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Assessors report expanded spring plan for cyclical inspections, aim to cut a 4,200-property backlog

Leaderboard Assessors, Town of Needham · March 5, 2026
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Summary

At the March 5 meeting, staff said winter storms delayed inspections but added vendor help could raise spring inspections to about 300; a report shows roughly 4,200 properties have not been visited in the last 10 years and staff aim to inspect about 1,000 properties a year to address that backlog.

At the March 5 meeting of the leaderboard assessors, Julie, a staff member, said cyclical property inspections were extended because of a winter storm and are now scheduled through the weeks of March 6 and March 12.

Julie said the office had originally planned about 216 inspections for the spring but may add roughly 84 more “through Soudair,” which would bring spring work to about 300 inspections to use FY26 funds. “So we originally were doing 216. However, with the budget ... we might be able to do an additional 84 through…

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