There once was an important granite industry in Marlborough. Stone from our town was used in fine Boston buildings at Holy Cross College in Worcester, MA and locally. Blankets and wooden-ware, including toys, have been manufactured here.

Today, Marlborough is a rural residential suburban community. A town of hills and beautiful vistas of Mount Monadnock. It attracts the attention of summer tourists and vacationers. Points of interest include the Old Meeting House site and Cemetery, the Frost Free Library, Webb Granite Quarry and the Gates House.

In January, 2009, appraisers from the firm of Cross Country Appraisal Group, LLC will continue a revaluation of properties for the Town of Marlborough. This process will be completed over a four-year period with the revaluation values becoming effective in 2011. There will be a list of properties by tax/map/lot number that will be visited in 2009 hanging in the Town Hall for your reference. The residents in Tax Maps 6,7,8,9,10 and 11 will be visited this year.

The appraisers will adhere to the following guidelines during the revaluation process:

If a property owner is home, the appraiser will ask the homeowner to allow them to perform an interior inspection of the buildings. All appraisers will be wearing identification badges. The appraisers will be looking for the following information for each building: year built, functional utility, condition, number of bedrooms, number of bathrooms, type of floors, type of interior walls, and type of heat.

Homeowner's input is welcome. If the homeowner has information about the property that may not be apparent to the appraiser, such as seasonally wet basements, cracks in foundations, easements and leaking roofs, they are encouraged to bring that type of information to the appraiser's attention. After the interior inspection is complete, the appraiser will measure all buildings on the property.

In most cases, the total time for the interior inspection should not exceed 10 minutes. No property will be entered unless there is someone at least 18 years of age at home at the time of the visit. It is very important that the appraisers be allowed inside to help ensure an accurate assessment.

If the homeowner is not home, the appraiser will leave a notice stating that they visited the property and measured the buildings, and also indicate that the homeowner will receive a letter in 2010 which will inform them of the dates and times in which homeowners can make appointments for an interior inspection.

Completing the Process: When all inspections are complete in 2010, the appraisers will set values based on recent sales of properties in town. Taxpayers will be notified by letter of their new value(s), and lists of all values will be posted. After values have been set taxpayers are encouraged to schedule an appointment with the appraisers to discuss their values. The dates, times and places of these appointments will be included in the notification letter.

When the informal review process is complete, values will be finalized and given to the town. Subsequent tax bills will be based on these new values and a new tax rate. When a taxpayer receives the final tax bill, and the taxpayer disagrees with their new value, they may appeal, in the form of an abatement request, to the selectmen, on or before March 1st of the following year.

	Town of Marlborough New Hampshire "Small Town - Big Heart"
A Rural Residential Community - Settled 1752...Incorporated 1776