EAST SPENCER — East Spencer will host its first community meeting on Monday to discuss a potential tax increase that would pay for the town to staff its fire department with full time employees.

The increase would be between 7.5 and 20 cents, Town Manager Michael Douglas said, and would pay for full-time staffing with one fire chief, three engineers, three firefighters and three captains.

Monday’s meeting will be at 6 p.m. in the town hall, located at 105 S. Long St. Douglas said that the meeting will start in the board of aldermen room, but if it becomes too full they plan to move to a nearby church.

The town also has future meetings lined up in April and May for residents who are unable to make it to the first one.

For more information about the tax increase, go to https://www.salisburypost.com/2024/03/02/east-spencer-considering-temporary-tax-increase-to-pay-for-full-time-fire-department-staff/