Applications will be available April 1st at the Senior Center, Assessors Office and on the town website [www.southboroughtown.com]. Applications will be accepted at the Senior Center beginning April 7th, 8:30am. There will be a box at the front door. Please have your application in a sealed envelope and leave it in the box
What is the Senior Property Tax Work Program?
The program offers senior homeowners an opportunity to trade volunteer work hours for town departments with a reduction of their property tax bill of up to $2000. Seniors have worked at the Senior Center, Library, Assessor's Office, Building Department, Board of Health, Town Clerk's Office, Selectmen's Office, DPW, and in various schools. Examples include: data entry, receptionist at town hall, office assistant at the Board of Health, assisting in classrooms at the schools, and building maintenance.
We will also try to match any special areas of expertise that a senior might bring to the appropriate department. To qualify for the program a senior must be 60 years of age or older when signing up for the program, be a Southborough resident, a homeowner or spouse of a homeowner, and own and occupy the property to which the tax credit will be applied.
Hours must be completed by March 1, 2027. We urge all interested seniors to apply regardless of income; if we have less than 30 applicants the income requirement will be waived. Those who have household incomes under $45,000 will be considered first. As allowed by Annual Town Meeting, a tax work off applicant for the Senior Work off Program can assign a voluntary "proxy" to complete the hours necessary to qualify for the real estate tax credit. There are several guidelines that must be followed – please let the Council on Aging know if this is of interest and we are happy to assist in informing you of these guideli
*No applications will be accepted in advance of April 7th
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