Covenant w/Manchester Taxpayers

MANCHESTER - The Republican candidates for the Board of Directors, Matt Peak, Lou Spadaccini, Cheri Pelletier, Jeff Beckman, Rob Desilet, and Mark Tweedie put on a strong showing last night at the Manchester Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors Debate.  “It was a clear victory for the Republican team,” said Republican Town Committee Chair Wally Irish.

The debate ranged over a host of topics, including public safety, taxes and spending, the textbook loan program, downtown development, and open space preservation.  Time and time again, the Republican team emphasized the values of accountability, fiscal responsibility, and quality of life. 

The debate, which lasted just over two hours, was held at the Lincoln Center hearing room on Tuesday evening. 

Today’s Journal-Inquirer has a good story covering this morning’s Board of Directors press conference with reporters.  The highlights:

“The revaluation delay couldn’t have been worse for Manchester residents,” incumbent Matthew B. Peak said, citing an online real estate calculator that shows his home peaked in value in 2006 when revaluation was implemented. “The gamble was with other people’s money.”

“Candidate Mark Tweedie said it’s “disheartening” to hear that income effectively has dropped 20 percent for most people and said more attention should be paid to helping residents develop their job skills so they can get job with better salaries.”

 ”We will keep property taxes as low as possible as well as maintain vital services,” Spadaccini said. “We will always consider the community’s ability to pay.”

MANCHESTER - Republican candidates for the Board of Directors and the Board of Education continue to wage an aggressive campaign for office this week. Candidates are knocking ondoors, talking to the people of Manchester, and talking about real solutions. “One thing people always bring up are the taxes,” said candidate for the Board of Directors Jeff Beckman. “They ask me how we have the mall and all that development, and taxes that continue to rise?”

The Republican candidates for the Board of Directors have proposed a Covenant with Manchester Taxpayers, a three plank plan that spells out our plaform for reform at the local level. Click on “Platform” to learn more about the Covenant with Manchester Taxpayers. 

 The election will be won not in the newspapers or in mailboxes.  It will be won on the street, with our candidates looking residents in the eye, shaking their hands, and honestly promising to do something about the problems people face.  And in just a few weeks, Manchester voters will head to the polls and make their choices.  We look forward to talking to them.