition.) (The Planning Board recommends passage of this amendment.)
Amendment #7:
Are you in favor of the adoption of Amendment #7 to Item VII. Section 1 in the Town of placeCityColebrook Floodplain Ordinance as follows:
7) Replace “Wetlands Board of the placeStateNew Hampshire Environmental Services Department” with “Wetlands Bureau of the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services.” (The Planning Board recommends passage of this amendment.)
Amendment #8:
Are you in favor of the adoption of Amendment #8 to Item VII. Section 2 in the Town of placeCityColebrook Floodplain Ordinance as follows:
8) Replace “Wetlands Board” with “Wetlands Bureau”. (The Planning Board recommends passage of this amendment.)
Amendment #9:
Are you in favor of the adoption of Amendment #9 to Item VIII. Section 1(c) and Section 2 (f) in the Town of placeCityColebrook Floodplain Ordinance as follows:
9) Remove Section 1(c) and Section 2 (f) under Item VIII as there is no Zone AO or Zone AH located in the Town of placeCityColebrook; therefore, it is not applicable. (The Planning Board recommends passage of this amendment.)
Article 3
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $1,955,395.00 for General Government. (The Selectmen recommend passage of this article.)
1) Executive $82,829.00
2) Election, Registration and Vital Statistics $46,337.00
3) Financial/Assessing/Tax Collection/Treasurer/Secretary $156,035.00
4) Legal and Data Processing $35,650.00
5) Planning & Zoning $16,484.00
6) General Buildings $55,158.00
7) Advertising & Regional Association $2,118.00
8) Police/Fire/Ambulance/Emergency Management $415,363.00
9) Highways & Streets $696,140.00
10) Sanitation, Landfill & Recycling $301,754.00
11) Health Agencies/Animal Boarding $32,380.00
12) General Assistance $7,750.00
13) Recreation/Patriotic $82,757.00
14) Economic Development $11,640.00
15) Debt Service $13,000.00
Article 4
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $70,000.00 for the purpose of Digital Tax Mapping, (created 2005) $5,000.00 to be raised through taxation; $65,000.00 will be withdrawn from the Digital Mapping Expendable Trust Fund. (The Selectmen recommend passage of this article.)
Article 5
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $110,000.00 for repairs to Roaring Brook Road, with this entire sum to be offset by grant funds, and no amount to be raised by taxation. (The Selectmen recommend passage of this article.)
Article 6
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $100,000.00 for the purchase of a new Plow Truck, and to authorize the withdrawal of this entire sum from the Highway Capital Reserve Equipment Fund (created 1999), with no amount to be raised by taxation; and further, to authorize the Selectmen to sell the existing Ford F-450. (The Selectmen recommend passage of this article.)
Article 7
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $40,000.00 for an Engineering Study to be done on the retaining wall near the Academy. If this study is not completed, the Town will not qualify for further grants from the State. (The Selectmen recommend passage of this article.)
Article 8
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $87,535.00 for the following Capital Reserve Funds and to see if the Town will vote to appoint the Board of Selectmen as agents to expend from these trust funds until rescinded. (The Selectmen recommend passage of this article.)
1) Equipment Purchase (1999) $45,000.00
2) Police Cruiser (1999) $15,000.00
3) Re-evaluation Monies (2002) $17,535.00
4) Communication Enhancements (2005) $10,000.00
Article 9
To see if the Town will vote to establish a Capital Reserve Fund for the purpose of the River Retaining Wall repairs, under the provisions of RSA 35:1, and to raise and appropriate the sum of $118,950.00 to be placed into this fund and to appoint the Board of Selectmen as agents to withdraw from this fund. (The Selectmen recommend passage of this article.)
Article 10
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $50,000.00 for the Main Street Reconstruction Expendable Trust Fund (2000) and to see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen as agents to expend from these trust funds until rescinded. (The Selectmen recommend passage of this article.)
Article 11
To see if the Town will vote to establish an Expendable Trust fund for the purpose of Disaster Management and to raise and appropriate the sum of $40,000.00 to be placed in this fund, and to authorize the Board of Selectmen as agents to withdraw from this fund. (The Selectmen recommend passage of this article.)
Article 12
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $ 297,264.00 for the Colebrook Water Works and the Colebrook Sewer Facilities. Said funds to be offset by user fees. (The Selectmen recommend passage of this article.)
1) Water Department $107,398.00
2) Sewer Department $189,866.00
Article 13
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $250,000.00 for the purpose of repairing Water Crossing Mains, this entire sum is to come from grants, with no amount to be raised by taxation. (The Selectmen recommend passage of this article.)
Article 14
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $204,000.00 for the purpose of Water Wells, this entire sum is to come from grants, with no amount to be raised by taxation. (The Selectmen recommend passage of this article.)
Article 15
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $106,230.00 for the support of the Colebrook Public Library, $94,880.00 of which to be raised through taxation and $11,350.00 of which is to come from other Library balance on hand January 1, 2007, book sales, donations, trust funds, non-resident fees, other communities, over due fines, book resale’s, copying fees etc., such funds to be expended under the direction of the Board of Library Trustees. (The Selectmen recommend passage of this article.)
Article 16
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $66,562.00 for the operation and maintenance of the Colebrook Cemeteries, the sum of $54,562.00 to be raised through taxation and $12,000.00 to be raised from burials, cemetery trust funds and other Colebrook Cemetery revenues. (The Selectmen recommend passage of this article.)
Article 17
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $5,000.00 to be added to the Colebrook Cemetery Grounds Maintenance and Reclamation Fund Expendable Trust (2005), and to authorize the Board of Cemetery Trustees as agents to expend from this fund. (The Selectmen recommend passage of this article.)
Article 18
To see if the Town will vote to discontinue the Cemetery Fence Expendable Trust Fund created in 2000. Said funds, with accumulated interest to date of the withdrawal in the amount of $17,850.00 are to be transferred to the municipality’s general fund. (The Selectmen recommend passage of this article.) (Majority vote is required.)
Article 19
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $17,850.00 to be added to the Cemetery Grounds Maintenance and Reclamation Expendable Trust Fund (created 2007) this entire sum is to come from the deposit to the general fund made under Article 18, with no amount to be raised through taxation. (This article to be taken up only if Article 18 passes) (The Selectmen recommend passage of this article.) (Majority vote required.)
Article 20
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $205,081.00 for the Colebrook Dispatch Center, of which $112,808.43 will be raised through taxation, $11,500.00 will be withdrawn from the Colebrook Dispatch Savings Equipment Fund and the remainder to be offset by revenues raised from the participating towns. (The Selectmen recommend passage of this article.)
Article 21
Shall we modify the Elderly Exemption from property tax in the Town of Colebrook, based on assessed value, for qualified taxpayers, to be as follows: for a person 65 years of age up to 75 years, $10,000.00; for a person 75 years of age to 80 years, $12,500.00; for a person 80 years of age or older $15,000.00. To qualify, the person must have been a New Hampshire resident for at least 3 consecutive years, own the real estate individually or jointly, or if the real estate is owned by such person’s spouse, they must have been married to each other for at least 5 consecutive years. In addition, the taxpayer must have a net income in each applicable age group of not more than $13,400.00 or, if married, a combined net income of less than $20,400.00; and own net assets not in excess of $35,000.00 excluding the value of the person’s residence. (The Selectmen recommend passage of this article).
Article 22
Shall we modify the Veterans Credit (RSA 72:28) from $100.00 to $150.00? This amount will be deducted from the year-end total property tax bill. (The Selectmen recommend passage of the article.)
Article 23
To see if the Town will go on record in support of effective actions by the President and the Congress to address the issue of climate change, which is increasingly harmful to the environment and economy of placeStateNew Hampshire and to the future well being of the people of Colebrook.
These actions include:
1) Establishment of a national program requiring reductions of country-regionU.S. greenhouse gas emissions while protecting the placecountry-regionU.S. economy.
2) Creation of a major national research initiative to foster rapid development of sustainable energy technologies thereby stimulating new jobs and investment.
In addition, the Town Of Colebrook encourages New Hampshire citizens to work for emission reductions within their communities, and we ask our Selectmen to consider the appointment of a voluntary energy committee to recommend local steps to save energy and reduce emissions.
The record of the vote on this article shall be transmitted to the New Hampshire Congressional Delegation, to the President of the United States, and to declared candidates for those offices. (By Petition.)
Article 24
To see if the Town will vote to accept, ratify and confirm the reports of the Agents, Selectmen, Auditors and all other Town Officers.
Article 25
To transact any other business that may legally come before this meeting.
Given under our hands and seals this __th of February 2007.
COLEBROOK BOARD OF SELECTMEN
Francois G. Dumaine
Chairman, Board of Selectmen
Laurence M. Rappaport
Selectman
Benoit Lamontagne
Selectman
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