Selectmen’s Meeting Notes, August 7: Including Servicemen, Beaver Dams and Perpetual Care.
The Medfield Board of Selectmen met Tuesday at Town Hall where they discussed the following issues.
The Board of Selectmen met Tuesday night to discuss the following agenda items. Appointments Met with Veterans Service Officer Ron Griffin to discuss the Servicemen’s Valor Act. The Act was passed in on May 31 and aims to help military men and women transition from their military careers into civilian lives. There is grant money to start or expand businesses, and training and re-educating veterans. The surviving spouse of a serviceman “killed as a result of action” is entitled to a tax exemption. The town can accept a provision for a tax work-off program (similar to that offered to senior citizens) where servicemen can volunteer in the town in exchange for $750 off their property tax bill. That would have to be accepted by town …
