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Epsom NH News

January 27, 2010

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The Epsom Public Library is pleased to present an exhibit of needlework by Darlene Carbone of Concord.  Introduced to counted cross stitch 30 years ago, the artist has been perfecting her skills ever since, as evidenced by this comprehensive exhibit of close to 100 exquisitely-worked pieces, encompassing a wide variety of subjects.


The exhibit runs through February 27, and may be viewed during regular library hours: Monday- Thursday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.  For more information, call the library at 736-9920.

 



The Chichester Food Pantry will hold a  Benefit Buffet Breakfast on January 30, 7:30-10 a.m. at the Chichester Fire Station. Cash donations please.


The breakfast will be sponsored by the Chichester Fire Association and the Epsom-Chichester Lions Club.



 

Letter


When the Friends of Epsom’s Historic Meeting House raised enough money and had the building moved and set on the foundation, we all thought we had accomplished something. We had! We had saved a historic building and set it on town property on a foundation at absolutely no cost to taxpayers. Once relocated, many residents of Epsom assumed it would be used to house the town offices instead of renting space.


When the Town Office Building Committee was formed, many residents assumed they would design a space under what used to be the sanctuary of the church. This is not happening. What IS happening is, the first floor (lower level) of the Meetinghouse is planned as PART of the town office complex, which focuses on a new addition off the back of the meetinghouse, to the tune of $?,000,000.00.


Please contact Epsom’s selectmen and tell them that we don’t need and can’t afford a new building – especially when we have TWO existing vacant buildings on the same property, one of which hasn’t yet cost taxpayers a cent, with the exception of utilities.

 
Much can be done using volunteers. I know one contractor that said he’d be willing to volunteer his services if it would keep his taxes down, and I suspect that there are many others who feel the same.


The argument has been made that there is not enough space under the sanctuary – however, if we utilize the Town Hall for Zoning Compliance, Welfare officer or Tax Collector for instance, there would be plenty of room for all. We already own that building and it, also, needs to be occupied and used.


Please contact the Select board and tell them your thoughts on this, then remind them that it is not their money they are spending.


Bruce Graham

 


 

Letter


To Epsom Citizens,
I would like to thank those who signed the petition to ask that the estimated tax impacts be noted back on the official town ballot for all voters to see. The next opportunity to express your opinions as to why you signed that petition comes this upcoming town deliberative session on Saturday, February 6th at 9:00 a.m. at the Epsom Central School gym.


There will also be 8 other various warrant articles discussed, including at least 5 that contain money appropriations that affect your property tax bills. Some of the warrants include one to ask if the town will spend money toward engineering studies for a new town office building, another to ask whether the town will spend money to finish the basement of the former Baptist church into the town offices, one to ask if the town will spend money for an additional police officer, and there is one that will ask that a resolution be passed to send to our state electorate to let the people vote on the definition of marriage.


At this session any resident may approach the microphone to ask questions of line items, determine wording of warrant articles, and of course voice concerns or comments. From there we will vote to place them officially on the ballot for voting in March. Remember that every registered voter in attendance can exercise their right to ask for a secret paper ballot to be cast during this deliberative session concerning any warrant or line item with 5 signatures given there before each vote.


So be part of the solution by making a New Year’s  resolution and reserve the date, February 6th to decide our town’s fate. Make your voices heard by being active instead of silently passive.


Respectfully submitted,
Tom Langlais, Epsom

 


 

Area Students Named To Dean’s List At New England College


The following area students were named to the Dean’s List at New England College in Henniker, NH, for the Fall 2009 semester:
Cassandra Escabi, of Allenstown, Junior.
Justin Muniz, of Epsom, Freshman.
Erin Webber, of Pittsfield, Senior.

 


 

Letter


To my constituents in Allenstown, Epsom, & Pittsfield:
This has been another busy week in Concord, as we continue public hearings for the 2010 bills. My committee heard nine bills tweaking various aspects of the state retirement plan; none seem likely to pass in their current form, but a subcommittee will be working on all of them. We also heard bills on regulating animal physical therapists (HB1525); the organization of the parole board (HB1658), creating a committee to review all licensing requirements (HB1381), and requiring state employees to join the “public option”, if Congress passes one (HB1275).


I also visited the Municipal and County Government Committee to testify on HB1335, allowing lower interest rates for tax liens. While I support the concept, the Epsom Selectboard and Tax Collector had some concerns about the details of this plan and they asked me to present them to the committee.


Other committees heard bills of greater public interest: Labor heard HB 1645, Right to Work; Fish & Game heard HB1514, forbidding the sale of raw furs. Criminal Justice heard two bills decriminalizing marijuana, HB1653 and HB1652. The latter, which addressed taxing it heavily, got a much better reception! Finance had a series of bills to improve the budget process, as well as various spending cuts. And of course Ways and Means heard many tax bills, including repeals of the gambling tax and LLC tax imposed in the budget process last June.


Anyone interested in what’s going on at the State House is invited to email or call me; those who’d like a more extensive report than I can fit in The Sun should email me for my newsletter.


Representative
Carol McGuire
[email protected]
782-4918

 


Obituaries


 

Margaret P. Cass


Epsom - Margaret “Peggy” Cass, 70, of Lockes Hill Road, died January 16th at the Pleasant View Center in Concord, following a long illness.


She was born in Hempstead, NY, the daughter of Michael and Margaret O’Connor. She lived in Northwood for several years, moving to Epsom 22 years ago. She was a member of the Epsom Bible Church and had hosted the Church’s Bible Study at her home.


She is survived by her husband of 50 years, David A Cass of Epsom; 2 daughters, Donna Parker of Concord and her husband Dana, and Deborah Bushau of Snohomish, WA; 6 grandchildren, Brandon Kimball, Scott , Caitlyn and Nicholas Bushau,  and Joshua and Hannah Parker; 2 great- grandchildren, Lashaya and Mateo Kimball; a sister, Nancy Ziegler of Spring Hill, FL.


She was predeceased by a son, Robert David Cass, who died in 2002.


A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, January 30th at the Epsom Bible Church at 1:00 PM.


Memorial Donations in her memory may be made to the Cornerstone Christian Academy 398 Black Hall Road, Epsom, NH 03234


The Perkins & Pollard Memorial Home, Pittsfield, is assisting with arrangements.

 


 

 

 











 
 

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