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Select board approves abatements and donations, sets budget and revaluation meetings
Summary
The board approved multiple tax abatements and supplements for named parcels, accepted two small donations to the library/community center, approved warrants for payment, set budget committee meeting dates in mid-April, and noted a Feb. 17 public meeting on a property revaluation.
The South Thomaston Select Board approved several tax abatements and supplements, accepted donations to the library/community center, approved warrants, and set budget-committee and revaluation meeting dates.
During the meeting the board approved abatements (as recorded in the transcript) for multiple properties and owners including Dylan and Joyce Cross, Craig and Vanessa Benner, and Samuel Murket. The abatements and supplements were listed with amounts in the meeting record; the transcript contains formatting irregularities in several dollar figures that should be verified in the official minutes and warrant documents before publication.
The board accepted a $120 donation (recorded in the transcript with inconsistent surname spellings) and a $100 donation attributed to Lavine (the transcript lists the donor27s first name both as Benjamin and later as Robert); both donations were designated for the library/community center and were accepted by motion and vote.
On finance items, a motion to approve the warrants for payment was made, seconded, and approved. The board also discussed a recent revaluation bill and said it had paid the remaining balance after earlier holding payment while numbers were reconciled; members noted a "sticker shock" reaction to initial revaluation numbers and reminded the public of a Feb. 17 public meeting on the revaluation process.
Board members scheduled budget committee meetings for mid-April (proposed April 13, 14, 15 with April 16 as a backup) and discussed start times (around 4:00 or 5:30 p.m.).
What happens next: official minutes and warrant paperwork should be consulted to confirm the exact abatement dollar amounts and donor-name spellings; budget-committee and revaluation meeting dates were tentatively set as noted.
