Still waiting

This is the email I sent to Adam on May 4th after I read about his vote on SB 40:

Hi Adam, 

I read Michael Cahill's letter to the editor in the Exeter Newsletter yesterday and was concerned about your vote on SB 40. As I'm sure you know, Newmarket needs every dollar to maintain the quality of education in our town, so I'm wondering why you voted against this bill? 

Thank you,

Toni Weinstein

Adam was one of only 34 legislators who voted against this bill, so I assume he has strong feelings about it. 

Funding for education is important and every penny matters to towns like Newmarket, which is why I wrote to Adam asking him why he voted against this bill that would restore more than $27,000 to our town. 

Still waiting for a response.

In case you missed it...

The School Board met last week and discussed the tuition agreement with Oyster River. Dr. Hayes also sent out a newsletter with an update and this is from that newsletter:

We also learned from Dr. Morse that all three communities (Newmarket, Barrington & Deerfield) seeking to tuition students to ORHS are on track to hold special district meetings in October or November to determine their commitment to a tuition agreement with ORCSD. Oyster River would then hold its own special meeting and make its own determination of who to partner with. The superintendents agreed to draft a timeline of steps necessary to achieve these special meetings.

In a nutshell--Newmarket will hold a special vote on this in the Fall. 

Some have complained that Oyster River is dragging this out. But my perspective is that while their situation isn't as dire as Newmarket's, they also have a big decision in front of them which will affect their community for years to come. 

If we do end up tuitioning our students there, at least we will know that the decision was carefully considered by all parties.

To read more about the tuition talks with Oyster River, visit the School District's website.

Turnout

There were 542 ballots cast in yesterday's election. 

542. 

Vote (for me) today.

REMEMBER,

YOU HAVE TO GET VOTED ON. 
SO....

TODAY.

POLLS WILL BE OPEN 7AM-8PM.

Tomorrow

Tomorrow's the big day--it's the special election for the Charter Commission. 

Polls will be open from 7am-8pm at Town Hall.

If you haven't been following Newmarket politics closely, this may not seem like a big deal, but it is. This election will choose 9 citizens to review our Town Charter, recommending changes to ensure our compliance with State law and making sure that it continues to meet the needs of our community. 

This is your community.

Have a voice in the process. 

Vote. 

Just for fun.

You have to get voted on. 
So if you live in Newmarket, vote for me on Tuesday. 

More self-promotion.

Self-Promotion

An article in today's Exeter Newsletter discusses the Charter Commission candidates: 

First-time candidate Toni Weinstein — who helped start Newmarket Solutions, a popular Newmarket website focused on providing information to voters about solutions to the town's antiquated junior/senior high school — like all the other candidates pledged to work cordially and in cooperation with the diverse group of candidates even when they disagree.
"It's an opinionated group," Weinstein said. "As long as we approach that with sincerity, we'll be OK."

I'm looking forward to Tuesday and hopefully to making a difference on the Charter Commission. Hope to see you at the polls!

Supporting education?

Did you see Michael Cahill's letter to the editor in Friday's Exeter Newsletter?

May 03, 2013 To the Editor: 

We are nearing the end of this legislative session with bills having crossed from one body to the other. Governor Hassan put forth a good budget restoring funding for important programs, and the House version, while making adjustments, maintains the effort to provide needed services within the constraint of state revenue. Among the items of interest, the state will be funding water and sewer projects undertaken by municipalities but left out in the last biennium. Newmarket will receive $34,801 for a wastewater project in FY2015. During this session, we passed SB40 with strong, bi-partisan votes in both bodies. The bill restored education funding to local communities for whom it was cut in 2011. This bill passed 23-0 in the Senate and 303-34 in the House with three of Newmarket's four representatives voting in favor. As a result, Newmarket will receive an additional $27,217 in FY13 for its schools. The House passed HB 617, which through a modest increase in the gas tax of 4 cents annually over three years, will address our long neglected roads and bridges. Funding to cities and towns will enable them to maintain their infrastructure without turning to the property taxpayers. I hope that senators from both parties will approve this common sense approach. 

Michael Cahill
Newmarket
State Rep. Rockingham 17 for Newfields, Newmarket

With the concerns that we have here in Newmarket, I was surprised that Adam Schroadter was one of only 34 Representatives to vote against SB 40. I sent Adam an email asking why--I'll keep you posted.

Thanks to Michael Cahill, Patricia Lovejoy and Marcia Moody for supporting education in Newmarket.