July 15, 2009
Union Leader
WEARE — The federal government is offering money, but the town isn’t sure it wants the dough.
That’s because a handful of residents say there’s no such thing as a free lunch — or a free hand-out from the federal government.
More than one person spoke out against a $22,372.50 federal grant at the Weare Board of Selectmen meeting last night. It is a second installment of federal money the town has qualified for to cover cleanup costs associated with last December’s ice storm.
But Jim Leary, a local business owner, said the cleanup is over and the town shouldn’t accept the money from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.