New fire, plow trucks needed, town officials tell Litchfield annual Town Meeting voters.
property taxes
Posted inMaine, News
Deadline is Thursday to apply for new property tax break for older Mainers
Homeowners must apply each year by Dec. 1 to freeze their tax bills under the new Property Tax Stabilization Program.
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Wilton tax rate to stay the same
The Select Board voted to set the town’s mill rate at 19.40 per $1,000 in valuation with a $75,504 overlay.
Posted inNews
New valuation reduces property tax increase for Lewiston residents
This year’s tax rate increase is expected to be 24 cents instead of $1.25 per $1,000 of assessed valuation.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Senate approves bill to limit ‘dark store’ tax challenges
The bill would give municipalities a way to fight off big-box retailers’ efforts to reduce their municipal tax burden.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Legislature moving to curb ‘dark store theory’ tax assessments
The challenges to assessments of large retail operations can cost communities million in property tax collections.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
State will use $3.5 million in federal funds to help older Mainers pay property taxes
Gov. Mills said the loans will cover annual property tax bills for some residents who are unable to pay them and are age 65 and older or are permanently disabled.
Posted inMaine
Soaring home sale prices prompt Augusta to ponder property revaluation
Officials warn a revaluation, in the current market, is likely to push more of the property tax burden onto residents.
Posted inNews, River Valley
Dixfield inn subject of foreclosure likely to be total loss for homeowner
After purchasing the historic brick home on Weld Street in 2017, Ann Marie Cook and her mother, Jean Louise Cook, quickly became overwhelmed with the cost of keeping the place heated and maintained, and stopped paying their property taxes altogether a year later. Now, facing foreclosure, Ann Marie Cook says buying the building was a “humongous mistake.”
Posted inMaine
Some Portland residents face sharp rise in tax bills following revaluation
Neighborhoods on the Portland peninsula, such as Munjoy Hill, Bayside and the West End, saw the largest increases in both property values and projected tax bills.