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So, last night, Windsor held a special town meeting – an opportunity for concerned residents to have questions about revaluation answered by the town manager and town assessor. It was an oddly amusing experience, at least from the perspective of someone who works with computer modeling and mathematics. The crowd was made up mostly of upset [...]
So, in the mail yesterday was a love-letter from the Town Assessor, regarding revaluations. In Windsor, property revaluations are performed every five years, the lowest frequency permitted by Connecticut state law. The last town revaluation, in 2003, was marred by the interaction of the start of the housing bubble (property values had just started to inflate…in [...] 
In many Connecticut towns, the annual budget referendum is a rite of marking the end of spring and the beginning of summer. Some salesmanship, and an attempt to exercise fiscal discipline is required by the town administration, because after all, the voters will make the ultimate decision. However, in some towns in Connecticut, there is [...]
About a month ago, I offered some thoughts on federal taxes as part of my Centrist’s Platform. Today, I’d like to visit the local side of the tax puzzle, here in Connecticut. Specifically — I have a gripe with property taxes in Connecticut. In this state, the primary source of revenue for the 169 towns of Connecticut [...]
Seen in the Courant: Residential properties not occupied by the owners should be taxed at higher rates than owner-occupied dwellings, according to a recommendation by Hartford’s Property Tax Task Force.[...] Under a 2006 revaluation, tax increases on properties not occupied by owners — whether multifamily homes, apartments or condos — are capped at 3.5 percent. But the [...] |
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