Article 29 – Hampton Conservation Fund – $30,000

Click here to see the wording of this Article as it appears on your ballot.

What it means: The Conservation Fund, created via RSA-36-A:5, is used by the Conservation Commission to protect open spaces via acquisition or conservation easements, on behalf of the town. The fund was depleted in 2022 when it was used to help pay for the purchase of the 22+ acre Barkley property on North Shore Road. This Warrant Article will help to build up the Fund again so that it can be used to pay for future conservation opportunities as they are identified.

Those in favor say: The Commission tries to build up this Fund gradually to help reduce, if not eliminate the need to ask the voters for additional dollars when conservation opportunities arises. The Commission always uses this fund first before going to the townspeople for additional financial support for these opportunities.

Those against say: No one spoke against this Article.

Fiscal impact: Cost per thousand dollars of valuation is $0.008. A household valued at $400,000 will see a tax cost of $3.20 in 2023.