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Board schedules work session to review homestead exemption scenarios from consultant
Summary
The finance board agreed to a follow‑up meeting July 23 to review homestead exemption scenarios generated by the town's data consultant, Equality; the board said the consultant's results will determine whether the town can move an exemption forward for Selectmen consideration and a possible public hearing.
The Board of Finance set a working session to review homestead exemption scenarios after the town's data vendor, Equality, said it needed more time to run scenarios.
Chair said the consultant's results will show how proposals affect the October 1 assessments and the mill rate. Tony said Equality typically runs these scenarios during July and the board expects numbers within days. Board members agreed to meet Thursday, July 23 at 6:00 p.m. to review the data and determine whether to tee up a recommendation for the Board of Selectmen and a public hearing in September.
Board members emphasized the tight schedule: if the data are not ready, the group may need multiple working meetings before Selectmen action. The board asked Tony to circulate Equality's data as soon as it is available so members can prepare.
