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The Capital Group promised you an industrial building and retail building on these properties: turns out they never controlled them, and now they're up for sale

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  The Capital Group's "Master Plan" specifically promised the town these parcels would become a "34,000 square foot industrial building" and "7,300 square foot retail building" if new zoning was approved.   It seems that will join the growing list of broken promises, as the actual owner of the properties has placed them on the market.    Because the 40R district was approved, one of the is now eligible for by-right high density housing at more than 20 units/acre: Cadette & Nadreau, the actual owners, were not party to the "Memorandum of Agreement."

Despite the override, Lancaster will be levying every penny it's allowed this year.

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  Generated by DALL-E 2 ai At the Tax Hearing on Monday the Lancaster Select Board reviewed estimates that would levy $24,076,641 for FY2024 -- $340K more than the FY24 budget implied in May.  This is a substantial increase in the levy, and will bring Lancaster within $7K of it's new levy limit despite a $1.2 million levy limit override.

In latest low, PB member Kendra Dickinson quotes a mad emperor as she abuses a resident from her seat

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Dickinson turned on a resident during a formal hearing to quote the villain in "Gladiator."    Rule of thumb: if you're angry and find yourself about to quote a villain...count to twenty.

What is the "Elderly and Disabled Tax Fund" and what does it do? At the moment, not much.

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  If you've received a real estate tax bill in Lancaster, you've seen a box at the top:  "VOLUNTARY CHECK OFF FOR CONTRIBUTION TO ELDERLY AND DISABLED."    And if you're like me, you've never heard another word about this fund and have no idea what it is does. 

My experience adding homeowners insurance coverage for my oil tank: what to expect

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  Adobe Firefly AI:  "Illustration of a leaking heating oil tank in a basement" Have you been thinking about adding coverage for a heating oil leak to your homeowners policy?   I went through the process this fall and wrote up my experience.  If you've been wondering what you'll need or what it will cost, maybe this will help you.