Board of Selectmen sets town tax due date for Aug. 1, 2025

The Bolton Board of Selectmen voted to set the 2025 tax due date for motor vehicle, real estate and personal property taxes to Aug. 1, 2025, with a delinquent date of Sept. 1, 2025.

The board said the finance committee will set a temporary mill rate at its meeting the following evening and that tax bills will be issued using that rate regardless of the outcome of any subsequent referendum. The selectmen approved the date by voice vote; the board recorded five yes votes and two absences.

Board members noted the charter requires a mill rate be in place and discussed whether to send corrected bills if a later referendum changes the rate. The finance committee had said it would set a temporary mill rate so the tax bills could go out "no matter what happens" to the referendum, and selectmen discussed whether billing should be mailed immediately or held closer to the Aug. 1 due date while awaiting referendum results.

The board did not make any additional changes to the tax schedule at the meeting. The record shows the vote passed and that two members—Pam Sures and Amanda Gordon—were absent for the roll call.

Looking ahead, the finance committee’s action to set a temporary mill rate means taxpayers should expect bills based on that temporary rate; the board did not establish any separate waiver or alternate schedule at this meeting.