Hadley mulls splitting tax rate as commercial property values drop
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Hadley mulls splitting tax rate as commercial property values drop
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Budget set for Town Meeting voters in Hadley
Hadley Town Hall GAZETTE STAFF
Published: 5/11/2021 11:05:22 AM
HADLEY An $18.06 million municipal operating budget that would raise property taxes by about $150 a year for the typical homeowner will be brought to annual Town Meeting later this month.
A year after town officials developed a budget in the midst of the pandemic that kept property taxes flat, the Select Board at its May 5 meeting voted 3-2 to endorse a fiscal year 2022 spending plan for the May 22 annual Town Meeting that is about $300,000 less than an $18.3 million proposal from Town Administrator Carolyn Brennan.
The budget is $386,084, or 2.2% higher, than this year’s $17.67 million budget and preserves level services for the town and schools, and meets contracted salary adjustments. The budget removes $260,305 from the Other Post Employment Benefits line, leaving that spending at the same $16,890 level as in this year’s budget, and also increases Finan