Orford NewsLocal news for Orford, NH continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Landowners say barn tax relief will preserve land- April 20, 2008 "I have no problem with shifting costs." They are thinking of building a 30-by-60-foot barn but want to know if there is any sort of tax relief that their town of Stewartstown might enact. via UnionLeader.comhttp://www.topix.net/city/orford-nh/2008/04/landowners-say-barn-tax-relief-will-preserve-l... View-tax bill runs into opposition at hearing- April 9, 2008 "We are going to lose our tourism and recreation visitors . . . and the 'For Sale' signs will be going up" The House passed the bill easily, with a two-thirds majority in February, despite concerns by the New Hampshire Municipal Association. via UnionLeader.comhttp://www.topix.net/city/orford-nh/2008/04/view-tax-bill-runs-into-opposition-at-hearing?... Uproar over The Pledge grows louder- April 7, 2008 "People forget I was outspent 20-to-1" He left the office of governor 29 years ago, but an anti-tax pledge Meldrim Thomson popularized in the early 1970s is still very much alive - albeit under attack. via Concord Monitorhttp://www.topix.net/city/orford-nh/2008/04/uproar-over-the-pledge-grows-louder?fromrss=1 Group taking on N.H.'s feared pledge- April 3, 2008 "The idea that your elected officials are going to tell you that they are going to take options off the table. It's like saying 'We know better than you.'" Meldrim Thomson popularized in the early 1970s is still very much alive - albeit under attack. via The Citizenhttp://www.topix.net/city/orford-nh/2008/04/group-taking-on-n-h-s-feared-pledge?fromrss=1 |