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t <br /> Board of Assessors Meeting Page <br /> Due Dates on Property Tax Payments and Abatement <br /> Applications continued <br /> D. . , has made some suggestions about alerting taxpayers of <br /> earlier filing deadlines and about railing of the actual tax bill <br /> in order to eliminate uncertainty of the abatement application <br /> due date. Leslie Greig questioned how the Tax Office could <br /> coordinate railing dates so that taxpayers will not be confused. <br /> Lengthy discussion followed. <br /> David Bailey expressed opinion that including an <br /> additional document with the tax bili. .would be too costly; he <br /> recommended that he ask Ms . Shaw if information can be printed <br /> legibly on the back of the tax bills. Mr. Bailey informed that <br /> Assessing- does stamp the due date on almost all applications sent <br /> out. He also recommended that Ms . Shaw deem the official date of <br /> the bills to be January l st, even though the mailing is earlier; <br /> the bills could be mailed over the course of several days with <br /> the last mailing mate on the official. day. Board Members <br /> expressed approval . David Bailey will confer with Ms . Shaw about <br /> this matter. <br /> 41C Exemption Application - Inez Ni. Mills <br /> David Bakley introduced the application. Be informed <br /> 4 The Board that the Applicant has been committed to a nursing <br /> home; chances aro she will never leave that nursing home . He <br /> expressed feeling that Homeowners - residing ire nursing homes <br /> should receive this exemption, so long as they are not renting <br /> out their primary home residences . Assessing is not asking for a <br /> doctor ' s certificate, and their is a possIbility that these <br /> Applicants could return to live in their homes . Discussion <br /> followed. <br /> Vice Chairman Porter pointed out that there are not <br /> many of these uses. Chairman Greig stated that th-.s is the <br /> first case he has come across . David Bailey informed that he <br /> knows of only one previous case, i and he recommended that The <br /> Board ' grant this exemption; he is not ready to call a nursing <br /> home a primary residence. Board Members expressed agreement. <br /> Mr. Porter recommended that The Board continue this policy until <br /> Assessing becomes overburdened wi <br />