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City begins property reappraisal process; door‑to‑door data collection planned
Summary
Contractor New England Municipal Consultants will start a citywide property reappraisal to prepare the 2028 grand list. The firm will collect exterior and interior data, send impact letters in batches, publish an online searchable property database, and require income/expense submissions for multiunit buildings.
Rutland City — The Board of Aldermen heard a kickoff presentation June 16 from New England Municipal Consultants on the city’s upcoming full reappraisal for the 2028 grand list.
The reappraisal matters because it will update each property’s assessment using sales through April 1, 2025, and could change tax liabilities across the city when the grand list is set.
Ryan Silvestri, co‑owner of New England Municipal Consultants, described the work plan: door‑to‑door data collection at every property, updated photographs, and outreach to owners and tenants. “All of our values are data derived,” Silvestri said, and the company plans to publish a filterable WebPro database on the city website so taxpayers can view updated cards and comparables once collection and analysis are complete.
Silvestri said the contractor will send impact letters in batches of roughly 300–400 properties; the goal is that a property owner receives a letter within two months of an in‑person visit. He noted the sales cutoff used to set values will be April 1, 2025, per state statute for the 2028 grand list.
City officials and aldermen asked about multiunit properties and absentee landlords. The consultant said owners of multiunit buildings will receive letters instructing them to notify tenants about exterior inspections; properties with more than five units will receive income/expense inventory forms because market valuation for such properties depends on operating income. The consultant also warned of a statutory consequence if requested inventory forms are not returned: the assessor may use alternative valuation approaches after a specified notice period.
Aldermen and staff discussed communication and staffing. The contractor and the assessor’s office plan informational hearings before the formal grievance process; the consultant also said the city will need extra assessor staffing at peak times, and aldermen encouraged clear, repeated public outreach to reach absentee owners.
There was no formal board vote on the reappraisal at the meeting. The consultant said field data collection would begin in the coming weeks and that the city would receive regular updates as the project progresses.
