Town of Bartlett, NH

Legal fees are continuing to climb as developers and others who disagreewith the town's regulations seek remedy through the courts. A breakdown of legal f e e s i n c l u d e s $ 1 3 , 0 0 0s p e n t t o d a t e o v e r a c c e p t a n c e o f P e a r M o u n t a i n R o a d , $5,300 to date over Red River Property Development regarding road issues and $5,000 to defend the town's assessmentsat the Board of Tax and Land Appeals with Bearfoot Creek Condorniniums. Pear Mountain and Red River will continu e i n 2 0 0 9 a s w i l l a c t i o n t a k e n a g a i n s t L i l M a n S n o w m a c h i n e s / E dF u r l o n g o v e r access and zoning violatior-rs.We are rnindftrl of the legal costs but need to with fairness to all and not give in when threatened bv enforcc our regulatior-rs lawsuits. P l e a s eb e m i n d f u l o f y o u r E 9I I c m e r g e n c y n u n r b e r a n d p o s t i t i n a v i s i b l e a r c a or of your property. Be sure to renlove ar-ryclld t.tut.t.tbers iclcntifying featttres t h n t m a y c a u s ec o n t t s i o n s h o u l c le n r c r g e n c yp e r s o n n e l n e e d t o f i n c l y o L r rp r o p A rr e r t y . T t r e B a r t l e t t F i r e f i g h t e r s s s c l c i a t i c l l r a s n r u n b e r s i g n s a v a i l a b l ef b r s a l e i f y o u n e e c l t h e r n . I l f o r s o m e r c a s o n v o r r c h o c l s cl r o t t o d i s p l a y y o u r a s s i g n e c l s n t r m b e r , p l e a s er e n r o v ea n y o l d n u t n L l e r s o i l s l r o I t o a f ' f c c t h c p r o p e r t y t h a t h a s b e e n a s s i g n e c t h t r t n u m b e r . I f y o u d o n ' t k n o n ' v o u r I 1 9 l 1 n r r n r b c - ri,t c i t t . tb c l fbuncl on vorlr tax bill or b1,cotrtacting tl-reSclcctntctr's offict-'. I t l o o k s l i k e t h e b i g g e s tr o a d p r o j c c t s o f t h e y e a r w i l l l r e c l o n ei n c o n j u n c t i o r . r with the Lower Bartlett Water Prc'citrcton (llen l.edge llclari ancl Linclcrhol. I-ast y e a r , t h e t l i g l r w a y D e p a r t m e n t d i d w o r k o n S t a n t o n F a r n r R o a c l ,R o l l i n g R i d g e , A b b o t t B r o o k R d . , M o a t M o u t r t a i t r C i r c l c ' ,S o t r t h L e d g e R d . a n d B i r c h l . e d g e l t d . w A d c l i t i o n a l l y ,i n c o n j u n c t i o n w i t h w o r k t h e L o l r , e r l l a r t l e t t W a t c r l ) r c . c i n c t a s n d o i n g , w e r e b u i l t t h c ' r n a j o r i t v o l L t r d w i g S t r a s s ei r [ . i n d c r h o f . 'f l s h e a r n o u n t o f n c w c o r ) s t r u c t i o nh a s c l e c l i n c cc l r i r t n a t i c a l l y i n c e l a s t y e a r a n t i i a l c l n g n i t h t h c c l r o p i n p r c l p e r t v v a l u c ' s n s o r n e a r e a so f t o r v n , i t n r e i l n s t h a t w e h a v c t o b e .e x t r a c a r c l i r l w i t h o t r r s p e n c l i n g ,b c l t h a t t h c t o w t r a t t c ls c h o o l l e v e l . s W e r v i l l n o t h a v c t h e i n c l e l r s ci n p t ' o p e l t l ' v i r l u et o o f f s e te x p e t r c l i t t r r ea s r v e h a v c t h a c i i n t h c p a s t s o i t r v i l l b e a s t r u g g l et o t n a i n t u i n i t l c l l t , u x r u t t - ' . is Thc town's websitc, wwr,v.bartlettnh.org, up ancl rttnning anclyou can get t o w n i n l o r n r a t i o r . r ,S e l e c t n r e t r ' sM e e t i n g r n i t r u t e s , s o n r e l o r m s , a n c l c o n t a c t f a i n f o r n r a t i o n f i o r n i t . l t i s s o r n e w h a tb a r s i c t t h i s t i r n e , b u t n e w i l l b c a c l c l i n g e a , t r r r e s a n d i n f o r n r a t i o r . rs o s t a y t t r n e c l . ' l ' h a n k st o C n i g I l a r r i s c l t ' to f H a t r i s o n t C r e a t i v ef o r a s s i s t i n gu s w i t h a n d t t r a i t r L a i n i n gl t c w e b s i t c . a T h e S e l e c t t n e nm e e t o n m o s t l i r i c i a yn r o r n i n g s f r o n r 9 a n r -l l a r n L l t r ta r r c b l e t o r l r e e t a t c l t h e r t i m e s i f t h c r e g t r l a r m e c t i n g t i l n c i s a p r o b l c m . P l e a s ec a l l o t r r clffice if you wish to meet witl-t tts. Have a grcat year! Board of Selectmen: (;ENE (;. (]HANI)LHR I)OU(;TAS A. (;ARTANt) JON'I'ANGUAY

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