Property taxes and development top issues for Ellsworth council candidates

Property taxes and development top issues for Ellsworth council candidates

Property taxes and development are the top issues being addressed by people running for Ellsworth City Council this fall. For some candidates, lowering property taxes — which has been cited as a significant concern throughout Maine — is the main thing they want to address. None of the candidates has advocated for raising property taxes or maintaining them at the current level, but other candidates have instead emphasized a need to manage the cit…