The proposed town and school spending plans, up for action at Thursday’s annual town meeting, should yield a 5.6 percent property tax increase increase for the owner of a median-priced
Preliminary estimates indicate a budget hike of 6 percent, nearly $900,000 for the 2023-24 year. Select Board members voice concern over a spending squeeze on other town services.
The biggest-ticket item is a federally required upgrade of the town’s wastewater treatment plant costing $40 million. A new public safety complex is under consideration for an expected $20 million
The Lenox Select Board and Finance Committee had opposed the $14.9 million education spending plan, but the vote in favor was 83 to 17 percent, with a 7 percent turnout