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Williamstown
Board of Listers
 
Listers:

Willit Knight, Sr. 433-5568
Julie Ann Thayer 433-9893
Kathy Cormier, 433-1638

Property Appraisals  

TOWN OF WILLIAMSTOWN

NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS

Agreeably to the provisions of 32 V.S.A., §4111, notice is hereby given that the undersigned Listers within and for the Town of Williamstown, Vermont have this day completed the abstract of individual lists of persons, co-partnerships, associations, and corporations owning taxable property in said town on the first day of April 2011; that they have this day lodged the same in the office of the clerk of said town for the inspection of taxpayers; that on the 8th day of June at 1:00 p.m. in the forenoon, the undersigned listers will meet in the Town Hall in Williamstown in said town, to hear grievances of persons, co-partnerships, associations or corporations aggrieved by any of their appraisals or by any of their acts as listers whose objections thereto in writing shall have been filed with them as prescribed by statute, and to make such corrections in said abstract as shall upon hearing or otherwise be determined by them; and that unless cause to the contrary be shown, the contents of said abstract will, for the year 2011 become the grand list of said town and of each person, co-partnership, association or corporation therein named.

Given under our hands at Williamstown in the County of Orange this 24th day of May, 2010. Hearings to be held by appointment. Please call the Town Clerk's office at 433-5455.

Listers - Town Williamstown
Willet G. Knight
Kathleen Cormier
Julie Ann Thayer
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What is the Grand List?

 Each town in Vermont is expected to maintain a Grand List of properties in that town. The grand list is contains facts about the property and a value for the property. The listers are charged with maintaining the list and the values on it. The Town's Selectboard uses these values to determine the tax rate needed to fund the current year's budget.

Some facts about Williamstown:

  • There are 1584 properties in the town (includes unlanded mobile homes)
  • Population: 3,343 (2002)
  •  Households: 1,335
  • Avg. Homes sales price: $95,000 (2002)
  • Avg. # Homes sales 2000-2003: 55

 

 
Helpful Information  Date today
 More information on Vermont's property assessment system and the school funding laws (Acts 60 & 68) can be obtained from the Vermont Department of Taxes, Division of Property Valuation and Review.

 You can find information on preparing for an appeal of your property value on the Secretary of State's Website or download the handbook Are You Appealing.

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