Here's a signed letter in yesterday's January 5
www.citizen.com, The Citizen of Laconia, on page A4. It is painfull to reread this when I consider the numbers for taxes verses income.....truly painfull.
Let Gilford football pay its own way
Editor, The Citizen: For the last four years we have been assured that the friends of Gilford football would cover all cost of that game. Now we are being asked, by the school committee (which is supposed to be limiting our tax costs), to pay for that football game playing.
That ripoff is led by Derek Tomlinson, the most spendthrift school board member we ever had. But, super rich Derek never had to earn the money we as taxpayers have to earn to pay his outrageous demands on us. If you, like him, have millions to live on, then we, living on $14,878 per year Social Security, with $6,700 property tax, shouldn't complain.
As one of the many taxpayers, (paying $8,678 taxes), with only $14,876 Social Security income, I strongly object to Gilford taxpayers paying for the recreation of playing football. Recreation games are great, but should not become a burden on retired home owners. Those who want to play should pay, not those who have better needs for their income.
Jack Stephenson
Gilford .................................................
Thanks to the Laconia Citizen and the author for this public letter and hopefully many readers will take time to think about the implications of the numbers. It is a very painfull picture.