THIS FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF REVENUE
State Tax Form CL-8
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
10/1993
Name of City or Town
Office of the Board of Assessors
______________________
Date
Notice of Action on Application to Modify a Decision or Abate a Tax
Classified Forest-Agricultural or Horticultural-Recreational Land
This notice informs you of the action taken by the board of assessors on your application of ___________________ ,
________ to modify a decision abate a tax assessed on the land described below as classified forest agricultural
or horticultural recreational land under the provisions of General Laws Chapter 61 61A 61B .
MODIFIED. The assessors voted on ____________, ______ to modify our decision not to classify all part of
the land. Classification of the land will be effective for the fiscal year beginning July 1, ______.
ABATED. The assessors voted on _____________, ______ to grant an abatement as follows:
Type of Tax Date Assessed Assessed Tax Amount Abated Adjusted Tax
DISALLOWED. The assessors voted on ______________, ______ to disallow your application for the following
reason(s):
NO ACTION. The assessors took no action on your application.
You may appeal this decision to the Appellate Tax Board. The appeal must be filed within 30 days of the date you are
notified of the decision, or 3 months from the date your application was filed with the assessors, whichever is later. If
your appeal concerns an annual property tax on classified agricultural or horticultural land under General Laws Chapter
61A or recreational land under General Laws Chapter 61B, you must have paid the tax for the Appellate Tax Board to
hear the appeal.
Location Parcel Identification
(Map-Block-Lot)
Deed Reference
(Book & Page/ Cert. No.)
Total Acres Disputed Acres
Board of Assessors of
