July 16, 2008

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Big houses claim big tax prebates

by Joseph Gresser

DERBY — When Derby Town Clerk Nicole Daigle looked over this year’s crop of tax bills she spotted something that looked unfair to her. Some town residents who owned expensive homes received large state prebates, while many other residents who appeared to be in more modest circumstances received small tax adjustments, or none at all.

Some homeowners whose homestead values ranged between $500,000 and $600,000 received $3,000 or $4,000 prebates, she said. Someone with a home valued under $250,000 might receive $250 or no prebate, she said.

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All a good cause

Roy Gero (at left, in the pink apron) and Casey Carpenter side by side Friday at the Barton Pharmacy’s Step-Back Cafe. Mr. Gero was a prize, of sorts, to Ms. Carpenter. He had promised to show up in a pink apron to work with the cafe staffer who raised the most money to support the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life. Ms. Carpenter’s winning $294 was matched by the Barton Pharmacy. Mr. Geros’s $294 was matched by a team from Columbia Forest Products in Newport, where his wife, Millie Gero works as a training director. Millie also made this pink apron, Mr. Gero said. Photo by Chris Braithwaite