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NHACC letter opposing current-use bill read into Greenland commission record; commission notes inconsistency in bill number
Summary
The commission heard and recorded a letter from the NH Association of Conservation Commissions urging opposition to a state bill affecting Current Use taxation; the minutes record inconsistent bill numbers (HB 1691 and HB 1961) in the quoted text.
At the Feb. 11 meeting the Greenland Conservation Commission discussed an email from Barbara Richter, director of the New Hampshire Association of Conservation Commissions (NHACC), urging opposition to a bill affecting Current Use taxation.
Commissioner Chip Hussey raised interest in an email dated Feb. 6 from NHACC. Chair Jean Eno read Barbara Richter's letter into the record. The minutes quote the letter saying, in part, "The NHACC is opposed to HB 1961 aimed at making Current Use taxation policy more complicated. House Bill 1691 is overly restrictive and subjective, undermining the goals of current use and ultimately reducing the public benefits supported by the current use law." The letter recommended asking legislators to vote "inexpedient to legislate." The minutes do not record any vote by the commission on a recommendation to legislators.
The transcript contains inconsistent bill numbering within the quoted letter; the minutes record both "HB 1961" and "HB 1691." The minutes do not include a recorded response from legislators or further local action beyond the reading of the letter and prior testimony submitted by Jean Eno and Kathleen Babin-Johnson.
The meeting adjourned at 7:58 p.m. after a motion from Jean Eno and a second from Kathleen Babin-Johnson; the minutes record the vote as unanimous among members present.
