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Select Board declines to forgive timber-damage penalty for Spanos; owner told to pursue tax appeal

5407491 · July 15, 2025
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Summary

The Select Board reviewed an appeal from Spanos seeking forgiveness of a timber-damage penalty tied to a late or incomplete report of cut and declined to grant forgiveness, noting precedent and legal caution; the owner was advised to pursue a formal tax-appeal process.

The Select Board on July 15, 2025 reviewed an appeal by a property owner, identified in the meeting as Spanos, seeking forgiveness of a timber-damage penalty assessed after a report of cut was submitted late and without required property-owner signatures.

Staff recounted that the report of cut was due…

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