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Tamworth finds way to fund mental health center BY DAYMOND STEER
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Article to bar town officials from hiring relatives is skipped over BY DAYMOND STEER
TAMWORTH — At annual town meeting, a lame duck selectman saved the day for the Mental Health Center which didn’t file its funding request on time for the warrant. Voters passed everything except a funding request from a faithbased organization.
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MADISON — Road agent Billy Chick Sr. seemed to have the luck of the Irish during Saturday’s annual town meeting, which fell on Saint Patrick’s Day. A group of the road agent’s critics failed to convince residents to pass any of their four petitioned warrant articles. If passed, Article 26 would have made the position of road agent appointed rather than elected. After some debate, Article 26 failed by
a secret ballot vote, 93-48. Article 26 would have gone into effect next year had it passed. Earlier this month, Chick ran unopposed for another three-year term. Chick was first elected road agent about 23 years ago. Advisory budget committee member Dick Eldridge supported this article because it would allow the selectmen to hire from out of town. Elected road agents must live in town, he said. Resident Jeff Balogh spoke in favor of Article 26 because he believes the structure of having see MADISON page 9
Jackson voters give selectmen the OK to continue enforcing building code
Residents also want town officials to proceed with transfer station agreement with Bartlett
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Resident Dick Badger speaks out during annual Jackson town meeting March 15 on petitioned Article 5, whick asked selectmen to continue to enforce the state building code. The article passed after lengthy debate. (TOM EASTMAN PHOTO)
JACKSON — Following nearly an hour of discussion, Jackson voters by a standing vote approved Article 5, which recommended that selectmen continue to enforce the state building code as it does now. The show of support for petitioned Article 5 was mixed but moderator Willis Kelley said, “I declare the article as approved” at 8:28 p.m. during the meeting, which got under way at the Whitney Community Center at 7 p.m. Heated discussion also arose on Article 6 concerning the town’s new proposed contract with the town of Bartlett regarding the see JACKSON page 11
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