BARTLETT — The state of New Hampshire Department of Revenue Administration will be eyeing toward the end of the year whether the town of Bartlett has done its 2019 audit and if it will need to step in to make sure the work gets done.
Meanwhile, resident Peter Gagne has grown concerned about a lack of transparency at town hall over issues like the lack of audits.
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