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Tough Economic Choices for New Hampshire Towns
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  Costs are up, revenues are down and municipalities across the Granite State are having to think “outside the box” when it comes to delivering services and balancing the budget. We'll look at what your town and others are doing to cut costs this winter. Guests
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I live in Warner and recycling has been a money maker for the Town. Regrettably the community is currently embroiled in an issue regarding the Transfer Station. At this time we are not making as much money due to a policy of making the Transfer Station more "pretty", not waiting for a good price for recycled products
Do not believe these talking head bureaucrats - ITS NOT ABOUT CUTTING 'SERVICES'. It's the excessive town jobs and the top of the line insurance (the kind of top of the line insurance you can't afford) being given to town employees.
In Portsmouth NH, you can not easily find private jobs which offer the benefits and pay the town is now offering. Yet we pay for them. Last I checked the town of Portsmouth was the 3rd largest employer in Portsmouth - there is something fundamentally wrong with that.
We need a budget cap NOW for your town. It is the ONLY thing that will keep bureaucrats from raising taxes to fund their salaries.
Download a PDF of your town budget. MOST OF THE MONEY GOES OUT IN SALARIES.
The problem is not enough money - its far too many town jobs and overpaying for them.
Since energy costs are rising, it seems obvious that it's important to reduce energy consumption. At the local level that means finding out where improvements can be made. Statewide or regionally, energy costs can be cut by improving the energy "performance" of homes, including homes of low income households where the alternative is to provide fuel assistance (which is a waste of money). But weatherization programs for the southwest region apparently have a 10 to 15 year backlog - the answer would seem to be more staff and more funds, and the revenue required to provide these.