Yes folks there is just 10 days left to July! That means all those wonderful school board and select board meetings will be gearing up for their budget development work sessions. So hose off the summer swimming hole doldrums and get yourself a good strong cup of coffee and sharpen your pencil. We’ve got some … Continue reading The Hocus Pocus Pow Wow is coming to town.
I would like to shout out a warm welcome to our new full time police patrol Office Jeremy Giglio! Jeremy was sworn in at last night’s Select Board meeting. I saw him sharpening his pencil so watch out folks! And a fond farewell to Officer Nick Rinaldi who is moving to Arizona…now we all have … Continue reading A warm welcome and a fond farewell!
Robbing Peter to pay Paul: There is much to be said about the tax bill we pay twice each year. First our tax computation is divided between the town’s administrative budget and two school district budgets. It is important for all of us to understand one very important point. We the property owners control the … Continue reading All Taxes Matter!
November 17, 2004, was a night like no other in the town of Henniker. On that night, the Henniker Zoning Board ignored every vote that the town’s legislative body had previously held approving the definition of Permitted Uses and unilaterally rewrote Henniker’s Zoning Ordinance for the Rural Residential Zone. A description of what happened is … Continue reading The night that Henniker’s ZBA went rogue!
The long story of Mr. Forster’s Tree farm and his attempt to hold events on his property once again has been subverted by Henniker’s ZBA. In June, the ZBA held an administrative appeal from chief complainer Steve Bennett. During that hearing the ZBA members were clearly unprepared to handle the complex legal argument how the … Continue reading The public needs to know