HomeMy WebLinkAbout2011-11-15 Board of Assessors MinutesR E C E I VED TOWN OF READING
OWN CLERK
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MINUTES
NOVEMBER 15, 2011
MEETING CONVENED AT 7:00 P.M.
IN ATTENDANCE:
BOARD OF ASSESSORS
TEL.: 781- 942 -9027
FAX: 781- 942 -9037
MR. RALPH A. COLORUSSO, MR. ROBERT I. NORDSTRAND,
MR. FRED A. MCGRANE AND MR. WILLIAM BOATWRIGHT.
1. APPOINTMENTS: -
AT 8:00 P.M. THE BOARD MET WITH ABATEMENT
APPLICANTS NO 76 WHO LEFT AT 9:00 P.M.
FOLLOWING THE DEPARTURE OF ABATEMENT
APPLICANTS NO 7e;,MR. NORDSTRAND MADE A MOTION TO
ABATE THE VALUE OF THE PROPERTY FROM $324,000 TO
$302,000. THE MOTION WAS SECONDED BY MR. MCGRANE
AND UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.
2. MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING /S:
NOVEMBER 8,2011 - APPROVED 3 -0 AS READ
3. TOWN APPRAISER'S REPORT:
THE BOARD REVIEWED A DRAFT OF A LETTER TO THE
TOWN FINANCE DIRECTOR REGARDING HIRING A NEW
ASSOCIATE STAFF APPRAISER.
MINUTES CONTINUED
4. SIGNINGS: - WERE COMPLETED.
5. NEW BUSINESS: -
MR. COLORUSSO DISTRIBUTED A SEPTEMBER 8, 2004 MEMO
FROM MARILYN BROWN REGARDING THE BACKGROUND
AND NEED FOR THE "INTERIM YEAR ADJUSTMENT REPORT
(LA -15) ". IN SUMMARY, THE MEMO PLACES MORE OF A
BURDEN ON THE TOWN TO GATHER AND SUBMIT
INFORMATION ON AN ANNUAL BASIS SO AS TO
SUBSTANTIATE THE CURRENT MARKET VALUE OF
PROPERTIES.
6. GENERAL BUSINESS: -NONE NOTED.
7. CORRESPONDENCE: -
MR. BOATWRIGHT BRIEFED THE BOARD ON A NOVEMBER
14TH LETTER RECEIVED FROM THE READING OVERSEAS
VETERANS.
8. NEXT MEETING:
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2011 @ 7:00 P.M.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 20 @ 7:00 P.M.
ADJOURNED: 9:50 P.M. ATTEST:
A. MC RANE- SECRETARY