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MINUTES
DECEMBER 28, 2010
MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT 7:00 P.M.
IN ATTENDANCE
MR RALPH A. COLORUSSO, MR ROBERT I. NORDSTRAND, MR
FRED A. MCGRANE & MS PATRICIA SULLIVAN. MR WILLIAM
BOATWRIGHT WAS ABSENT.
1. APPOINTMENTS WERE NONE.
2. MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING/S
DECEMBER 21, 2010 - APPROVED 3-0 AS AMENDED.
3. TOWN APPRAISER'S REPORT
MS SULLIVAN REPORTED THAT PENNI DUDLEY CAME INTO
TOWN HALL ON MONDAY (THE DAY OF THE BLIZZARD) TO
ENSURE THAT THE TAX BILLS WILL BE MAILED BY YEAR
END.
MS SULLIVAN REPORTED THAT SHE CONTACTED STEVEN
DOUGLAS AT THE TAX APPELLATE BOARD IN ORDER TO
OBTAIN THE CURRENT STATUS OF THE OUTSTANDING TAX
CASES. THIS WAS DONE TO HELP RECONCILE THE
OVERLAY ACCOUNT. SHE HAS NOT YET RECEIVED A
RESPONSE FROM MR DOUGLAS.
4. SIGNINGS WERE COMPLETED
MINUTES CONT.
5. NEW BUSINESS
THE BOARD REVIEWED SEVERAL REPORTS WHICH
OUTLINED THE OVERLAY ACCOUNT FOR VARIOUS YEARS
DATING BACK TO 2005. THE "BACK OF THE ENVELOPE"
CALCULATION APPEARED TO RESULT IN THE OVERLAY
TOTALLING $1,229,900.00 HOWEVER ALL ACKNOWLEDGED
THAT THIS FIGURE WAS VERY RUDIMENTARY AND MORE
INFORMATION IS NEEDED.
6. GENERAL BUSINESS
THE BOARD DISCUSSED THE POSSIBILITY AND TIMING OF
ISSUING ON RFP TO HIRE A PART-TIME REPLACEMENT FOR
SCOTT MORRISON.
7. CORRESPONDENCE
THE BOARD DISCUSSED THE RECENT POSTINGS IN THE
PATCH BY A MR DAVID MANCUSO.
8. NEXT MEETING
TUESDAY, JANUAZ40 ADJOURNED: 8:15 PM ATTESA CGRANE
SECRETARY