RyeBudgetCteeNotes111617revCfinal Memo to Budget Chair: MemoReBCmbrship111517 1. Shawn Crapo was seated and permitted to vote over the objection of one member who had provided a six page memorandum on why that would be unlawful. It argued that the statute requires village district representatives to the Budget Committee to be appointed by their respective boards, and that Mr. […]
Day: December 3, 2017
Rye Public Forum Questions
At the last Public Forum Discussion (occurs the last Wednesday of the month at the RPL, following the monthly Rye Civic League meeting), residents were asking about a list of all of the Un-Resolved issues and are there plans to add address these? What would you add to this list? a) No facilities master plan […]
November 2017 Tax Rate Information
2018 Draft Budget (as December, 2017): Town Budget December 2018 Draft Tax Rate Explanation 2017 Tax Rate 2017 Details TaxRateSet History a) Town wide thirteen (13%) increase in assessed values is why the tax rate is lower (click here for tax rate table). Despite applying approximately $1.4 million (town and school) of prior year surplus money to keep […]
Wetlands & Surface Water Committee October 2017 Details
October Meeting Information Recorded Video: October 11th: Click Here Oct 25th: Click Here Draft Town Meeting minutes: October 11th Click Here Oct. 25th: Not available 1. The committee is examining per the building inspector’s request how to potentially incorporate elements of the NH Shoreland Water Protection Act SWPA (2008) and specifically how its Section 483-B:9 Minimum Shoreland […]
RCL November 27, 2017 BOS notes
File for Civic News: RyeBOSrclNotes112717revBfinal Consideration of the Library budget was tabled for the third time, pending further investigation of the figures by the Library Director and the Town Finance Director, thus wasting the time of three Library Trustees who were present, as well as the Library Director, all of whom had come to discuss the […]
RCL Notes of November 13th Board of Selectmen meeting
File for Civic News: RyeBOSrclNotes111317revBfinal The Wentworth-by-the-Sea Country Club has blocked reinstallation of the “Sanders Poynt, 1623” sign and DOT has refused to allow it to be installed in the State right-of-way. The Town Administrator will appeal to the DOT Commissioner. The CIP Committee presented its plan for $2.752 million in projects in 2018, however some […]