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Open Session Minutes
May 16, 2023
A meeting of the Lexington Board of Assessors was called to order at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 16, 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, Carolyn Kosnoff, Assistant Town Manager of Finance and
Sandra Pentedemos, Administrative Assessor.
Ooen Session
Public Comment Time: None present.
There were no Overlay or 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 6:20 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 list in 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, Real Estate Abatement Applications. (See list in Executive folder).
The Board extended the Fiscal Year 2024 Recreational Chapter Land application deadline for Allen Street properties. Pending further
documentation. No decisions had to be made.
There were no Fiscal Year 2023 Personal Property Abatement Applications.
There were no pending Appellate Tax Board actions to discuss. No decisions had to be made.
The Board approved the February 22, 2023, March 7, 2023, April 4, 2023 and April 18, 2023 Meeting Minutes.
There being no other business a motion was duly made and seconded at 6:25 p.m. to adjourn the Meeting.
A true record: Attest Sandra Pentedemos, Administrative Assessor, Meeting Secretary