By David Still II Barnstable taxpayers should start receiving their Fiscal Year 2000 tax bills this week. Tax Collector Maureen McPhee said the bills were to go in the mail as of Thursday and are due on or before Dec. 17. Payments are considered made when received by the collector's office, so taxpayers are advised to allow ample time for post office delivery. Interest begins to accrue on Dec. 18. The assessors office, which handles tax abatement requests, expect to begin receiving such requests on Friday.
Tax abatements are retroactive corrections.
Taxpayers who file abatements are still required to pay their bills in full, or interest will be charged on any over due amounts. After an abatement request is filed, a hearing before the board of assessors is then held to determine whether the request is supportable.