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Town amends and approves increased veterans tax credit to $5,000 to offset state change
Summary
Voters considered a warrant article to raise the optional service‑connected total/permanent disability veterans credit to offset House Bill 99; the article was amended on the floor from $4,750 to $5,000 and both the amendment and the amended article were carried by voice vote in the transcript.
Town meeting considered a warrant article to modify RSA veterans‑credit provisions so veterans with a service‑connected total and permanent disability would retain prior benefit levels after a change in state law (House Bill 99) that prohibits combining multiple credits. A participant explained HB99 removes the ability to “double dip,” meaning some veterans could lose benefits unless the town acts.
A resident moved to amend the requested credit to $5,000 (the statute allows up to $5,000); the motion was seconded. The amendment was put to a voice vote and recorded in the transcript as carried. The selectboard‑recommended article was then presented in its amended form (raising the exemption to $5,000) and likewise recorded as passed by voice vote in the meeting excerpt. The transcript does not show a numeric roll call for these voice votes.
