SAU 21 Article 4: To see if the School District will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $85,000 to replace the auditorium sound system. The current system is not fully functional and is undersized for the space and design of the auditorium. This will be a non-lapsing appropriation per RSA 32:7 VI and will not lapse until the project is complete or June 30, 2022, whichever is earlier. (Majority vote required.)
Hampton is responsible for 45.46% of SAU 21’s appropriations.
What it means: The auditorium sound system replacement project represents a full replacement and upgrade of the auditorium sound system. The current system reached end of life and is not properly engineered and designed for optimal sound acoustics, resulting in multiple dead zones or poor quality acoustics throughout the auditorium.
Those in favor say: The new proposed sound system is designed to resolve acoustical problems and provide the proper system for both school use and for community uses.
Those against say: No one spoke against this Article at Deliberative Session.
Fiscal Impact: A Hampton home valued at $400,000 would bear an increased tax cost of $4.07 in 2020 if this Article passes. Take your property valuation divided by 1000 and multiplied by .01 to get your cost.