7/28/2015 BOARD OF ASSESSORS Minutes

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Town of Mashpee @9 R�s+ariLe c� 16 Great Neck Road North Mashpee, Massachusetts 02649 BOARD OF ASSESSORS - PUBLIC SESSION Mashpee Town Hall — Tuesday, July 28, 2015 Waquoit Meeting Room 1 — 6:00 PM Board Members Present: Board Member Absent: Also Present: Gregg Fraser, Chairman Sheldon Holzer, Vice Chairman Jason Streebel, Director of Assessing Paul Andrews, Clerk CALL TO ORDER Chairman Gregg Fraser called the meeting to order at 6:00 PM. PUBLIC COMMENTS — None. OLD BUSINESS • Approval of Minutes - BOA Public Session — Tuesday, April 28, 2015 Paul Andrews made a motion that the Board of Assessors Public Session minutes of 4/28/15 be approved as presented. Gregg Fraser seconded the motion. Roll Call Vote: Gregg Fraser, yes; Paul Andrews,yes. The motion was approved by a vote of (2-0-1) Sheldon Holzer, absent. - BOA Executive Session — Tuesday, April 28, 2015 Paul Andrews made a motion that the Board of Assessors Executive Session minutes of 4/28/15 be approved as presented, but not released. Gregg Fraser seconded the motion. Roll Call Vote: Gregg Fraser, yes; Paul Andrews, yes. The motion was approved by a vote of (2-0-1) Sheldon Holzer absent. NEW BUSINESS • Correspondence from Stephen J. McLaughlin, PC. for Kevin Andrade, Trustee of Summerfield Park Realty Trust. Jason Streebel explained that a $250 penalty per unit (44 units totaling $11,000) had been assessed against the units for failure by Stephen McLaughliin to respond to the Assessor's 2014 request for information concerning the property, including information on rental income and expenses. According to Mr. Andrade, he had promptly completed the form and returned it to the Assessor's office. Mr. Andrade added that in accordance with the practice that has been customary for this property for decades, Mr. Andrade provided the requested information on income and expenses in the aggregate, i.e., for all of the units as a whole. Bottom line: Not only was Mr. Andrade's response to complete the form never received, but the required information on income and expenses for each separate unit was not provided. Mr.Andrade is now requesting that a refund be given in the form of temporary credit to the next quarterly real estate tax payments due on May 1 2015 as is within the authority of the Board of Assessors. Jason Streebel recommended that the Board approve an abatement application from Summerfield Park Realty Trust if received within 30 days of receipt of notice of abatement application request.