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MINUTES
FEBRUARY 9, 2010
MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT 7:00 P.M.
IN ATTENDANCE
MR ROBERT I. NORDSTRAND, MR RALPH A. COLORUSSO, MR
FRED A. MCGRANE, MS. PATRICIA SULLIVAN, MR ROBERT
LELACHEUR (LEFT MEETING AT 8:55).
1. APPOINTMENTS WERE NONE.
2. MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING/S
F , l ARY 3, 2010 - APPROVED 3-0
3. SIGNINGS WERE COMPLETED.
4. OLD BUSINESS
A) MOTION TO PROPOSE ARTICLE FOR SUBMISSION FOR
TOWN WARRANT.
1) AGE FOR ELDERLY EXEMPTION UNDER MGL CHAPTER
59 SEC. 5 CLAUSE 41C BE LOWERED FROM 70 TO 65.
2) INCOME LEVELS BE INCREASED FROM $13,000 (SINGLE)
AND $15,000 (MARRIED) TO $20,000 (SINGLE) AND $30,000
(MARRIED) RESRECWTPE .
MINUTES CONT.
FEBRUARY 9, 2010
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4. OLD BUSINESS CONT.
3) ASSET LIMITATION BE INCREASED FROM $28,000
(SINGLE) AND $30,000 (MARRIED'TO $40,000 (SINGLE) AND
$55,000 (MARRIED) RESPECTIVELY.
4) EXEMPTION AMOUNT FOR THE 41C BE INCREASED
FROM $500 TO $750.
5) MOTION CARRIED BY A VOTE OF 3-0. MR NORDSTRAND
NOTED THAT THERE HAS BEEN NO CHANGES IN THE
ABOVE LIMITATIONS SINCE NOVEMBER 1986.
5. NEW BUSINESS
PAT SULLIVAN INFORMED THE BOARD THAT THE DOR HAS
REQUESTED CERTAIN INFORMATION RELATING TO LAND SALES
AND OTHER DATA FROM THE TOWN OF READING.
6. GENERAL BUSINESS
A) VOTED TO APPROVE ABATEMENTS ON 2 PROPERTIES 3-0.
B) VOTED TO DECLINE ABATEMENT ON I PROPERTY 3-0.
MINUTES CONT.
7. CORRESPONDENCE NONE NOTED.
8. NEXT MEETING/S
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16TH AT 6:30PM
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUAR 7TH AT 6:OOPM
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY1 jT~7: 0 PM
ADJOURNED: 10:00 PM ATTEST: ,
=R. FRED A. WGRANE
SECRETARY PRO TEM
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