Hello Gilford,
It's election time again and the TAKERS are on the prowl! Gilford's tax rate now stands at a whopping 18.55 compared to Meredith at 12.65 and Alton at 13.07. In fact Gilford has the HIGHEST tax rate for waterfront towns on all of Lake Winnipesaukee. Our School district spends more per student than all districts surrounding us of similar size! AND its test scores now have it listed by the state as a 'school in need of improvement'. TIME TO STOP THE SPENDING. Here is a summary of the Liberty Advocates efforts to prevent the TAKERS from doing to Gilford what the TAKERS have done to the entire country.
TOWN Ballot:
VOTE YES! ARTICLES 25-29: TAX CAP of 0%, gives default budget to the budget committee (more voter choice), Move the elections to MAY (more voter participation), cuts raises to town employees and increases their share of health care costs and puts NON Union contracts on the ballot for voter approval.
VOTE NO on ARTICLE 8: We can fix the fire engine we have we don't need a new one!!!
VOTE Barbara Aichinger, David 'Skip' Murphy, Stuart Savage for BUDGET COMMITEE
SCHOOL Ballot:
VOTE YES! ARTICLES 6-9: TAX CAP of 0%, gives default budget to the budget committee (more voter choice). Move elections to MAY (more voter participation) and puts NON Union contracts on the ballot.
VOTE DOUG LAMBERT School Board
Vote NO on the teachers contract, Article 3: Send the school board and teachers back to the bargaining table, we want PERFORMANCE based increases not STEP. We want health care consessions NOW not later.
Vote NO on Article 5: Tell the teachers to turn off the lights we don't need costly light sensors!
Gilford's assessments continue to drop. The public sector continues to grow. We must step in and protect our property values!
MORE INFORMATION:
Here are the Gilford School District NON Union contracts:
Here is the Town Administrators Contract
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