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Bill would require towns to post 10 years of tax rates and estimated tax impacts of proposed projects
Summary
The committee heard Senate Bill 217 on April 7, a proposal by Sen. Victoria Sullivan that would require towns to post the previous 10 years of tax rates and estimated taxpayer impacts of proposed building projects on their official website homepages and any social media pages they use.
CONCORD, N.H. — The House Municipal and County Government Committee heard testimony April 7 on Senate Bill 217, which would require every New Hampshire town to post the prior 10 years of tax rates and estimated tax impacts of proposed taxpayer‑funded building projects on the front page of the town’s official website and on any social media pages the municipality uses.
Declan Donahue, legislative aide for Sen. Victoria Sullivan (the bill’s prime sponsor), told the committee that the proposal would require postings of county, local and state education, town/municipal and precinct taxes and that historical tax data “are available to municipalities on the Department of Treasury website.” Senator Sullivan said the…
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