Tax Revolt Leads to Hampton Tea Party

Seacoast Online HAMPTON — Hampton Beach residents came together Wednesday morning, Dec. 3, to have their own Boston Tea Party of sorts in revolt over a recent town revaluation that saw their property assessments and tax bills skyrocket. “We are being taxed out of our...

What is RGGI?

This is an explanation of The Regional Greehnouse Gas Initiative, to which Governor Lynch has committed us, from Michael Harrington, former Commissioner of PUC. He explains that it is nothing more than a tax on your energy bills and thus another shadow or broadbased...

Troy Tax Rate Up 31.8 Percent

TROY — Rising bills for both the Monadnock Regional School District and Cheshire County hiked Troy’s tax rate this year. The N.H. Department of Revenue Administration has set Troy’s tax rate at $29.03 per $1,000 of assessed value. This rate is $4.56, or 18.6 percent...

Sullivan Tax Rate Soars by Over 37%

New property tax rates may have Sullivan residents wishing they could step back in time. Last year the town’s property tax rate dropped nearly 13 percent because of widespread savings on education costs, but this year’s rate spiked by 37.4 percent. The N.H. Department...

Meredith Tax Bills to Increase

MEREDITH — Town taxpayers will see an increase in their tax bills this year as the town’s tax rate has been set. The 2008 tax rate has been certified by the New Hampshire Department of Revenue at $11.46 per $1,000 of assessed value. This is an increase of 55...

The Tax Revolt Covered Here

CONCORD – Hard times are spurring tax revolts in New Hampshire. Ed Naile of Deering chairs the Coalition of New Hampshire Taxpayers, advising local groups hoping to institute first-ever budget committees, kill construction bonds or run slates of candidates for...