Essays: October 2008 Archives

Every town in New Hampshire should have a group of concerned citizens to monitor their town’s policies, spending habits and to promote open and transparent government.  The Moultonboro Citizens Alliance (MCA) is one such group. A registered nonprofit organization, the MCA’s mission is to serve the townspeople of Moultonboro as a watchdog group promoting voters' rights, residents' rights, nonresident property owners' rights, sensible spending and community involvement in local government.

The MCA has been very active in the past 12 months and has worked tirelessly in a completely volunteer effort to accomplish its stated mission. We are proud of our many accomplishments which include:

·        Promoted SB2 for 2008, which came very close to achieving the required 60% supermajority for both the town and school district.

·        Submitted warrant article petitions for 2009 ballot for SB2 for both the school district and town.

·        Instrumental in defeating 2008 warrant article to build a very expensive and controversial community recreation complex.

·        Published a very successful  website which includes:

o       Archived selectmen minutes and agendas

o       Video archive available for selectmen meetings and workshops since June26, 2008

o       Archived school board minutes

o       An interactive calendar for Moultonboro meetings and events

o       Many articles, editorials and letters of local interest all categorized and searchable

·        Successfully petitioned the Moultonboro School Board to make available online the minutes of all committees and boards it commissions.

·        Presented many letters of concern to the selectmen and school board for action.

·        Review and critique of many public meetings so that those who cannot attend can get full and accurate information.

·        Challenged the accuracy of our electronic vote counting machines.

·        Continue to hold all our public officials accountable.

The past year has been very challenging but also rewarding, as much has been accomplished….. yet there is more to be done!  We want to thank our many supporters for making our efforts possible. We invite and encourage everyone to visit our website ( WWW.MoultonboroCitizensAlliance.Org) for the best place to get all the local news and happenings.

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