Laconia only nets $57k from Bike Week??

Pineedles · 08-12-2011, 08:24 PM

Can Governor Lynch offer it? Or once again, will it demand a major rewrite of State law? In some ways I am kind of glad that it can't be offered capriciously, or at least without some real effort.

Skip · 08-12-2011, 08:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Pineedles

Can Governor Lynch offer it? Or once again, will it demand a major rewrite of State law? In some ways I am kind of glad that it can't be offered capriciously, or at least without some real effort.

No. Even though our Governor is the accepted "Head of State" he has very limited power other than that granted by our legislators. His main power is in the so called Bully Pulpit.

I agree with you that it is probably best that it is so difficult to allow tax breaks. Could you imagine the shenanigans that would go on in some of the communities of this State if some local officials were given the power to arbitrarily lower the taxes of certain property taxpayers?

As an example, look at the mess we currently have with tax assessments and the abatement process in a number of communities that have been discussed at length on this website alone!

Sometimes the solution may be more painful than the problem......

lawn psycho · 08-13-2011, 07:39 PM

Skip, you touch on a very real subject and that is when local boards can run under home rule.

Maine is a home rule State. It sounds great until you get a rogue board or small business owners get control of the board. This is a real problem in small towns and is why many towns have to have larger boards. In towns with 3 to 5 selectmen, watch out. It can and does lead to more problems than it's worth.

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Pineedles Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Moultonborough & CT Posts: 2,549 Thanks: 1,074 Thanked 672 Times in 369 Posts	Can Governor Lynch offer it? Or once again, will it demand a major rewrite of State law? In some ways I am kind of glad that it can't be offered capriciously, or at least without some real effort.

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lawn psycho Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: On the move... Posts: 987 Thanks: 113 Thanked 248 Times in 133 Posts	Skip, you touch on a very real subject and that is when local boards can run under home rule. Maine is a home rule State. It sounds great until you get a rogue board or small business owners get control of the board. This is a real problem in small towns and is why many towns have to have larger boards. In towns with 3 to 5 selectmen, watch out. It can and does lead to more problems than it's worth.