LEGAL IMPACT. Background. The City has imposed a Utility Users Tax (UUT) since 1991. The voters approved the UUT at a maximum rate of 6% in November of 1996. There are cross-references in the existing UUT to certain federal laws.
Gloucester, Massachusetts. Gloucester /ËÉ¡lÉstÉr/ is a city on Cape Ann in Essex County, Massachusetts, in the United States. It is part of Massachusetts' North Shore. The population was 28,789 at the 2010 U.S. Census. An important center of the fishing industry and a popular summer destination, Gloucester consists of an urban core on the north side of the harbor and the outlying neighborhoods of Annisquam, Bay View, Lanesville, Folly Cove, Magnolia, Riverdale, East Gloucester, and West Gloucester.
1 Population growth in Gloucester nearly doubled the county average and accounted for more than a third of the total growth (up 10.8%, or 11,800 people). 2  The county's proportion of 65+ has increased from 17.4% to 18.6% against a national average of 16.4%.