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MEETING SECTIONS:

Part 1 (Video ID: nMIY9mADlHY):
- 00:00:01: Meeting Call to Order, Introductions, Public Comment Opening
- 00:01:22: Approval of February 25, 2026 Meeting Minutes
- 00:01:38: Administrative Reports: Motor Vehicle Excise & Real Estate
- 00:02:56: Land Assessment: Analyzing February Food Sales Reports
- 00:06:45: Building Report: January and February New Homes
- 00:08:28: Director's Update: Fiscal Forms, Excise Bills, Inspections
- 00:11:26: Public Comment: Questions About Property Inspections
- 00:16:28: Meeting Adjournment: Entering Executive Session


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All right, good to go. Uh, good afternoon everyone. Welcome to board of possessors meeting on Wednesday, March 18, 2026. We're here at 382 North Main Street on the second floor at 4:30.

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Uh in attendance is uh board member Hayden Smith and Marilyn Gadini and chairman Martin Grudgen and director Kerianne Welo and Melissa Gudro assistant. And we have uh um someone

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watching in here in person, Ken Mashad from town. >> Yes. Um and we'll in accordance with MGL chapter 38 section 20 uh we are being taped by LCAT and we also uh videotaped by LCAT

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and we also record our own meetings. Uh and we'll start off with uh just ask if Ken has any public comments at this moment. >> I I not yet. >> Not yet. Okay. Okay.

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>> All right. No problem. Um, we offered that in the beginning. Uh, but at any time it's fine. Um, we got a review from Marilyn Gadini from the minutes from the meeting of February 25th, 2026. >> Mr. Chairman, I have reviewed our

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minutes from the February 25th meeting. I do find them to be in order and I move that they be put on record. >> Great. I don't think a discussion. We get a second on that. >> A second. >> All those in favor? >> I. Uh we have some administrative items.

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Start off with a report motor vehicle excise abatements uh 2023 25 and 26 for February in amount of 13,797 12.

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Uh we have a revised fiscal 26 real estate exemption for January in the amount of $44,32923 with uh $443 going to CPA.

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>> The previous uh report that you signed >> Yeah. >> missed one of the exemptions. So we decided just to reprint a report to >> Oh, just one attemption. >> Okay. So you had to redo the whole total. >> So we had to redo the whole report. Yes.

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>> Um fiscal 26 personal property abatement report for February in amount of $1,66.71. >> I made it up. I'm sorry. That's okay. Uh, and now we have LA food sales reports for the month of February.

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Uh, I don't know if board members got a chance to look at the sales, but we got them now. Not many, a few quarter of February. I do have a question on one. And I think

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the one that's had a 1.27 27. I did not see that on MLS and I think it should not be a valid sale. >> Got water in there, Marilyn? >> Yeah, I do. Thank you. >> Um, so check that one out.

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>> Okay. >> Um, couple back in the in uh 70 percentile, some in the eights. Um, Hayden and I know about the 1.17 friend has bought that house right in my neighborhood. Have you looked at these

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yet? >> Seth sales. >> Yes, >> I did. >> Okay. >> Yeah. >> Uh, they're doing lots of work in that house as we speak. >> Oops. >> And the 0.51 is just that big flip re

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totally renovated. >> Which one? 0.51 on uh Alton Trail. >> Oh yeah, I think that was a a mid construction number. Is it not? >> Trying to >> I think that's a new home. >> Oh, okay.

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>> They elicited. >> I know what you're talking about. >> Yeah. >> Uh the 0.51. >> That is a new home. >> Yeah, that's a new home. >> I think that's a uh new in between new construction assessment. >> Correct. >> What are you looking at? Where are you? >> 0.51.

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It's a new home. >> Okay. >> Yeah. And but it was it was on the uh market. >> Um have do you guys did a final on that? Is it done? I mean must be done, right?

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>> Yes. >> Yeah. Okay. >> It is 100% complete. The records just haven't been updated. Okay. >> Up it yet. >> Where? >> 51. >> Okay. >> And then we talked about 1.27 making

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that a non-armsline sale. Even the even the 1.17 is a little uh iffy. It wasn't sold on MLS. It was on for a long time,

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taken off, putting on, but the uh it was bought off market. >> Okay. >> I think the one the 0.51 was a private sale. >> No, it was MLS. >> 51. Really?

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>> Yes. Oh, >> I saw it cuz I thought >> really >> I was wondering if it was uh an existing home that I saw. It was a brand new brand new it was listed. >> Yeah. >> Uh listed on MLS. Yeah.

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>> Must been way at the end of that street cuz the street's pretty developed. It's towards the end. >> Yeah. >> It's like just before the dead end. >> Yeah. >> Uh and that's it. Any uh any other input

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on the sales for February? Aiden, you all set? >> I'm good. >> All right, Marilyn, you all set? >> I am. >> So, maybe look at those two. >> Yes. >> For uh arms length. Then we got building report for the month of January and

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February. >> Lots and lots. >> Yeah. >> So, there is one new home in the month of January and one new home in the month of February. Okay. So, there's two new homes here to date so far. >> That's it, huh? >> Yes.

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>> Two new homes. More to be built, though. >> Was slow last year. We need to get that going. We need some new growth. >> That's That's a question I had. Where is this street? >> The top one. >> Yeah. Um,

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>> have you ever heard of it? >> Uh, I think that's a new neighborhood. >> Which one? That >> that's off of Parker Street. >> That is uh >> this at Keepar's. No, >> no, that's uh >> that's Ba.

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>> Tom Ba's neighborhood. >> It's by Fernwood. >> By Fernwood. >> You know the new house than Parker? >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> So Brea's >> Yes. >> That's the street that goes in there. Okay. So, it must be part of that subdivision. >> Yes.

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>> Yeah. Okay. It's just a one street. >> Yeah. >> And the other one on Parker is under agreement as we speak. >> Yes. >> Oh, the one with the third car garage. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> You did a final inspection on that this >> this morning. >> That's nice.

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>> You did? >> Yes. Nice. Melissa and I did. Yes, it was. >> Yes. >> Nice house. >> Uh that's it for that. Now we have the uh director director's update from Kianne. >> Uh fiscal year 27 income and expense

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forms were mailed to all commercial industrial real property owners. It's extremely important to provide the best information to assess this information and determine fair and equitable assessments for all commercial and industrial properties. The income

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expense information is related to real estate and not the business. The forms were sent out on March 13th and are due by the 15th. Failure to file this form may result in a penalty. Uh fiscal year form 27 form of lists and

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3 ABC's. Uh March 3rd was a deadline for returning the fiscal year 27 form of lists and 3AC forms. If a tire if a taxpayer has not filed it is and is in need of an extension, please call our

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office. How was the uh returns? >> Pretty good. >> Yeah. >> Over 50. Under 50. >> Oh, over. >> Oh, really? Okay. >> Well over well over, >> right? >> Yeah. Um 26 motor vehicle excise bills.

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Commitment number two for 2026 was received from the RMV. We do not have the exact dates as to when those bills were be mailed, but typically they have been mailed in the beginning of April. How many commitments are there? Just >> there's a total of eight commitments

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during the course of the year. So, we get >> commitment one through six in 2026. We get a uh file from the RMV every other month >> and commitment seven comes out with the first commitment for the new year and

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commitment eight comes out with the second one. Um we do not have a commitment eight. There wasn't any for the town of East Long Meadow. um cyclical inspections. We did mail out the letters informing the taxpayers of

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the inspection to their properties. Cyclical inspections are mandated by the state to inspect all properties within a 10-year period. A representative from the bish from Bishop and Associates will be completing these inspections. Our representative will have a town ID badge

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along with signs for their car and the police department will be notified when the inspections begin with knowledge of the type of vehicle and the registration being driven. The inspections will take place over the next few months. If a taxpayer has any questions or would like to know if their property is slated for

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the inspection, they can give our office a call. >> When do they plan on starting? >> Um, >> there's two towns ahead of us. >> All right. So, it sounds like towards the end of April, beginning of May, >> and they target about 500.

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>> There's about 500 properties that >> How many did they get into last year? >> I'm going to say maybe 25%. I don't think there's >> 500. >> Yes. >> All right. >> Rick, thank you for that.

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>> Yep. Um, I will ask uh any public comment to be added. >> What do they inspect? >> Pardon me. >> What do they inspect at the houses >> where >> on the property? >> Like what do what do they inspect when the uh

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>> well they knock on the door if the people and they explain what they're doing then they can be let in. Otherwise, they'll expect inspect the exterior and uh from the sidewalk, the driveway, and walk the property.

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>> Oh, they're just like make sure like when it's habitable. >> I think they're just making sure the inspection card is accurate, like the property record card. So, >> yeah, they look at the sketch and like, okay, there's a ranch with a twocar garage. >> See if it's like a secret tunnel or something.

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>> Yeah. Or if say if there's an addition or a deck or maybe if it's fallen apart, maybe if we have a good condition, we can make it average condition. Or if it look like someone just finished a complete remodel, we might uh increase

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uh the depreciation or lessen the depreciation. So they do make a judgment on their okay visual inspection from the uh sidewalk driveway. And also if we're not notified a lot of times of taxpayers

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taking down a pool or a shed. >> So so so if they don't pull a building permit though to take down a shed or put up a pool then by us going out and doing these inspections. We can either remove the shed or add the pool.

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>> What if there was like um again I moved back here like probably 12 13 14 years ago. I don't even remember. But anyway, 14 years ago, we said, and the people who owned our house before, there was like a a piece of tar where there was an enclosure, but it was torn down where we you could

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see parts of it. We had to take it through a dumpster. And then probably like halfway through the year, I built up a lean to. And I don't know if that was like it's marked on my taxes as a lean to. >> Okay. >> But I don't know if it was like I didn't even know if it was like

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something that was before that and I'm just getting taxed. I'll lean to in what was there before. >> So, >> yeah, something you would look at. I mean, we do tax sheds, not all sheds. It depends sometimes on the size.

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Um, so every every out building is different and is looked at. >> And I advise people to look at their field card because we recently had people I don't have two sheds anymore. Let us know. take it right off your cone, right off your assessment.

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>> Now, we had some like um AC unit put. That's a nightmare. I don't even want to get into that. But anyway, we had a them install an a an HVAC system up in the attic. >> Yeah. >> And part of the deal was if you want to get saved like 10 grand in rebates where to let Massave come in. >> Yeah.

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>> And Massave ended up drilling all holes in the interior walls because the exterior of our house was brick. So, they went in through all the exterior walls. So, all you see is all these holes all the way around the perimeter house. And there was a couple bedrooms

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and stuff that we already painted, but it was like it it just hurt to see it. But then the question was was when they did that work, they only did the lower section and I was talking to them about the middle section because there was a header between the two, >> okay? >> And they never did the top.

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>> They didn't go above it, >> right? And that was like my first complaint to it. And then my wife was like, "You know what? Remember what we had to clean up? don't worry about it. And I'm like, okay. >> Anyway, so that was like some of the things I was wondering like if those holes depreciate the value of the house,

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if they have to be fixed within a certain amount of time since they're there. >> It it's questionable. Someone would have to visibly look at it. >> Bless. It depends on the age of the house, you know, if you're 100 years old that old

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>> and uh it just depends, you know. >> Okay. >> Uh and then to let the public there know it's not mandatory you let them in your house >> that's how >> and would it be like on a weekday like a weekend >> yeah they do weekdays

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>> it's it's during the week um I believe it's 8 >> usually business hours >> yes >> 8 to 5 >> because >> 8:15 to 4:30 >> okay you should be home by then by 4:30 >> 15 to 4:30

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>> uh but you get letters and all towns do And it's up to you. You can give them information on your front porch or you can not let them in or you can let them to look around. >> They got nothing to hide. I mean really >> a lot of and I always really >> always remind people look at their field car. We do make mistakes. We have some

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where you know it's a full finished basement and the basement's never been finished. So >> that's I had that. >> Please >> and I never looked at my car. >> Yeah. You get to car >> online or you come in here for a free copy. >> Yeah. Thank you. All right.

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>> See, this is new information. That's why I figured I'd come in here. >> Yeah. Fine. >> Thank you. >> Anytime. Um, that does it for open session. >> Yes. >> Um, now we'll go into executive. >> Yes.

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>> Um, okay. Uh, I make a motion to go into executive session and discuss motor vehicle uh, exemption and boat abatements. Fiscal 26. uh exemption applications and

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fiscal 26 some abatement applications and we will not be returning to open session. Um and we also have a um taxpayer here to meet with. >> Yes. >> Take a roll call vote. >> Yes. >> Aiden Maryland. >> Yes.

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>> Martin Grudgen. Yes.