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Residents urge board to reconsider grocery tax and spotlight parking problems on Arlington Heights Road
Summary
Public comments at the Aug. 18 meeting included calls to eliminate the grocery tax to ease costs for vulnerable households and local complaints about persistent parking congestion on Arlington Heights Road and at the town Jewel store.
During the public‑comment portion of the Aug. 18 meeting, several residents urged trustees to reconsider the grocery-tax retention and raised local parking and loading issues along Arlington Heights Road.
Keith Moons told the board residents should not assume tax certainty for large incoming businesses and warned that long-term tax incentives can shift risk to local taxpayers.…
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