/tags/taxes/ Recent content in taxes on Belmont-MA.info Hugo -- gohugo.io en-us Wed, 17 Mar 2021 00:00:00 +0000 /raising-revenue-and-saving-golf-course-and-saving/ Wed, 17 Mar 2021 00:00:00 +0000 /raising-revenue-and-saving-golf-course-and-saving/ Raising revenue: The golf course The Belmont Country Club pays 25% of the tax rate for most of their land (the golf course). This is due to MA general law 61B. Watch this presentation of the Board of Assessorsto the Warrant Committee (starting at 42:43) on March 3, 2021 for some discussion of this. This issue has been around since the late 1970s. The Structural Change Impact Group has had lobbying the state to change this law added to their list of ideas they will evaluate and potentially pursue.