Speak up for Financial Stewardship! (Feb 2026)

Speak up for Financial Stewardship!

Our NH legislature has repeatedly chosen to “downshift” responsibility for state obligations. They have done this by reducing revenue sources such as the Business Enterprise/Business Profits taxes, and Interest & Dividends taxes, while mandating local funding of state obligations. Examples include Education, County Services, and Public Safety, Roads and Infrastructure Maintenance.

When revenues are reduced the money has to come from somewhere so what happens? Our property taxes grow at an unsustainable rate. We are all reaching into our pocket twice a year for an ever-increasing tax bill.

It doesn’t have to be this way. The state legislature must fund state obligations from state revenue sources. Our representatives haven’t gotten the message. HB 155 is only the most recent example, passing with votes from all three of our reps. Another $24M up in smoke.

New Boston town administration does a fabulous job of delivering excellent service on a modest budget. Property tax increases have been minimized by their efforts at the expense of local priorities. The solution is in Concord. Demand that our Representatives vote in our interest.

Send Concord this message by supporting the voter-proposed warrant article to Protect Local Taxpayers.

Pete Ryder