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Select Board debates switching tax-payment rule from postmark to received date
Summary
Board members discussed whether tax payments should be accepted based on postmark (current practice) or the date they are received at town hall due to postal delays; members raised concerns about imposing penalties on taxpayers who mailed on time.
Board members discussed a recommendation by staff to change the rule for tax payments from using the postmark date to using the date payments are received at town hall, citing postal delays. Connie (S4) and others noted logistical challenges and the timing required to change the rule for the current tax cycle; one member opposed penalizing taxpayers who mailed on time but whose mail was delayed.
"I personally wouldn't wanna charge somebody to have a penalty if it was postmarked by the due date and received after the fact," one member said. Other members suggested implementing any change only when a treasurer is in place and before the next tax-letter cycle so taxpayers are properly notified.
