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Originally Posted by Descant
I'm not sure if "progress is the right word, but it's as good as any other.
I think CA Prop 13 mentioned by Gary above provides some tax protection for long term residents in a primary home. I tease my friends who own a place on Lake Sagandaga, NY that their area is ripe for abusive development, same as the NH Lakes Region. The hang up is that, at least on that lake, NY retained ownership of most of the shorefront. Towns in NH won't let that happen, even allowing "current use" on small shorefront parcels that would help protect water quality. They just won't give up the high property taxes for shorefront.
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Getting a new Library and a new DPW building is progress even though some may feel those facilities aren't needed.
No one likes taxes but NH residents don't want a sales tax so the revenue has to come from somewhere.