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Pictured
above are: Charlene Lunnin, Clerk, Gordon Goodfellow,
Chairman, Ronald Sankus, Glenna Protami, Office
Manager, Norman Taylor, Field Clerk, and Janet
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- BOARD
OF ASSESSORS
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- The Tax
Rate for FY2000 is $12.79. The Chairman of the Board
of Assessors is Gordon W. Goodfellow and he has been
on the board since 1980. Ronald G. Sankus joined the
board in 1995, and Janet M. Black-Manning (the first
woman elected to the board) joined in 1997....all
three are elected and are part-time. Assessors meet
every Wednesday at 3:30PM in the Assessor's Office at
239 Main Street. The summer schedule is every other
Wednesday....our mailing address is 346 Bedford
Street, Lakeville, MA 02347...Phone is (508) 947-4428.
The Office Manager started working with the town in
1973., the Junior Clerk in 1994, and a newly created
position of Field/Clerk was instituted in August of
1998.
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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.
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- 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. At the present
time (January 2000) taxpayers may apply for abatements
until December 31, 2000 for the 1999 motor vehicle
excise bills. 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, the staff
will be very happy to answer all your questions during
our office hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and
Friday from 9AM until 4PM.
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 - Lakeville
Brownie Troop 8 helped to beautify the Board of
Assessor's Office to finish off a merit badge. Their
leader is Kris Hatch
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