SALISBURY — Residents unanimously approved a correction to the town’s property tax relief ordinance for eligible emergency volunteers at a town meeting Thursday, Oct. 15.
The ordinance, initially approved 142-1 at a Sept. 16 town meeting, provides a property tax abatement of up to $2,000 for eligible members of the Lakeville Hose Company and Salisbury Volunteer Ambulance Service. The revised version passed 35-0.
The correction became necessary after officials discovered that town attorney Tom Marrion had drafted the ordinance using state legislative guidelines that had not been updated to reflect a change in the law.
The revision changes the formula used to calculate the maximum amount of a volunteer’s real or personal property assessment eligible for an exemption. The original language set that amount at $1 million divided by the town’s mill rate; the corrected version uses $2 million.
At Salisbury’s mill rate of 11.0, the revised formula yields a maximum exemption of $181,818.18 in assessed value, equivalent to $2,000 in property taxes.
First Selectman Curtis Rand said the correction updates the ordinance’s language but makes no practical change to the benefit.
Pay Bill for Robin Starr’s service in the Continental Army.Courtesy the Alex Breanne Corporation
John Mills speaking at Quinnipiac University.Courtesy the Alex Breanne Corporation
Stephanie Saetta,with her rescue dog George and Blue (left), a shepherd mix awaiting his forever home.Madi Long
Blue, a 7 year-old Shepard mix, is waiting for his forever home. Madi Long
