Tokenism for Taxpayers

by Eugene Reed Property taxpayers have long been at the mercy of municipal assessors and their secretive “art” of assessing. Last year the Nottingham property owners located around Pawtuckaway Lake were shocked to find that their properties had been singled out for a...

Fair Assessment Group Holds Workshop in Hampton

Seacoast Online The Coalition for a Fair Assessment will host a workshop on how to go about filing a tax abatement on Feb. 7. The workshop will take place from 1 to 3 p.m. in the precinct meeting room at the Hampton Beach fire station. Linda Gebhart, president of the...

Windsor NH Returns to Biennial Sessions

by Ed Naile Always on the cutting edge of municipal finance, the tiny town of Windsor is still auditing its books from almost a decade of not doing so. Thank you DRA!   Lucky the budget for this town of 250 is only about $150,000.00, otherwise things could get sticky....

Stop the Education Nightmare

Because of the state budget crisis, most of the efforts made on education funding over the last two years will have to be changed. The Legislature has the ability and the opportunity to craft a new plan with the potential to end the constant battle with the courts....

Hampton Residents To Officials: We Can’t Afford New Taxes

HAMPTON, N.H. — Many Hampton residents angry over what they deemed a dramatic tax hike told officials Monday night that they cannot afford the new tax bills. Out of 8,000 assessments, the Hampton Board of Selectmen said 200 people filed formal complaints. But...

Mortgage Defaults on Steep Rise

Number of foreclosures up more than 300 from 2004 If there’s any doubt the national mortgage crisis has hit New Hampshire, consider this: Four years ago, there were 32 foreclosures in Merrimack County; last year, there were 376. And while there were no statewide...