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2007 Town Warrant
The proposed budget for 2007 (MS 7) is on the Budget Committee Page. It is at the bottom
of the page as additional link.
TOWN OF NOTTINGHAM
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
2007
To the inhabitants of the Town of Nottingham in the County of Rockingham in said State,
qualified to vote in Town Affairs:
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED TO MEET AT THE NOTTINGHAM COMMUNITY CENTER IN SAID NOTTINGHAM ON TUESDAY THE 13TH DAY OF MARCH 2007 NEXT AT 8:00 O’ CLOCK IN THE FORENOON TO ACT UPON THE
FOLLOWING SUBJECTS;
Articles # 1 and # 2 and # 3 will be acted upon on Tuesday March 13, 2007 at the Nottingham Community Center from 8:00AM to 7:00PM.
Articles # 4 through # 17 will be acted upon on Saturday March 17, 2007 at the Nottingham Elementary School at 9:00AM.
Article # 1: To choose by ballot all necessary Town Officers for the ensuing year.
Article # 2: Are you in favor of amending Article II Section A of the Building Code in the Nottingham Zoning Ordinance to read as follows:
“The Building Inspector shall not issue a Building Permit unless the provisions of the Zoning
Ordinance, as most recently amended, and the State of New Hampshire Building Code and State
of New Hampshire Fire Code, as most recently adopted and amended, have been complied with.
Recommended by the Planning Board
Article # 3: Shall we adopt the provisions of RSA 40:13 (known as SB 2) to allow official ballot voting on all issues before the Town of Nottingham on the second Tuesday of March? (By petition) 3/5 Majority required.
Article # 4: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of One Million Ninety Thousand Dollars ($1,090,000) to fund the construction of a new Fire / Rescue Department Facility on the property purchased from the Nottingham School District. And to authorize the withdrawal of up to $50,000.00 from the Fire Department Building Capital Reserve Fund created for this purpose. The balance of $1,040,000 to be raised through the issuance of bonds or notes and in compliance with the Municipal Finance Act, RSA 33:1 et seq., as amended; to authorize the Selectmen to apply for, obtain and accept federal, state, or other aid, if any which may be available for said project and to comply with all laws applicable to said project; to authorize the Selectmen to issue, negotiate, sell and deliver
said bonds or notes and to determine the rate of interest thereon and the maturity and terms thereof; and to authorize the Selectmen to take any other action or to pass any other vote relative thereto. The Board of Selectmen & the Budget Committee recommend this appropriation. (2/3 Ballot Vote Required)
Article # 5: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $ 2,990,818, which is the Budget Committee’s recommended amount for the 2007 operating budget. The Board of Selectmen recommends $ 3,004,761. This article does not include appropriations voted in other warrant articles. (Majority Vote Required)
Article # 6: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $28,023 for the purchase of a new a four wheel drive utility vehicle and new radio installation for the Nottingham Police Department. The Board of Selectmen & the Budget Committee recommend this appropriation. (Majority Vote Required).
Article # 7: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $ 192,500.00 for highway construction and reconstruction of Flutter Street, and Deerfield Road. This is a non-lapsing appropriation per RSA 32:7,VI and will not lapse until the work is complete or not later than one year after the end of fiscal year 2007, whichever occurs earlier. The Board of Selectmen & the Budget Committee recommend this appropriation. (Majority Vote Required)
Article # 8: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $ 25,000.00 to be added to the Capital Reserve Fund previously established for the purpose of purchasing trucks for the Highway Department. The Board of Selectmen & the Budget Committee recommend this appropriation. (Majority Vote Required)
Article # 9: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $ 25,000.00 to be added to the Capital Reserve Fund for the purpose of purchasing Fire/Rescue vehicles. The Board of Selectmen & the Budget Committee recommend this appropriation. (Majority Vote Required)
Article # 10: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $ 34,750.00 for a Mosquito Control / Monitoring Program in Nottingham. The Board of Selectmen & the Budget Committee recommend this appropriation. (Majority Vote Required)
Article # 11: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $26,055.00 in support of the following Social Service Agencies:
The Board of Selectmen & the Budget Committee recommend this appropriation. (Majority Vote Required)
Article # 12: To see if the town will vote to appropriate 100% of revenues collected pursuant to RSA 79-A (Land Use Change Tax) to be deposited into the Town’s Conservation Fund in accordance with RSA 36-A:5,III, as authorized by RSA 79-A: 25 II. If adopted this authority will remain in effect until rescinded. (Majority Vote Required) (By petition) The Budget Committee does not recommend this article.
Article # 13: "Polling hours in the Town of Nottingham are now 8:00AM to 7:00PM. Shall we place a question on the state election ballot to change polling hours so that polls shall open at 7:00AM and close at 7:00PM for all regular state elections beginning at the State Primary Election in 2010 (next state election)?'' (Majority Vote required) RSA 659:4-a The Budget Committee recommends this article.
Article # 14: To see if the Town will vote to accept the following as a Class V public highway:
Two certain tracts or parcels of land situate on the southerly side of Kennard Road in Nottingham, County of Rockingham, and State of New Hampshire, further described as follows: Meaning and intending to convey and describe Road Easement “A” and Road Easement “B” as shown on a plan of land entitled “A Survey and Plat of a Subdivision prepared for Blue Fin Development, Inc.” dated 3/21/05 and recorded in the Rockingham County Registry of Deeds as Plan D-33239.
The purpose of this conveyance is for the public benefit of widening the right-of-way to a width that is 25.00 feet from the centerline of the existing travel way known as Kennard Road.
Article # 15: To see if the Town will vote to accept the following as a Class V public highway:
Four (4) certain tracts or parcels of land on Kennard Road in the Town of Nottingham, County of Rockingham and State of New Hampshire, depicted as Area “A”, Area ”B”, Area “C”, and Area “D” on a Plan of land entitled “Subdivision Plan for Michael J. & Judith A. Kennard (Tax Map 11 Lot 9), Kennard Road, Nottingham, New Hampshire” dated March 20, 2006 through revision # 3 dated 6/2/06 prepared by Doucet Survey, Inc and recorded in the Rockingham County Registry of Deeds as Plan D-33842.
Area “A” contains 7,153 square feet or 0.164 acres,
Area “B” contains 630 square feet or 0.014 acres,
Area “C” contains 656 square feet or 0.015 acres,
Area “D” contains 3,092 square feet or 0.071 acres.
Article # 16: New Hampshire Climate Change Resolution:
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 New Hampshire and to the future well being of the people of~Nottingham.
These actions include:
1) Establishment of a national program requiring reductions of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions while protecting the U.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 ~Nottingham~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. (Majority Vote Required) (By Petition)
Article # 17: To transact any other business, which may legally come before this meeting.
Given under our hands and seal this Eighth day of February in the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand and Seven.
A True Copy Attest:
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Mary L. Bonser Mary L. Bonser
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Peter M. Bock Peter M. Bock
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William P. Netishen William P. Netishen
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