2007 Town Election and Meeting Results

Tuesday, March 13, 2007 (Election)
Saturday, March 24, 2007 (Business meeting)

Selectman (3-yr term)

Trustee of Trust Funds

Library Trustee

Article 2, Planning Board Questions

1. Changes area around W.W. Cross Tack Shop from Industrial zoning to General Business.

2. Defines undevelopable land.

3. Requires applicants for major subdivisions (4 or more lots)  to request a preliminary consultation with Planning Board.

4. Establishes that the term "condominium" refers to a form of ownership, and as such, condominiums are permissible in all zoning districts, in accordance with State law.

3/24/2007 Town Meeting Warrant Articles

Art. 3  Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrade bond for $12,840,840. APPROVED (by 2/3 Ballot Vote)  

Art. 4  Add $530,160 for design costs to WWTP Upgrade bond. APPROVED (by 2/3 Ballot Vote)

Art. 5  Passed over.

Art. 6  Accept all reports submitted by Town Officers as printed in Annual Report. APPROVED

Art. 7  Accept costs included in collective bargaining agreement between the Town and the Public Works union. APPROVED

Art. 8  Passed over.

Art. 9  Accept costs included in collective bargaining agreement between the Town and the Police union. APPROVED

Art. 10  Passed over.

Art. 11  Raise and appropriate $6,709,357 for general municipal operations. APPROVED

Art. 12  Add $25,000 to capital reserve fund for highway equipment. APPROVED

Art. 13  Add $25,000 to capital reserve fund for firefighting/rescue equipment. APPROVED

Art. 14  Raise and appropriate $26,000 for refurbishment and repair of 1993 Freightliner Fire Engine 1. APPROVED

Art. 15  Raise and appropriate $90,000 for purchase of new Heavy Duty Six-Wheel Dump Truck. APPROVED

Art. 16  Add $45,000 to capital reserve fund for conducting 5-year property revaluation. APPROVED

Art. 17  Raise and appropriate $18,000 to support Jaffrey-Rindge Memorial Ambulance. APPROVED (by secret ballot)

Art. 18  Raise and appropriate $7,000 to support Monadnock Community Early Learning Center. APPROVED

Art. 19  Raise and appropriate no more than $200,000 from the retained earnings account of the Water Enterprise Fund to purchase land on Squantum Rd. for potential future water supply and/or aquifer protection. APPROVED

Art. 20  Authorize selectmen to grant permanent conservation easement to Monadnock Conservancy for the 35-acre "Children's Woods" Town-owned parcel, to satisfy NHDES wetlands mitigation requirement associated with Union Street Ball Field project. APPROVED

Art. 21  Accept the revised Stone Arch Bridge Tax Increment Finance District Financing Plan. APPROVED

Art. 22  Accept the revised Downtown Tax Increment Finance District Financing Plan. APPROVED

Art. 23  Authorize selectmen to approve the Conservation Commission's decision to purchase 60 acres of land north of Cheshire Pond for conservation and recreational purposes. APPROVED

Art. 24  Create an expendable trust fund to be known as Cemetery Trees Fund for care, maintenance and removal of trees within and around Town cemeteries.  Raise and appropriate $5,000 to add to this fund. APPROVED

Art. 25  Accept 2,200 feet of Fitch Road as a Class 5 town roadway. APPROVED

Art. 26  Accept 1,750 feet of Lord View Drive as a Class 5 town roadway. APPROVED

Art. 27  Raise and appropriate $6,966.25 to support Monadnock Family Services. APPROVED

Art. 28  Raise and appropriate $17,000 to support HCS - Home Healthcare, Hospice and Community Services. APPROVED

Art. 29  Raise and appropriate $5,000 to support The Community Kitchen, Inc. APPROVED

Art. 30  Raise and appropriate $3,800 to support Southwestern Community Services, Inc. APPROVED

Art. 31  Prohibit the taking of any property through eminent domain by the Town of Jaffrey , except for water or sewer road frontage. DEFEATED

Art. 32  Support effective actions by the U.S. President and Congress to address issue of climate change.  Ask our Selectmen to consider appointment of a voluntary energy committee to recommend local steps to save energy and reduce emissions. APPROVED

Art. 33  Require advertisement of vacancies on Boards and Committees at least four weeks prior to appointment by Town Officers. DEFEATED

Art. 34  Form a five-member Ethics Oversight Committee. No sponsoring motion on the floor, no action taken. 

Art. 35  Advise Selectmen to separate the Town Manager position from Town Counsel position to eliminate possibility of conflicts of interest. APPROVED (by division vote)