Select Board keeps single tax rate, 4-1

Select Board · Meeting of November 4, 2026

SOUTHBOROUGH — The Select Board voted 4-1 to keep a single tax rate for fiscal 2027. Principal Assessor Sibeli told the board the town's taxable value rose $148 million to $4.072 billion, and the proposed rate moves from $14.36 to $14.54 per $1,000. The average single-family bill would rise $713 to $14,944.

Member Tim Fling had proposed a nominal split of $14.53 residential and $14.55 commercial, and the board also voted 5-0 against a residential exemption and a small commercial exemption. The board then reviewed a Budget A and Budget B plan for fiscal 2028, with Budget A about $1.4 million over the levy limit by one estimate, and set Nov. 17 department hearings.

In the full story:

• SOUTHBOROUGH — November 4, 2026
• Executive Session and Public Comment
• Tax Classification Hearing
• Senior Means-Tested Relief
• Fiscal 2028 Budget Process
• Reports
• Consent Agenda
• Special Town Meeting Debrief
• Who Was There
• Organizations And Documents Referenced
• The complete report: 1,807 words

Source: the Select Board meeting of November 4, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.

Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript. It was corrected where it differed.