Homestead Exemption — available to those residential property owners who have certified as to their primary residence as of April 1st. This reduces your taxable valuation by $10,000.
Veteran’s Exemption–available to those veterans, disabled veterans and widowers of veterans from various qualifying US Armed Services in qualifying wars who are residential property owners and have certified as to their primary residence as of April 1st. This can provide a reduction in taxable valuation of 6,000.
Tax Exemptions for Veterans Application – A veteran who served during a recognized war period and is 62 years or older; or, is receiving 100% disability as a Veteran; or, became 100% disabled while serving, is eligible for $6,000.
Tree Growth–available to those properties with at least 10 forested acres of land that is protected under tree growth and assessed at “current” use rather than “just” value. This program can substantially reduce the tax burden for owners of large tracts of undeveloped land but also has a substantial penalty for withdrawal.
Tree Growth Program Enacted in 1972 to help Maine landowners maintain their property as productive woodlands, and to support Maine’s wood products industry.
P.O. Box 418 temporarily moved to 17 Stackpole Dr
7 Court Street, Suite 1
Machias, ME 04654
207-255-6621
Machias Parking Ban
A parking ban will be in effect from November 15, 2025 and will remain in effect until April 15, 2026. This parking ban includes all town maintained roads, Water Street Parking Lot, Axiom and French Cellar Parking Lots, and the parking lot behind Machias River General Store.
The Parking Ban will only be in the above designated areas between the hours of 10 pm and 6 am.
