Mountainside Tattoo gets $3K loan for window replacement

By Domenic Poli

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BELLOWS FALLS >> The Rockingham Selectboard voted unanimously Tuesday to grant a request for $3,000 from the Rockingham Revolving Loan Fund for window replacement at a local tatoo parlour.

All five Selectboard members approved the loan, which Mountainside Tattoo owner Alex Lawrence will use to replace windows at this shop at 55 The Square, according to Rockingham Finance Director Francis "Dutch" Walsh. A memo from Walsh states the town design review board has given approval for the window replacement and the Revolving Loan Fund Committee recommended the loan.

The loan term will span 24 months at 10 percent interest. According to Walsh, Lawrence's monthly payments will be $138.43.

During Tuesday's public comment portion, Bellows Falls resident Marie Perrault stood up to express her concern over two Holstein cows on School Street that are left exposed to the harsh winter elements. She said this is unfair to the bovines.

"The animals are suffering out in the cold. I think something should be done about it," she told the Selectboard.

Stearns and various Selectboard members told Perrault her concerns were warranted and they would look into the matter. Selectboard member Ann DiBernardo said she wanted to see something done by Wednesday. When contacted by the Reformer, Bellows Falls Police Chief Ron Lake said there is no criminal investigation or animal abuse case being conducted and the cows appear to be in good health.

Later in the meeting, the Selectboard approved a budget for FY2016. Members approved an expense budget of $5,012,175, with $4,241,140. Stearns did not have a specific percentage increase for the press as of Tuesday night.

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Mountainside Tattoo gets $3K loan for window replacement