Charbonneau, Beaulieu Endorse Boyd

I am very pleased to announce that Rhona Charbonneau, former Hillsborough County Commissioner and former Chair of the New Hampshire State Republican Party; and Emile Beaulieu, former Mayor of Manchester and one-time candidate for Governor; are supporting my candidacy for Register of Deeds.

"Bill is a uniquely qualified and competent leader to succeed Judith MacDonald at the Registry of Deeds," Charbonneau said, "His background and personality are well-suited for the position, and I am eager to support Bill's pursuit to be Register of Deeds for Hillsborough County."

Beaulieu was also enthusiastic about Bill's candidacy. "I've known Bill Boyd for more than 10 years," said Beaulieu, "He is a dedicated, common sense fiscal conservative the people of Hillsborough County can depend upon to manage our Registry of Deeds responsibly. Nobody will work harder or be more open to the county taxpayer's concerns than Bill," Beaulieu said.

Charbonneau and Beaulieu will serve as my Honorary Co-Chairs of the campaign. Also, Joe Dion of Manchester has agreed to serve as my Fiscal Agent.

No Good Deed Goes Unrecorded......

Last night, I had the pleasure of attending the New Hampshire Republican Party's fundraiser featuring former Pennsylvania Governor and Secretary of Homeland Security, Tom Ridge. The Bedford home of Dan and Joy Monfried was the venue and close to 100 party activists attended the fundraiser to mingle and raise money for our statewide, grass roots efforts in November.

I had a wonderful time meeting new people and especially enjoyed talking with Governor Ridge, an engaging personality with a tremendous sense of humor, a gift of storytelling and a love of country as well. He talked glowingly of Sen. McCain and reminded all of us of his and Sen. McCain's Vietnam military service. He drove home the point that while the economy is important, foreign affairs is equal to the task in strengthening our borders, our people and our economy. It was a tremendous privilege to be in his presence.

Special thanks again to Dan and Joy Monfried. I met them and their friend, Karen Findlay of Peterborough, along with a whole host of people in Hillsborough County. The conversation was lively and fun. They were tremendous hosts to the crowd at hand and deserve recognition in opening up their beautiful home to new people. The fundraiser was a tremendous success due to their hospitality and generosity.

It's a busy weekend ahead and the campaign is taking shape. Please be sure to reach out to me at bill@boydnh.com with your questions.

See you on the campaign trail, Bill

No Good Deed Goes Unrecorded....

On Monday, in my dual roles as Chairman of the Economic Development Citizens Advisory Committee and Planning Board alternate member in Merrimack, I travelled to St. Anselm's College's Institute of Politics in Goffstown to participate in a workshop on the development of rail through Southern New Hampshire along the newly created "Capitol Corridor" to Concord. I was interviewed by The Nashua Telegraph and I have hyperlinked the article for your convenience below.

The picture above was provided to me by Dan Pinard. It shows Peter Burling - NH State Senator and chair of New Hampshire Rail Authority, Gov. Mike Dukakis - former governor of MA, former vice chair of Amtrak and Patricia Quinn - Executive Director of Northern New England Passenger RailAuthority fielding questions from a group of roughly 200 people. I was lucky enough to ask a question of Governor Dukakis.

Relating my understandings of transportation successes and failures in Massachusetts, I asked him: What were the key lessons the people of New Hampshire should take away from impacted communities in Massachusetts in promoting and creating rail access from New Hampshire to Boston? Gov. Dukakis was very forthright.

Consensus, bi-partisan leadership should embrace the economic development potential rail brings to New Hampshire. He was quick to point out that there would be speed bumps along the way, but a "can-do" attitude with creative thinking and problem-solving was a must. Plus, he admitted that we need to treat rail service as public service, that this public service must be efficient at the lowest cost possible. He agreed that governmental subsidies to offset shortfalls are necessary for a successful regional rail service.

It was a 90 minute exercise in transportation public policy that certainly brought out the wonk in me. Also, it provide ample opportunity for me to catch up with my fellow area planners to further discuss the economic development opportunity rail provides to area communities and its region. It was an excellent night of information.

http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080715/NEWS01/614779069

Bill

No Good Deed Goes Unrecorded.....

Good morning!

It's been a while, but I have been busy on the campaign trail this past week.

Last Friday, I travelled up to Hillsborough for the Hillsborough Balloon Festival and 5K road race. 200 runners came out to run in the race while a larger number of people cheered us on at the start and finish. I met some new people, caught up with some of my runner friends and ran a personal best of 22:08 for my age. Many thanks to race director Jenny Bronson and her team for putting on a successful event! Afterwards, I walked around and met more people watching the balloons going up into the air. Overall, a great time. Special thanks to Hillsborough Republican State Representative candidate Dave Fullerton for these pictures of me at the race.

On Sunday, I came back to the Festival to march in the parade. Please check out my pictures on the events page. Lots and lots of families, their friends and seniors came out to watch the bands, the floats and candidates, such as myself, march in the parade. Again, a great time was had by all. Congradulations to Carle Grabowski and her team for a well-organize, class act parade. Special thanks to supporters Joan and Tom Harvey of Hillsborough, and their boys, Cameron and Jacob, for helping me out at the parade and introducing me to their friends.

While the balloons didn't go up due to a beautiful, but windy day, spectators were entertained by the Firefighter's Muster. The fire departments of Hillsborough, Antrim, Deering, Hancock and others were well-represented in competition. The crowds were equally impressed with their speed and skill. It was a great opportunity to see our first responders demonstrate their abilities in competition.

That's all for now. I have more events to talk about, but the day is beginning.

So, I'll post later.

Bill

No Good Deed Goes Unrecorded.....

On July 5, I attended the Coalition of New Hampshire Taxpayers Annual Cookout in Hopkinton. I met a variety of new people from Hillsborough County and I took the taxpayer pledge. A great time was had by all.

One may ask why would a candidate for Register of Deeds take the taxpayer pledge? How does this pledge apply to my job? They are great questions with simple answers.

The current Register of Deeds has historically tried to level fund the Deeds' operating budget. Generally, the approved budget finished the fiscal year with a surplus, allowing that money to either carry over to the next year or be returned to the taxpayer. Plus, the Registry, through the document recording process, collects more money than its spends while using its profits to reduce the county's property taxes.

Since both practices provide an end result of lowering property taxes for the county's taxpayers, I want to continue this practice ensuring that the registry exercises fiscal prudence within its budget while maintaining appropriate services for the county taxpayer. So, my pledge to the taxpayers of Hillsborough County prevents the desire to overspend, work from within the means of my alloted budget and hopefully return a surplus back to the taxpayer.

Yesterday, I had the opportunity to present to the Goffstown Rotary at St. Anselm's College about my campaign. 20 Rotarians arrived for breakfast and some Q&A with me. It was great opportunity and I am grateful to Dr. David Letellier, Claude LaRoche, Bob Wheeler and Rotarian President Ed Monty for their gracious invitation. The Rotarians asked great questions and walked away more familiar with my campaign, but most importantly, the role of the Register of Deeds.

Bill

No Good Deed Goes Unrecorded.....

Hi All:

July 4 has arrived and a reminder that I'll be in Amherst and Merrimack today marching in the parade. Check out our green tee shirts with our campaign slogan: " No good deed goes unrecorded."

Many thanks again to Ed and Jane of Taxpayer Radio for being so gracious to having me on their show. If you missed the show, check out this link http://www.nhtaxpayerradio.com/shows2008.php and click on July 3. It was a fun experience and a great opportunity. Keep in mind that their annual cookout is Saturday, July 5 at the Hopkinton Fairgrounds from Noon to 5pm. For all activists, this is a great opportunity to get out and meet people.

Today is the 232nd Anniversary of the birth of our country. As we enjoy our family and friends, and celebrate our Nation, please be mindful of our patriots, then and now, who gave the ultimate sacrifice to preserve, protect and defend the freedoms we cherish as Americans. Most importantly, please pause and remember our brothers and sister in uniform, currently, who
fight to keep the cause of our freedom secure.

Enjoy the day, folks, and check out the pictures from my day today.

Bill

Comings and Goings

Hi all,

I will be taking my campaign to the airwaves tonight on Ed Naile and Jane Aitken's New Hampshire Taxpayer radio show at 6pm on WLMV 90.7 FM. If you can't pick up the show on radio, stream it live off of the internet at www.nhtaxpayerradio.com. Afterwards, I'll be at the home of Judy and Lance Spencer in Litchfield for a meet and greet.

Tomorrow is the Fourth of July. I'll be marching in the Amherst parade at 9am and my hometown parade, Merrimack, at 1pm. Somewhere in between, I'll being heading over to Merrimack High School to meet people at the Rotary's Pancake Breakfast which runs from 8am to 12noon. We'll be handing out lollipops to the children during the parade in Merrimack as well.

On July 5, I'll be headed to Hopkinton for Coalition of New Hampshire Taxpayers ("CNHT") annual picnic from Noon to 5pm. Please check their website www.cnht.org for directions and details.

Check back this weekend as I'll be posting some of the pictures from these events.

Thanks, Bill