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Residents press board over supervisor pay and town sales-tax revenue
Summary
Multiple residents questioned a proposed salary increase for the town supervisor and asked where town revenue comes from; the board said sales tax is the primary revenue source and that budget estimates for 2024–25 will be shared in more detail later.
Residents used the privilege-of-the-floor period to press the board for details about the supervisor's pay and the town's revenue sources. A resident who identified himself as Jack Bass cited neighboring towns' supervisor pay levels and asked why Hague's figure had increased; he cited a prior figure of about $22,000 and a proposed $45,000 salary.
Board members said sales tax is the town's primary revenue source. The chair responded that property valuations and sales-tax receipts are expected to support the town's 2025 outlook; "Our property value is almost $1,000,000,000," a board member said while answering a question about projected sales-tax collections. The board noted it did not have the full budget document at the meeting and suggested recipients consult the published budget for precise figures.
The exchange led at least one resident to urge that budget conversations occur in workshops and during the next board's organizational sessions rather than during the public-comment period. The board did not adopt any immediate budget changes at the meeting; no formal motion on supervisor pay was recorded in the transcript.
