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Groton's Burning Question Of The Week: Should The Town Present a Budget With A Zero Tax Increase?
Groton's proposed budget for the coming fiscal year is due to the Town Council by March 15. How far should it go to cut expenses?
Groton's budget for the coming fiscal year will be presented shortly, and members of Representative Town Meeting have asked about a spending plan with a zero tax increase.
Finance Director , because Groton went through evaluation this year and property values changed.
Some went up while others fell. Overall, the town saw a decline of about 3.6 percent in values.
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Pandolfo said if the goal was no tax increase for everyone, even for those who saw values rise, Groton would end up with $7.65 million less in revenue than this year.
What do you think? How far should the town go to cut spending?
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