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Board of Assessors

Address: Board of Assessors
PO Box 1305
37 Shattuck Street
Littleton, MA 01460

Room 206, Shattuck St. Municipal Building
Phone:  978-540-2410 
Fax: 978-952-2321
Hours: Monday - Friday 
8:30AM - 3:00PM
Members of Board:

                                              Term Expires

Fred Freund, Chairman 2011
William Ingham,Vice Chairman               2012
James Stephen Winroth, Clerk 2013

Evelyn Masson, Member 

2012
Donald Armstrong, Member    2013

FY 2010   NEW  Previous vs. Current Assessments FY 2009/ FY 2010

Classification Hearing. Read Assessors' letter to the Board of Selectmen and a worksheet of policy options for the December 7, 2009 Classification Hearing. See a side-by-side comparison of the total assessed values by class for FY 2009 and FY 2010

 

The Board of Assessors received notice of Preliminary Certification from the Massachusetts Department of Revenue. The revaluation program analyzed sales, income and expense statements, and cost of construction to aid in establishing the new assessments.  The results of which was the lowering of residential class values, level values of commercial class and an increase in the industrial class of real property. The disclosure period ran November 12-19, 2009. The Assessor’s office is open 9 am to 3 pm Monday thru Friday to answer any questions that you may have concerning the revaluation program and the new values.

 
FY 2009 Property Tax Rates:

The Department of Revenue has approved FY 2009 tax rates of $13.85 per thousand of assessed value for Residential property, and $22.76 per thousand for Commercial/Industrial/Personal property, reflecting the policy options adopted by the Board of Selectmen at the annual classification hearing. 

The new rates mean a 2.94% increase in the tax bill for an average residential property assessed at $383,736; and a 10.65% increase in the tax bill for a commercial/industrial property assessed at $491,000.

 

FY 2008 Property Tax Rates were as follows:
Residential Com/Ind./Personal Property
$12.62 per thousand  $20.57 per thousand

The Board of Selectmen held the annual property tax classification hearing on Monday, November 19, 2007 at 7:30 PM. The purpose of the hearing, held pursuant to MGL C.40,s.56, was to determine the allocation of the local property tax levy among the five property classes for Fiscal Year 2008. The Board of Assessors provided the following information regarding the various policy decisions available:  Presentation1   Presentation 2   Presentation 3  10-year Res cf. CIP  Following the Assessors' presentation, the Board of Selectmen voted to adopt Option No. 5, to establish the residential factor at 0.9060, producing similar percentage increases for the average residential and commercial tax bills.

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