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Finance committee split on proposal to exempt qualifying seniors from school project tax increases
Summary
A proposed special act that would let qualifying low-income seniors avoid property tax increases tied to future school building projects divided the Millis Finance Committee; the committee vote was split and the article will proceed to Town Meeting with both majority and minority positions available.
The Millis Finance Committee debated Article 12 on April 16, a petition to the state legislature that would authorize a local property tax exemption for qualifying long-term, low-income senior homeowners to offset costs of future school building projects.
Select Board and finance staff framed the article as a narrowly targeted tool to help long-term, low-income seniors remain in town if a school debt exclusion were approved. The article would require…
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