Cold Math of Tax Leniency Chills a Tiny N.H. Town

Boston Globe WINDSOR, N.H. – This triangle-shaped town, wedged into the woods well west of Concord, has no store, no post office, no police force of its own. It counts 250 residents, but fewer live here year round. On the dead-end road that runs through the...

Tax Tabs Divide Windsor

WINDSOR – The smallest New Hampshire town south of the White Mountains is being divided by a battle over taxes – who pays them, when they pay them and where the money goes. About a year ago, a group of concerned citizens formed the Windsor Coalition of Taxpayers...

Abatement: Deering

by Ed Naile Ten days ago I represented myself, unless that is a debatable point as well, in Hillsborough Superior Court in Manchester, NH in a Motion to Dismiss my appeal of a property tax abatement request denial for 2006. It gets weirder. The corrupt town I live in,...

What’s a Pretty View Worth? A Tax Hit

A revolt brews in New Hampshire over property-tax levies for some residents who have scenic views. ORFORD, N.H. – David Bischoff lights a gas lantern in his tiny cabin and gazes out the window. Two forested peaks rise beyond a snow-strewn field of hay. It’s a...

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...

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...