Late payers of property tax will face a smaller penalty than last year, thanks to a change made at the annual town meeting March 19.
The town had charged 7 percent for late payment — the maximum allowed by the state — and selectmen recommended doing the same in 2016-17. But voters took pity on their past-due neighbors and knocked it back to 4 percent.
The prevailing argument said residents who didn't pay taxes on ...
Late payers of property tax will face a smaller penalty than last year, thanks to a change made at the annual town meeting March 19.
The town had charged 7 percent for late payment — the maximum allowed by the state — and selectmen recommended doing the same in 2016-17. But voters took pity on their past-due neighbors and knocked it back to 4 percent.
The prevailing argument said residents who didn't pay taxes on ...