Assessors approve FY27 values, veteran exemptions

Board of Assessors · Meeting of August 26, 2026

Mendon's Board of Assessors approved fiscal year 2027 property values and voted to sponsor two veteran-related tax exemption articles for the fall town meeting warrant. Principal Assessor Sherrie Bates told Chairman Kenneth M. O'Brien and member Kevin Rudden that single-family home values rose an average of 2.71 percent, while two-family properties jumped 11.79 percent and three-family properties 13.95 percent "based on sales." The board voted unanimously, 3-0, to sponsor warrant articles adopting Massachusetts General Law Chapter 59 exemptions for parents of service members killed in action and for veterans whose homes are held in trust, after one member briefly moved to abstain, saying he lacked "enough information about this clause." The board also signed a Chapter 61B lien release and new lien for a parcel off 6 Northbridge Street and entered executive session over an Appellate Tax Board appeal filed by the New England Football Club.

In the full story:

• Call to Order and Approval of Minutes
• Chapter 61B Lien Release and New Lien, 6 Northbridge Street
• Fall Town Meeting Warrant Articles: Military Family Tax Exemptions
• Fiscal Year 2027 Property Valuations and ADU Tracking
• Executive Session: Appellate Tax Board Appeal
• Who Was There
• Organizations And Documents Referenced
• The complete report: 1,923 words

Source: the Board of Assessors meeting of August 26, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.

Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript.