ARTICLE SEVEN: To see if the Town will vote to elect the Road Agent. By citizen petition.

Article seven moved by Ralph Balla. Seconded by Teresa Berntsen.
After much discussion, Ed Metsack, motioned to move the question. Seconded by Jim Brown.
Moving the question was passed by voice vote.
Article seven moved to vote by voice vote.
Pete Toner brought to the Moderator’s attention that there was petition requesting this article to be by secret ballot. Article seven went to vote by secret ballot using letter "A".

YES 37 NO 131

ARTICLE SEVEN FAILED

ARTICLE EIGHT: To see if the Town will vote to elect the Road Committee. By citizen petition.

AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE EIGHT PASSED

After some discussion, article eight as amended moved to vote by secret ballot using letter "B".

YES 85 NO 86

Moderator requested recount – no change.

ARTICLE EIGHT FAILED

ARTICLE NINE: To see if the Town will vote to appropriate fifty five thousand dollars ($55,000) for the purchase of a used loader for the Highway Department with fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) to come from fund balance and five thousand ($5,000) to be raised by taxation. Budget Committee recommends this article

Article nine moved by Tom Esslinger. Seconded by Jim Brown.
Charlie Bush motioned to amend the article. Seconded by Carol Wallace.
Amend the article to decrease the amount to $36,000.00 with a friendly amendment as to breakdown.
Linda Christie motioned to have the amendment read $36,000.00 to come from fund balance. Seconded by Jim Brown.
After some discussion, the amendment was moved to vote by voice vote.

AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE NINE PASSED

After some discussion, Rob Devalk motioned to move the question. Seconded by Ralph Balla.
Moving the question passed by voice vote.
Article nine as amended moved to vote by secret ballot using letter "C".

YES 121 NO 41

ARTICLE NINE AS AMENDED PASSED

ARTICLE TEN: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate one hundred seventy two thousand dollars ($172,000) to pave 3,640’ of Cold Pond Road which received surface and drainage improvements in 2009 plus approximately 3,800’ which will receive surface and drainage improvement in 2010 and of this total, to authorize twenty five thousand dollars ($25,000) to be withdrawn from the Cold Pond Road Paving Capital Reserve Fund (created in 2006), with the remaining one hundred forty seven thousand dollars ($147,000) to come from taxation. Budget Committee recommends this article

Article ten moved by Tom Esslinger. Seconded by John Putnam
Tom Esslinger addressed this article.
After much discussion, Bruce Bascom moved the question. Seconded by Richard Desbiens.
Moving the question passed by voice vote.
Article ten moved to vote by secret ballot using letter "D".

Moderator requested recount – no change.

ARTICLE TEN PASSED

2 ^ND AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE ELEVEN FAILED

Pegi Kish motioned to amend the article. Seconded by Carole Wallace.
Amend article eleven by reducing legal expenses from $32,000 to $12,000.
After some discussion amendment went to voice vote. Moderator announced amendment failed
After request, Moderator asked to vote again by show of hands.

3 ^rd AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE ELEVEN FAILED

After further discussion, Bruce Bascom motioned to move the question. Seconded by Mary Lou Reed.
Article eleven as amended to $858,836.00 moved to vote by secret ballot using letter "E".

YES 107 NO 39

ARTICLE ELEVEN AS AMENDED PASSED

ARTICLE TWELVE: To see if the Town will vote to discontinue the Revaluation Capital Reserve Fund created in 2001 which was emptied of funds following the 2006 Revaluation.

Article twelve moved by John Tuthill. Seconded by Teresa Berntsen.
John Tuthill explained this article. With no further discussion, the article was moved to vote by voice vote.

ARTICLE TWELVE PASSED UNANIMOUSLY

ARTICLE THIRTEEN: To see if the Town will vote to establish a capital reserve fund under the provisions of RSA 35:1 for the future revaluation of the Town and to raise and appropriate the sum of twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) toward this purpose and to appoint the Selectmen as agents to expend from the fund. Budget Committee and Board of Selectmen recommend this article.

Article thirteen moved by Teresa Berntsen. Seconded by Lorraine Dion.
With no discussion, the article was moved to vote by voice vote.

ARTICLE THIRTEEN PASSED