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Rye Considers Its Options

By Roger Wood on Tuesday, August 14, 2001.

STATE LAWMAKERS MAY BELIEVE THEY HAVE SOLVED….AT LEAST FOR NOW…. THE EDUCATION FUNDING ISSUE…
BUT COMMUNITIES AROUND THE STATE DISAGREE.
RESIDENTS OF RYE ARE TALKING ABOUT SECCESSION, AND SUNAPEE SELECTMEN WANT TO MOVE THEIR TOWN OUT OF SULLIVAN COUNTY.
FIRST….. CORRESPONDENT ROGER WOOD REPORTS THAT OPPONENTS OF THE STATE’S PROPERTY TAX IN RYE ARE OPENING UP TWO FRONTS…..STATEWIDE AND LOCAL.

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NH Lakes Gaining More Publicly Owned Access

By Doug MacPherson on Tuesday, August 14, 2001.

New Hampshire's Squam Lake achieved national fame in 1982, for its starring role in the movie On Golden Pond.

Last week, Squam achieved another milestone of sorts. Unlike the filming of a Hollywood movie, this one almost went unnoticed.

On Friday, state officials dedicated the first publicly owned boat ramp on Squam. The ramp was a long time coming, and some people consider its dedication a milestone in New Hampshire's efforts to provide public access to all its lakes. Others see it as further evidence that one day access may have to be curtailed.

NHPR's Doug Macpherson reports.

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Meanwhile in Sunapee...Selectmen want a new County

By Lisa Peakes on Tuesday, August 14, 2001.

ACROSS THE STATE IN SUNAPEE, THE SELECTMEN THERE ARE LOOKING AT A DIFFERENT WAY TO ADDRESS WHAT THEY SEE AS INEQUITIES IN THE STATE'S TAX SYSTEM.
THEY WANT OUT OF SULLIVAN COUNTY.
THE BOARD ARGUES THE TOWN PAYS ABOUT 20% OF THE COUNTY'S BUDGET FAR MORE THAN WHAT SUNAPEE RESIDENTS GET IN RETURN.
TOWN MANAGER JOHN WHEELER TOLD NHPR'S LISA PEAKES THAT SUNAPEE HAS TRIED SEVERAL OPTIONS, EVEN WITHHOLDING ITS TAXES.
BUT SO FAR NOTHING HAS WORKED TO THE TOWN'S SATISFACTION.

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