Grand List Increases In Cheshire

CHESHIRE, CT — Cheshire’s grand list for Oct. 1, 2018, saw an increase of 0.83 percent, or $23 million, over the previous year, Town Manager Sean Kimball recently announced. Personal property increased by $10.7 million, or 7.3 percent, while real estate value grew by $8.2 million, .34 percent, and motor vehicles saw a nearly $4 million increase, 1.68 percent, according to Kimball.

Property owners wishing to appeal their 2018 Grand List real estate, business personal property assessment or their 2017 supplemental motor vehicle assessment before the Board of Assessment Appeals must submit a written application to the board on or before Feb. 20, according to a news release.

The forms are available at www.cheshirect.org and at the Assessor’s Office in Town Hall at 84 South Main Street. By state statute, an appeal can be heard only if the request has been submitted on the prescribed form to the Cheshire Board of Assessment Appeals by Feb. 20.

For more information on the assessment appeals process, the public should contact the Assessor’s Office at 203-271-6620.

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