Rochester’s preliminary 2015 tax bills were mailed Nov. 24. The first half payment is due Dec. 29.

If paying by personal online banking allow sufficient time for the bank to generate a check and mail it to the town. Supply sufficient information on the check identifying which bill should be credited.

The actual fiscal year 2015 tax bill, based on a January 2014 assessment, will be sent after the State Department of Revenue certifies the fiscal year 2015 tax rate. All payments of preliminary tax bills will be credited toward payment of the fiscal year 2015 tax.

For those that have not received tax bills in the mail, contact the collector’s office at 508-763-3871 ext. 16 or 10.  For questions regarding property values and abatements, call the assessor’s office at 508-763-5250.