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MINUTES OF APRIL 19 , 1994 <br /> REVISED PAGE 6 <br /> Board of Assessors Meeting. Page 6 <br /> Buildable and Unbuildable Properties - <br /> A Problem with the Building Inspector ' s Decisions <br /> Chairman Greig introduced a recent newspaper article <br /> concerning a property owner who had a lot that the Building <br /> Inspector had stated was unbuildable - Town Counsel overruled <br /> that decision and said that her two lots were buildable. <br /> Recently, she attempted to sell one of the lots , and the Building <br /> Inspector came back and said that the lot is unbuildable. The <br /> property owner happened to obtain water in August of 1993 - <br /> a fact that is irrelevant to the Building Inspector ' s decision. <br /> Mr. Greig expressed opinion that the Building Inspector should <br /> have sent Assessing a copy of his letter stating his decision as <br /> opposed to Town Counsel ' s decision. Lengthy discussion followed. <br /> Vice Chairman Porter stated that other property owners have <br /> similar problems ; he questioned if any one decision is suited to <br /> all . David Bailey explained that Assessing many times does not <br /> have access to important information, such as the date of the sub- <br /> division approval , when an owner took title to the property, and <br /> if the property had fallen into contiguous ownership at any point <br /> in time. This particular issue is not a cut and dry case for <br /> i Assessing even though properties that are close together appear <br /> to be contiguous. <br /> Chairman Greig explained that the point he was trying to <br /> make was that he disliked having the Building Inspector overrule <br /> Town Counsel ' s legal decision, and he also disliked the fact that <br /> he did not notify Assessing. David Bailey expressed his surprise <br /> that Assessing was not notified by the Building Inspector when a <br /> decision had been reversed. Board Members expressed agreement . <br /> Chairman Greig requested that David Bailey obtain the <br /> specific facts concerning this matter. He stated that if the <br /> property owner is correct, her property should not be assessed at <br /> full value. He made comment that she apparently tried to sell <br /> her lot. Mr. Bailey agreed to obtain the data and advise The <br /> Board of his findings. <br /> OLD BUSINESS : <br /> Continental Cablevision - ATB Case. <br /> David Bailey informed The Board that the cable company had <br /> dropped its ATB appeal . Board Members expressed their approval . <br /> Short discussion followed on the history of this ATB appeal . <br /> I <br />