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Select Board finalizes town meeting warrant; discusses senior tax-exemption special act and town clerk appointment method
Summary
The Select Board approved changes to the May 5 annual town meeting warrant, including revisions to a proposed special act to allow a senior property tax exemption for school building debt and an option to change the town clerk from elected to appointed via charter amendment.
The Millis Select Board on April 15 reviewed and approved final edits to the May 5 annual town meeting warrant, and discussed several substantive warrant articles including a proposed special act (Article 12) that would create a senior property tax exemption tied to school building debt, and Article 13 proposing a change in the method of selecting the town clerk from elected to appointed via charter amendment.
Town staff recommended three amendments to Article 12 intended to clarify timing, asset limits, and how the exempted amount would be spread among taxpayers. The changes are: replacing wording so the exemption applies to projects "which borrowing is undertaken" (to cover projects where bonds are issued after a special act is approved); adding a sentence to…
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