TOWN OF NEWTOWN
OFFICE OF THE ASSESSOR
BOARD OF ASSESSMENT APPEALS
MINUTES
MARCH 16, 2010 @ 6:00 PM
NEWTOWN MUNICIPAL CENTER
3 PRIMROSE STREET
NEWTOWN, CT 06470
PRESENT: CHARLES V. FRAMULARO JR., MARIANNE BROWN, & JOHN GODIN
ALSO PRESENT: CHRIS KELSEY
1. Douglas Filter & Maria Calvo-Verges
Date: 3/16/10
Property Location/Description being appealed: 4 Butternut Ridge, Newtown,
CT, 06470
Reason for Appeal: Believes property is over assessed based on the fact that home
values are substantially lower. Purchase price in September also much lower in value.
Board Discussion/Resolution: Denied. No change is warranted at this time.
2009 Original Property Assessment: $806,620
2009 Revised Property Assessment: $806,620
- Christopher & Lisa O’Connor
Date: 3/16/10
Property Location/Description being appealed: 37 Sugar Street, Newtown, CT,
06470
Reason for Appeal: Believes property is over assessed based on the immense decrease
in market value of house.
Board Discussion/Resolution: Denied. No change is warranted at this time.
2009 Original Property Assessment: $245,590
2009 Revised Property Assessment: $245,590
3. Sean & Lisa O’Leary
Date: 3/16/10
Property Location/Description being appealed: 30 Russett Road, Sandy Hook,
CT, 06482
Reason for Appeal: Believes house is over assessed based on comparable homes.
Board Discussion/Resolution: Denied. No change is warranted at this time.
2009 Original Property Assessment: $611,040
2009 Revised Property Assessment: $611,040
4. Helen Brickfield
Date: 3/16/10
Property Location/Description being appealed: 11 Canterbury Lane, Sandy Hook,
CT, 06482
Reason for Appeal: House is overvalued since taxes are based on an outdated value.
Comparable houses in the area also have lower values.
Board Discussion/Resolution: Denied. No change is warranted at this time.
2009 Original Property Assessment: $571,410
2009 Revised Property Assessment: $571,410
5. Stephen & Julie Shull
Date: 3/16/10
Property Location/Description being appealed: 20 Charter Ridge Drive, Sandy Hook,
CT, 06482
Reason for Appeal: Believes house is over assessed based on the current market.
Board Discussion/Resolution: Denied. No change is warranted at this time.
2009 Original Property Assessment: $454,270
2009 Revised Property Assessment: $454,270
6. Brian Britto
Date: 3/16/10
Property Location/Description being appealed: 6 High Bridge Road, Sandy Hook,
CT, 06482
Reason for Appeal: Believes house is over valued based on appraisal.
Board Discussion/Resolution: Approved. Reduce fair market value from $341,197 to
$274,000 based on James Mable Real Estate appraisal.
2009 Original Property Assessment: $238,840
2009 Revised Property Assessment: $191,800
7. Vincent & Mary O’Donnell
Date: 3/16/10
Property Location/Description being appealed: 54 Watkins Drive, Newtown,
CT, 06470
Reason for Appeal: Believes house is over assessed.
Board Discussion/Resolution: Denied. No change is warranted at this time.
2009 Original Property Assessment: $341,730
2009 Revised Property Assessment: $341,730
8. Marzuq & Lauren Abdulrahman
Date: 3/16/10
Property Location/Description being appealed: 38 Brookwood Drive, Newtown,
CT, 06470
Reason for Appeal: Believes house is over assessed based on the current market value.
Recent bank appraisal came in at $490,000.
Board Discussion/Resolution: Denied. No change is warranted at this time.
2009 Original Property Assessment: $430,620
2009 Revised Property Assessment: $430,620
9. Carlos Arokium & Satra Sampson-Arokium
Date: 3/16/10
Property Location/Description being appealed: 38 Bradley Lane, Sandy Hook,
CT, 06482
Reason for Appeal: House is valued too high based on purchase price of $495,000 in
2008 and current market conditions. Comparable properties have lower value. In
addition, at least 1+ acres is unusable land due to sloping and wetlands.
Board Discussion/Resolution: Approved. Reduce fair market value from $613,697 to
$530,000 based on the Hudson View appraisal.
2009 Original Property Assessment: $613,697
2009 Revised Property Assessment: $371,000
- Shelton International Consulting
Date: 3/16/10
Property Location/Description being appealed: 33 Castle Meadow Road, Newtown, CT, 06470
Reason for Appeal: Business never took off and never materialized.
Board Discussion/Resolution: Approved. Reduce assessment from $1,143 to $500 with a 25% penalty added for non-filing.
2009 Original Property Assessment: $1,143
2009 Revised Property Assessment: $625
Date: 3/16/10
Property Location/Description being appealed: 3 Copper Creek Circle, Newtown,
CT, 06470
Reason for Appeal: Property is assessed at $384,940 and was purchased for $380,000 in March of 2006. Since 2006 homes in CT have dropped 22% per Zillow.com and 24% per RealtyTrac.com. Validating this drop is the sale of 4 Trout Brook Circle in June of 2009 for $292,000.
Board Discussion/Resolution: Approved. Need to switch basement area and basement finish area they are backwards. Reduce the basement finish area from 964/sq.ft. to 870/sq.ft.
2009 Original Property Assessment: $269,460
2009 Revised Property Assessment: $267,080
Date: 3/16/10
Property Location/Description being appealed: 67 Mile Hill Road South, Newtown, CT, 06470
Reason for Appeal: Believes assessment is too high based on comparable houses.
Board Discussion/Resolution: Denied. No change is warranted at this time.
2009 Original Property Assessment: $298,570
2009 Revised Property Assessment: $298,570
Date: 3/16/10
Property Location/Description being appealed: 68 Toddy Hill Road, Sandy Hook, CT, 06482
Reason for Appeal: Believes assessment is too high based on the condition of the property.
Board Discussion/Resolution: Approved. Change the condition of the house from good to fair.
2009 Original Property Assessment: $268,380
2009 Revised Property Assessment: $248,170
14. Cynthia Palkimas
Date: 3/16/10
Property Location/Description being appealed: 8 Waterview Drive, Sandy Hook,
CT, 06482
Reason for Appeal: Property assessment too high based on the location of the property
highway is right behind the house.
Board Discussion/Resolution: Approved. -5% highway noise.
2009 Original Property Assessment: $302,620
2009 Revised Property Assessment: $295,930
15. Dean Fattibene
Date: 3/16/10
Property Location/Description being appealed: 50 Underhill Road, Sandy Hook, CT,
06482
Reason for Appeal: Believes property assessment is too high based on comparable
houses in the neighborhood.
Board Discussion/Resolution: Denied. No change is warranted at this time.
2009 Original Property Assessment: $328,450
2009 Revised Property Assessment: $328,450
Date: 3/16/10
Property Location/Description being appealed: 17 Kale Davis Road, Sandy Hook, CT, 06482
Reason for Appeal: Believes assessment is too high based on the condition of the property, size, conservation easement, and wetlands.
Board Discussion/Resolution: Denied. No change is warranted at this time.
2009 Original Property Assessment: $466,050
2009 Revised Property Assessment: $466,050
Date: 3/16/10
Property Location/Description being appealed: 70 Mile Hill Road South, Newtown, CT, 06470
Reason for Appeal: Property over assessed based on magnitude of wetlands, no rear acres, decrease in current market value, railroad tracks right behind property, pollution.
Board Discussion/Resolution: Approved. -10% for pollution.
2009 Original Property Assessment: $487,670
2009 Revised Property Assessment: $467,760
- David & Sammi Gureasko-Moore
Date: 3/16/10
Property Location/Description being appealed: 6 Wilderness West Road, Newtown, CT, 06470
Reason for Appeal: Believes property is over assessed base on comparable homes that sold in 2007 and the condition of the property.
Board Discussion/Resolution: Approved. -5% for wetlands.
2009Original Property Assessment: $490,580
2009Revised Property Assessment: $478,600
- Otto W. Heisy Jr. / Bank on America Trustees
Date: 3/16/10
Property Location/Description being appealed: 132 Brushy Hill Road, Newtown, CT, 06470
Reason for Appeal: Believes assessment is too high based on the condition of the property. Vacant piece of land with excessive wetlands.
Board Discussion/Resolution: Approved. -10% for wetlands.
2009 Original Property Assessment: $251,320
2009 Revised Property Assessment: $226,190
Date: 3/16/10
Property Location/Description being appealed: 104 Riverside Road, Sandy Hook, CT, 06482
Reason for Appeal: Believes assessment is too high. Assessment fails to take into consideration that approximately 60% of the property is wetlands and the remainder of the property is within a regulated area, divided in half by Pole Bridge brook, back half of property is inaccessible due to the brook. Furthermore, the South East property line abuts the I-84.
Board Discussion/Resolution: Denied. No change is warranted at this time based on the board reduction last year.
2009 Original Property Assessment: $63,000
2009 Revised Property Assessment: $63,000
Date: 3/16/10
Property Location/Description being appealed: 32 West Street, Newtown, CT, 06470
Reason for Appeal: Believes property is over assessed.
Board Discussion/Resolution: Denied. No change is warranted at this time.
2009 Original Property Assessment: $292,100
2009 Revised Property Assessment: $292,100
Date: 3/16/10
Property Location/Description being appealed: 4 Richmond Road, Newtown, CT, 06470
Reason for Appeal: Believes assessment is too high based on current market value and condition of the property. Railroad tracks right behind the property.
Board Discussion/Resolution: Approved. -10% railroad tracks.
2009 Original Property Assessment: $305,090
2009 Revised Property Assessment: $287,810
Date: 3/16/10
Property Location/Description being appealed: 36 Nearbrook Drive, Newtown, CT, 06470
Reason for Appeal: Assessment too high based on the condition of the property. The house has collapsed into itself building is uninhabitable.
Board Discussion/Resolution: Approved. Reduce value of building from $54,126 to $0 and the land value still holds.
2009 Original Property Assessment: $204,960
2009 Revised Property Assessment: $150,834
Date: 3/16/10
Property Location/Description being appealed: 11 Chestnut Knoll Drive, Sandy Hook, CT, 06482
Reason for Appeal: Assessment too high based on conditions of the property. Conservation easement takes up a good portion of the property.
Board Discussion/Resolution: Approved. -10% for conservation easement.
2009 Original Property Assessment: $363,920
2009 Revised Property Assessment: $345,840
Date: 3/16/10
Property Location/Description being appealed: 101 Castle Hill Road, Newtown, CT, 06470
Reason for Appeal: Excessive assessment based on the condition of the property.
Board Discussion/Resolution: Open. Inspection needed.
Date: 3/16/10
Property Location/Description being appealed: 67 Lakeview Terrace, Sandy Hook, CT, 06482
Reason for Appeal: Believes assessment is too high based on the condition of the property and comparable homes in the area. Extreme topography issues.
Board Discussion/Resolution: Approved. -25% topography.
2009 Original Property Assessment: $160,430
2009 Revised Property Assessment: $132,400
- Richard & Suzanne Williams
Date: 3/16/10
Property Location/Description being appealed: 4 Stone Bridge Trail, Sandy Hook, CT, 06482
Reason for Appeal: Believes assessment is too high based on current market value, comparable houses in the area, the condition of the property, and the house is on a dirt road.
Board Discussion/Resolution: Approved. -5% for dirt road.
2009 Original Property Assessment: $372,840
2009 Revised Property Assessment: $363,560
Date: 3/16/10
Property Location/Description being appealed: 1 Abbey Lane, Newtown, CT, 06470
Reason for Appeal: Believes assessment is too high based on current market value and property location. House is right on route 25.
Board Discussion/Resolution: Approved. -5% for location.
2009 Original Property Assessment: $538,900
2009 Revised Property Assessment: $529,860
Date: 3/16/10
Property Location/Description being appealed: 40 Glen Road, Sandy Hook, CT, 06482
Reason for Appeal: Believes assessment is too high based on current market value and condition of the property. Land has no frontage, vacant land, and extreme topography issues.
Board Discussion/Resolution: Approved. Reduce fair market value from $244,328 to $125,000.
2009 Original Property Assessment: $171,030
2009 Revised Property Assessment: $87,500
Date: 3/16/10
Property Location/Description being appealed: 20 Settlers Lane, Sandy Hook, CT, 06482
Reason for Appeal: Believes assessment is too high based on current market value and condition of the property. Topography issues below grade.
Board Discussion/Resolution: Approved. -5% for topography.
2009 Original Property Assessment: $291,290
2009 Revised Property Assessment: $283,110
Date: 3/16/10
Property Location/Description being appealed: 105 Hattertown Road, Newtown, CT, 06470
Reason for Appeal: Believes assessment is too high based on current market value.
Board Discussion/Resolution: Denied. No change is warranted at this time.
2009 Original Property Assessment: $184,490
2009 Revised Property Assessment: $184,490
Date: 3/16/10
Property Location/Description being appealed: 16 Oak Ridge Drive, Newtown, CT, 06470
Reason for Appeal: Believes assessment is too high based on current market value and appraisal.
Board Discussion/Resolution: Denied. No change is warranted at this time.
2009 Original Property Assessment: $1,014,120
2009 Revised Property Assessment: $1,014,120
Date: 3/16/10
Property Location/Description being appealed: 14 Sherman Street, Sandy Hook, CT, 06482
Reason for Appeal: Believes assessment is too high based. Use is still farm & forest.
Board Discussion/Resolution: Denied. No change is warranted at this time.
2009 Original Property Assessment: $544,010
2009 Revised Property Assessment: $544,010
Date: 3/16/10
Property Location/Description being appealed: 24 Sherman Street, Sandy Hook, CT, 06482
Reason for Appeal: Believes assessment is too high based. Use is still farm & forest.
Board Discussion/Resolution: Denied. No change is warranted at this time.
2009 Original Property Assessment: $1,152,720
2009 Revised Property Assessment: $1,152,720
Date: 3/16/10
Property Location/Description being appealed: 88 Berkshire Road, Sandy Hook, CT, 06482
Reason for Appeal: Believes assessment is too high based. Use is still farm & forest.
Board Discussion/Resolution: Denied. No change is warranted at this time.
2009 Original Property Assessment: $92,600
2009 Revised Property Assessment: $92,600
Board of Assessment Appeals adjourned at 11:00 PM
Mindy Kovack, Clerk
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