GRANBY — By a 4-to-1 margin, voters approved an underride measure that will result in a small tax reduction of about $10 a year for an average-priced home.
The question passed 408-123 Monday night as part of the annual Town Election.
About 13 percent, or 581 people out of the 4,573 registered voters, turned out for the election, according to Town Clerk Katherine Kelly-Regan.
The money comes as a result of the town’s switch to curbside collection of municipal solid waste three years ago.
At that time, the Select Board asked taxpayers to approve a tax override to fund the program, Town Administrator Christopher Martin said in advance of the vote. The board told residents that when the contract expired and went to renew, if it came back lower, they would ask for underride vote and reduce amount they would charge.
The board determined the town doesn’t need $30,000 in taxation to fund the program, Martin explained. The underride will reduce taxes by about 5 cents per $1,000.
“There would be $10 less raised on tax bills,” Martin said.
Emily Cutts can be reached at ecutts@gazettenet.com.