Letter: Westport had best prepare for property tax revolt

Posted 6/5/19

To the editor:

If the calls which I have received from clients this week regarding the increase in their Westport real estate tax assessments for FY 2019 are accurate, then I would suggest that …

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Letter: Westport had best prepare for property tax revolt

Posted

To the editor:

If the calls which I have received from clients this week regarding the increase in their Westport real estate tax assessments for FY 2019 are accurate, then I would suggest that the tax assessor have a conference with the Board of Selectmen and prepare for the revolt that will begin in Westport and probably continue into the rest of the Commonwealth.

Bernard P. Giroux

South Dartmouth

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