ARTICLE 10

To see if the Town will vote to amend its action under Article 21 of the 2009 Annual Town Meeting, relative to the appropriation for Fox Hollow Road intersection improvements, by striking the date of December 30, 2010, at which time the appropriation was to lapse, and inserting in lieu thereof the date of December 30, 2011.

(Recommended by Selectmen 5 - 0)

(Recommended by Advisory Budget Committee 5 – 0)   Recommend  vote NO

Article 11 Should be amended. There is no reason that the Rec. Dept cannot make due with the vehicle that it has. Especially since there are many bus services available for transporting kids/participants in any recreational function. The road dept. may have to wait to get everything that it wants. Mosquito abatement has had this $50K for several years; paid to one company, which did not go out to bid; it's not known just how much money was spent; and only one mosquito was found to test positive for West Nile in Fox Hollow.

ARTICLE 11

To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Three Hundred Thirty One Thousand dollars ($331,000) for a program of capital improvements and expenditures, and equipment as generally illustrated below.

a. Fire Equipment $ 13,000

b. Mosquito Abatement $ 52,000  X

c. Police Cruiser $ 32,500

d. Municipal Buildings Energy & Maintenance Upgrade $ 30,000

e. Highway Dept. Street Sign Upgrade – Phase 2 $ 15,000

f. Highway/B&G 1 ½ Ton w/Accessories $ 80,000    X

g. Highway Dept. Brush Chipper $ 30,000

j. Town Hall Generator $ 30,000

l. Fleet Passenger/Cargo Vehicle $ 25,000      X

m. Town Hall & Old Fire Station Repairs/Paint $ 23,500    Amend Article to eliminate ‘X’s

Total $ 331,000

(Recommended by Selectmen 5 - 0)  

(Recommended by Advisory Budget Committee 5 – 0)

Article 14 Phase 2 & 3 of Moultonboro Neck Pathway. This wasn't done right to begin with, so why should we throw good money after bad to extend this? Please vote No on this article.

ARTICLE 14

To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Thirty Seven Thousand Five Hundred dollars ($37,500) for a program of capital improvements to the Moultonboro Neck Pathway (Phase 2 and 3) and to meet said appropriation by Thirty Seven Thousand Five Hundred dollars ($37,500) from taxation and to designate the appropriation as non-lapsing, per RSA 32:7, VI, until December 30, 2012 or whenever the project is certified as completed by the Board of Selectmen, whichever shall first occur.

(Recommended by Selectmen 5 - 0)

(Recommended by Advisory Budget Committee 5 – 0)  Recommend  NO

Article 34 is important to the entire Lakes Region. It is important for Moultonboro to lead the way in eradicting Milfoil. Milfoil effects everyone in town, not just waterfront property owners. Please vote Yes on this article.

ARTICLE 34

To see if the municipality will vote to establish an Expendable Trust Fund under the provisions of RSA 31:19-a, to be known as the Milfoil Control Trust Fund, for the purpose of ongoing management of milfoil in the town’s waterways and to designate the Selectboard as agents to expend both principle and interest from this fund under rules and regulations to be promulgated. Further to raise and appropriate the sum of Two Hundred Thousand dollars ($200,000) to be placed in this fund.

(By Petition)

(Recommended by Selectmen 5 - 0)

(Recommended by Advisory Budget Committee 5 - 0) Recommend vote Yes

The Real BIG issue is the Town Budget. Frankly, there need to be more cuts. Some of the above mentioned, should be eliminated from the budget until such a time as our economy has improved for all of our residents. Then, they may be revisited. Please send the BoS back to the drawing board and make some more cuts! Vote No!

ARTICLE 41

To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, subject to any and all changes made at this meeting, the sum of Eight Million Two Hundred Fifty Three Thousand Six Hundred Seventy dollars ($8,253,670) to pay the general operating expenses of Town Government for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2010.

[Note: This operating budget warrant article does not include appropriations contained in any other

warrant articles.] Recommend vote NO

One article of interest is Article 17, the naming of the Lion's Club property to Veteran's Memorial Park. This is a wonderful tribute to our veterans that have, are and will serve our country. This is not an opportunity to make it a children's contest. This is for adults. Frankly, kids don't care about the name of a field or a park. They just want to play. Please support this article with a Yes vote. It's a shame that all the BoS and the ABC did not show support for this article.

ARTICLE 17

Shall we adopt the name for town property located at 139 Old Route 109, formally known as the Lions Club Property, to be named the Veterans Memorial Park. And that any field or ball park be named Veterans Field. And that if more than one ball park or ball field, that name used will be Veterans Field 1, Veterans Field 2. This name shall remain in effect until changed by future warrant article.

(By Petition)

(Recommended by Selectmen 2 Yes - 0 No - 3 Abstain) Recommend vote Yes

(Recommended by Advisory Budget Committee 1 Yes - 0 No - 4 Abstain)