Selectboard explains conservative estimate for 1% sales LOT after state data unavailable

Article 7 would add a 1% Local Option Tax on sales. Mark Higgins described the town's estimation method after the State did not provide tax data: he said the Selectboard used Vermont home‑delivery averages and West Windsor's ~500 households, then conservatively used one quarter of that figure as the estimate to avoid overpromising revenue.

Mark Higgins also explained that the State retains 25% of LOT receipts under the PILOT program and the town keeps 75%. Resident Gregg Despart raised questions about how the state tracks its 25% share and whether the accounting is transparent to towns.