Cheshire Grand List Grows By $34 Million

CHESHIRE, CT — Cheshire’s grand list for Oct. 1, 2020 saw an increase of 1.21 percent, or $34.4 million, over the previous year, Town Manager Sean Kimball announced Wednesday.

The net grand list for Oct. 1, 2020 is $2.88 billion. The grand list is an assessment of all taxable and non-taxable real estate, personal property, motor vehicles, and exceptions.

This marks the second straight year of above average grand list growth following last year’s increase of 1.52 percent, according to Kimball.

Kimball said this two-year stretch, totaling an increase of more than 2.73 percent, is “higher than any two consecutive years for non-revaluation grand lists in over 15 years.”

The growth in the net grand list was driven by the following components: real estate increased by $16.3 million or 0.67 percent, personal property increased by $3.49 million or 2.08 percent, and motor vehicles increased by $14.63 million or 5.83 percent, according to Kimball.

Property owners wishing to appeal their 2020 Grand List real estate, business personal property assessment or their 2019 supplemental motor vehicle assessment before the Board of Assessment Appeals must submit a written application to the board on or before Feb. 20.

The forms are available on www.cheshirect.org and from the Assessor’s Office in Town Hall at 84 South Main St. By state statute, an appeal can be heard only if the request has been submitted and received on the prescribed form to the Cheshire Board of Assessment Appeals by Feb. 20.

For more information on the assessment appeals process, contact the Assessor’s Office at 203-271-6620.

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