New proposed bill HB 490

tis · 01-29-2009, 06:27 PM

HB490 asks anyone who lives on a water body in the state which has a dam to pay .35 cents a foot to help pay for the dam. Will they ever have enough of our money or will they always just keep thinking up ways to spend it? I know the answer to that, it was just rhetorical, obviously. Let's hope it doesn't go anywhere.!

Mee-n-Mac · 01-29-2009, 07:19 PM

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Originally Posted by tis

HB490 asks anyone who lives on a water body in the state which has a dam to pay .35 cents a foot to help pay for the dam. Will they ever have enough of our money or will they always just keep thinking up ways to spend it? I know the answer to that, it was just rhetorical, obviously. Let's hope it doesn't go anywhere.!

I'm thinking that for the extra $ 0.70 (35 cents x 2 feet) it's worth it. I'd even toss in the the extra 0.30 to make it an even dollar. I suspect and centipedes owning lakefront property might feel differently though. I can see the headlines now ....

"Centipedes claim State is biased. Newest tax is too dam much"

phoenix · 01-29-2009, 07:49 PM

its always been to hit the waterfront owners since many are out of state and can't vote and view is they can pay so first you tax higher due to property values then this tax and next they will tax non residents higher Must make legislators feel good with their anti tax pledge

fatlazyless · 01-29-2009, 09:14 PM

So if you have 100 feet of waterfront, it would cost you $35.00/year, plus it could be either a federal tax deduction or a credit. ...jussst too dam bad!.

There's another bill in the house which advocates releasing increased amounts of water from Lake Winnipesaukee, for creating rapids on the Winnipesaukee River in Belmont and Tilton for white water kayaking.

M/V_Bear_II · 02-01-2009, 11:09 PM

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Originally Posted by fatlazyless

...jussst too dam bad!.

No, it's just to dam better.

ApS · 02-02-2009, 07:04 AM

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Originally Posted by tis

"...Will they ever have enough of our money or will they always just keep thinking up ways to spend it...?"

Wouldn't it be a "nice" fee if it were to go for insuring lakefront owners for dock repairs when the dam-people get the lake level wrong and damage our docks in the spring?

Well, now that I think about it, dock repairs bring in a lot of money to the state's economy.

01-29-2009, 06:27 PM	#1
tis Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 6,411 Thanks: 720 Thanked 1,381 Times in 957 Posts	New proposed bill HB 490 HB490 asks anyone who lives on a water body in the state which has a dam to pay .35 cents a foot to help pay for the dam. Will they ever have enough of our money or will they always just keep thinking up ways to spend it? I know the answer to that, it was just rhetorical, obviously. Let's hope it doesn't go anywhere.!

01-29-2009, 07:49 PM	#3
phoenix Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: phoenix and moultonboro Posts: 1,520 Thanks: 58 Thanked 266 Times in 187 Posts	its always been to hit the waterfront owners since many are out of state and can't vote and view is they can pay so first you tax higher due to property values then this tax and next they will tax non residents higher Must make legislators feel good with their anti tax pledge __________________ it's tough to make predictions specially about the future

01-29-2009, 09:14 PM	#4
fatlazyless Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 8,528 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 296 Thanked 957 Times in 698 Posts	So if you have 100 feet of waterfront, it would cost you $35.00/year, plus it could be either a federal tax deduction or a credit. ...jussst too dam bad!. There's another bill in the house which advocates releasing increased amounts of water from Lake Winnipesaukee, for creating rapids on the Winnipesaukee River in Belmont and Tilton for white water kayaking. __________________ ... down and out, liv'n that Walmart side of the lake!

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