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SOMERSWORTH - It has been a difficult budget season for cities as officials try to mitigate the challenges of the pandemic and plan for the year ahead. Somersworth City Council passed its budget earlier this month, after many long discussions on how to keep the property tax rate stable and invest in infrastructure projects the city needs.
At its April 12 meeting, the City Council unanimously approved a tax cap-compliant $50,392,379 operating budget for the upcoming fiscal year, which came in $32,358 under its tax cap. The debate on this budget did not involve around cuts, it instead involved how we could spend a small amount of what was left over that would not have put us over the tax cap, Mayor Dana Hilliard said. This budget reaches the tax cap, and at the same time it really ensures that we re investing in Somersworth, so it will continue to stay on the move. We have met our obligations and continue to progress this city forward and at the same time to ensure th
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41% of localities have no women in top leadership, says NH Women’s Foundation report
March 8, 2021
‘More diverse governing bodies make for both richer conversations and more equitable policies being passed,’ says Tanna Clews, executive director of the New Hampshire Women’s Foundation. (Photo by Cheryl Senter)
In a state that boasts many “firsts” for women in elected office, it might be shocking to learn that 41% of New Hampshire select boards have zero women.
Matters report from the New Hampshire Women’s Foundation details a significant gender gap in elected representation for women at the local level. In 2020, the organization surveyed all 221 towns and found that 37% of the 1,642 people serving on school and select boards are women and just 29% of towns have achieved gender parity or majority women. Data regarding city councils and school boards is forthcoming.