Vermont § 505 - Tax within Bennington Rural Fire District No. 1

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§ 505. Tax within Bennington Rural Fire District No. 1

  • (a) The tax assessed by the Town on the grand list shall be reduced with respect to real
    estate in the Bennington Rural Fire District No. 1. This reduction shall be in direct
    proportion to the amount of the tax assessed by the Town that is used by the Town
    to provide fire protection services to property not included in the Bennington Rural
    Fire District No. 1. (b) The purpose of this section is to make substantially uniform the taxes assessed throughout
    the Town for fire protection furnished by all fire departments in the Town. This tax
    reduction shall remain in effect until such time as the Bennington Rural Fire District
    No. 1 dissolves itself or merges with the Town of Bennington, in accordance with the
    charter of the Town of Bennington. (Amended 2019, No. M-8, § 1, eff. June 10, 2019.)

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