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The voting on Article 1- 6 will be by official ballot at the Town Hall and the poiis shall open for bal­loting at eight o’clock in the forenoon and shall not close before seven o’clock in the evening. The following articles (Articles 7 - 30) in the warrant will be acted upon on Thursday, March 13, 2008 at six thirty o’clock in the evening at the Josiah Bartlett Elementary School in Bartlett Village.   ARTICLE 1. To choose all necessary Town Officers for the ensuing year.  ARTICLE 2. Are you in favor of the adoption of AMENDMENT No. 1 as proposed by the Planning Board for the Town of Bartlett Zoning Ordinance as follows: to replace the current Article X (Open Space) in its entirety with a new Article X which provides greater clarity as to how Open Space should be designated and what uses are allowed within it. YES [ ] or NO [I (Planning Board favors)  ARTICLE 3. Are you in favor of the adoption of AMENDMENT No. 2 as proposed by the Planning Board for the Town of Bartlett Zoning Ordinance as follows: to replace the current Article XVIII Board of Adjustment, Section E. Variances, Item 1. Criteria for Granting Variances in its entirety with new criteria 1-5 as set by NH RSA 674:33. YES [ ] or NO [ ] (Planning Board favors)  ARTICLE 4. Are you in favor of the adoption of AMENDMENT No. 3 as proposed  by the Planning Board for the Town of Bartlett Zoning Ordinance as follows: to amend Article XVIII Board of Adjustment, Section D.1. Special Exceptions (g) Shopping Centers by adding at the end “with no single structure to exceed 25,000 square feet”. YES [ ] or NO [ ] (Planning Board favors) ARTICLE 5. Are you in favor of the adoption of AMENDMENT No. 4 as proposed by the Planning Board for the Town of Bartlett Zoning Ordinance as follows: to amend Article XIX Definitions - SHOPPING MALL to read “Two or more retail estab­lishments in the same structure.” YES [ I or NO [ I (Planning Board favors) ARTICLE 6. Are you in favor of the adoption of AMENDMENT No. 5 as proposed by the Planning Board for the Town of Bartlett Zoning Ordinance as follows: to amend Article XIX Definitions - FRONTAGE to read “the continuous distance along a street or right-of-way.” YES [ ] or NO [ I (Planning Board favors) ARTICLE 7. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $1,733,125.00 to defray Town charges for the ensuing year and make appropriations of the same. Selectmen favor. ARTICLE 8. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate $125,000.00 for town road improvements. Selectmen favor. ARTICLE 9. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $12,000.00 to replace the shingles on a portion of the roof at Town Hall. Selectmen favor. ARTICLE 10. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $102,000.00 for a new four wheel drive highway truck with plow and wing. Selectmen favor. ARTICLE 11. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $6,000.00 for a new plow for use by the Highway Department. Selectmen favor. ARTICLE 12. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $10,100.00 for a new collector street sweeper attachment for the backhoe. Selectmen favor. ARTICLE 13. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $12,000.00 for the town’s share of the purchase and installation of an emergency generator to be placed at the Josiah Bartlett School. Selectmen favor. ARTICLE 14. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $78,820.00 for the purchase of 14 new air packs (SCBA’s) for the Fire Department; and to authorize the receipt and expenditure of federal and/or state grants in the amount of $74,879.00, with the balance of $3,941.00 to be raised by general taxation. Selectmen favor. ARTICLE 15. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $11,350.00 for a 40 yd. compactor container (costing $7,300) and a new 40 yd. open top container (costing $4,050) for the Transfer Station to replace containers that are inoperable. Selectmen favor. ARTICLE 16. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $500.00 for the Eastern Slope Airport authority for its use in operating the Eastern Slope Regional Airport in 2008. Selectmen favor.  ARTICLE 17. To see if the Town will vote to deed 2+! - acres of land currently held jointly by the Towns of Bartlett and Jackson identified as a segment of the Bartlett Jackson Transfer Station under NH RSA 3 1:3. Such land to be utilized by the Town of Jackson for a garage, sand and salt shed. The Town of Jackson would pay for any modifications needed for the siting, access road and peripheral costs. A sum of $50,000.00 would be given to the Town of Bartlett as compensation for the acquisi­tion for this land. Article placed on the warrant at the request of the Jackson Selectmen. Selectmen oppose at this time.  ARTICLE 18. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $2,000.00 to help support The Bartlett Historical Society and defray the costs of operation for the same. Agreeable to a petition signed by Norman J. Head and oth­ers. Selectmen oppose. ARTICLE 19. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $500.00 to help fund Project Prom, a start-up safety initiative, for our high school seniors. Agreeable to a petition signed by Kyler Drew and others. Chandler/Garland oppose!Tanguay favors. ARTICLE 20. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate $35,000.00 to be added to the Capital Reserve Fund established in 2005 under the provisions of NH RSA 35:1 for the purpose of acquisition of land and costs associated with plan­ning, and construction of a new Bartlett Public Library. Agreeable to a petition signed by Marcia Burchstead and others. Chandler opposes/Tanguay favors $10,000/Garland abstains. ARTICLE 21. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $4,769.00 to support Bartlett 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 Ernest Menard and others. Selectmen favor. ARTICLE 22. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $3,582.00 to assist The Mental Health Center. Agreeable to a petition signed by Maureen C. Hanlon and others. Selectmen favor. ARTICLE 23. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $6,896.00 for the support of the White Mt. Community Health Center to help meet the healthcare needs of the uninsured and underinsured residents of Bartlett. Agreeable to petition signed by Drew Smith and others. Selectmen favor. ARTICLE 24. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $4,000.00 for support of the Tn-County Community Action Program for the purpose of continuing services of the Fuel Assistance Program for the residents of Bartlett. Agreeable to a petition signed by Ellen Hayes and others. Selectmen favor. ARTICLE 25. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $3,800.00 for the Early Support and Services Program (birth to 3 yrs.) of Children Unlimited, Inc. Agreeable to a petition signed by Suzette Indelicato and others. Selectmen favor. ARTICLE 26. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $1,345.00 to help defray the costs of Service Delivery of the Mt. Washington Valley Chapter of the American Red Cross. Agreeable to a petition signed by Thomas Enos and others. Chandler opposes - not a proper use of town funds for national organi­zations/Garland and Tanguay favor. ARTICLE 27. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $1,110.00 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 Suzette Indelicato and others. Selectmen favor. ARTICLE 28. To see if the Town will vote on acceptance of the deed for six tenths of a mile of Parker Ridge Road. The road begins at an intersecting point at Stanton Farm Road in Stilling’s Grant and runs six tenths of a mile to a cul-de-sac. Final acceptance is subject to verification by the Selectmen that all construction and sur­facing has been completed to current town standards. Agreeable to a petition signed by Anthony Rocco and others. ARTICLE 29. To see if the Town will vote to accept the deed for the road running from the intersection of Birch Ledge Road to Glen Ledge Road, together with the spur road running southwesterly to a hammerhead off that road. Final acceptance subject to verification by the Selectmen that all construction and surfacing has been completed to current town standards. Agreeable to a petition signed by Mary Hamblett and others. ARTICLE 30. To transact any other business that may legally come before said meeting. Given under our hands and seals this 22nd day of February in the year 2008.   Board of Selectmen: GENE G. CHANDLER DOUGLAS A. GARLAND JON TANGUAY   2007 town meeting warrant Note: This serves as the agenda for the meeting held in March of 2007..  I do not have access to the minutes of this meeting until the Annual Town Report is issued, usually in February.  Perhaps someone at the Town Hall can provide me with a copy of the minutes before then...??? 2007 TOWN MEETING WARRANT To the inhabitants of the Town of Bartlett, New Hampshire in the County of Carroll in said State, qualified to vote in the Town affairs: You are hereby notified to meet in the Town Hall in said Bartlett on Tuesday, March 13, 2007 at eight o’clock in the forenoon to act upon the following subjects hereinafter set forth. The voting on Article 1 will be by official ballot at the Town Hall and the polls shall open for bal­loting at eight o’clock in the forenoon and shall not close before seven o’clock in the evening. The following articles (Articles 2 - 22) in the warrant will be acted upon on Thursday, March 15, 2007 at six thirty o’clock in the evening at the Josiah Bartlett Elementary School in Bartlett Village.  ARTICLE 1. To choose all necessary Town Officers for the ensuing year.  ARTICLE 2. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $1,635,028 to defray Town charges for the ensuing year and make appropriations of the same. Selectmen favor.  ARTICLE 3. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate $125,000.00 for town road improvements. Selectmen favor.  ARTICLE 4. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $60,000.00 for removing the old floor drain pipe and outside tank at the Town Garage and related clean up work; installation of monitoring wells; installation of a new floor drain pipe and tank in accordance with State of NH regulations; and a containment tank for waste oil tanks at the Town Garage. Selectmen favor.  ARTICLE 5. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $18,980.00 for a new police cruiser to replace a 2000 cruiser. Selectmen favor.  ARTICLE 6. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $8,300.00 for new office equipment at the Town Hall including a copy machine and computer software update. Selectmen favor.  ARTICLE 7. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $6,000.00 for a new poly reversible plow, drive frame, and cylinders for use by the Highway Department. Selectmen favor.  ARTICLE 8. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $15,000.00 for the purchase of replacement fire hose and related equipment for the Fire Department. Selectmen favor.  ARTICLE 9. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $500.00 for the Eastern Slope Airport authority for its use in operating the Eastern Slope Regional Airport in 2007. Selectmen favor.  ARTICLE 10. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate $35,000.00 to beadded to the Capital Reserve Fund established in 2005 under the provisions of NH RSA 35:1 for the purpose of acquisition of land and construction of a new Bartlett Public Library. Agreeable to a petition signed by Marcia Burchstead and others.  Chandler opposes/Tanguay favors $10,000/Garland abstains. ARTICLE 11. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to discontin­ue the collection of franchise fees from cable subscribers in the amount of $51,000 and to advise the cable provider to discontinue billing Bartlett subscribers for said franchise fee effective April 1, 2007. Agreeable to a petition signed by William Fabrizio and others. ARTICLE 12. To see if the Town will vote to discontinue the Capital Reserve Fund for the Loader which was created in 1996 and which was expended per Article 5 of the 1998 Town Meeting but was not properly discontinued. Said funds with any accumulated interest to date of closure are to be transferred to the town’s general fund. (Majority vote required)  ARTICLE 13. To see if the Town will vote to accept the deed for one-tenth of a mile of Ledge View Drive road. The road begins at an intersecting point at Glen Ledge Rd. in the area of Glen and runs one-tenth of a mile to a cul-de-sac. Final acceptance is subject to verification by the Selectmen that all construction and surfacing has been completed to current town standards. Agreeable to a petition signed by Carl Nelson and others. ARTICLE 14. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $4,769.00 to support Bartlett 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 Ernest Menard and others.  Selectmen favor. ARTICLE 15. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $3,582.00 to assist The Mental Health Center. Agreeable to a petition signed by Maureen Cason Hanlon and others. Selectmen favor.  ARTICLE 16. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $7,364.12 for the support of the White Mt. Community Health Center to help meet the healthcare needs of the uninsured and underinsured residents of Bartlett. Agreeable to petition signed by Drew Smith and others. Selectmen favor. ARTICLE 17. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $4,000.00 for support of the Tn-County Community Action Program for the purpose of continuing services of the Fuel Assistance Program for the residents of Bartlett. Agreeable to a petition signed by Doris Chadbourne and others. Selectmen favor. ARTICLE 18. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of$3,500.00 for the Early Support and Services Program (birth to 3 yrs.) of Children Unlimited, Inc. Agreeable to a petition signed by Suzette Chaine and others.  Selectmen favor. ARTICLE 19. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $1,348.00 to help defray the costs of Service Delivery of the Mt. Washington Valley Chapter of the American Red Cross. Chandler opposes - not a proper use of town funds for national organizations and petition was late/Garland and Tanguay favor. ARTICLE 20. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $1,110.00 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 Suzette Indelicato and others. Selectmen favor.    ARTICLE 21. 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 Bartlett. 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 Bartlett encourages New Hampshire citi­zens to work for emission reductions within their communities, and we ask 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. Agreeable to a petition signed by David Shedd and others. ARTICLE 22. To transact any other business that may legally come before said meeting.  Given under our hands and seals this 23rd day of February in the year 2007.    Board of Selectmen: GENE G. CHANDLER DOUGLAS A. GARLAND JON TANGUAY	Sawyer Rock 2003, just before being blown to bits.