Assessors approve disabled-veteran excise abatements, sign tax warrants
Board of Assessors approves FY2027 tax warrants totaling $19.3 million in preliminary commitments. The Board voted to approve Motor Vehicle Excise Abatement applications under the federal Hero Act for five bills spanning 2025 and 2026 by a vote of 3-0. Chair Craig Tommila, Vice Chair Jeanmarie
Board of Assessors · Meeting of June 9, 2026
BELCHERTOWN — Board of Assessors approves FY2027 tax warrants totaling $19.3 million in preliminary commitments. The Board voted to approve Motor Vehicle Excise Abatement applications under the federal Hero Act for five bills spanning 2025 and 2026 by a vote of 3-0. Chair Craig Tommila, Vice Chair Jeanmarie Leone, Clerk Loring Caney, Jr., and Director of Assessments Zak Bombard also signed preliminary FY2027 warrants including $18.56 million in real estate taxes and $517,000 in personal property taxes.
Vice Chair Leone reported on a state assessors seminar warning that tax work-off credits could cause recipients to exceed federal benefit income eligibility limits.
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Source: the Board of Assessors meeting of June 9, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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