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February 9, 2007
GOFFSTOWN - The 2007 Town Deliberative Session was held on Wednesday night, resulting in much discussion but few changes in Town Warrant. The results of Wednesday's town meeting were as follows:
| ARTICLE | DESCRIPTION | RESULTS |
| Articles 1 to 12 | Offices, planning board articles |
No discussion held |
| Article 13 | Lynchville/Danis Park | Not amended - will appear unchanged from Deliberative Session Voter's Guide |
| Article 14 | Operating budget | Amended upwards by $20,935 to paint Grasmere Town Hall, to a total of $16,789,463. Passed by voice vote. |
| Article 15 | Road Plan | Attempt to increase by $600K failed via hand vote, 52 yes, 56 no. |
| Article 16 | Place Road Plan in operating budget |
Attempt to amend to keep Road Plan as a Special Article failed via hand vote, 42 yes, 51 no. |
| Article 17 | $100K Grasmere Restoration fund | Not amended - will appear unchanged from Deliberative Session Voter's Guide |
| Article 18 | Make Selectmen agents of said fund | Not amended - will appear unchanged from Deliberative Session Voter's Guide |
| Article 19 | $15K Main Street Program | Not amended - will appear unchanged from Deliberative Session Voter's Guide |
| Article 20 | Elderly Tax Exemption | Attempt to amend to lower net assets amount from $150K to $75K failed via hand vote, 55 yes, 75 no. |
| Article 21 | $295K for 10 new firefirghter | Not amended - will appear unchanged from Deliberative Session Voter's Guide |
| Article 22 | TIF District Article | Not amended - will appear unchanged from Deliberative Session Voter's Guide |
| Article 23 | TIF District Article | Not amended - will appear unchanged from Deliberative Session Voter's Guide |
| Article 24 | TIF District Article | Not amended - will appear unchanged from Deliberative Session Voter's Guide |
| Article 25 | Increase budget committee from 9 to 12 | Not amended - will appear unchanged from Deliberative Session Voter's Guide |
| Article 26 | Support global warming initiatives | Not amended - will appear unchanged from Deliberative Session Voter's Guide |
| Article 27 | Meeting minutes to record roll-call votes | Not amended - will appear unchanged from Deliberative Session Voter's Guide |
| Article 28 | Privatize Ambulance Service | Amended to request Selectmen study feasibility of privatization, passed voice vote. |
| Article 29 | Increase land use change tax to 100% for conservation fund | Not amended - will appear unchanged from Deliberative Session Voter's Guide |
| Article 30 | Conservation land acquisition fund | Amended downward by $5K to a total of $245K, passed voice vote. Board of Selectmen and Budget Committee thereafter voted to recommend this article (previously not recommended by either) |
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