Tax bills may be delayed a year or more in the Town of Haverhill

HAVERHILL — Tax bills may be delayed a year or more in the Town of Haverhill and its four precincts. The New Hampshire Department of Revenue Administration has announced that tax rates cannot be set until a Woodsville Fire District appeal is resolved by the state Supreme Court. According to officials, the Supreme Court process is not expected to conclude until late 2023 at the earliest. In a letter dated Dec. 22 and received on Tuesday, DRA assistant director Adam Denoncour wrote, “Due to the interconnection of the issues raised by the Woodsville Fire District in its appeal and the rates to be set for the Town and the Woodsville Fire District, upon the advice of counsel, we cannot set tax rates while the appeal remains pending.”