Chatham Petition Article Seeks Tax Help for Low-Income

CHATHAM – A petition article for Chatham town meeting May 10 will ask residents to establish an assistance program for low-income taxpayers.

The measure would allow residents to donate when doing their tax bills to a town fund helping others. It would be overseen by a taxation aid committee. 

It was prompted by a case involving an elderly Cedar Street resident, who faced $60,000 in overdue taxes that some community members sought to help with a previous petition.