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Advisory Committee urges Select Board to press state for higher PILOT payments, quicker veterans reimbursement and resolution on regional school agreement
Summary
Templeton's Advisory Committee presented several recommendations to the Select Board including urging action on state payments for Commonwealth-owned land (PILOT), advocating for faster reimbursement of veteran-services costs, asking the board to pursue the stalled regional agreement with Phillipston over school funding, and proposing study of a
Members of the Templeton Advisory Committee outlined seven items for the Select Board at its June 25 meeting, focusing on state-level funding formulas, veteran-services reimbursement timing, the town's share of Commonwealth-owned land payments (PILOT), and an unresolved regional-school agreement with the town of Phillipston.
An advisory committee speaker summarized a recent state auditor report showing Templeton received about $154,381 for fiscal 2024 in payments in lieu of taxes (PILOT) for Commonwealth-owned acreage; the report calculated Templeton's reimbursement at roughly $60 per acre and noted a median reimbursement across towns nearer $127 per acre. The advisory presenter urged…
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