BERLIN — The state Board of Tax and Land Appeals has decided to hold an evidentiary hearing on issues raised with the statistical update of residential property assessments undertaken by the city last year.
After receiving a letter in July from a property owner alleging there were “disproportionate abatements,” the Board of Tax and Land Appeals asked the city to respond.
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