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Board confirms new director; adopts streamlined approval process

Belchertown assessors confirm new director, adopt streamlined bill-approval procedures to address membership gap. The Board of Assessors confirmed Zachary Bombard as Director of Assessments, effective March 16, and voted unanimously to adopt the Municipal Modernization Act to authorize the Chair to

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Government · Board of Assessors

Belchertown Assessors Approve Tax Exemptions, Tackle Quorum Gap

Belchertown Assessors approve exemptions and abatements, invoke Rule of Necessity for chair's own vote. The Board of Assessors unanimously approved eight fiscal 2026 property tax exemption applications and two abatement applications, with Chair Loring Caney voting on his own Class 22 veteran

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Government · Board of Assessors

Board denies Chapter 61B application for Sabin Street property

Belchertown Board of Assessors denies Chapter 61B application for Sabin Street property. The Board voted unanimously to reject the forestry-land application for 401 Sabin Street, finding the application incomplete and citing ongoing construction disturbance. Director of Assessments John Whelihan

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Government · Board of Assessors

Board approves exemptions, Chapter 61 applications, and abatements

Belchertown Board of Assessors approves exemptions and Chapter 61 applications in January meeting. The board approved multiple FY26 property tax exemptions and FY27 Chapter 61 and Chapter 61A applications on January 27, along with abatements for town-donated land and one property valuation

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Government · Board of Assessors

Assessors approve FY27 budget, establish Director hiring timeline

Board of Assessors approves FY27 budget and outlines Director hiring under new authority. The Board approved the FY27 office budget with a $200 increase after adjusting line items for mapping services and consulting services due to pending vacancy. Under a recent bylaw amendment, Town Manager Steve

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Government · Board of Assessors

Assessors approve exemptions, note day school PILOT deal

Belchertown Assessors approve exemptions, note day school PILOT. Chair Loring Caney and Vice Chair Craig Tommila unanimously approved motor vehicle excise abatements for disabled veterans Peter Dasilva and Jeffrey Czech and for David Graves, while denying abatements for Cheng Yu-Wei and Honda Lease

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