Winnipesaukee Forum - View Single Post - Registration Increase?? What the He double hockey sticks!

fatlazyless · 12-14-2009, 09:29 AM

Last winter, in approximately Febuary 2009, the Marine Patrol Director initiated a boat registration fee increase by asking a state rep to sponsor his suggestions. The Director supposedly said that the registration fees had remained the same since 1989, and the Marine Patrol could definately use more money to spend on operations especially with the new speed law enforcement plus every
thing else.

As I read in the newspaper, the hoped for increases were not approved by the legisature which surprised me. It could be that an increase was quietly made part of some other bill which did pass? In the NH legislature, there's always another way to skin a cat. What we need is more information. Maybe the Union Leader will put one of their ace investigative reporters on this case?

What happened? How many radar guns and certified training-to-operate officers do they need? Is there any truth to the rumor that the Marine Patrol flagship vessel, a 42' former Coast Guard launch, just recently received a six-person size luxury hot-tub installed onto the fantail of the boat. People who know, say the boat has already been renamed the "Hubba-Hubba"!

So's, at least your registration money goes to a good cause.......hubba that....10-4......code 3......over!

12-14-2009, 09:29 AM	#6
fatlazyless Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 8,740 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 300 Thanked 1,007 Times in 735 Posts	Last winter, in approximately Febuary 2009, the Marine Patrol Director initiated a boat registration fee increase by asking a state rep to sponsor his suggestions. The Director supposedly said that the registration fees had remained the same since 1989, and the Marine Patrol could definately use more money to spend on operations especially with the new speed law enforcement plus every thing else. As I read in the newspaper, the hoped for increases were not approved by the legisature which surprised me. It could be that an increase was quietly made part of some other bill which did pass? In the NH legislature, there's always another way to skin a cat. What we need is more information. Maybe the Union Leader will put one of their ace investigative reporters on this case? What happened? How many radar guns and certified training-to-operate officers do they need? Is there any truth to the rumor that the Marine Patrol flagship vessel, a 42' former Coast Guard launch, just recently received a six-person size luxury hot-tub installed onto the fantail of the boat. People who know, say the boat has already been renamed the "Hubba-Hubba"! So's, at least your registration money goes to a good cause.......hubba that....10-4......code 3......over! __________________ ... down and out, liv'n that Walmart side of the lake!