If I remember correctly, 42% of all the Meredith property tax payers are non-residents and their payments are 80% of the town's total. 15 years ago, it was 48% of all property tax payers who were non-residents so this number has come down a little. So, that's a good reason why the property tax is so popular amoung many of the residents who vote. Someone else is footing the bill, plus many resident-voters are themselves or have a relative employed by the town.
Along the stretch of Winnipesaukee waterfront where I live, about ten out of twelve homes are used very little and are basically unoccupied from Labor Day to Memorial Day.
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