Plainfield Adopts New Tax Rate, Holds Cannabis Agreement Over Unpaid Taxes

PLAINFIELD — December 10, 2024 — Plainfield Select Board adopts $18.18 tax rate and holds cannabis agreement over unpaid taxes. The board voted unanimously Tuesday to set a single property tax rate of $18.18 per thousand dollars of assessed value following a town-wide revaluation that pushed the total assessed value to approximately $130 million, as reported by Board of Assessors representative Ted Wesley. The board also unanimously accepted a revised Host Community Agreement for cannabis operator High Plains Farm at 27 Broom Street — drafted with attorney David Moyer — but voted to withhold it from operator Chris Roos until he clears a remaining tax balance he has committed to paying by December 31. Finance Committee member Bob Baker, joined remotely by Dalila Madison-Umquist, presented data showing the town spends roughly $3.22 million annually on non-MLP operations while generating only about $304,476 in outside revenue, less than 10 percent of expenses, and called for a centralized grant database and an all-boards coordination meeting tentatively targeted for early February. The board also signed renewal documents for a local liquor licensee, setting the town's estimated summer population at 730 for state reporting purposes.