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Sharon sets 2026–27 mill rate at 11.15 to allow real-estate tax bills to be mailed
Summary
The Sharon Board of Selectmen voted June 9 to set the mill rate at 11.15 mills so real-estate tax bills can be printed and mailed for July collection; motor-vehicle and personal-property bills will mail in October and supplemental bills will be issued if the final mill rate is higher.
The Sharon Board of Selectmen voted June 9 to set the 2026–27 real-estate mill rate at 11.15 so tax bills can be printed and mailed in July.
Tax Collector Donna Christensen asked the board to set a mill rate to permit printing of real-estate bills for July collection. First Selectman Flanagan and the town attorney had reviewed the timing; under State Statute 12-123 the board has authority to set a provisional rate pending final budget adoption. Mr. Brett made the motion to set the mill rate at 11.15 mills; Ms. Kearcher seconded and the vote was unanimous.
The board directed that motor-vehicle and personal-property bills be printed and mailed to coincide with the October payment cycle. The board and the tax collector noted that if the board of finance adopts a higher mill rate after final budget approval, supplemental real-estate bills would be printed and mailed to taxpayers to reflect the change.
The action is procedural and intended to ensure bills are delivered on schedule; the board did not adopt a final budget or change any levy rates beyond setting the current rate for billing purposes. The next steps are final budget adoption by the appropriate bodies; if that produces a different mill rate, the town will issue supplemental bills.
