VERGENNES — After two years of modest tax increases — 2.4 cents in 2018 and 4.25 cents in 2017, or between 1 and 2 percent — Vergennes homeowners are seeing a more dramatic change when they open their tax bills this week. The new overall city tax rate calls for an increase of 20.21 cents, or about $202 of new taxes per $100,000 of assessed value. Of that total, 11.69 cents is due to an increase in the homestead school-tax rate. Declining Addison Northwest School District enrollment, higher fixed costs, and … (read more)
