[Lakegeezer]

In NH, property tax is based on value, and its part of the charm and the challenge of living here. Waterfront properties have a higher value that surrounding homes, so pay a higher percentage of the town's expenses. That probably won't change. What will change however is the make up of who lives in the waterfront homes. More and more telecommuters and retirees are making the lakefront their full time residence. With this comes local voting rights and increased control over spending in their local government. The change could backfire, as it has in Southern NH, if new residents ask more from their town. More likely, they will work to keep spending down and question excesses that have been rubberstamped in the past.