My question is how many people stay in the area but move to a different town because the Lincoln taxes forced them out
And yes these are often the families who have lived in Lincoln the longest sometimes for many generations I am a newbie- 32 years only On Wed, Jun 4, 2025 at 5:48 PM Jennifer Saffran <[email protected]> wrote: > The reasons I have heard people move out of Lincoln( and surrounding > towns): > > 1. Winter. > > 2. Taxes (local and state) > > 3. RE costs/COL > > 4. Move to a smaller house due to mobility issues and the effort needed to > maintain a large home, not cost. > > 5. Be closer to grown adult children. > > > > > On Jun 4, 2025, at 4:32 PM, Laura Glynn <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I wish we knew why people were moving out of Lincoln - and which groups > are leaving > > > > Certainly some people leave because of new jobs, retirement, health and > other issues > > > > But I believe that a number of people, especially elderly and/or lower > or middle income are leaving or have left because of the taxes > > > > It would be ironic if the town spends more and more money to offer > middle income housing when the tax increase drives out the very people we > are trying to keep > > > > Yes I know the town has a property tax work off program but that only > helps a small group > > > > I was a big law corporate lawyer for 40 years and I struggle to pay > these damn property taxes > > > > I can’t image what these tax increases have done for those Lincoln > residents on fixed income or who don’t have family money to keep them afloat > > > > It seems that finding out why we are losing residents to other towns > should be something we should care about > > > > If any of the brokers in town can give me a list of property sales and > names of sellers for the last 5 years I would be happy to Investigate and > report back > > > > I hope we don’t want a town limited to people who move in for the > schools and move out when the kids graduate to or from high school. > > > > Laura Glynn > > Tower Road > > -- > > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > > To post, send mail to [email protected]. > > Browse the archives at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. > > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. > > > >
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