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Councilor Ray Burton was guest speaker at the Plymouth state University Student Senate on April 3, 2011.(L-R) Nick Casali, (Intern to Burton's State House office) and Gregg Oberg, Student Senate Speaker.

Councilor Burton hosted Joanne Nichols and Gordon Garland from Woodstock and Lincoln, NH a the March 30, 2011 Governor and Council Meeting which included a Breakfast Meeting at the Banking Department, and a tour of the State House.

Belmont, NH - Shown at the NH State Grange Legislative Panel Discussion (L-R) Thornton State Rep. Lester Bradley, NH State Grange Master Jim Perrault and Councilor Ray Burton.

Belmont - The NH State Grange held a day long session at Belmont Middle School which included a Legislative panel discussion on state and regional issues for local Granges, Towns, Cities and Counties. Shown (L-R) is State Grange Legislative chair Robert Hefner, Sanbornton State Representative Bill Tobin and Councilor Ray Burton. Other area officials attending in included Grafton County commissioner Omer Ahern of Plymouth.

Sanbornton, NH - Councilor Ray Burton made an official visit to the I-93 Rest Area Welcome Center, Southbound. Burton expressed his strong support to keep these rest areas open for public use. 8 of the 16 rest areas have been proposed to close.
"Some 250,000 people stop at the Sanbornton sound bound area. To shut rest areas like this one or the others is un-acceptable. July 1, of this year the Dept. of Vacation and Travel will have the responsibility of operating these rest areas and welcome stations. The staff of all of them have been the first impression of New Hampshire. The trucking industry also has a key role in that commercial drivers are required by federal law to rest to maintain their licenses. The areas provide a very effective outlet for tourist information throughout the region and beyond. I intend to work as closely as I can with Commissioner George Bald and Director Lori Harnois to keep these centers operating." Burton stated.
(L-R) Sanbornton Rest Area Staff Gregg Stone, Bernard Chapman and NH DOT Patrol Foreman Ralph Carter