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Select Board approves slightly lower town tax rate
Summary
The Select Board voted to set the town tax rate at 0.9982 (just under $1) after a presentation by the town treasurer; the motion passed without opposition.
The Select Board voted to set the town tax rate at 0.9982 ("just under $1") for the coming year after a presentation by the town treasurer and brief discussion by board members.
The board chair moved to approve the tax rate "as provided by the town treasurer," and a select board member seconded the motion. The select board member praised the budget work and said, "It's the 1st in all my years," referring to the rate decline. The board then voted and the chair announced, "The ayes have it." The motion passed without opposition.
Mr. Hopkins, the town treasurer, reviewed the rate calculations and commented on the drivers behind the change. He stated the proposed town-side rate as "0.9982. So just under $1." The treasurer also noted that not asking for an appropriation article helped keep the rate lower.
Miss Welch asked the treasurer to clarify the 25-cent figure reported; Mr. Hopkins restated the town-side figure as 0.9982. The board adjourned after a brief public-comment clarification.
What happened next: there were no further formal actions recorded at this meeting on the tax-rate item; implementation and billing follow standard administrative schedules.
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