Town Council sets rate at 2.1%, or $21 for every $1,000 of assessed valuation, a slight decrease from last year, when the rate was 2.2%.
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Clinton property tax rate set at ‘artificially low’ level, consultant says
Residents at the Town Meeting in June rejected a proposal to raise the property tax rate, leading selectmen this week to use about $200,000 in undesignated money to cover costs, a move the town’s assessor agent said could prove to be problematic.
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Albion moves forward with negotiations to leave Fairfield-area school district
The town’s withdrawal committee is scheduled to meet next week as part of early efforts to depart Maine School Administrative District 49.
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Farmington to develop 20-year Capital Improvement Plan
The plan would help in the budget process, separate wants from needs.
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Waterville Democrats nominate candidates for council, school board, Kennebec Water District
The Waterville Democratic Committee caucus was held Monday and will be followed this week by a caucus held by the Waterville Republican Committee.
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Jay approves signing solar power agreement to reduce town’s electrical costs
Board also sets special meeting for Aug. 16 to set the tax and sewer commitments.
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Belgrade moves forward with new solar ordinance, aims to have town vote in November
The proposed ordinance would establish, among other things, height restrictions, where large solar projects can be installed and how they must be obscured.
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In a departure from area towns, Pittsfield Town Council rejects moratorium on commercial solar farms
Councilors vote Tuesday against resolution that would have begun the process of creating a moratorium on commercial solar projects.
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Litchfield officials remove write-in candidate question from special town meeting warrant
The item was deemed invalid by municipal officials as towns can only adopt a statute with an amendment if they operate under a charter.
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Funding for Fairfield water expansion hits roadblocks, leading Town Council to reconsider federal relief aid
Town officials had hoped to combine a $1 million grant with $8.4 million in federal money to begin the funding package for the proposed expansion of the public water system, but the town has withdrawn from consideration for the grant.