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Acushnet assessors report $2 billion in taxable value and $190,822 in new growth; classification hearing to be scheduled
Summary
At an Oct. 9 meeting the Acushnet Board of Assessors reported the Department of Revenue certified the town's FY2025 taxable value at about $2 billion and new growth of $190,822. Staff said updated GIS maps are delayed and the assessors will ask the selectmen to schedule a classification hearing.
The Acushnet Board of Assessors convened Oct. 9 and heard a staff report that the Massachusetts Department of Revenue certified the town's FY2025 real-estate and personal-property taxable value at about $2,000,000,000 and certified LA13 new growth of $190,822, which will be added to the levy.
Kelly, a staff member, told the board the town is in a recertification year for fiscal 2025 and that public disclosure of preliminary proposed values ran Sept. 19–25 to give taxpayers an opportunity to review proposed figures. "We are in a, recertification year for fiscal 20 25," Kelly said. She reported, "the town has a real estate personal property taxable value of approximately $2,000,000,000 value, not taxes. And, the LA 13, which is the growth, we have growth at a $190,822, which is added to the levy." The board confirmed the state certification occurred "yesterday," as Kelly reported.
Why it matters: certification and the new-growth figure feed into the town's levy calculation and can affect how the selectmen set the tax classification (the distribution of tax burden among classes such as residential versus commercial). Kelly said she will inform the board of selectmen so they can schedule a classification hearing to review any tax-shift between classes; the assessors expect to attend and may meet separately to prepare input for that hearing.
Kelly also told the board the assessors are still waiting for updated digitized (GIS) maps. The vendor has experienced delays but expects to deliver updated maps in the coming weeks. During a brief exchange the Chair misread the new-growth number; Kelly corrected the figure to $190,822 and confirmed the certification was complete.
The board noted its next regular meeting is scheduled for Nov. 6 at 4 p.m. and said it may convene briefly before that date if selectmen schedule classification earlier and request assessors' recommendations.
