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TOWN OF BUXTON OFFICE OF THE TAX COLLECTOR 185 PORTLAND ROAD BUXTON, ME 04093

Tax Collector | Shelby St. Louis Phone | 207-929-5200 Fax | 207-929-4730 Email | sstlouis@buxton.me.us Tax Information for Fiscal Year July 1 st , 2024 – June 30 th , 2025 Mill rate : 10.99 Certified ratio : 110% Tax due dates : 1 st half due 10/10/2024 and 2 nd half due 4/10/2025 Interest rate : 6.00% Commitment date : July 24 th , 2024 Tax Information : Per Maine state law, real estate and personal property taxes are assessed on April 1 st of each year. This means that whoever owns the property on April 1 st is responsible for the real estate taxes for the upcoming fiscal year. The Town of Buxton has a fiscal year that runs from July 1 st through June 30 th . Any deed changes that are recorded at the York County Registry of Deeds after April 1 st will be reflected in the tax commitment for the following fiscal year. The Board of Selectmen serve as the Assessors for the Town of Buxton. Property taxes are committed to the Tax Collector annually in July. Tax bills are mailed to all taxpayers in August. All real estate and personal property taxes that are not paid by June 30 th will be recorded in the Annual Town Report as delinquent. Maine state law requires the Tax Collector to send 30-day notices to delinquent accounts no sooner than eight (8) months and no longer than twelve (12) months after taxes have been committed. If taxes remain unpaid following the 30-day period, a tax lien will be recorded at the York County Registry of Deeds. To avoid automatic foreclosure, a tax lien mortgage must be paid in full within eighteen (18) months of the lien’s recording date. Current tax information can be viewed on our website at www.buxton.me.us. Click on the “Documents” section in the upper right-hand corner and select “Tax Collector”. From here, you can view tax bills, the real estate commitment book, & the personal property commitment book. Assessing information can also be viewed on our website by clicking on the “More” section in the upper right-hand corner and selecting “Departments”. Click on “Assessing Services” and visit the “Online Assessing Portal”. As always, I am happy to help answer any tax questions you may have! Respectfully submitted,

Shelby St. Louis Tax Collector

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