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Warner voters approve a slate of capital reserve and policy warrant articles
Summary
At the reconvened session, Warner approved multiple capital reserve deposits, established a solar revolving account, expanded solar/wind exemptions, and adopted a veterans' combat-service tax credit; several administrative and property items also passed.
Voters at Warner’s 2019 Annual Town Meeting approved a package of capital reserve fund deposits, administrative changes and policy provisions across several warrant articles.
Articles 5 through 15 and 18 were each presented and passed by voice vote; among them were additions to the Employee Expendable Health Trust ($4,000), a $10,000 contingency fund, a $20,000 Police Department vehicle capital reserve fund contribution, a $100,000 Fire and Rescue vehicle capital reserve fund deposit, a $153,000 Highway Road Construction CRF deposit, a $125,000 Highway Equipment CRF deposit, and a $50,000 Bridge Repair/Replacement CRF deposit. Article 15 set $100,000 for Town Hall improvements and Article 18 added $25,000 to the Transfer Station Equipment CRF.
Article 21 established a revolving account under RSA 31:95-h for revenue from the municipal solar array to pay principal, interest and maintenance costs; the account will continue after loan payoff to offset municipal electric bills. Article 22 amended local exemptions to make solar and wind energy system exemptions under RSA 72:62 and RSA 72:66 reflect the cost of a system sized to meet electric usage; that article passed. Article 23 adopted RSA 72:28-c to provide an optional $500 combat-service tax credit in lieu of other optional veteran credits.
Other actions included discontinuing the Exit 9 Capital Reserve Fund and returning its approximate $5,590 balance to the general fund (Article 24), and discontinuing the Class VI section of Sanborn Trace and reverting it to the abutting property owner (Article 19). Many of the articles were voted on by voice vote with motions to restrict reconsideration passed for groups of articles to conclude business efficiently.
These votes collectively allocate funds to capital projects and establish ongoing administrative mechanisms that will affect the town’s fiscal planning and energy policy implementation.
