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Selectboard reviews payment plans, abatement and deed-waiver cases for overdue taxes
Summary
Tax-collection staff reported payment arrangements for two taxpayers, an abatement for a deeded town property caused by a bookkeeping error, and discussion of a deed-waiver case where the owner will be given a 12‑month timeline to complete rehab work.
A staff member outlined a proposed payment plan for Felista Carbonel: she had made a $90 installment and requested $90 monthly toward a total balance the collector reported as about $1,001.52; board members noted a typical 12-month schedule would require roughly $96/month plus interest and instructed staff to convey that to the taxpayer.
The tax collector also described a $2,500 deposit and a $500/month plan for Christina Duel to address a 2023 lien; the collector reported the total back-tax balance for multiple liens as approximately $18,045.67 (as read into the record) and said the arrangement covered only the 2023 lien while the taxpayer awaits an estate settlement. Separately, staff recommended abating a lingering $5,003.32 balance on a town-owned property (21 Freedom Makers) produced by older software that failed to zero the account; the board approved abatement to clear the bookkeeping error.
