Save Money. Create Jobs

This  Maine has helped New Hampshire with Economic Development. And they've done a good job.is is an idea I’ve been thinking for some time.

A short history lesson:

-Back in the day of the stagecoach northern New Hampshire was a major crossroads of commerce whether this was to Vermont, Canada and beyond. What is now U.S. Route 302 was a major route of this commerce and the construction and initial maintenance thereof was paid for by Maine because New Hampshire refused to provide funding for it.

-The history of Berlin, NH is filled with finance of projects and infrastructure from sources outside of New Hampshire mainly from eastern Canada and Maine. This includes capital items like paper machines and natural gas pipelines.

It would seem that Maine would have more of an interest in economic development in northern New Hampshire than DRED does so why not let them have this responsibility and save NH taxpayer money at the same time. Examples include:

Eliminate the DRED position in northern New Hampshire including office space and travel expenses:     Savings to N.H. taxpayers.           $122,000.00 year.

Eliminate all Economic Development Functions of North Country Council Inc. (Regional Planning).     Savings to N.H. taxpayers.           $850,000.00 year.

Eliminate Economic Development Councils like the Grafton, Coos Economic Development Councils.      Savings to N.H., taxpayers.         $750,000.00 year.

Total Savings to N.H. taxpayers.  $1,722,000.00 year.

Then sign a contract with the Maine Department of Economic Development to perform the same functions as the expenses above for $250,000.00 a year with a $75,000.00 performance bonus for every taxbase increase that results in either 50 fulltime jobs or taxable property improvements in excess of $2.5 million dollars.

With history as a basis imagine what might happen.

New Hampshire taxpayers still save money.

Comments

[C. dog]

Sounds like a plan worthy of guber consideration. You should send it to this year's batch of wannabees for their esteemed input.
– C. dog

[Steven J. Connolly]

If only they would listen....

[C. dog]

Might be worth a stroll over to one of their self-serving campaign gatherings if they have the temerity to field questions from the field, rather than from rehearsed, handpicked partisans.
– C. dog

[Steven J. Connolly]

Let me guess this is like going to a Charlie Bass town hall. The proletariat gets to ask questions and all are answered. I bet Kevin Smith is equally as impressive.

[C. dog]

I didn't say they would answer your questions clearly and on point, but you may be entertained by their squirming (re: Lizzy Warren had an ax, 'bout her Indian heritage she took 40 whacks, when she saw what she had done, she realized she answered no questions, not a one ...)
– C. dog loves baiting pols