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Hubbardston officials review tax classification; motion proposed to keep single rate amid data gaps
Summary
Town officials reviewed levy and property-valuation figures and debated retaining a single municipal tax rate. Staff reported incomplete permit/new-growth data after a software migration; a motion to maintain the single rate was proposed and seconded but no formal vote is recorded in the transcript.
At a Town of Hubbardston tax-classification hearing, town officials reviewed levy and property-valuation figures, discussed incomplete new-growth data after a software migration and debated whether to keep a single municipal tax rate or switch to two rates.
The meeting included packet review and a presentation of levy calculations. "This is our annual, we do this every year, tax classification hearing," Speaker 4 said while outlining steps and noting signatures would be needed the next day to meet state filing deadlines. Speaker 4 stated last year’s levy as "8,765,054" and (as spoken) projected this year at "$9,000,001.44 90," which Speaker 2 questioned, saying his paperwork showed "9,140,000." The discrepancy was raised for staff to check.
Staff described a migration…
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