Tag Archives: Arthur Green
Good Thing the Auditors Are Still At Work
During the public hearing on Timberlane’s budget, Arthur Green questioned why the revenue budget for 16-17 showed $250,000 from capital reserves. There was no answer that night, Jan. 11, 2018. Today the district’s unaudited annual report was published. Last year’s revenue budget … Continue reading
Posted in Budgets, Debt/Spending, Donna Green, Education
Tagged Arthur Green, Budget, Donna Green, Timberlane Regional School District
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Timberlane Tax: Sandown +10%; Other Towns Catch a Break
Here’s an astonishing political fact. For three towns in the Timberlane district, the 2018-2019 budget is easily digestible while Sandown is taking an enormous blow. Whether the towns choose the default budget (near flat-line) or a $1 million higher operating … Continue reading
Posted in Budgets, Debt/Spending, Donna Green, Education, taxes
Tagged Arthur Green, Budget, Sandown, taxes, Timberlane Regional School District
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The Timberlane Teachers’ Union Cares
School Board members arrived at their seats on Dec. 21 to find a letter from the Timberlane Teachers Association on top of their agenda material. To my knowledge, this has not been previously published. I obtained it a few days … Continue reading
Posted in Budgets, Debt/Spending, Donna Green, Education, Unions
Tagged Arthur Green, SAU 55, Teacher's Union
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Timberlane Financial Controls – Gap or Chasm?
The administration is quick to point out that we operate with a bottom-line budget, and that the line items appropriated in the budget do not determine how the money may be used. But, our policy imposes a control on that … Continue reading
Posted in Budgets, Debt/Spending, Donna Green, Education
Tagged appropriation, Arthur Green, Timberlane Regional School District
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Chronic Capital Confusion
Timberlane’s administration appears to inhabit a state of chronic capital confusion (sorry, couldn’t resist the alliteration) about which budget accounts constitute capital expenditures. | Keep Reading at timberlaneandsandown
Arthur Green: Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell
Looking ahead to the proposed budget for Timberlane 2018/19, should we be interested in facts? It would be interesting to know the October 1 enrollment, usually published by mid-October. At last week’s School Board meeting (Nov. 2), Superintendent Metzler promised … Continue reading
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Tagged Arthur Green, Timberlane Regional School District
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SDGA Seminar: How NH School District Budgets are Impacted by the State
“Downloading: Myths and Facts” How NH School District Budgets are Impacted by the State a School District Budget and Finance workshop November 18, 2017 hosted by the School District Governance Association of New Hampshire. | Keep Reading at GraniteGrok
Posted in Local NH Politics
Tagged Arthur Green, Karen Umberger, SDGA, SDGANH, Seminar
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The New Media Militia 