Assessing

What We Do:

The Assessors value all Real and Personal Property within the Town of Mashpee and the Mashpee Water District as of January 1st of every year. The legal standard is that all property is assessed at its “full and fair market value” that is, the amount a knowledgeable and willing buyer would pay a knowledgeable and willing seller on an open market.

Assessors have a major role in promoting the effective financial management of a town. Real estate and motor vehicle excise tax levies account for a majority of the funds available to the municipality to provide necessary services. Efficient and effective assessment practices result in a predictable tax levy which is essential to maintaining adequate and sufficient cash flow.

Areas of Responsibility:
  • Real Estate Tax Bills
  • Personal Property Tax Bills
  • Motor Vehicle Excise Tax Bills
  • Boat Excise Tax Bills
  • Personal Exemptions
  • Charitable Exemptions
  • Administering Water, Street & Sewer Betterments
The Assessors must:
  • Discover, analyze, and reflect the value changes that are occurring in the market.
  • Inspect each property to record specific features of the land and buildings.
  • List items such as size, type, and quality of construction, number of rooms, baths, fireplaces, the type of heating, etc.
  • The state requires the inspection of each structure in town at least once every ten years.
  • Representatives of the Towns' Revaluation Firm in co-operation with  the Mashpee Assessors Office are conducting ongoing field inspections of every home and business including open permits, to ensure the accuracy of our records.

The Massachusetts Department of Revenue (DOR) audits the Assessor’s Office every five years to verify that the assessors are using correct Mass Appraisal methodology and that its values reflect full and fair market value. When the DOR is satisfied that the assessor’s methodology is correct and its values reflect full and fair market value, it certifies the assessments as being accurate and the community is allowed to issue tax bills. The Assessors also make annual revisions of property assessments that are then approved by the DOR.

If you have any questions, please feel free to call our office.

Staff Contacts

Name Title Phone
Joseph Gibbons Director of Assessing (508) 539-1400 Ext 8532
Kathy Comeau Assistant Director (508) 539-1400 Ext 8530
Rowela Kent Administrative Assistant (508) 539-1400 Ext 8528
Trish Keliinui Administrative Secretary (508) 539-1400 Ext 8531

Board of Assessors

MemberTerm Expires

Paul Andrews

Chairman

2026

John Bartos

Vice-Chairman

2024

Gregg Fraser

Clerk

2025

Michaela Wyman-Colombo

Selectman Liaison

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