Around Town With The Colchester Town Manager #37
September 3, 2011 by Al · Leave a Comment
As Town Manager, I receive many “observations” about the Town’s tax rate and its taxes. So as one item for this week’s column I thought I would share how some of that tax money was spent this past weekend in response to Hurricane Irene. Most of the column will be devoted to last week’s Selectboard [...]
Around Town With The Colchester Town Manager #32
May 25, 2011 by Al · Leave a Comment
It is with great trepidation that I venture in the maelstrom of people’s perception of the convergence of reappraisal and the abatement of taxes for flood damages/losses. Timing could not be more unfortunate than this year’s completion of three years of work reappraising everyone’s home in order to comply with State law for the funding [...]
Home Buyer Tax Credit Closings Extended To October 1
June 22, 2010 by John Abry · Leave a Comment
Senator Patrick Leahy’s office has announced that the deadline for closings for those who took advantage of the Home Buyer Tax Credit has been extended until October 1. This would allow only those contracts that were signed before April 30 to have time to close. Commenting on the Senate Vote, Sen. Leahy stated, “The homebuyers [...]