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Sudbury assessors recommend 1.4 commercial shift; board rejects residential and small‑commercial exemptions
Summary
At a Dec. 3 public hearing, Sudbury assessors presented valuations and tax-class options, recommending a 1.4 CIP shift and a residential factor of 0.9705; the Select Board rejected motions to adopt residential and small‑commercial exemptions but approved the 0.9705/1.4 shift pending state certification and capped senior means‑tested exemptions at 0.5% of the residential levy.
Sudbury’s Board of Assessors presented the town’s annual tax‑classification hearing to the Select Board on Dec. 3, laying out valuation changes, exemption options and a recommended shift that would shift more of the local tax burden onto commercial and personal property.
“ We are looking this year, to raise a 9,827,875,” Harold Sheed, principal regional assessor, told the Select Board, describing the property tax levy and explaining that the increase reflects both operating needs and new‑growth revenue. Sheed said single‑family values rose modestly, “around 3.7%,” while some apartment valuations fell after recent abatements.
Sheed described…
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