Corruption Pandemic in NH Continues
by Ed Naile Another in the long line of public officials caught in our NH pandemic of municipal corruption. Acworth is the town this time. And pleading guilty from her hospital bed is one Brenda Longley, 55, the Acworth Town Clerk for 27 years. She admits to stealing...Assessors Don’t Raise Your Taxes
Gary Roberge defends the view tax: The challenge to pay property taxes continues to decimate the working class in New Hampshire. Incomes have not kept pace with the relentless increase in local and state budgets. By not voting to eliminate or curtail non-essential...Robert G. Geisel, Jr.
by Ed Naile Yesterday’s Manchester Paper had a story by reporter Kathryn Marchocki that really shows the divide of understanding between liberals and conservatives when it comes to municipal government – actually almost any government. The piece is about one...State Board Denies ‘View Tax’ Exists
by Ed Naile The Assessing Standards Board yesterday defended the practice of factoring a property’s view into its assessment but disputed the existence of a so-called view tax. The board, which is attached to the Department of Revenue Administration, is...Gary Roberge, Father of the ‘View Tax’
In an interview on NH Public Radio with Gary Roberge of Avitar Associates, the firm that does much of the assessing of property in NH in order to determine their taxes, one could hear the reason Gary Roberge of Avitar gave for having recently stepped down from the...VISITORS