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0 q <br />Town of Reading <br />RE, EIV <br />, <br />Meeting Minutes j CLERK <br />R F A � r F. G MA <br />-0:,aonv�w^ GP <br />Board - Committee - Commission - Council: 1818 AUG 24 AFI II: S4 <br />Select Board <br />Date: 2023-07-18 Time: 7:00 PM <br />Building: Reading Town Hall Location: Select Board Meeting Room <br />Address: 16 Lowell Street Session: Open Session <br />Purpose: General Business Version: Final <br />Attendees: Members - Present: <br />Jackie McCarthy, Mark Dockser, Karen Herrick, Carlo Bacci, Chris Haley <br />Members - Not Present: <br />Others Present: <br />Town Manager Fidel Maltez, Executive Assistant Caitlin Nocella, John Lippitt, <br />Victor Santaniello, Autumn Hendrickson, Ivria Fried, Ryan Percival, Patrick <br />Sainato, Stephen Cool <br />Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Executive Assistant Caitlin Nocella <br />Topics of Discussion: <br />This meeting was held in person and remote via Zoom. <br />Chair McCarthy called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM. <br />Public Comment <br />John Lippitt expressed his opinion on the property rates. Residential rates keep going up while <br />commercial does not. He believes the board needs to correct the commercial vs residential rates because <br />it is not fair to homeowners. <br />Presentation on FY25 Tax Rate <br />Town Assessor Victor Santaniello gave the board his annual presentation on setting the tax rete for FY25. <br />His presentation can be found in the Select Board packet on the Town website. <br />Haley and Bacci were strongly opposed to continuing to split the tax rate any further out of fear of <br />hurting the small businesses in town. <br />Autumn Hendrickson Book Presentation <br />Autumn Hendrickson, a Reading resident and 2020 RMHS graduate, gave the board an inside look into a <br />book she is writing on the men and women from Reading and North Reading who served in World War II. <br />She shared her extensive research she has done at the National Archives. <br />Special Committee for Charter Review <br />Page I I <br />