Sarah Ratti

My family opposes this bill, HB1707, which along with HB1580 and HB1068 would place an egregious situation to keep our family owned summer residences which we use ourselves and also rent to afford already high property taxes. Our family home which is unoccupied would also place an oppressive pressure on us. Passage of these bills would be like a way to “take” by over taxing, forcing us to sell our inheritances. These properties have belonged to our family for as many as 130 years in which we have been NH citizens. Property taxes in general have become a tax on families irrespective of ability to pay and keep. I have grown up on these properties with my family, and hope that we will be able to hold onto them for my son to experience the same joys. Respectfully submitted,