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After hours of debate, Londonderry amends citizen petition to study local tax‑cap formula; advisory measure to appear on ballot
Summary
Citizens proposed a tax‑cap amendment under RSA 32:5; delegates debated legal uncertainty and potential impacts before approving an amendment to make the article a study and advisory question. The amended article will appear on the March 11 ballot; both the school board and the budget committee later recommended it.
A citizen petition to adopt a local tax cap under state law prompted extended debate at Londonderry’s deliberative session before voters approved an amendment converting the petition into an advisory study question.
The original petition sought to adopt a tax‑cap mechanism that would limit the base amount to be raised by local property taxes to last year’s base adjusted by inflation and attendance changes under the statute cited in the petition. Early in the discussion, school district attorney Gordon Graham warned that the petition’s text quoted language not precisely aligned to the statutory adoption procedure and that the effect of the original wording was unclear.
Petitioner Christine Perez, who introduced the warrant article, said the provision…
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