The Board of Tax Abatement is the body responsible for the abatement of town and town school district taxes. The Town Clerk serves as clerk of the board. The Board of Tax Abatement is comprised of the Selectboard, Town Clerk, Town Treasurer, Listers, and Justices of the Peace.

24 V.S.A. ยง1535 provides authority to abate, in whole or in part, taxes, interest and collection fees accruing to the town in the following cases:

  • taxes of persons who have died insolvent;
  • taxes of persons who have moved from the state;
  • taxes of persons who are unable to pay their taxes, interest, and collection fees;
  • taxes in which there is manifest error or a mistake of the listers;
  • taxes upon real or personal property lost or destroyed during the tax year;
  • certain taxes exempt under 32 V.S.A. ยง 3802(11);
  • taxes upon a mobile home moved from the town during the tax year as a result of a change in
    use of the mobile home park land or parts thereof, or closure of the mobile home park in
    which the mobile home was sited, pursuant to 10 V.S.A. ยง 6237.

EM Delinquent Tax Collection Policy

EM Request for Tax Abatement Form

 

Board of Tax Abatement Process Documents:

2014 VT Secretary of State Handbook on Tax Abatement
2018 VLCT Tax Abatement Info Sheet

 

Board of Tax Abatement Agendas

September 30, 2014 Board of Tax Abatement Agenda
October 27, 2014 Board of Tax Abatement Agenda
July 7, 2015 Board of Tax Abatement Agenda
December 8, 2015 Board of Tax Abatement Agenda
May 16, 2018 Board of Tax Abatement Agenda
October 29, 2018 Board of Tax Abatement Agenda
July 9, 2019 Board of Tax Abatement Agenda
October 29, 2019 Board of Tax Abatement Agenda
November 5, 2019 Board of Tax Abatement Agenda
September 28, 2020 Board of Tax Abatement Agenda
August 24, 2022 Board of Tax Abatement Agenda
September 28, 2022 Tax Appeal Hearing & BCA Election Prep
August 23, 2023 Tax Appeal Warning
September 21, 2023 Tax Appeal Continuance Agenda
May 8, 2024 DeForge Abatement Hearing
Jan 8, 2025 Holt Abatement Hearing
Feb 19, 2025, Stone Van Tassel Warning

 

Board of Tax Abatement Minutes

September 30, 2014 Draft Board of Tax Abatement Minutes
October 27, 2014 Draft Board of Tax Abatement Minutes
July 7, 2015 Draft Board of Tax Abatement Minutes
May 16, 2018 Draft Board of Tax Abatement Minutes
October 29, 2018 Draft Board of Tax Abatement Minutes
July 9, 2019 Draft Board of Tax Abatement Minutes
October 29, 2019 Draft Board of Tax Abatement Minutes
November 5, 2019 Draft Board of Tax Abatement Minutes
September 28, 2020 Draft Board of Tax Abatement Minutes
August 24, 2022 Draft Board of Tax Abatement Minutes
August 23, 2023 Board of Tax Appeal Hearing Minutes-Approved
September 21, 2023 Board of Tax Appeal Hearing Minutes-Approved
May 8, 2024 DeForge Abatement Minutes
Jan 8, 2025 Holt Abatement Minutes

Current Board of Tax Abatement Members

Jan Aldrich
Virginia Burley
Ed Deegan
Edith Miller
Rebecca Reed
Jennifer Zollner
Jez Harrington
Janice Waterman
Jamie O’Hare
Seth Gardner, Selectboard
Tom Brazier, Selectboard
Carl Etnier, Selectboard
Zoe Christiansen, Selectboard
Scott Hess, Selectboard
Rosie Laquerre, Town Clerk
Ross Hazel, Lister
Chris Racanelli, Lister
Deb Fillion, Lister