Annual report of the Town of Hampton, New Hampshire

ARTICLE 18
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate an amount up to
acres of land located to the north of White's Lane and to the east of Mill Road,
shown on Hampton Tax Map 0092, Lot 0001. The land to be under the
jurisdiction of the Conservation Commission for conservation purposes.
Recommended by the Board of Selectmen. Recommended by the Budget
Committee.
Moved by Bonnie Searle
Seconded by Virginia Bridle
Selectman Searle spoke on the article stating that it is a great
opportunity to purchase 19 acres for that amount of money and that it would
benefit the town for years to come. A map of Hampton showing the areas and
the wildlife habitat they supported was supplied by Jim Chase and Chris Nash of
the NH Estuary Project.
It was moved to end discussion on the article by Edward Buck and
seconded by Bonnie Searle. The assembly agreed to do so by 2/3 vote and
Article 1 8 was sent to the ballot as written.
RESULTS OF BALLOTING ON MARCH 10, 1998
YES 2177
NO 757
ARTICLE 17 PASSED
ARTICLE 19
Shall the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $125,000 as a special
article to purchase a replacement ambulance for the Fire and Rescue service.
Recommended by the Board of Selectmen. Recommended by the Budget
Committee.
Moved by Virginia Bridle
Seconded by Brian Warburton
Arthur Moody spoke in favor of the article and offered the following
amendment.
"Shall the town raise and appropriate the sum of $100,000 as a special
warrant article
to purchase a replacement ambulance for the Fire and Rescue
service, with the Selectmen, as agents for withdrawal of the balance, currently
about $26,500, from the existing Fire / Rescue vehicle Capital Reserve Fund,
raised and appropriated for this purpose in 1995, to cover as much of the
estimated $125,000 cost as possible, and returning the balance of this article's
$185,000 to be used to exercise an existing purchase option to acquire 19 +/-
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