Tell Us: Are Taxes in Norton Too High?
One Norton Patch reader says yes.
In November, Norton approved a tax rate of $14.92 across the board for residential and commercial/industrial properties. This meant an increase of $246 for the average single family home. Increases felt by commercial and industrial properties vary by size – small commercial properties would see a 10 percent increase, or $473, and the largest would pay $5,877 more, also a 10 percent increase. The tax rate in Norton his now higher than Attleboro, Taunton, N. Attleboro and Rehoboth. Easton and Mansfield remain higher. “The taxes in Norton are now higher than most of the surrounding towns and barely above Mansfield who have much higher property values,” said Norton Patch reader Barbara Cobb. “Who regulates that businesses and residential pay …
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Steve La Bollita
10:56 pm on Monday, February 25, 2013
It would be nice if the new property tax income would go towards improving the drinking water in the town. It would be fantastic if the town administrators found clean drinking water to be as high of a priority as they found new carpeting in the town hall and library, which they spent almost $100K on last year. more ›