Vernet v. Town of Exeter

This appeal is from a decision of the Superior Court {Nadeau, J.) that citizens of the town of Exeter may not prohibit the selectmen from implementing a nuclear emergency response plan by so voting at town meeting. We find no error and affirm. The issue to be decided is whether a town meeting vote, requiring that no town officials and agencies of Exeter be allowed to implement a State-approved plan for a possible nuclear disaster at the Seabrook nuclear plant, is a valid exercise of the powers of a town meeting. We hold that the town meeting vote, which attempted to restrict the selectmen’s…