Did you know?
Right To Know requests (RSA 91-A) have revealed the following purchases with your money:
- A $2,000 boat for the pond at Timberlane Regional High School that taxpayers also paid to have dredged. Why?
- A brand new farm tractor. This went out for bids. 4 bids were received from different vendors: $52k, $62k, $67k, and $69k. The most expensive bid of $69k was accepted. Why? Worse, the old tractor was supposed to be sold to recoup costs. The old tractor is still being used today. Why?
- A GPS line painting machine for $25k. Take a stroll through campus – you’ll see lines being manually painted on the grounds with the old machine. Why?
- $150,000 tennis court lights. First of all, these tennis courts were paid for with $500k of surplus dollars that were not budgeted for and should have been returned to the taxpayers. Second of all, this light project should have gone out to bid since it was over the current policy’s bid threshold of $50,000. It did not go out for bids. The project was broken into individual parts and labor purchases, each under $50,000, to avoid the bidding process. This is known as bid splitting or bid rigging. Also, who plays tennis in the winter or in the middle of the night?
- Multiple orders of $4,500 to buy retirement gifts. Why isn’t this being funded by the teachers union or donations?
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