Get involved: Moultonborough town meeting Saturday March 13th, 209

[Argie's Wife]

Originally Posted by Lakegeezer

There is a warrant proposal floating around town for signatures;


To see if the municipality will vote to establish an Expendable Trust Fund under the provisions of RSA 31:19-a, to be known as the Milfoil Control Trust Fund, for the purpose of ongoing management of milfoil in the town's waterways and to designate the Selectboard as agents to expend both principle and interest from this fund under rules and regulations to be promulgated. Further to raise and appropriate the sum of two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) to be placed in this fund.

While 200K seems like a lot of money, this seems like a smart move!

We have a similar warrant article in Alton but it only raises $7,500. There was a LOT more money needed for this project but several of our local marinas and businesses pledged money at a selectmen's meeting in early December to help absorb the cost of this... kudos to them for that.

[breathe easy]

Town meeting is less than 4 weeks away.

http://www.moultonborough.org/Pages/...310ED-000F8513

[Sue Doe-Nym]

Originally Posted by breathe easy

Town meeting is less than 4 weeks away.

http://www.moultonborough.org/Pages/...310ED-000F8513

Don't forget there is the school annual meeting before the town meeting. Be sure and look at the very clever cartoon posted on http://www.moultonborospeaks.blogspot.com about the 2 warrant articles for the school. Seems to me these guys are on to something important and these articles should be defeated. Still checking things out but if the Advisory Budget Committee does not recommend there is a problem. I think in the 2 years this committee has been in existence this is the first time they have NOT recommended something.

The people pushing these costly warrant articles are the same ones I think who were behind the $8 million Rec Center 2 years ago. School District Superintendent Mike Lancor was in favor of the Rec Ctr and School Board Chair Laurie Whitley was a major player on the rec team. Once again, these people have big ideas on how to spend other peoples money.

[Argie's Wife]

"Rock on, Josie." bahahahahahahahahahahhahahaha

OMG... that was campy, at best. Sorry but I about sprayed the monitor with that one.... it was so lame it was funny.

So, they're not proposing the teachers' contract because it doesn't pay for performance? Well, duh. That's not how teachers' are paid anyhow - they're in a union. I can understand not recommending it because of difficult financial times but they have to understand NH has an Evergreen Clause that was brought into law back in 2008 - it means that they'll just stay on their current contract, whatever it was, which could mean they get the step increase anyhow.

[LIforrelaxin]

So I decided to look at the budget.... I find something interesting.....

The BoS budget projected in 2009 was 10,285,500 and the acutal expenditure was 8,675,459.... and now the purposed budget is 9,604,424.... I think they over shoot last year, and are still over shooting this year. Which how be it is not a totally bad thing.... but descrepancy in estimating and actuallity are what cause higher taxes

Now the general operation budget is off too.... they show spending almost 1M& less then they projected but yet are still asking for almost the same amount again....

In short, while I believe the Town is smart to plan for unforseen events by padding budgets. A 1M$ padding seems a bit excessive.........

[Sue Doe-Nym]

Originally Posted by LIforrelaxin

So I decided to look at the budget.... I find something interesting.....

The BoS budget projected in 2009 was 10,285,500 and the acutal expenditure was 8,675,459.... and now the purposed budget is 9,604,424.... I think they over shoot last year, and are still over shooting this year. Which how be it is not a totally bad thing.... but descrepancy in estimating and actuallity are what cause higher taxes

Now the general operation budget is off too.... they show spending almost 1M& less then they projected but yet are still asking for almost the same amount again....

In short, while I believe the Town is smart to plan for unforseen events by padding budgets. A 1M$ padding seems a bit excessive.........

It's the school budget that needs to be examined. They have lost several teachers but teachers costs still go up. There seem to be other areas where the school budget needs questioning.