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Richard Corrente

First and foremost you of all people should know that appraisals and assessments are not one in the same. Eppraisal.com has the Mayors house appraised at 275,000 but a similar site Zillow.com has it at 190,000. That's a major discrepancy, but you would want to use these unbiased sites to value homeowners properties? Also, are you saying that a private New England Company like Vision Appraisal that's been around a long time is not doing their job properly. If there is anything fishy going on, its happening at City Hall by the Assessor and his Staff, or they are being directed to change values for the inner circle.

I want all residence to understand one thing, since Mr. Corrente is making it seem so cut and dry. Its not about property values going up or down that shapes if your taxes go up or down. Every year the city puts forth a budget, and unfortunately it is increased every year due to obligations (Pay raises, Benefits) and commodities as we all know rise in price. The city will set a tax rate based on the need to fund that budget. My point being if you want to cut taxes you need to cut the budget, cause no matter if my value drops or rises, the city tweaks the rate to get what they need. I am not condoning it, I am a concerned citizen like the rest. I am tired of people not understanding that until we cut the budget your taxes will always rise.