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BOARD
OF ASSESSORS
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- The members
of the Board of Assessors are: Dana Lucas, Janet Black and Paul
Meleedy. ....all three are elected and are part-time. Their
meeting times and date are posted on the Town Office Building
bulletin board. Their office is located at 239 Main Street.
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- This office contains
all records of the town's valuation, and is responsible for obtaining
data on every piece of real estate and personal property in town
and must set values according to the Commonwealth's Laws, Chapter
59 of the General Laws.
- Exemptions
are available to qualified seniors 70 years of age, widows and
widowers, blind persons, veterans receiving at least a 10% war-service
connected injury compensation from the VA. Also available is a
tax deferment for persons age 65, impoverished and infirmed (all
three qualifications must exist). Please call the office for further
information.
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- The Town of Lakeville
is on Quarterly Tax Billing. Taxes are due August 1, November
1, February 1, and May 1st. Abatements can only be applied for
when the ACTUAL bills are issued on December 31. Tax payers have
30 days to apply.
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- Abatements for motor
vehicles may be applied for within a two year period after the
bills are issued. Please read the pink
statement in your bills for information needed to apply for an
abatement.
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- Our
office is responsible for setting the tax rate annually. This
consists of preparing a Recapitulation Sheet to the Department
of Revenue for their approval. The town sets its values on January
1st, and holds an Annual Town Meeting sometime around May, then
sets the rate in the fall.
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- If you
have a question on any of the above, please call the Assessor's
Office at 508-947-4428.
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