APPROVED
Minutes of Meeting
Town of Monson
Board of Assessors
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Members Present: Chairman Russell A. Bressette Jr., Assessors Craig Benoit and Allan E. Curtis
Members Absent:
Attendees: Deborah Mahar, Finance Director, Tom Templemen, Resident
Principal Assessor: Ann P. Murphy
Open the Meeting: The meeting was called to order at 11:10 am.
Accept the Minutes: A motion was made by Allan and seconded by Craig to accept the March 26, 2009 minutes.
OLD BUSINESS:
71 Silver St: Board was updated on information sent to Mr. Goaneau, which was requested at the March 26, 2009 meeting.
15 Margaret St: Board was updated on the sewer easment that the office had been questioned the from the resident.
NEW BUSINESS:
73 Stebbins Rd: The Board met with Tom Templemen to discuss his abatement application. Mr. Templemen was questioning the secondary lots that he is being asessed for. He does not feel that they are buildable lots due to the power easement, the wetlands, and the brook. He met with the Conservation Committee, as he was asked to do by the Board of Assessors Office, and they made a visit to his property. They walked the land and verifyed the frontage, brook and streams. They documented their findings in a letter to Mr. Templemen, who in turn provided a copy of the letter to the Board of Assessors. Russell Bressette explained the office policy on secondary lots and that the board does not make the decision on whether a lot is buildable. If a resident goes to the
proper department and receives documentation that the lot is not buildable and supplies our office with that information, then the board takes that under advisement. We have this policy in place in order to have consitentcy with our values throughout the town. Mr. Templemen thanked the board for their time on this issue. He left the meeting at this time.
Overlay: Deborah Mahar, Finance Director, discussed the overlay surplus with the board. The board voted unanimously, in accordance with M.G.L. Chapter 59, Section 25, to certify the overlay surplus in the amount of $63,338.99
Excise: The board voted to approve and signed the following Motor Vehicle Excise Commitments:
- 2009 commitment 03 in the amount of $42,581.43
- 2008 commitment 09 in the amount of $265.94
The board voted to approve and signed the following Motor Vehicle & Trailer Abatements:
- 2009 in the amount of $4,969.62
- 2008 in the amount of $45.00
Abatements: The board voted and approved 2 Real Estate Abatements and denied 5 Real Estate Abatement.
The board was updated on all miscellaneous items
NEXT MEETING: The next meeting has been scheduled for Thursday, May 14, 2009 @ 11:00 a.m.
ADJOURN: At 12:40 p.m, a motion was made by Craig and seconded by Alan to adjourn. Motion passed unanimously.
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