2020 Annual County Meeting

Since we can not meet in person, we thought an afternoon virtual meeting might be a nice change. Let’s all put on our Holiday attire, grab some cheese and crackers, pour yourself a glass of your favorite beverage and join us for our Annual Meeting.

ZOOM MEETING

This is our Annual Meeting
The program will include the Election of Officers and 2021 Executive Board, approval of minutes and Budget, and the presenting of awards.

REGISTRATION:

NO CHARGE  FOR WCAA MEMBERS
NO CHARGE FOR NON-MEMBERS

Registration is now ONLINE for all of our events.

USE THIS LINK TO REGISTER NOW

WCAA October Evening Workshop and Dinner Meeting

October 10, 2018  5:00 PM to 8:00 PM

Chucks Steakhouse 10 Prospect Street, Auburn MA

Speaker Sean Nicholas Fay, Esq. The Fay Law Offices, 14 Winthrop St. Marlboro, MA

Trusts – Who Should be Assessed?

The challenges of the Assessors to identify ownership rights as they relate to exemptions.  Common types of trusts and what documents to request with each to establish beneficial interest.   How to determine if a property in a trust meets exemption requirements.  Common problems and mistakes attorneys make when transferring property into a trust that effect exemption qualification.  Common errors Assessors make in interpreting ownership.  

To register visit our events page 

WCAA 2018 Annual Clerks Meeting

May 16, 2018 9:00 am to 4:00 pm to be held at the Grafton Police Station. Free to all Worcester County Assessors Association Members. $28 for non-members. This is a full day workshop with lunch. The morning session is on Exemptions and Deferrals for Real Estate and Motor Vehicle taxes, and tracking data and maintaining databases and folders.
 
The afternoon features a presentation by Auburn Town Clerk Debra Gremo on posting of notices and content requirements of minutes followed by a round-table discussion on how the Public Records Laws relates to the Assessors Office. What is public, what is not. Registration and the full agenda is available here or visit the events page on wcaa-ma.org

November Workshop

Registration is now open for the WCAA November Workshop.  This workshop will be held at Wachusett County Club in West Boylston, with registration beginning at 8:30 AM and the program beginning at 9:00 AM.  This is a full day workshop offering 6 credits.

Speakers will be Neil MacGaffey from MassGIS, John Valade, Commercial Assessor for the City of Worcester, and Jon Steinberg, Chief Assessor from Westborough

March Spring Symposium

Registration is now available for the March 29, 2017 Spring Symposium. This event will be held at the Willow Brook Restaurant in Mendon, MA.   For the program information and online-registration please visit our Events Page.

WCAA Annual Meeting & Fireside Feast

Registration is now open for the WCAA Annual Meeting.  We will be having the traditional Fireside Feast, and the meeting will be held at the Salem Cross Inn in West Brookfield, MA on December 7, 2016

WCAA October 26th Workshop

Registration is now available for the October 26, 2016 Workshop. This will be held at the Wachusett Country Club in West Boylston MA.   For the program and registration please visit our Events Page.

September Evening Workshop & Meeting

Registration is now open for the September Meeting to be held at the Grill on the Hill in Worcester.  Online registration is available through the link on the events tab and will be open until September 19th.

Lane Partridge will be giving us a quick synopsis on the Municipal Modernization bill, and then Ellen Blanchard will be doing a presentation on Chapterland.