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BOARD OF ASSESSORS
BOARD OF ASSESSORS
To the Residents of East Longmeadow:
The valuation of Real and Personal Property for Fiscal Year 2006 is $1,549,430,201, an increase of $94,637,013 over the previous year.
This year it was voted to have a tax rate of $17.08. The FY2005 tax rate was $16.90.
During the past year, there were 38 new dwellings. During the year, the following were processed through our Office:
| 71 Clause 41C Elderly Exemptions |
22 Clause 37A Blind |
| 100 Clause 22 Veterans Exemptions |
11 Clause 17D Exemptions |
| 385 Building Permits |
31 61A Agricultural Farm Land |
| 848 Motor Vehicle Abatements |
3 61 Forest Land |
| 49 Real Estate & Personal Property Abatements |
3 61B Recreational |
We wish to extend our thanks to our staff for their efficient handling of this Office.
Cooperation and assistance from the Town Clerk, Town Accountant, Town Counsel and all Boards are appreciated.
Assessors Financial Statement Follows:
Respectfully submitted,
J. William Johnston, Chairman
Kenneth D. Goddard
Walter G Weisse
Assessors Financial Statement
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| SOURCES OF FUNDS |
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| Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise |
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1,924,911.91 |
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| Other Excise |
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6,623.74 |
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| Penalties & Interest on Taxes & Excise |
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161,863.31 |
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| Payments in lieu of Taxes |
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87,196.36 |
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| Charges for Services - Water |
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1,925,117.18 |
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| Charges for Services - Sewer |
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1,932,442.25 |
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| Fees |
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0.00 |
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| Rentals |
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12,122.80 |
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| Departmental Revenue - Schools |
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53,251.00 |
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| Departmental Revenue - Libraries |
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0.00 |
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| Other Departmental Revenue |
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15,052.38 |
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| Licenses & Permits |
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290,125.73 |
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| Fines & Forfeits |
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19,284.96 |
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| Investment Income |
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366,810.450 |
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| Miscellaneous recurring |
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218,237.66 |
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| TOTAL RECEIPTS |
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$7,013,039.73 |
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| LOCAL EXPENDITURES: |
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| I. Appropriations to Be Raised: |
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$41,947,082.28 |
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| II. Other Amounts to be Raised: |
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| 1.Total cherry sheet offsets |
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294,247.00 |
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| 2. Snow & Ice Deficit |
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90,510.15 |
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| 3. Other |
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1,389,503.00 |
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| Total II |
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$1,774,260.15 |
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| III. State & County Cherry Sheet Assessments: |
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$200,115.00 |
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| IV. Allowance for Aatements & Exemptions: |
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$151,996.07 |
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| TOTAL AMOUNTS TO BE RAISED: |
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$44,073,453.50 |
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| ESTIMATED RECEIPTS & OTHER REVENUE SOURCES: |
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| 1. Estimated Receipts - State: |
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| a. Cherry Sheet Estimated Receipts |
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5,264,153.00 |
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| Massachusetts School Building Authority Payments |
1,194,094.00 |
$6,458,247.00 |
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| 2. Estimated Receipts - Local: |
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| a. Local receipts not Allocated |
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6,450,573.00 |
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| b. Offset Receipts |
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0.00 |
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| c. Enterprise Funds |
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0.00 |
$6,450,573.00 |
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| 3. Revenue Sources Appropriated for Particular Purposes: |
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| a. Free Cash |
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1,264,253.00 |
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| b. Other Available Funds |
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3,436,112.67 |
$4,700,365.67 |
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| TOTAL ESTIMATED RECEIPTS & OTHER REVENUE SOURCES |
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$17,609,185.67 |
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| ADDITIONAL SOURCES OF FUNDS: |
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COMMITTED |
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AMOUNT |
INTEREST |
TOTAL |
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| Sewer Use |
72,784.88 |
0.00 |
$72,784.88 |
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| Sewer Accounts' Receivable |
719.12 |
120.00 |
$839.12 |
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| Apportioned Sewers |
60,149.69 |
9,288.75 |
$69,438.44 |
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| Water Rates |
66,792.85 |
16,210.00 |
$83,002.85 |
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| Sewer Stand-By |
240.00 |
0.00 |
$240.00 |
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| Water Sales & Service |
4,465.19 |
600.00 |
$5,065.19 |
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| Apportioned Water |
1,724.00 |
1,123.41 |
$2,847.41 |
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| TOTAL ADDITONAL SOURCES OF FUNDS |
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$234,217.89 |
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