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Plympton-Wyoming passed a 2.5% tax hike and utility rate increases, using reserves to avoid deeper cuts amid a $2.9M annual infrastructure shortfall.
Plympton-Wyoming approved a 2.5% tax increase, adding $18.46 per $100,000 in property value, as part of a $36 million budget.
Water and sewer rates rose 3.6% and 4.4% respectively, with $14.5 million allocated to utilities.
The town used $41.5 million in reserves to ease costs, avoiding deeper cuts.
Mayor Gary Atkinson supported the plan after council reduced the proposed tax hike and trimmed $92,000 in spending, including delaying part of a nature trail project.
Key projects include street rebuilds, trail work, firefighter training, and park upgrades.
Atkinson cited a $2.9 million annual infrastructure deficit, warning a 26% tax increase would be needed to close it, and praised the budget’s balance of community needs and fiscal responsibility.
Plympton-Wyoming aprobó un aumento de impuestos del 2.5% y aumentos en las tarifas de servicios públicos, utilizando reservas para evitar recortes más profundos en medio de un déficit anual de infraestructura de $ 2.9 millones.