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Contacts

Cherie Yattaw, Assessing Clerk

Scope of Services

The Assessors are responsible for ascertaining and listing all taxable property within the Town as of April 1st of each year, valuing taxable property according to its “just value,” and assessing each taxpayer his or her fair proportion of school, county, and municipal taxes.

The only way in which this tax burden can be fairly distributed is for the Assessors to attempt to discover all taxable property within their municipality and to value all property fairly.

The elected Select Board also serves as the Board of Assessors. An Assessors’ Agent, certified by the State of Maine, assists the Board of Assessors in performing the duties and responsibilities provided for assessors under general law.

Some local deed information, property descriptions, property sales data and other real property data are available at the Town Office.

The Town tax maps are now online and can be found in the tab "Online Services".

Service Specific

2012 Real Estate Taxes

The 2012 real estate taxes will have 2 due dates. They will be September 30, 2012 and March 31, 2013.

2012 Real Estate Tax Commitment

The Select Board is tentatively setting the mil rate and committing taxes on Monday, July 30. It is a few weeks later than usual, but it is necessary in order to allow more time between the March 31st due date and when tax lien notices need to be sent.

Data and Statistics - 2011 and 2012

	2011	2012
Taxable real estate	$892,897,400	$851,598,100
Taxable personal property	0	0
Property Tax Rate	$10.30/k	$7.70/k
Homestead Exemptions	871	858
Value of Homestead Exemptions	$8,660,000	$8,580,000
Parcels classified under Forest Land	26	26
Acres classified under Forest Land	1401	1401
Value of classified Forest Land	$406,939	$406,340
Parcels classified under Farm & Open Space	22	22
Acres classified under Farm & Open Space	666.81	666.81
Value of land classified under Farm & Open Space	$4,956,945	$4,354,509
Parcels classified under Working Waterfront	13	13
Acres classified under Working Waterfront	12.48	12.48
Value of land classified under Working Waterfront	$3,254,198	$3,251,255
Value of exempt property	$27,035,300	$25,934,500
Certified assessment ratio	100%	100%
State Valuation	$822,050,000	$861,650,000
Taxable Land area	14,832 acres	14,832 acres
Number of land parcels	2716	2710

Applications & Forms

Visit the Applications page to view and print the following:

Abatement Application
Business Equipment Tax Reimbursement Program
Farmland Classification Application
Homestead Exemption Application
Maine Residents Property Tax/Rent Refund Program
Open Space Classification Application
Real Estate Transfer Tax Form and Instructions
Tree Growth Classification Application
Veterans Exemption Application

Widow, Widower, Minor Child or Widowed Parent of Veteran Exemption Application
Working Waterfront Land Application

Documents & Ordinances

Visit the Documents page to view the following:

Maine Municipal Association's Assessing Manual
Real Estate Reports

Tax Payer lists and Tax Maps are available at the Town Office for a fee.

Online Services

Assessing Data Base – Hosted by Harris Corp

Town Tax Maps

Websites of Interest

Maine Revenue Services Applications, Forms and Publications