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| Newsflash |
| The next meeting of the Association of Portsmouth Taxpayers will be on Wednesday, January 23 at City Council Conference Room B at 7 PM. |
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Next APT Meeting - Wednesday, December 12, 2007
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Contributed by APT Secretary
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Tuesday, 17 October 2006
The next meeting of the Association of Portsmouth Taxpayers will be on Wednesday, December 12 in the Solarium at City Hall 7 PM. |
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Sign Petition Opposing Taxes for New Public Access Channel
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Wednesday, 01 November 2006
The Cable Commisssion is considering a second public access channel funded by cable franchise fees of up to $250-300K/year, These funds currently go into the general fund, so additional taxes would be required if the taxpayers fund this channel. The Cable Commission is likely to vote in favor.
Sign the Petition:
Click here to sign the petition and have your friends and neighbors sign it, and mail it to Bill St. Laurent, President Association of Portsmouth Taxpayers, 253 Colonial Drive, Portsmouth, NH 03801 |
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Wednesday, 01 November 2006 ) |
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Think Outside The Box on Middle School
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Contributed by Ted Mahoney
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Monday, 25 September 2006
Seizing the Pierce Trust ballfield to expand the middle school would involve an expensive and divisive legal, environmental, and cultural battle, with the fallback the Jones Avenue site. Perhaps the school board should think outside the box on this one. The new vocational
education school is being built at Pease Tradeport.
That will leave the old campus in Stratham vacant, and likely easily adapted to being a middle
school. It is large, centrally located and could serve
the entire school district. |
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Monday, 25 September 2006 ) |
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Council Adds to Fixed Costs, 1% for Arts
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Thursday, 21 September 2006
By a 6-3 vote the city council mandated adding 1% to the cost of new or renovated city buildings to purchase art. The program is for projects costing $2-15 million. Councilors Pantelakos, Grasso and Whitehouse voted for the taxpayers on this issue. Next time the other councilors are complaining about fixed costs, remind them they set this one in motion. |
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City Can Use Eminent Domain to Seize Pierce Trust
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Thursday, 21 September 2006
The city attorney says the city could use Eminent Domain to seize the Pierce Trust in order to add to the current middle school. A rough estimate of cost to taxpayers for the land would be $2MM. For a detailed discussion, including an update on the middle school committee click here to read Foster's Gretyl MacAlaster's account. |
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Thursday, 21 September 2006 ) |
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