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THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 2011
VOL. 22 NO. 258
Powdered milk and stun guns no solution to county jail budget BY DAYMOND STEER THE CONWAY DAILY SUN
OSSIPEE — Lawmakers had an unusual conversation about how to save money at the county department of corrections with powdered milk and stun guns. The discussion began when Rep. Norman Tregenza (R-Silver Lake) recalled a conversation with jail superintendent Jason Johnson about why the county shouldn’t switch to giving the inmates powdered milk in order to save $17,000. “You (Johnson) said to me, ‘The reason not to do it is any little issue that interrupts the prisoners’ day could lead to some type of riot,’” said Tregenza. “We certainly don’t want that to happen.” Then, Tregenza suggested a possible solution to that problem. He suggested that perhaps the county should have a few more Taser stun guns available in the event something causes the inmates to get upset.
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Evergreen law may assure future salary raises for Bartlett teachers Over half the teachers getting $2,700 raises for the second year in a row BY LLOYD JONES THE CONWAY DAILY SUN
BARTLETT — Over half of the teachers at the Josiah Bartlett Elementary School will be getting $2,700 pay raises for the second year in a row, and they will continue to receive those increases every year for the foreseeable future until a new contract is brokered between the teachers’ union and the Bartlett School Board. The school board is proposing a budget for 201112 that is up nearly 5 percent over last year and
see BUDGET page 16
could balloon to 7 1/2 percent if Bartlett becomes a donor town in July and is forced to pay $228,825 in new education taxes to the state. The proposed budget is $8,039,877, which is up $380,630 over this past year. Chief among the reasons for the increases are a 15.4 percent increase in health insurance (up $121,758 over last year) and an increase of $92,549 for the second year of the teachers’ contract to cover raises. see RAISES page 17
Firefighters from North Conway, Conway and Redstone responded to a one-alarm fire at the Seavey Street Laundromat Wednesday night. The fire was contained and extinguished quickly and no injuries were reported. Page 13. (JAMIE GEMMITI PHOTO)
County sheriff takes heat for purchasing workout clothes for deputies BY DAYMOND STEER THE CONWAY DAILY SUN
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OSSIPEE — The county sheriff took criticism from lawmakers on Monday for his decision to purchase about $4,700 worth of exercise clothes for his deputies last year.
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The state representatives asked the sheriff not to do that again. Delegation Chair Betsey Patten (R-Moultonborough) said that in the past, purchasing clothing with county money has been political “sore point “ A previous sheriff bought suits for himself with a sur-
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