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Open Session Minutes
April 17,2019
A Meeting of the Board of Assessors was held on April 17,2019 at 5:00 p.m.in the Dawes Meeting Room of the Town Hall Building.
In attendance: Gregory Johnson,Chairman, Edmund Grant,Member,Casimir Groblewski,Member,Robert F.Lent, Director of Assessing,
Michael Golden,Assistant Assessor/Residential Field Manager and Sandra Pentedemos,Administrative Assessor.
The Chairman,Gregory Johnson called the Meeting to order at 5:00 p.m.
Open Session
Public Comment Time: None present.
There were no discussions of Financial Issues including Overlay Fund. Robert Lent informed the Board that Paul Tucker will present his
report with an overview of the Cell Towers study.
Chairman Johnson made a motion that the Board of Assessors go into Executive Session under Purpose 7 in order to deliberate Fiscal Year
2019 Statutory Exemptions,Real Estate Abatement Applications and Personal Property Abatements since deliberation in Open Session could
be detrimental to potential appeal or litigation matters,consistent with requirements and practices specified in the Open Meeting Law Guide.
The Board voted,3-0 in favor to go into Executive Session at 5:15 p.m.
Executive Session occurred here: details may be viewed in separate Executive Session folder.
Upon motion duly made and seconded,the Board of Assessors adjourned the Executive Session at 7:20 p. .and returned to Open Session
of the Meeting.
Open Session
The Board unanimously voted 3-0 in favor of one denial,nine deem denials,two late fillings and the approval of the remaining Fiscal Year
2019 Chapter 59,Section 59 Real Estate Applications.(See list in Executive folder).
The Board unanimously voted 3-0 in favor of approving the two Fiscal Year 2019 Chapter 5 ,Section 59 Personal Property Abatement
Applications.(See list in Executive folder).
The Board unanimously voted 3-0 in favor of one denial and the approval of the remaining Fiscal Year 2019 Chapter 59,Section 5 Various
Clauses of Statutory Exemption applications.(See List in Executive folder)
The Board discussed pending Appellate Tax Board actions. No decisions had to be made.
The Board voted to approve the Meeting Minutes of(1//819,2/5/19,2/19/19,2/26/19&3/12/19).
The Board of Assessors next Meeting will be held on April 25,2019 at 8:45 a.m.
There being no other business a motion was duly made and seconded at 8:05 p. .to adjourn the Meeting.
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A true record: Attest Sandra Pentedemos,Administrative Assessor
Meeting Secretary