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[QUOTE=#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&;824039]If it takes $20 million to run the town each year then they have to set the tax base on what they need for income. If people file for abatements then they still need the same $20m to run the town.QUOTE]
You said that they set the tax rates based on what the town needs to meet the budget. I know you understand that they can't just change the tax rate without it going to vote, so how will they increase the tax revenue? The only way to do that without raising the tax rate is to reassess the properties. The Assessor does that, not MLS. If the Town Manager tells the Assessor to come up with numbers to meet the town budget, how do you think the'll do that? They will raise the values of people's properties.
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