Board of Assessors asks Select Board to lower retirement age for senior tax exemption

Board of Assessors asks Select Board to lower retirement age for senior tax exemption

SOUTHWICK — Although the Southwick Board of Assessors will formally ask the Select Board to start the process of lowering the age to qualify for the senior property tax exemption from 70 to 65, Town Meeting will have the final say. “We have talked about this before, and I think that is something I would like to happen … we should maximize the exemptions that we give our taxpayers, especially the elderly,” Board chair John Cain said during the bo…