Ayotte suggests leasing surplus state land for housing
Gov. Kelly Ayotte suggests leasing surplus state land for residential development to help curb New Hampshire's housing shortage and attract more workers to the state.
Tax rate is set and higher
MASON – The new tax rate is $17.60 per $1,000 of valuation, up from last year’s rate of $16.
That’s $1.60 more, or an increase of 10 percent.
The largest increase is in the local schools portion, which is $8.66, up from last year’s $5.96. The increase is due, in part, to a change in funding that is now based 25 percent on equalized valuation.
The town portion is down 2 cents to $5.38, from $5.40; state school portion is $2.53, down from $3.68; and the county portion is down a dollar to $1.09, from $2.09.
Mason has an equalized valuation of 104 percent, showing an increase in valuation since the last revaluation.
