$3.3M Highway Garage Upgrades up for Vote

Article 2 on the Merrimack Town Warrant for April 8 asks voters to consider $3.3 million for town Highway Garage upgrades and installation. Here is the question, as it appears on the sample ballot:

"Shall the town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $3,300,000 for Highway Garage upgrades and installation, and to authorize the issuance of not more than $3,300,000 of bonds or notes in accordance with the provisions of the Municipal Finance Act (RSA 33) and to authorize the Town Council to issue and negotiate such bonds or notes and to determine the rate of interest thereon, and to take any other action or to pass any other measure relative to said purpose and financing; and to further authorize the Town Council to apply for and accept any federal, state, or private grants that may be made available; to authorize the Town Council to issue,negotiate, sell, and deliver said bonds and notes and to determine the rate of interest, the maturity, and other terms pertaining thereto; and to authorize the Town Council to take any other action or to pass any other measure relative to said purpose and financing; and to further raise and appropriate the sum of $90,333 for the purpose of 2014-15 interest on said bonds or notes?"

The Merrimack Town Council unanimously supports the article. A two-thirds vote is necessary for approval.