Residents voted to use $150,000 from the undesignated fund to offset the increase prior to the rate being set.
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Craft a law to protect the elderly
According to a Waterville Sentinel article posted on the Sun Journal website (Feb. 7), in response to an elderly couple in Albion losing their home by foreclosure, Gov. Paul LePage urged state lawmakers “to protect the elderly from tax lien foreclosures [because] 12 elderly Mainers have lost their homes to foreclosure” in the past year. […]
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Auburn school budget: What You Need to Know
How much is the Auburn school budget? $40.7 million, 3.8 percent higher than this fiscal year. Why is it higher? Among the factors are raises for over 500 employees, building supplies, a part-time prekindergarten teacher, an English Language Learner teacher, an educational technician at Edward Little High School and a new bus. What does Auburn […]
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Minot selectmen increase property tax rate
MINOT — Selectmen on Monday set the property tax rate for 2015-16 at $15.60 per $1,000 of assessed property value. It’s a 60 cent increase from the previous fiscal year. Taxes on a property assessed at $100,000 will increase by $60. Of that amount, $18.65 will be for education. “I believe this is the fifth […]
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Property tax break on way for Maine seniors
AUGUSTA (AP) — Property tax relief is on the way for some Maine residents. The Portland Press-Herald reported (http://bit.ly/1uCIjZ1 ) that the Property Tax Fairness Credit designed to help seniors and lower-income families takes effect on Friday. The new law signed by Republican Gov. Paul LePage boosts the credit from $400 to $900 for taxpayers […]
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Property tax relief coming to some Maine residents
AUGUSTA — Starting next year, low-income Mainers will be eligible for twice as much property tax relief as this year, with some elderly residents able to receive up to $900 when they file taxes. The bill, LD 1751, passed with broad bipartisan support and was quietly signed into law by the governor earlier in April. […]
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G. Herman: In it together
A recent news article covered the Legislature’s decision this year to eliminate the “circuit-breaker” property tax relief program (Aug. 9). The spokesperson for Republican lawmakers in the House defended the cuts to property tax relief programs enacted this session with several claims, including: “The only way we are going to see true property tax relief […]
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Surprise over tax hike shows public’s apathy
It’s said that the price of liberty is eternal vigilance. But vigilance is impossible unless people make an honest effort to stay informed. We were prepared to deliver a stern rebuke to the uninformed and apathetic this morning, but that would be pointless. That you are reading a newspaper likely shows you are an informed, […]