Tax cap fails in most Upper Valley towns, but affordability angst passes it in some

By: Sophie Levenson

Outlets: Valley News

Published: November 4, 2026

Words: 1,038

Last Updated: 4 days, 20 hours ago

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To Hanover resident Rob Schultz, the tax cap question on his Tuesday ballot represented a “longstanding New Hampshire effort to do away with public schools.”

Like most voters in town, he voted no.

“We have to invest in our kids,” the 64-year-old said, standing outside Hanover High School Tuesday morning. “I think that all school budgets should be very carefully scrutinized, and they should be subject to vigorous debate. We should be as efficient as we can …

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