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Hinsdale board approves slate of tax credits, hears $160,000 estimate for veterans' credit impact
Summary
The Select Board unanimously approved a slate of property tax credits and a $150 abatement for a veteran claimant; Town Administrator Kathryn Lynch said the collective impact of the All Veterans’ Tax Credit is about $160,000.
The Hinsdale Select Board unanimously approved permanent property tax credit and exemption applications and granted a $150 tax abatement at its March 30 meeting.
Selectman William Hodgman moved to approve a slate of exemptions and credits including one elderly exemption and multiple All Veterans’ Tax Credit entries (agenda items 03302026A–03302026F); Selectman Mike Carrier seconded and the motion passed with all members voting aye. Town Administrator Kathryn Lynch told the board that she had not had time at Town Meeting to calculate a precise figure but estimated the collective impact of the All Veterans’ Tax Credit to be approximately $160,000.
The board also considered a tax abatement for Neville Buchanan of 28 Hinsdale Heights after staff explained that Buchanan had received $250 instead of $400 for the 2025 veteran credit. Hodgman moved to approve an abatement of $150; Bernie Rideout seconded and the board voted unanimously to grant the abatement.
Board members approved these fiscal items without recorded dissent. The meeting record shows motions and unanimous votes on both the slate of credits and the individual abatement; the clerk will reflect the approvals in the official minutes.
