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Millis approves limited senior exemption for future school building overrides after contested debate
Summary
Town Meeting approved a narrowly drawn exemption for low‑income seniors from taxes tied specifically to future school-building override costs, after extended public debate and a split finance-committee recommendation.
Millis voters approved an article creating a narrowly targeted property-tax exemption for qualifying long-term, low‑income senior homeowners specifically related to any future school-building override. The measure drew lengthy debate at Town Meeting about financial impact, legal precedent and fairness.
The article was modeled on a special act used by a neighboring community; select-board representatives said the town copied and adapted the language used by that town. Finance committee members presented both a majority and a minority report to the meeting. The finance committee’s majority recommended dismissal, citing fiscal precedent and the potential…
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