TOWN WARRANT
COLEBROOK, NEW HAMPSHIRE
THE POLLS WILL BE OPEN FROM 8 A.M. TO 6 P.M.
To the inhabitants of the Town of Colebrook, in the County of Coos, in the State of New Hampshire, qualified to vote in Town Affairs.
You are hereby notified to meet at the Colebrook School Gymnasium in said Town of Colebrook on Tuesday, March 11, 2008 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 Colebrook for the ensuing year.
Article 2
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $1,980,282.00
or General Government. (The Selectmen recommend passage of this article.)
Executive - $75,522.00
Election, Registration and Vital Statistics - $43,820.00
Financial/Assessing/Tax Collection/Treasurer/Secretary - $188,441.00
Legal and Data Processing - $27,500.00
Planning & Zoning - $20,728.00
General Buildings - $56,361.00
Advertising & Regional Association - $2,200.00
Police/Fire/Ambulance/Emergency Management - $410,840.00
Highways & Streets - $641,189.00
Sanitation, Landfill & Recycling - $360,876.00
Health Agencies/Animal Boarding - $32,380.00
General Assistance - $7,750.00
Recreation/Patriotic - $89,000.00
Economic Development - $13,675.00
Debt Service $10,000.00
Article 3
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $35,000.00 for the purpose of purchasing a New Cruiser, all of which is to come from the Capital Equipment Cruiser Fund (Capital Reserve Fund created in 1999). (The Selectmen recommend passage of this article.)
Article 4
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $36,395.00 for the support of the new 45th Parallel Emergency Medical Services and to permit the Board of Selectmen to enter into a contract with this Service for such purpose. The initial contract will be for a six month period beginning July 1, 2008 and ending December 31, 2008. The intent in the following years is for the Town to include this expenditure directly in the operating budget. (The Selectmen recommend passage of this article.)
Article 5
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $60,074.00 (gross budget) for the purpose of hiring a Resource Officer; of this amount $38,218.70 is to be reimbursed by the School District (if approved), with the remaining $21,855.30 to be raised through Town taxation. This Officer will be assigned to the School District for 1,440 hours per year and to the Town for 731 hours per year. (The Selectmen recommend passage of this article.)
Article 6
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $65,000.00 for the purpose of repairing the Hazen Road Bridge, $47,000.00 of which is to be raised by taxation with the remaining $18,000.00 to come from the Bridge Fund (Capital Reserve Fund created 2003). (The Selectmen recommend passage of this article.)
Article 7
To see if the Town (upon disapproval of Article 6) will vote to authorize the Selectmen to close to all traffic the Bridge formally or now known as Hazen Road Bridge, and to discontinue as an open maintained highway that portion of the highway crossing said bridge, and to reclassify such portion as a Class VI highway, subject to gates and bars. (The Selectmen recommend passage of this article only if Article 6 fails)
Article 8
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $65,000.00 for the purpose of repairing the Washburn Bridge, all of which will come from the Bridge fund (Capital Reserve Fund created 2003) and no monies will be raised through taxation. (The Selectmen recommend passage of this article.)
Article 9
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $218,950.00 for the purpose of Construction & Repair to the Retaining Wall, with $100,000.00 coming from the 2007 fund balance and $118,950.00 coming from the Retaining Wall Capital Reserve Fund (created 2007). No amount will be raised through taxation. (The Selectmen recommend passage of this article.)
Article 10
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $70,000.00 for the following Capital Reserve Funds. (The Selectmen recommend passage of this article.)
Equipment Purchase (1999) - $45,000.00
Police Cruiser (1999) - $15,000.00
Re-evaluation Monies (2002) - $10,000.00
Article 11
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $20,000.00 for the following Expendable Trust Funds. (The Selectmen recommend passage of this article.)
Disaster Management (2007) - $20,000.00
Article 12
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $377,505.00 to be added to the Main Street Reconstruction Expendable Trust Fund (created 2000) which will come from revenues from the 2007 fund balance, and not from 2008 taxation and to authorize the Selectmen as agents to withdraw from this fund until rescinded. This amount represents revenue received in 2007 under the Town’s landfill contract. (The Selectmen recommend passage of this article.)
Article 13
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $ 459,892.00 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.)
Water Department - $280,587.00
Sewer Department - $179,305.00
Article 14
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $119,660.00 for the support of the Colebrook Public Library. $107,780.00 is to be raised through taxation and $11,880.00 of which is to come from other Library balance on hand January 1, 2008, 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 15
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $78,643.00 for the operation and maintenance of the Colebrook Cemeteries, the sum of $66,643.00 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 16
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $10,000.00 to be added to the Colebrook Cemetery Grounds Maintenance and Reclamation Fund Expendable Trust (2005). (The Selectmen recommend passage of this article.)
Article 17
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $201,106.00 for the Colebrook Dispatch Center, of which $110,507.26 will be raised through taxation, $5,000.00 will be withdrawn from the Colebrook Dispatch Center Reserve Fund (a special revenue fund created in 1999) and the remainder to be offset by revenues from the participating towns. (The Selectmen recommend passage of this article.)
Article 18
To see if the Town will vote to authorize a Ninety-Nine (99) year lease to be given to the Colebrook Downtown Development Corp. for the Broadband antenna building. The lease will be for an easement under the building and 50ft. around the perimeter of the building to allow for maintenance and repairs, this easement will include a 25ft. roadway leading to the antenna. (The Selectmen recommend passage of this article.)
Article 19
To see if the Town will vote to rescind the designation of Aldrich Road as a scenic road. (By Petition.) (The Selectmen recommend passage of this article.)
Article 20
To see if the Town of Colebrook will vote to change the number of persons serving as Library Trustees from seven to five, beginning with the 2009 election. At that time, two persons will be elected for three-year terms, two for two-year terms, and one for a one-year term. (The Selectmen recommend passage of this article.)
Article 21
Shall the Town of Colebrook give a property tax incentive in the amount of 100% of the assessed value of a wind energy system? (By Petition) (The Selectmen recommend passage of this article.)
Article 22
Shall the Town of Colebrook give a property tax incentive in the amount of 100% of the assessed value of a solar energy system? To include photovoltaic, solar space heating, solar water heating and passive solar energy systems. (By Petition) (The Selectmen recommend passage of this article.)
Article 23
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 24
To transact any other business that may legally come before this meeting.
Given under our hands and seals this 25th of February 2008.
COLEBROOK BOARD OF SELECTMEN
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Laurence M. Rappaport - Chairman, Board of Selectmen
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Benoit Lamontagne – Selectmen
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Francois G. Dumaine– Selectmen
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