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Originally Posted by Sue Doe-Nym
With so much time on my hands to think.... I am wondering what will happen at this year’s town meetings, specifically the Moultonborough one that was postponed until April, and will likely be in May or June, maybe later. The interesting twist to this saga, which includes two articles regarding a community center and recreation center; the total expenditure if both were to pass is just shy of TEN MILLION DOLLARS! Now....here’s where it gets interesting. The meeting was postponed initially because of the Coronavirus because seniors were afraid to go out to large gatherings and there was a lot of pressure to postpone the meeting. The proponents of the huge expenditure for the rec. center were really excited at the prospect of having that article pass, which it might have without the senior population there to vote against it. Meeting delayed=no passage of either article. Now.....in today’s climate....with uncertainty, this dreadful pandemic, loss of jobs for many and resulting financial worries....will the climate change so that this huge financial burden might be lifted from the taxpayers? We’ll have to wait and see. Stay tuned.
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Considering this is NOT a dire need for the town, this should be tabled until such time as some normalcy can be restored and the process can move forward in a conventional way.
If there is an emergency that needs to be addressed that's an entirely different story.
Of course if there is some way the few that are hell bent to make this happen are given the chance to ram this through I'm sure they will. Don't underestimate the financial irresponsibility or better put ineptitude of a few who have no concept of the current state of affairs. This lasts long enough it's a given foreclosures will be on the rise, and that means less property tax revenues coming in.