Residential and commercial property owners in New Bedford will pay higher property taxes even though the tax rate has been reduced.
New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell confirms that property values will be reassessed upwards and that means higher tax bills...
City Council passed a decrease in property taxes on New Bedford businesses and homes for 2018, but some elected officials believe the drop may only be temporary.
No one wants to raise taxes, but the Mayor's office in New Bedford is arming the City Council with information to help ease the pain. The Council holds its annual Tax Classification meeting Tuesday night.
In a memo to the Council, the Mayor's office says the City has come off an almost unprecedented four-year period where taxes have seen almost zero growth...