We don't want cuts without an understanding of their impact

To the editor,

In the "slash and burn" method of making cuts with complete disregard and understanding of how to make them, the Belknap County Delegation led by Reps Colette Worsman of Meredith and Harry Accornero of Laconia have caused the budget put forth to the State Department of Revenue Administration to be rejected because it was not completed according to State RSA 24:15. Following the lead of these two elected representatives, all subcommittees' recommendations, people who actually study the budget department by department to make their recommendations, were overlooked and a budget without any specific cuts identified was passed. Lacking specificity the budget has been rejected and the Department of Revenue Administration says the convention must come back and make specific cuts. The only time they can do that is the evening of March 31st, which is a session day, so there is concern about a quorum being convened that evening. If they can't vote on specific cuts it is unclear what! will happen, but certainly, in any case, constituents' input wasn't reflected since none of the subcommittee work was taken into account.

Cuts without understanding their real impact is not what residents expect of their elected representatives. I expect my elected representatives to fully understand what cuts they are recommending and how those cuts will impact the towns they represent, rather than rush to a bottom line figure and ignore both the impact and accepted budgeting procedure. Now another meeting is required, a costly and time consuming error that could have clearly been avoided if Worsman and Accornero were not so bent on their own personal agendas rather then focused on the required process as well as the needs and interests of Belknap County residents.

Kay M. Anderson

Meredith