Last modified: Tuesday, July 22, 2008 2:49 AM EDT Rehoboth voters head to polls BY LAURA CALVERY FOR THE SUN CHRONICLE REHOBOTH - Voters will be deciding today whether to raise their property taxes as much as 4 percent. For the fourth time in a little more than a month, voters in an area town are being asked to override the Proposition 2 1/2 state tax-limiting law. In Rehoboth's case, town officials are asking to raise an additional $471,201 for the schools and agricultural preservation. Polls will be open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. at all three precincts - the town office, the Gladys Hurrell Senior Center and the south fire station. The override would raise the average tax bill about 3.5 to 4 percent. Town officials are unsure, but believe the annual tax bill for the average single-family home would increase about $116 if the override is approved. The $471,201 will fund $446,201 for the school district assessment and $25,000 for the Rehoboth Agricultural and Natural Resource Preservation Fund. The finance committee presented a budget at town meeting that did not exceed the levy limit, but residents approved both increases. Area voters so far have been split on override elections. On June 16, Plainville voters, by only 10 votes, passed a $650,000 override for several budget items. The next week, on June 24, Norfolk voters defeated a pair of overrides for a new public safety building, estimated to cost $14.3 million, and a $414,910 budget override for the fiscal year starting July 1. And, last Tuesday, Mansfield voters approved a debt override to fund numerous capital projects, including modular classrooms for the high school.