A group of New Boston residents is going to court to stop a proposed two percent spending cap from being voted on by residents. The residents filed a lawsuit asking a court to force selectmen to reschedule a canceled deliberative session on the spending cap, claiming they were denied the right to change the proposed cap. State Rep. Keith Ammon is backing the spending cap, citing rising property taxes in town, and believes opponents want to raise the cap to 50 percent, which he calls illegal.
The controversy stems from a Feb. 3 Town Meeting where residents were told they could not change the numbers in the spending cap proposal. The residents opposed to the cap argue they should have been allowed to make changes and are now seeking a special deliberative session. Amid legal challenges, the Selectmen have canceled the planned session, prompting residents to take legal action to force its rescheduling.
The lawsuit claims that misinformation provided at the Feb. 3 meeting deprived voters of their legal right to amend the spending cap and is calling for the special deliberative session to protect the integrity of Town Meeting. With education spending in New Boston on the rise, residents are pushing for changes before the March 11 Town Meeting. A hearing for the lawsuit is scheduled for Friday in the Hillsborough Superior Court. For more political news from New Hampshire, visit NHJournal.com.
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