Selectmen Grant Knights Tax Relief

Christmas came early for Jack and Beatrice Knight, as the Board of Selectmen unanimously voted to grant them a tax abatement on their home that burned last May.

“It was a relief to see them come through for us,” said Jack Knight. “(The board is) a group of good, reasonable people. They just wanted to be sure they were doing it the right way.”

Knight said the $3,408 abatement would go a long way toward helping them get back on their feet after losing everything they owned in the fire.

The board tabled the issue at its Dec. 3 meeting after Town Assessor Scott Marsh recommended it not grant the abatement because state law requires property owners be taxed on their lots for the assessed value on April 1 of each year.

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