CONWAY — Economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic and the cost of policing bad behavior might lead to a big tax bill for local property owners Conway Town Manager Tom Holmes told a round table panel led by Congressman Chris Pappas on Thursday.Â
According to Pappas' office, the economic downturn brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic created significant reductions in state and local tax revenue across New Hampshire.
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