2022 State Mandated Revaluation Project Information

2022 Revaluation Information

 

The Town of Stonington has hired Vision Government Solutions to assist with the state mandated 2022 residential revaluation. 

 

Vision Governmental Solutions will be mailing data mailers to property owners around the end of November 2021.  The data mailer is essential to verify characteristics of your property. Please review all information and the sketch contained in the data mailer and make any changes required, then sign and return the data mailer to Town Hall.  Please sign and return the data mailer whether or not changes are required.  In  most cases, a returned and signed data mailer will be considered an inspection and there will be no need for a data collector to visit your property.  In some cases a visit may be required to verify changes. A visit may also be required when a home has sold recently or where the has been an open building permit during the past eighteen months. Your cooperation is appreciated and will help the town save on the cost of the overall project.  We are asking for 100% of the data mailers to be signed and returned to the Town Hall. The data collected through the data mailer is an essential part of the revaluation process.  

 

The revaluation project will establish market values and assessed values as of October 1, 2022. Tax bills issued July 2023 will reflect the new assessment for each property.  The project will commence late in the fall of 2021 with data collectors visiting all properties that have been recently sold to record exterior measurements and conduct interior/exterior inspections. To ensure the safety of our citizens, data collectors will carry a letter of identification from the Assessor’s Office and a photo ID badge. Each data collector will also have their car registered with the Stonington Police Department.  You may contact the Department of Assessment at (860) 535-5098 for further confirmation.  All property owners and tenants are respectfully requested to cooperate with data collectors to ensure that accurate information is used in the revaluation process. Valuation work will continue throughout 2022 with values finalized on the 2022 Grand List. During November 2022 notices of property values will be sent to all real property owners. 

 

After the notices of value have been mailed, property owners can request an appointment for an informal hearing with representatives of Vision Governmental Solutions. The notices will contain use assessments for farm and forestry but may not include any exemptions (veterans, elderly homeowners, etc.).  The outcome of these hearings will be reviewed by the Department of Assessment followed by a second notice of the result of such hearing. The second notice will be mailed only to those requesting and attending a hearing. In both cases, information regarding the appeal process will be contained in the notice. Appeals can be made to the Board of Assessment Appeals.  There will be no further notices prior to the Board of Assessment Appeals but the appeal dates and applications to the Board of Assessment Appeals will be posted to the Town of Stonington’s web site.

 

Concurrently with the mailing of the 2022 revaluation notices, a 2022 REVAL BOOK with the 2022 values will be published as a downloadable PDF on the Town of Stonington’s website www.stonington-ct.gov. This book will be organized alphabetically by street address. A summary of your property record card is available on line through the GIS link found on the Town website. Detailed property record cards are available at the Department of Assessment, Town Hall, 152 Elm Street, Stonington.

 

Look for further updates on the Town of Stonington website as the revaluation process continues throughout the coming year. 

 

Thank you for your help and cooperation. 

 

Jennifer Linaweaver, CCMAII, Director of Assessment