MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF ASSESSORS
July 26, 2013
10:00am Starbard Building
Members Present: Rosemary Scully and James Dillon
- Acceptance of minutes: Approve minutes from May 20, 1913
- FY14 Reval
Vision Government Solutions: Residential and Commercial Real Estate
Field Review has been completed, Sandra Schmucki, Project Manager
Data entry is currently underway.
Mike Tarello is scheduled to be here on August 2nd to complete analysis and
updates to the data base/values. Finalize for August 15th certification
meeting.
Real Estate Research: Personal Property
Valerie Jackson and Jennifer Goodwin have completed site visits to the
existing and new accounts. Collecting and verifying data.
Data entry and values currently being finalized at RRC, for the upcoming
August 15th certification.
Two properties were taken from the state in 2012. Notification was delayed
to the Assessors office. The Board abated the real estate tax bills.
Map 4, Parcel 12 Abate $1631.04 FY13
Map 133, Parcel 49 Abate $1025.18 FY14 preliminary
Parcel to be deleted: Vista Cir street acceptance, May 20, 2013 town meeting
Map 238, Parcel 203 Abate $ 268.26 FY14 preliminary
Supplemental Real Estate Tax: FY2013-1
Calculation incorrect: Abate $567.65 total 10 property bills
New Single Family Homes: January-June 2013 38
Miscellaneous Permits 200
238
New Single Family: January-December 2012 47
Miscellaneous Permits 414
461
Current sales and comparison to last year. Sales have been strong this spring and up from this time last year.
AVMF: property sold, map 136 Parcel 22, removed from exempt for FY’14
Remaining parcel map 136, parcel 12, review to determine if part of sale, ownership
Sue Lucia will be scanning the town tax maps and downloading them into the
Assessor Data Base. Will allow for making copies in sizes other than full map
size. There are 255 maps in total. The maps will be updated as needed based . on changes.
Rosemary Scully attended the Massachusetts Association of Assessing Officers in June. She will also attend the Annual School for three classes on August 5th and 6th in Amherst.
Janice Cross and Suzanne Lucia will attend the Clerk’s meeting on September 12th in Chelmsford. They both attended the Spring Clerk’s meeting in West Boylston on May 22nd.
Meeting Adjourned: 11:30am
Respectfully submitted: ____________________________
Approved: _____________________________________
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