How is your ass essment? Mine is starting to hurt!
My home's value went up 30 grand. I'm sure glad I'll now get to contribute even more of my hard-earned dollars to help run the town and its fantastic educational system. I would have a hard time sleeping at night knowing I wasn't doing my part to supply an even fairer share of my paycheck towards the continued operation of the town and schools- you know- all those "services" we pesky citizens demand. At least we know we're getting the best, because we're Gilford!
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I only wish I had waterfront or island property so I could "help" my town even more. With the new town budget weighing in with a 10.9% increase, and a school budget with an increase that we can only imagine at this point, these newly risen assessments come just in time... How conveeeeenient!
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Don't worry though, I'm sure those who "lead" us here in town will undoubtably explain why all the spending is absolutely necessary.
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I still believe that the excess spending is occuring right now because many people will buy the notion that their taxes are going up due to their assessments rising. Don't fall for it! The rate should go down as the assessments go up in a stable spending environment. That is not what will happen here in Gilford.
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Hang on to your wallets!
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Mine went up almost $50K! One thing I know is that the market value of my home did not increase that much in only a year. That is what the value of a home is supposed to be based upon, right? In fact, if anything else, the value stayed the same, if selling prices over the past 5 months or so are any indication.
You better believe that I'll be filing for an abatement. Not that I expect that I'll be getting one.
Posted by: DCE | September 13, 2006 08:26 PM