TOWN OF BRADFORD
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING
JULY 29, 2008 • 7:00pm
KRES @ Bradford
WARRANT ARTICLES
To the inhabitants of the town of Bradford in the County of Merrimack in said State qualified to vote in town affairs:
You are hereby notified to meet at the Bradford Elementary School on the Old Warner Road in said Bradford, NH on Tuesday, the 29th of July to act on the following articles:
Article 1: To see if the town will vote to rescind the votes on Article 15 and Article 37 at the March, 2008 Town Meeting and to raise and appropriate the sum of $350,000 (Three Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars) for the construction of a new Town highway garage on the land currently occupied by the existing garage, and to authorize the issuance of not more than $200,000 of bonds or notes in accordance with the provisions of the Municipal Finance Act (RSA 33) and to authorize the selectmen to issue and negotiate such bonds or notes and to determine the rate of interest thereon; furthermore, to authorize the withdrawal of $100,000 from the New Highway Garage Capital Reserve Fund, and to authorize the withdrawal of $50,000 from the Town Facilities Capital Reserve Fund for this purpose. The selectmen recommend this appropriation. The budget committee recommends this appropriation. (2/3 ballot vote required).
(NOTE: Article 15 at the March 2008 Town Meeting raised and appropriated the sum of $25,000 to begin necessary repairs to the current highway garage. Article 37 at the March 2008 Town Meeting withdrew $40,000 from the New Highway Garage Capital Reserve Fund for the purpose of continuing research and preparation for a new highway garage and was amended at the meeting to designate a portion of those funds to be expended to conduct a Phase I environmental site assessment, and if necessary, a Phase II environmental site assessment, on the lower dump site to assess the suitability of the area for the future location of town facilities.)
Article 2. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $100,000 to build a salt shed on property currently owned by the Town of Bradford, on Cilley Lane, Bradford, NH and to authorize the issuance of not more than $100,000 of bonds or notes in accordance with the provisions of the Municipal Finance Act (RSA 33) and to authorize the selectmen to issue and negotiate such bonds or notes and to determine the rate of interest thereon. The selectmen recommend this appropriation. The budget committee recommends this appropriation. (2/3 ballot vote required).
Article 3. To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of $15,000 to conduct a Phase I environmental site assessment, and if deemed necessary by the Board of Selectmen, a Phase II environmental site assessment, on the lower dump site to assess the suitability of the area for the future location of town facilities. The selectmen recommend this appropriation. The budget committee does not recommend this appropriation.
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