Conway Selectman John Colbath appears before the House Municipal and County Government Committee in Concord on Tuesday to lobby for HB 1034. (DAYMOND STEER SCREEN SHOT)
Conway Selectman John Colbath appears before the House Municipal and County Government Committee in Concord on Tuesday to lobby for HB 1034. (DAYMOND STEER SCREEN SHOT)
State Rep. David Paige (D-Conway) said in an email to the Sun: "We knew from the beginning that the odds were against us this year." (SUN FILE PHOTO)
CONCORD — Several Conway town officials traveled to Concord on Tuesday to appear before the House Municipal and County Government Committee to support a bill that would help ease the property tax burden for primary home owners.
The bill was sponsored by Conway’s Democratic state representatives Steve Woodcock, Tom Buco and David Paige. If passed, the bill would allow towns to offer residents a property tax exemption on the value of their primary dwelling. The amount would be determined by the municipality, but states like Florida that offer the exemption let homeowners shave up to $25,000 off the value of their residence.
Good idea. And expand it. Not all full time residents are property owners. Property owners who rent to full time residents should also receive a reduced tax bill. And the tax rate applied to commercial properties should have been increased above that of the residential tax rate (as is done in other states) at the time or revaluation.....to keep their tax bills reasonably on par with prior years and avoid this shift of tax burden. Was that considered? Had that been done, residential property owners would not be in this situation today. This financial windfall to commercial interests on the backs of residential property owners is unconscionable. Why allow more commercial development in the area if residents have to pay for it?
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Good idea. And expand it. Not all full time residents are property owners. Property owners who rent to full time residents should also receive a reduced tax bill. And the tax rate applied to commercial properties should have been increased above that of the residential tax rate (as is done in other states) at the time or revaluation.....to keep their tax bills reasonably on par with prior years and avoid this shift of tax burden. Was that considered? Had that been done, residential property owners would not be in this situation today. This financial windfall to commercial interests on the backs of residential property owners is unconscionable. Why allow more commercial development in the area if residents have to pay for it?
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