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Forum: General Discussion 06-02-2023, 09:17 PM
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Posted By John Mercier
The increased market demand and low tax rate...

The increased market demand and low tax rate would lead to that conclusion.
Forum: General Discussion 05-27-2023, 07:54 AM
Replies: 500
Views: 96,307
Posted By John Mercier
We have been under SB2 for decades... It...

We have been under SB2 for decades...
It doesn't stop what you are expecting.

The majority of town residents' attitude is what forms the basis of the town's future development.

Moultonborough...
Forum: General Discussion 05-26-2023, 10:07 PM
Replies: 500
Views: 96,307
Posted By John Mercier
SB2 meant that all the voters would not need to...

SB2 meant that all the voters would not need to be in the location of the polling at the same time. So I think they are talking about the room not being large enough to hold the voters and the...
Forum: General Discussion 05-19-2023, 11:12 PM
Replies: 500
Views: 96,307
Posted By John Mercier
I think she means people that are not...

I think she means people that are not handicapped, but feel entitled enough to take the spaces regardless.
Forum: General Discussion 05-18-2023, 09:07 PM
Replies: 500
Views: 96,307
Posted By John Mercier
People that are not native to NH or went through...

People that are not native to NH or went through school here generally don't understand our system of governance... especially at a local level.

Since it only takes 25 registered voters to...
Forum: General Discussion 05-18-2023, 01:45 PM
Replies: 500
Views: 96,307
Posted By John Mercier
I'm sure they don't. They will keep getting the...

I'm sure they don't.
They will keep getting the 25 signatures required to vote again and again until passage.
Any discussion here will not change that.
Forum: General Discussion 05-18-2023, 12:40 PM
Replies: 500
Views: 96,307
Posted By John Mercier
Not really. Should the ConVal lawsuit be found...

Not really.
Should the ConVal lawsuit be found in the favor the 32 town/cities suing the State, the SPT would most likely be need to be expanded to deal with the hundreds of millions more needed to...
Forum: General Discussion 05-18-2023, 09:39 AM
Replies: 500
Views: 96,307
Posted By John Mercier
Woke actually references the Greatest Generation...

Woke actually references the Greatest Generation coming into adulthood.
It references Admiral Yamamoto's ''Awaken'' quote.

We use it whenever a new dominate generation will be entering adulthood...
Forum: General Discussion 05-17-2023, 07:25 PM
Replies: 500
Views: 96,307
Posted By John Mercier
It only takes 60% of the population to not see...

It only takes 60% of the population to not see frugality as reasoned.
I just don't think you will see Moultonborough devolve to its agrarian roots.

People love large homes and gas-powered toys.
...
Forum: General Discussion 05-17-2023, 09:21 AM
Replies: 500
Views: 96,307
Posted By John Mercier
That changes with voter attitudes. As we moved...

That changes with voter attitudes.
As we moved from agrarian, we access to the railroads - generally subsidized by the federal government... and some state... with roads that handles teams of oxen...
Forum: General Discussion 05-17-2023, 09:18 AM
Replies: 500
Views: 96,307
Posted By John Mercier
Government use to provide none of this. It was...

Government use to provide none of this.
It was the desire of the majority of the registered voters that created all of it.
What we deem essential today... was not essential in the past.
Forum: General Discussion 05-16-2023, 08:02 PM
Replies: 500
Views: 96,307
Posted By John Mercier
You wouldn't have any roads. That would fix...

You wouldn't have any roads.

That would fix a lot of problems pretty quickly.
Forum: General Discussion 05-16-2023, 02:52 PM
Replies: 500
Views: 96,307
Posted By John Mercier
That is true. That is what is meant by government...

That is true. That is what is meant by government acts because private business declines.
Forum: General Discussion 05-16-2023, 11:14 AM
Replies: 500
Views: 96,307
Posted By John Mercier
Is there a business in Moultonborough already...

Is there a business in Moultonborough already providing these services?
Forum: General Discussion 05-15-2023, 08:06 PM
Replies: 500
Views: 96,307
Posted By John Mercier
The reason that government acts is because...

The reason that government acts is because private business declines.

Since it only take 25 registered voters to petition it to town meeting vote, I expect that it will keep coming up.
That is...
Forum: General Discussion 05-15-2023, 02:03 PM
Replies: 500
Views: 96,307
Posted By John Mercier
Meredith town docks have to be in the vicinity of...

Meredith town docks have to be in the vicinity of that level.

And none of the beach bathhouses are really cheap to build.
Forum: General Discussion 05-14-2023, 11:30 AM
Replies: 500
Views: 96,307
Posted By John Mercier
Cost of heating is a variable in NH... regardless...

Cost of heating is a variable in NH... regardless of what is being heated.

Once a large body of water is heated though... it will lose and gain heat slowly.
The heat lost would be to the space...
Forum: General Discussion 05-13-2023, 08:19 AM
Replies: 500
Views: 96,307
Posted By John Mercier
I'm biased toward no.

I'm biased toward no.
Forum: General Discussion 05-12-2023, 09:50 PM
Replies: 500
Views: 96,307
Posted By John Mercier
Does Moultonborough have a place with a big...

Does Moultonborough have a place with a big enough capacity to handle that large a turnout?
One of the reasons for SB2 in our town was due to the growing residential population and the large...
Forum: General Discussion 05-12-2023, 03:57 PM
Replies: 500
Views: 96,307
Posted By John Mercier
It is historically the case in NH for a proposal...

It is historically the case in NH for a proposal to come up again and again until it is passed. Sometimes attitudes change and it doesn't pass... but frugality is a thing of the past for now.
Forum: General Discussion 05-12-2023, 10:45 AM
Replies: 500
Views: 96,307
Posted By John Mercier
Moultonborough would need to vote to adopt the...

Moultonborough would need to vote to adopt the SB2 standard before the format could be used.
Forum: General Discussion 05-11-2023, 09:07 PM
Replies: 500
Views: 96,307
Posted By John Mercier
They would just place it on next year's meeting...

They would just place it on next year's meeting agenda.
Forum: General Discussion 05-10-2023, 11:02 AM
Replies: 500
Views: 96,307
Posted By John Mercier
Selectboard doesn't matter on the issue. They...

Selectboard doesn't matter on the issue.
They have more than enough registered signatures to keep putting the issue up for a vote.

So the voters overall attitude toward the proposal is what will...
Forum: General Discussion 04-26-2023, 10:39 PM
Replies: 500
Views: 96,307
Posted By John Mercier
Just voting it down one year doesn't stop it. ...

Just voting it down one year doesn't stop it.
As long as enough registered voting residents sign the petition, it would be on for the next town meeting.
Forum: General Discussion 04-18-2023, 09:30 PM
Replies: 500
Views: 96,307
Posted By John Mercier
So change residency.

So change residency.
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