HomeMy WebLinkAbout2011-08-30 Board of Assessors MinutesTOWN OF READING
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AUGUST 30, 2011
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MEETING CONVENED AT 7:00 P.M.
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MR. RALPH A. COLORUSSO, MR. ROBERT I. NORDSTRAND
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MR. FRED A. MC:GRANE AND MR. WILLIAM BOATWRIGHT.
1. APPOINTMENTS: - NONE NOTED.
2. MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING/S:
AUGUST 16,2011 - APPROVED 3-0
3. TOWN APPRAISER'S REPORT:
MR. BOATWRIGHT BRIEFED THE BOARD ON THE
TENTATIVE DATES FOR MEETING WITH THE BOARD OF
SELECTMEN REGARDING THE TAX CLASSIFICATION.
MR BOATWRIGHT BRIEFED THE BOARD ON THE
LOGISTICS AND ESTIMATED TIMEFRAME FOR
COMPLETING THE INTERIM YEAR VALUATION PROCESS.
MR BOATWRIGHT DISTRIBUTED SOME CORRESPONDENCE
FROM THE MASSACHUSETTS ENVIRONMENTAL POLICE
REGARDING THE OPPORTUNITY TO CAPTURE
WATERCRAFT EXCISE TAX.
MINUTES CONTINUED
3. TOWN APPRAISER'S REPORT: (CON'T)
MR. BOATWRIGHT INFORMED THE BOARD THAT HE HAD
SENT A LETTER TO THE READING OVERSEAS VETERANS
ORGANIZATION. HE HAS NOT YET HEARD BACK FROM
THEM.
FOLLOWING MR. BOATWRIGHT'S PRESENTATION OF MR.
HECHENBLEIKNER'S REQUEST REGARDING MR.
BOATWRIGHT'S UNDERTAKING OPINIONS OF VALUE ON
SOME OF THE ELEVEN (11) VARIOUS PARCELS OF LAND
OWNED BY THE TOWN, THE BOARD FELT THAT THIS
WOULD BE A SUBSTANTIAL AND TIME-CONSUMING
UNDERTAKING WITH A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF
COMPLEXITY GIVEN THE REDUCTION IN THE APPRAISAL
AND OFFICE STAFF. MOREOVER, THE STAFF IS ALREADY
FALLING BEHIND THE ONGOING 9 YEAR RE-INSPECTION
CYCLICAL PROCESS. MOREOVER, THE STAFF WILL BE
FURTHER BURDENED WITH THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE
STATE RECENTLY MANDATED REQUIREMENT TO CAPTURE
THE WATERCRAFT EXCISE TAX. ADDITIONALLY THE
ISSUE OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST WAS RAISED. THE
BOARD SUGGESTED THAT AN INDEPENDENT LICENSED
APPRAISER(S) BE RETAINED TO UNDERTAKE THE
VALUATION ASSIGNMENTS OR THAT THE PARCELS BE
SUBJECT TO PUBLIC AUCTION. THE BOARD HAS REACHED
OUT AND LEFT A MESSAGE WITH RICHARD SCHUBURT TO
DISCUSS THE ABOVE ISSUES IN GREATER DETAIL.
4. SIGNINGS: -WERE COMPLETED.
5. NEW BUSINESS: - NONE NOTED.
6. GENERAL BUSINESS: - NONE NOTED.
7. CORRESPONDENCE: -NONE NOTED.
8. NEXT MEETING:
TUESDAY, SEPTEMZR'7 O PM
ADJOURNED: 9:05 PM ATTEST:
MC NE-SECRETARY