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fatlazyless · 11-14-2005, 01:34 PM

There was an interesting property tax item from Orford Nh a cople weeks ago where the local selectmen voted not to accept the contracted assessing company's new value for Orfors and in particular the prop vales for homes w/ a scenic wide view to the west across the Connecticut River, and valley, and into Vermont. The Orford selectmen voted to say 'no, we do not accept, and we want to keep using the latest prior assessment from 1998. In the past the local town could selectively regulate their property values by not doing an assessment fot 5-10-15 years, plus it has been suggested that there were two sets of values for assessing; one for local residents and one for people from away. Now, the local assessors come under the scrutiny of the state gov in Concord.

11-14-2005, 01:34 PM	#2
fatlazyless Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 8,753 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 300 Thanked 1,010 Times in 736 Posts	state wide property tax value equalization- what the heck? There was an interesting property tax item from Orford Nh a cople weeks ago where the local selectmen voted not to accept the contracted assessing company's new value for Orfors and in particular the prop vales for homes w/ a scenic wide view to the west across the Connecticut River, and valley, and into Vermont. The Orford selectmen voted to say 'no, we do not accept, and we want to keep using the latest prior assessment from 1998. In the past the local town could selectively regulate their property values by not doing an assessment fot 5-10-15 years, plus it has been suggested that there were two sets of values for assessing; one for local residents and one for people from away. Now, the local assessors come under the scrutiny of the state gov in Concord.