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Athol Daily News - Bill and Jean Gran: Heath Select Board needs Mike Smith's broad experience

Greenfield Recorder - Bill and Jean Gran: Heath Select Board needs Mike Smith's broad experience

The Recorder - Quotable Quotes of 2023: Part 1

The Recorder - Heath Selectboard reconsidering name for municipal offices following public outcry

HEATH — The Selectboard is going back to the drawing board in the process of renaming the former school turned municipal offices, after receiving roughly 30 emails from residents denouncing the board’s decision to call it the “Heath Community...

The Recorder - 'Community Hall means everything': Event to honor Heath building's 150-year history

HEATH — Over the course of 25 years in the early 1900s, residents sold a building back and forth for $1. They knew they wanted to preserve the building, but did not have the means to keep it running. Through perseverance, that building, the town’s...

The Recorder - Exhibit showcases Heath's growing art community

The Recorder - My Turn: Heath faces a long-term financial challenge

My Turn: Heath faces a long-term financial challenge Published: 4/11/2021 8:11:59 AM Heath stands at a financial crossroads. Our historic hilltown faces an unprecedented financial challenge that will escalate over the next few years. With busy, stressful lives, it can be hard to focus on problems that unfold over time. But we must focus and act now to ensure a viable financial future for Heath. Decisions we make at our May 8 Annual Town Meeting will affect Heath’s financial health for years to come. This challenge has been 40 years in the making. In 1980, Massachusetts passed Proposition 2½, capping property tax rates at $25 per $1,000 of a town’s assessed valuation. Currently, at $22.52, Heath has the seventh highest tax rate of 351 Massachusetts municipalities. Our taxes have risen steadily over the years. We are getting perilously close to the $25 ceiling.