Janet & Bob Weidner

We strongly object to Bill HB 1477, as it is written! NH is the LIVE FREE State & this bill is definitely not in keeping with that concept. While the State is trying to reduce the TAX load to make it a more desirable place to live & work, this bill is effectively increasing the States TAX’s. It also is inhibiting the enjoyment people will have when visiting the State, due to the loss of some floats. It is especially onerous, since it is picking on a select few (the wrong few, we might add) to penalize because it is felt that that the Marine Patrol needs more money to operate & that more money is needed for Cyanobacteria mitigation. The reality is that if a float or many floats exist or not, does not significantly effect the work of the marine patrol & the existence of floats does not significantly contribute to the pollution that causes the Cyanobacteria. People will swim in the lakes & streams anyway. If there is a real need for additional support of the Marine patrol & Cyanobacteria mitigation, it should come from much broader base. That base should encompass all the entities that contribute to the need for the Marine Patrol & Cyanobacteria mitigation. Everyone using the lakes should pay and all businesses in the surrounding watershed area that produce pollution should have to contribute. For example, It should include day guests at the parks, fishermen that use the boat ramps, commercial entities, etc and not just from a few homeowners with rafts.