Annual report of the Town of Hampton, New Hampshire

It was moved and seconded to end discussion on Article 46.
That was
passed by a 2/3 vote and the Moderator declared that Article 46 would go on the
ballot as amended.
RESULTS OF BALLOTING ON MARCH 10, 1998
YES 705
NO 1881
ARTICLE 46 FAILED
A motion to adjourn was made by 'Sandy' Buck and seconded by
Bonnie Searle. Seeing there was no further business forthcoming the Moderator
declared the meeting adjourned at 5:03pm
After the meeting the members of the Board of Selectmen and the
Budget Committee met to re-address the amended articles and reconsider, if
necessary, their recommendations. No recommendations were changed with the
exception ofArticle 33.
based upon the amendments made.
The Budget Committee voted to recommend that article
RECOUNT
On March 17, 1998 a petition to have Article 16 recounted was
submitted to the Town Clerk by Arthur Moody and ten registered voters. The
Board of Recount was convened at 9AM on March 26th in the Selectmen 's
Meeting Room of the Hampton Town Offices. Present at the recount were Asst.
Moderator Paul Lessard, substituting for Moderator John Walker, Clerk Arleen
Andreozzi, and Selectmen Virginia Bridle and Michael Plouffe. Substituting for
excused Selectman Frederick Rice was Town Manager, James Barrington. The
clerk swore in the substitute Selectmen and the ballot counters.
The petitioner
Arthur Moody was present. The Assistant Moderator explained the procedure by
which he would conduct the recount and sorted the ballots.
Five recount teams
were established. After the votes had been counted and tallied the outcome of
the vote remained the same. The new total was as follows: Yes 1525 No 1521
Respectfully submitted
Arleen E. Andreozzi
Hampton Town Clerk
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