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After months of planning and debate, council voted Tuesday to approve the 2024 budget. All in, property owners will be paying 6.75 per cent more in town taxes than they did in 2023. The levy increase will support a $45.8 million operating budget for the town, almost $16.1 million of which will come from tax revenue, said a report signed by three town staffers. The rising cost is being driven by staff wage increases, five new hirings, rising insurance fees, high legal costs, increased capital fun