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Town of Mont Vernon
Warrant Articles

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Candidates for Public Office
Town of Mont Vernon, NH

BOARD OF SELECTMEN (1) 3 YEAR TERM
Robert Mead 112
John "Jack" Esposito 299

TOWN TREASURER 1 YEAR TERM
Laurie Brown 361

TAX COLLECTOR 1 YEAR TERM
Susan Leger 368

MODERATOR 2 YEAR TERM
Barbara Millar 359

TRUSTEE OF THE TRUST FUNDS 3 YEAR TERM
Kenneth Lynch 354

LIBRARY TRUSTEE 3 YEAR TERM
John S Benjamin 350

CEMETERY TRUSTEE 3 YEAR TERM
Alton Ryder 359

FIRE WARD 3 YEAR TERM
Sean Mamone 360

OVERSEER OF PUBLIC WELFARE 1 YEAR TERM
Write-in: Richard Masters 36

SUPERVISOR OF THE CHECKLIST 6 YEAR TERM
JudyMarie Wall 354Mont

QUESTION 1 Do you approve of having 2 sessions for the annual town meeting in this town, the first session for choice of town officers elected by an official ballot and other action required to be inserted on said official ballot and the second session, on a date set by the selectment, for transaction of other business?

TOTAL: YES: 209mmmNO: 169

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Mont Vernon School District
One Moderator — Barbara Millar (1Yr) (I) 225
One Treasurer — Lyn Jennings (1Yr) (I) 266
One School Board Member — (3Yr) John Schwope 270
One Clerk (1yr)
Write-in: Kim Roberge 6
One Auditor (2yr)
Write-in: Jay Wilson 5
One Auditor (1yr)
Write-in: Jay Wilson 4

Souhegan High School Cooperative District
One School Board Member — (3Yr)
Pamela Coughlin 320

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Souhegan High School Cooperative District
Warrant Articles

ARTICLE 2. To see if the Souhegan Cooperative School District will raise and appropriate as an operating budget, not including appropriations by special warrant articles and other appropriations voted separately, the amount set forth on the budget posted with the warrant, or as amended by vote of the first session, for the purposes set forth therein, totaling $17,183,750. (Should this article be defeated, the operating budget shall be $16,876,667, which is the same as last year, with certain adjustments required by previous action of the Souhegan Cooperative School District or by law; or the governing body may hold one special meeting, in accordance with RSA 40:13, X and XVI, to take up the issue of a revised operating budget only.) Majority ballot vote required.

Amherst: YES: 1422mmmNO: 1072 mmm
Mont Vernon: YES: 199mmmNO: 210
TOTAL: YES: 1621mmmNO: 1282 mmmPASSED

ARTICLE 3. To see if the Souhegan Cooperative School District will vote to approve the costs included in the agreement reached between the Souhegan Cooperative School Board and the professional and support staff of Souhegan Cooperative High School which calls for the following increases in salaries and benefits at current staffing levels:

Year - Estimated Increase
2008 – 2009 $184,773
2009 – 2010 $146,536
2010 – 2011 $148,615

And further to raise and appropriate the sum of $184,773 for the 2008 – 2009 fiscal year, such sum representing the additional costs attributable to the increase in salaries and benefits over those of the appropriation at current staffing levels. Majority ballot vote required.

Amherst: YES: 1517mmmNO: 969 mmm
Mont Vernon: YES: 204mmmNO: 207
TOTAL: YES: 1721mmmNO: 1176 mmmPASSED

ARTICLE 4. To transact any other business that may legally come before the meeting.

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Town of Mont Vernon
Zoning Ammendments
March 11, 2008

QUESTION 1(ARTICLE 2) To see If the Town is In favor of deletingSection 1-204 of the existing Town Zoning Ordinance and replacing it with a new Section 1-204 as follows:

The Limited Commercial District shall include all lands and buildings bounded as follows: Beginning at the point on Route 13 which is 2800 feet north of the Milford/ Mont Vernon town boundary, continuing westerly along a line parallel to the Milford/ Mont Vernon town boundary to a point of intersection with Hartshom Brook, thence southerly along the course of said brook to the point of intersection with the Milford/Mont Vernon town boundary, thence easterly along said boundary crossing Route 13, to the southeast corner of Mont Vernon, thence north following the Mont Vernon/Amherst town boundary to the southeast corner of lot 2-68, thence northeastward following the boundary of lot 2-68 to where it rejoins with the Mont Vernon/Amherst town boundary (thus excluding lot 2-68), The bound continues northward until it reaches lot 2-65, thence follows the boundary of 2-65 westward to the place of the beginning on Route 13. (The Planning Board recommends 5-0)

YES: 331         NO: 99

QUESTION 2 (ARTICLE 3) To see if the Town will amend the zoning ordnance by adding the following definitions to Appendix A, as follows:

Restaurant: An establishment where meals and/or beverage are served to customers.

Fast Food Restaurant: A restaurant with drive-up window service, or that otherwise receives payment and/or dispenses products to patrons while in their vehicles (such as a drive-in restaurant).

Formula Restaurant: Formula Restaurant shall mean a restaurant that stands alone or with other use(s), and which prepares food and beverage on site for sale to the public, and which is required by contractual or other
arrangement to offer any of the following: standardized menu, interior and/or exterior color scheme(s), architectural design, signage or similar standardized features, or which adopts a name or food presentation format which causes it to be substantially identical to another restaurant regardless of ownership or location.

And to further see if the Town will amend the zoning ordnance by inserting a new section 1-311, Restaurants.

1-311, Restaurants
1-311.1 - The historic character of Mont Vernon is unique and is important to its people and their collective identity as a community. Mont Vernon, more than most communities, that have experienced the same level of growth, has managed to preserve its rural character and its small
town feel In many ways Mont Vernon has achieved this in a manner that is unique to the region.

1-311.2 - Any Restaurant approved under this ordinance must not significantly detract from Mont Vernon's historic rural character. Fast
Food and Formula Restaurants are specifically prohibited in the Town of Mont Vernon.

1-311.3- Restaurants are specifically allowed on any lot within the Limited Commercial District. Restaurants in the Residential and Rural Residential Districts may be approved by special exception by the Zoning Board of Adjustment after public hearing. Such approval shall be subject to any conditions laid down by the Zoning Board of Adjustment
and shall also be subject to a non-residential site plan review by the Planning Board.

1-311.4- All signs and/or exterior advertising for a restaurant shall comply with the requirements and standards set forth in the Non-Residential Site Plan Review Regulations of the Town of Mont Vernon.

1-311.5 Noise - Restaurant noise shall not exceed 55db from 7AM - 9PM and 45db from 9PM-7AM at the lot boundary.

1-311.6 Buffer - If required by the Zoning Board of Adjustment restaurants shall provide a buffer of undisturbed continuous perimeter, except for entrance and exit driveways.

1-311.7 Height - Building height shall be limited to the height of all Mont Vernon buildings, that is 35 feet. No window ledge shall be more than 26 feet from the ground.

1-311.8 Parking - Restaurants shall provide adequate off-street parking.

1311.9 Restaurants approved by Special Exception may be subject to setbacks, lighting restrictions, and other conditions as required by the Zoning Board of Adjustment or Planning Board. (The Planning Board recommends 6-0)

         YES: 305         NO: 110