[Blue Thunder]

Originally Posted by fatlazyless

Got my latest Meredith property tax bill in yesterday's December 7, Meredith mail, for anyone reading this from a remote location like Florida or somewhere.

The bill is dated Nov 30, and is due by Dec 30, and you get charged 12% interest for any past due payments.

From an October LaDaSun news short:

MEREDITH

$1,834,993,412 ........ total assessed value 2009

$1,820,649,639 ........ total assessed value 2010

. {$14,343,773} ........ 2009/2010 drop in value of one percent overall for the town

The bill does not say what the latest amount/1000 is, or else I am too dumb to figure it out, so I am trying to find that info. I want to compare the amount/1000 from last June's bill to this bill to see if I should be happy or sad? You know the routine....well, the overall values went down one percent, but the new rate is now _____, so it ends up being _______.........go figure?

How does one define "happy NH employment?" It is called working for the town! ..

Less,

If you take your total assessed value (land and buildings) and divide by 1000 you will come up with a number. Take your total tax bill amount and divide it by the previous number and you will come up with the tax rate.

Example: Valuation $350,000 divided by 1000 = 350
Tax Bill $5000 divided by 350 = $14.29 tax rate

Hard to believe that the tax rate is not on the tax bill....it must generate many calls to the Assessors office.

BT