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Beacon assessor: average residential assessments up about 5%; notice and grievance schedule explained
Summary
City Assessor Kathy Martin said Beacon assesses properties at 100% of market value, that March 1 is the taxable-status date, and that average residential assessments rose roughly 5%; change-of-assessment notices will go out around May 1 and Grievance Day is the fourth Wednesday in May.
Kathy Martin, Beacon’s city assessor, reviewed how assessments are calculated and the calendar for appeals. She told the council the city assesses properties at 100% of market value, uses a sales-comparison approach for most residential properties, and treats March 1 as the taxable-status and exemption deadline.
“The average increase in the city of Beacon was approximately 5% for residential properties,” Martin said. She said tentative change-of-assessment notices will be mailed around May 1 and that property owners who disagree can meet with the assessor's office or appear before the grievance board on the fourth Wednesday in May; residential owners retain the option to pursue a small‑claims (residential) appeal or a higher-court (commercial) appeal after that review.
