On the petition of Kristen Russell and at least 25 Hampton registered voters, shall the Town of Hampton raise and appropriate $3,000 to pay to Experience Hampton Inc., the organizer of the 2010 to 2018 Hampton Christmas Parades, to help defray the expenses of the 2019 Christmas Parade and related activities? (Majority vote required)
What it means:This request is for an annual donation to Experience Hampton to help fund the Christmas parade, which occurs in early December each year.
Those in favor say: The parade involves many groups, including businesses, schools and local officials. The total cost of the parade is $15,000, of which the taxpayers are being asked to absorb a small fraction.
Those against say: No one spoke against this Article at Deliberative Session.
Fiscal impact: The $3,000 cost in 2019 will create an additional tax cost for the average Hampton home valued at $405,000 of $.41. (Take your property value divided by 1000 and multiply by .001 to get your specific tax impact.) This decision affects the current year only.