7/19/2002 BOARD OF ASSESSORS Minutes

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TOWN OF MASHPEE Board of Assessors meeting Date: Friday, July 19, 2002 Time: 2:00 Pell Place: Board of Assessors Office Attendees: Marcia King, chairperson Les Greig, Vice chairman Dave Bailey, Director of Assessing Chairperson Marcia King oiled the meeting to order at 2:00 PM. Les Greig moved that the ,minutes from the 4123/02 meeting be approved as submitted. Marcia King seconded the motion. The Board unanimously approved the ,motion. ATB cases Dare Bailey discussed ATB cases. Several are scheduled for last week of August. The Stop and Shop dropped their case, after long discussions. New Beabury still has a week to go to get in their application. The Mashpee Village subsidized housing project is the biggest concern} because of the variance of several million dollars of their appraisal value from the Board of Assessors appraisal. Discussion of Applicants for the Vacant seat on the Board of Assessors. Les Greig stated that in view of his phone call from Marcia King last June, he assumed that the primary purpose of today's meeting was to review the three applications received from individuals who are interested in the vacant seat on the Board of Assessors, and to select the candidate the Board of Assessors would like to recommend to the Board of Selectmen. Three applications for the vacancy on the Board of Assessors have been received. They are: John Lynch, Heather Moyes, and Barbara Brink. Deadline for application submissions was 7/12/02. Las Greig asked Marcia King which applicant she was supporting. Marcia King stated her support for John Lynch. she knows hire personally; he has been in town a long time and knows a lot of people; he has been involved In a lot of community efforts; he was previously employed by Verizon. Marcia felt that John would be an asset to the Board. Les asked whether she considered him to be the most qualified candidate. Marcia expressed the Griew that an assessor does not need to be qualified; that is why we hire Dave Bailey. Les Greig stated his support for Heather Noyes because she is the most qualified of the three candidates. Heather has taken all the MAA courses, is a licensed real estate appraiser and while working in the sandwich Assessors office for 3 years became a member of the Massachusetts Association of Assessing Officers. she has appraisal information experience, is familiar with cost approach, sales approach, and assessment office administration procedures. Dave Bailey commented that he has known Heather Noyes for many years, knows her to be well qualified and is sure she would be a great person for the job. He does not know Barbara Brink, and has never met John Lynch. Dave added that whoever is appointed, regardless of qualifications, if they are conscientious and diligent in efforts to core up to speed, then there should be no problem. Barbara Brink is a licensed broker-salesman now affiliated with Jack Conway real estate office in lahpee. she is not known personally to anyone on the Board of Assessors, and has not been in Much with anyone regarding her application.