MONKTON — In an effort to ease some of the financial burdens brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Monkton selectboard voted on July 13 to reduce the projected municipal tax rate by 4.89 cents, or about 11%, from 43.58 cents per $100 of assessed property value to 38.69 cents. “We’re trying to minimize property tax impact during a national emergency,” selectboard chair Stephen Pilcher told the Independent during a phone interview last week. The reduction amounts to a projected savings of $48.90 per $100,0 … (read more)
