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Potential Revenue Shortfalls
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
RTOH Letter to School Boards
Several weeks ago, we warned of a pending decline in tax revenues to the town due to the reduction of parking fees, rooms and meals taxes and the delay in real estate tax payments. We indicated what a 10-15% decline
How to React to the Current Environment we are Facing
As a result of our posting on Facebook and the responses that we received we wanted to present our thoughts on how to react to the current environment that we are faced with. It is not our intent to detail
Hampton Property Taxes on a Single Family Home of Average Assessed Value
States Brace for Massive Budget Gaps in Coronavirus Recession
A survey of local government officials by the National League of Cities found half expected to have to draw down financial reserves within the next six months. A quarter predicted they would have to cut services, and a quarter thought
The Corona Virus Pandemic
The Corona Virus pandemic has created new normal and unprecedented actions at all levels of government. As we maintain our social distancing and take all the precautions advised by our medical experts and await the time when this crisis will
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