Shall the Town of Hampton vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $590,170 for improvements to streets consisting of paving overlays, adjustments to structures to permit paving, re pairs and replacements to drainage, re pairs and replacement to sewers if needed for pavement repair, repairs to sidewalks and driveway openings, crack sealing and curbing installation and improvements and repairs to Town Parking Lots and parking areas. Upon completion of the work scheduled in this warrant article, if funds remain unused the DPW may proceed to the next street(s) on their priority repair list until said unused portion is spent. Said appropriation to be offset by the State Highway Block Grant estimated to be $316,231. This shall be a non-lapsing appropriation per RSA 32:7, VI and shall not lapse until the projects are completed or by March 31, 2021, whichever occurs sooner?
What it means: The Town of Hampton has been successful in receiving NH DOT Highway Grant Block aid that help to maintain Class IV andClass V “highways” (basically compact sections of town roads). Funds are applied to specific projects as identified by DPW and approved by the Board of Selectmen.
Those in favor say: This allows the Town to pursue improvements to roads including paving overlays, repairs, crack sealing, curbing and associated utility improvements with a considerable offset from the NH highway grant program. Last year, this covered the Ann’s Lane project (final paving of which will occur in the Spring of 2019). Roads under consideration this year are Elaine and Richard Streets (pending possible sewer improvements), Palmer, Sicard and Biery Streets (no infrastructure improvements), Nor’east Lane (overlay) and Park Ave (if the Eaton Park and Tuck Field culvert improvement Warrant Article 24 is approved).
Those against say: No one spoke against this Article at Deliberative Session.
Fiscal impact: The average Hampton home valued at $405,000 would bear an increased tax cost of $33.46 if this Article passes. (Take your property value divided by 1000 and multiply by .082 to get your specific tax cost.) This decision affects the current year only.