Senior Tax Relief Working Group proposes expanded relief programs
Senior Tax Relief Working Group advances two warrant articles. The Belmont committee moved forward with proposals for a proxy program and retroactive indexing of senior tax relief. Matthew Haskell, replacing J. Hewitt as town staff liaison, will develop preliminary plans for the proxy program;
Senior Tax Relief Working Group · Meeting of January 21, 2026
BELMONT — Senior Tax Relief Working Group advances two warrant articles. The Belmont committee moved forward with proposals for a proxy program and retroactive indexing of senior tax relief. Matthew Haskell, replacing J.
Hewitt as town staff liaison, will develop preliminary plans for the proxy program; Daniel Dargon will provide financial impact estimates for the indexing proposal. Both require Annual Town Meeting votes. The Senior Tax Work Off program, administered by the Council on Aging, has 14 participants.
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Source: the Senior Tax Relief Working Group meeting of January 21, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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