4:55 elapsed: Â <\/strong>Andy Smith of UNH Survey Center describes survey and the 39% response rate to 2981 households mailed to.<\/div>\n
14:20<\/strong>Â elapsed: Â <\/strong>Town Hall usage: Â 88% use Town Hall every 2-3 months or less frequently than that. Â 85% use to register their cars, 59% to pay taxes. Â Condition of Town Hall is rated fair to poor by 72% for the interior, 64% for the exterior.<\/div>\n
17:18 elapsed:<\/strong> Â 38% believe that the current Town Hall meets the current needs, 26% that it meets future needs. Â The most important aspects of the project (ranked very or somewhat important) are that it is energy efficient (80%), that it meets ADA accessibility (79%), that it remain in the Town Center (74%), and that the historical aspects be preserved (61%). Â The least important are having an auditorium for performances and events (18%) and having a location for voting (15%).<\/div>\n
20:02 elapsed: Â <\/strong>Options strongly or somewhat supported are:<\/div>\n
Renovate existing building and construct adjacent new addition 51%<\/div>\n
Leave as is 46%<\/div>\n
Demolish and construct new building on the site 28%<\/div>\n
Repurpose existing building andÂ build new building on a different site 25%<\/div>\n
Construct new building of a different site 22%<\/div>\n
Of those who voted against the Town Hall this year, 45% prefer to leave it as is. Â 57% believe that it is an important landmark that should not be torn down.<\/div>\n
27:58 elapsed: <\/strong>Â 77% of respondents voted in the last election, of those 68% voted against Town Hall. Â Those voting for cited the need for more space as the most important reason (72%). Â Those voting against cited the cost (75%) and excessive size (45%) most frequently.<\/div>\n
30:56 elapsed: <\/strong>Â 84% claim to be very well or somewhat well informed about Town Hall issues. Â Only 31% are very or somewhat confident that the Town considered all of the options and chose the best one. Â Over half (52%) thought that the cost was somewhat or very unreasonable).<\/div>\n
33:59 elapsed: Â <\/strong>Half are willing to spend more than $2.5 million for Town Hall (25% are willing to spend nothing, 18% $2 million, and $7% $2.5 million).<\/div>\n
36:16 elapsed: <\/strong>Â Conclusions and more discussion.<\/div>\n
87:59 elapsed:<\/strong> Â Selectman Musselman reveals that the Board of Selectmen considered, three weeks ago, a special Town Meeting to consider approval of the acquisition of a parcel for a new Town Hall. Â The price was too high so they decided not to proceed. Â This leads to a non-public session to discuss the issue.<\/div>\n
89:58 elapsed: Â <\/strong>The video starts again following the non-public session as the Committee is voting to seal the minutes.<\/div>\n
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