Reassessment Means Less TIF Money

From the Ledger Transcript: JAFFREY — An incorrect initial assessment of an affordable housing apartment building in downtown Jaffrey is an example of Vision Appraisal Technology’s lack of due diligence, according to Town Manager Michael Hartman. The...

NH Deficit Estimated at $300 Million

August 28, 2008 On the evening of August 27 a non-partisan informational seminar was hosted by the Josiah Barlett Center, a NH think-tank that crunches the numbers of state government. The center’s Charles Arlinghaus gave a two hour presentation to prospective...

Concord City Council Posts Hearing on Tax Cap

From the Concord Monitor… The Concord City Council has scheduled a public hearing on a proposed tax cap that would limit the city’s budget. The hearing will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 4, at the city council chambers, 37 Green St. This is the last...

Another First for NH

Poverty rates lowest in NH New Hampshire will hold onto its bragging rights as the state with the lowest poverty rate in the country, with Rockingham County helping to lead the way. The U.S. Census Bureau released its 2007 report on income, poverty and health...

Tax Revolt Comes to Massachusetts

This letter to the editors summed up nicely why Massachusetts surely ought to repeal its state income tax and even more reason why NH should not ever impose one. We fully support these efforts in the state to our south. August 26, 2008 Newburyport News Reasons...

Tax Petitioners Have Enough Signatures

From the Concord Monitor… Efforts to put a tax cap on the ballot in Concord progressed yesterday, when city officials certified that petitioners gathered enough signatures on their second try. The city council must call a public hearing on the idea – and...