Select Board Sets FY27 Tax Rate at $11.38
Shrewsbury Select Board set the fiscal 2027 tax rate at $11.38 per $1,000, keeping a single rate for all property classes. Principal Assessor Ruth Anderson told the board the average single-family tax bill will rise to $8,921.06, up $167.71, or 1.92 percent.
Select Board · Meeting of October 13, 2026
Shrewsbury Select Board set the fiscal 2027 tax rate at $11.38 per $1,000, keeping a single rate for all property classes. Principal Assessor Ruth Anderson told the board the average single-family tax bill will rise to $8,921.06, up $167.71, or 1.92 percent. The board voted unanimously against adopting a residential exemption or a small commercial exemption and authorized Anderson to digitally sign the state's LA-5 certification form.
Separately, the board approved an all-alcohol license for BBQLAND, Inc. at 31 Boston Turnpike and voted to send Amazon a letter demanding a public hearing, flight-path data and noise data before any Prime Air drone rollout, after member Richards said he wanted "specific asks" answered first. The levy limit for fiscal 2027 is $111,906,723, with $22,049 in excess levy capacity.
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Source: the Select Board meeting of October 13, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
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