LIVERMORE — The tax rate for 2014 is expected to increase primarily due to higher education costs and lower state revenue sharing, administrative assistant Kurt Schaub said.
The town’s share for RSU 73 is up nearly $112,000, while its state revenue sharing has dropped by $51,000, he said.
Last year’s tax rate was $13.40 per $1,000 of property valuation. The 2014 increase is anticipated to be less than $1 per $1,000 of valuation, Schaub said Wednesday.
The tax rate is expected to be committed during the Board of Selectpersons meeting Aug. 12.
Currently, all data has been entered and calculated, and Town Clerk Renda Guild is reviewing the changes that were made, he said.
Schaub said he also plans to more closely review the calculations he has made concerning prior year balances, amounts that are used to reduce the commitment and projected general government revenues.
In another matter concerning taxes, he said notices of pending liens for unpaid 2013 property taxes will be mailed within the next few weeks. Currently, $143,235 is owed on 177 accounts.
“Those figures are expected to decrease by the time liens are filed,” he said. “When notices were sent last year, roughly $130,000 was owed on 170 accounts.”
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