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Assessors warn removing FY26 revaluation funding risks larger costs later
Summary
The Town of Templeton—s deputy assessor told the Select Board and Advisory Committee that skipping a planned $15,000 revaluation item for FY26 will force larger, more expensive catch-up requests later and could create a structural funding gap.
Justice Graves, the town—s deputy assessor, told the Select Board and Advisory Committee that the board of assessors had expected an article in the FY26 warrant to fund routine revaluation and cyclical-review work but found the town administrator recommended dropping that request from the proposed budget.
Graves said the omission risks escalating costs and repeated one-time requests. "Templeton has a history of, especially when it comes to some items like this. If we don't fund it in 1 year, we tend to not fund it in in Yeah. Consecutive years," he told the board, urging the Select Board to restore funding now rather than face larger bills later.
The significance is practical: the assessors plan recurring statistical and cyclical work tied to the five-year revaluation cycle, and contractors require funds to be committed before they will bid.…
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