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Carbondale environmental board tables proposal to waive use tax on residential solar pending staff report
Summary
Board members discussed drafting a rule to exempt up to $35,000 of residential solar components from the town's 3.5% use tax but agreed to table the measure for additional data and a staff proposal at the May meeting.
A proposal to exempt a portion of residential solar installation costs from Carbondale's 3.5% use tax was discussed and tabled for further study.
A board member proposed instructing staff to draft rules that would exempt the first $35,000 of solar‑related construction materials on existing homes from the town's 3.5% use tax, a step intended to align incentives across new construction and retrofit projects. Proponents argued the town…
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