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TOWN OF READING <br />16 LOWELL STREET <br />READING, MA 01867 30 <br />BOARD OF ASSESSORS <br />TEL.: 781-942-9027 <br />FAX: 781-942-9037 <br />MINUTES <br />AUGUST 31, 2010 <br />MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT 7:00 P.M. <br />IN ATTENDANCE <br />MR FRED A. MCGRANE, MR RALPH A. COLORUSSO, MR WILLIAM <br />BOATWRIGHT & MS. PATRICIA SULLIVAN. MR ROBERT I. <br />NORDSTRAND WAS ABSENT. <br />1. APPOINTMENTS WERE NONE. <br />2. MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING/S <br />AUGUST 24, 2010 - APPROVED-2-0 AS AMENDED. <br />3. TOWN APPRAISER'S REPORT <br />MR BOATWRIGHT PROVIDED THE BOARD WITH AN <br />OVERVIEW OF THE HOUSING VALUES IN THE JOHNSON <br />WOODS DEVELOPMENT. <br />MR BOATWRIGHT NOTED THAT THE UNDERTAKING IS <br />MADE MORE DIFFICULT BY THE LACK OF ANY SALES <br />ACTIVITY FOR 2009. HE SUBSTANTIATED THE PROPOSED <br />VALUES BY STUDYING THE SALES PRICES OF DETACHED <br />SINGLE FAMILY HOMES IN READING IN AN EFFORT TO <br />ASCERTAIN A VALUE BASED ON A SQUARE FOOTAGE BASIS. <br />THE BOARD WAS ASKED TO REVIEW THE INFORMATION <br />WHICH WAS DISTRIBUTED AT TONIGHTS MEETING. THE <br />INFORMATION WILL BE DISCUSSED AT THE NEXT <br />SCHEDULED MEETING. <br />