Accidental $225K Taken from Hamilton Taxpayers

The Hamilton-Wenham Chronicle recently reported that Hamilton residents will be getting some money back that was wrongfully taken in their taxes due to an accounting error on 2011 paperwork.

An additional $225,000 in taxes was collected from residents and was only noticed when Hamilton Town Manager Michael Lombardo noticed the mistake when a “recap sheet” was being submitted to state officials. The average Hamilton homeowner will get back roughly $85 on their 2012 tax bill.

There was some discussion of using the collected money to add to the town’s reserve account, which has been struggling over the years, but after more consideration it was decided that the money should be returned to the residents.

Read the entire Hamilton-Wenham Chronicle article.