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Epsom NH News

February 3, 2010

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Adah Murray of Epsom has been named to the Dean’s List at the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA, for the Fall 2009 semester.




Alanna Davis of Epsom has been named to the Honors List at Saint Joseph’s College of Main for the Spring Semester.


To be eligible for the Honors List, a student must attain an average of 3.0-3.49.




The next meeting of the Pittsfield Area Chamber of Commerce Satellite Networking Group in Epsom is Thursday, February 4th from 8:30-10:00 a.m. at the Epsom Library on Route 4. The FREE coffee is donated by Cumberland Farms of Epsom.


You do not need to be a member of the Greater Pittsfield Chamber of Commerce to attend. Bring business cards and a friend.


Chance to win a Valentine’s Candy Bouquet from Epsom’s own Sweet Bouquets ‘n More (www.sweetbouquetsnmore.com) at the 2/4 event! The Epsom Satellite group meets the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of each month weather permitting. Refuse to participate in the recession and get out there!




Wentworth Institute of Technology, Boston, MA, announces the names of students who have earned Dean’s List recognition for the Fall 2009 semester.


Included in this list were the following area students:


Mark Blomstrom of Epsom and Forrest Ellis of Pembroke.



 

Letter


When the Town of Epsom has budgeted funds not expended, those funds go into something called an unreserved fund balance, which can be used by the Board of Selectmen at the tax rate setting meeting (usually in October) to reduce the amount of tax increases, often referred to as “paying down the tax rate.”


When the Library has unexpended funds, those also go into the fund balance. When the school has unexpended funds, those also go into the fund balance. In other words, all three entities are required to put any unexpended funds into the fund balance. If these three entities are budgeting correctly with little to no “padding”, there should really be very little going into the unreserved fund balance.


The Epsom Central School wants you, the voter, to allow them put up to $80,000 of their unexpended monies into funds other than the unreserved fund balance, up to $40,000 each into a Building and Maintenance Repair Fund and Special Education Trust Fund. Funding for these types of funds should not be coming from monies initially designed to pay down future taxes. Asking the voters to take what is “left over” and banking it does not allow the Board of Selectmen to use those funds to pay down your tax rate. Please consider these Warrant Articles carefully. Please be in attendance at the School Deliberative Session on February 2nd, 7 p.m., at Epsom Central School.


Joanne Randall

 


 

Letter


To my constituents in Allenstown, Epsom, & Pittsfield:
This week, my committee heard two bills that, if they pass, will be very different from the initial version. The first, HB1139, was intended as a minor update to the statutes on podiatrists, but the hearing brought out that the Board intends to double its fees simply because they haven’t in 20+ years and nearby states have higher fees! Since the podiatry statute also has other problems, this bill will be extensively reworked by the committee. The second bill, HB1313, on personal trainers, was meant to be a complete licensing regime, but only instituted mandatory disclaimers about the trainer’s experience and background. I expect the personal trainers to come back next year asking for more control, if not complete licensure.


Wednesday’s session was quite short. HB571, allowing limited driving privileges for people with suspended licenses, was killed, as was HB579, instituting learner’s permits with the associated fees and bureaucracy. After heated debate, the motion to pass failed on a roll call, 164-192. Representatives Brown and Porter voted for, while Representative Yeaton and I voted against the bill.


SB193, restricting interest rates and fees on small loans, was amended to allow the same sorts of annual fees that credit cards use and then passed. We named three bridges after fallen heroes, and Route 43 in Northwood in honor of Robert Johnson, long time legislator and moderator from Northwood. The House also voted for HB1687, allowing the county convention to fill vacant elected offices - such as sheriff - by secret ballot.


Anyone interested in what’s going on at the State House is invited to email or call me; those who’d like a more detailed report than I can fit in The Sun should email me for my newsletter.


Representative
Carol McGuire
[email protected]
782-4918

 


 

Letter
Unspent ( Tax ) Monies


First of all I don’t believe the majority of Epsom property tax payers have any idea the allocated tax monies are not being used for the purpose for which they were intended. I also can’t believe these tax payers (as individuals) have no unexpended funds with which they can allow others (similar the Feds games)  to play with.


If dept. heads are allowed to transfer their unexpended funds into funds other than unreserved fund balance eventually no one will be able to follow (as they say in the banking business) a paper trail. Exactly like the untouchable (HA!) Social Security monies some of which have gone to things like construction of bridges to help turtles get across a road. Excellent article Joanne Randall of Epsom. Our state could use someone like you with such dedication, alertness and guts.


Jim Breagy
Epsom, NH

 


 

Area Students Named To Dean’s List At Saint Anselm College


Rev. Augustine Kelly, O.S.B., dean of the college, announced that the following area students were named to the Dean’s List for the first semester at Saint Anselm College in Manchester, NH.


Erica L. Costanzo of Center Barnstead who is a Financial Economics major and a member of the class of 2010.


Benjamin W. Carozza of Deerfield, of Deerfield, Psychology major and a member of the class of 2010.


Kyle T. Faucher of Northwood, Business major and member of class of 2011.


Samantha L. Bagley of Pembroke, History major and a member of the class of 2012.


William J. Jr. Nunnally of Pembroke, Politics major and member of the class of 2011.


To be eligible for this honor, a student must compile a grade point average of 3.0 or better.

 


 

 

 











 
 

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