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Public speaker urges board to curb business tax abatements, questions town attorney relationships and ambulance funding
Summary
During public audience, a resident criticized long-term tax abatements for major businesses, questioned a longstanding town attorney’s outside contracting, and objected to town incentives and support for the Simsbury Volunteer Ambulance Association (SVAA).
A member of the public identified as Joan used the board’s public audience to challenge current town incentives and financial decisions.
Joan criticized long-term abatements for local businesses and said the town should "not be incentivizing companies with abatements and exemptions when they are very successful businesses." She named examples in the record (Sandvikford, Solovetran/Solutran,…
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