Property Tax BS!

[JohnnyD]

Originally Posted by RIJIMMY

Johnny or Bill, any idea whats up with Mansfield this year? My quarterly bill was up a lot.

Jim, swing by this page and see how your value and bill relate to previous assessments.

Town of Mansfield, MA - Property Search

Also, "Mansfield —

After much back and forth discussion, selectman approved a new tax rate Wednesday for the 2011 fiscal year.

Sticking with the split tax rate, the new residential rate will be $14.32 per $1,000 of valuation compared to last year’s $13.33 per $1,000. This means an approximate increase of $120 for the average taxpayer based on median home values."
http://www.wickedlocal.com/mansfield...eld-businesses

[RIJIMMY]

Originally Posted by JohnnyD

Jim, swing by this page and see how your value and bill relate to previous assessments.

Town of Mansfield, MA - Property Search

Also, "Mansfield —

After much back and forth discussion, selectman approved a new tax rate Wednesday for the 2011 fiscal year.

Sticking with the split tax rate, the new residential rate will be $14.32 per $1,000 of valuation compared to last year’s $13.33 per $1,000. This means an approximate increase of $120 for the average taxpayer based on median home values."
Higher tax hike for Mansfield businesses - Mansfield, MA - Mansfield News

Thanks Johnny. Up a buck per thousand!
Salty - so the town raised my tax rate. My property value has nothing to do with it. They need more money, they raised the rate. To Fishbones point, property values dont "really" matter. If they need 20 million to run a town and 5 people live there, they have to divide it somehow and so property value is the divider. Its not what determines the money needed. It is misleading. Its not a tax on the worth of my property.

back to my Mansfield gripe - we add a mall raking in tons of $$$ and my taxes go up! Crazy.

[JohnnyD]

Originally Posted by RIJIMMY

Thanks Johnny. Up a buck per thousand!

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back to my Mansfield gripe - we add a mall raking in tons of $$$ and my taxes go up! Crazy.

No problem.

They add a mall that will provide "over $1M in extra revenue the first year and even more after that." What the town left out is that they were adding $600k - 800k worth of expenses in police/fire resources and the added public works demand. Mansfield Crossing is definitely convenient, I'm there at least once a week. However, exactly what I said 4 years ago would happened has occurred. They advertised to the residents the increased revenue and no one questioned the added costs.

Don't forget the expanded development of Clemmey's lot where the Home Depot and Shaws is. That area is relatively new development.

Between Great Woods, the industrial park, development by Clemmey and the massive influx of residents, Mansfield has always had money to burn. Now with reduced value of the industrial park, few concerts at Great Woods and no new construction, they don't have the money any more.

With all the retail and food services growth, it's only a matter of time before the town institutes a .75% local tax like Plainville has.

[UserRemoved1]

No that's right they don't set rates on prop values they set rates to eliminate budget shortfalls.

I'm still waiting to hear from Bigfish.

Originally Posted by RIJIMMY

Thanks Johnny. Up a buck per thousand!
Salty - so the town raised my tax rate. My property value has nothing to do with it. They need more money, they raised the rate. To Fishbones point, property values dont "really" matter. If they need 20 million to run a town and 5 people live there, they have to divide it somehow and so property value is the divider. Its not what determines the money needed. It is misleading. Its not a tax on the worth of my property.

back to my Mansfield gripe - we add a mall raking in tons of $$$ and my taxes go up! Crazy.

[Backbeach Jake]

Here's a hard and fast, carved in stone, unbreakable rule for you:
Taxes Never,Ever Go Down!! We are servants of the State, we serve the master, the master will not be denied and the master does not sacrifice. Period.