Meanwhile in Sunapee...Selectmen want a new County

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By Lisa Peakes on Tuesday, August 14, 2001.
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ACROSS THE STATE IN SUNAPEE, THE SELECTMEN THERE ARE LOOKING AT A DIFFERENT WAY TO ADDRESS WHAT THEY SEE AS INEQUITIES IN THE STATE'S TAX SYSTEM.
THEY WANT OUT OF SULLIVAN COUNTY.
THE BOARD ARGUES THE TOWN PAYS ABOUT 20% OF THE COUNTY'S BUDGET FAR MORE THAN WHAT SUNAPEE RESIDENTS GET IN RETURN.
TOWN MANAGER JOHN WHEELER TOLD NHPR'S LISA PEAKES THAT SUNAPEE HAS TRIED SEVERAL OPTIONS, EVEN WITHHOLDING ITS TAXES.
BUT SO FAR NOTHING HAS WORKED TO THE TOWN'S SATISFACTION.

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