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Votes at a glance: Warner Town Meeting approves operating budget and multiple capital reserve appropriations
Summary
Town Meeting approved the 2015 operating budget and a series of capital-reserve and policy articles, including funding for roads, equipment, library and highway improvements; several petitions were discussed and some failed.
At the Warner Annual Town Meeting on March 11, 2015, voters approved a slate of operating and capital articles. Key outcomes included:
- Article 8 (2015 Operating Budget): Passed unanimously when called (Moderator reported all in favor). - Article 9 (Exit 9 roundabout): Passed as amended; amendment passed (YES 91 / NO 69), final amended article passed by paper ballot (YES 87 / NO 68). - Article 10 (Property Revaluation CRF, $10,000): Passed. - Article 11 (Police Department Vehicle CRF, $10,000): Passed. - Article 12 (New Fire Station CRF, $165,000): Passed (YES 76 / NO 50); an amendment to name the Budget Committee as a co-agent failed (YES 47 / NO 63). - Article 13 (Waldron Hill Road CRF, $288,000): Passed. - Article 14 (Highway Equipment CRF, $53,000): Passed. - Article 15 (Fire Equipment CRF, $25,000): Passed. - Article 16 (Odd Fellows Building CRF, $5,000 for hazard mitigation): Passed. - Article 17 (Town Hall Building Improvements CRF, $10,000), Article 18 (Town Records preservation, $10,000), Article 19 (Contingency fund per RSA 31:98-a, $10,000) all passed. - Article 20 (Library Building CRF, $42,000) passed as amended (the word “Renovation” removed from the fund name). - Article 21 (DPW Facility Improvements CRF, $5,000): Passed. - Article 22 (authorize Selectmen to appoint Planning Board alternates under RSA 673:6,1(a)): Passed. - Article 23 (nonbinding resolution urging state education-funding reform): Passed. - Article 24 (citizen petition directing Selectmen to list Map 29 Lot 001 for sale by May 30, 2015): Passed. - Article 25 (dog park petition): Petitioner withdrew/pulled the article and it was not voted. - Article 26 (petition to rescind Selectmen authority for Highway Equipment CRF): Failed (majority against).
Several motions to restrict reconsideration were made and approved to limit reopening votes on groups of approved articles. For articles where paper-ballot tallies were recorded, tallies above reflect the meeting record. For other passed articles, the record indicates majority in favor but did not list a numerical tally in the minutes.
The meeting adjourned at 11:36 p.m.
