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TOWN of BVI ASHE <br /> Board of Assessors Meeting <br /> Monday, December 2, 2002 <br /> Attendees: <br /> Les Greig, Chairman <br /> Marcia ICng, Vice Chairman <br /> Heather Noyes, Clerk <br /> David A. Bailey, Director of Assessing <br /> Chairman Les Greig called the meeting to order at 5:30 PIVI. Marcia King entertained a motion, <br /> seconded by Heather Noyes, that the Board approve the minutes from the 8108102 meeting. The motion <br /> was unanimously carried. <br /> Dave Bailey received fire abatement applications from Stuart Bornstein, developer of the Windchime <br /> Point condominium project, all relating to condominium properties. Bornstein}s contention is that the <br /> Town does not have the right to tax there at all. There are three years' worth of applications, two of them <br /> received too late, and one too early. Therefore, the Assessors'office cannot acct on the applications. <br /> Dave Batley stated he had contacted Town Counsel and was instructed to sign the applications and deny <br /> any abatement for lack of jurisdiction. Marcia Ding proved that the Board deny the five abatement <br /> applications received from Mr. Bornstein for lack of jurisdiction. The motion was seconded by Heather <br /> Noyes and was unanimously approved by the Board. <br /> Dare Bailey thea reviewed the issue before the Selectmen's meeting scheduled for this evening. <br /> Town of Mashpee Water Dishict Classification Nearing(See Attachment A). Each year the <br /> Board of Selectmen and District Commissioners are asked to make choices as to how the Town.is <br /> taxed. Dave Badley commented that it is unlikely the Selectmen will decide to make any charge at <br /> this time in the current arrangement, which is to maintain a straight tax rate for all classes of property. <br /> It is also unlikely that they will elect to adopt a residential exemption. 90% of the property in Mashp e <br /> is residential, 10%comm Therefore, any shift in the tax rate i s a 10 to 1 burden on the <br /> commercial industrial property. It may be coring to the point in Mashpee where the Town may want <br /> to split the tax rate, as residential property in l lashpee is increasing rapidly in value, and commercial <br /> property is not keeping pace. If it comes to the point where the commercial property is less than 10 <br /> of the tax base, then the Town may want to adjust the rate in order to maintain the 10%-90%0% split. <br /> Clause 41 C Exemption Options(see Attachment B). The legislature passed a statute this year that <br /> would allow lashpee to modify elderly exemptions as a local option by essentially doubling the <br /> amount of the exemption, and lowering the minimum age requirement for the exemption from 70 to <br /> . There may be a push for an override this year. This may be an issue for the May Town Meeting <br /> if the Board decides in favor of the option. Dave estimated that adoption of this option would probably <br /> double the number of those eligible for the exemption, and might cost the Town approximately <br /> $100,000. Dare*11 be Iooking t the census for information to come up with some irm figures to <br /> determine more aur t ly the impact on the Town. <br /> The next meeting of'the Board of Assessors will be in January 2003, the exact date to be determined <br /> after the first of the year.' As there was no further business, the meeting was adjourned at : o PIM. <br /> Respectfully submitted, <br /> Ina G. schl b hr <br /> i <br /> Recording etary <br />