To see if the School District will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $300,000 to continue long term maintenance, repair and modernization work to include technical and/or engineering services at Hampton’s Marston and Centre school buildings and grounds? This article is a continuation of an annual program planned to keep the buildings updated and in good condition, thereby protecting the taxpayer’s investment. Projects planned for 2017-18 are listed below. This will be a non-lapsing appropriation per RSA 32:7 VI and will not lapse until these projects are completed or June 30, 2019, whichever is earlier.
| Marston School | |
| Replace roof over original building, annex and kitchen (phased) | $ 230,000 |
| Replace original classroom sinks and counter tops (phased) | 15,000 |
| Implement security improvements (phased) | 15,000 |
| $ 260,000 |
| Centre School | |
| Replace original classroom sinks and counter tops (phased) | $ 15,000 |
| ADA improvements (district-wide) | 5,000 |
| Roof repairs (ongoing) | 5,000 |
| Implement security improvements (phased) | 15,000 |
| $ 40,000 |
What it means: The school district has voted for a number of years to appropriate $300,000 for ongoing long term maintenance projects in the Hampton school buildings. Major projects recently completed or in can be seen here. The School Board is again requesting $300,000 to continue the projects listed above. It is the same cost amount that was included last year, so there is no increased tax impact.
Those in favor say: It is easier on the taxpayer to accommodate regular maintenance projects than to have an emergency project that needs immediate funding.
Those against say: No one spoke against this article at the public meetings.
Fiscal Impact: No tax impact (same cost as prior year).