Voluntary Payment in Lieu of Taxes Program
At a glance
- What: a voluntary program asking tax-exempt property owners to contribute about 25 percent of what their property tax would be, in money or community benefits.
- Where it stands (Aug 18): adopted 4-0; the town manager is to negotiate agreements for the board's approval.
(From auto-captions; names and numbers may be misheard.)
Log
- 2026-08-18 - Select Board - Adopted 4-0. Up to half may be community benefit; for contributions of $50,000 or less the board may offset up to 100 percent; one exempt owner exceeds $50,000 and is not faith-based; modeled on Boston's program and the town's agreement with Mass General Brigham. A resident objected in open forum to inviting churches; members asked to revisit the $50,000 threshold periodically (from auto-captions).