The week ahead: City sets Monday morning deadline for paying back taxes on 40 properties

If the property owners on 40 parcels of land around Waltham don’t pay their 2025 back taxes by 10 a.m. Monday, the Treasurer’s Office said it will file tax liens on the lots.

This marks the final stage of the outstanding tax collection process where residents can still pay off their taxes. After a “tax taking,” the city collects any rent and income from the property toward its tax bill; if a property’s owner cannot pay the tax bill after a year, the city can begin foreclosure proceedings in the state’s land court. According to City Treasurer Tom Magno, as of early June the city was in the process of approximately 20 foreclosure cases.

At this year’s budget hearings, Magno emphasized that the city has a number of programs to work with people to pay their taxes. “We have an aggressive collection program, but that doesn’t mean we’re not sensitive with people. We reach out … we set up payment plans, we walk them through the process,” he said.

Below is a chronological rundown of other city meetings scheduled from July 20 through 24.

Retirement Board

The Waltham Retirement Board will meet to discuss new hires and retirements in the city.

The board will meet Tuesday at 4:45 p.m. in the Hoover Meeting Room at City Hall and will stream the meeting via Zoom.

License Commission

The License Commission grants and reviews permits for serving food and alcohol for entertainment and for some types of gaming machines across the city.

It will meet on Wednesday at 7 p.m. in the public meeting room of the Clark Government Center at 119 School St. Its agenda will be posted Monday on the Licensing Department page of the city’s website.