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Select board asks assessor for written recommendation on homestead abatement; approves supplemental tax certificate for missed building
Summary
The board declined to rule immediately on a homestead abatement application with missing historic filings and asked the assessor to provide a written recommendation; it approved a supplemental tax certificate and warrant number 252501 for a building that was missed in the prior assessment (motion carried 5-0).
The select board reviewed an abatement/homestead-exemption request that included multiple historic-year filings the applicant said had been submitted but for which the town has no record. Town staff and the assessor's agent found no filed copies for the earlier years and determined the application as originally presented was incomplete.
State law requires exemptions and homestead filings be on the assessor's desk by April 1 in the relevant year; the board learned it has authority under statute to backdate up to three years but that the assessor recommended caution because there is no documentary proof on file. The board asked staff to obtain the assessor's written recommendation explaining the reasons for any denial before voting on backdating the earlier years.
Separately, the board approved a supplemental tax certificate and warrant number 252501 for a building that had been missed in the last assessment roll; the motion to approve the supplemental warrant passed 5-0.
Ending: Staff will ask the assessor for a formal written recommendation on whether to backdate the homestead exemption; the supplemental tax certificate was approved and will be processed.
