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I� <br /> - i <br /> i <br /> f <br /> Board of Assessors Meeting Page <br /> A2j2eal for Abatement of FY1997 Real Property Tax-10 L i brd Lane <br /> Owners Mr. and Mrs . Richard Kerrigan Present <br /> (continued) <br /> 5 <br /> I <br /> Thirty days after the date of that tax bill. mailing, this <br /> Board lost all jurisdiction no matter what the <br /> ` <br /> circumstances . It is up to the Taxpayer to file for an <br /> abatement during that timeframe S that is the law! ! <br /> Richard Kerrigan stated that he was in David Bailey ' s <br /> office over one year ago . . . you never mentioned to me once <br /> about filing for an abatement.' .' You said you would look into the <br /> . situation when I brought up the fact that the house had been <br /> assessed for $274 ,000 and that our takes were astronomical . I <br /> carne back approximately three months later and asked again if you j <br /> were able to do anything with the taxes . You said those are the <br /> takes our Listor went out there that' s how he looks <br /> at it. At that point, I sat in your office and told you that I <br /> thought someone else should come out and take a look at it <br /> because this property is nothing special compared to the other <br /> properties in the area. You did agree to to that; you came out <br /> and saw it; you brought the taxes down to $220 , 000 . - During that <br /> whole period I was dealing with you, you never said "You have <br /> to do this , you have to do that, or you have to do anything" .' ! <br /> Mr. Bailey informed Mr, Kerrigan that there was nothing <br /> for him to do at that paint and he asked, "why would I <br /> bring it up?" Mr. Kerrigan asked why he would walk in to <br /> complain about his takes if there was nothing for hire to do <br /> David Bailey pointed out that he succeeded in having his <br /> *' <br /> assessment reduced. by $54 ,000 . Mrs. Kerrigan pointed out that <br /> the reduction was for 1998. <br /> Mr. Kerrigan emphatically stated that Mr., Bailey dict <br /> nothing for 1997 ! ! David Bailey replied, "that is exactly richt <br /> I had no Treason to think you did not know what the <br /> situation was I really don ' t recall what i' . Richard <br /> Kerrigan interrupted and said he could tell him exactly what <br /> the conversation was . "It was just as I said . 0 . nothing <br /> was basically done here by the Town! ! " Mr. Bailey calmly replied <br /> "That is not trine you had someone go out and look at your <br /> house and adjust your assessment. " Mr, Kerrigan strongly <br /> proclaimed "after I carne down for the second time, and we <br /> realized that we were in this kind of debt! ! " <br /> David Bailey explained to Mr. Kerrigan he was dealing <br /> with a timefraime that was almost a year long . . # "It made <br /> no difference . . " . Richard Kerrigan rudely interrupted and <br /> r, <br />