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MINUTES
April 19, 2011
MEETING WAS POSTED FOR 7:00PM.
IN ATTENDANCE:
MR. ROBERT NORDSTRAND, MR. RALPH COLORUSSO, MR.
WILLIAM BOATWRIGHT AND PATRICIA SULLIVAN.
1. APPOINTMENTS -NONE.
2. MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING:
April 12, 2011- APPROVED AS AMENDED. 3-0
3. TOWN APPRAISER'S REPORT:
MR. BOATWRIGHT REPORTED THAT HE HAD VISITED READING
COMMONS AND FOUND THE PROPERTY TO BE VERY NICE. HE
ALSO REPORTED THAT HE HAD VISITED THE JORDANS
FURNITURE BUT THE PROPERTY REPRESENTATIVE NEVER
SHOWED UP. HOWEVER, THE PROPERTY OWNERS TAX
CONSULTANT WAS THERE.
MR. BOATWRIGHT REPORTED THAT "RFQ", WAS RECEIVED AT
APPROXIMATELY 3:30 PM, APRIL 14TH FROM BOTH PATRIOT AND
VISION. AT 8:40 PM THE BOARD OPENED THE TECHNICAL
PROPOSAL AND FOLLOWED WITH A CURSORY REVIEW OF THE
SAME OF THE BIDS RECEIVED BY PATRIOT PROPERTIES AND
VISION APPRAISAL.
MINUTES CONT.
4. SIGNINGS:
WERE COMPLETED
5. NEW BUSINESS:
AT 9:05 PM BY ROLL CALL VOICE VOTE 3-0 THE BOARD VOTED
TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
BY VOICE VOTE THE BOARD OF ASSESSORS VOTED
3-0 TO:
APPROVE: NONE
DENIED: NO. 102, 151, 152, 144, 56, 57, 58, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95,
96, 97, 98, 165, 50, 51, 49, 74, 70, AND 44.
THE BOARD VOTED TO ADJOURN THE EXECUTIVE SESSION
AT 10:33 PM.
6. GENERAL BUSINESS:
THE BOARD DISCUSSED THE UPCOMING TOWN MEETING
SPECIFICALLY RELATING TO ARTICLE NO 22. NEXT, THE
BOARD DISCUSSED THE CURRENT STATUS OF THE OVERLAY
ACCOUNT. MR. BOATWRIGHT SHARED WITH THE BOARD AN
E-MAIL FROM BRIAN PELLETIER (OF RRQ WHICH DETAILED THE
STATUS OF THE VERIZON NEW ENGLAND CONSOLIDATED CASES
FROM 2003 TO 2009. AS A RESULT OF THE E-MAIL, IT APPEARS
THAT THE DEFICIET FOR THE OVERLAY ACCOUNTS HAVE BEEN
REDUCED BY APPOXIMATELY $400,000. HOWEVER, THE TOWNS'
OVERLAY ACCOUNTS ARE STILL APPROXIMATELY $400,000 SHY
OF WHAT THEY NEED TO BE IN A WORSE CASE SENERIO.
MINUTES CONT.
6. GENERAL BUSINESS: (CONT.)
THE BOARD THEN DISCUSSED THE NEED FOR DETERMINING THE
NEW GROWTH FOR PERSONAL PROPERTY AND THE
JUSTIFICATION FOR THE $6,500 COST FOR RETAINING RRC FOR
SUCH AN.. UNDERTAKING.
7. CORRESPONDENCE:
MR. COLORUSSO OPENED A SEALED ENVELOPE RECEIVED
APRIL 14, 2011 AND HAD MS. SULLIVAN READ ALOUD (IN
CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER) A SERIES OF E-MAILS FROM MR. PAUL
GANGE. FOLLOWING THAT READING, THE BOARD RE-CONFIRED
ITS PREVIOUS DECISION NOT TO DISCLOSE ANY PROPRIETARY
INFORMATION.
THE BOARD ALSO REVIEWED CORRESPONDENCE REVIED
FROM A CLAUSE 18 APPLICANT. SIGNIFICANT DISCUSSION
ENSUED RESULTING IN THE BOARD REQUESTING
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FROM THE APPLICANT.
8. NEXT MEETING
TUESDAY, APRIL 26, 2011 @7:00 PM
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ADJOURNED:10:35PM ATTEST:
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