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LACONIA — When the City Council met this week, City Manager Eileen Cabanel took the opportunity to encourage property taxpayers to study their tax cards and bills carefully and not hesitate to raise any questions with the Assessor’s Office. In part Cabanel was addressing concerns about the new values set by Vision Appraisal, which earlier this month prompted two of the three members of the Board of Assessors to resign rather than endorse the company’s assessment work. Cabanel began by explaining the revaluation process, noting that it began five years ago when teams inspected, measured and listed one quarter of the more than 10,000 properties in the city each year for four years. This year, she said, Vision Appraisal completed the process by gathering sales data and applying stasee VaLUaTiONS page 7
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9 year-old Molly Fernandes inspects the Historic Belknap Mill’s 400-pound rooftop bell, cast by an apprentice of Paul Revere, 187 years ago. The bell, located seventy feet above ground, will ring-in the New Year tonight. All are welcome to join in taking turns, pulling the bell’s rope which runs to the 1st floor lobby, at the stroke of midnight. Complimentary hot chocolate and cookies will be served from 11:30 p.m. until midnight. (Courtesy photo)
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TILTON — After a lengthy investigation, police, working with the N.H. Drug Task Force, succeeded in getting criminal indictments for eight area people accused of various drug-related crimes. In November, a Belknap County grand jury indicted Stephen Foden, 23, of Old Call Road in Franklin on three felony counts of marijuana sales; one felony count of possession with intent to distribute MDMA or ecstasy; one felony count of possession see TiLTON page 7