local option tax


  • Bristol and Vergennes say “yes” to local option tax

    Bristol and Vergennes say “yes” to local option tax

    Voters in Bristol and Vergennes have agreed to establish a local option tax in their respective communities. They join Middlebury as the second and third Addison County communities…

  • Bristol to vote on local option tax proposal

    Bristol officials have said the move would allow the town to expand its tax base and support initiatives like economic development and capital projects.

  • Vergennes could vote on a local option tax on March 3

    Officials in the Little City continue to nail down language to place on the annual town meeting ballot.

  • Bristol explores a local option tax

    Bristol officials are exploring what a local option tax could look like for the town, an idea the Bristol selectboard is expected to continue discussing at future meetings.  

  • Middlebury aiming to keep local option tax

    Middlebury aiming to keep local option tax

    Middlebury’s local option tax, established 17 years ago to cover debt and maintenance on the town’s $16 million Cross Street Bridge, has evolved into the proverbial goose that…

  • Middlebury weighs tax surplus targets

    MIDDLEBURY — Middlebury residents at next year’s town meeting will again be asked to use some of the $2.5 million in accrued local option tax surplus to reduce…

  • Middlebury seeks input for $2M reserve

    MIDDLEBURY — Middlebury residents will be asked at an Oct. 29 meeting to advise town leaders on what to do with the more than $2 million in local…