Ted Gatsas

Manchester Mayor Unveils Budget Proposal

Jonathan Lynch — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 05:57:41 +0000

Mayor Gatsas unveiled his budget for fiscal year 2014, which raises taxes and allots more funding to schools.

Gatsas' budget pushes for the maximum amount of new revenue allowed under the city's tax cap. That's just more than a two-percent increase.

The bulk of new revenue would go towards bolstering the city's school system, which has experienced layoffs and overcrowding in recent years.

Gatsas was optimistic that the budget could be hammered out before the city's June deadline, but acknowledged it would be a difficult process:

Manchester Teacher Layoffs Follow Debates Over Tax Caps, Public Spending

Brady Carlson and Amanda Loder — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 21:11:42 +0000

There have been two very distinct trends during the economic recovery: the first has been very slow growth in private sector hiring. The second has been a series of losses in public sector jobs, from state employees to firefighters to schoolteachers.

Manchester Sues Over House Districts

Sam Evans-Brown — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 21:22:04 +0000

The City of Manchester has filed suit Monday over the plan that redraws house districts. The lawsuit has been brewing for months.

In a statement, Manchester Mayor Republican Ted Gatsas called the redistricting plan unacceptable. The suit claims the new map would deprive city residents of two to three state representatives. Earlier this year the house passed a plan that combines two Manchester wards with the town of Litchfield.

Mayor Gatsas Says He'll Declare Gubernatorial Intentions by June

Sam Evans-Brown — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 17:03:42 +0000

Manchester Mayor Ted Gatsas still won’t say if he has decided whether or not to run for Governor of New Hampshire.

Gatsas Re-elected

Jonathan Lynch — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 16:21:36 +0000

Still recovering from city-wide power outages from the surprise Halloween blizzard, Manchester
voters went to the polls yesterday and re-elected Mayor Ted Gatsas.

The incumbent secured a second term as mayor by a wide margin, trouncing
Democratic challenger Chris Herbert.

In his victory speech, Gatsas thanked his opponent for running a positive campaign and
stressed his commitment to reduce the city’s budget.

“And while we have accomplished a lot in 2 short years, there’s no question there’s a lot to