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sa meredith · 04-10-2008, 02:44 PM

Resident 2B
I like the heading of your post "Stuck in time"....like the rest of the Weirs area.

jetskier · 04-10-2008, 09:19 PM

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Originally Posted by sa meredith

Resident 2B
I like the heading of your post "Stuck in time"....like the rest of the Weirs area.

Here is the link to the listing. If you have a little spare change, maybe you could pick it up.

Jetskier

http://www.rocherealty.com/qsresult....%5D=6&thetowns[]=Laconia+NH&MinPrice=0&MaxPrice=0&submit=Search+Listings

Pepper · 04-10-2008, 09:31 PM

Ouch! Methinks it might be a little while before that particular parcel moves.

nj2nh · 04-11-2008, 10:20 AM

$3.7 million for 13 acres, but the taxes are only $26000+. Hefty price - nice taxes.

My house (1/8 acre, tiny building) is $13000.

Hmmmmmm.

nj2nh

dpg · 04-11-2008, 10:37 AM

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Originally Posted by nj2nh

$3.7 million for 13 acres, but the taxes are only $26000+. Hefty price - nice taxes.

My house (1/8 acre, tiny building) is $13000.

Hmmmmmm.

nj2nh

1,000 + per month for taxes? Time to move...

nj2nh · 04-11-2008, 01:16 PM

Okay, I don't want to get into a tax discussion, but taxes in northern NJ are pretty much like this all over. Would I prefer somewhere else? You bet since I am not a Jersey Girl to begin with. Grew up in Massachusetts which really isn't much better.

For our tax dollars, though, we get garbage pick-up without having to put the cans at the curb. We have recycling pick-up. We have excellent snow removal and a wonderful police department. We have recreational sports teams for soccer, baseball, basketball and lacrosse for every age group. The bulk of our taxes is, of course, our schools. Our high school - with its 800 or so students - was ranked 6th in the state, better than regional schools with lots more money, better than the wealthier communities, better than all but 5 towns.

I would rather pay taxes than tuition, so here I am staying (until my kids graduate and I make the move north that I have been dying to make since I was five years old).

nj2nh

Mr. V · 04-11-2008, 09:09 PM

A recent survey said that about half the people living in NJ wanted to move somewhere else out of state.

I was born and raised there and got OUT as soon as I could, and never returned.

"The Garden State?"

Right.

More like "Riots, crime, rabid minorities and super expensive cost of living" state.

nj2nh · 04-12-2008, 08:10 AM

Now, in fairness, there is no crime or riots where I live. In fact, I think that if I had not been going to NH for every one of my 47 years (

), I would be perfectly content to stay in my little corner of Bergen County pretty much forever. My town is pretty much like Mayberry or Mitford. There is a Halloween parade with all the little ones who trick or treat at the stores in town. The football team and cheerleaders go through town every Saturday morning, tooting horns to get the team all riled up for the game. The baseball kids have a parade on opening day. We have the best Fourth of July parade in the area and it all made up of Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, baseball players, and antique cars.

The town council fights with the Bd of Ed on a regular basis and then they all go out for beer. Our kids go to top colleges and universities. Our newspaper features kids on the front page every week with the occasional shot of ladies playing Mah Jong at the library or the superintendant reading to the kids for Dr. Suess' birthday. The library has two pages in the paper with all its goings on from week to week. The PTA sponsors a walk-to-school day (no buses here) and awards prizes to every kid who participated.

Taxes, well, yes. We got those in abundance. But, overall, my town is a pretty darn nice place to live.

Would I prefer Alton Bay? You betcha! Which is why by screen name is . . .

nj2nh

Mr. V · 04-12-2008, 01:55 PM

No riots in NJ recently, but I was a young teen when the riots happened, the ones in Newark and Plainfield.

Lived near Plainfield: went to a meeting at a local school auditorium, teachers and others were trying to teach self-defense to the all white audience, including how to kill.

Whoa.

It was time to leave that vale of tears...

The town I grew up in, pretty much all white then, is now mostly Hispanic.

The town next to it is now mostly black.

Hello, White Flight.

04-10-2008, 02:44 PM	#1
sa meredith Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 986 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 32 Thanked 352 Times in 137 Posts	Ironic Resident 2B I like the heading of your post "Stuck in time"....like the rest of the Weirs area.

04-10-2008, 09:31 PM	#3
Pepper Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Laconia, NH Posts: 1,284 Thanks: 409 Thanked 155 Times in 40 Posts	Ouch! Methinks it might be a little while before that particular parcel moves. __________________ Never waste time lamenting what was. Simply celebrate what is!

04-11-2008, 10:20 AM	#4
nj2nh Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: NJ Posts: 529 Thanks: 80 Thanked 47 Times in 27 Posts	Wow! $3.7 million for 13 acres, but the taxes are only $26000+. Hefty price - nice taxes. My house (1/8 acre, tiny building) is $13000. Hmmmmmm. nj2nh __________________

04-11-2008, 01:16 PM	#6
nj2nh Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: NJ Posts: 529 Thanks: 80 Thanked 47 Times in 27 Posts	Okay, I don't want to get into a tax discussion, but taxes in northern NJ are pretty much like this all over. Would I prefer somewhere else? You bet since I am not a Jersey Girl to begin with. Grew up in Massachusetts which really isn't much better. For our tax dollars, though, we get garbage pick-up without having to put the cans at the curb. We have recycling pick-up. We have excellent snow removal and a wonderful police department. We have recreational sports teams for soccer, baseball, basketball and lacrosse for every age group. The bulk of our taxes is, of course, our schools. Our high school - with its 800 or so students - was ranked 6th in the state, better than regional schools with lots more money, better than the wealthier communities, better than all but 5 towns. I would rather pay taxes than tuition, so here I am staying (until my kids graduate and I make the move north that I have been dying to make since I was five years old). nj2nh __________________

04-12-2008, 08:10 AM	#8
nj2nh Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: NJ Posts: 529 Thanks: 80 Thanked 47 Times in 27 Posts	Now, in fairness, there is no crime or riots where I live. In fact, I think that if I had not been going to NH for every one of my 47 years (), I would be perfectly content to stay in my little corner of Bergen County pretty much forever. My town is pretty much like Mayberry or Mitford. There is a Halloween parade with all the little ones who trick or treat at the stores in town. The football team and cheerleaders go through town every Saturday morning, tooting horns to get the team all riled up for the game. The baseball kids have a parade on opening day. We have the best Fourth of July parade in the area and it all made up of Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, baseball players, and antique cars. The town council fights with the Bd of Ed on a regular basis and then they all go out for beer. Our kids go to top colleges and universities. Our newspaper features kids on the front page every week with the occasional shot of ladies playing Mah Jong at the library or the superintendant reading to the kids for Dr. Suess' birthday. The library has two pages in the paper with all its goings on from week to week. The PTA sponsors a walk-to-school day (no buses here) and awards prizes to every kid who participated. Taxes, well, yes. We got those in abundance. But, overall, my town is a pretty darn nice place to live. Would I prefer Alton Bay? You betcha! Which is why by screen name is . . . nj2nh __________________

04-11-2008, 09:09 PM	#7
Mr. V Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: the left coast (Portland)and West Alton Posts: 1,395 Thanks: 63 Thanked 256 Times in 174 Posts	A recent survey said that about half the people living in NJ wanted to move somewhere else out of state. I was born and raised there and got OUT as soon as I could, and never returned. "The Garden State?" Right. More like "Riots, crime, rabid minorities and super expensive cost of living" state.

04-12-2008, 01:55 PM	#9
Mr. V Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: the left coast (Portland)and West Alton Posts: 1,395 Thanks: 63 Thanked 256 Times in 174 Posts	No riots in NJ recently, but I was a young teen when the riots happened, the ones in Newark and Plainfield. Lived near Plainfield: went to a meeting at a local school auditorium, teachers and others were trying to teach self-defense to the all white audience, including how to kill. Whoa. It was time to leave that vale of tears... The town I grew up in, pretty much all white then, is now mostly Hispanic. The town next to it is now mostly black. Hello, White Flight.