Putney ratifies late homestead exemption penalties affecting 27 filers

The Selectboard ratified the late Homestead penalty for the tax year ending June 30, 2027. The minutes record there are 27 late filers with estimated penalties totaling $11,062.10. Aileen Tulloch moved to ratify the late homestead penalty and Rebecca “Bex” Slattery seconded; the motion passed unanimously.

Board members and the public asked about enforcement; the minutes describe that listers work with the State to identify late filers and suggested listers could send reminder letters ahead of the October 15 late-filing deadline (the minutes note October 15 as the late filing date given automatic extensions). The packet language in the minutes also indicates that under certain conditions late or incorrectly-declared homesteads may incur a penalty “ranging from 38% of the education tax.”