East Longmeadow Assessors Grant 17 Property-Tax Exemptions, Deny Two Applications

EAST LONGMEADOW -- April 22, 2026, East Longmeadow assessors grant 17 property-tax exemptions and sign motor vehicle warrants totaling nearly $298,000. The Board of Assessors voted 3-0 at its April 22 meeting to approve a consolidated slate of fiscal year 2026 real estate exemptions and abatements, granting relief to 17 households under veteran, senior, surviving spouse, and disability statutes, including Section 22, 22E, 41C, and 17D, while denying one exemption at 80 Avery Street and one abatement at 35 Somersville Road. Chairman Martin Grudgen, Clerk Marilyn Ghedini, and Assessor Hayden Smith also signed a 2026 Motor Vehicle Excise Commitment No. 2 warrant for $297,905.27 and reviewed an MDM-1 state reimbursement submission of $309,798.08 covering the town's full exemption program. Director of Assessing Keri-Ann Wenzel warned commercial property owners that FY27 income and expense forms are due May 15, with a $250 penalty for noncompliance, and confirmed that a single Bishop and Associates inspector will begin state-mandated cyclical property inspections, prompted by 512 courtesy letters already mailed, in early May.