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Volume 20 Number 30 February 5, 2010 16 Pages
Hudson School District’s
2011 Deliberative Review
Retired Litchfield Engine
by Doug Robinson
nulldson residents and
totaling nullnullnullnullnullnull Should was important for us to plan
registered voters gathered
this article be defeated, the on how we are going to
to discuss the proposed
operating budget shall be move forward. State funding
nullerating nulldget, as well as
nullnullnullnullnullnull which is the numbers are being snulleenulld
the five additional warrant
same as last year, with certain and going down, and bannullng
articles that will be on the
adnullstments, renullired by information is bad. We
nullrch ballot.
previous action of the nulldson determined that we were not
While the chairs of the
School District or by lawnull to lose ground.null
nullmmunity nullnter appeared
or the governing body may As the nullor opened to
to be full with nullnulloccupants,
hold one special meeting, in discuss Warrant Article
only null persons attending
accordance with nullA 4nullnull null null which states nullhall the
the meeting did not have a
and nullnullto tanull up a revised nulldson School District vote
professional, wornullng, town,
operating budget only,null to approve the cost items
or reporting relationship with
received the most discussion. included in the collective
the nulldson School District.
Speanullrs who chose to go to
the microphone to enullress
their opinions, either pro or
nulloto courtesy of nullth nullnder
con, of the proposed budget
and warrant articles were
Serves
in
limited to less than a donulln
people.
The meeting began with the
Alvirne nullgh School null. nullTnull
Earthquake-Ravaged Haiti
presentation of Americanulls submitted by nulldson nullat
colors, followed by the b
y nullug nullbinson
After serving many years as Litchfield nullgine
name of the department from which the trucnull
nulltional Anthem, played by null a nullnull nullord nullerce nullnullnullcompleted
camenullitchfield, null. And since her brother,
senior nullan nullelly on his guitar. its duty and was retired. null nullune nullnull, the
nullchael, is a firefighter, she forwarded the photo
School nullard and nulldget engine was traded in for null,nullnull which was
to him.
nullmmittee members alinull
Staff photo
used to purchase new enullipment for the new
The engine has been in service in the city
Sabrina Searles, Kayla McWater, Kia Quesnel, and Jordyn Descoteaux,
sponull to each warrant article, replacement engine. The engine had some
for several years. During the earthnullanull that
Alvirne High School Jr. ROnullnullnullnullers, nullrch the Anullrican colors into the
enullressing to the public the mechanical issues, and was too old to nullstify
strucnullon nullanuary null, the city suffered heavy
nullnullunity nullenter nullr the Hudson School Districtnulls Deliberative Session
importance of their passage at the needed repairs. nulleenwood nullire Apparatus
structural damage and a high death toll. nullny
the voting booth. located in nullrth Attleboro, null, toonullownership
firefighters from around the world deployed to
Warrant Article null which
nulldget nullmmittee bargaining agreement reached
of the trucnull null is believed that from there, it
the city to assist the undernullnullipped nullacmel nullire
states nullhall the nulldson
nullairman Ted Lunulley between the nulldson School
went to a bronullr and found its way to nulliti. null
Department to search for and rescue the many
School District raise and
commented that nulleping nullard and the nulldson
nullanuary null, Litchfield nullire nullief Tom Schofield
trapped residents.
appropriate as an operating
their eyes focused on current nullederation of Teachers, Local
received an enullail from nullchael nullnder, a
With the country of nulliti being one of the
budget, not including
levels of service, their goal nullnull American nullederation
firefighter in nullpewell, null. nullndernulls sister nullth
poorest nations of the world, the nullacmel nullire
appropriations by special
was to maintain the value and of Teachers, Anullnullnull, which
is currently in nulliti, who was there during the
Department considers the retired engine from
warrant articles and other
affordable education offered calls for the following
earthnullanull and remains in the country due to
Litchfield a new piece of enullipment. Although
appropriations voted
by nulldsonnulls schools. The increases in salaries and
the disaster.
the engine turns null years old this year, the
separately, the amounts set
nulludget is one percent over benefitsnull
nullth nullnder was tanullng pictures in the city of
firefighters of Litchfield should feel proud that
forth on the budget posted
the current budget, and it fully nullnullnullnull nullnull
nullacmel and saw a fire trucnullbeing driven around.
the care and maintenance they gave to the
with the warrant as amended
funds nullnull,nullhe said. nullnullnullnull nullnull,null4
As she toonullthe photo, she noticed that the name
engine is now wornullng to save and protect
by vote at the first session, for
School nullmmittee nullmber nullnullnullnull nullnull,nullnull
of the nulliti department was located on the midnull
the citinullns of nullacmel after the devastating
the purposes set forth therein,
nullch nulllan stated that nullt nullnullnullnull nullnull,null4
section of the trucnull but still on the cab was the
earthnullanull.
continued to page null nullnullhool nullnull
2010 Warrant Article Review
Litchfield Town
by Doug Robinson
Deliberative Session
The nullnull Town Deliberative Discussion has The Discussion behind the Zoning Amendment:
been set to occur at the nulldson nullmmunity Planning Board, Hudson Chamber, and “sign
nullnter, null Lions Ave, nulldson, on Saturday, experts” recommend that the town ordinance
nullebruary null at nulla.m. change nullom not allowing to amendingnullllowing
The first session of the Annual Town nulleting nulloning ordinance nullr specinull message centers
will consist of enulllanation, discussion, and on the nulleenulltanding signs in businessnullndustrial
debate of each warrant article. Warrant articles areas onullHudsonnull null a business wants to install or
may be amended at the first session, subnullct has a nulleenulltanding sign, up to null percent onullthe
to the restrictions set forth in null nullA 4nullnull, nulleenulltanding sign can be utilinulled as an elected
, according to Stevnull e nulllinulla, nulldsonnulls Town message centernull The message cannot change
Administrator. more than nullur times per hournull nullghttime
During the Deliberative Discussion, those illumination can be onlnullnull percent onullthe
nullualifiednullto vote in Town affairs will be danulltime illumination onullthe signnull The building
discussing the following nullning Amendments, inspector has the authoritnullonullappronullalnull Todanullnulls
Warrant Articles, and nulletitioned Warrant electronic signs are energnullnullnullcientnull ynne Ober
Articlesnull
Article null Are you in favor of the adoption of
b
y null
Article 1 Election of Town Officers Amendment No. 2 as proposed by
the Planning nullard for the Town
To choose all necessary Town Officers for the nullning Ordinance as followsnull
Staff photo
coming year. Amend the nullning nulldinance by adding a
new Article null, Small Wind nullergy Systems.
nullning Amendments by Lynne Ober
This Amendment will permit and regulate Small
At the recently held Litchfield Town
Lambert said that budget was up. null also talnulld
Article 2 Are you in favor of the adoption of Wind nullergy Systems in accordance with null
Deliberative Session, few changes were made
about the audit, a new audit firm, and increased
Amendment No. 1 as proposed by nullA null4nullnullnullnull by accommodating Small
to the warrant articles, but some of the articles
costs, enulllaining that there were still irregularities
the Planning nullard for the Town Wind nullergy Systems in appropriate locations
generated lively discussion.
with the boonull after the theft by nullrace
nullning Ordinance as followsnull subnullct to certain regulations to be administered
Warrant Article 4 proposes a town operating
Seymour. Auditing is up nullnullnullnull The other
Amend Article nullnull Signs, nullnullnull by the nulluilding nullnspector. nullnullnanimously approved
budget of null,nullnull4null with a default budget of
bignullicnullt increase was found in the healthcare
null and nullnullnull4 by permitting by the nulllanning nulloard.null
null,nullnullnullnull Selectman nullorge Lambert sponull
coverage provided to employees. Lambert told
nullectronic nullanging Signs in the The Discussion behind the Zoning Amendment:
to the article for the nullard. null noted that the
the audience that healthcare increased by null
nullsiness nullnulland nulldustrial nullnullnullning Passage onull this Article will bring the Town onull
budget was only nullnullnullnullmore than this yearnulls
percent this year.
Districts and by further providing Hudson in compliance with the nullew Hampshire
default budget, and said that the town wornulld
nullormer selectman Alfred nullccio moved to
for the regulation of nullectronic nulltate statue with the adoption onull this nulloning
to nullep the enullenses down. nullur goal was
cut nearly nullnullnullnullfrom the budget. null first
nullanging Signs. nullnanimously amendmentnull The new nulloning ordinance will
appro
Area
ved b
Newspaper
y the nullanning nullard.null
Group 3x3
level spending everywhere, but there are some
renullested to cut it from line items associated
permit the indinullidual propertnull owner to install a
enulleptions.null nullplaining that there would be
with the nullolice Department, noting that this
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small, residential windmill snullstem on their propertnullnull
costs with closing the townnulls incinerator because
budget had increased significantly over last
there were more stringent air nullality rules,
year and he wanted Selectmen to hold to their
continued to page null nullArticle nullenullew
promise and goal of level spending. When nullard
of Selectmen nullairman nullrannull
nullron noted that he had to
Its Time!
Now Offering Small Group Training for Women cut from the warrant article,
which meant the total budget
amount, and that Selectmen
Look your best...
would decide where to cut
Get started on your path to a from specific line items if the
New, High-Growth Career!
Feel your best... amendment passed. nullccio
Be your best...
agreed and modified his
motion.
• Professional Medical Assistant
Litchfield resident Laura
• Health Claims Specialist
All the advantages
nullndia, however, nullestioned
• Massage Therapy
what would be cut from
Day & evening
T
oday!
of a personal trainer
the police budget and said
schedules available!
Call or Click
at an affordable rate!
that the town could not
• Career placement assistance
• Financial aid available for those who qualify
800-758-7679
ONE WEEK
afford to be without a police
76 Derry St (RT102) prosecutor. Selectmen did
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