Board of Assessors, January 27, 2014

MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF ASSESSORS

January 27, 2014

3:00 PM                                                 STARBARD BUILDING

Members Present: Rosemary Scully and James Dillon

1.  Meeting called to order

2.  Acceptance of Minutes

Motion was made by Rosemary Scully, and seconded by James Dillon.  It was voted to approve the minutes of the December 23, 2013 meeting.

3.  Real Estate/Personal Property Abatement Applications:

 

Reviewed those applications received to date.  Rose has conducted inspections for five properties and will schedule the remaining property visits during the month of February with plans to review them at the March meeting.

Decisions were reached on the five properties reviewed today and letters and/or certificates will be prepared and mailed to the property owners next week.  The deadline to submit Applications for a Real Estate or Personal property tax abatement is Monday, February 3, 2014.

4. Supplemental Real Estate Tax Bills

 

Supplemental Real Estate tax bills are scheduled to go out in mid-March.  The new construction of properties completed between July and December 2013 will potentially be subject to the Supplemental Real Estate Tax depending on if the value of the property changed by more than fifty percent since the beginning of

fiscal year.  Rose will be obtaining the occupancy permits issued by the Department of Growth Management and updating property record cards to reflect the change in value. It is projected to be close to thirty new single family homes the fy14-1 Supplemental tax billing.

5.  Commercial and Industrial Properties:

          

        Planning to schedule more appointments to verify property record card details, use, square footage, etc over the fy15 year.

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 6.  Next Meeting Date:  

        

Our next meeting will be held on Monday, March 9, 2014 at 3:00 P.M.

      Respectfully Submitted:

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      Rosemary Scully, MAA

     APPROVED: