GENERAL INFORMATION

The assessor is the town official responsible for establishing the value of property for taxation purposes.  The assessor comes under the direction and certification of the State Tax Assessor. Maine revenue services

 The assessor sets the valuations of all properties, real and personal, on an annual basis.  As the municipal assessor it is my duty to set value.  It is the Town Council, School Board and Town Manager to approve the budgets.  The mil rate, which results in the tax burden each individual bears is then calculated on the monies approved, by the Town Council, School Board and Town Manager to be spent in each given year.  

 Many people believe that the Assessor is responsible for their tax bill, when, in fact, the assessor is only responsible for setting the valuation of each property within the community.

 It is the assessor’s job to make sure that the tax burden is shared equally among the property owners in the community.   Assessor’s estimate the fair market value of a property, that is, the price a willing buyer would pay a willing seller for a particular property.  The best indicator of fair market value is market activity. Buyers and sellers create market value by their transactions. 

 Each year properties are reviewed for improvements, new construction is added to the total valuation and adjustments are made for depreciation, demolition, etc.  Most of the adjustments made are as a result of the permitting process that takes place in the Code Enforcement Office or at the Planning Board level.  We rely on the building permit process to identify properties that may have been demolished, renovated, improved, etc.

 When people fail to get permits, their neighbors, relatives and everyone else in the community carries a share of the tax burden that belongs to them.  These improvements, that often take place without permits are picked up either through the field review process or revaluation process. 

 The last town-wide revaluation was done in 1993 and there were market adjustments made to all properties in 2005 for the 2006 tax bills.  We are in the process of financially planning for another town wide revaluation within the next two to three years.  At that point in time, it is my hope that all properties will be photographed and our GIS system will be updated also.  Our office will be working in conjunction with the Code Enforcement Office and other offices to make sure we have the most comprehensive information updated at that time.

TOWN OF WINSLOW REVALUATION

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For information about your current valuation call 872-2776.

Property Records as of April,1 2007
For the purpose of this file all records are shown in list form and in alphabetical order.  All information should be confirmed with the Town Office before use with any legal transaction.

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(207) 872-2776
You can e-mail the Assessor with your requests at:
kkarter@winslowmaine.org

OTHER INFORMATION

 The Town of Winslow issued over 4000 tax bills; including all classifications of property.  The current total town valuation is $422,673,675 and the total monies raised through property taxation were $7,982,515.71.