9/4/2019 - The new mill rate of 14.70 has been released by the Town of Scarborough. That is a decrease of 10.86% from last year's 16.49 mill rate. The estimate that had been highly publicized by the town was to be in the range of a decrease of 12% to 14%. Apparently the final residential valuations (now posted to the Scarborough Assessing Department's website) included enough 'corrections' to trigger the difference from the anticipated decrease in mill rate.
The Town of Scarborough should have the property tax notices in our mailboxes by September 15, 2019. Update - now the official wording is that the property tax bills will be mailed out the week of September 15. Here are a couple of our latest newsletters to give you an idea of what to expect and how to possibly correct information regarding your property record that might have led the tax assessor to be requesting more than your fair share of the overall town expenses.
The Town of Scarborough should have the property tax notices in our mailboxes by September 15, 2019. Update - now the official wording is that the property tax bills will be mailed out the week of September 15. Here are a couple of our latest newsletters to give you an idea of what to expect and how to possibly correct information regarding your property record that might have led the tax assessor to be requesting more than your fair share of the overall town expenses.
Taxpayers can check the results of the KRT Appraisal online short-form property card (rooms, bathrooms, square footage, etc.) via the link below. If a taxpayer met with KRT in August to contest aspects of their property card, the town website points out that any recent changes will not be shown via this link until September 12. Any taxpayer wishing to check their most current record should visit or phone the Scarborough Assessing Office (207-730-4060) and request a copy of their complete property card. Even though the official period for KRT Appraisal reviews has passed, phoning the Assessing Office may get you the opportunity to meet one on one with the assessor to correct any flawed property card data and perhaps alter the dollar value of your tax bill.
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