HB766

I believe this bill is proper to allow senior citizens to get help on tax amounts.

I believe this bill is proper to allow senior citizens to get help on tax amounts.

This bill would help seniors stay in their home longer. This is a great idea.

We have lived in Amherst for 4o years and have never had a child in the school system. My husband & I have served on most of the boards in town for many years, and have tried to be good citizens in our town. We do not have net assets in excess of $750,000, rather, have a pension and social security. Our house is 245 years old. We do not want to move, nor do we have any reason to move. Our network of support and friends are in this local area. At this stage we are finding it difficult to be able to afford to paint the house, and paint the barn. We have maintained almost everything to the best of our ability but I must say, that the idea of home OWNERSHIP and reduced expenses is never to be a possibiity when 79 percent of our tax bill goes to support an almost $30,000 a year per student tax burden. We can never be more forceful than a group of young parents who want only the very best for their children and tell us to force the town to provide senior housing for us to move into! That is outrageous!

In order to provide tax relief for senior citizens, I Shawn MacEachern of Amherst, New Hampshire support HB766 for passage.

I support the bill and ask that you would change the length of time residing in the town to 15 years.

Senior citizens deserve a break on property taxes since 85% support the schools. We don't have any children in the system. We paid our share while they were. We need some relief.

I am 100% in support of helping our senior citizens realize some property tax relief. The requirements are sensible and will not overburden a town with infinite exemptions. But very long-term residents may be able to stay in the home they've lived in for many years; they will have at least 30 years of property tax payments already made to the town.