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BOARD OF ASSESSORS
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MINUTES
APRIL 12, 2011
MEETING WAS POSTED FOR 7:00 P.M.
IN ATTENDANCE:
MR ROBERT L NORDSTRAND, MR RALPH A. COLORUSSO, MR.
FRED A. MCGRANE AND MR WILLIAM BOATWRIGHT.
THE FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS AT THE MEETING WAS THE
ALLOCATION OF OFFICERS FOR THE NEW YEAR. MOTION MADE
BY MR MCGRANE TO APPOINT MR. COLORUSSO AS CHAIRMAN
OF THE BOARD. MOTION SECONDED BY MR. NORDSTRAND AND
WAS APPROVED 2-0 WITH MR. COLORUSSO ABSTAINING.
NEXT, MR. COLORUSSO MADE A MOTION TO APPOINT MR.
NORDSTRAND AS. VICE-CHAIRMAN. MR. MCGRANE SECONDED
THE MOTION WHICH WAS APPROVED 2-0 WITH MR.
NORDSTRAND ABSTAINING.
NEXT, MR. NORDSTRAND MADE A MOTION TO APPOINT MR.
MCGRANE AS SECRETARY. MR. COLORUSSO SECONDED THE
MOTION WHICH WAS APPROVED 2-0 WITH MR. MCGRANE
ABSTAINING.
1. APPOINTMENTS NONE.
MINUTES CONT.
2. MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING/S
MARCH 22,2011-APPROVED AS AMENDED 3-0
APRIL 6,2011- APPROVED 2-0 AS READ WITH MR. MCGRANE
ABSTAINING.
3. TOWN APPRAISER'S REPORT
MR. BOATWRIGHT BRIEFED THE BOARD ON THE RFQ PROJPOSAL
FOR THE CAMA SYSTEM. HE NOTED THAT HE HEARD FROM A
REPRESENTATIVE FROM PATRIOT AND VISION.
AFTER BEING BRIEFED ON THE STATUS OF THE OVERLAY
ACCOUNT AS WELL AS THE NUMBER OF OUTSTANDING CASES,
MR. NORDSTRAND MADE A MOTION NOT TO RELEASE ANY
FUNDS FROM THE OVERLAY ACCOUNT. MR. MCGRANE
SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION WAS UNANIMOUSLY
APPROVED.
MR. BOATWRIGHT BRIEFED THE BOARD ON THE PENDING MAY
5TH ATB CASE INVOLVING JACOB WAY AND THE MAY 16TH ATB
CASE FOR THE 640 MAIN STREETXPROPERTY (VENETIAN MOON)
AND THE JUNE 6TH CASE FOR THE OFFICF. BUILDING ON
WALKER'S BROOK DRIVE.
4. SIGNINGS -WERE COMPLETED
5. NEW BUSINESS: (note: abatement applications should be in executive session.)
AT 8:25 PM THE BOARD VOTED 3-0 ROLL CALL VOTE, TO GO
INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
APPROVED 3-0 BY VOICE VOTE TO APPROVE
APPLICANTS NO: 138; 45; 126;127; 130; 136 AND 140.
APPROVED 3-0 BY VOICE VOTE FOR DENIAL ON
APPLICANTS NO: 133; 129; 134 AND 139.
THE BOARD VOTED 3-0 TO ADJOURN THE EXECUTIVE
SESSION AT 9:58 PM.
MINUTES CONT.
6. GENERAL BUSINESS:
AFTER DISCUSSING THE ISSUES INVOLVING ABATEMENT
APPLICANT NO. 81, THE BOARD AGREED THAT IT IS NOT
THE BOARDS ROLL TO SHARE THE SALES GRID
INFORMATION REQUESTED BY THE APPLICANT.
7. CORRESPONDENCE:
THE BOARD SIGNED OFF ON A LETTER TO A CLAUSE'
HARDSHIP APPLICANT REQUESTING ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION RELEVENT TO THE APPLICATION.
8. NEXT MEETING:
TUESDAY, APRIL 19, 2011 @7:00 PM
ADJOURNED: 10:02PM ATTEST: I
M A GRANE