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Mass. Senate lays Boston home-rule petition on the table after debate over late valuation data
Summary
Senator John Collins moved to table Boston’s home-rule petition on property tax classification, saying the city filed valuation data late and negotiations relied on 'false information.' Supporters of the petition warned delaying relief would hit low-income homeowners; the motion resulted in the matter being placed in the orders of the day for a later session.
Senator Collins (First Suffolk) moved to lay on the table an act relative to property tax classification for the city of Boston (House No. 5114), arguing the petition had been negotiated and presented based on inaccurate and late-submitted valuation data.
"This matter before us was negotiated with the Boston City Council, legislature, and stakeholders based on false information," Collins said, adding that the city admitted filing its data with the Department of Revenue the day before Thanksgiving and that DOR later certified the city's late-filed numbers. "Neither the senate nor any delivery body should be forced to debate and vote on a matter without the facts."
Collins said the newly certified data showed the…
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