APPROVED 10-9-08
Minutes of Meeting
Town of Monson
Board of Assessors
Thursday, September 18, 2008
Members Present: Chairman Russell A. Bressette Jr., Assessors Craig Benoit and Allan E. Curtis
Members Absent:
Principal Assessor: Diane L. Hildreth
Open the Meeting: The meeting was called to order at 10:50 a.m.
Accept the Minutes: A motion was made by Allan and seconded by Russell to accept the September 4, 2008 minutes as written.
OLD BUSINESS:
ATB: Attorney Abdow on behalf of his client has confirmed an 11:00 a.m. meeting regarding 26 Park Road on Thursday, October 9, 2008.
NEW BUSINESS:
Excise: The board approved 2008 Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise Abatements in the amount of $1,046.99
Chapterland: The board signed 3 chapterland liens. The Chapterland Seminar held on September 4, 2008 was a success. An article to go in the newspaper was written and will be forwarded to the Palmer Journal. This will be included in the Town Report also.
Personal Property: The board discussed and agreed to use DOR’s values for FY 09 for all Telephone Companies classified as 508’s- Wireless
Gateway: The board voted to give Diane Hildreth, Principal Assessor approval to electronically sign all documents related to the submission of the Recap. No submissions will take place until the Assessors have reviewed and signed the hard copies in office. Diane will be cutting off any more value changes as of October 1, 2008. At this point the LA-4, LA-13 & LA-15 will be prepared for submission to DOR/DLS.
Frontage/Secondary Building Sites: The office staff will continue to review properties that have excess frontage and will also continue to assess seconary building lots as they are discovered.
Clause 18A - Temporary Financial Hardship Property Tax Deferrals: The board will establish specific criteria for determining whether a taxpayer meets the statutory standard of financial hardship. The board will continue to review different criteria’s and discuss again at their next meeting.
NEXT MEETING: The next meeting has been scheduled for Thursday, October 9, 2008 @ 10:30 a.m.
ADJOURN: At 12:15 p.m, a motion was made by Craig and seconded by Russell to adjourn. Motion passed unanimously.
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