GACIT Hearings Written Testimony

The following letter was sent to the DOT, EC4, and Governor Sununu by postal mail as testimony for the upcoming GACIT hearings on NH’s 10-year transportation plan. Documents pertaining to the hearings are in the previous article and in the letter below. Read...

Bedford Will Re-Eval After Two Rather Than Five Years

Homeowners received letters from the Town of Bedford’s assessing department with a new property tax valuation. The Town made the decision to re-evaluate every two years instead of every five. If you wish to appeal your new valuation, YOU HAVE ONLY UNTIL AUGUST...

Inflating the Numbers: Rail Ridership Estimate is Misleading

by Jane Aitken Was this an innocent error or another attempt to fool the public? So far, it has gone uncorrected. Many of us cannot believe that almost a month has passed since Dan Innis wrote his June 16 Union Leader opinion piece insisting on “strong...

Governor Sununu Do You Hear Us?

The Governor has so far been ignoring our pleas and hundreds of petitions to VETO SB 241, the commuter rail boondoggle bill which passed both Houses along party lines. Despite misleading reports citing a million people want MBTA commuter rail extended to Concord, the...

There are Bills, Then There are “Stealth” Bills

Some of our local taxpayer groups have been keeping track of bills that would affect local government, and in particular, the taxes and property rights of the owners of single family homes. A compilation of what they recommend to be vetoed as well as bills hidden...

Tell the House: NO on SB 241

Word has it (not posted yet on bill status page) that the House Public Works and Highways Committee has ‘recommended’ that SB 241 (the Commuter Rail Boondoggle for “project development, analysis, and funding”) “Ought to Pass”. The...