If owners wondered how much their property value might rise after a full revaluation, their answer is in the mail.
Assessing agent Denis Berube of O’Donnell’s & Associates informed the Bridgton Select Board Tuesday night that while a delay had occurred, notices should hit taxpayers’ mailboxes by week’s end.
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