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November 20, 2023
5 recorded votes, 4 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF)
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Attendance
Present: Vanessa O'Connor, Rhonda Nyman, David R. Delaney, John C. Tuzik, Steve Louko
Absent: None
Every vote, in order
Approve the Meeting Minutes of November 6, 2023 Public Hearing Joint Hearing of the Hanover Select Board and the Hanover Board of Assessors
To approve the Meeting Minutes of November 6, 2023 Public Hearing Joint Hearing of the Hanover Select Board and the Hanover Board of Assessors.
The minutes say the board voted to do this but do not give a count or say how each member voted.
From the minutes
“The Board voted to approve the Meeting Minutes of November 6, 2023 Public Hearing Joint Hearing of the Hanover Select Board and the Hanover Board of Assessors..”
Adopt a split tax rate of 1.1
To adopt a split tax rate of 1.1
Yes: Louko, O'ConnorNo: Delaney, Nyman, Tuzik
From the minutes
“The Board voted on adopting a split tax rate of 1.1. Chair O'Connor, aye, Selectman Louko aye, Vice Chair Nyman, nay, Selectman Delaney, nay, Selectman Tuzik, nay.”
Go with the recommendation of the Board of Assessors and set the residential factor at 1.04
To go with the recommendation of the Board of Assessors and set the residential factor at 1.04.
Yes: Delaney, Nyman, TuzikNo: Louko, O'Connor
From the minutes
“The Board voted to go with the recommendation of the Board of Assessors and set the residential factor at 1.04. Vice Chair Nyman, aye, Selectman Delaney, aye, Selectman Tuzik, aye, Chair O'Connor, nay, Selectman Louko, nay.”
Adopt a residential factor of .9926 to be adopted for Fiscal Year 2024, to vote no on the open space discount, to vote no on the small commercial exemption and to vote no on the residential exemption
To adopt a residential factor of .9926 to be adopted for Fiscal Year 2024, to vote no on the open space discount, to vote no on the small commercial exemption and to vote no on the residential exemption.
Yes: Delaney, Nyman, O'Connor, TuzikNo: Louko
From the minutes
“The Board voted to adopt a residential factor of .9926 to be adopted for Fiscal Year 2024, to vote no on the open space discount, to vote no on the small commercial exemption and to vote no on the residential exemption. Chair O'Connor, aye, Vice Chair Nyman, aye, Selectman Delaney, aye, Selectman Tuzik, aye, Selectman Louko, nay.”
Continue the Hearing until such time as the Town is notified by the Department of Revenue that our tax rate has been Certified, and once the tax rate has been Certified we will close the Hearing
To continue the Hearing until such time as the Town is notified by the Department of Revenue that our tax rate has been Certified, and once the tax rate has been Certified we will close the Hearing.
From the minutes
“The Board voted to continue the Hearing until such time as the Town is notified by the Department of Revenue that our tax rate has been Certified, and once the tax rate has been Certified we will close the Hearing. Chair O'Connor, aye, Vice Chair Nyman, aye, Selectman Delaney, aye, Selectman Tuzik, aye, Selectman Louko, aye.”
From the Hanover Select Board’s official minutes, posted on the town website. We check every vote against the Select Board members present and quote the exact wording. MassVoter never grades or scores officials. Photos of current members: Jim Hoyes from his campaign site (hoyesforhanover.com); Vanessa O’Connor from her Select Board Facebook page (Hanover Selectwoman Vanessa O’Connor); Steve Louko from his campaign Facebook page (Steve Louko – Hanover Selectman); Rachel Hughes from a Hanover Community TV still (Hanover Woman’s Club Juniors Candidates Night, April 2025, with her on-screen name label). Members without a photo show initials.
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