Leigh Blander Kris Olson

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BREAKING NEWS: Marblehead approves $15 million override, plus $2.3 trash tax hike
09 Jun

BREAKING NEWS: Marblehead approves $15 million override, plus $2.3 trash tax hike

Leigh Blander Kris OlsonLocal News, Municipal Matters, Top Stories, Town Election Guide
Marblehead voters came out in record numbers this Election Day approving a $15 million, three-year override that permanently raises property taxes and reshapes the town's fiscal future. Check out the Current's vote tracker for all the results. The override will restore deep program and staffing cuts in the fiscal 2027 budget. It also builds programs and invests in future capital projects. Tier/Question 3 was the highest passing tier, with 54% of people supporting it. After the vote, Select Board Chair Dan Fox addressed people who…
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Swimming in numbers: A user’s guide to the four override calculators
05 Jun

Swimming in numbers: A user’s guide to the four override calculators

Leigh Blander Kris OlsonMunicipal Matters, Top Stories, Town Election Guide
Residents may have noticed that if you use the various override calculators to calculate the tax impact of the upcoming override vote, you get different answers. To help explain why that is, we ran the home value of a $1 million property through each calculator and spoke with the creators of the calculators to clarify deviations in the results. To try to keep the comparisons “apples to apples,” we are focusing on what the calculators are saying are the increases attributable to the overrides and…
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