Assessors
Michael Morrissey, Chair, Chair
Scott Darling
Marlene Stanizewski
Lorraine Wickland, Clerk
CONTACT
(413) 642-8105
email the Assessors
CLERK OFFICE HOURS
2nd Thursday: 11AM-2PM
MEETINGS
Second Thursday of the month at 7:30pm
TAX RATE (2025)
Real Estate: $11.34
Personal Property: $11.34
Commercial: $11.34
RESOURCES
GIS Mapping
Property Record Cards
MOTOR VEHICLE ABATEMENT
• Motor Vehicle Excise Abatement Application
PERSONAL PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION APPLICATIONS
• Blind
• Seniors
• Surviving Spouse or Minor
• Veterans
CHAPTER 61, 61A, 61B
Chapter Land Applications are due by December 1st of the year prior to the year that you are applying for. For example, for Fiscal Year 2026 which starts on July 1, 2025, applications must be filed by December 1, 2024.
Applications are typically mailed out by October 1 to property owners that had property assessed under one of the three chapters in the current fiscal year.
When submitting the Chapter Land Application, please include the Property Owner’s Acknowledgement of Rights and Obligations for Chapter 61, 61A, or 61B.
You may obtain applications in our office, by mail, or by clicking on the links below:
- Application for Forest-Agricultural or Horticultural-Recreational Land Classification (Form CL-1)
- Property Owner’s Acknowledgement of Rights and Obligations under Classified Forest Land Program (Form CL-1(61))
- Property Owner’s Acknowledgement of Rights and Obligations under Classified Agricultural or Horticultural Land Program (Form CL-1(61A))
- Property Owner’s Acknowledgement of Rights and Obligations under Classified Recreational Land Program (Form CL-1(61B))
OVERVIEW
The Board of Assessors is responsible for maintaining a list and description of every parcel of real property within the confines of the Town. It is the job of the Board of Assessment and the Department to place a valuation on all real estate and personal property items (business equipment) within the Town. They are also responsible for all non-taxable real property (consisting of land and improvements).
The department also processes an annual submission by the taxpayers of over valuation through the abatement procedure. The exemptions for elderly, age 65+, disabled veterans, widows/widowers and blind persons are also processed through this Department. The department is also, in conjunction with the granting of building permits by the Building Inspections Department, responsible for reassessing all properties which have been changed or upgraded.
Based upon the requirements set forth by the Department of Revenue (DOR), all cities and towns must conduct a revaluation every five years of all personal and real property. It is through this process and constant gathering of sales data, that the Board and the Department, are able to keep current with the values and the DOR requirements. All values derived must be certified by the Department of Revenue in writing before the Town’s annual tax roll and tax rate can be set.