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Council approves three property tax abatements after assessor recommends larger access discounts
Summary
The council approved three tax abatements — including a 50% access discount for a 19-acre unimproved lot — after the town assessor recommended enlarging previously small discounts tied to access problems and a clerical deed error. All abatements passed unanimously.
The South Berwick Town Council on Jan. 13 approved three separate property tax abatements following recommendations from the town assessor.
The first abatement concerned Map 13 Lot 9, a 19-acre unimproved parcel owned by Melinda Maine. The assessor told the council the lot lacks a legal right-of-way and had been assigned only a 5% access discount in error. He recommended a 50% home-site discount — a data-correction within the mass-appraisal framework — producing a value abatement…
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