Board of Assessors

Board of Assessors establishes dual co-chair position shared by Robert MacEwen and Alice Lord. The board unanimously approved nine motor vehicle excise abatements totaling $589.36 from the 2026 levy and denied two others. Mayflower Valuations continues field inspections and revaluation work, with

Northfield Board of Assessors approved motor vehicle excise abatements totaling $1,054.60 and advanced revaluation preparations. Chair Alice Lord and members Robert MacEwen and Bethany Walker voted unanimously to approve prior meeting minutes and processed 10 abatements from the 2026 levy. The

Board of Assessors approves Senior Work Off Program expansion request. The board unanimously backed a Council on Aging proposal to raise the per-participant credit from $1,000 to $1,500 against Real Estate taxes, increasing the overlay allocation from $5,000 to $7,500, designed to help seniors

Northfield Board of Assessors approves 18 motor vehicle excise abatements totaling $2,081.22 for the 2026 levy. The three-member board, chaired by Alice Lord, also approved all Chapter 61 agricultural land applications received to date and voted unanimously to conditionally extend a state tax form

Northfield boards set single tax rate for FY2026. The Board of Assessors and Select Board jointly adopted a tax rate of $13.28 for Fiscal Year 2026 at a Tax Classification Hearing, a decrease from the prior year. The FY2026 maximum allowable levy is $11,160,531, based on a Proposition 2 increase of