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Select Board grants $707.63 poverty tax abatement after executive session
Summary
After an executive session on a poverty abatement request, the China Select Board voted 5-0 to grant an abatement of $707.63 in case #2026-1 and signed the notice of decision; the board then recessed to allow public attendance for the open meeting.
The China Select Board voted unanimously to grant a poverty tax abatement of $707.63 in case #2026-1 after meeting in executive session on June 1.
The board entered executive session under Title 36 M.R.S. 841(2) to consider the abatement request and, following the private deliberation, "voted to grant an abatement in the amount of $707.63 in case # 2026-1 pursuant to Title 36 M.R.S. 841 (2)," with Blane Casey making the motion and Natasha Littlefield seconding. The board then voted to approve and sign the notice of decision (motion by Edwin Bailey, second by Blane Casey) and recessed until 6:00 p.m. to allow the public to join the open portion of the meeting.
The action was recorded as a 5-0 vote. The minutes show the executive session was conducted pursuant to M.R.S.A. 405(6)(F), the provision listed on the agenda for poverty-abatement discussion. No additional details about the applicant or the basis for the abatement are recorded in the minutes.
