This story was to cover the 2/6 town budget hearing and included a petitioned warrant article presented to the select board the night before. I’m sure I’m not the only person who saw this and thought, “Here we go again.” In the Monitor E-edition, you’ll see a few minor corrections made to this story, 2/8 at 5:34 p.m. More significant corrections are in order. Referring to the two lots as “…along the 200 acre pond,”“…along pristine Walker Pond” is just untrue. The lots are at least 200 yards back from the pond, no view through the woods. Shore-front lots auctioned by the water precinct were $1,385/acre on the Boscawen side and averaged $4,166/acre on the Webster side.

During the budget hearing, I noted the controversial property was overvalued. Gordon Welch was quoted in the story as saying, “…I’m going to be here that day [town meeting] … I’m going to be close to the door because someone’s going to get their feelings hurt.” Odd phrasing? Listen to the video, “I’m going to be close to the door because someone’s going to get hurt.” (Serious words in these times.) The moderator broke in: “Nobody’s going to get hurt.” Then Mr. Welch claimed he meant “hurt feelings.” I turned to Chief Adams and he assured me he’d be there. The word limit here is limited. Stay tuned for more of the rest of the story.

George Cummings

Webster