Notes from the Board of Assessors, November 1, Hybrid meeting

Present:

• Gary Pitney, Chair
• Michael Blay, Town Assessor
• Doug Goudey
• Tom Stokes via Zoom
• Tammy Touponce, Secretary

1. The tax rate has been set. It is $9.38 per thousand
2. The tax bills are being printed. Probably, they will be mailed the week of November 8.
3. In the tax bill, there will be an insert or message printed on bill, indicating that you can overpay.
4. As some are hesitant to attend in person, classes required for Massachusetts assessors will be hybrid.
5. Apparently, there are tax rebated for solar panels, but the particulars were unclear.
6. Tax deferments are issued after January 1; the first tax installment must be paid in full.
7. The Payment in Lieu of Taxes program is moving forward. Stokes is rewriting the questionnaire. He will distribute and will follow up with a call or visit.
8. Pitney, Blay remembered Eugene Talbot fondly.

Meeting adjourned

Editor's note: From the Chair, Board of Assessors, Gary Pitney, "People overpay their taxes so that the excess can go into a fund for folks who are having a hard time paying their property taxes. There are rules and regulations that apply. The major one being your first-half tax bill has to be paid in full or on a payment plan that is current."

Getting ready for winter. Photo: Jay Rhind.