Town Meeting

Spent the majority of our day at town meeting.  This unique small town event is how we decide on our budget and major purchases for the year.  Items up for discussion was whether to enter into a contract with the county sheriff to provide police services for the town.  After much debate, we voted via secret ballot and the town's people had their say.  They overwhelmingly voted no for the loss of local control.  Overheard after the vote was read was a former selectman telling the sheriff how misinformed the taxpayers are and we are just like trying to herd cats to get us to make the right choice.  I think we did make the right choice, local management and local control are going to stay like it is  Remind me of this when he tries to run for office again.  It will then be time to start a letter writing campaign to make sure the other taxpayers know what he thinks of us.

In other good news, Barnstead Fire Rescue will be getting a shiny new GREEN tanker to replace a 1954 tanker.  We tend to keep things for a very long time here.  Yes it's still running and yes it's still in service!  The chief will also be getting a new command vehicle.  All in all a good day for our little fire department.

Thankfully the weather also cooperated and I didn't feel like I was spending the a nice day inside.  Tomorrow it's supposed to be wonderful weather...a wonderful morning for a run!  Then I can spend the rest of the afternoon throwing the ball outside for the little dog and finishing Following Atticus.  Excellent book that has me laughing out loud on one page and sobbing my way through the next.  Makes me want to take to the mountains with the little dog and get some hiking in!  The picture above is from Crawford Notch last fall...the last peak of our day on a 10+ mile hike!