Winnipesaukee Forum - View Single Post - Battle of the boat dollars; State vs Local

jeffk · 10-27-2006, 11:49 PM

I want the Marine Patrol to be better funded but it would be nice to get a specific plan, i.e. "We will add 4 boats and 10 officers next year with a focus on X, Y, and Z programs and enforcement. To fund this we will need $XXX and will increase registration cost by $NN." My registration costs around $60. I would happily pay an additional $5 if that would go directly to the Marine patrol for targeted improvements. That would net about $500,000 (100,000 registered boaters) which I think would nicely fund significant improvements. Why is this so hard and why do we need to play these games, pitting state against town?

10-27-2006, 11:49 PM	#21
jeffk Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Center Harbor Posts: 1,247 Thanks: 216 Thanked 484 Times in 278 Posts	It would be nice to see a specific plan I want the Marine Patrol to be better funded but it would be nice to get a specific plan, i.e. "We will add 4 boats and 10 officers next year with a focus on X, Y, and Z programs and enforcement. To fund this we will need $XXX and will increase registration cost by $NN." My registration costs around $60. I would happily pay an additional $5 if that would go directly to the Marine patrol for targeted improvements. That would net about $500,000 (100,000 registered boaters) which I think would nicely fund significant improvements. Why is this so hard and why do we need to play these games, pitting state against town?