Tax Bills Will Be Arriving This Week

Expect a few fireworks several days before the , as Tewksbury residents receive their preliminary property tax bills in the mail this week.

Payment of the first installment is due by Aug. 1, according to information supplied by and

According to Kelley and Montuori, the preliminary Fiscal Year 2012 tax bills are compiled operating under three presumptions. The first is that there will be a basic 2.5 percent increase in the tax levy, as usual. The second is that there will be a 5 percent increase resulting from the high school construction bond debt service. The third presumption is that there will be a 6 percent increase, as the result of voters

The actual property tax bills will be sent out to residents at the end of December.

If residents have any questions or concerns about their property tax bills, they can call Montuori at 978-640-4300 or Kelley at 978-640-4330.