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Resident asks Tamworth select board to adopt resolution opposing federal grant freezes and build municipal coalition
Summary
A resident asked the Select Board to adopt (and circulate) a resolution urging Congress to honor previously appropriated federal grants and to coordinate a municipal coalition after noting some federal grants to states and localities were under consideration for freeze.
A Tamworth resident presented a proposed resolution at the March 25 Select Board meeting asking the board to object to a proposed federal freeze of certain grant programs and to seek support from other New Hampshire municipalities and statewide elected officials.
Presentation and request
The resident said the proposed resolution would ask federal representatives to allow already‑appropriated funds to be distributed so towns do not face additional tax burdens when grants are frozen. The resident listed several local grants that were included in the town budget (examples given during the comment included fire department radio equipment at $482,471, police speed equipment at ~$11,000, hazard mitigation grant $7,500 and library roof/solar noted but not quantified in the town budget materials). The resident asked the board to add the resolution to the agenda for a future meeting (the next Select Board meeting, April 8, was suggested) and to help contact other municipal officials to build a coalition to forward the resolution to Congressional delegations.
Board response and next steps
Town staff said they would research whether similar resolutions have been circulated (Lebanon was cited as an example where a select board had adopted such a resolution) and that staff could contact municipal listservs and the National Municipal League if helpful. The board agreed to put the item on the April 8 agenda for further consideration; no formal vote on the resolution was taken on March 25.
Who spoke (selected)
- Resident (name not specified in the transcript excerpt) who presented the draft resolution - Emily, Town Administrator (staff follow‑up and logistics)
Clarifying details
- The resident provided line items from the town budget as examples of grant‑funded projects but acknowledged their copy of the full proposed resolution was longer than the verbal summary and offered to share it with staff for distribution. - The board did not vote on the resolution that night but agreed to schedule the item for the April 8 Select Board meeting.
