Taxpayers Win Big on March 10
Results from town meetings across the state are pouring into CNHT. In general, voters said NO to many
of the big spending items, approved 7/8 spending cap warrants, and continue to reject kindergarten expansions. They also disapproved of allotting taxpayer money to NGOs for various purposes such as Conservation land purchases.
Here’s what we have so far for details…we will add more as it comes so please check back!
NHAC Spending and Tax caps warrant articles PASSED in 7 out of 8 cases…see below.
Allenstown
$1.5M wastewater treatment plant expansion FAILED
School and Town Budgets FAILED
Spending and Tax Cap for Town PASSED
Alton
Town Budget FAILED
Renovations to Town Hall, Fire, and Police Stations FAILED
Amherst
$9.8 million Operating Budget FAILED
$6 million Road Bond FAILED
$1.3 million Land Purchase FAILED
$150K Fire Apparatus Cap Reserve FAILED
Ashland
$6.3M Town Budget FAILED
Road and Bridge Repairs FAILED
A new police chief was elected who has yet to complete police academy.
(CNHT generally supports the election, rather than the appointment, of police chiefs.)
Atkinson
Police Budget FAILED
Recreation Budget FAILED
Sandown Elementary Addition FAILED (All of Timberlane 4-School District)
School Budget passed, and PASSED by 62 votes although failed in 3 other towns in district (Timberlane)
Barrington
All money issues on the town and school ballots FAILED
Belmont
Recycling FAILED
New Plow FAILED
Heritage (and two others) Fund FAILED
Police Vehicles FAILED
Fire Truck FAILED
Brentwood
Fire Station FAILED
Authorize the Conservation Commission to expend funds for contributions to “qualified organizations”
for the purchase of property interests: PASSED* (The practice of giving taxpayer monies to private entities may be outlawed by RSA soon)
Charlestown
Police Station FAILED
Croyden
Congratulations to Jim Peschke, Croydon’s newest school board member by vote of 69-58.
School Budget Cut by $65K PASSED
Danville
Operating Budget FAILED
Fire Vehicle and Police Overtime FAILED
Culvert Work FAILED
School Budget failed but passed overall by 62 votes in 4-town district (Timberlane)
Deerfield
All Zoning Articles FAILED
All Big Money Items FAILED
Congratulations to Harriet E. Cady who was elected School District Clerk and School District Treasurer.
Deering
John Greene got elected selectman by virtue of coin toss after he and his opponent both got 160 votes. A recount confirmed his win.
GSFTC’s anti-Pledge warrant (a backdoor way to institute an added state income or sales tax) FAILED
Derry
Congratulations to Kevin Coyle & Janet Fairbanks who were re-elected to selectman
Epping
Epsom
Repeal of SB2 FAILED by 3-1 which proves that once people see
what it’s like to vote by private ballot, they don’t want to give up that right.
Farmington
Budget FAILED
Fremont
Budget FAILED (default will be used)
Highway Fund FAILED
Town Hall Renovations FAILED
Capital Reserve Fund FAILED
Historic Museum Fund FAILED
Fire Truck Fund FAILED
Radio Equipment FAILED
Highway Equipment FAILED
Road Repairs FAILED
Police Cruiser FAILED
“Qualfied Organizations” Fund FAILED
Various Land Purchases FAILED
Gilford
Police Station Addition FAILED
3 Administrators FAILED
Congratulations to Skip Murphy who was re-elected to the Budget Committee
Gilmanton
Staffing for Donated Library FAILED
Hampstead
Spending and Tax Caps for School and Town PASSED
Hire Two New Police Officers FAILED
Fund Ambulance Replacement FAILED
Hampton
Town Budget FAILED
Hillsboro
Town Hall Renovation FAILED
Hudson
Public Kindergarten FAILED
All Major Budget Items FAILED
Hopkinton
School Contract FAILED
Town Manager Government FAILED
Pay as You Throw FAILED
Jaffrey
Spending and Tax Cap PASSED
Kearsage
Smaller Budget PASSED
Kingston
Spending and Tax Cap for School PASSED (Sanborn Regional School District)
Teachers Contract FAILED (Sanborn Regional School District)
Sped Fund FAILED (Sanborn Regional School District)
Half Million Architect Fees for New School FAILED (Sanborn Regional School District)
Facilities Maintenance FAILED (Sanborn Regional School District)
Fireworks FAILED
Town Buildings FAILED
Litchfield
Town Budget FAILED
Two Union Contracts FAILED
Londonderry
Fire Station FAILED
Operating Budget ($2.5M lower than default!) PASSED
Lyndeborough
Two Rooms for Kindergarten Mandated by State FAILED
Milford
Buildings for Kindergarten FAILED
Milton
Fire Station FAILED
Town Budget FAILED
School Budget LOWER PASSED
Moultonborough
Voters missed SB2 for the town and school but Epsom’s 3-1 vote to keep it
proves that once you have it you won’t want to let it go.
Newton
Spending and Tax Cap for School PASSED (Sanborn Regional School District)
Teachers Contract FAILED (Sanborn Regional School District)
Sped Fund FAILED (Sanborn Regional School District)
Half Million Architect Fees for New School FAILED (Sanborn Regional School District)
Facilities Maintenance FAILED (Sanborn Regional School District)
Police Station FAILED
Extra Police Officer FAILED
Nottingham
Congratulations to Eugene Reed who was elected as one of the 3 members of the new the board of assessors.
School Budget (SB2) which is lower than default budget PASSED
School Standby Generator $40,000 FAILED
School irrigation system for soccer field $8,000 FAILED
School architectural planning for school expansion/design $32,000 FAILED (a setback for the school board’s unapproved quest for school expansion)
Pelham
Fire Station FAILED
School Resource Officer FAILED
Senior Center Renovations FAILED
Plaistow
Sidewalk Constuction FAILED
Playground Equipment FAILED
School Budget failed but passed overall by 62 votes in 4-town district (Timberlane)
Raymond
Conservation Funds for Outside Land Purchases FAILED
Conservation Commission to expend funds for contributions to “qualified organizations” for the purchase of property FAILED* (The practice of giving taxpayer monies to private entities may be outlawed by RSA soon)
Dis-continuation of the Parks and Recreation Vehicle Replacement Fund PASSED
Rindge
Spending and Tax Cap for Town PASSED
Salem
School Pay Raises 4 Contracts FAILED
Special Meeting to Reconsider Above FAILED
Spending and Tax Cap for School PASSED (Town vote is Saturday)
Sandown
Old Home Day and Fireworks FAILED
Offroad Trail FAILED
School Budget failed but passed overall by 62 votes in 4-town district (Timberlane)
Seabrook
Fire, Police and Town Contracts FAILED
Wakefield
Impact Fees FAILED
Opera House Repaid FAILED
Truck Lease FAILED
Weare
$13.5M School Budget FAILED
Town Budget FAILED
Teachers Contract FAILED
$1.2M Highway Garage FAILED
Fire Truck FAILED
(14/19 Spending Items FAILED)
Wilton
School Bond FAILED
Windham
School Budget FAILED
Track and Athletic Fields FAILED
$5M Conservation Land FAILED
School Building Study FAILED
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There are still some towns who will vote in April or May.