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Meals tax, boat measures pass

  April 08, 2012

At Town Meeting Monday, residents voted to adopt a 7.5 percent local meals tax, and approved $24,000 to purchase a boat for the harbormaster. They also defeated a proposed demolition delay bylaw, voted to take no action on a revision of the animal control laws, and made the assessor an appointed rather than an elected position. Voters also approved an annual operating budget of $12.6 million for fiscal year 2013, and approved $12.7 million for its portion of the Manchester Essex Regional School District budget.

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