Friday, February 15, 2019
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Volume 23, Number 35
Loss of personal property leads to decline in Durham grand list By Bailey Wright Town Times
Durham’s taxable grand list decreased by almost one percent from last year. The total gross grand list comes to $700,706,406, which is down about .94 percent from last year’s $707,322,361.
The approximately $6.6 million total net grand list decrease represents about $241,500 in revenue at 36.5 mills. “Unlike in recent years when personal property assessments grew more than other segments, the personal property portion of the grand list fell considerably, dropping about
16.25 percent to $33,736,108,” First Selectman Laura Francis said in an email. The departure of Above and Beyond Equipment Rentals, and sister company Above and Beyond of Fairfield, from town last year was a large portion of the personal property loss, since it had the second and third
highest assessments. Its assessments totaled more than $7.2 million. Francis said there are also 14 fewer businesses operating in town, bringing the total to 481. Real estate assessments, which now make up 85.7 percent of the entire See Grand list, A2
Local dog owner competes in Westminster show By Bailey Wright Town Times
Handler Amanda Shea with Bergamascos sheepdogs Freya and Faggia at the 2019 Westminster American Kennel Club Dog Show in New York City.
In the early hours of Sunday morning, Durham resident Jeanine Dell’Orfano rose and began the long process of washing, and drying two Bergamasco sheepdogs. She gathered one at a time and brought them to her home’s basement, which is outfitted with a professional grade tub, and started lathering their thick coats with soap, wringing each strand clear of dirt and mud and whatever else they’d managed to collect.
Photo courtesy Joseph Dell’Orfano
The dogs then joyfully entered their crates and the drying process began — industrial fans pumped air
Bergamascos sheepdog Freya winning Best of Breed at the 2019 Westminster American Kennel Club Dog Show in New York City.
See Dog show, A3
Photo courtesy of Joseph Dell-Orfano
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