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Year: 2018

Alarming Budgets

We have had a chance to look at the first pass of the Operating Budget, the Default Budget and Selectmen Sponsored Warrant Articles and are alarmed at the blatant insensitivity to the taxpayer and power grab on the part of

Norman Silberdick December 14, 2018March 21, 2020 Letters to the Editor No Comments Read more

Tax on Average Single Family Home is Now Virtually $7,000

This graph reflects spending based on the articles that actually passed in March 2018, as opposed to the previous version, which was a hypothetical based on if all articles passed.

Norman Silberdick November 18, 2018March 21, 2020 Letters to the Editor No Comments Read more

Tax Rate

The most recent information indicating that the tax rate may increase by 4% is truly a shocking event to Hampton Taxpayers. In our numerous articles to the Hampton Union and our presentations at the Board of Selectmen we constantly mention

Norman Silberdick November 5, 2018March 21, 2020 Letters to the Editor No Comments Read more

Prohibition of Public Input

Last week the Board of Selectmen rejected a request by the Rational Taxpayers of Hampton to hold a public access TV show on Channel 22. The rationale is that the cable TV channel 22 is for governmental use only, as

Norman Silberdick August 14, 2018March 21, 2020 Letters to the Editor No Comments Read more

Tax on Average Single Family Home Now Above $7,000

This graph reflects estimated spending based on the articles that actually passed in March 2018, as opposed to the previous version, which was a hypothetical based on if all articles passed. The SAU90 and WHS school impact didn’t change as

Norman Silberdick May 30, 2018March 21, 2020 Letters to the Editor No Comments Read more

RTOH Meet with BOS on Cable TV Money Excess

On 5/21/2018 Norm Silberdick and Jerry Znoj of the Rational Taxpayers of Hampton met with the BOS to voice concerns over the revenue that has been “pouring” into the cable TV fund since 2016. A change to the proposed 2016

Jerry Znoj May 28, 2018March 21, 2020 Letters to the Editor No Comments Read more

Voters Desire to be Part of the Approval Cycle

Warrant Article 44 on the 2018 ballot, which required voter approval of non-union employee wage increases if they are at a level in excess of the social security cost of living increases, passed by an overwhelming 2:1 margin. This was

Norman Silberdick April 20, 2018March 21, 2020 Letters to the Editor No Comments Read more

Election News

Election Tuesday March 13 || Winnacunnet High School 7am to 8pm Below you will find easy link references on candidates that took place in this final week of campaigning. Hampton Union published Friday 3/9/2018 provides review of debate and candidate

Norman Silberdick March 9, 2018March 21, 2020 Uncategorized No Comments Read more

Jones Flips Over Teamsters Union Contract

At the Budget Committee meeting on 12/19/2017 we received three proposed tentative union contract agreements. We were required to recommended or not recommend that the voters approve these proposals. All three were presented by management to be increases well above

Norman Silberdick March 7, 2018March 22, 2020 Letters to the Editor No Comments Read more

Improper Use of the Road Maintenance Fund with Article 9 will Drain the Fund

Article 9 Use of Road Improvement Capital Reserve Fund: Last year Warrant Article 44, sponsored by Experience Hampton, provided $300,000 for a study and engineering plans for the beautification and revitalization of the uptown business district. This included putting the

Norman Silberdick February 21, 2018March 22, 2020 Letters to the Editor No Comments Read more
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