2009 Annual Report.pdf - Town of Milton

est tax and communities with a residential exemption are excluded, this data
was collected from the Department of Revenue website.
1990 31
1991 22
1992 30
1993 33
1994 34
1995 35
1996 31
1997 31
1998 33
1999 35
2000 38
2001 40
2002 39
2003 43
2004 46
2005 47
2006 46
2007 41
2008 46
2009 43
These rankings indicate how Milton’s average tax bill for residential property
compares to all other Massachusetts communities except those that have
adopted a residential exemption.
BOARD OF SELECTMEN INITIATIVES
While the budget issues were dominant, the Board, in conjunction with the
Wind Study Committee, sought approval of a plan at the Annual Town Meeting
to move forward with the installation of wind turbines on town-owned land
near the site of the closed landfill. With this plan as a blueprint, the town will
be seeking bond authorization at the Special Town Meeting in February, 2010
to fund the capital project. We continue to explore and apply for certain grants
and special technology programs to offset the cost of funding by the taxpayers.
But all projections show a positive cash flow after debt service if we go forward,
to help with energy costs in our municipal buildings.
The Board received the final report of the Governor Stoughton Trust Study
Committee on December 3, 2009. This committee spent many hours in preparing
a report to assist the Board in developing a plan for the future of the Governor
Stoughton property known in the past as the “Poor Farm”. The Selectmen,
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