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Gardner MA Mayor Nicholson announces Single Tax Rate, Lower Tax Bills and Study of City Charter to Commence
Mayor Nicholson announced that the City Council had approved a single tax rate in the last meeting and explained that tax bills should go down in the next 2 quarters with an average savings of $400 per bill. Tax rate is expected to be $16.16.
City Council also approved traffic sensor lights, the new Charter Review Committee with some members appointed by the City Council President and some by the Mayor, The State of the City Address will be Tuesday January 10, 2023 at 7pm (We have confirmed that WGAW plans to air the address live). The Mayor spoke about the launch of the new fitness court at Gardner High School featuring different lanes for various types of exercises – one of 15 of these types of courts in the entire state of Massachusetts. See Separate article, CLICK HERE.
A Magical Christmas Night in the Offing
The Mayor said the “Main Event” will take place on Thursday. in which nighttime Christmas light tours will take place around Downtown Gardner by horse drawn carriage. *UPDATE: 12/10/22: “Main Event” is taking place on December 15, 2022 from 5pm to 7pm – We have updated our AUDIO file, however the YouTube video version may still have old date. Event is simply one week sooner than originally announced due to scheduling availabilities.