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Senate committee hears amendment to smooth tax rates for new SAU 108 school district
Summary
The Senate Ways and Means Committee held a public hearing on amendment 2025-2214s to create an exception in tax-rate calculations for a newly formed school district serving Bridgewater, Hebron and Groton; Department of Revenue Administration staff said they can implement the change.
The Senate Ways and Means Committee heard public testimony on amendment 2025-2214s to allow an exception to the statutory tax-rate formula for a newly formed school district serving Bridgewater, Hebron and Groton, the bill’s prime sponsor said.
The amendment is intended to prevent residents from receiving a normal tax bill followed by a much larger supplemental bill in December by permitting the district to set an adjusted initial tax rate that better reflects the district’s changed assessed valuation, sponsor Senator Dan Ennis said.
Senator Dan Ennis, the amendment’s prime sponsor, told the committee the existing requirement limits taxes “by…
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