Good Afternoon Norm and Jerry, Hope you and your families are doing well during this most trying time for everyone. Jerry, I appreciated the opportunity on Saturday to discuss the concerns brought up in the note from you and Norm, to
Local School Boards Lacking Sensitivity to the Interests of the Taxpayers
In Hampton, the schools remain sacred cows. Whatever the school board recommends, which is the result of the direction from the Superintendents and Administrators, the school board’s rubber stamp and the voters typically go along. We have seen members of
Surplus Monies Being Misused
In Hampton, the Town plays to the apathy of voters by using the Unassigned Fund Balance. This fund is derived from overly stated Operating Budgets, budgeted line items that were not acted upon, as well as underspent and lapsed warrant
Voter Apathy to Drive Uncontrolled Tax Increases
The tax chart shows the growth of spending since 1992 and its affect on the average home owner’s tax bill. Please note the trajectory of the increase since 2014, which reflects a 22% increase in the taxes on an average
Rusty’s Conflict of Interest Unbridled
The recent public hearings and discussions about commercial trash and the elimination of condo trash and recycling collection produced some predictable, but still alarming responses. For years RTOH has been opposed to the discriminatory practice of providing (some but not
Property Taxes Could Increase by 7%
The tax chart which shows the growth of spending and its affect on the average home owner’s tax bill. The chart shows a rapid increase in spending over the past few years without any restraint by the Board of Selectmen.
Alarming Budgets
We have had a chance to look at the first pass of the Operating Budget, the Default Budget and Selectmen Sponsored Warrant Articles and are alarmed at the blatant insensitivity to the taxpayer and power grab on the part of
Tax on Average Single Family Home is Now Virtually $7,000
This graph reflects spending based on the articles that actually passed in March 2018, as opposed to the previous version, which was a hypothetical based on if all articles passed.
Tax Rate
The most recent information indicating that the tax rate may increase by 4% is truly a shocking event to Hampton Taxpayers. In our numerous articles to the Hampton Union and our presentations at the Board of Selectmen we constantly mention
Prohibition of Public Input
Last week the Board of Selectmen rejected a request by the Rational Taxpayers of Hampton to hold a public access TV show on Channel 22. The rationale is that the cable TV channel 22 is for governmental use only, as