Assessors approve liens, consultant contracts

Board of Assessors · Meeting of February 24, 2026

Hadley's Board of Assessors approved a $4,400 personal property consultant contract and signed off on liens tied to three Chapter 61A properties. Staff said the fiscal year 2027 budget, shaped by Select Board direction, could force the office to share its clerical position with another office. The office's software account is already in the negative for fiscal year 2026 after a vendor declined to raise pricing despite documented cost increases.

A consultant will inspect all 227 personal property accounts starting in late March or early April ahead of the town's fiscal year 2028 recertification. The board also discussed sharing a Department of Public Works vehicle to eliminate a mileage account currently down to a $13.70 balance. About 356 commercial property owners will receive fiscal year 2027 income and expense forms due back by April 1.

The meeting ended with a roll call to enter executive session on pending Appellate Tax Board litigation.

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Source: the Board of Assessors meeting of February 24, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.

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