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Lyman explores contracted assessor, reports assessed values rise to $1.2 billion after cost‑table updates
Summary
Town staff said they will issue an RFP to contract assessing services (estimated $80,000–$100,000), keep an in‑house assistant assessor for resident support, and reported cost‑table updates raised the town’s assessed values from about $1.1 billion to about $1.2 billion, which board members said affects school funding calculations.
At the June 15 Select Board workshop, staff described plans to solicit bids for contracted assessing services and reviewed recent cost‑table updates that changed the town’s assessed valuation.
Lindsay Garnier said she has drafted an RFP to use contracted services for the assessor position; contracting could reduce costs depending on bids. "It could be, like, 80 to 100,000," she said as a general range for contracted services. She recommended retaining the newly created assistant‑to‑the‑assessor staff position so residents would have an on‑site contact when a contracted assessor is not present.
Garnier also reviewed the cost‑table updates and equalization work the town completed. She said state proposed values in October 2025 reported a valuation "about 1,100,000,000" for Lyman, and the town’s cost‑table updates brought assessed values to about "1,200,000,000." Board members discussed how those figures interact with RSU 57 school funding formulas and recent state law changes that will equalize certain elements of school funding in coming years.
No formal vote was taken at the workshop; Garnier said she will put the RFP and assessing options on the next meeting agenda and continue work on contracts and staffing implications.
