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Votes at a glance: Cumberland Town Council actions on fireworks, senior tax deferral, ADU language and appointments
Summary
At its Feb. 10 meeting the Cumberland Town Council approved revisions to the fireworks ordinance, amended a senior tax‑deferral ordinance (raising the income cap), forwarded an ADU-related zoning change to the planning board, made several committee appointments, and tabled proposed solar ordinance amendments for further study.
Cumberland Town Council — key votes and actions from the Feb. 10 meeting.
Fireworks ordinance (Chapter 98) — amendment approved The council amended Chapter 98 (fireworks) to limit residential consumer fireworks to July 4 and New Year’s Eve and to set hours from 4 p.m. to midnight on July 4 and 4 p.m. until 12:30 a.m. on January 1. The amendment came as a public hearing item and councilors adopted a motion to change the New Year’s end time to 12:30 a.m. on Jan. 1; the motion carried unanimously.
Senior property tax stabilization and partial deferral program (Chapter 261) — ordinance amendment approved The council discussed a state‑enabled option that allows municipalities to offer a partial tax stabilization and deferral for certain seniors. The draft ordinance would allow homeowners age 70 or older, with 20 consecutive years of primary…
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