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Board of Assessors Meeting Open Session Minutes March 7, 2023 A meeting of the Lexington Board of Assessors was called to order at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 7, 2023 in the Parker Meeting Room, Town Office Building. Gregory Johnson, Chairman, Edmund C. Grant, Member, and Casimir Groblewski, Member, were present as well as Robert F. Lent, Director of Assessing, Michael E. Golden, Assistant Director of Assessing, Barbara Sird, Residential Inspector/Analyst and Sandra Pentedemos, Administrative Assessor. Open Session Public Comment Time: None present. Mr. Lent informed the Board of a request from Ms. Kosnoff, Director of Finance, on behalf of Mr. Malloy, Town Manager, to compile a report for all constructed properties Gross Floor Area (FLA) and Gross Living Area (GLA) in preparation of the Town Warrant Article 40. Mr. Lent and Mr. Golden will work together on the project details. and Mr. Golden are working with Ms. Kosnoff, Director of Finance preparing information No financial matter discussions. VOTE: Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Board of Assessors voted 3-0 by roll call to adjourn the Open Session of the meeting at 4:15 p.m. to enter into Executive Session under Purpose 7 in order to deliberate Fiscal Year 2023 Statutory Exemptions, Real Estate Abatement Applications and Personal Property Abatements. Further it was declared that an open meeting discussion may have a detrimental effect on the litigation position of the town. The Board reconvened Open Session at 6:30 p.m. Executive Session occurred here: details may be viewed in separate Executive Session folder. VOTE: Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Board of Assessors voted 3-0 by roll call to approve the recommendations for the Fiscal Year 2023 Chapter 59, Section 5 Various Statutory Exemption Applications. (See lists in Executive folder). VOTE: Upon a motion duty made and seconded, the Board of Assessors voted 3-0 by roll call to approve the recommendations for the Fiscal Year 2023 Chapter 59 Section 59, Real Estate Abatement Applications. (See Executive folder). VOTE: Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Board of Assessors voted 3-0 by roll call to approve the recommendations for the Fiscal Year 2023 Chapter 59 Section 59, Personal Property Abatement Applications. (See list in Executive folder). There were no pending Appellate Tax Board actions to discuss. No decisions had to be made. The Board approved Meeting Minutes of November B, 2022, November 14, 2022, November 28, 2022 and December 13, 2022. The Board of Assessors next scheduled Meeting will be held on April 4, 2023. There being no other business a motion was duly made and seconded at 6:35 p.m. to adjourn the Meeting. A true record: Attest Sandra Pentedemos, Administrative Assessor Meeting Secretary