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.
Schools blamed for tax rate increase
LYNDEBOROUGH
The town tax rate for 2004 has increased $1.58 per $1,000 of valuation, from last year, with all of the increase coming in the local school portion.
The new tax rate is set at $26.36, an overall increase of about 6.4 percent from last year.
The local school rate rose $3.57, from $11.68 to $15.25, most of it attributed to unexpected special education costs.
The school rise is offset by no change in the town portion, $6.53, and a decrease in the state school portion, from $5.30 to $3.32. The county tax has increased by a penny to $1.28.
Tax bills are due 30 days after being issued.
