HomeMy WebLinkAbout2010-04-28 Board of Assessors Minutes~ owti C i.-~-IC TOWN OF READING R'E E `i r D Ct- ,16 LOWELL STREE j;E' °%INIG, 1~ASS- READING, MA 01867730694 p I: o 8 BOARD OF ASSESSORS TEL.: 781-942-9027 FAX: 781-942-9037 MINUTES APRIL 28, 2010 MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT 7:00 P.M. IN ATTENDANCE MR ROBERT I. NORDSTRAND, MR FRED A. MCGRANE, MR RALPH A. COLORUSSO, MR WILLIAM BOATWRIGHT & MS PATRICIA SULLIVAN. 1. APPOINTMENTS - NONE NOTED. 2. MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING/S APRIL 13, 2010 - POSTPONED.. APRIL 20, 2010 - APPROVED 3-0. 3. SIGNINGS WERE COMPLETED. 4. OLD BUSINESS NONE NOTED. 5. NEW BUSINESS VOTED TO DENY 2 PROPERTY TAX DEFERRALS. 6. GENERAL BUSINESS A) VOTED 3-0 TO DENY ABATEMENT APPLICANTS #44 AND #45. B) VOTED 3-0 TO APPROVE ABATEMENT APPLICATION #46. MINUTES CONT. APRIL 28, 2010 PAGE 2 6. GENERAL BUSINESS CONT. C) VOTED 3-0 TO ABATE APPLICATION #58 FOR 417400. D) VOTED 3-0 TO ABATE APPLICATION #69 FOR 26,500. E) VOTED 3-0 TO DENY ABATEMENT APPLICATIONS #71 AND #72. F) VOTED 3-0 TO ABATE APPLICATION #88 FOR 31,800. G) VOTED 3-0 TO DENY ABATEMENT APPLICATION #94. H) VOTED 3-0 TO ABATE APPLICATION #102 FOR 5,700. I) VOTED 3-0 TO ABATE APPLICATION #115 FOR 2,500. J) ACKNOWLEDGED` DEEMED DENIED APPLICATIONS #59 AND #60. 7. CORRESPONDENCE A) REVIEWED APRIL 26, 2010 LETTER FROM MARILYN BROWNE, BUREAU CHIEF, BUREAU OF LOCAL ASSESSMENT. B) REVIEWED DRAFT LETTER TO GEORGE HINES, CHAIRMAN OF FINANCE COMMITTEE REGARDING REQUEST FOR $9,000 TO FUND CERTAIN COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE TRIENNAL REVALUATION. 8. NEXT MEETING/S WEDNESDAY, MAY 5TH WEDNESDAY, MA)n ADJOURNED: 10:00 PM ATTEST: 7:OOPM ~17:op P1 MR. F D A.-MrGIlt~AN SEC TARY PRO TEM