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Warner resident asks Select Board to remove $8,000 land‑use change tax after BTLA finding
Summary
Nick Edraos told the Select Board he was charged an $8,000 land‑use change tax after clearing inherited farmland and installing solar; he said the Board of Tax and Land Appeals found the town could not produce a current‑use map and asked the board to restore his credit, remove the lien and revert his tax bill while the matter is resolved.
Warner resident Nick Edraos addressed the Select Board during public comment to contest a land‑use change tax (LUCT) he received after clearing and installing a solar array on inherited farmland.
Edraos said he was assessed an $8,000 LUCT that the Select Board had approved and that, after appealing, the Board of Tax and Land Appeals found the town was unable to produce the current‑use map needed to show a before‑and‑after condition. “I received a land use change tax (LUCT) in the amount of $8,000 which the Select Board approved,” Edraos said, and he told the board the BTLA determined that the LUCT was not appropriate because the town lacked the necessary map documentation. He added the town placed a lien on the property, that he has been charged 18% interest for nonpayment, and that the lien has negatively affected his credit report.
Edraos asked the board to restore his credit, release the tax lien, remove the LUCT bill and revert the property to the 2024 tax bill until the matter is resolved. He said he has submitted a current‑use map and will forward it to Chairman Seidel.
The Select Board agreed to look into the matter. Board members and staff noted the assessing office’s recordkeeping issues and said they would review the BTLA ruling and the submitted map.
Why it matters: Edraos says procedural shortcomings in assessing records led to an adverse financial and credit consequence. The BTLA finding that the town could not produce the required map is a central factual point in his appeal.
Next steps: the Select Board agreed to investigate the BTLA finding and the town’s records and to follow up with Edraos.
