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Originally Posted by TheProfessor
Some moving to Moultonborough may be millionaires. Some may have earned a very large salary. Some my be silver spoon babies who inherited lots of money. Others sell their 30 - 40 year old homes in NY, CT, NJ, MA - and make a huge profit.
For the locals here. Taxes are an important subject. Some live on pensions, some with Social Security, some have savings. Taxes may be "lower" in Moultonborough - but they are taxes just the same.
Politically, some think of "small" government. That the government should not be in the entertainment or recreation business.
Some think that the entertainment or recreation should be done by private enterprise. Not the government.
Some think that the two newer schools have enough gymnasiums and multi-purpose rooms already that are under utilized. Count them. There are plenty existing right now. Underutilized.
One of the camps on Long Island have a beautiful newer gymnasium that is under utilized and could be used by the town with a little financial help. Or rent.
There is a huge new gymnasium complex on Route 25B that is for sale right now. But that one is just over the line in Center Harbor. A strikingly beautiful complex that is empty and for sale.
The Town of Moultonborough has already purchased two vans that just sit at the town complex mostly underutilized.
Others do not mention the proposed sidewalk with traffic light costs associated with any complex. Those costs are "hidden".
Also hidden is the staffing and maintenance costs of any complex.
The Recreation Complex in Meredith although "new" is now needing expensive upgrades and repairs. A cost that is never mentioned.
These recreation complexes or gymnasiums or refurbishing have been on the town ballot for 9 years and have been voted down 9 times in 9 years. Down.
Yet each year this small cabal of folks keep asking for some massive complex and by doing so cause disharmony in the town.
The purchase of the former Lions Club property was a "bag" job done by the former superintendent of schools. No soil studies were ever done and the land proved to be mostly swampy and not buildable. A "con" job done by a town employee.
Maybe it is time for those who wish that this local government to extinguish this constant town turmoil and cease any warrant articles to construct a Taj Mahal complex. Paid for by a sizeable property tax increase for the next 20 years and longer if staffing and maintenance is thrown in. Never mind the increased costs of providing sidewalks and street lights as proposed by some.
There is plenty of recreation that already exists in the Lakes Region. No need to construct new taxpayer paid and expensive monuments for the few who dream of a utopia.
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Bravo, Professor! Well said. You speak for many of us.