Tag Archives: Tuftonboro
‘Mistakes Are Made’
I’m about ready to propose a new law urging all elected officials to dispense with the phrases “mistakes are made” and “mistakes were made.” At the 2PM meeting Friday at the Town Office, to discuss the current mess over the … Continue reading
Posted in Budgets, Debt/Spending, Local NH Politics
Tagged Library, Loan, Mistakes are made, Tuftonboro
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Selectmen Fail to Hold Public Hearing; Library Warrant Article Null and Void
“We have problems,” Chairman Gordon Hunt told his fellow library trustees this morning. “The selectmen didn’t hold a public hearing.” The library-addition warrant article is invalid and will not be legally binding if voted on at Town Meeting because the … Continue reading
Posted in Budgets, Debt/Spending, Local NH Politics
Tagged Library, Max Ledoux, Tuftonboro, Warrant Article
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Library Warrant Article in Violation of State Law
The current placement of the first two warrant articles to be voted on at Town Meeting is incorrect and not allowed by law, Town Moderator Dan Barnard confirmed to me yesterday. These are the warrant articles in question, in the … Continue reading
What Does “Overspending” Mean?
At Monday’s board of selectmen’s meeting, Gordon Hunt, a member of the budget committee, and the selectmen called into question something that Chris Sawyer wrote in the Granite State News. Chris, who is running for budget committee, stated in response … Continue reading
Posted in Budgets, Debt/Spending, taxes
Tagged Max Ledoux, Spending, Tuftonboro, Tuftonboro.net
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The Hunter family has been producing maple syrup in Tuftonboro since 1850s
When maple sugaring season starts at Bald Peak Farm, there is no such thing as a spectator; it’s all hands on deck. | More at Tuftonboro.net
Posted in Economy/Economics, Events, New Hampshire News
Tagged Hunter, Maple Syrup, Max Ledoux, Tuftonboro
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Selectmen, Budget Committee Propose 12% Increase in Taxes…
The selectmen and Budget Committee have proposed budgets this year that would increase the “amount of taxes to be raised” by approximately 12% on the local part of our tax bill (not including state and county taxes), compared to last … Continue reading
Posted in Budgets, Debt/Spending, taxes
Tagged Board of Selectman, Budget Committee, Tuftonboro, Tuftonboro.net
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Local Democrat Refers to Republicans in Neighboring Town as the Taliban
The party of civility strikes again, and while this may not be as crass as expressing opportunistic glee at the death of a Republican, it fits the pattern of ingrained hostility that truly defines them as a party. Tuftonboro selectman Chip Albee, a registered … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Democrats, Local NH Politics
Tagged Chip Albee, Moultonborough, Tuftonboro
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Tuftonboro’s Noxious Lawsuit, Part of National Trend
“These lawsuits are an absurd practice and noxious to open government.” That’s how the Associated Press quotes University of Kansas journalism professor Jonathan Peters, speaking about a troubling trend in recent years of government bodies suing citizens who seek disclosure … Continue reading
N.H. Judge orders free redacted emails
The Town of Tuftonboro, N.H. lost its effort to charge $0.15 per page to redact emails provided electronically. Judge Amy Ignatius in Carroll County Superior Court ruled that redacting emails electronically does not substantively change their format nor does it incur actual … Continue reading
Tuftonboro police chief fires back at pot lobby
CONCORD – An advocate for legal marijuana claims the fix is in because a commission tasked under a new law to study legalization of pot is packed with some known opponents. But such an assertion is premature and baseless, said Tuftonboro … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Drugs
Tagged Andrew Shagoury, Legalization, Marijuana, Matt Simon, Tuftonboro
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The New Media Militia 