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Originally Posted by Weekend Pundit
One case where this 'view tax' has hurt an operating farm is the Gould Hill Orchard in Hopkinton. The owner's new tax bill came in on his 80 acre orchard and his taxes went up from ~$22,000 to $70,000- that's about $200 per day - which will force him to sell off the farm because he can no longer afford the taxes. An orchard that has been in operation for 242 years will cease to exist all because his farm has a view of the mountains to the north. I'm sorry, but that's just so wrong on so many levels.
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I saw this story on WMUR.Part of the piece mentioned Gov Lynch bought a parcel of land from that orchard and is building a 2 million dollar house.FWIW.