RUMFORD — Selectmen voted 5-0 Thursday to push the due date for taxes from Oct. 1 to Nov. 3, after learning the tax rate likely won’t be set until after Sept. 17. Voters must approve the change at a special town meeting at 6 p.m. Monday, Sept. 22. Town Manager John Madigan told the board […]
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Farmington tax rate rises $1.56
FARMINGTON — Selectmen set the tax rate Tuesday night at $17.31 per $1,000 of valuation, subject to final review by town Assessor Mark Caldwell, Town Manager Richard Davis said Wednesday. The 2014 rate represents an increase of $1.56 over last year’s rate. One reason the rate increased is because the town lost more than $100,000 […]
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Livermore’s tax rate rises slightly
LIVERMORE — Selectpersons took another step toward building up the town’s undesignated fund Monday night by setting the tax rate at $14.30 for 2014-15 and having an overlay of $72,583.97. It is an increase of 10 cents from last year, Administrative Assistant Carrie Castonguay said Wednesday. The increase means that a house valued at $75,000 […]
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Jay’s tax rate increases $1.75; Verso mill’s taxable value drops $223 million
JAY — Selectpersons voted 4-1 Tuesday to set the tax rate for 2014-15 at $15.75 per $1,000 of property valuation. It is an increase of $1.75 over last year’s rate. It means taxes on a $100,000 house will increase by $175, not factoring in homestead exemptions. Chairman Steve McCourt opposed the vote. His motion to […]
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Poland selectmen set the 2014-15 tax rate
POLAND — Selectmen unanimously voted Monday set the 2014-15 property tax rate at $14 per $1,000 in property value, an increase of 35 cents from the $13.65 rate for the last fiscal year, which ended June 30. The rate will increase taxes on a property valued at $100,000 by $35. Every selectmen expressed surprise that […]
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Tax rate expected to rise in Jay
JAY — Selectpersons intend to set the tax rate Tuesday, Aug. 26, at a special meeting, Town Manager Shiloh LaFreniere said Friday. The meeting will be held at 4 p.m. at the Town Office. The rate is expected to rise, but she does not know how much at this time, LaFreniere said. The current rate […]
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New Rumford tax rate not expected until after Labor Day
RUMFORD — The 2014-15 tax rate isn’t expected to be set until sometime after Labor Day because the assessors are still gathering information. They’re looking for normal valuations from Rumford paper mill NewPage Corp. and Brookfield Power, which operates the Pennacook Falls Dam on the Androscoggin River. “This is nothing out of the ordinary,” Linnell […]
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Livermore Falls tax rate increases 30 cents
LIVERMORE FALLS — Selectmen unanimously voted to set the tax rate at $21.10 per $1,000 of value of property for 2014-15. It is a 30 cent increase over last year’s rate. It means taxes on a home valued at $100,000 will increase $30. The rate was set following a special town meeting at which voters […]
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Sabattus tax rate up 8.8 percent
SABATTUS — The town has a new tax rate. Selectmen unanimously voted Tuesday night to set the new mill rate at $17.80, an 8.8 percent increase over the current year, according to Town Clerk Suzanne Adams. It was the lowest of the three tax rate options on the table for the board. The rate raises […]
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Newry board sets tax rate at $9.05
NEWRY — Approximately 3,500 tax bills were mailed Wednesday morning, following the selectmen setting the tax rate Monday evening. The new rate is $9.05 per thousand dollars of valuation. Last year’s rate was $8.97, Administrator Loretta Powers said Wednesday morning. Unlike some Maine towns that split the tax bill into two payments — one in […]