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SPACE Newsletter Summer, 2007 click here to download BREAKING NEWS- Now appears on opening page. To be moved here in near future. UPCOMING WORKSHOPS OF INTEREST: Town of Bridgewater Historical Society -May 15, 2008 at 7:30 pm at the Bridgewater Town Hall. Open workshop regarding current use- open to public. Presenters: Dave Babson, Vice Chair SPACE Board- from Ossipee, Northam Parr, Forester, UNH Cooperative, SPACE Board member from Rumney and Donna Robie, Executive Director - SPACE . Contact Ruth Whittier.
CUB FORUMS FOR 2008: No information at this time. FUNDRAISING EVENT: Eastern Mountain Sports (Concord, NH store) APRIL 19, 2008- SPACE was able to collect $340.00 during the fundraiser at EMS this past week. SPACE thanks EMS for their continued support of our program. 2008 LEGISLATION STILL ON THE TABLE: HB-445: Bill proposed to remove the requirement for towns and cities to apply the equalization ratio to current use assessments each year. This provision has been in the Current Use law since its inception. The constitution requires that all lands are assessed equally. As of February 2008: The House Municipal and County Government Committee voted 15-1 to place in Interim Study. HB-1442 Relative to the taxation of farm buildings and land under farm buildings (not currently part of RSA 79-A), but needs watching: In March, passed in the House Municipal and County Government Committee as amended and is scheduled to be heard by the Senate. (At this date, no date has been set. ) To keep updated on any legislation which could affect current use or any other issues of interest, you can log onto the ww.nh.gov website. Select topic of your choice. When asked to perform a search on the bills above or any other topics (HB or SB bill), the docket, the text and its most current status will appear. If you would like to attend a public session, you can access this information on their calendars. The calendars are updated weekly.
This page was updated: April 28, 2008
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