Board of Selectmen: Tax Classification

The Board of Selectmen of the Town of Holliston will hold a public hearing on Monday, December 6, 2010 at 7:30 p.m. in the Selectmen's Meeting Room, Room 105 at Town Hall, 703 Washington Street on the issue of allocating the local property tax levy among the five property classes for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2011.  This hearing, commonly known as the Tax Classification Hearing, will be held for the purpose of providing an open forum for the discussion of local property tax policy.  The central issue to be discussed is whether all five classes of property - residential, open space, commercial, industrial, personal - shall be taxed at the same rate or at different rates.  Information and data concerning the fiscal effect of the available alternatives is open to public inspection in the office of the Board of Assessors at Town Hall, 703 Washington Street, Holliston, Massachusetts between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.  Interested taxpayers are urged to review the material and attend the hearing.  Written and oral statements from interested taxpayers will be accepted and taken into consideration at the hearing.  Written statements will also be accepted prior to the hearing.