7/5/2006 BOARD OF ASSESSORS Minutes

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i TOWN OF MAS BOARD OFASSESSORS Minutes of the Meeting of Wednesday, .duly 5, 2006 Board Members Present: Board Members Absent: Also Present: Jason Streebel, Chairman Marcia King, Vice Chairman John Duffy, Director of Assessing Paul Andrews, Clerk Joyce Mason, Town Administrator Chairman Jason Streebel called the meeting to order at : o PIM. REVIEW of MINUTES Paul Andrews made a motion to approve as submitted the minutes from the meeting of the Board of Assessors held on June 6, 2006. Jason Streebel seconded the motion. All approved. BOARD of ASSESSORS REPORT ORT—Mason Streebel 1. Jason Streebel reported that the Board of Assessors had received an email from Marcia ling, dated 8/23/06, in which she stated that as of June 30, 2006 she would no longer be a member of the Board of Assessors. The Board will look into the reason(s) why. DIRECTOR of ASSESSING REPORT T-Jotrn Duffy 1. Abatement on a Fie-sent Bill. Jason Streebel explained that a problem had occurred as a result of an incorrect address that was used to mail three tax bills to l ashpee resident Mrs. Kitchell, which she never received. Several years lamer, Mrs. Mitchell went to refinance her house and discovered the unpaid tax bills, which she subsequently paid, thinking erroneously that it was necessary in order to refinance her house. In order to correct the situation, the Ma hpee tax collector reissued the tax bills for the gears in question, using the correct address. Mrs.rs. Mitchell thea was in a position to apply for the tax abatements. Paul Andrews made a motion to approve the personal property tax abatement application of Mrs. . Mitchell's personal property tax bills for the fiscal years 2001 t 2002, and 2003 as reissued by l lashpee Treasurer Torn Connolly under the instructions of Kathleen Colle ry, Chief, Bur au of Municipal Finance Lawn, Division of Local Services, Massachusetts Dept. of Revenue. Jason Streebel seconded the motion. All approved. . Abatement on a supplemental Tax Bill— 236 Gleneagle Drive. John Duffy recommended denial of the abatement application on a supplemental tax bill in the amount of$1.3 million by Sean and Jeffrey Levine of 236 Gfeneagle Drive. Paul Andrews made a motion to deny the supplemental tax abatement application request by Seam and Jeffrey Levine of 236 Glenea le Drive. Jason Streebel seconded the emotion. All approved. . Transfer from Overlay Account Jason Streebel made a motion to release from FY 2000 10}000, and from FY 2002$18,374.50, or a total of$28,874.50, from the Oveday Surplus Account to cover the fallowing prior year provisions for abatements where there are shortfalls: 1989-$790.60 1990-$11455.20 2001 -$26,628.70 Paul Andrews seconded the motion. A!I approved. Jason Streebel made a motion to release from the overlay Surplus Accounts amounts from three fiscal years as follows: 1