Minutes of the

BOARD OF ASSESSORS MEETING

Town Hall, March 30, 2000

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CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order at 9:35 AM by

Chairperson, Alberta Romano.

MEMBERS PRESENT: Ms. Romano, Mrs. Lina Berry, Ms. Pam Parmakian, Mr. Rick Blanchette

MEMBERS ABSENT: Mr. Jack Kosko, Ms. Leslie Parsons

OTHERS PRESENT: Staff: Mr. Dana Faris, Principal Assessor

MINUTES:

Ms .Parmakian moved, seconded by Mr. Blanchette, to approve the minutes of the March 16, 2000 meeting as written. The motion carried by a vote of 4-0.

PUBLIC STATEMENTS: There were no public statements.

CORRESPONDENCE: Mr. Faris reported on the following recent correspondence sent or received by the Assessors’ Office:

1. A letter from the Board of Selectmen to Leslie Parsons informing her of her appointment to the Board of Assessors as an alternate member.

2. A memo from Mr. Faris to Kenneth J. Learned, Director of Municipal Finance, advising that the Board of Assessors voted to release $50,000 from the FY 95, 96, and 99 overlay funds at its meeting on March 24, 2000.

3. A memo from Mr. Faris to Greta Holman, Licensing Agent, summarizing the bedroom estimate for the town.

4. A memo from the Council on Aging to various boards regarding important changes in the senior tax work-off program.

OLD BUSINESS:

Appellate Tax Board Cases Update: There were no cases to update for this period.

Clause 58, Section 8 Abatements: There were no applications for abatement for this period.

NEW BUSINESS

Motor Vehicle Excise Tax Abatements: There were no applications to consider for this period.

Boat Excise Tax Abatements: There were no applications to consider for this period.

Revaluation Update: There was a general discussion of the progress on the revaluation including a general review of condominium values.

OTHER/MISCELLANEOUS:

Assessing Team and Office News: There was no assessing team or office news that was not fully covered elsewhere in the minutes.

Future Meeting Dates: The Board will set a future meeting date after town meeting.

ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business to come before the Board, Ms. Parmakian moved that the meeting be adjourned at 10:20 AM and the meeting was adjourned.

Respectfully submitted:

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Lina Berry, Clerk Dana Faris, Principal Assessor