Well it’s about time SOMEONE questioned the money these unelected bureaucrats take from us while working for foreign entities against our own best interests.
MOULTONBOROUGH — When Jeff Hayes, executive director of Lakes Region Planning Commission, met with the selectmen last month the board used the occasion to challenge how the annual dues of the 30 member municipalities are assessed, an issue that has rankled the town for several years.
Paul Punturieri noted that the state statute establishing the regional planning commissions requires them to “determine on a reasonable and equitable basis the proportion of its costs to be borne respectively by each municipality.” He said that although Moultonborough’s population is approximately 4,000, because of its relatively greater portion of the total property value of the member municipalities, it bears a disproportionate share of the costs. The town, he said. pays approximately $10,000 a year, which is comparable to the contribution of Laconia, a much larger community. Stressing that he had no qualms about the services the commission provides, Punturieri said, “Just on principle we should stop paying other people’s bills.”