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Wednesday, January 2, 2013

2013 Tax Rates by Municipality: How Does Tewksbury Compare?

Tewksbury's residential tax rate is above the average rate for the coming year in other towns and cities surveyed.

As 2013 begins, property tax rates are increasing for residents across Massachusetts, including in Tewksbury — so how does that compare to surrounding communities? Out of 27 communities in the area, Tewksbury's 2013 residential tax rate lands among the higher rates, according to rates compiled by Patch through the state Department of Revenue's Division of Local Services. Chelmsford's 2013 residential tax rate of $17.95 is the highest of the communities surveyed. Cambridge continues to levy the lowest residential taxes, with a 2013 rate of $8.66 (Cambridge also adopts a residential exemption). The average residential tax rate for those communities surveyed was $13.09 in 2012 and has risen to $13.58 for this coming year. Boston's commercial …

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Cecil Moore

5:10 pm on Sunday, January 6, 2013

Karen and Bob, you claim that I am misinformed in my post. Though neither of you countered with what I am misinformed about. Bob went over that the warehouse should have never been there in the first place and Karyn posted a violation of Article 47. The thread of the posting is the 2013 tax increase. People asked why we have increased taxes and I am merely making the point that some on the …   more ›

Saturday, December 10, 2011

Selectmen Set Higher Tax Rates For 2012

Property values increase for the first time in five years.

Acting on a _recommendation by Chief Assessor Jay Kelley_, the Board of Selectmen has set the residential tax rate at $14.93 for Fiscal Year 2012. The new rate represents a $1.53 increase from the rate of $13.46 in FY 2011. In his presentation to the selectmen at their Dec. 6 meeting, Kelley said the tax increase will be slightly less than had originally been anticipated. "Assuming this recommendation is adopted, the average single family home tax bill would increase by $552 or 11.7 percent," said Kelley. "The effect of this increase has already been included on the preliminary bills (sent out earlier this year) which anticipated a 13 percent increase." Of that $552 average increase, Kelley said $258 _was the result of the sewer debt …

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Town of Tewksbury Assessor's Office, After Passionate Debate, Town Meeting Voters Approve Debt Shift, and New High School to Cost $15M Less Than Anticipated

Jim Wentworth

4:27 pm on Saturday, December 10, 2011

"Of that $552 average increase, Kelley said $258 _was the result of the sewer debt shift_, $146 was the result _of the new high school construction project,_ while just $147 was from a normal, year-to-year increase." The sewer debt should have been part of the tax bill for years. So, besides the "normal" $147 increase, it's really just the new high school. By the way, the new high school looks …   more ›

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