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Open Session Minutes
September 12, 2016
A Meeting of the Board of Assessors was held on September 12, 2016 at 8:45 a.m. located in the
Selectmen Meeting Room of the Town Hall Building. In attendance: Gregory Johnson, Chairman,
Edmund C. Grant, Member, Casimir Groblewski, Member, Robert F. Lent, Director of Assessing, and
Sandra Pentedemos, Administrative Assessor.
Upon motion duly made and seconded, the Meeting was called to order at 8:48 a.m.
Open Session
Public Comment Time: Chairman Gregory Johnson welcomed the public.
Mr. James Freehling of Symmes Life Care, Inc., dba Brookhaven at Lexington, an Assisted Living facility
of 1010 Waltham Street, spoke of Brookhaven's charitable operations and the medical and nursing care
that's provided to their residents. Other members of the Brookhaven community spoke of the 1986 Town
Meeting approval with acceptance of the PILOT Agreement (Payment In Lieu of Taxes) with the Town of
Lexington, and Town Meeting's approval of Brookhaven's expansion in 2004.
Attorney John Newman, Representative for Youville Place, Inc. dba Covenant Health Care, Inc., an
Assisted Living facility located at 10 Pelham Road, spoke of the Youville's charitable organization
services for medical and nursing care for residents that now include a memory care/Alzheimer
component.. Mr. Newman referred to Youville's legal memorandum with the Grey Nuns who obtained
Town Meeting approval for a planned residential development of the property in 1986.
Brookhaven and Youville had requested continuation of their tax exempt status based on their filed
application Form 3ABC's and additional comprehensive information requested by the Board of Assessors.
The Board of Assessors requested and performed detailed site visits of each facility in August.
Assistant Town Manager for Finance Rob Addelson, and Town Counsel Mina Makarious (Anderson &
Kreiger, LLP) were present during these public comments.
Upon motion duly made and seconded, the Board of Assessors went into Executive Session at 9:10 a.m.
to discuss the Youville Place Assisted Living facility.
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Chairman Greg Johnson thanked the officials who were present on behalf of Brookhaven and Youville
facilities and was appreciative of the detailed information provided by both facilities.
Chairman Greg Johnson made a Motion that the Board finds that the applicant Youville Place doing
business as Covenant Health Care, Inc., of 10 Pelham Street has provided sufficient evidence to meet its
burden of proof of establishing entitlement to an exemption from the local property taxes pursuant to
M.G.L. Chapter 59 Section 5 Clause Third. Motion was seconded.
The Board of Assessors unanimously voted 3-0 in favor to grant the Youville Place, Fiscal Year 2017
3ABC application for tax exemption for which it had filed.
Upon motion duly made and seconded, the Board of Assessors went into Executive Session at 10:10
a.m. to discuss the Brookhaven, Symmes Life Care Assisted Living facility.
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Open Session Minutes
September 12, 2016
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Chairman Greg Johnson made a motion that the Board find that the applicant Brookhaven Symmes Life
Care of 1010 Waltham Street has provided sufficient evidence to meet its burden of proof of establishing
entitlement to an exemption from the local property taxes pursuant to M.G.L. Chapter 59 Section 5
Clause Third.
Board Chairman Johnson and Member Groblewski voted 2-0 in favor to grant Brookhaven's Fiscal Year
2017 3ABC application for tax exemption for which it had filed.
Upon motion duly made and seconded, the Board of Assessors went into Executive Session at 11:35
a.m. to discuss the remaining Items as listed on the Agenda.
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There being no other business a motion was duly made and seconded at 12:00 p.m. to adjourn the
Meeting.
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A true record: Attest Sandra Pentedemos
Meeting Secretary