Board maintains single tax rate for fiscal 2027
Halifax Selectmen voted unanimously to maintain a single tax rate for fiscal 2027, rejecting proposals for open space discount, residential exemption, and small commercial exemption.
Board of Selectmen · Meeting of September 8, 2026
Halifax Selectmen voted unanimously to maintain a single tax rate for fiscal 2027, rejecting proposals for open space discount, residential exemption, and small commercial exemption. Principal Assessor Caroline Vogt presented valuations showing residential property at 91.32 percent of total assessed value, with assessed value up 7.2 percent from prior year. The Board appointed Barbara Nichols to the Council on Aging Advisory Board, Lauren Frame to the Government Study Committee, and Steve Goodman to the Conservation Commission, and approved revised dates for the Halifax Historical Society Mum Sale on September 19-20, 2026.
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Source: the Board of Selectmen meeting of September 8, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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