Town of Phippsburg, Maine

Town Notices

 July 8,  2008

Planning Board Meeting is July 15th instead of July 8th

Planning Board Events
7/13 - 3 site-walks

Property Revaluation Information

Informational Meeting on July 23rd

Mailer to Property Owners

Revaluation Brochure

Hazardous Waste Day
July 26th

Committee Vacancies - Volunteers Needed

Committee Applications

Recreation Shellfish Applications

Shellfish Area Status

Open/Closed Area Handout

Upper New Meadows
(05/30/08)

Lower New Meadows
(05/30/08)
(Note: Mill Dam to Thistles is closed for Conservation)

Kennebec River
(05/13/08)
(Note:  Hallett Cove is closed for conservation)

Area East of Small Point closed for Mussels, Oysters, and Snails.
NH to Cape Small

East of Cape Small

Outside Links

Weather/Tides/Time
Area Weather
Marine Weather
Portland Weather Buoy
Phippsburg Weather   
Time 
Weatherbug (download)

Media
Portland Press
Times Record
WCSH (6) Storm Closings

Government

City of Bath
County Sheriff

Federal
State of Maine

Town of West Bath
U.S. Postal Service

Legislature E-mail
Governor Baldacci
Senator Snow
Senator Collins
Representative Allen
State Senator Benoit
State Representative Percy


Schools & Libraries

Bath
Patten Free Library
Phippsburg
School Union 47

Organizations
Bath Visitors Site
Chamber of Commerce
Friends of Phippsburg
Maine's First Ship
Maine Fishermen's Forum
Maine Information
Phippsburg Land Trust
Winnegance Wheelers

Women's Business Center
Sportsmen's Association

General Assessing Information

The Assessor’s Agent for the Town of Phippsburg acts for the Board of Assessors, who are also the Selectmen for Phippsburg. The agent acts also as an arm for the State Tax Assessor thus by State law the agent is charged with discovering, describing, and valuing property, as well as the ownership of that property. To raise the funds for the budget approved by the residents of Phippsburg at the Town Meeting the assessor’s agent prepares a list of these properties annually and commits the assessments to the Town Tax Collector for collection.

The records compiled by the assessor’s agent are made available for public inspection at the Town Hall. The Assessing Office then reports to the State Department of Revenue Services regarding its activities for the year.

  • Tax Rate: $10.85 per thousand dollars of valuation for the fiscal year 2007-2008 (declared at 74%)

  • Due Dates: November 15, 2007 & May 15, 2008

  • Interest Rate: 12%

  • Fiscal Year: July1 to June 30

  • Assessment Date: April 1

  • Commitment Date: Typically the second week of October

  • Access for the public: Is down the hall to the left of the Tax Collector’s window.

The office maintains assessment information including tax maps, valuation listings according to owner and according to map and lot, sales lists, property cards, and real estate transfer tax forms. These may be examined during regular office hours and copies are available for a reasonable fee.

 

Personal Property:  Title 36, M.R.S.A., Sections 601-602)

 

The value of personal property of businesses - furniture, fixtures, machinery and equipment - that are necessary to the conduct of that business are subject to valuation and taxation. The Assessor’s Agent sends out a written request every year to all personal property owners in the Town of Phippsburg. Personal property also includes campers that are left in campgrounds all year. The only way they can avoid being assessed a personal property tax is to have them registered with the Bureau of Motor Vehicles in the State of Maine. Campers that are registered out of State are subject to the personal property tax.