Expert Advice from Amy & Kyle Bergquist at Keller Williams Legacy Partners
Looks like Max’s Oyster Bar was able to escape a huge rent increase and will be sticking around West Hartford Center after all. Facing a 50% increase in their rental expense after missing a rental agreement deadline, M-O-B averted eviction when a court ruling went in their favor last Friday. So, grab a bowl of New England Clam chowder and some mussels on the half shell and celebrate… As an aside, this story highlights the
Now that the West Hartford budget has been amended and the mill rate has been set at 38.63, many are wondering how they will calculate their property taxes. One thing to keep in mind is that they will be based on a 5 year phase in if your assessment from 2005 to 2006 increased by more than 25%. Let’s do a quick example and hopefully this will help… Let’s say your 2005 property assessment was
This Wednesday evening begins Elizabeth Park’s free summer concert series. Stop by with a blanket and picnic at 6:30PM to enjoy the sounds of the swing group Eight to the Bar… It’s also still a great time to take in the roses if you missed the Rose Weekend this past Saturday and Sunday.
Just about every day I drove by Larry’s Service Station at the corner of Prospect and Boulevard, on the West Hartford border. Then late last week the trucks were gone and there was a chain link fence surrounding the property. Where’d Larry go? Apparently to Farmington Avenue in Hartford. And yesterday the demolition commenced on Larry’s old locale. Steel beams swung around by a crane, dropped onto a pile of rubble below. Larry’s old home
Less than 30% of West Hartford’s eligible voters turned out yesterday to vote on the Budget Referendum. Sad. The budget was soundly defeated, as 73% of those that did vote sent the message “Nice try, but go back to the drawing board, we don’t want to be taxed this much.” So now the question is “What exactly will be cut in order to reduce the budget?” Education will most likely be the main target, as