Welcome to the Town of Eaton

WARRANT FOR THE 2008 ANNUAL MEETING

THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

To the Inhabitants of the Town of Eaton in the County of Carroll in said State, qualified to vote in Town Affairs:

You are hereby notified to meet at the Evans Memorial Building (Town Hall) in the Town of Eaton, County of Carroll on Tuesday, the eleventh day of March 2008 at eleven o'clock in the morning to act upon the following subjects hereinafter set forth. The polls shall open for balloting at 11:00 A.M., or as soon thereafter as the Moderator calls the meeting to order and declares a quorum present. Voting on Article 1 (election of officers) shall be by official ballot. The remaining articles on the warrant shall be acted upon at eight o'clock in the evening.

ARTICLE #1.

To choose all necessary Town Officers for the year ensuing.

ARTICLE #2

To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $489,524 for general municipal operations:

Executive

48,000

Election & Registration

6,000

Financial Administration

38,000

Revaluation of Property

7,500

Legal Expense

12,000

Personnel Administration

43,000

Planning & Zoning

5,000

General Government Building

23,000

Cemeteries

7,000

Insurance

6,000

Advertising & Regional Associations

1,000

Emergency Services

25,000

Building Inspection

2,000

Highways & Streets

160,000

Street Lighting

3,500

Solid Waste Disposal

61,000

Pest Control

300

Direct Assistance

3,500

Parks and Recreation

9,000

Conway Recreation

16,724

Library

7,000

Interest on Tan

5,000

TOTAL

489,524

To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $37,000 for the following Capital Reserve funds established under RSA 35:1;

Amount

Bridges

$10,000

Highway Equipment

$15,000

Property Revaluation

$7,000

Buildings

$5,000

Total

$37,000

Recommended by the Board of Selectmen.

ARTICLE #4

To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $10,000 for the following Expendable Trust Funds established under RSA 31:19A

Asphalt

$5,000

Equipment Maintenance

$5,000

Total

$10,000

 

Recommended by the Board of Selectmen.

ARTICLE #5

To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $10,000 for resurfacing of Foss Mt Rd. This amount ($10,000) to be taken from the General Fund Balance and no amount is to be raised by taxation.

ARTICLE #6

To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $10,000 for the purchase of property off the Willis Bean Rd (Tax map R12, lot 10) and authorize the withdrawal of $10,000 from the Capital Reserve Fund for Land Acquisition. No amount is to be raised by taxation.

Recommended by the Board of Selectmen

ARTICLE #7

To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $10,000 for improvements to the Snowville and Eaton Cemeteries.

ARTICLE #8

To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $2,164 for the Eaton Day Capital Reserve Fund. This sum to come from the General Fund Balance and no amount is to be raised by taxation.

Recommended by the Board of Selectmen.

ARTICLE #9

To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of $42,549 for the purpose of reconstructing Town roads damaged during the April 2007 flood and to authorize the Selectmen to accept and expend federal or state aid or both, as may be available and to do all things necessary to carry out the purpose of this appropriation.

ARTICLE #10

To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $887.00 for the support of the White Mountain Community Health Center to help meet the healthcare needs of the uninsured and the underinsured residents of Eaton.

Agreeable to a petition signed by Robert G. Bridgham and others.

Recommended by the Board of Selectmen.

ARTICLE #11

To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $759.00 to support Eaton home delivered meals (Meals on Wheels), congregate meals, transportation and program services provided by the Gibson Center for Senior Services, Inc.

Agreeable to a petition signed by Henry M. Fowler and others.

Recommended by the Board of Selectmen.

ARTICLE #12

To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $750.00 for the Early Supports & Services Program (birth to 3 years) of Children Unlimited, Inc.

Agreeable to a petition signed by Jacqueline M. Sparks and others.

Recommended by the Board of Selectmen.

ARTICLE #13

To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $358.00 to assist The Mental Health Center.

Agreeable to a petition signed by Martha M. Cobbs and others.

Recommended by the Board of Selectmen.

ARTICLE #14

To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $500.00 in support of Starting Point providing crisis services to the victims of domestic and sexual violence and their children.

Agreeable to a petition signed by Jacqueline M. Sparks and others.

Recommended by the Board of Selectmen.

ARTICLE #15

To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $320.00 to help defray the costs of Service Delivery of the Mount Washington Valley Chapter of the American Red Cross.

Agreeable to a petition signed by Barbara E. Brackett and others.

Recommended by the Board of Selectmen.

ARTICLE #16

To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $500 for Tri-County Community Action for the purpose of continuing services of the fuel assistance program for the residents of Eaton.

Agreeable to a petition signed by Donald R. Philbrick and others.

Recommended by the Board of Selectmen.

ARTICLE #17

To act on any other business that may legally come before this meeting.

Given under our hands and seal, this 19th day of February, in the year of our Lord, Two Thousand and eight.

Donald R. Philbrick

Richard H. Young

Lee P. Stack lll

Selectmen of Eaton

A true copy of Warrant-Attest:

Donald R. Philbrick

Richard H. Young

Lee P. Stack lll

We hereby certify that we gave notice to the inhabitants within named, to meet at time and place for the purpose within mentioned, by posting an attested copy of the within Warrant at the place of meeting within named, and a like attested copy at the Eaton Village Store, being a public place in said Town, on the 22nd day of February 2008

Donald R. Philbrick

Richard H. Young

LeeP. Stack lll

Board of Selectmen


Eaton is a town located just south of Conway in Carroll County, New Hampshire. Granted by Governor Bennington Wentworth, and named for Theophilis Eaton, the town was created and incorporated on November 7, 1766. Encompassing a larger area until 1852 when the western side of Eaton became the town of Madison, Eaton, which contains the village of Snowville, had a total population of 375, as of the 2000 census.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 25.6 square miles, 24.4 miles of it is land and 1.2 sq. miles of it is water. The total area is 4.61% water. Conway Lake is on the northern boundary, and Crystal Lake is in the center. Eaton is bounded on the east by the Maine state line.

Mailing Address:

P.O. Box 88
Eaton, N.H. 03832
Directions: Six miles south of the intersection of Rts. 16 & 153 in Conway, turn left (east) at Crystal Lake onto Brownfield Road. Town Hall is located on the left just beyond the first curve.

Hours of Operation:
BOARD OF SELECTMEN

Tuesday: 7 - 9 pm, Selectmen Meet
Tues - Thu: 9 - 3 pm, Office hours

TOWN CLERK/TAX COLLECTOR

Monday: 9 - 11 am
Tuesday: 7 - 9 pm

Phone: (603) 447-2840
Fax:(603) 447-2560
EMail: eatonth@roadrunner.com

ARTICLE #3

THE POLLS WILL BE OPEN FROM

11:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M.

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