Thursday, February 13, 2020
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Volume 16, Number 2
Officials pleased with town’s grand list growth The town’s grand list grew by nearly $15.7 million in 2019, yielding over $500,000 in additional tax revenue.
we've been seeing over the past several years and it certainly bodes well for our ability to plan as we continue to build our budget,” said Town Council Chairperson Katherine Pugliese.
“I'm very pleased. That’s a significant change in what
The grand list is the sum of all the taxable property in
town, excluding any abatements or exemptions property owners have received. This year’s increase brought the total grand list to $1.41 billion, a 1.1 percent increase, the largest jump in over a decade.
“It had been staying at that particular 0.5 (percent) ... for several years. There was not a lot of movement in our grand list for quite some time,” Pugliese said. The largest area of growth was in personal property, which rose by $5.75 million
Family FunFest promotes healthy living PLANTSVILLE – As the free 11th annual Healthy Family FunFest approaches on Sunday, Feb. 23, two local women who previously attended shared their experiences and what they learned about living a healthier life.
nation’s only patient-centered organization serving the 48 million American women living with or at risk for heart disease. She speaks from experience – she felt healthy and was shocked when she learned in 2015 that she needed heart Sharon Corlette, 73, of surgery. Since that lifesaving Plainville, and Sharon Kuprocedure, she has empiec, 76, of Southington, braced a new mission: to edwere both volunteers; howucate others, especially ever, when browsing the ex- women, to learn more about hibitors’ tables, they soon re- living healthier and taking alized there was a vast trove care of their hearts. of information that could benefit not only themselves Healthy eating is just one of but loved ones. the many topics showcased at Healthy Family FunFest. Last year, Corlette was at “What you eat now, affects Healthy Family FunFest to you later,” Corlette said, expromote WomenHeart: The plaining she would like more National Coalition for Wom- young people to realize that en with Heart Disease, the
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to $140 million, a 7.3 percent increase when abatements are taken into account. Town Manager Robert Lee said the expansion in personal property was led by companies purchasing new business assets, along with some tax abatements that expired. Assessor Ann Marie Heering cautioned that personal property does tend to fluctuate year-over-year, however this year’s performance could hint that companies are investing locally. “The economy’s doing pretty good; companies are doing well,” she said. The real estate assessments also rose by $3.1 million to $1.17 billion, while the value of motor vehicles in town grew by $4.84 million to $155 million, despite there being 95 fewer cars registered in town. Pugliese hopes that latter point suggests that residents are feeling secure enough to replace aging cars with new ones worth more.
WomenHeart champions Sharon Corlette, left, and Pat Srenaski, BSN, RN, provide information about the women’s cardiovascular support and education group at Healthy Family FunFest in 2019. | Photo by Rusty Kimball
“Perhaps in light of everything, people are feeling more secure in their employment and they're making investments in vehicles and housing,” she said.
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