Article of note: An article asks whether voters will appropriate $18,070 for a town-wide property reevaluation, with $17,000 to come from a reserve fund for the purpose.Contested races: There are no contested races.Budgets and spending articles: The...
Town Meeting preview: EnfieldArticle of note: One article asks whether voters support a short-term rental ordinance intended to regulate the use of such rentals in town and to provide oversight. Another article asks whether voters will allow the Selectboard to appoint a town...
Articles of note: One article would establish a Police Department Speical Detail Revolving Fund. Another would give the Selectboard authority to acquire or sell property. A petitioned article, which has the support of the Budget Committee but not the...
Article of note: One article on the town warrant asks whether voters will adopt the Grantham Community Power plan, an opt-out program that offers more flexible electricity procurement. Another would modify the elderly property tax exemption. There are...
Article of note: A petitioned article seeks to eliminate the position of town manager and move to a town administrative form of government. Separate articles would have voters adopt ordinances on short-term lodgings, false alarms and frivolous...
Articles of note: Separate articles on the warrant for the Kearsarge Regional School District, which includes the Upper Valley communities of New London and Springfield, seek $100,000 each for the School Buildings Maintenance Expendable Trust Fund and...
Article of note: A city warrant article would eliminate references to the Personnel Advisory Board and The Grievance Board from the city charter.Contested races: There are four people running for three three-year terms on the School Board: Lilian...
Town Meeting preview: LymeArticles of note: One article on the town warrant asks whether voters support the Lyme Community Power Electric Aggregation Plan. Another would amend the zoning ordinance to redefine solar energy systems. One article would discontinue a Class VI...
Contested races: There are no contested races.Budgets and spending articles: The proposed operating budget is $32.06 million. That’s up from the proposed budget of $30.5 million of last year.When, where and how to vote: Ballot voting is scheduled to...
Articles of note: There are six zoning amendments on the ballot, including separate articles that would allow cluster developments, accessory dwelling units, small-scale planned unit developments and add short-term rentals to the definition of lodging...
Voting preview: Newport School DistrictArticle of note: A petitioned warrant article would ask the School Board “to make all reasonable and prudent efforts to recover all, or a portion, of the value of the portable classroom which has been scheduled for demolition as part of the CTE...
Town Meeting preview: OrangeArticle of note: One article would discontinue the election of a town road agent and instead allow the Selectboard to hire a non-resident contractor.Contested races: There are no contested races.Budgets and spending articles: The proposed general fund...
Town Meeting preview: OrfordArticle of note: One article asks whether voters will authorize the Selectboard to continue exploring uses of the Main Street Congregational Church. Another asks for $10,000 for church-related surveys, inspections and other inspections. Another...
Article of note: One article on the town warrant asks whether voters support moving from a salary to an hourly wage for the town clerk and to authorize the Selectboard to set the wage.Contested races: There are no contested Selectboard or School Board...
Town Meeting preview: PlainfieldArticle of note: A school article asks whether voters support the creation of a planning committee to explore creating a collaborative district with the Cornish School District. A separate school article asks whether voters support creating a Middle...
Articles of note: One floor article seeks to establish a Pleasant View Cemetery Expendable Trust Fund, which would be used to maintain cemetery lots in town. A ballot article seeks to amend the town’s zoning ordinance relative to short-term...
Articles of note: There are 15 separate articles with proposed zoning amendments on the town warrant. Two petitioned warrant articles, not recommended by the Selectboard, relate to how the town counts votes. The first offers voters three choices as to...
Article of note:One town article asks whether voters support a $586,000 project to remove and replace a culvert on Lear Hill Road, with funding for the project to come from the Unassigned Fund Balance and to be reimbursed by FEMA at 90%, or $528,000....
Article of note: One article asks whether voters will raise and appropriate $3,000 for village beautification projects and seasonal decorations.Contested races: Frank Horneck and Lisa W. Lawlor are vying for a three-year trustee position.Budgets and...
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