MIDDLEBURY — The Board of Selectmen discussed implementing a software program that prevents fraudulent titles and real estate at a meeting on Wednesday, September 20.
Portland third-party candidate withdraws, throws support behind town clerk
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Shaun P. ManningContributed photo / Hearst Connecticut Media
Curley, the 34-year-old town clerk, announced his candidacy March 26, just days after nine-term incumbent Susan S. Bransfield announced that she would not seek a 10th term.
Manning ran on the Back2Basic ticket, which he formed during the 2019 election.
Two days after Curley announced his candidacy, Manning followed with his own announcement on Facebook and in a letter to the Rivereast. There matters stood, until the last week of April, when Selectman Edward H. “Rick” Shaar, a Republican, announced he would not seek reelection.
LENOX â Thanks to robust new growth in the value of commercial and residential property, the townâs taxpayers can look forward to bills essentially unchanged, on average, from the past year.
Thatâs the bottom line from the Select Boardâs data-rich annual tax classification hearing Wednesday. After a presentation by Administrative Assessor Randy Austin, the board voted unanimously to keep the traditional split rate for taxation.
For fiscal 2021, it will be $11.65 per thousand dollars of assessed value for single-family homes and $14.06 per thousand for commercial and industrial properties.
Commercial, industrial and personal property taxes are collected at a higher rate than for residences, as Lenox is one of the countyâs few towns to maintain that distinction.