State of New Hampshire
Superior Court
Merrimack County Courthouse
WILLIAM S. MCGRAW, Clerk
KATHLEEN A. MCDONALD, Deputy Clerk
KAREN K. FRAZIER, Deputy Clerk
163 North Main Street
P.O. Box 2880
Concord, NH 03302-2880
(603) 225-5501
www.courts.state.nh.us TTY/TDD 1-800-735-2964
No. 08-E-204
IN RE: Town of Bradford
PETITION FOR SPECIAL TOWN MEETING
EQUITY CITATION FOR PUBLICATION
The above entitled action for a Special Town Meeting is now pending in this Court. The original Petition is on file in this Court and may be examined by interested parties.
It is ordered by the Court that the Town of Bradford give notice to the residents of the town of the pendency of this action by causing a true and attested copy of this Citation Order of Notice to be published in the next available edition of the Concord Monitor, a local newspaper with a wide circulation in the Town of Bradford, in the County of Merrimack, and the State of New Hampshire, the last publication to be not less than twenty-four hours before the hearing. The Town shall also cause a copy of this Notice to be posted in two public places in said town and at the Selectmen’s Office of the Town of Bradford. Notice is hereby given that a hearing will be held on this Petition for a Special Town Meeting at 10:00 A.M., July 7, 2008, at the Merrimack County Superior Court, 163 North Main Street, Concord, NH.
William S. McGraw
June 20, 2008
Clerk of Superior Court William S. McGraw
Attorney for Town of Bradford – Laura A. Spector, Mitchell & Bates PA, 25 Beacon Street East, Laconia,NH 03246
AOC form SUD0002 rev. 10/01
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Articles under consideration:
Article 1: To see if the town will vote 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, 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.