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Nashua Board of Assessors Meeting - October 1, 2026

Board of Aldermen Meetings — Thursday, October 1, 2026
BodyNashua, New Hampshire
SessionBoard of Aldermen Meetings
DateThursday, October 1, 2026
StatusFILED
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Speaker 1

2:02

I'll call a meeting of the National Board of Assessors to order at 9 a.m.

2:05

on Thursday October 1st.

2:08

Private rabbit.

2:11

Let the record show the president from the board of Robert Early, Jay McCara, and myself, Charles Dobbins.

2:16

Can I get a motion to wave the reading of the public minutes from the Board of Assessors meeting held on Thursday, September 17th?

2:24

So move.

2:25

Second.

2:26

All in favor.

2:27

Aye.

2:27

Can I get a motion to waive the reading of the non-public minutes from the Board of Assessors meeting held on Thursday, September 17th, and accept them and place them on file?

2:35

So move.

2:35

Second.

2:36

All in favor.

2:37

Aye.

2:37

Aye.

2:37

Alright.

2:38

We have an agenda and department

Speaker 2

2:41

update.

3:01

Three

Speaker 3

3:01

point

Speaker 2

3:02

two six percent or something like that.

3:04

Um and and so that has to go to the to the governing body for approval.

3:09

They're also working on an ordinance to make it automatic that every year we're gonna look at that three-year rolling uh CPI in the fall.

3:18

And um increase the limits based on that without having to go before them.

3:22

And solicitor has reviewed the proposal and and uh applying that it's it's okay to do that.

3:29

So we're gonna we're gonna notify them, notify you, but we're gonna raise the limits um without having to go look at uh governing volume.

Speaker 1

3:38

Going forward.

Speaker 2

3:38

Going forward, yeah, starting in starting in 27.

Speaker 1

3:42

Yeah.

Speaker 2

3:42

Uh this year, um there wasn't time to like make that change to the ordinance and approval.

3:48

Because we need to know what the limits are gonna be by December first, so that we can be prepared with with uh forms of paperwork

Unassigned speaker

3:55

for when the

Speaker 2

3:56

filing period opens in January.

4:01

And those limits were 57.

Speaker 3

4:05

It's going through from 50.

4:07

72 to 59 from 69 to 65.

4:10

From 67.

Speaker 1

4:13

And are we at the same time gonna drop the age of the other one?

Speaker 3

4:16

No.

Speaker 1

4:20

The

Speaker 2

4:20

age of the age.

4:21

We're asking for a friend.

4:23

Um the age of staff story.

4:25

We don't have any control.

4:27

We we can drop different um benefit amounts for the age categories.

4:33

65 to 74, 75 to 80, not 75, 79, 80 and over.

4:47

Um, I don't know if all exactly what they are, but the increases of the 80 and over uh is the highest of those.

Unassigned speaker

4:54

They can be the same for all three categories or different So you should be happy about that.

Speaker 2

5:01

Um

Speaker 3

5:03

there is an income and asset limit.

Unassigned speaker

5:05

I was gonna say you still gotta meet that threshold.

Speaker 3

5:07

Yeah,

Speaker 1

5:08

all right.

5:09

Well, that sounds great news.

5:11

Obviously, everybody on the board's disappointed.

5:13

You do a lot of probe owner work, but not that much.

5:15

I do a lot of pro bonal

Unassigned speaker

5:17

work.

Speaker 1

5:17

Um, okay.

5:20

So that's it for new business?

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
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Summary of Proceedings

Nashua Board of Assessors Meeting - October 1, 2026

The Nashua Board of Assessors met on Thursday, October 1, 2026, at 9:00 AM. Chair Charles Dobbins presided, with board members Robert Early and Jay McCara present. The meeting lasted approximately 12 minutes and covered routine approvals, a department update on property tax exemption limits, and approval of a religious organization's institutional exemption.

Consent Calendar

  • Motion to waive reading of the public minutes from the September 17, 2026 meeting. Passed unanimously.
  • Motion to waive reading of the non‑public minutes from the September 17, 2026 meeting and accept them on file. Passed unanimously.

Discussion Items

  • Department Update on Tax Exemption Limits: The board discussed a 3.26% increase in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) that will be used to adjust the income and asset limits for property tax exemptions. The change must go to the governing body for approval this year. An ordinance is being drafted to make the annual adjustment automatic starting in 2027, using a three‑year rolling CPI, without requiring further governing body approval. For the upcoming filing period (starting January 2027), limits will need to be known by December 1, 2026. The new limits were mentioned but not clearly specified (numbers cited: from 50.72 to 59, from 69 to 65, from 67). The board also noted that age‑based benefit categories (65–74, 75–79, 80+) can have different benefit amounts, but the age threshold is not under board control. Income and asset thresholds still apply.
  • Institutional Exemption for Religious Organization: A request for a religious exemption for account 51477 (28 Sharon Avenue, Unit 12) was presented. The owner is Christian Congregation in the United States. The property, acquired before April 1, 2026, is adjacent to an already‑exempt unit (Unit 13). The new unit is currently an open shell; the congregation uses it as a warm‑up area for music groups and for meetings. The organization had filed an A9 application in the spring, but the board initially overlooked that it was for a second unit, so a tax bill was issued. An inspection by Jessica confirmed occupancy for exempt purposes. The organization has also applied to the building department for legal use and to the planning board for a change of use. The board clarified the statutory reference (RSA 72:23, Part I, Section I for religious organizations) and corrected the application form.

Key Outcomes

  • Approval of Religious Exemption: A motion to accept the religious exemption for account 51477 (28 Sharon Avenue, Unit 12, owned by Christian Congregation in the United States) was moved, seconded, and passed unanimously (3‑0).
  • Decision on Exemption Limits: The board agreed to raise the exemption limits based on the CPI increase for the 2027 filing period, pending governing body approval. The automatic adjustment ordinance will be pursued for future years.
  • No public comments were received, and no non‑public session was needed.

The meeting adjourned at 9:12 AM.

Meeting Transcript

I'll call a meeting of the National Board of Assessors to order at 9 a.m. on Thursday October 1st. Private rabbit. Let the record show the president from the board of Robert Early, Jay McCara, and myself, Charles Dobbins. Can I get a motion to wave the reading of the public minutes from the Board of Assessors meeting held on Thursday, September 17th? So move. Second. All in favor. Aye. Can I get a motion to waive the reading of the non-public minutes from the Board of Assessors meeting held on Thursday, September 17th, and accept them and place them on file? So move. Second. All in favor. Aye. Aye. Alright. We have an agenda and department update. Three point two six percent or something like that. Um and and so that has to go to the to the governing body for approval. They're also working on an ordinance to make it automatic that every year we're gonna look at that three-year rolling uh CPI in the fall. And um increase the limits based on that without having to go before them. And solicitor has reviewed the proposal and and uh applying that it's it's okay to do that. So we're gonna we're gonna notify them, notify you, but we're gonna raise the limits um without having to go look at uh governing volume. Going forward. Going forward, yeah, starting in starting in 27. Yeah. Uh this year, um there wasn't time to like make that change to the ordinance and approval. Because we need to know what the limits are gonna be by December first, so that we can be prepared with with uh forms of paperwork for when the filing period opens in January. And those limits were 57. It's going through from 50. 72 to 59 from 69 to 65. From 67. And are we at the same time gonna drop the age of the other one? No. The age of the age. We're asking for a friend. Um the age of staff story. We don't have any control. We we can drop different um benefit amounts for the age categories. 65 to 74, 75 to 80, not 75, 79, 80 and over. Um, I don't know if all exactly what they are, but the increases of the 80 and over uh is the highest of those. They can be the same for all three categories or different So you should be happy about that. Um there is an income and asset limit.

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