WESTPORT, Conn. – If you've ever wondered who pays the most taxes in Westport, the assessor's office recently released a list of the Top 10 taxpayers in town for 2011.
The following are the top taxpayers, based on the assessed value of their property, which is listed below:
1. Connecticut Light & Power Inc., personal property, $117,338,760
2. Nyala Farms Inc., 60 Nyala Farms Road, $78,272,660
3. Marc and Cathy Lasry, residential, $22,601,600
4. Riverside Office 285 & 355 LLC, 285 and 355 Riverside Ave., $21,990,600
5. Ronnie F. and Samuel J. Heyman Estate, residential, $19,994,700
6. Roseville Estates Inc., 1177 Post Road E., $19,832,540
7. Allianz Life Insurance Co., 55 Greens Farms Road, $19,075,500
8. 125 Main Street Associates LLC, 125 Main St., $17,958,400
9. Bridgewater Associates Inc., 1 Glendinning Place, $17,950,170
10. Byelas Irving Irrevocable Trust, 1790 Post Road E., $17,112,200






What is "personal property" that CL&P owns? Also, are the numbers listed the assessed value of the property?
It would be interesting to know some background on who these ten property owners are and what their property is.