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Town
Assessor Achieves Accreditation
Town Assessor
Paul Gavin has successfully completed the prescribed
requirements by the Massachusetts Association of Assessing
Officers on November 8, 2006, and is now an accredited Assessor
in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Congratulations Paul!
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Assessing
Staff:
Name |
Position |
Phone |
Email |
| Paul M Gavin MAA |
Principal
Assessor |
508-487-7000
Ext. 514 |
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| Richard Faust |
Assistant
Assessor |
508-487-7000
Ext. 518 |
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| Cheryl MacKenzie |
Admin Assistant |
508-487-7000
Ext. 511 |
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NEW:
FY08 Assessor's Property Record Cards Online:
Provincetown Assessor's Property Record Cards are
accessible from the WEB by clicking on the link below. Also, step
by step instructions on how to search for property may be downloaded
by clicking on the Brochure Link below. Please contact the Assessor's
Office anytime Monday-Friday from 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM , (508)487-7017
or by Email: Assessor@provincetown-ma.gov if you have any questions.
PRC Link:
FY08 Property Record Cards Online
Brochure Link:
PRC Online Instructional Brochure
Assessors'
Office to Conduct Data-Quality Inspections Beginning July 1, 2008:
The Provincetown Assessors' Office will be conducting
a neighborhood-by-neighborhood data-quality review of its records.
The Massachusetts Department of Revenue requires that the Town regularly
inventory every property as part of the assessment evaluation process.
This process includes an on-site review and description of the interior
and exterior of all buildings. In particular, the Assessors' Office
will be focusing on properties that have not been inspected within
the last six years and properties that sold in calendar year 2007.
Inspections will occur Monday-Friday from 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM over
the course of the summer. The entire inspection per property generally
takes 15-20 minutes. Your cooperation in assisting the Assessors'
Office in this process is very much appreciated. Read
Public Notice.
To all persons subject
to taxation in the Town of Provincetown: Fiscal Year 2009:
In accordance with the provisions of General Laws, Ch. 59, §
29, all individuals, partnerships, associations or trusts, and corporations,
residents of or owning property located in Provincetown are hereby
notified that they are required, on or before March 1, 2008, to
bring in to the Board of Assessors in the form prescribed by the
Commissioner of Revenue, true lists of property. See
Public Notice.
FY
2009 - 1st Half - Preliminary Tax Bills Due November 3rd.
First
Half (Preliminary) FY 2009 property tax bills will be mailed on
October 1, 2008 and are due and payable by November 3, 2008. FY09
Preliminary Tax Bills are based on the FY08 tax rate of $5.12 and
valuation of the property in FY08 (exceptions: new properties; new
construction/additions/renovations). Also, included in the 1st Half
Preliminary Tax Bills are all betterments assigned to a property.
The betterment amount is the total betterment for the year. Enclosed
with the bill is a "pre-addressed" envelope for mailing
the bill. The mailing address is as follows:
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Town
of Provincetown
PO
Box 500
Medford,
MA 02155-0005
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If you have any
questions, please contact:
Assessor's Office
at (508) 487-7017 or by Email to: pgavin@provincetown-ma.gov
or
Tax Collector's
Office at (508-487-7015 or by Email to: bstephen@provincetown-ma.gov
Thank you
NEW:
Scale Calculation Request Application Procedures:
Beginning May 4, 2007, the Provincetown Assessors'
Office has implemented new procedures for Scale Calculation Request
Applications. Notable changes: 1) Final Plans, drawn to architectural
scale, must be submitted with the Scale Application, 2) Part II
of the application will now be completed by the Assessor's Office.
3) The completed application and set of plans will be given directly
to the Department of Community Development from the Assessor's Office.
A descriptive set of instructions is attached to the Scale Calculation
Request Application. If you have any questions, please contact the
Assessor's Office anytime Monday-Friday from 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM ,
(508)487-7017 or by eMail: Assessor@provincetown-ma.gov. You may
download the new Scale Calculation Request Application by clicking
on the adjacent link. Thank you. Request
for Scale Calculation
NEW:
Assessors maps on line:
see Cadastral maps below
NEW:
GIS-Ovelay maps on line:
see GIS-Overlay maps below
To All Persons Subject to Taxation
in the Town of Provincetown: Fiscal Year 2008 - In
accordance with the provisions of General Laws, Ch. 59, § 29,
all individuals, partnerships, associations or trusts, and corporations,
residents of or owning property located in Provincetown are hereby
notified that they are required, on or before March 1, 2007, to
bring in to the Board of Assessors in the form prescribed by the
Commissioner of Revenue, true lists of property. See
Public Notice.
Property tax exemption for Affordable
Year-round rentals.
Provincetown has obtained special state legislation-- Chapter
408 of the Acts of 2002-- which allows our Town to grant property
tax exemptions for affordable year-round rental units. Read
about the program. Contact the Board
of Assessors for more information. Download the form.
FY 2008 - January 1, 2007 assessed
values total $2.609-Billion; up 0.43% from January 1, 2006. Provincetown's
total assessed valuations increased by 0.43% (Less than 1%) between
January 1, 2006 (FY 2007) and January 1, 2007 (FY 2008), the Board
of Assessors has announced. The Massachusetts Department of Revenue
has approved Provincetown's assessed
values for FY 2008 in the total amount of $2,608,614,820.
As shown in the table below, the total value of the residential
class of property increased by +0.63% in the past year; while the
commercial class decreased by -0.71%.
Get the
FY08 values of all properties, ordered by street address (PDF Format).
| |
Property Class |
FY 2007
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FY 2008
|
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| 1 |
Residential |
$2,112,981,409
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$2,126,280,768
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+0.63%
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| 2 |
Open Space |
0
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0
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0%
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| 3 |
Commercial |
$461,852,891
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$458,570,132
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-0.71%
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| 4 |
Industrial |
$1,940,000
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$1,940,000
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0%
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| 5 |
Personal |
$20,712,770
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$21,823,920
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+5.36%
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| |
Total |
$2,597,487,070
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$2,608,614,820
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+0.43%
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Assessors' Office to Conduct
Data-Quality Inspections:
Beginning July 9, 2007, the Provincetown Assessors'
Office will be conducting a neighborhood-by-neighborhood data-quality
review of its records. The Massachusetts Department of Revenue requires
that the Town regularly inventory every property as part of the
assessment evaluation process. This process includes an on-site
review and description of the interior and exterior of all buildings.
In particular, the Assessors' Office will be focusing on properties
that have not been inspected within the last six years. Inspections
will occur Monday-Friday from 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM over the course
of the summer. The entire inspection per property generally takes
15-20 minutes. Your cooperation in assisting the Assessors' Office
in this process is very much appreciated. For more information,
please call the Assessor's Office at (508) 487-7017 M-F 8 AM to
5 PM or email: assessor@provincetown-ma.gov
. See Public Notice.
Assessors' Property
Database FY2008 Note
to Users. This
excel version of the assessors' database is available on-line as
a public service and is not the official record due to changes in
formatting for the Internet. The official, complete paper
copy can be viewed during regular office hours, Monday - Friday:
8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Assessors' Office, 260 Commercial St. Provincetown,
MA 02657. If you have any questions please contact the Assessor's
office at (508) 487-7017. This version lists the Property Owner
as of January 1, 2007. Also listed is the Property Owner as of May
17, 2008 (Billing Processing Date), which will not be updated past
this date. To see the current owner of a property, please refer
to the section "Database of Provincetown Property Owners"
below. Property values have been updated
for FY 2008. Click
here to download Excel file.
Minutes of Meetings
Click here for notices and minutes
of meeting
Public Notices
Form 1 - Assessors' Notice
Frequently Used Forms
The
forms listed below are available in Adobe Acrobat 6 format (identified
as "pdf") which requires Acrobat Reader. Many
of the forms are interactive, i.e., they may be filled out online
and emailed to the Assessors.
Click
to obtain a free copy of the Acrobat Reader
Exemption/Deferral Forms & Brochures
As
a resident of Provincetown, you may qualify for a tax exemption.
An exemption releases an individual from the requirement to pay
all or a portion of his/her property tax obligations. Exemptions
may be available to those individuals that meet the various requirements
in the following categories: Surviving Spouse, Minor Child,
Elderly Person, Blind Person, Disabled Veteran/Surviving Spouse,
Surviving Spouse/Minor Child(ren) of Police or Firefighter Killed
in the Line of Duty, or Senior Volunteer Work Credit.
Also, Massachusetts allows you to defer your taxes
if you are 65 years or older and meet certain ownership, residency,
and income/asset qualifications.
Below are Brochures explaining the programs available and associated
Forms for each program.
For questions or assistance, please contact the Assessors Office
(M-F, 8-5): Phone (508) 487-7017 or Email: CMacKenzie@Provincetown-ma.gov
The
forms & brochures listed below are available in Adobe Acrobat
6 format (identified as "pdf") which requires Acrobat
Reader. Many of the forms are interactive,
i.e., they may be filled out online and emailed to the Assessors.
Click
to obtain a free copy of the Acrobat Reader
Frequently Asked Questions
Sales Reports
The
reports listed below provide details of
properties that sold in the Town of Provincetown. Sales
reports that are considered "arms-length sales" (a sale between
two unrelated parties, each of whom is reasonably knowledgeable
of market conditions and under no undue pressure to buy or sell)
are coded as follows: CY 2001-2004 with "AL" - CY 2005-2008
with "QS". All
sales reports are current through
November 26, 2008
and are available in Adobe Acrobat 6 format ("pdf").
Click
to obtain a free copy of the Acrobat Reader
Cadastral
Maps
The
maps listed below provide mapping details of
properties by Map/Parcel in the Town of Provincetown. If
necessary, use the "Index Map" to locate the map that
you wish to access. If
you know the Map/Parcel number of the subject property, the "Map"
is identified by the first two sections of the Map/Parcel numbering
scheme. For example, Town Hall's Map/Parcel number is 11-3-081 which
is located on Map 11-3. All Maps are current through
December 31, 2007
and are in Adobe Acrobat 6 format ("pdf").
Click
to obtain a free copy of the Acrobat Reader
GIS-Overlay
Maps - PDF Format
The
maps listed below provide specific visual information on
properties in the Town of Provincetown. Choose a category below
that best fits your research needs. Use the Cadastral Maps listed
above to match/identify the subject parcels in the images below. All
GIS-Overlay Maps are current through
May 2, 2007 and
are available in Adobe Acrobat 6 format ("pdf").
Click
to obtain a free copy of the Acrobat Reader
Database of Provincetown Properties-FY08
Note to Users. This
excel version of the assessors' database is available on-line as
a public service and is not the official record due to changes in
formatting for the Internet. The official, complete paper
copy can be viewed during regular office hours, Monday - Friday:
8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Assessors' Office, 260 Commercial St. Provincetown,
MA 02657. If you have any questions please contact the Assessor's
office at (508) 487-7017. This version lists the Property Owner
as of January 1, 2007. Also listed is the Property Owner as of May
17, 2008 (Billing Processing Date), which will not be updated past
this date. To see the current owner of a property, please refer
to the section "Database of Provincetown Property Owners"
below. Property values have been updated
for FY 2008. Click
here to download the Excel spreadsheet.
Database of Provincetown Property
Owners
Property owners with mailing addresses have been
updated through
November 30, 2008. Click
here to download the Excel spreadsheet.
For more information contact:
Office of the Principal
Assessor, Provincetown Town Hall, 260 Commercial Street, Provincetown,
MA 02657 (508) 487-7017
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