By Ginger KozlowskiIt may not hold any legal power, but 78 citizens are asking the Candia Board of Selectmen and School Board to help them pay their taxes by keeping the property tax rate from increasing. A petition-like form was sent around town in early November and was available in several businesses. It said: “To: “Candia ...

BY TOBY HENRYCandia selectmen and members of the Budget Committee are at odds after a 2008 budget shortfall prompted officials to seek permission for an emergency expenditure from the Department of Revenue Administration. On one hand, Budget Committee members say the fivemember Board of Selectmen failed to take adequate financial precautions ...

BY TOBY HENRYOld Candia Road resident Cheryl Carson is one of hundreds of local residents who received a property tax bill this month which is significantly higher than last year’s. Carson, who appeared in person to pay tax collector Jane Sanders on Nov. 14, said the bill is “several hundred dollars more” than the last one she ...

BY GINGER KOZLOWSKITax rates are being set for the year, and some towns, like Candia, are seeing large increases. Candia In Candia, the new tax rate increased by $2.31 per $1,000 of property value, to $20.90, a 12 percent hike. The new rate will result in a bill of $5,225 for the owner of a home assessed at $250,000, about $577 higher than last ...

BY JENNIFER McDOWELL Candia School Board members ratified the tuition agreement for the proposed Candia/Auburn middle school on Thursday, Nov. 1, after a public forum at Moore School at which the projected tax impact for the new school was presented. Candia school board members voted 4-1 to accept the agreement. Auburn’s board will vote ...