Property Valuation Department (Listers' Office)

Listers are unique to Vermont. They are elected officials who are responsible for the valuation of real property values in town. One Lister is elected each year to serve a three year term. Due to the size of the town, Hartford also has a full time Assessor, who assists the Board of Listers and oversees the daily operation of the office.

L-R Listers Office: Theresa Chesbro, Pat Stark, 
Emile Grondin, Clarissa Holmes, Chip Jameson

Staff:  Clarissa M. Holmes, Assessor
           E-mail: cholmes@hartford-vt.org

          Patricia Stark, Records/Information Specialist
          E-mail: pstark@hartford-vt.org

Responsibilities of the Office: Our primary responsibility is to appraise all real property in Town in compliance with applicable Vermont State Statutes. In most instances this will be fair market value. This includes annual maintenance such as updating changes resulting from building permits, as well as periodic revaluations when mandated by the State.

In addition, the Office provides

• Property Record Cards
• Assessment history information
• Specialized reports
• Detailed explanation of the assessment process
• Tax Maps which are periodically updated to correspond with survey changes. Should there be a discrepancy between our acreage and what you believe you actually own, we will need a survey prior to changing our records. We do want to stress that the tax maps are an approximation of property lines used for listing purposes only. They are not considered a legal document and cannot be used to determine actual boundaries.  

Should you have any concerns regarding your current assessment, general questions or suggestions, please feel free to call (802-295-3077). You may also visit our office on the second floor of the Municipal Building, where tax cards and tax maps are available for review. Copies are available upon request.

The 2010 assessments are available online at www.visionappraisal.com. Click "On-Line Database", then Vermont, Hartford, and On-Line Database again. New assessments for the 2011-2012 tax year will be available on that website on May 3, 2011.

A link to the list of assessment changes will also be available here on that date.