Gail Heinsohn reports in the Register Star the tax rates in the town and village of Chatham will nearly triple next year. A misunderstanding and miscalculation involving Town Supervisor Jesse Degroodt and Town Assessor Dan Horst led to the higher than expected tax levy increase. The Town Board voted to raise the tax rate by 4.8 percent as part of the budgeting process, but when the tax bills were finalized the actual increase was 14.1 percent. DeGroodt was alerted to the higher rate when the bills were received by the Town Clerk's Office. The board’s first course of action is to assess the situation, DeGroodt told the paper. That discussion will occur at the town organizational meeting, Jan. 3. Read the full story in the Register Star.