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Council Could Approve Tax Increase Wednesday

Municipal portion of average tax bill could increase more than $50 with the approval of the 2013 municipal budget.

The town council is expected to adopt the 2013 municipal budget Wednesday.

The $78 million budget includes a proposed $56.5 million tax levy, the portion of the budget funded by local taxes.

A $59.8 million tax levy was introduced in March. That levy would raise the average homeowner’s municipal taxes by $59, the lowest such increase in a decade. The average home is valued at $229,000.

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A budget hearing will be held before the council votes.

“It's never good when you have a tax increase, but in order for us to run the government and provide the services that our residents have grown accustomed to, I will tell you it is becoming more and more difficult,” Vergano said in March.

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The average homeowner’s taxes increased $89 in 2011 and $99 in 2012.

All nine council members were expected to review the budget before its passage.

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