Property tax override attempts are at a 30-year low, cities and towns have roughly doubled their total savings over the past ten years, and municipalities over the past decade have tripled the amount they could raise under the local tax limit but choose not to, according to new data.
The Massachusetts Taxpayers Association's annual report on the revenues and expenses of the state's 351 cities and towns showed just 20 Proposition 2 1/2 property tax override votes in fiscal 2018, the lowest number…
