Other than the operating budget itself - Warrant Article #2 for $5.1 million - Warrant Article #12 is by far the most expensive of the Town’s 2024 warrant articles.
I thought that if the roads were scenic ( designated by the plaques posted) you could nit asphalt that road? Up until a couple of years ago this was not an issue. I do not know what has changed. I was told there is some master plan but when I asked the head of the road maintenance dept I got crickets.
Given that we have approved this year after year. With 2021 and 2023 specifically stating fixing Deerfield road. Definitely road still not being done (to the tune of two bent rims at 25mph I'm my house) makes he items called out in the perennial highway warrant article feel aspirational at best.
Given that the items in the warrant may it may not be completed with the raised funds, this feels like a way to cope with a tax cap that is/was less than inflation, by shoving what should be operating budget into a warrant article.
The nixed the rest of the paving on Ledge Farm because of cost. Why do any other road until that work is complete? And ir was in the budget for quite a bit less I believe. $300000 maybe.
I thought that if the roads were scenic ( designated by the plaques posted) you could nit asphalt that road? Up until a couple of years ago this was not an issue. I do not know what has changed. I was told there is some master plan but when I asked the head of the road maintenance dept I got crickets.
My understanding is that scenic road designation just protects the trees and rock formations/walls by the side of the road. https://gencourt.state.nh.us/rsa/html/XX/231/231-158.htm
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Given that we have approved this year after year. With 2021 and 2023 specifically stating fixing Deerfield road. Definitely road still not being done (to the tune of two bent rims at 25mph I'm my house) makes he items called out in the perennial highway warrant article feel aspirational at best.
Given that the items in the warrant may it may not be completed with the raised funds, this feels like a way to cope with a tax cap that is/was less than inflation, by shoving what should be operating budget into a warrant article.
The nixed the rest of the paving on Ledge Farm because of cost. Why do any other road until that work is complete? And ir was in the budget for quite a bit less I believe. $300000 maybe.