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Commissioners raise concerns about tax impacts if local dams are removed
Summary
Commissioner Stetkis asked how removal of dams in Skowhegan and Fairfield could affect county tax revenue; Administrator Curtis said reduced valuation in larger towns would shift a larger share of county taxes onto smaller towns.
Commissioner Joel Stetkis asked whether the County had considered the potential impact on tax revenue from the potential removal of dams in Skowhegan and Fairfield. Administrator Tim Curtis explained that any reduction in valuation resulting from dam removal would lower the property tax base in the larger towns and increase the share of County taxes paid by other, smaller towns across the County.
Commissioners did not take formal action but raised the issue as a budgetary concern for future planning cycles and potential adjustments to revenue assumptions in county budgets.
