M'borough in final stages of updating property values

MOULTONBOROUGH — Updated property values in this township are entering the last stages of being finalized for 2012. Vision Government Solutions, the appraisal firm retained by the town, will shortly mail an informational letter to property owners of the town's approximately 7,380 parcels of land which states the proposed assessed value of land and building(s) as of April 1, 2012.

Property owners may call Vision Government Solutions at 1-888-844-4300 on any business day from August 1, through August 14, between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. to arrange an informal hearing to discuss these proposed values. The hearings will be held on August 10, 15, 16 and 17, so property owners are encouraged to call Vision as soon as they can. Topics of discussion can include an explanation of the valuation, information on the property record card as well as the market data used to determine the proposed value. The notices being mailed out are not tax bills, and Vision will not be able to discuss or predict the actual amount of the tax bill that will result.

Informal hearings will be by appointment only and held at the Town Hall located on 6 Holland Street. As an alternative, taxpayers may schedule their meeting as a telephone conference call if they cannot attend one of the four hearing days to be held. As in the past they can also submit written evidence they would like have considered in their review of property values to Vision Government Solutions, c/o Assessor's Office, PO Box 139, Moultonborough, NH 03254. The deadline to submit this evidence for review is August 14.

Joel R. Mudgett, chairman of the Selectboard said, "With many of the properties inspected by Vision this year as part of our renewed measure and list program there may have been changes in more property data records than usual. We encourage everyone to review their assessing information on the town's website."

In addition to the letter being mailed, the proposed value and property data can be accessed as of July 30 on-line at www.moultonboroughnh.gov )Click on Departments and Boards and then Assessor). A print-out of all proposed values will also be available at the Town Hall Administration office and the Public Library during normal business hours after July 30.

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