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Public commenters press council on tax rate after separation and on snow removal blocking businesses
Summary
Two public commenters told the council on Feb. 26 that they are worried about high municipal taxes since separation and about repeated snow and ice banks that block a small business parking lot and create safety risks.
Two speakers used the public comment period at the Feb. 26 Essex Junction City Council meeting to raise separate community concerns: one on tax rates and fiscal outcomes since municipal separation, the other on recurring snow/ice bank placement that blocks a small business parking area and creates safety risks.
"My name is George Dunbar. Just a couple questions," Dunbar began, then laid out a comparison he found in a Williston town report showing Essex Junction with a municipal tax rate of $0.98 for fiscal year 2025, higher than nearby municipalities. He said the FY24 separation had included public estimates of an $800,000 annual savings and a projected 7 percent tax-rate reduction when the city separated from the…
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