Nashua taxpayers invest substantial resources in municipal salaries and in the software systems intended to ensure transparent, accessible government. Residents should be able to rely on the city’s website as a complete, accurate, and trustworthy source of information. Unfortunately, that is not the reality.
Through a Right‑to‑Know request, I obtained the Land Influence Factors Report, which documents every land‑related discount applied to property assessments. The report lists 2,563 separate discounts, ranging from 2% to 100%, for conditions such as proximity to railroad tracks, power lines, sewer easements, highways, or excessive tree coverage.
During my review, I discovered that Blaylock Holdings LLC, the new owner of the Mohawk properties, receives three separate 100% land discounts:
- 53054 — 0062 00258 — BLAYLOCK HOLDINGS LLC — 100%
- 53055 — 0062 00259 — BLAYLOCK HOLDINGS LLC — 100%
- 53056 — 0062 00260 — BLAYLOCK HOLDINGS LLC — 100%
To understand the location of these parcels, I checked the city’s Patriot WebPro website. What I found was deeply concerning: the city is not listing all Blaylock‑owned properties, despite the website’s stated purpose of providing a complete public record. According to Patriot WebPro, only the following parcels appear under Blaylock’s ownership:
0062‑00100, 0070‑00014, 0071‑00001, 0134‑00040, 0134‑00041, 0134‑00061, 0070‑00013, and 0134‑00016
Even more troubling, the GIS portion of the city’s website, which should be the most updated portion of the website, lists Blaylock properties under different street addresses and all receiving the 100% discount on the land. If you go to review the property card, it states: 500 – Internal Server Error, creating a fragmented and misleading public record. Residents are repeatedly told that the city wants to work collaboratively with the public. Yet the city cannot maintain the most basic requirement of public trust: accurate, consistent, and complete information.
In any competent corporate environment, discrepancies of this magnitude would trigger immediate investigation, corrective action, and accountability. In Nashua, however, residents are expected to tolerate these failures. The city’s pattern of incomplete data, inconsistent reporting, and opaque assessment practices leaves taxpayers confused, and that confusion conveniently reduces public scrutiny.
Equally concerning is that escalating these issues to the New Hampshire Department of Revenue Administration (DRA) would likely accomplish little. Historically, the DRA has shown minimal interest in addressing municipal assessment irregularities, focusing instead on securing its portion of the tax revenue.
Nashua residents deserve better. They deserve a city government that maintains accurate records, provides clear answers, and respects the public’s legal right to know. Until voters demand accountability and elect leadership committed to transparency, competence, and integrity, these problems will continue unchecked.
From my perspective, Mayor Donchess and his administration have failed to meet these standards
