4/28/2008 BOARD OF ASSESSORS Minutes

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t 6F 3. Jason Streebel.stated that he..has a meeting scheduled on Thursday, 05!01108 with Joyce !Mason, bene Read and Marilyn Farren to review the Assistant Assessor position vacancy. . Jason Streebel reminded the Board that Monday, May 5, 2008 is the Town Meeting, and urged all Board members to attend. The actual voting for Board of Selectmen members up for re-election will be the following.Saturday, May 10, 2008. . Jason Streebel stated that his next set of goals will include organizing all the splits and combines and other map changes that need to be rade, with all new parcels created for F ' g, and have the information to the GIS coordinator'in time for him to get the maps done on time this year. . Jason Streebel distnbuted'to the Board members the City and Town Newsletter, put out by the Mass. DOR Division of Local Seri : . The !Newsletter includes basic but interesting information about the Appellate Tax Board. One of the !tears mentioned is the fact that the burden of proof lies on the taxpayer to prove that the Assessor~has over- assessed his property. . ,iso ,Streebel reported that one 2007 appellate tax case has been moved to July, '08. There will be other ATB cases for'08 corning up later in the year. OLD BUSINESS No old business. NEW BUSINESS Apllctlons Deemed Denied 1. Elizabeth Gerst 1, 17 D Widow's Exemption application. 2. Paul Lumsden, 41 a Elderly Exemption application. motion vias made, seconded and passed to deny the above two listed exemption applications for failure to supply the information requested. Paul Andrews reported receipt of a letter of thanks to the Board of Assessors from Marilyn Bin ievvicz, 170 Captains Row, thanking the Board of Assesso for the revised assessment of her property. Real Estate Property Abatement Applications Denied (see Attachment A motion was made, seconded and passed to deny the 22 read estate property abatement applications as listed on the attached Report 425, using the signature } stamps, beginning with the name Ohima, Inc. and ending with the nerve Siegel, Darya Z. Real Estate Property Abatement Applications Granted (See Attachment B A motion was made, seconded and passed to grant the 11 read estate property abatement applications as fistid on the attached Report#25, using the signature stamps, beginning with the mire Dempsey, Patrick and ending with the naive Traill, Susan.