Annual report of the Town of Hampton, New Hampshire

REPORT OF THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN
The Hampton Board of Selectmen worked very hard this year to open
up communication and to support our town government.
For the fust time, the
Selectmen, Town Manager and Department Heads all sat down to discuss
common goals and to start the development of a mission statement for the Town
of Hampton. After six hours of brainstorming, the day was successful. The
motto of the town became: Life in Hampton - A Secret Worth Sharing.
We dedicated the Lewis Brown Recreation Area at the site of the
former landfill. We worked on overseeing the planning and building of a new
skateboard park for the residents of Hampton. The youth planned, fund-raised
and helped build the park. We want to thank Dyana Lassonde, Recreation
Director and Sheila Nudd for working with the students; the County
Commissioners for their matching grant; and a special thank you to Selectman
Michael Plouffe for all his hard work on the skateboard park. We hope all
citizens of Hampton enjoy the park for years to come.
We have worked with the Cable Committee and Media One to try and
obtain the best cable services for our residents. Many thanks to the Cable
Committee for taping and showing our public meetings and special events.
this year was the addition of the School Board meetings.
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The Board has enjoyed a good working relationship with Senator
Hollingworth and our State Legislators. We thank James Barrington, Town
Manager, for improving communication between the Town of Hampton and the
State. We enjoyed meeting Mr. George Bald, Commissioner of DRED, and
look forward to addressing the concerns of the beach area.
The Board listened to resident's concerns and tried to address them this
year. The Transfer Station is now open on Sunday afternoons. We were
informed that the Route One reconstruction project was pushed up one year
ahead of schedule, and several drainage issues were addressed during the year.
We want to thank Karen Anderson, our Administrative Assistant, for
filling in for the Welfare Officer. We also want to thank retiring Chief William
Sullivan for his many years of dedicated service to the Town of Hampton.
Lastly, I would like to express my thanks to Mike Plouffe, Fred Rice,
Bonnie Searle and Brian Warburton for all their hard work. Each of us comes to
the table with different skills and talents to work for the good of the town. They
and their families dedicate an enormous amount of time to Hampton.
Now comes your turn. The budget and warrant articles have been
reviewed by the Board and the Budget Committee and voters will decide what
projects will happen in the next year. Please go to the deliberative session of
Town Meeting on January 30 and hear what is being proposed. Then do your
own research and vote as an informed voter on March 9th. We all have lots of
decisions ahead to move Hampton into the twenty-first century.
For the Board of Selectmen,
Virginia Bridle, Chairman
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