By Thomas P. Caldwell, InDepthNH.org
CONCORD — The Current Use Advisory Board has endorsed proposed changes in current use rates for tax year 2022-23 that represent modest increases in the forest land categories. Farmland would remain at its 2021-22 rate.
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