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OCTOBER 25, 2011 <br />TOWN OF READING RECEIVED <br />16 LOWELL STREET R D <br />TOWN CLERK MASS. <br />.READING, MA 018677AQ3l0 -A 9= Q <br />MINUTES <br />MEETING CONVENED AT 7:00 P.M. <br />IN ATTENDANCE: <br />BOARD OF ASSESSORS <br />TEL.: 781- 942 -9027 <br />FAX: 781- 942 -9037 <br />MR. RALPH A. COLORUSSO, MR. ROBERT I. NORDSTRAND, <br />MR. FRED A. MCGRANE AND MR. WILLIAM BOATWRIGHT. <br />1. APPOINTMENTS: - <br />MR. ROBERT LELACHEUR JOINED THE MEETING @7:00 P.M. <br />MR. LELACHEUR BRIEFED THE BOARD ON THE RECENT <br />CHANGE IN LEGISLATION WHICH IN EFFECT LIMITS THE <br />TOWN'S LIABILITYFOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS (POLES & <br />WIRES) PURSUANT TO ESTABLISHING VALUES. AS A <br />RESULT, MR. LELACHEUR FELT THAT THE DOLLAR <br />AMOUNT OF THE OVERLAY SHOULD STAY IN LINE WITH <br />THE APPROXIMATELY $535,000 FIGURE WHICH HAS BEEN <br />IN EFFECT FOR THE PRIOR YEARS. <br />THE BOARD COMMENTED THAT THEY HAD SOME <br />CONCERNS OF A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF COMMERCIAL <br />ABATEMENT APPLICATIONS IF A SPLIT TAX RATE WERE' <br />TO BE IMPLEMENTED. <br />SIGNIFICANT DISCUSSION ENSUED REGARDING NEW <br />GROWTH (AMONG OTHER THINGS). MR. LELACHEUR LEFT <br />THE MEETING AT 7:35 P.M. <br />