Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Tax Rate topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Montgomery sets 2026 municipal tax rate at $0.6134 after utility reappraisal reduced grand list
Summary
The Selectboard approved a 2026 municipal tax rate of $0.6134 (including a $0.005 conservation fund addition and $0.0033 local share). Board members said the increase reflects a roughly $3.2 million loss in taxable value after a state reappraisal of utilities.
The Town of Montgomery Selectboard and Water Commission voted on July 7, 2025, to set the 2026 total municipal tax rate at $0.6134, which combines a municipal rate of $0.6101 (including a $0.005 conservation fund addition) and a Local Share tax rate of $0.0033. The motion carried 3-0 after a motion by Selectboard member Mark Brouillette and a second from Selectboard member Suzanne Dollois.
Board members noted that the rate is higher than projections made at Town Meeting. The minutes record that the increase stems from a Department of Taxes action that reappraised utilities, resulting in a loss of roughly $3.2 million in taxable value — described in the minutes as approximately a 50% reduction in the appraised value for those utilities. The minutes do not record any rollbacks, abatements, or alternative revenue actions at the meeting.
The board tabled a separate Lister appointment discussion and did not take action on it during this meeting. The tax-rate vote is a formal board action recorded in the minutes and is effective as of the meeting date unless otherwise recorded in subsequent minutes.
