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Story Archives of 'Town Meeting'Fair Tax hits Town MeetingsBy Laura Knoy on Monday, March 17, 2008.In 89 New Hampshire towns, residents will vote on a proposal urging New Hampshire politicians to ditch the traditional pledge against a sales, income or any new broad-based taxes. So far, it’s done pretty well, with the anti-pledge resolution winning out in town meetings two to one, but opponents say one year of town meetings’ votes towns does not a tidal wave make. We’ll look at where New Hampshire stands on “the pledge” and what this resolution may mean for the future. Guests
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Town Meeting RoundupBy Laura Knoy on Monday, March 10, 2008.As town meeting season reaches its peak, we’ll see what major topics voters will chew on along with homemade casseroles and cookies. There are the perennial subjects of money for fire trucks and road repair, but we’ll also find out how much the housing crisis and the near-record snowfall is putting pressure on this year’s budgets, and check in on a wide range of concerns, including a proposal to change New Hampshire’s tax structure. Guests
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89 Towns Put "The Pledge" to the Test at Town MeetingBy Jon Greenberg on Friday, March 7, 2008.The Pledge has been a fixture of New Hampshire politics for more than 30 years. It is a politician’s promise to reject a sales or income tax -- or any new broad based tax of any kind. But on Tuesday, residents in 89 towns will vote on whether they want office seekers to STOP taking the pledge. New Hampshire Public Radio’s Jon Greenberg has more. Local Energy Committees Working to Combat Climate ChangeBy Amy Quinton on Wednesday, March 5, 2008.Local Energy committees across the state have been hard at work trying to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in their towns. The Interactive Town Meeting MapBy Jon Greenberg on Monday, March 3, 2008.Next week, residents in most New Hampshire towns will take part in town meeting season. They will vote on budgets and items as specific as a new contract for back hoe services. All told, their decisions will affect some four and half billion dollars worth of spending statewide. In a joint effort with New Hampshire’s Local Government Center, NHPR invited every town to submit just a few highlights of items on the warrant and we put that information into an interactive map on our web site. Executive Editor Jon Greenberg has been looking at what’s come in so far and joins us now. Most Towns Support Global Warming ResolutionBy Amy Quinton on Monday, March 19, 2007.Residents in 60-percent of New Hampshire towns have voted in favor of a resolution that calls for a national program to reduce greenhouse gases. Supporters are hoping the results will grab the attention of presidential hopefuls taking part in the state’s first in the nation primary. New Hampshire Public Radio’s Amy Quinton reports from Concord. Epping Proposes To Go GreenBy Amy Quinton on Monday, March 12, 2007.Citizens in 180 towns are scheduled to vote on non-binding global warming resolutions during town meetings this week. But one town has taken the fight against global warming a step further. In Epping, voters will decide the fate of a proposed “green building†ordinance Tuesday. If approved, Epping would be the first town in New Hampshire to require energy efficiency and sustainable design for new commercial buildings. New Hampshire Public Radio’s Amy Quinton reports. SB2 and Town MeetingBy Laura Knoy on Thursday, March 1, 2007.The traditional town meeting in New Hampshire may slowly be on its way out as more and more towns adopt SB2, a form of local government that has been around since 1996 and allows residents to vote on town and school district warrants at the polls instead of in town and school district meetings. Sixty of New Hampshire's 221 towns have adopted SB2 and only a handful have reverted back. We'll look at town meeting, its place in New England and what the future may hold as it competes with the new guy in town- Senate Bill 2. Laura's guests are Harriet Cady, a Deerfield resident who was instrumental in helping her town to adopt SB2 and Wes Moore, a selectman from Newfields, a town with SB2. He prefers town meeting and is hoping to get Newfields to rescind SB2. We'll also hear from Ted Leach, Co-Chair of the Carbon Coalition , which is pushing to get global warming initiatives onto many ballots and into town meetings across New Hampshire this March. Global Warming Resolution Coming to 180 Town MeetingsBy Donna Moxley on Friday, February 23, 2007.Voters across New Hampshire will be asked to think globally during local town meetings this year. Dozens of towns have included on their agendas a non-binding resolution to raise awareness of global warming. It's part of a plan by a coalition of environmental groups to influence the debate during the primary season. And a Keene High School teacher has been using the initiative as a teaching tool. The Keene Sentinel's Donna Moxley reports. Towns Across State to Vote on Land ConservationBy Mark Bevis on Monday, March 13, 2006.This year during town meeting dozens of towns are expected to vote on local land conservation efforts . Chris Wells at the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests has been keeping track of the various measures. He tells NHPR's Mark Bevis that residents of more than 30 towns are expected to vote on (tape) Wells adds that usually these measures have a high bar to get over, so that when they do pass they enjoy a great deal of support. Typically, a vote for bonding authority needs two-thirds or a three-fifths majority. |
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