UPDATE - 1/15/2010 - I was in Downtown, Portsmouth tonight and found Portsmouth City Councilor Ken Smith was parked at an expired meter for at least 20 minutes! Additionally, the metered spot was a 15 minute spot. Click here for the pictures and more details - looks like he's above the law, or thinks he is.
UPDATE - 11/15/2009 - I told you so! Just days after being re-elected, Portsmouth City Councilor Ken Smith, Chairman of the Parking Committe, lead the comittee to a vote on spending $130,000 tax dollars to complete the installation of new meters to replace the old ones. Why couldn't this wait until the economy was back to normal? How about giving that $130,000 back to residents rather than buying and installing new meters before the end of the year? Given the 1 1/2 month timeframe to complete the project, it has obviously been planned out, and the vote AFTER the election was likely done to prevent Smith from losing the election.
I encourage you to stop by Ken's store, Maine-ly New Hampshire at 22 Deer Street in Portsmouth, NH, or call Ken Smith by phone at work at (603) 422-9500 or at home at (603) 433-3148 and tell him this is not the time to waste our tax dollars on this silly project of his!
Did you know that approximately 15-35% of the revenue that is processed through the new meters goes directly to Cale Systems, the parking meter company? Yes, between 15% and 35% of the money people put into the meters leaves Portsmouth and goes into the pockets of a big international corporation.
Click here to read the Portsmouth Herald's story
Click here to read my opinion to the Herald
UPDATE - 11/4/2009 - Thank you to all of you for your support in not voting for Portsmouth City Councilor Ken Smith! Smith dropped from 5th place in 2007 to 9th (last) place in this 2009 election - a loss of approximately 210 votes over the previous election. Check back regularly for updates, as this website will post information regarding Councilor Smith related to his votes and positions on issues over the next 2 years.
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Ken Smith can be reached at his business, Maine-ly New Hampshire at 22 Deer Street in Portsmouth, NH, or by phone at work at (603) 422-9500 or at home at (603) 433-3148.