 Pittsfield Council Closes Term With Tax Rate ApprovalsDespite the pain of raising taxes, a majority of the City Council members agreed that it is their responsibility to approve 2024 tax classification so that the city doesn't fall behind.  Pittsfield Council to Tackle Tax Rate, Zoning Amendment ProposalsThe City Council on Tuesday will take up the fiscal 2024 tax classification and a proposed battery energy storage overlay district. Clarksburg Taxpayers Will See Drop in Tax Rate, Increase in BillsThe Select Board last week voted for a single tax rate that will translate to an estimated property tax of $15.13 per $1,000 valuation. Average Dalton Property Bill Rises 7%The Select Board voted to maintain a single tax rate, as it has done in the past, during its meeting on Thursday night.  Pittsfield Council Tables FY24 Tax Rate AsksWard 1 Councilor Kenneth Warren, Ward 2 Councilor Charles Kronick and at-Large Councilor Karen Kalinowsky spoke against the proposal that would increase the average homeowner's bill by 8.75 percent.  North Adams City Council Sets Fiscal 2024 Tax RateThe average residential property tax bill will go up by $103.85 for fiscal year 2024 under a tax distribution plan OK'd by the City Council on Tuesday. Lanesborough Select Board OKs Single Tax RateThe Select Board on Monday voted to adopt a single tax rate that will mean the average homeowners' tax bill will go up by $107. Proposed Pittsfield Tax Rate Would Hike Bills 8.75%Mayor Linda Tyer and the Board of Assessors have put forward a residential rate of $18.45 per $1,000 of valuation and a commercial, industrial, and personal property rate of $39.61. Adams Fire District Sets New Tax RateThe rate accepted Wednesday morning at the tax classification hearing represents a five-cent increase over the last rate of 91 cents. Increased assessed values in town largely drove this rate. Williamstown Sets Fiscal 2024 Tax RateThe property tax bill on a median single-family home in town is slated to rise by $187 in the current fiscal year.  Williamstown Rejects Tax Exemption for FY24Two of the board members, Andrew Hogeland and Jane Patton, argued that the RTE is too blunt an instrument and advocated for more targeted tax relief mechanisms.  Williamstown Grappling With 'Fairness' of Property Tax ProposalSelect Board member Stephanie Boyd has been advocating that the town consider adopting the commonwealth's residential tax exemption as a way to shift some of the tax levy away from owners of lower-priced homes and toward owners of higher-end properties.  Williamstown Prudential Committee Increases Fees, Rejects Residential Tax ExemptionFollowing up on a request he made at the committee's July meeting, Chief Craig Pedercini asked the panel's permission to increase the fee for inspecting a residential property at the time of sale and institute fees for the business inspections the department conducts on an annual basis. Dalton's Single Tax Rate Drops, Bills Slightly IncreaseThe tax rate is a $2.30 decrease from the previous fiscal year's rate of $20.74 per hundred thousand, but it does not mean that bills will decrease.  Lanesborough Tax Bills to Rise From Increased Property ValuesThe value of an average single-family home increased to $300,705, up by $39,405 compared to the average value last year. The total town value grew 14.6 percent to $508,755,124, an increase of just over $55 million from last year.  North Adams City Council Narrowly OKs Lower Tax ShiftThe City Council on Tuesday split on the city's tax classification to vote to 5-4 to set a commercial shift of 1.715.  Pittsfield Tax Rate Drops, Tax Bills Rise for Fiscal 2023The residential rate for fiscal 2023 is $18.32 per $1,000 of valuation and the commercial, industrial, and personal property rate of $39.21. North Adams Council Pauses Tax Rate DecisionThe councilors, however, described the jump from last year's 1.68 to the max shift as "whiplash," especially after spending years trying to gradually shift toward residential to find some equity between the rates. Adams Lowers Tax Rates But Bills Likely to RiseThe residential tax rate will drop by $1.95 but the average tax bill for homeowners is expected to increase by $93.86 because of higher property valuations. 21.03 Williamstown Sets Single Tax Rate for FY23The average property owner will see a 4.4 percent rise in their property tax in the current fiscal year according to numbers presented by Town Assessor Chris Lamarre. |
