Cheshire Stays With Single Tax Rate

The Board of Selectmen on Tuesday voted to stay with a single property tax rate for fiscal 2021.

According to calculations presented to the board, this would make the tax rate about $13.38 per $1,000 valuation, but Board of Assessors Chairwoman Barbara Astorino cautioned they were not setting a rate but rather classification.

"This is not a set tax rate. So don't base on this tax rate.

Her statements came after a discussion about splitting the rate to shift more of the tax burden to the commercial and industrial side. Cheshire has historically maintained a single tax rate.

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