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Good afternoon everyone. Welcome to the board of assessors meeting on Wednesday, April 22nd at 4:30 here at 382 North Main, second floor. Um, in accordance with MGL chapter 38 section 20, uh, we are required uh, no one is here to tape

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our meeting other than LCAP which tapes in video and audio and we tape our own meetings. Uh in attendance today is uh board member Hayden Smith, Mayor Lucini, chairman Martin project budget director

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Kianne, and assistant director Melissa who's staring scarily over here. And we got a review of the minutes from the meeting from Mel Gandini from March 18, 2026. >> Mr. Chairman, I have reviewed our uh

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minutes from the meeting of March 18th. I find them to be in order and move that they be accepted. >> Great. Uh we get a second on that from Hayden. >> I'll second that. Thanks. >> All right. All those in favor? >> I >> I

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>> uh move this over. uh 2026 motor vehicle exercise commitment number two warrant in the amount of 297,9527 cents 2025 motor vehicle exercise commitment

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number 95 warrant in amount of $1862 like gas that's what happens >> every time it's Oh, >> yes. >> That's a new thing. >> All right. The end of us. Okay. >> 2024 motor vehicle exercise equipment

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number 95 warrant amount of $3521. >> It will pass >> pass out. And 2026 boat excise commitment number five warrant amount of $15. Okay. and reports for that stuff. Motor

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vehicles excise abatements from 2018 23 24 25 and 26 for the month of March in those years of 18,23404. How's the motor motor vehicle excise

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thing going? All right. Y >> uh vote excise abatement 2026 as reported above for March in amount of $15 and fiscal 26 real estate exemptions for March in the amount

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of 62,25452 was 603 312 cents going to CPA. What is that for? >> Those are for real estate exemptions for veterans, blinds, seniors. >> Okay. >> Widows >> on our highest amount ever. I believe a

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fiscal 26 real estate abatement report for March in amount of 32,20522. And it's a CPA of 322. It's blanked out. Um, notice the accountant for the month of

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March amount of 298,126.50 for stuff mentioned above. Okay. LA3 sales report for the month of March. So, uh I

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had a question on what the 1.17 that was an odd sale. I did see that on MLS. Did you check that one out? the 1.17. >> Mhm. >> Because it w it was very strange. It was

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listed as potential short sale. >> I will check that one out. >> So, check that out. Potential. I it they have a section where they can check off lender own. They did not check it off, but it it had some notes about the uh

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property. So, uh, just dig a little deeper on that one. >> Oops. >> The 79. I don't know much about that one. When I see LLC,

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I assume house is flipped maybe. >> Yes, that was. >> Was it? >> Yes. >> Okay. So, possible rise in value on that one. Um, and I think that's it from me.

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You guys check out your sales. >> I did. I just lost it on my screen, but I did. >> Okay. >> Yeah. >> Uh, any other questions? I think uh we're all set there. >> I'm all set. >> Okay. >> Yep. >> Great. Moving on to uh building permits.

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There is one new house for the month of March. So that brings us to three for the year so far. >> Okay. 43. Where was that one? >> Where was that one? I lost my stuff. There's a new house being built at 566

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Prospect Street. >> Oh, the the lot they knocked down. >> Yes. >> Yeah. Or the house they knocked down. Okay. Yep. They bought that property. That's the only one, huh? >> That's it.

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>> Let's go. We need more. We need more new growth. Let's go. Build, build, build. >> Drill. Drill. >> Building Sprinkle like crazy. >> Crazy. >> So, they just started >> off Allen Street. >> Yeah. The one off Allen and the one off

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of um >> uh well, two on Allen. There's one as you swing from >> near Alen Yeah. The new one going in there and the one next to the shops there by the light

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>> on the other side. Yeah. >> Yeah. >> There are already built two houses in there. I just drove by it. >> There are a couple others being pulled. They just haven't been issued yet. >> Okay. New neighborhood or the same? >> The same neighborhood. >> Okay.

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All right. Any question? You guys all set on building reports? >> Yes, sir. >> Okay. Reimbursement submission for fiscal 26. I got to scroll down here a little bit. Um

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MDM1 report in amount of 309,79808. What is that? >> So this is all for the veteran, senior and widow and blind exemptions that we have been that we have received. Okay. So, we submit a report to the state

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every year to be reimbursed a certain percentage. >> Okay. Surviving spouses. I see it all there. All right. Great. >> Help them out. I hope. Um, veteran real estate exemptions. This

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is just the total number of veterans exemptions uh for 100% for widowed a veterans and for any parapolgics. >> Okay. >> And we have to submit that separate to the state.

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>> So 59 in total >> I believe. >> Sounds good. Marty >> I you had it in front of you. I don't know exactly the number. um veteran motor vehicle excise reimbursement in amount of $18,049

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on 26. >> So that is for any veteran that has a DV plate or dis disabled veteran plate or is 100% disabled and they own a registered card, they're able to be exempt as long as

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they're 100%. >> All right, great. Uh moving on to the director's report for our director Kerianne. >> So fiscal year 2027 forms of lists. I'm

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currently working on updating all the personal property forms of lists. Uh the next step is any new businesses in town. They'll be visited over the summer uh to for an inspection. Um

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the do will be as required do a 50/50 blend for the utilities and that will be completed by our consultant and the central values for telephone and pipeline companies is provided by the state and that will be

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available around June 15th. um fiscal year 2027 income and expense forms. They are due by March by May 15, 2026. If a commercial property owner has not submitted their form as of yet, we encourage them to complete and submit as

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soon as possible as a deadline is fast approaching. The information is provided to assess this office as we are revaluing our commercial and industrial properties as part of our annual review. And there is a penalty for not filing and that would be added onto the third

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quarter tax. >> How much is the penalties? >> Um for commercial it is $250 and residential is 50. >> Okay. >> Cyclical inspections we send out approximately 512 letters. This is

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mandated by the state to do inspection of all properties within a 10-year period. A representative from Bishop and Associates will be completing the inspections. They will have a town ID badge. They will also be notifying the police department to let them know when

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the inspections will begin. We have been told beginning of May is when they're expected to start the inspections. >> How many are out to do that? >> One. Oh, one person is >> son. >> Yes. >> Oh, just one. Huh?

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>> Just one. >> Um, and for 20 >> It's just a letter. You don't call, right? Just a letter. >> We sent out a We sent out a a courtesy letter. We don't have to send out a letter or notify of anybody, but we did send out a courtesy letter >> just stating that somebody will be out

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there doing inspections. Um, and 2026 motor vehicle excise bills. Number two, they were uh sent out on April 15th and they are due back on May 15th, 2026. And that is it.

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>> All right. Good job, Kianne. Um, I think that might be it. I don't think there's any questions. Uh, we're going to have our next meeting May 20th, um, on Wednesday. And so I will make a

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motion to go into executive session to discuss motor vehicle excise and boat abatements, a fiscal 26 statuary exemption applications and and fiscal 26 abatement application

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and we will not be returning into open session. Take a roll call vote. Hayden Smith, >> yes. >> Marilyn Gadini, >> yes. >> Martin Grudgen, yes.