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