Westport Homeowners Slash $16M from Assessments

0:00It's April 30th, from your city to your ears. This is Hartford News today, powered by AI. Homeowners in Westport just knocked $16,483,057 off their property assessments through. Appeals after the town's big revaluation. Assassin Freya, who's held a post since 2007, says every single cut came from those challenges tied directly to the reassessment of. All local real estate. These revaluations happen every five years in Connecticut towns like Westport to keep values uniform and ensure folks pay their fair share for. Services, taxpayers first chatted formally with the revaluation firm, then hit up an independent board if they're not happy, bypassing the assessor's office entirely. Big wins went to luxury spots, like a five-bedroom, an ONOK park, dropping $1,589,500, and another on Charcoal Hill Road, down $1,231,400.

1:00Only two homes saw hikes totaling $187,900. Commercial properties assessed over $1,000,000, skipped the board altogether. State law lets owners head straight to superior court instead. The board reviews taxpayer evidence and can hold steady, cut, or bump-up values based on their take. Freya calls it an opinion game, not perfect, but solid overall with the boards staying fair and explaining their calls to fellow taxpayers. That's how Westport's wrapping up this round of tax tweaks.