Committee recommends filing mayor’s FY26 LA‑13 new‑growth certification

On Oct. 15 the Gardner City Council Finance Committee voted to recommend that the full council place on file the mayor’s LA‑13 certification of FY26 new growth, a breakdown of where new assessed value entered the tax rolls.

The mayor said the LA‑13 shows new growth by category — residential, open space, commercial, industrial and personal property — and that the document had been provided to the council in advance of the city’s tax-classification hearing. He noted the LA‑13 had been used earlier in drafting a supplemental budget that appropriated new‑growth revenues.

A committee member asked whether the packet showed which residential property types had the most new growth; the mayor said the submitted LA‑13 included a breakdown. There was no further discussion.

A motion to recommend placing the communication on file passed by voice vote and the committee forwarded the package to the full council for formal action.