Board approves demand fee increase and three administrative policies.
Chester Select Board approves demand fee hike and three administrative policies. Tax Collector Terry Donovan secured unanimous Board approval to raise the delinquent tax demand fee from $5 to $15, citing widespread non-compliance; the Board also unanimously abated $9,658.74 in uncollectable real
Select Board · Meeting of April 6, 2026
Chester Select Board approves demand fee hike and three administrative policies. Tax Collector Terry Donovan secured unanimous Board approval to raise the delinquent tax demand fee from $5 to $15, citing widespread non-compliance; the Board also unanimously abated $9,658.74 in uncollectable real estate taxes from 2011 through 2019. Chair John Baldasaro, Vice Chair Craig Gauthier, and member Brian Forgue unanimously approved an Accident Reporting Policy, a Use of Town Counsel Policy directing requests through the Town Administrator or Clerk, a Health Insurance Opt-Out Policy, and the corresponding opt-out form.
Water Department Director Bob Daley briefed the Board on a Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness grant application under EPA and Audubon Society involvement to address financial constraints.
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Source: the Select Board meeting of April 6, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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