Town administrator warns September ballot could complicate August tax-rate commitment
Town administrator told the board the town completed its April 1 field assessments but warned that setting the tax rate in mid‑August will be difficult if voters pass spending articles in a pending September ballot; delaying commits risks pushing October bills later.
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Town Administrator (speaker 5) told the board the town’s field assessment work for Acton is finished and staff are entering the last data into Trio, but he cautioned the board about tax‑rate timing ahead of a September ballot. "What's gonna be difficult for this 1 is that based on the timeline that you approve for the election, it's gonna be hard to set the tax rate the 3rd week of August not knowing what's gonna pass in September," the administrator said.
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