HARTFORD, Conn. (WTIC Radio) - Governor Lamont is freezing property tax assessments for farmers in Connecticut.
Gov. Lamont says, in an announcement from his office on Monday, that the state will keep 2020 land use tax values.
He issued a directive to the Office of Policy and Management.
The Governor's Office blames an unforeseen lack of data in establishing assessment values for these lands.
In addition to stopping the increase effective immediately, the Governor will convene a working group in collaboration with the Connecticut Department of Agriculture. The group's goal is to recommend alternative measures to improve data collection, review, and valuation processes consistent with State law.
Connecticut Senate Republicans call this move "...just crisis intervention," adding a forum is necessary to get input from farmers.