12 - November 25, 2011 | Pelham - Windham News


Pols, Grocers Association President Promote Campaign For Cross Border Shoppers


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by Jay Hobson


House Majority Leader D. J. Bettencourt, House Speaker William O’Brien and Representative Kevin Waterhouse owner of Waterhouse’s Country Store in Windham, and others joined John M. Dumais, President of the NH Grocers Association at Klemm’s Mobil in Windham to discuss plans to increase cross-border spending by residents of states that border New Hampshire.


Dumais began the proceedings with the presentation of a plaque


to Arthur and Thomas Klemm, owners of Klemm’s Mobil noting their “outstanding small business that showcases what is the best of New Hampshire business, ” Dumais said. Dumais also stated that “40 percent of all small business sales is to out of state shoppers.”


Rising gas prices and storms that have passed through the area


leaving many without power were blamed as the cause of the decrease in shopping by out of state residents.


House Majority Leader D.J. Bettencourt touted the “New Hampshire advantage and its critical role in our state revenue system.” “Let’s be very clear, at this time overall state


revenues are not sagging behind projections. In fact, we are currently running a surplus of over $10 million, however our economy is far from being out of the woods,” Bettencourt said. Bettencourt listed a 10 cent cut in the tobacco tax, the elimination of the lottery winnings tax and the reduction of the rooms and meals fee as well as the passage of 43 pieces of legislation “that deregulated our small businesses” as critical to boosting New Hampshire’s economy. “I want to remind everyone that this is a two


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year budget and I want to take a moment to debunk a myth that is being promoted by the critics of this budget. Budget writers moved forward with this tax cut (the tobacco tax cut) on the basis of several economic studies that established that cutting this tax would produce greater revenue but the worse case scenario being that it would be revenue neutral. This is important for the public to remember as critics attempt to spread misinformation about this budget,” Bettencourt said. House Speaker William O’Brien listed job


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President of the NH Grocer’s Association John Dumais, left, presents a plaque to Arthur and Tomas Klemm as State Rep. Kevin Waterhouse


growth and an increase in small businesses and manufacturing jobs as an indication of New Hampshire’s beginning growth. “New Hampshire will always be subject to national headwinds but we are pointing the way forward by reducing spending lowering taxes and to allow businesses, especially small businesses to bring jobs and prosperity back to our country,” O’Brien said.


House Majority Leader


D.J. Bettencourt reads from his prepared remarks.


Front: NH Grocer’s Association President John Dumais, left, and House Speaker William O’Brien, right. Rear: House Majority Leader D.J. Bettencourt, center and State Rep. Kevin Waterhouse, right listen as O’Brien remarks on the state of the NH economy.


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Proposed Town Budget continued from pg 3


A further breakdown of the currently proposed 2012 budget shows the total salary line decreasing by $84,184, largely due to the elimination of one dispatch position (savings. On the other side, operations for next year are proposed at a total increase across the board of $434,869. Based on the current proposal, the tax impact on property owners for 2012 would be


approximately 17 cents per $1,000 assessed property valuation. This translates into a possible tax increase of $60.61 on a home assessed for tax purposes at $350,000. These statistics pertain only to the town portion of the Windham budget and do not include any impact that might be brought about by next year’s school budget.


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