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The commission unanimously approved a tentative FY 2025-2026 property tax rate of 3.6510 mills per $1,000 of taxable value and the first reading of a $37,116,027 operating budget. It also approved a building-services contract and added Christmas Eve and Juneteenth to the town’s holiday schedule.
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The tax rate and budget actions are not the final budget adoption, but they move the town’s FY 2025-2026 spending plan forward. The tentative millage rate is 6.53% above the current rolled-back rate of 3.4273 mills; officials noted that about $25 million in new construction value was estimated over the past year. The commission also approved contracted building inspections and plan reviews after the current provider could no longer staff those services, and approved two additional paid holidays for town employees.
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