Assessors back single tax rate for Gardner
Gardner Board of Assessors recommended keeping a single tax rate for the city. The two-member board voted unanimously to recommend a residential factor of one to the City Council ahead of its November 2 classification hearing, meaning no split between residential and commercial tax rates.
Board of Assessors · Meeting of October 26, 2026
Gardner Board of Assessors recommended keeping a single tax rate for the city. The two-member board voted unanimously to recommend a residential factor of one to the City Council ahead of its November 2 classification hearing, meaning no split between residential and commercial tax rates. A member noted commercial, industrial and personal property have made up "less than 20%" of the tax base in recent years.
The board also approved its October 15 meeting minutes and noted it had received a favorable Appellate Tax Board determination on October 21 following an October 8 hearing. The board then entered executive session to review a real estate exemption application.
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Source: the Board of Assessors meeting of October 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.
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