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Chicopee Council OKs nonbinding ballot question on quarterly property-tax payments
Summary
The City Council voted to place a nonbinding question on the Nov. 4 municipal ballot asking whether Chicopee should accept Chapter 59, Section 57C to allow quarterly property-tax payments instead of twice-yearly billing.
The Chicopee City Council voted Sept. 2 to place a nonbinding question on the Nov. 4 municipal ballot asking voters whether the city should accept the provisions of Chapter 59, Section 57C of the Massachusetts General Laws to permit quarterly property-tax payments instead of the current twice-yearly schedule. Councilors amended the ballot language on the recommendation of the city attorney before voting.
The measure’s supporters said the question would start a public conversation and let…
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