Board of Assessment Appeals

Overview

The Board of Assessment Appeals continues its traditional function: hearing applications from taxpayers who wish to change the town's assessment of real estate or personal property.

Members of the Board are taxpayers and volunteers who meet with all applicants who believe their property is incorrectly assessed. At the scheduled meeting with the Board, applicants state the reasons for changing the assessment of the subject property, opinion of value, and should present any relevant information to support their positions. After the necessary physical inspection of the property, the Board votes and sends written notice of its actions to each applicant and the Assessor.

Appeals regarding the assessment of motor vehicles takes place in September. As the statutes currently provide, appeals concerning all other property ( real estate and personal property) must be requested in writing by February 18th and will be scheduled in March. Applications* will be made available after the signing of each grand list traditionally January 31.

The Assessor's Office 860-434-1605, ext. 219 has information about new legislation that may affect assessment appeals. Each recent session has enacted laws concerning property assessment. The minutes of all meetings of the Board are available at the Town Clerk's Office, and meetings will be posted at Town Hall in accordance with State statutes.

Applications are only available during the appeal time frame Feb 1- Feb 17, 2023