Sanbornton News

The operating budget was amended to $3,810,286, about a 3 percent increase from last year.

The petitioned ballot question needed 60 percent of the vote to pass, but only received 49 percent of the vote Tuesday, said Town Moderator Patsy Wells.

Sanbornton residents will decide tomorrow, once again, whether to replace their traditional town meeting structure with an SB 2 system, which separates discussion and voting on warrant articles.

'm writing after having received in the U.S. mail an 11-by-6-inch postcard printed with an anti-town-meeting and pro-SB 2 message that appears to have been sent by Sanbornton citizen Earl Leighton Jr.

However, this year tactics are worse. Misrepresentations are being made that minimize the harm that will result from adopting SB 2. I ask Sanbornton voters to recall that I served you for two terms in the House of Representatives, and I am certain that adoption of SB 2 will spell the end of town meeting.

Senate Bill 2 advocate Bill Whalen's botherment with turnout for town meeting bothers me.

It would seem that he is on the job 24/7, as he is always aware of all the activities the town employees are engaged in.

Residents will be presented with a proposed $3.8 million town operating budget, an increase of a little more than 3 percent, when they gather for Town Meeting this week.

Sadly, only 149 residents attended town meeting, which is the reason SB 2 is on the Sanbornton ballot again this year.

The Governor's Lilac and Wildflower Commission announces the 2013 Lilac Photo Contest.