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Newbury approves 2026 tax collection and budget measures
Summary
Voters authorized the Treasurer to collect municipal and school taxes under set schedules and approved general and highway budgets for 2026, with Treasurer Mary Collins saying the general budget is about 6'7% higher and highway expenses about 4'5%.
Town Meeting voters approved several fiscal articles on March 3, 2026. Article 6 authorized the Treasurer to collect real and personal municipal property taxes payable on or before Aug. 10, 2026, with delinquent taxes subject to an 8% penalty and interest at 1% per month. Article 7 authorized the Treasurer to collect Oxbow Unified Union School District education property taxes in four installments due Oct. 10, 2026; Dec. 10, 2026; Feb. 10, 2027; and May 10, 2027, with 1% monthly interest on late installments and an 8% penalty on delinquent amounts.
On the Town's operating side, voters approved Article 8 to raise $789,000 for general expenses and Article 9 to raise $915,000 for highway purposes. Treasurer Mary Collins said the general budget represents "approximately a 6-7% increase over the previous year's Town budget," and that highway expenses increased about 4-5%. Questions were raised about voting on school tax collection methods when district costs remain unknown; Collins said the article addresses collection method only and that the Secretary of State's office confirmed all residents may legally vote on the article.
