Hampton voters reject $15.7M project to fix pothole plagued streets
HAMPTON – A $15.7 million bond project to reconstruct pothole-plagued Winnacunnet Road and High Street hit a roadblock at Tuesday’s Town Meeting.
While the majority of voters supported the project by a vote of 1,576 to 1,353, it didn’t receive the 60% needed to gain approval.
“I’m disappointed,” said Selectman Rusty Bridle. “Some of the biggest complaints in this town in the last three years has been the condition of the roads.”
“I guess they want to drive on those roads,” said Selectman Regina Barnes.
The article, which included funds to replace sewer/drainage and sidewalks, called for the town to bond $13.7 million over 30 years. The remainder of the balance would have come from the Road Improvement Capital Reserve Fund and the town’s unassigned fund balance, at a million each.
Town election: Four vie for two Hampton Budget Committee seats
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Incumbents Brian Warburton and Michael Plouffe are being challenged by political newcomers Katherine Harake and Matthew Saunders.
Katherine Harake
Education: B.A. McGill University, M.A. Norwich University.
Public service: Ran for state rep. in 2020.
Explain why you are running and why you feel you are the best candidate?
Hampton s politics needs more civility. My background in business and finance means I have the skills to manage budgets. I have a master’s in diplomacy and have completed mediation training so I work well in groups and can easily communicate with departments, administration, elected officials and constituents. I m the best candidate because I grew up here and I would make Hampton proud.
Who’s running in the Hampton area March 9 election?
By Staff Report
Hampton
Four residents are running for two seats on the Hampton Board of Selectmen at the March 9 election.
Incumbents Jim Waddell and Mary-Louise Woolsey will be challenged by Sharleen Page Hurst and recently retired police chief Richard Sawyer.
In other contested races, four residents are running for two slots on the Budget Committee. They are incumbents Brian Warburton and Michael Plouffe and political newcomers Katherine Harake and Matthew Saunders.
Tracey Emerick, Ken Sheffert and Anne “Tocky” Bialobrzeski are running for two seats on the Planning Board.
Four residents are running for two seats on the Lane Library Board of Trustees. They are Elizabeth Keroack, Theresa Evans, Kimberly Olson and Karen L. Ragle.
Five economic effects from the Democratic sweep in Washington
Joe Biden will inherit among the most challenging political and economic environments of any US president.
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Joe Biden will inherit among the most challenging political and economic environments of any US president. With America reeling from the storming of the Capitol by pro-Trump insurrectionists, not to mention a raging pandemic, President Biden must heal partisan wounds and put the world’s largest economy back on track.
For the first time in a decade, a Democrat president has both congressional houses on his side – albeit with slim majorities. So what will Biden’s economic agenda entail at home and abroad? Below are five key themes.
Walmart Triples India Exports as Major U.S. Companies Pivot From China
On 12/15/20 at 7:39 AM EST
Walmart announced on Thursday it will triple exports of goods from India to $10 billion each year by 2027, as a nationwide pivot to other trade partners gains strength amid the continuing U.S.-China trade war.
U.S. goods imports from China fell by a stark 16.2 percent between 2018 and 2019, as the effects of Washington s aggressive stance towards Beijing takes effect.
Currently, Walmart estimates Chinese suppliers make up 70-80 percent of its U.S. merchandise, according to the Alliance for American Manufacturing.
However, following a ramping up of tariffs placed on exports from China under President Trump, a host of other, predominantly Asian, countries are now seeing a marked increase in trade with the U.S.