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Petitioners and committee clash over proposed tax‑cap language at Timberlane hearing
Summary
At a public hearing the original tax‑cap petitioners urged a 2.5% cap to stabilize taxes while committee members and several commenters warned a cap at that level would constrain district operations; petitioners said the filed article had been altered and urged a no vote on the amended language.
The Timberlane Regional School District opened a public hearing on a proposed tax‑cap warrant article where petitioners argued for a 2.5% cap and urged voters to reject an amended version they described as effectively meaningless.
Noah Pelletier and Nolan McCallitiner, the original petitioners, told the board the intent of the petition was to give taxpayers a restraining mechanism to prevent large year‑to‑year increases and to encourage prudent budgeting.…
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