Monadnock Ledger-Transcript
Published: 6/11/2021 11:31:08 AM
Wilton voters raised the proposed budget by $30,000 for increased police salaries to attract and retain police officers during Town Meeting on Thursday
Wilton voters met outside on Thursday evening in front of Florence Rideout Elementary School, to complete the in-person Town Meeting, which was set at a later date than usual due to COVID-19 considerations.
The first matter of business for the town was the budget, set this year at $5,259,397. However, after an introduction to the proposed budget, Police Chief Eric Olesen proposed a $30,000 addition, to be used for police salaries. He said police departments across the state are in a “critical situation” in trying to hire and retain officers.
Monadnock Ledger-Transcript
Published: 6/9/2021 4:02:25 PM
Temple voters will once again decide whether or not to adopt SB2 at Saturday’s Town Meeting. It will be the 16th time the town has voted on it in nearly as many years.
SB2 is a process that allows residents to vote on all warrant articles by ballot. In towns that adopt SB2, the first session of Town Meeting is a deliberative session where residents can discuss, debate, and amend warrant articles. The second session comes about 30 days later as a ballot vote, typically on the second Tuesday of March in which voters choose all elected officials, and vote on zoning amendments as well as the warrant. This contrasts with traditional Town Meeting format, in which residents cast ballots for elected officials and zoning amendments at the first session, and the second “business session” is an in-person meeting where residents deliberate and vote on the warrant.
Town Meeting in Cornish ended with a jolt of literary excitement on Tuesday as library trustees announced that Colleen O’Neill, widow of author J.D. Salinger, is offering to donate the former Cornish General Store to the town to be converted into a.
Town Meeting: Plainfield approves Meriden library project
From left, Supervisors of the Checklist Beverly Widger, Fern Wilder and Dewey Jones count votes with Town Clerk Michelle Marsh at the Plainfield School Meeting on Saturday, June 5, 2021, in Plainfield, N.H. Residents were voting on Article 5, which passed. (Valley News - Jennifer Hauck) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.
At the Plainfield School Meeting Mindy Taber, left and Fawn Goodrow sit in the sun while Jeff and Robin Marsh take advantage of the shade under the tent on Saturday, June 5, 2021 in Plainfield, N.H. (Valley News - Jennifer Hauck) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.
Hot topic: A petition article calls on Cornish to “demand” that the New Hampshire Legislature carry out redistricting in a “fair and transparent” way and without gerrymandering. Another petition article calls on the town to establish a renewable.