OSSIPEE — Newly approved pay raises for some of Carroll County’s elected officials now stand in stark contrast to salaries in a comparable New Hampshire county, raising fresh questions about how the increases were determined just weeks before candidates begin filing for office.
As previously reported, the Carroll County legislative delegation’s executive committee voted April 3 to dramatically increase salaries for the county attorney, sheriff and register of deeds beginning in 2027, after the next election cycle.
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