Assessors

Boxford Assessors approve FY26 real estate exemptions and rule on five abatement applications. Chairman David F. Benson attended virtually and asked Diana Headrick to chair; Jeff Linehan and staff Director of Assessment Kristin Hanlon and Assistant Assessor Stacey Fournier were present. In

Boxford Assessors approve two revised property policies and FY27 overlay reserves. The Board of Assessors unanimously set the Fiscal Year 2027 Overlay Allowance at $250,000 after reviewing trends in exemption and abatement amounts, and approved revisions to the Name Change Policy and Town

Boxford assessors extended a 20-year solar tax exemption to all eligible residential systems. Chairman David F. Benson, Member Diana Headrick, and Member Jeff Linehan unanimously approved the motion, presented by Headrick and seconded by Benson, covering systems under Massachusetts General Laws