Updated frequently. Latest: Thursday April 9
On Wednesday, April 8, 2026 the Marblehead Town administrators presented override tier information to the Select Board. A proposal was put on the table and discussed, but not voted on - so all numbers and details below are proposed only. Materials:
IMPORTANT NOTE! The School Committee has not weighed in on their piece of the puzzle. They meet tonight (Thursday, April 9th at 6pm), after which point we will update this page with the full story
What override proposals are being discussed?
HERE are the override proposals as presented on 4/9/26: a general tax override (Question 1) and a trash-specific override (Question 2).
At Town Meeting, residents will cast a simple YES or NO vote to determine whether either or both overrides become questions on the June election ballot.
What might we gain or lose within each tier?
HERE is an overview look at what each tier could include from the town side.
The tiers are cumulative. So, everything that’s restored or added in Tier 1 is also restored in Tiers 2 and 3.
(Reminder: the Select Board and School Committee haven’t voted any of this yet, so it’s “proposed” for now… and does not yet include school info.)
IF the general override passes Town Meeting, how could it look on my ballot?
Wondering how a tiered ballot would work? HERE is what we know. Ballot question wording is illustrative. Every voter would vote either yes or no on every tier. So, vote YES for each tier you would accept. That could be YES, YES, YES.
How do we know which tier wins?
Imagine it’s the day after the election and the votes are counted. HERE is a hypothetical result.
In this example, Tier 1 (1a) passed… because it got more Yes votes than No votes.
Tier 2 (1b) also passed.
Tier 3 (1c) did not pass, as there were more No’s than Yesses.
The winner, in this case, is Tier 2 (1b)… since it was the highest option to pass.
How would Marblehead’s new tax rate compare to peer communities?
HERE is a look at how Marblehead's current tax rate ($8.65 per $1,000 of assessed value) would compare to 16 similar communities post-override.
(This assumes that we pass the general override AND a trash override.)
