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Keene Council adopts 2025 property tax rate of 0.828978 after brief recess and 4-1 vote
Summary
After heated discussion and a short recess caused by disruptions, the Keene City Council adopted Ordinance No. 2025-689 setting the 2025 ad valorem tax rate at 0.828978 per $100 assessed value by a 4-1 recorded vote; Mayor Parrish was absent.
Keene City Council on Sept. 25 adopted an ordinance setting the city's 2025 property tax rate at 0.828978 per $100 of assessed value after a recorded 4-1 vote.
The ordinance (No. 2025-689), read aloud by the city secretary, sets the rate for the fiscal year beginning Oct. 1, 2025, and ending Sept. 30, 2026. Council debate focused on whether the figure as presented constituted an increase or merely reflected growth in property values; council members discussed the option to adopt the lower no-new-revenue rate of 0.816257 instead.
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