Richmond presenting $2.58 million budget to voters
The town is proposing an 8.8% spending increase, with a 4.33% rise in the amount to be raised by taxes, that will be decided by voters at its June 8 Town Meeting.
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RICHMOND The town is proposing an 8.8% spending increase for its 2021-2022 budget, which comes with a 4.33% increase in the amount to be raised by taxes.
The Richmond Selectboard presented its proposed $2.58 million spending plan during a public hearing Monday night. That is a $209,252 increase from its current budget. Selectmen are recommending residents approve all 29 articles on the warrant.
The use of tax increment financing funds and costs covered by undesignated carryover, the town is planning to raise $1.93 million in taxes. That is an increase of $80,364 from the $1.85 million in the current budget.
Richmond officials sell property at center of junkyard dispute
The sale of the property at 640 Alexander Reed Road leaves David Smith looking for a place to live and shifts the requirement to clean up the property onto its new owner.
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A variety of objects adorn the lawn of David Smith’s residence at 640 Alexander Reed Road in Richmond in this Aug. 21, 2018, photograph.
Andy Molloy/Kennebec Journal file
RICHMOND At odds with Richmond officials for years over his properties, David Smith is now considering his options.
A week ago, a divided Board of Selectmen voted to accept a bid to buy Smith’s 85-acre property at 640 Alexander Reed Road, which the town had taken for unpaid property taxes in February 2020. Now, the property is in the hands of a new owner.