Many towns and schools voted yesterday, March 10, 2015.
Here are some of the results.
Concerned Taxpayers of Bow Candidates Sweep Bow Election
http://bowtaxpayers.org/bow/2015/03/10/concerned-taxpayers-of-bow-candidates-sweep-bow-election/
Chuck Douglas is elected to the Budget Committee. Eric Anderson and Ben Kinry won Selectmen seats. Chuck has been leading the charge with his Bow Taxpayers group and also now his new newspaper, The Bow Times.
Claremont Tax Cap Favored
The Tax Cap garnered the majority of 445 votes to 421, but failed to reach the 60% majority needed. Keep on trucking activists…
The good news for Claremont is, grassroots candidate Brent Ferland was elected to the school board with the highest number of votes at 472. The security camera article (which was not only a fiscal issue for $100,000, but also a liberty issued) failed, and an article for the purchase of a new school bus failed as well.
The main budget article which passed includes spending for full day kindergarten; yet, it carries an increase on the tax rate, but it was lower than the default budget and that is why it passed. Nevertheless, the full day kindergarten funding should have been placed in a separate warrant article, and then, the voters would have not only a choice, but the main budget would have not had a tax increase of .55 per thousand of assessed value.
The words “not recommended by the school board” which was placed below the tax cap article may have influenced the voters. In addition, the school board’s action of placing the funding of full day kindergarten within the main budget certainly raises legal issues as well. Developing…
Windham School Board election gets ugly thanks to Selectman Al Letizio
http://www.examiner.com/article/windham-school-board-election-gets-ugly-thanks-to-selectman-al-letizio
Two incumbent school board members were ousted and instead, two Windham Taxpayer-endorsed candidates, Tom Murray and Daniel Popovici-Muller won those seats. Credit to Ken Eyring, current School Board member, for raising the red flag on the Cenergistic scandal and helping rid Windham of Jerry Rekart and Mike Joanis. Both of these men voted for the almost $600,000 Cenergistic contract before even reviewing the document. Rekart had even once called police on Murray for questioning the Cenergistic issue at a school board meeting.
Bedford
Bedford however, shows no hope of ever reining in their out-of-control school board. Both progressives were elected over the two more sensible candidates, and all spending items passed.
However, Bedford’s grassroots candidate for Town Council John Schneller won a seat despite an attack from the town bullies Bill Greiner and Chris Bandazian who had gone to the Union Leader in an effort to derail him. Since John prevailed by only 8 votes, there will be a recount. We are confident the count will stand.
Note: The tax hike resulting from this school vote will be only $330 this year so that is $3,300 in ten years, plus there will be additional increases each year. Assuming the same increase every year it amounts to $330 + 660 + 990 + 1320 + 1650 + 1980 + 2310 + 2640 + 2970 + 3300 totaling $18,150 of additional taxes spent by the average homeowner over ten years. Worse yet only 1,500 voters decided to spend that money, while 1,200 voters said NO. What about the other 10,000 voters?
NEVER UNDERESTIMATE THE IMPORTANCE OF TOWN MEETINGS!
Bedford, noted for other craziness, passed an Initiative Petition which is a “Communist idea designed to destroy our Constitution and keep people from being organized or sharing resources to fund candidates” according to one member of the Bedford Taxpayers.
Government should not be able to regulate how we spend our own money to elect those who are supposed to answer to us and serve us, not dictate to us. Meanwhile it does not restrict the media or unions in any way shape or form from showing favoritism.
There are more results listed on WMUR.
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