Wenham Tax Rate on Hold Pending State Certification
The Joint Selectmen and Finance Advisory Committee met on Monday to approve sending the Board of Assessors' tax rate recommendation to the State Department of Revenue. The final rate will be announced pending certification.
The Wenham Joint Selectmen and Finance Advisory Committee met Monday night to continue tax classification discussions from its Dec. 6 meeting but the public hearing was closed pending state certification of the proposed rate. In fiscal year 2011, residents paid $17.17 per $1,000 of home value. The mean home value was $536,100. FY12’s mean home value remains unchanged according to a presentation made by Jeff Chelgren to the Joint Committees. The Board of Assessors’ analysis and determination of valuation of homes is based on sales as of January 1, 2011. Chairman of the Board of Assessors Tom Tanous and Principal Assessor Steve Gasperoni were present as Chairman of the Board of Selectmen Molly Martins signed off on the paperwork to submit …
