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State sets Roxbury assessment ratio at 63%; town told no further action required
Summary
The state denied Roxbury's request to set the assessment ratio at 70% and instead set it at 63%. Town staff reported the state advised the town it did not need to take any further action regarding the ratio.
The board reviewed a state-issued ratio declaration after the town's request to reach a 70% ratio was denied. The minutes record that the State set Roxbury’s ratio at 63% and issued a denial letter.
According to the meeting record, staff member Renee Hodsdon called the state for clarification; the state informed the town that "we don’t need to do anything; our ratio is just the 63%." The board did not move any further action on the ratio during the meeting.
The selectmen recorded the denial and proceeded with other tax-setting votes; no appeals or follow-up directives were recorded in the minutes.
