Understanding Your 2017 Tax Bill

At its morning meeting of November 6, 2017 the Board set the 2017 tax rate at $23.28, leaving unchanged the preliminary tax rate set by the NH Department of Revenue Administration.  

The 2017 tax rate has decreased from $27.98 to $23.28, $4.70 less than the 2016 tax rate but…your tax bill has likely gone up. How come?

Our overall tax burden or tax effort is the amount of money that we need to raise from taxes. The 2017 tax burden has increased by 2.1% with much of the increase due to the county. The Strafford County tax burden/effort grew by more than 25% (over $122,000); the town by about 5%; the school district by about 1.2% and the state education burden decreased by over 18%.

With the revaluation process conducted over the past year, our overall town valuation increased by almost 23% from $227.7 million to $279.5 million.

So how to make sense of your tax bill and your new assessed value? If your overall 2017 tax bill (June and December) has increased from your 2016 bill by more than 2.1% (the increase in the tax effort/burden) then the value of your property has increased more than the average Rollinsford property. If your overall 2017 tax bill has decreased then the value of your property has decreased relative to the average Rollinsford property.

2017 Transfer Station Stickers

Residents must have a 2017 Transfer Station sticker by 2.1.17. After that date, those without current year stickers will be turned away without exception.

Transfer station stickers are available for purchase at the Town Hall during regular business hours. The cost is 10.00 for the first sticker and $5.00 for each additional sticker. Residents must present vehicle registration(s) in order for the Town Clerk to properly assign the sticker(s).

Select Board Meetings

Thursday, September 8, 2016

4:30 PM at Water and Sewer District (Off of the Lower Mill Parking Lot) 

The Select Board is meeting with the Water District Commissioners in order to review the rights and responsibilities associated with WDC work that is done on the town’s public roads.

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6:30 PM at Town Hall

The Select Board is hearing budget proposals from Department Heads for the 2017 fiscal year.