Next time you drive by the NH-Dept of Transportation state gas pump in Gilford, across from Miles Marine, a Citgo convenience, and Lily Pond, you should definately be happy to have the choice to go buy your gas at the nearby Citgo at the regular market rate of about 2.09/gal, and not the 30-month contract DOT price of 2.74, which is the state's price all the time from now till July 31, 2017.
Oh well....who knew....that's hindsight....at the time 2.74 probably was a super deal or something .....article about it in today's Nov 17 LaDaSun.
According to the article, the Town of Gilford is exempt from paying the state gasoline excise tax, or something, and also switched from the DOT to the nearby Citgo when Town Administrator, Scott Dunn, recently saw the price difference. Have to wonder if the DOT posts their price of 2.74 at the pump? Does the DOT post their price so anyone using a town DOT payment card will know what it costs?
Having the actual price/gal posted on the pump could be a great incentive for the DOT to think long and hard before making the choice to get in on the wrong end of a 6,214,563-gasoline pre-buy agreement. Is that correct.....is it a 6.2-million gallon pre-buy ....or is it 6.2-million dollars of gasoline pre-buy... ?
Maybe someone could attach a 2.74/gal notice to the pumps at the Gilford DOT filling station that is visible from the road just so people will know what a good deal they get at the local market price of 2.09 ..... some good news for which to be thankful at Thanksgiving. Just knowing it costs 2.74 would seemingly get the wheels turning to figure a way out to save some big tax-payer bucks ....... this is not exactly brain surgery.
http://www.laconiadailysun.com/newsx...g-to-the-pumps
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The NH-DOT fuel station. located in Gilford, has two pumps, one gasoline and one diesel, and they indicate the number of gallons, but not the price. There's no indication of the price anywhere ......so's maybe the price could be shown with a small hand written sign .....just so the town and state employees using the pumps would know the gas and diesel they are pumping is costing 2.74/gal, and this is the price until July 31, 2017.
No one knows what the price will be 12-months from now, but for now, it seems a little wacky that the state pump sells gas for 2.74 when just across the road, the Citgo is selling for market rate 2.09. If the actual State of NH price were indicated on the pump.....that could be a stimulus for the State to try to get a more competitive price.
It doesn't take too much thought to realize the Citgo across the road there is selling it for a lot less. The Cumberland gas in the Weirs has gas going for 2.009 today without the cumby discount.
After all ......when you, the driver of the state or town vehicle .....be it either a police car or snow plow truck, are not paying for the gas or the diesel with your own money ..... does it really make any difference how much it costs to you? Apparently no, because there is no price on the pump there......and, unless you are a teenager....there's no such thing ....as a free gallon of gas!