For the Alton town selectmen, given an assumed choice between spending 3 million dollars of town money for an 11 acre town beach, or having it be developed into property tax paying waterfront homes, chosing the tax money was an easy and understandable choice. Boy-O-boy, bet they were stunned when they learned that the property was donated to Brewster Academy, which makes the property exempt of prop taxes, forever.
In New Hampshire, private schools teaching up to the 12th grade are prop tax exempt. Above the 12th grade, like in college, NH is the only state in the country with property taxes. So, maybe Alton could be checking for 13th graders, who take a post graduation summer course?
With Ellacoya State Park just over the town line in Gilford, does Alton want or need a large town beach? It already has a small town beach. By the way, the state didn't have to pay for Ellacoya. It was donated.
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