Tag Archives: Sandown
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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Feb. 2 Deadline for Sandown School Board Candidates
Sandown needs a school board candidate. I will not be standing for re-election. So far, no Sandown resident has signed up to be on the ballot. A Call of Duty This coming Friday at 4 pm is the deadline to … Continue reading
Local NH Tax Rate on the Rise
I don’t know about you, but for me $30 per thousand is a psychological breaking point. Sandown’s property tax rate this year is $30.78. We’ve outstripped even the notorious town of Danville which has a comparably attractive $28.25 per thousand … Continue reading
Bigfoot spotting: NH town offers ‘Sasquatch Scavenger Hunt’
SANDOWN — Bigfoot has been lurking around one New Hampshire town and they want you to find it. The commission announced a Bigfoot sighting in Sandown Wednesday and invited groups to join them on a Sandown Sasquatch Scavenger Hunt August 26. | … Continue reading
Ex-Auburn Rep. James Headd wins GOP primary for NH House seat
AUBURN — Republican primary voters chose between two former incumbents in a three-way race Tuesday, and ex-state Rep. James F. Headd of Auburn won the vacant Rockingham County nomination in the New Hampshire House. Headd took all three towns in … Continue reading
Sandown Selectmen will discuss town employees’ salaries
SANDOWN — After a third-party study concluded that Sandown lags behind other communities in town employee salaries, selectmen disagree on whether to increase workers’ pay to match the market. The board will debate at Monday’s 6 p.m. meeting whether Sandown … Continue reading
Posted in Around New England, Budgets, Local NH Politics
Tagged Salaries, Sandown, Town Employees
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Timberlane Regional Middle School And Spotlight Award Renewal
It is genuinely good when our schools and their staff earn recognition for work well done. Parents should understand, however, that in the ed biz, some recognitions are completely unrelated to academic achievement – an issue previously raised by Arthur … Continue reading
Timberlane Predicts $550k Surplus Shortfall
Before any budget is approved, prudence and common sense require an examination of projected revenues. Unfortunately, Timberlane’s budget committee never looks at revenue before they give their stamp of approval. Why does this matter? Shaky revenues mean a risk of … Continue reading
Posted in Budgets, Debt/Spending, Donna Green, Education
Tagged Budget, Sandown, Timberlane
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Timberlane Taxes to Skyrocket
Timberlane School District residents will be asked to pay 8.9% more in taxes this November. As usual, Sandown and Danville will be slammed hardest. Also, as usual, the news was disguised. The administration reported at the June 1 school board … Continue reading
Posted in Budgets, Debt/Spending, Donna Green, Local NH Politics, New Hampshire News, taxes
Tagged Property Taxes, Sandown, Timberlane
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Strategic Planning Community Survey
The Strategic Planning Committee of the Timberlane Regional School Board seeks to gain an understanding of the perceptions of stakeholders in our greater educational community. The committee developed a brief community survey that should take only 10 minutes of your … Continue reading
The New Media Militia 