Goffstown News : voting

Stimulus funds approved for sewer, drainage upgrades

Goffstown Editor — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 19:54:00 GMT

By Eddie Wilson At a recent special Town Meeting, Goffstown residents approved three articles to update the town’s sewer and drainage, as well as increase the number of officers on the police force. With the understanding that the majority of the...(read more)

Goffstown residents to vote on stimulus money

Goffstown Editor — Wed, 20 May 2009 18:50:00 GMT

By SARAH LEBRUN If Goffstown wants to bring more business into town, a sewer upgrade will be needed. This sewer project will be one of three articles to appear on the warrant for a special Town Meeting on Wednesday, May 27. All articles on the warrant...(read more)

Land buy for library approved in Goffstown

Goffstown Editor — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 19:01:00 GMT

BY STEPHEN BEALE In the race for two selectmen seats, Nick Campasano, an incumbent, and Steve Fournier won with 1,213 and 1,000 votes respectively. Bill Gordon came in third with 728 votes. Residents approved the $19,362,358 town operating budget but...(read more)

Goffstown voters say no to $600,000 cut

Goffstown Editor — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 21:01:00 GMT

BY STEPHEN BEALE First they cut $561,000. Then $400,000 more. But parents said it was time to stop when a proposal for $600,000 in yet more reductions was aired at the deliberative session of School District Meeting at Goffstown High School on Feb. 2....(read more)

Goffstown deliberative sessions are Feb. 2 and 4

Goffstown Editor — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 23:16:00 GMT

BY STEPHEN BEALE The Goffstown deliberative sessions of Town and School District Meeting next week are much more than just deliberation. Those meetings also make important decisions that affect how much money the town and school district can spend next...(read more)

Article would allow Budget Committee to set school budget

Goffstown Editor — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 21:38:00 GMT

BY STEPHEN BEALE A resident wants to strip the Goffstown School Board of some of its budget powers in the hope that spending will become lower. Guy Caron, chairman of the 450-plus member Goffstown Residents Association, is backing a petitioned article...(read more)

Firm hired to design new Goffstown fire station

Goffstown Editor — Wed, 14 May 2008 23:11:00 GMT

BY STEPHEN BEALE The town has hired a firm to design a new fire station, recommend where it would be best to build it and help officials educate voters about the project, if they choose to follow through with it. That decision on the design was made by...(read more)

Selectmen set goals for the year

Goffstown Editor — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 19:02:00 GMT

BY STEPHEN BEALE The voters have had their say, now the town must carry out their wishes. On Monday, March 17, the Board of Selectmen poured over the results of the March 11 town election. The message the public sent about the Fire Department was clear:...(read more)

Fire Department wins big, land bond fails

Goffstown Editor — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 20:21:00 GMT

BY STEPHEN BEALE The town election on Tuesday, March 11, reversed a string of defeats for proposals to expand the Fire Department. In two previous elections, voters had thrown out plans for 18 and 10 firefighters, but Tuesday they signed off on hiring...(read more)

Firefighters, contract highlighted on ballot

Goffstown Editor — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 00:43:00 GMT

BY STEPHEN BEALE The future of the Fire Department will be shaped by the outcome of the Tuesday, March 11, town election. On the ballot are a new contract for firefighters, a proposal for two new ones and plan to save up for the purchase of a ladder truck...(read more)

Condo plan tabled

Goffstown Editor — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 00:47:00 GMT

BY DAVE CHOATE A heated discussion involving board members, two sides of a property debate and a member of the Conservation Commission ended with the board voting unanimously to push the proposal back to Oct. 25. Janice Bournival had proposed to keep...(read more)

Recounts don’t change any Election Day results

Goffstown Editor — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 18:40:00 GMT

BY ROD HANSEN Recounts of two town ballot items in Goffstown and a school budget vote in Weare produced different numbers, but identical results. Goffstown’s Article 13, which would have paid for a water distribution system in Lynchville/Danis Park...(read more)

Water project vote to get recount

Goffstown Editor — Wed, 21 Mar 2007 22:53:00 GMT

BY ROD HANSEN Two petitioned requests for recounts will have town officials hand-counting ballots at town hall at 1 p.m. Sunday, March 25. Both recount requests concern warrant articles where slim margins decided the outcome. In the case of Article 13,...(read more)

Hunter voted out, town rejects 24/7 fire coverage

Goffstown Editor — Wed, 14 Mar 2007 20:05:00 GMT

BY ROD HANSEN Voters elected Scott Gross and Vivian Blondeau to the board of selectmen Tuesday, March 13, while ejecting incumbent Bruce Hunter from his seat on the board. The voting also brought disapproval for a 24/7 fire service proposal and a water...(read more)