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Year: 2016

Hampton Taxpayer’s Deepening Concerns

We continue to observe areas that remain of great concern to us. These are presented in no particular order. 2016 Spending Forecast:At the last Selectmen’s meeting the Finance Director indicated that her full-year spending forecast is running a surplus along

Norman Silberdick December 5, 2016March 22, 2020 Letters to the Editor No Comments Read more

Selectmen Increase Budget to Include $700,00 in Wage Increases

We finally had a chance to review the Selectmen’s 2017 proposed budget. The Selectmen had refused to release the details of the budget to the Budget Committee and the public during their review process and it was recently delivered to

Norman Silberdick November 20, 2016March 22, 2020 Letters to the Editor No Comments Read more

Various Items

It was recently reported that the average 2016 tax bill for a single-family home in Hampton decreased by $200 from the prior year. This was based upon the town’s Finance Director using an inaccurate comparative of $377,800 for the 2016

Norman Silberdick November 11, 2016March 22, 2020 Letters to the Editor No Comments Read more

Let the Experts do their Jobs

We hear this so many times when it comes to capital acquisitions, budgeting, manpower requests and the like that we wonder if anybody is truly managing the town! We hear the philosophy of letting the experts do their job and

Norman Silberdick August 15, 2016March 22, 2020 Letters to the Editor No Comments Read more

Hampton Taxpayers Shot Across Bow

As all taxpayers are now aware, the Town Assessor and Vision Appraisal conducted a revaluation of their property in Hampton. Everyone received notices with the ability to appeal their valuations; the Hampton Union reported that 900 people set up appointments.

Norman Silberdick July 31, 2016March 22, 2020 Letters to the Editor No Comments Read more

The Town of Hampton is Budgeting Again!

Rational Taxpayers of Hampton are making the following recommendations based on several years of very close scrutiny of the process, presentation and work sessions associated with Town Budgeting. This is particularly important as the 2017 budget session starts. The justification

Jerry Znoj July 11, 2016March 22, 2020 Letters to the Editor No Comments Read more

Taxpayer Group Questions Town Leadership Over Sewer Replacement Project

The DPW in Hampton has engaged, or is in the process of engaging, Wright Pierce Engineering to do a cost study on re-locating new sewer discharge pipes from the marsh. The source of the funding is coming from cobbling together

Jerry Znoj June 25, 2016March 22, 2020 Letters to the Editor No Comments Read more

Town Attorney’s Presentation Designed to Put Town Officials in a Positive Light & Mislead the Public

When the Selectmen are elected they take, along with all other elected officials, a solemn oath to follow the laws of the State of New Hampshire and the Town of Hampton. I am going to address the comments of Town

Norman Silberdick May 23, 2016March 22, 2020 Letters to the Editor No Comments Read more

To School Boards: Say No to a Special Meeting for Winnacunnet High School Teachers Contract

We understand from an article in last week’s Hampton Union that the SEA teachers union is lobbying the SAU21 school boards to petition the courts for special town meetings intended to provide the union with a second chance for approval

Norman Silberdick March 31, 2016March 22, 2020 Letters to the Editor No Comments Read more

Chart Representing Actual Hampton Property Taxes

The above chart represents actual Hampton property taxes on a single-family home of an average assessed value from 1992 to 2015. 2016 is a projection, which assumes all March 2016 money warrant articles pass, coupled with a 1.5% year on

Norman Silberdick March 4, 2016March 22, 2020 Letters to the Editor No Comments Read more
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