Mr. Owen stated the town has received its tax rate from the Department of Revenue Administration. He stated there
is a substantial increase in the school portion of the rate, an increase in the town’s portion primarily due to the
capital warrant articles approved last year and a small increase to the County portion. He stated the increase was
$1.16 per thousand, or 10.5%, to $12.20. He noted the town applied $1.2 million dollars of surplus to help offset the
tax rate and even with this significant increase the town’s tax rate is still among the lowest in the State.
Chairman Silk noted out of 260 Wolfeboro is 246 on the list.
Mr. Bowers noted that Wolfeboro residents have a lot of amenities for their taxes and that many towns pay two to
three times that amount for fewer amenities.
Mrs. Murray stated that she looked at how much they did not bond at $1.8 million dollars and this shows the impact
of doing that and is concerned about this significant increase. She stated that the town of New Durham’s tax rate is
$22.40 per thousand with $12.88 of that for the school portion vs. Wolfeboro’s $6.72. She stated even with this
large increase they are still doing better than most of their surrounding communities.
That was from the town website minutes of the selectmens meeting on 11/2
http://wolfeboronh.us/Pages/Wolfebor...Min/2011-index