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LIforrelaxin · 11-15-2006, 01:38 PM

"Fish and Game is proposing a ten dollar annual conservation decal for all non-motorized boats" --- quoted from Concord Monitor via Airwaves post above

Now here is food for thought. What are they going to consider a boat here. Are my Kayaks and Canoe going to be considered a "boat" under this proposal. If so that is another 30$ for summer fun in my case. I don't mind paying a little, and certainly fish and game in my mind is doing a good job with the funding they have. But enough is enough. With all the funding issues I continue to hear in NH, I think it is time for the state legislature to really consider re-evaluating how NH government spending is handle.

Now all you NH residents don't fly off the handle here thinking I am talking about Taxes here because I am not. Whether or not that could come up as a side item or not who knows. But what I am talking about here, is that it appears to me the the state of NH does not have a good financial structure to fund everything in the state. It is time instead of raising property taxes and meals and room taxes for the state and towns to sit down and work through there accounting stucture. There is no reason why towns in a state that has so many 2nd home residents and a booming tourism market should be having these issues....

11-15-2006, 01:38 PM	#6
LIforrelaxin Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Texas, Lake Ray Hubbard and NH, Long Island Winnipesaukee Posts: 2,875 Thanks: 1,037 Thanked 892 Times in 524 Posts	Hummmm "Fish and Game is proposing a ten dollar annual conservation decal for all non-motorized boats" --- quoted from Concord Monitor via Airwaves post above Now here is food for thought. What are they going to consider a boat here. Are my Kayaks and Canoe going to be considered a "boat" under this proposal. If so that is another 30$ for summer fun in my case. I don't mind paying a little, and certainly fish and game in my mind is doing a good job with the funding they have. But enough is enough. With all the funding issues I continue to hear in NH, I think it is time for the state legislature to really consider re-evaluating how NH government spending is handle. Now all you NH residents don't fly off the handle here thinking I am talking about Taxes here because I am not. Whether or not that could come up as a side item or not who knows. But what I am talking about here, is that it appears to me the the state of NH does not have a good financial structure to fund everything in the state. It is time instead of raising property taxes and meals and room taxes for the state and towns to sit down and work through there accounting stucture. There is no reason why towns in a state that has so many 2nd home residents and a booming tourism market should be having these issues.... __________________ Life is about how much time you can spend relaxing... I do it on an island that isn't really an island..... Last edited by LIforrelaxin; 11-15-2006 at 05:39 PM.