f632eba4-f83d-4267-906f-d6ad6644d3f0 Transfer Station Disposing of your trash and recyclables in Windsor requires an annual "car sticker", and there are fees to dispose of various items. Car stickers cost $75 annually and are available from the Town Clerk during their office hours along with a check payable to "Town of Windsor". New stickers are required by July 1 each year. You will need to fill out and can send this form [pdf] to: Transfer Station Permit 1890 Route 9, Suite 2 Windsor, MA 01270 Special Collections for 2026 Shared services – tires, electronics, mattresses, flourescents, batteries, thermostats, etc. Swap Shop (Windsor Mall) One person's junk is another's treasure! Visit the Swap Shop when you visit the Transfer Station. Drop off stuff you don't need and find a treasure. Kids welcome! Open same hours as transfer station. Information about Recyling and Trash What is recyclable (recyclesmartma.org) - Interactive widget to learn about what you can do with what "Beyond the Bin" website that lets you find the best way and place to donate or recycle items that don't get collected by Windsor. Learn more about book collection [pdf] in big blue box Windsor Recyling Guide [pdf] MassSave Fridge/Freezer hauls working refrigerators and freezers - and pays you $75 Western Mass recycling tips [pdf] Composting Why Should I Compost [pdf] Compost made easy [pdf] Earth machine outreach pre-orders 2026 [pdf] Pre-orders June 2-10. Distribution June 30. 6 minute video created for NBSWMD explaining composting from home [YouTube] eWaste You can put eWaste in the big box in the tire hut. All of the following can be included. Brochure here . Monitors Scanners Mice Printers Keyboards Laptop batteries Ink/toner cartridges Computers* Hard Drives* Speakers Cords & Cables * Residents are advised to remove all personal data from their hard drives before donating a computer or hard drive. Food Composting Details here [pdf]. Summary: What we accept Meet & Bones Dairy & Eggs Bread & Grain Nuts & Seeds Fruits & Vegetables Coffee Grounds & Tea What we DO NOT accept Anything other than food including: Compostable Plastic & Bags Stickers & Labels Oil in Bulk Trash & Plastic Paper & Cardboard Twist Ties & Staples or Rubber Bands Sharps You can bring medical sharps (hypodermic needles, epi-pens, syringes, etc.). There is a sharps container inside the "mercury shed", or ask the attendant. Medication Disposal Not at the transfer station, but available at the Police station (lower level of Town Offices). Peel off or scribble over personal id info and drop the meds in the secure box. Don’t keep old meds around the house. It’s easy to dispose of them in the secure box. Holiday Recycling Reminders See guidance [pdf] Holiday string lights [pdf] (this is available all year) NEW "tag" system to replace bags (November 2023) In an effort to reduce the introduction of unnecessary plastic to the waste stream, Windsor is discontinuing the sale of the blue/green garbage bags for the pay to throw program. We will now sell tags to be affixed to the trash going into the compactor. Each tag costing $1 entitles you to throw 33 gallons of trash (the amount you could previously get into a large blue bag.) You can choose to use large plastic bags, or you can use paper or other options. If you have 50 pound feed bags, dog food bags etc. two of them are equivalent to the 33 gallons. We still have quite a few of the smaller bags if you want to use them until they run out. This program has been successfully introduced in neighboring towns and residents have been pleased with having options to plastic bags. The tags will continue to be sold at the two general stores. A page of five stickers for $5. Simply attach the tag to whatever bags you choose to use. Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) about the tags [pdf] Disposal Fees In addition to the car sticker, there are fees for disposing of all items (except recyclables). Household Garbage Tag stickers are required for disposing in Compactor - available for purchase at Friendly Fred's and Sangar General Store. Attach tag to each 33 gallon bag of garbage or equivalent. Page of 5 stickers - $5 Large Items Bicycle - $5 Wooden Chair - $5 Upholstered Chair - $20 Sofa - $45 Rug - $20 Box Spring - $25 Car tires - $6 Pickup truck tires - $15 Larger truck tiers - $80 Big tractor tire - $150 Commercial truck tire (6-18 wheeler) - $220 White Goods - $15 Note: Mattresses and box springs are no longer allowed - instead, they must be brought to the Dalton Transfer Station for recycling at $40 each. Note that any mattress that is soiled, wet, has bugs or human fluids and can not be recycled will have a significantly higher charge for disposal. Please read details here [pdf]. 7/29/25 Note about tire price changes: The cost to the town of disposal of tires continues to rise so we must reluctantly raise the charge to residents to drop off tires at the transfer station. The cost of larger ply tires like tractor tires see the most significant increases as they must be delaminated to process. We continue to recommend that where possible residents ask the dealer where they buy new tires to dispose of the old ones, as dealers have lower costs than individual towns. Demolition Materials Per Barrel - $5 6' Pickup - $75 8' Pickup - $90 One Ton - $165 Dump Truck - $365 The Town of Windsor is a member of Northern Berkshire Solid Waste Management District. Click on www.nbswmd.com to learn more about shared Recycling Services, Home composting units, and educational information, Recyclopedia “what can be recycled tool”, Special Collections, Mattress recycling, View our Towns Transfer station information under Transfer and recycling, and so much more. For Additional information or questions please contact Linda Cernik, Lcernik@nbswmd.com . Related Services Aunt Bette's Homemade Pecan Pie Rockin’ Rocky Road Ice Cream Tom’s Heavenly Apple Strudel Joe’s Divine Butter Tarts Related Boards & Departments Transfer Station

edbaf0cf-6e98-4f6c-b4ec-df18d9c8f16c MLP / Broadband Department Members Michele Johnson , term expires 2029 Erin McLaughlin , term expires 2028 Meetings Monthly meetings – See calendar Elected Description Windsor Municipal Light Board (Broadband) Mission Statement The Mission of the Windsor MLP (Municipal Light Plant) Board (MLB) is to bring affordable and reliable Broadband Internet Service to the residents of the Town Windsor. The Board is charged with providing oversight in maintaining the integrity of the town’s fiber broadband utility while providing guidance and approval for the direction of future upgrades and technological advancements. The MLP was established under MGL Ch 164 and is guided by its relevant provisions. The duties of the Board are to approve all policy statements, review and approve all major programs and initiatives, oversee budget and finances, and provide instruction to the MLP manager on all policy matters brought before the executive board of WiredWest (WW), which is the broadband co-operative to which Windsor belongs. ( https://wiredwest.net/ ). The MLP Board is also charged with the responsibility of appointing an MLP Manager who will oversee the daily operations of the broadband utility and interact with WiredWest while the Windsor MLB will ultimately hold the responsibility for all capital spending related to the town’s broadband utility. The Board will also be responsible for the yearly evaluation of the appointed Manager. The MLP Board will meet monthly for discussions and to review reports from the MLP Manager, and more frequently as circumstances require. The town of Windsor receives a share of WW’s annual net revenue. The MLP Board will work to ensure that future operating surpluses are sufficient to repay the budget for the town’s financial contribution to the buildout. The Municipal Light Board is comprised of three elected officials, each serving a three-year term with one position expiring each year. 8/1/2023 Information MLP Agendas MLP Minutes Related Services Broadband/Fiber Internet

9af92f35-b432-467e-890c-9fcd4d0942ce Westfield River Representatives to the Wild & Scenic Westfield River Committee Jim Caffrey (Windsor Representative) David Zink (Windsor Representative) jcaffrey@thetrustees.org (Jim) 413-684-2182 (Jim) davideo007@yahoo.com (Dave) 413-684-1459 (Dave) Appointed yearly by the Select Board. Description Our mission is to preserve, protect and enhance the special qualities and outstanding resources of the Westfield River Watershed in concert with local communities. Information The Westfield River flows about 5 miles through Windsor, providing the (dammed) swimming center at the Windsor State Forest and the tiny undammed simming hole sometimes known as the "chalk pond" along River Road. A committee helps to conserve the river, and some Windsor representatives help the committee. Read about the Wild & Scenic Westfield River [link] committee. Related Services Parks: What and Where?

5be558ce-013f-4ab2-b2d5-b62a23b2d3ba Historical Commission Members Kristina Almquist Deb Balmuth (Chair) Cathy Garcia gregory Pattison gregory Pattison Susan Phillips Glenn Roy Jack Sobon Val Trela codebwindsor@gmail.com (Deb) 413-684-4535 (Deb) scphillips@fastmail.fm (Susan) Meetings Monthly from April through November. Contact chair for details. Appointed by Select Board Description The Windsor Historical Commission is a town-appointed volunteer committee with the mission of preserving and promoting knowledge of the town's history. The Commission meets monthly from April through November, with special projects ongoing through the winter months. Additional volunteers are needed and are encouraged to contact the chair to find out how to get involved. The work of the Commission is supported primarily by volunteer fundraising with additional support from the town. Donations from individuals to support the work of preserving the town's history are welcome and appreciated. Information Current Projects The Historical Commission maintains a collection of archival materials, documents, and material artifacts donated by town residents. The materials are currently housed in several places, including the Historical House Museum (a town-owned building located next to the church on Route 9) and upstairs in the Town Hall. Since the museum does not have heat or water, it is open to the public periodically during the warmer months. The Commission is currently working on repairs and upkeep of the museum building, which houses a distinctive collection of dioramas depicting places and activities from the town's past, including stores, sawmills, factories, and other industries that are no longer in existence. The Commission has also begun to digitize the archival collections, including town publications, genealogical materials, and newspaper articles. The Commission holds an annual fall festival fundraiser and open house and invites speakers to share knowledge of various aspects of Windsor's history. Related Services Aunt Bette's Homemade Pecan Pie Rockin’ Rocky Road Ice Cream Tom’s Heavenly Apple Strudel Joe’s Divine Butter Tarts

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b6c1fb33-c565-470e-9b5e-85e98764c0b4 Accounting Department Accountants Eric A. Kinsherf (CPA) Barbara Newton barbara@erickinsherfcpa.com Meetings N/A Public bid and contract Description They provide outsourced accounting services to Windsor - providing accurate record keeping, timely report filing, and guaranteeing year-end closing success. Information Related Services Aunt Bette's Homemade Pecan Pie Rockin’ Rocky Road Ice Cream Tom’s Heavenly Apple Strudel Joe’s Divine Butter Tarts

b248ac45-41b3-44af-a1d5-e9a75c40357e Town Meetings A Citizen's Guide to Town Meetings from the State of Massachusetts is provided for your understanding. Here is a record of Town Meetings 2026 5/4/2026 - Annual Town Meeting Warrant ( accessible no sig ), Budget Proposal , Finance Committee Stmt and Minutes ( accessible no sig ) 2/24/2026 - Special Town Meeting Warrant and Minutes ( accessible version, no sig ) 2025 8/11/2025 - Special Town Meeting Warrant and Minutes 5/5/2025 - Annual Town Meeting Report , Warrant , Finance Committee Statement and Minutes w/ Budget and Sources of Funding 2/24/2025 - Special Town Meeting Warrant and Minutes 2024 8/19/2024 - Special Town Meeting Warrant and Minutes 5/6/2024 - Annual Town Meeting Report , Warrant , CBRSD Proposed Agreement , Finance Committee Statement and Minutes 2023 11/29/2023 - Special Town Meeting Warrant and Minutes 5/1/2023 - Annual Town Meeting Report , Warrant and Minutes 2022 12/12/2022 - Special Town Meeting Warrant and Minutes 10/17/2022 - Special Town Meeting Warrant and Minutes 8/24/2022 - Special Town Meeting Warrant and Minutes 5/2/2022 - Annual Town Meeting Report , Warrant and Finance Committee Statement and Minutes 2021 9/27/2021 - Special Town Meeting Warrant and Minutes 6/16/2021 - Annual Town Meeting Report , Warrant , Finance Committee Statement and Minutes 4/14/2021 - Special Town Meeting Warrant and Minutes 2020 10/13/2020 - Special Town Meeting Warrant and Minutes 6/1/2020 - Annual Town Meeting Report , Warrant (with proposed revised Article 19 ), Finance Committee Statement and Minutes 1/29/2020 - Special Town Meeting Warrant (with proposed revised Article 6 ) and Minutes Archived town meeting warrants Archived town meeting minutes Archived annual town reports Related Services Agendas & Minutes from Town Meetings Related Boards & Departments Aunt Bette's Homemade Pecan Pie Rockin’ Rocky Road Ice Cream Tom’s Heavenly Apple Strudel Joe’s Divine Butter Tarts

1e925112-0063-4a24-89d9-691d5f17be49 Property Taxes Property Tax Forms See General Massachusetts site with forms and guides [external site] THE ASSESSMENT PROCESS What is mass appraisal? Assessors must value all real and personal property in the community to their full and fair cash value. Mass appraisal is the process used by every Massachusetts City and town to create the property assessments. Assessments are based on an analysis of Windsor’s entire real estate market for a specified period of time. This study guides the setting of valuation parameters that are used to calculate the property values town-wide. It differs from the more well-known “bank” or fee appraisal. Although the appraisal concepts are the same and the results similar, the process is different. No particular sale or group of sales is used to determine the value of your property, but all of a certain calendar year’s sales are included in the analysis that set the parameters for the next fiscal year. What is market value? Market value, or full and fair cash value, is the most probable price for which a property will sell in an open, competitive market that a willing buyer will pay for a property to a willing seller, both acting knowledgeably and prudently and neither being under any obligation to buy or sell. Sales such as foreclosures and family sales are not considered to be “arms-length” or fair market transactions. When my neighbor's house sells, will their price determine my assessment? Not necessarily. As explained in the previous question, sales are analyzed town-wide. An example of what could be relevant is if there were several sales in an area indicating that the assessments were too low compared to the sales prices. How often does the valuation of properties change? Every year the Assessors subject the arms-length sales that occurred in the prior calendar year to a statistical examination based on market area, style of house, age of house, effective area, size of lot and sale price to see what changes the market has shown. The tables used in the Computer-Assisted Mass Appraisal (CAMA) system are adjusted so that the median assessment of the sales sample is within 10% of 100% of market value, and the dispersion of the assessments to sales ratios in the sample are within state guidelines. These new factors are then applied to all properties for the new Fiscal Year. Every third year the Department of Revenue (DOR) requires each city or town to conduct a revaluation. This is a year-long process during which the DOR examines every phase of the assessing operation before certifying the values. During the two years in between revaluations the Assessors may change the values if sales activity so indicates. These yearly updates are called Interim Year Adjustments. The last Re-certification was completed in fiscal year 2016. How is the calendar year different from the fiscal year? Massachusetts cities and towns operate on a “Fiscal Year” basis. The calendar year runs from January 1st through December 31st. The fiscal year goes from July 1st through June 30th. The assessment date is January 1st preceding the fiscal year. That is, for Fiscal Year 2016 the assessment date is January 1, 2015. ASPECTS OF PROPERTY VALUATION Where can I find the detail on my property? Property record cards, which contain ownership information, visit history, land and building details, and other notes, and which display a property’s valuation, are available in the Assessors’ office, 1890 Route 9. You can also view your record card and many of these details on-line using the link available on this web site. What do the assessors look at when determining an assessment? The assessor collects many data elements about a property in order to develop the total valuation. The most significant factors in determining the value are location and land area and style, quality, size, condition and age of the building(s). Other factors include amenities or detriments as well as features in the building such as number of bathrooms, type of heating/cooling, interior/exterior finishes, and special features including fireplaces, saunas and Jacuzzis. Also considered are detached structures. How do I know if my valuation is fair and equitable? The best comparisons are to properties that have sold that are the most similar in the most aspects to your property. You can also compare your property’s assessment to the assessments of the most similar properties. Although properties will most likely never be a perfect match, assessments for similar properties should fall in a close range of valuations. How can my assessed value increase (decrease) when I did not do anything to the property in 5 years and I am not selling the property? The assessed value represents the estimate of market value of the property. The real estate market changes constantly. The assessment for FY2016 represents the estimate of market value as of January 1, 2015. This estimate of market value is determined by examining sales of properties from calendar year 2013 and 2014 (we use two years due to lack of sales data in Windsor). Although there may not have been any physical changes to the property, buyers may be paying more or less for properties than they were in previous years. The assessment changes reflect the changes in the purchase prices of similar homes in the neighborhood. The assessments do not predict market value. The assessments reflect (or report) market value. The real estate market can change dramatically from year to year. Buyers and sellers determine the market value of properties. The assessments reflect what the buyers and sellers are doing as of the assessment date. What will happen if I put an addition on my property? Are the actual construction costs of a new home used to determine the new assessment? Historical sales have indicated that larger properties sell for more than smaller properties with all other factors being equal. If an addition is put on a home, the house becomes larger. The assessors would then have to see what similarly sized properties were selling for in the neighborhood. It is highly likely that the assessed value of your property will increase once the addition is put on the property. Generally speaking, improvements that increase the market value of a property will increase the assessment. Why did my valuation change from the prior year's valuation more (less) than my neighbor's? Market value changes occur in many forms. From year to year economic conditions and local factors change and influence the values of different classes of property in different ways. Buyers have different requirements and these requirements sometimes change from year to year. Renovations may have been performed on a property that would cause a change in assessed value different from a similar property that did not undergo renovations. A recent inspection by the Assessor’s office also may have contributed to a change in assessed value, perhaps adding something that had been missed or reducing something that was overstated. Your style or size or land area or other factor(s) may differ from your neighbor’s and that caused the valuation changes to differ. I think my assessment is out of line with my neighbor's property, whose property is assessed lower. I want my assessment to be as low as theirs. The first step in comparing properties is to examine the factual components of each property. Many times properties that appear larger are in fact much smaller than people think. Quality characteristics should also be examined when making comparisons. Ultimately, the assessors have to determine if the assessment represents market value on the subject property and also if the assessed value on the neighbor’s property represents market value. If a neighboring property is too low in relation to surrounding properties, the assessors cannot compound their low assessment by also lowering surrounding properties. The resolution may be that the assessors have to raise the neighboring property’s assessed value to make it more in line with the surrounding properties. The most important criterion the assessors examine in an abatement request is the market value of the property of the person filing the abatement and the market value of any property that the person filing the abatement mentions on the application. I recently purchased my home for a price which is different than the valuation for this year. How is this possible? The real estate market is not a “perfect market” and price is not always equal to value. Similar properties usually do not sell for exactly the same price because the motivations of buyers and sellers are not always similar. Similar properties usually tend to sell within a “value range” rather than for one specific price. According to the definition of fair market value, your value represents “the most probable selling price” and tends to be the middle of the range of what similar properties have recently sold for. Therefore, your appraised value could be higher or lower than what you actually paid for your property. In addition, state laws (statutes) require that real estate be assessed at 100% of market value as of January 1st immediately preceding the current fiscal year. This is the assessment date. The sales considered in order to determine the market value are those that took place during the calendar year prior to the assessment date. If your sale took place subsequent to the assessment date, it will be in the group of sales analyzed in the preparation of the following year’s valuations, and is not relevant to the current year’s valuation. Why does the Assessor need to enter my house? A total inspection of all factors that influence the value results in the most accurate assessment of a property. We request the inspection in order to be as fair and accurate as possible. Items such as condition of the rooms, quality of the finish, areas of finished versus unfinished, can only be confirmed with an interior inspection. Without actual information, estimates of the interior information have to be made. Will an inspection change the value of my house? Depending on the accuracy of the current data about the property, it may or may not. However, the valuation for the current fiscal year will not be changed mid-year unless your property meets the strict qualifications for a supplemental tax bill (usually only major new construction), which Windsor does not currently have the authority to do. What happens if I refuse to allow the property lister to enter my home? You do not have to allow the assessors into your home. However, if an assessor is denied entrance, property owners give up their ability to challenge the assessed value. Will I be penalized if I allow the assessors in and my neighbor does not? In instances where the assessors do not get into a property, estimates are made about the condition of the interior of the property. Accurate assessments are based on accurate information. By allowing the assessors to view the interior and exterior of your property, your assessed value is based on accurate information. If a person does not allow the assessors to view the interior and exterior of a property, estimates are made about the condition of the interior of the property, the kitchen and bath qualities, and where there is finished attic space and finished basement space. If the estimates are overstated, property owners may contact the assessor’s office to arrange an interior and exterior inspection of their property. TAX RATE/TAX BILL How is the tax rate calculated? The tax rate, in its simplest form, is the tax levy divided by the town’s taxable valuation. This is called the Uniform Tax Rate. At the May Annual Town Meeting residents vote appropriations for the upcoming Fiscal Year. This is called the tax levy. The Assessors’ primary responsibility is to find the “full and fair cash value” of your property so that the taxpayer may pay only his/her fair share of taxes. How will the new valuation affect my tax bill? If my assessment went down, how can my tax bill go up? Individual assessments may rise or fall depending on the characteristics of the property. The purpose of mass appraisal is to value all property by the same standards at the same time to create an equitable distribution of the tax levy. If the same amount of money is to be raised for the current year after a valuation update from the previous year, and each assessment has doubled, the tax rate would be cut in half; and vice versa, if each assessment decreased by 20%, and the same amount of money was to be raised, the tax rate may increase by 20%. Increases or decreases in assessed values to not cause a tax increase or decrease. How can my tax bill go up more than 2.5%? Doesn’t Proposition 2 ½ limit the tax increase? Proposition 2 ½ limits the amount of taxes Massachusetts communities can raise for the current year from the previous year’s levy limit. To this a town may add new growth (increased valuations caused by new construction, renovations or land use changes) and overrides voted by the town. I cannot afford this tax bill (on fixed income, lost my job, have financial issues). Can’t the Assessors lower this assessment to accommodate this situation? By law, the Assessors must value all property at 100% of full and fair cash value, using methodologies approved by the DOR applied consistently to every property. Properties need to be valued without regard to the owner’s ability to pay the taxes. (See exemption section below for some programs that are available for some tax relief.) EXEMPTIONS & ABATEMENTS See the page on exemptions & abatements Related Services Tax Abatement & Exemption Applications Related Boards & Departments Assessor

e9f4fbf6-cdfc-406d-bd9b-1e1a194dd5fa Town Clerk Staff Aline Ferris 1890 Route 9, Suite 2, Windsor, MA 01270 413-684-3811, #1 AFerris@windsormass.com Hours Monday 4-6PM,Thursday 8-10am Mondays 4pm - 6pm, Thursdays 8am - 10am, or by appointment. Email or call to setup a more convenient time. The Town Clerk is elected at the annual town election for a term of three years. Description The town clerk answers to town residents and the Secretary of State. Duties include: Custodian of Public Records including Bylaws Vital Record registration/Marriage/Birth/ Death/Burial Agent Ensures Open Meeting Law and Conflict of Interest Compliance Issues Licenses/ Business Certificates - If you are a DBA, meaning you are doing business under any name other than your own, you need a Business Certificate. These can be obtained, in person, at the Town Clerk's Office. If you would like more information, click here for the MGL. Public Records Requests Posts required Notices/Agendas Genealogical Research Conducts yearly Census for Street Listing and Jury List Official Election Officer Voter registration and elections Registrar Dog Licenses Fees as follows: Marriage License: $15 Business/DBA License: $15 Birth/Death Certificates: $10 Dog Licenses (good for 3 years) Spayed/Neutered: $15 Intact: $30 Open Meeting Law When a person is elected or appointed to a board or committee you need to fill out the CERTIFICATE OF RECEIPT OF OPEN MEETING LAW MATERIALS. All of the materials needed are located in the Attorney General's Open Meeting Law Guide and Educational Materials. The last page is the form to fill out or you can use the link to download just the form. Unfortunately, it isn't fillable online yet. 2025 Open Meeting Law guide [pdf] Certificate of receipt of open meeting law materials [pdf] Conflict of Interest Conflict of Interest (COI) Training must be completed every 2 years and the Acknowledgement of Receipt of the Conflict of Interest Law is Annual. If you are new to a town position, this is the link for the Conflict of Interest Training. Once you have signed up, the system will send you reminders when the time comes to either take the COI Training and sign the Acknowledgement of Receipt of the COI Law or to just sign the Acknowledgement of Receipt of the COI Law. Links to detailed information and forms are below. Information Related Services Annual Town Reports Change Your Mailing Address Dog Licenses Elections Marriage Licenses

dd8ab326-b8bd-4319-a46e-9c9bf64cb2e1 Motor Vehicles Excise Taxes The Town of Windsor requires that an "Excise Tax" be paid for motor vehicles that are owned by town residents. This Motor Vehicle Excise Tax is assessed on a calendar year basis (January-December). The valuation of the vehicle is determined by the Department of Motor Vehicles using the manufacturer’s recommended retail price when new multiplied by the applicable percentage: In the year preceding the year of manufacture: 50% In the year of manufacture: 90% In the second year: 60% In the third year: 40% In the fourth year: 25% In the fifth and succeeding years: 10% Excise tax rate is $25.00 per thousand of valuation. Excise taxes are prorated on a monthly basis. The annual excise due on a vehicle registered after January 1 will be reduced by one-twelfth of the full year’s excise for every month prior to the month in which the vehicle was registered. The minimum an excise bill may be is $5.00. Abatements are available if during a calendar year ownership of a motor vehicle is transferred by sale or otherwise and the registration is cancelled or transferred to another vehicle. Both actions are necessary to qualify for an abatement. Abatements may be requested up three years following the year to which the excise relates. Proof of ownership transfer and registration cancellation or transfer will be requested. The minimum an abatement may be is $5.00. FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions about the Motor Vehicle Excise Tax Why am I still getting an excise tax bill when I no longer have that car? You must always either transfer or cancel your plates when you no longer have a vehicle. For as long as your plate is active, you will receive an excise tax bill. REMEMBER: It is important that the bill for a vehicle you no longer own is NOT IGNORED. Interest and fees may accumulate and result in non-renewal of license and/or registration. When am I entitled to an excise tax abatement? You are entitled to an abatement on your excise tax when you DISPOSE OF THE VEHICLE and either CANCEL or TRANSFER YOUR PLATES to a new vehicle. The Assessors’ office requires that you present the proper documentation along with an Application for Abatement for an abatement to be granted. If the plate is lost, you must file for a lost plate receipt with the Registry of Motor Vehicles. Who is entitled to an excise tax exemption? Chapter 60A, Section 1 of the Massachusetts General Laws provide excise tax exemptions for vehicles owned by certain disabled individuals and veterans, ex-prisoners of war and their surviving spouses and certain charitable organizations. Please contact our office for further details on eligibility. Related Services Tax Abatement & Exemption Applications Related Boards & Departments Assessor

8e264af0-d4d6-418f-873a-e33ed70da580 Support for Aging in Windsor The Council on Aging tracks a number of service that may be helpful to those aging in Windsor. Home Modification Loans "Good Options for Independence" is a non-profit which operates a Home Modification Loan Program to assist homeowners in financing necessary adaptations to keep disabled or elderly family members in their homes and communities. Berkshire County residents should call the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission at 413-781-6045 and ask to speak with Shirley Stephens. You may also visit www.cedac.org/hmlp to learn more information, or watch a short video on the loan program. Heating Fuel Assistance The Berkshire Community Action Council, BCAC, oversees the federally funded fuel assistance program, running from November 1-April 30 each year. Detailed information to apply, including income guidelines (which are very generous) are available on the BCAC website. Call COA outreach 413-329-4364. Food Assistance Call COA outreach 413-329-4364. Related Services Aunt Bette's Homemade Pecan Pie Rockin’ Rocky Road Ice Cream Tom’s Heavenly Apple Strudel Joe’s Divine Butter Tarts Related Boards & Departments Council on Aging

6206351f-203c-4cbb-b232-a00cfb3545ff Tax Collector/Treasurer Staff Kirsten Henshaw (Treasurer / Tax Collector) 413-684-3811 ext 3 khenshaw@windsormass.com 1890 Route 9, Suite 5 Windsor, MA 01270 Meetings Tuesdays 10am-noon or by appointment khenshaw@windsormass.com Hired by the Select Board for a 3 year term. Description The Treasurer is responsible for managing all town moneys, disperses all cash, manages debt obligations and banking relations. Administers group insurance and is responsible for payroll, pension and retirement systems. The Tax Collector is responsible for overall administration for local taxes. Information Related Services Pay Windsor Town Fees