Treasurer / Collector
The function of the Treasurer/Collector’s Office is to receive and invest all money belonging to the Town and to pay and account for the same according to the order of the Town or of its authorized officers. The Treasurer/Collector’s Office also pays the bills of the Town’s departments. The Treasurer/Collector also is responsible for the collection of taxes, accounts receivable, and processing payments for the water department. In addition, the Treasurer/Collector must make an annual accounting for all receipts and disbursements and the report on their official acts. The FY 2025 Tax Rate: $15.65
The Treasure’s Office is temporarily located at the Patton Homestead during Town Hall renovations. A downtown drop box is available at the Council on Aging’s Parking lot.
Online – View Bill
Real estate, personal property, and payment records in Unipay are static files and do not update automatically upon payment. To verify whether a bill payment has processed please contact the Treasurer’s Office directly.
To view your Real Estate, Personal Property Tax and Water Bills online:
- Go to Pay Bills and Oder Documents online.
- In Unipay online payment center, choose Real Estate or Personal Property and enter in your bill number and the fiscal year of the bill.( If you don’t have the bill number click on “search for your bill” to find your bill and choose Continue.)
- Click View Bills. Next to the parcel ID “Bills” will pop up – click inside the box.
- It will ask if you want to leave this page – click OK. Then your bill will appear. (Starting with this bill – Unipay will start to accumulate your bill images going back 18 months.)
Online – Bill Pay
Go to Unipay online.
Frequently Asked Questions
The Collector’s office accepts two online payment options:
A. For a same-day credit for bill payments, the Town offers online payments through the Town’s website.
Residents then will have two payment options available until the due date. They can make payments free of charge through electronic ACH transactions from their own bank accounts or pay by credit card, which are subject to credit card fees. This will ensure that your payments are paid and posted the same day you make your payment.
B) The other option for residents is to pay their bills through their personal online bank accounts. Unfortunately, your bank will withdraw these funds immediately from your account, but the will physically issue and mail a check to the Town without your remittance copy. This then creates additional manpower to manually match these checks to any number of outstanding bills and then manually post these accounts. These checks can take as long as 5-7 days for the Town to receive, which then in some cases causes bill payments to be past due, accruing interest.
In an effort to better service the public, please consider using the Town’s Online payment service. Not only is it quick, but it will reduce administrative cost and ensure that your payment is posted promptly and accurately.
Related Links
Forms
| Document Name | Modified Date |
|---|---|
| FY16 OBLIGATION BONDS | March 23, 2017 |
| mlc request | June 1, 2017 |
Staff
| Name | Contact |
|---|---|
| Margaret (Peggy) McLoughlin Treasurer/Collector | 978-468-5575 [email protected] |
| Susan Bateman Assistant Treasurer/Collector | 978-468-5575 [email protected] |
| Julie Petipas A/R A/P Coordinator | 978-468-5575 [email protected] |
