Thursday, January 3, 2013
Town Treasurer predicts no impact unless the site stays shut for a while.
While Belmont Center – and the town – will be losing its largest retail presence when Macy's closes its doors for the final time in less than two months, there will be no impact on tax revenue coming into the town's coffers in the short term, said Belmont's chief tax collector. "Just like any property, it doesn't matter if it's occupied or empty, the landlord (Kevin Foley, the manager of Locatelli Properties) is responsible for paying the tax," said Floyd Carman, Belmont's Town Treasurer. In fact, it will be the state that will feel the pinch with a drop in sales revenues, said Carman. He said since Macy's did not have an in-store restaurant or cafe – which the Filene's that occupied the site before the transfer to the Macy's name once …
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Macy's
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Treasurer & Tax Collector
19 Moore St, Belmont, MA
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Tuesday, October 23, 2012
While a "drop in the bucket" that would cost about $200,000, town's new OPEB policy for Wall Street's eyes to keep Belmont in Triple A shape.
In the view of some members of various town boards and committees, the idea of taking approximately $200,000 – using last year's budget numbers – of scarce dollars from the town's annual budget to draw down a roughly $200 million unfunded liability to town retirees is like attempting to fill the Grand Canyon by throwing handfuls of dirt into the gap. But to Floyd Carman, Belmont's Treasurer and Tax Collector who has long championed the creation of a policy to begin to pay off the town's growing Other Post-Employment Benefits (OPEB) account – those benefits other than pensions that town employees garner after their retirement – the amount is not as important as knowing who notices the policy. "It's a drop in the bucket, but it's not to …
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Treasurer & Tax Collector
19 Moore St, Belmont, MA
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Board of Selectmen
455 Concord Ave, Belmont, MA
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Thursday, June 21, 2012
Billtrust will allow for payment histories and scheduling direct payments.
It just got "easier" to pay your real estate and personal property taxes as Belmont taxpayers will be able to send in their payments like their other bills: online. Beginning July 2, residents can enroll for paperless billing for the town through "Billtrust." Residents will be able to access payment histories, schedule direct debit and credit card payments using a smartphone, and much more. Click here for more information. For taxpayers who wish to make an online payment before July 2, the current website is still available for online payments. • FIRST TIME USERS click here to REGISTER. • RETURNING USERS click here to pay your real estate and personal property bills online. In addition, a new Billtrust online payment system is coming…
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Treasurer & Tax Collector
19 Moore St, Belmont, MA
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