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Budget committee candidates and residents spar over taxes, transparency and legal costs
Summary
Forum attendees and budget candidates discussed the budget committee’s role, rising legal fees and where responsibility lies for approving spending and levies that affect property taxes.
Candidates for the budget committee and residents discussed how town revenues and spending are reviewed, what the budget committee can do and who ultimately decides tax increases.
Multiple speakers emphasized that the budget committee recommends a budget and does not set tax rates. Bobby Robes (budget committee candidate) said: “Everybody thinks the budget committee has control of the purse strings. We only recommend.” Edwina…
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