new $750,000 Meredith fire truck

Yosemite Sam · 12-15-2009, 12:45 PM

Time to pay for the new fire truck.

"Tuesday, December 15, 2009
MEREDITH — The town's tax rate has been set at $12.54 per $1,000 of assessed valuation, Town Manager Phil Warren reported Monday. The new rate represents an increase of $1.08 — or 9.4 percent — over 2008.

While the town rate has increased from $3.97 in 2008 to $4.23 in 2009, "the goal of the Board of Selectmen to raise no more funds from local taxation from current levels has been met — the increase in the rate is a function of declining real estate values, not an increase in local taxation," said Warren.

Tax bills are due to be mailed Wednesday, and payment is due by Jan. 18. "

WeirsBeachBoater · 12-15-2009, 08:19 PM

That truck has been paid for already. There were funds set aside by town meeting years ago. The tax rate today is not caused by having to pay for this new piece of equipment.

Yosemite Sam · 12-16-2009, 10:45 AM

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Originally Posted by WeirsBeachBoater

That truck has been paid for already. There were funds set aside by town meeting years ago. The tax rate today is not caused by having to pay for this new piece of equipment.

You're right, Meredith did a good job saving and justifying the new fire truck.

12-15-2009, 08:19 PM	#2
WeirsBeachBoater Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 709 Blog Entries: 9 Thanks: 39 Thanked 148 Times in 65 Posts	Yosemite Sam is shooting his guns first asking later That truck has been paid for already. There were funds set aside by town meeting years ago. The tax rate today is not caused by having to pay for this new piece of equipment.

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12-15-2009, 12:45 PM	#1
Yosemite Sam Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Lakes Region Posts: 395 Thanks: 81 Thanked 95 Times in 56 Posts	Time to pay for the new fire truck. "Tuesday, December 15, 2009 MEREDITH — The town's tax rate has been set at $12.54 per $1,000 of assessed valuation, Town Manager Phil Warren reported Monday. The new rate represents an increase of $1.08 — or 9.4 percent — over 2008. While the town rate has increased from $3.97 in 2008 to $4.23 in 2009, "the goal of the Board of Selectmen to raise no more funds from local taxation from current levels has been met — the increase in the rate is a function of declining real estate values, not an increase in local taxation," said Warren. Tax bills are due to be mailed Wednesday, and payment is due by Jan. 18. "