At a recent meeting of the Tri-County Republicans, I learned that if Harry Bean, a State Representative from Gilford and Chair of the Belknap County Delegation, does not post three public meetings for the delegation (state reps from Belknap County), taxpayers are in danger of a 35% increase in county taxes.
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Mr. Bean had a legal duty to post the budget meetings, and at a meeting on March 6, he was informed of this important duty. However, he and seven other Delegation members voted to approve the commissioners’ budget. Do they really care about taxpayers when they vote this way, especially when we have been hit with the highest inflation in decades?
Mr. Bean says he wants unity, yet when selecting the budget committee members, he voted to put freshmen representatives on this important committee. Due to this, we have five budget committee members with little experience in the county budgetary process and are witnessing the consequences of this action. In the best interest of Belknap taxpayers, some experienced members should have been appointed to help those who are new and inexperienced in the process.
Mr. Bean needs to adhere to the law, and re-schedule the meetings to discuss the budget, and it should be done sooner than later.