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Woodstock Select Board advances draft warrant and budget proposal, including proposed elderly exemption changes
Summary
At a workshop, the Woodstock Select Board approved a 2026 draft warrant that includes a $5.82 million operating budget recommendation, multiple capital reserve articles and proposed changes to the elderly property tax exemption; the board also submitted the draft MS-7/37 for DRA review and set estimated taxes to be raised at $3,787,645.
The Woodstock Select Board approved a draft warrant for the 2026 town meeting and forwarded a draft MS-7/37 estimating taxes to be raised at $3,787,645.
Chair opened the meeting at 5:01 p.m. and read key warrant articles, including Article 3, the operating budget, for the board to review. “The town will vote to raise and appropriate the budget committee recommended sum of $5,822,848,” the Chair said. Staff noted the draft is subject to final Department of Revenue Administration (DRA) adjustments before it is locked in for the meeting.
Staff said the overall increase across funds is roughly $358,006, about 10 percent in total, and explained tax impacts in practical terms: on a…
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