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Roxbury selectmen set mil rate at 1403, adopt deductions and abatement policy
Summary
The Roxbury Board of Selectmen unanimously set the town mil rate at 1403, established related deductions (Veterans Exemption and Tree Growth at $0), approved $48,000 for revenue sharing, and agreed to abate tax bills under $3.00. The decisions create a $33,676.43 overlay.
Selectman Timothy Derouche, serving as chair, moved that the town set the mil rate at 1403; Selectman Matthew Patneaude seconded and the motion passed 3–0, establishing an overlay of $33,676.43.
The board also voted on a package of related tax settings. Derouche moved to set the Veterans Exemption Reimbursement amount at $0; Selectman Matthew Patneaude seconded and the motion passed 3–0. Separately, Patneaude moved to set the Tree Growth deduction at $0, a motion Derouche seconded that also passed unanimously.
Selectman Ray Hodsdon moved to allocate $48,000 for revenue sharing; Patneaude seconded and the vote was 3–0. The board recorded total deductions of $599,230.22. The selectmen additionally voted to abate tax bills under $3.00 after a motion by Derouche and second by Patneaude, approved 3–0.
These votes complete the board’s current tax-setting decisions for the fiscal period; the selectmen approved motions unanimously and did not attach conditions to the items as recorded in the meeting minutes.
