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Old 01-13-2018, 09:18 AM   #10
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Originally Posted by Little Bear View Post
You can replace "Meredith" with "Tuftonboro" in the potential Union Leader headline. Not sure what the total Tuftonboro islander contribution is to the overall tax revenues, but the net benefit to the islanders is basically zero. I suppose you could also replace "Meredith" with "Alton", Gilford", "Moultonborough" or "Wolfeboro", because islanders in general get little to no benefit for the taxes that they pay.
Really? You need to help me with this--aren't local taxes spent primarily on schools, roads, police, fire? Given the need to use the boat, response time may be a bit slow, but I don't understand how islanders get less than other seasonal owners.
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