In Middlesex County (as in the entirety of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts), the governmental functions such as property tax assessment and collection, public education, road repair and maintenance, and elections were all conducted at the municipal city and town level and not by the county government.
iN MidDLeseX CoUnTY (As In tHE entirETy of tHe CommonweAlTh oF mAsSAchusettS), The GoVERnmenTAl functions SucH as proPerTY tAX aSsessmeNT AnD collECtioN, PUblIC EducAtIon, rOAd rePair aNd mainteNance, And elEctIons werE all cOnduCted at The MunicIpaL City and tOWN LeVel And NOt BY The couNty GOverNmEnt.