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Tax valuation information

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Tax year is as of	April 1, 2009
Current Tax Rate	$13.62 per thousand of assessed value
Valuation data	4/1/2009
Commitment date	7/31/2009
Due dates	1st: 9/11/2009; 2nd: 3/12/2010
Interest dates	1st: 9/12/2009; 2nd: 3/13/2010
Interest rate	9%
Assessment ratio	100%
Last date to appeal assessment	2/1/2010
Partial Exemptions
WWII Veteran Maine	$6,000
Widow WWII Non-Maine	$6,000
Widow WWII Maine	$6,000
Widow WWI Maine	$7,000
Blind	$4,000
WWII Veteran Non-Maine	$6,000
Disabled Veteran	$6,000
Vietnam Veteran	$6,000
Homestead Exemption	$13,000
Korean Veteran	$6,000

Legal Source	Date	Description
36 M.R.S.A. §502	April 1	Tax Status of taxable property and all taxpayers is fixed.
36:709	August 1	Assessor completes assessment and commits tax lists to the tax collector.
	By the third week of August	Tax bills are sent out.
36:505	Monday following tax due date ~ September 2x	First installment delinquency date after which interest at the rate set by the City Council shall accrue on first half balance only.
36:505	Monday following tax due date ~ March 2x	Second installment date after which interest at the rate set by the City Council shall accrue on second half balance only.
36:942	Second or third week of June	Tax collector sends 30-day notice, notifying person assessed of impending filing of lien certificate.
36:942	Second or third week of July	The tax collector must within 10 days after the 30-day period expires: (1) records tax lien certificate in Registry of Deeds  (2) files true copy with treasurer  (3) sends copy to each record holder of mortgage (4) sends each record owner a copy if the property was not assessed to the record owner.
36:943	Mid December	The treasurer must between 30-45 days before lien certificate expiration (18 months from date when lien was filed) notifies: (1) party named on tax lien certificate, or new owner (2) record holders of mortgage of the impending foreclosure.
36:943	Mid January	Lien automatically forecloses.