Residential Tax Exemption Sought by Orleans Petition Article

Orleans Town Hall

ORLEANS – Orleans voters will consider a residential tax exemption at May’s town meeting. 

The petition article would appropriate about $13,000 dollars for staffing and $6,000 for software upgrades to the existing assessing department to administer the exemptions.

The current proposal is for a 25 percent property tax exemption for year-round residents which could change before May’s meeting. 

It’s one of many new tools provided as an option to tackle affordability with the Seasonal Communities designation.