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BroadHopper · 01-04-2012, 02:58 PM

My dad and I were going over the deeds to the lakefront property the family held since 1892. We notice in 1892 it was a straight line distance between the two property lines. When the land was transfered from my great grandfather in 1953, it was still straight line.

In 1998 the deed was transfered from my Dad. This time the town of Gilford request a complete survey because of changes in the state property tax rulings. The results almost double the shore front length and quadrupled the tax bill!

What brought this up, is that my neighbor who is a state legislature was able to reduce his shore frontage substantially because part of his land is wetlands. Part of my property is a dry riverbed and consqeuntly unusable. We are investigating.

01-04-2012, 02:58 PM	#14
BroadHopper Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Laconia NH Posts: 5,573 Thanks: 3,209 Thanked 1,103 Times in 794 Posts	Funny thing My dad and I were going over the deeds to the lakefront property the family held since 1892. We notice in 1892 it was a straight line distance between the two property lines. When the land was transfered from my great grandfather in 1953, it was still straight line. In 1998 the deed was transfered from my Dad. This time the town of Gilford request a complete survey because of changes in the state property tax rulings. The results almost double the shore front length and quadrupled the tax bill! What brought this up, is that my neighbor who is a state legislature was able to reduce his shore frontage substantially because part of his land is wetlands. Part of my property is a dry riverbed and consqeuntly unusable. We are investigating. __________________ Someday may never be an actual day.