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Board - Committee - Commission - Council:
Board of Assessors
Date: 2013 -07 -09 Time: 7:00 PM
Building: Reading Town Hall Location:
Address: 16 Lowell Street
Purpose: General Business
Attendees: Members - Present:
Fred McGrane & Robert J. Quinn, Jr
Members - Not Present:
Frank Golden
Others Present:
Victor Santaniello
Minutes Respectfully Submitted
Topics of Discussion:
CALL to ORDER:
is Robert J. Quinn, Ir.
The Vice Chairman called the meeting to order at 7 PM. The Board last met on June 11, 2013.
1. APPOINTMENTS:
None.
A copy of the draft minutes for the Board's September 25, 2012 meeting was circulated on June
11, 2013. No changes were proposed. A motion by Mr. McGrane seconded by Mr. Quinn to
approve these minutes as written was approved by a vote of 2 -0 -0.
A copy of the draft minutes for the Board's September 25, 2012 Executive Session was also
circulated on June 11, 2013. No changes were proposed. A motion by Mr. McGrane seconded by
Mr. Quinn to approve these minutes as written was approved by a vote of 2 -0 -0.
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3. TOWN APPRAISER'S REPORT:
Mr. Santaniello presented the following report:
• Patriot Properties is expected to complete data entry by the end of this
week.
• Preliminary land values are averaging $327,200.
• Santaniello plans to visit Patriot Properties next week
• Department is obtaining exterior measurements for all new Townhouses
— MADOR will allow existing units to be "back filled" over a period of
three years.
• MADOR wants interior descriptions to be expanded.
• Department has had some difficulty in getting Certificate of Occupancy,
possibly due to the recent adoption of a new permitting system.
• Santaniello expects to have preliminary values in early October.
• The debt exclusion number is expected to be available in mid - October.
• There are presently eight (8) Reading cases on the Appellate Tax Board's
docket, evenly divided between real & personal property tax matters.
4. OTHER SIGNINGS:
The Board signed routine Motor Vehicle Excise Tax abatements totaling
$6,989.94 ($2,065.13 + 4,924.81) and three Veteran Exemptions totaling
$1,200.
The Board had previously deferred action on a tax abatement requested by
Johnson Woods Realty Corp. pending the clarification of certain language
which the Board found to be ambiguous. The requested clarification was
obtained on June 12u. Accordingly, the Board signed a Tax Abatement
Certificate in the amount of $12,334.84, the smaller of the two possible
amounts.
5. NEW BUSINESS
17 Sanborn Lane
This 4 family residence was assessed at $495,000 for FY 2013. The current
owners purchased the property on July 26, 2012 for $380,000. Mr.
Santaniello recommended that the assessed value be reduced to $428,000. A
discussion then ensued.
A motion by Mr. McGrane seconded by Mr. Quinn to approve the $67,000
abatement recommended by Mr. Santaniello was approved by a vote of 2 -0-
0.
6. OTHER BUSINESS:
None.
7. CORRESPONDENCE:
June 12, 2013 a -mails from Pat Sullivan and Victor Santaniello to BOA
Chairman Frank Golden et al, confirming the amount of FY 2013 tax
abatement due Johnson Woods Realty Corporation.
June 13, 2013 e-mail from Joanne Fitzpatrick to BOA Chairman Frank
Golden et al, transmitting the draft minutes for the September 25, 2012
meeting and Executive Session.
8. NEXT MEETING
The next meeting is tentatively scheduled for August 13, 2013. Mr.
Santanlello said that he will try to arrange a joint meeting with the
Wakefield Board of Assessors. A primary purpose of such a meeting would
be to review the Cost Sharing Agreement between the two Towns.
ADJOURNMENT:
A motion by Mr. McGrane, seconded by Mr. Quinn to adjourn at 8 PM was
approved by a vote of 2 -0-0.
ADJOURNED: 8:00 P.M. ATTEST:
ROBERT J. QUINN, JR.- SECRETARY