Good afternoon. It is currently just a few minutes past 3:00 on Tuesday the 10th. Um, this is our semionthly meeting of the board of assessors for the town of Newberry. We have Mr. Sandy Wexler, myself, Bud Kelly as chair, and Mr. Jason Dipio, who is our principal
assessor and master of all. >> And I shall turn it over to you, sir. Well, thank you. I appreciate that. Uh, I see your attendant in front of you. I have for you the um prior meeting minutes.
>> Not yet. >> You don't have in front of me yet? >> No. >> Thank you. >> I have for you. >> Thank you. Okay. >> Not in front of you. For you. >> Thank you very much. >> Okay. I'm not going in order, >> dude. Hope it's Yes. Sign. Yes.
Um, make a move that we accept as presented. >> You second it. >> Well, let me get a look. >> Oh, well. Okay. If you'd like to look at it as well. >> Let's stick to something. >> Are you even here for this last one? I can't remember.
>> No, it was you and Linda. This last one. >> Yeah. So, if you want to review Yeah. I appreciate your >> No, I I think we're good. And I then I will make then we will go ahead and accept them as as presented by principal assessor. Where where >> Mr. >> Where is Linda?
>> Hawaii or Florida? We can't remember. >> Both either. >> Warm. >> Yeah. Not here. No snow. >> Yeah. >> Unless you go looking for it. >> Yeah. Which I I had not known before watching a show on it. Um >> Okay. So that >> Yep. This also uh the executive session
minutes that we had where we uh met to discuss um some exemptions and senior workoff applications. Uh, >> that's probably one of my favorite things that we do is the workups. I really do. I just I think it's great that the community is able to do that to
help. I love that you may >> sir up here. Okay. Moving on to the next agenda item is the warrants and commitments. I have to the first commitment for the motor vehicle of 2026.
uh is in the sum of 1,226,57487 relatively relatively small number. Okay, I'm ready to put a link to it as recommended by Mr. also
sent out would be the seventh commitment of 2025 and the one that had done at the very tail end. This one not quite as large but is $6,65264. >> Yeah. Not nearly quite as large. sir. I have moving on to the next agenda
item, our abatements and exemptions. I have two small packets here. A 2026 boat packet for $25 and a 2025 motor vehicle X size for 202175. Here's a little cover page.
These are the ones for January. So I probably have a February pack too yet. These are the two January that are on that sheet. Wonderful. Yes. And
yes, this sir, >> there's one page here. Yes, sir. And a cover sheet now coming at you as well. Now that we've done individuals, cover sheet. Okay,
that is all the abatements and exemptions I have for you in this portion of our uh >> session. Um I do have sorry a phone call >> apparently >> handle. Sorry about that guy.
Sorry. Let me get over it. >> I'm just trying to make a joke. Um, the next agenda item would be to review our chapter land applications. Wonderful. >> Um, so we had discussed this last time. >> There are a series of ones that I felt
that we should just uh, you know, they put them into >> the into the program, keep them in the program because there's no questions. And then the other ones are >> still questionable because we're waiting for paperwork or acknowledgement or something. >> Yep.
>> Looks like I may have this a little bit this packet here. >> We'll just We'll be right here. You take your time. >> No pressure. >> No pressure. Just >> It wants you to get it right. So the snow. So here
the uh this application here um so you can see here this application is uh incomplete. They did not tell us if they're using the agricultural uh which we do have some in agricultural and I have >> uh wrote to them um that we had not
received the you know this information and had not heard back and this is the reason that we would disallow part of it. So they uh could we we want to take this action against them uh for not allowing it because the acres to be
classified and use of the acres is incomplete >> incomplete and we've asked them repeatedly for this information >> asked them more than once >> and what information are we missing >> the acreage and the use >> what kind of the crux of the matter
>> well they are they're they're saying the total acreage is just 43 >> we have that number Yes, but how they're using it defines on um how they are right >> not just classified but um how they're valued >> by industry
>> whether it's 61A 61B and then the subcategories of 61A whether >> that's the problem. So there's no there's no income coming from that. So >> yeah. So yeah. >> Um so >> we've uh we've done our due diligence is
what you're suggesting. >> Yeah. And then we should send them the the letter disallowing that that portion of it. >> Okay. >> Thank you for your attention. You're welcome. I don't think we're going to have any argument. >> I have more. >> So we have again people have
>> so on this one here um we have um there >> the acreage is 127 acres to be classified. They're saying they're only using 27.5 for vegetables. So my
disallowing letter uh would be to the effect of we're disallowing part of this because they are trying to say the rest is excess and the the law allows you to match um
contiguous non-productive land to a match of one one. So if I farm 27 and 1/2, >> you can have 27 and 1/2. >> Correct. I can't have 27 12 and then 50 >> or 75 because containment was not productive. >> So it could be classified as open space
under 61B. >> So >> they just need to change they have to >> amend how they're using the >> and we've been in communication with them as well about this and they have yet to reply or >> uh I have not sent them this letter yet because again I want to this will allow
them to reply and maybe amend. >> Perfect. I I think that that's fantastic that we're being >> we're giving them the benefit of the doubt. Fix it and give it back and we can keep you in the system. If not, then no. >> Another one. Multiple lots here in 61,
not 61A, not 61B, in 61 and their forestry plan has expired. So, we would disallow those parts until they have a new forestry plan, which is a 10-year plan um drawn up and certified by the state
>> forestry. Yes. >> And you'll be bringing this to their attention as well. >> Yep. We'll send them the letters by certified mail of the disallowance. >> Thank you. Um I do have one that I we should deny. Uh statutoily we cannot um accept it.
They are two lots of land that are landlocked but they are not contiguous. >> Then we have to disallow it. >> Yeah. Both are individually less than 5 acres. >> 3.1 and 4.6. >> Yep. And so we will uh disallow all of that application and notice.
>> All right. this application here. Okay. So, I had sent them 11. The statement of income was blank. They returned it. >> Their income is for $500. That is the minimum for five acres. They said they have six acres actively devoted. So, one
acre cannot be classified as um chapter land. So, you know, they have not met the threshold of six acres that met the threshold of 5 acres. >> Right. So maybe that was an error on their behalf. We're going to disallow part of it and send them that notice and
if they need to amend, you know, again, >> yeah. So yeah. >> Okay. >> So perhaps like 6,000 would be the appropriate number or 600. >> I believe it's really only $55, but I mean they put a minimum. So
>> unless I'm reading it wrong. Um but again, they can uh >> they can look at that. So a 10acre lot would have the expectation that the income is more than five. >> So how how five five acres has to
produce $500. Each other acre that is actively devoted not contiguous unproductive would be $5 per acre. Got >> each acre that is contiguous non-productive would be 50 cents per acre. >> Okay. >> Not a lot of income, >> right? >> So um
>> how do you get the 50 50 cents on that nonproductive? charge a little fee walk the property. >> I I don't know a little trail in >> that has to add to the other productive acres. >> Gotcha. Okay. >> Um so >> be a little fresh. I just was
right. Good question. >> So we have um you know correspondence. I have no income or tax return from one of our largest um farmers here and they've not given me
any income or use of land and >> this is a recurring problem isn't it? >> They are grudging that they have to fill out the application itself. >> Oh, they don't fill it out. They can't grant it. >> Yeah. >> I mean that's isn't that been here before?
>> Yeah. So I think that uh we are going to give this back to them and suggest that they fill it in appropriately so that we can properly >> I'll set them to disallow it because we don't have it. They can um provide us the information that we need. >> They did apply. Again, all these people have applied. So
>> um that is all of the ones that we had issued. >> We did have a few others that have never returned applications. >> They will be removed and then if they need to go back in at a later point, we will put them back in. They're not going to release a lean >> on the property or anything, but they do need to apply. It's not a very hard
thing to do. >> It's a piece of paper and 70% stamp stamp. You know, that's a >> that's it. So, I just wanted to make sure that we were uh >> you know, discussed those and we are on board with that course of action. I have these ones here. So, that's good. Um
that is >> that is it. Uh public comment correspondence. I have no emails for you. I don't see anybody here today that wants to see >> any voicemails, any telegrams? >> No. >> Any nasty graphs?
>> No. Not this time. >> Good thing. That's a good thing. Okay. So, seeing none, hearing none. >> Um I believe that we're currently set up for uh next month already. >> We did uh we set a third. Uh let me What did we say? Uh
>> March 3rd. Um I I'm already going to tell you that I if I had a recommendation or a suggestion or a request, it would be to push it to the 10th. >> Okay. >> Push away. >> Push. >> So that would be one month from one month, one calendar month from today. >> So uh it's funny. It's the only couple
months a year that you can actually do this and actually end up in the same number. So we do have a school vacation that week. My daughter is off for a few weeks, but I don't think I'll be out for that day. So let's let's keep the 10th. If we get closer to >> Okay. Okay. >> We'll we will email. >> Can't do 17. >> We'll see.
>> Can't >> cannot do the St. Patty's Day. >> Oh, that's very good point. Can't do that. >> Well, you know, if we were allowed to have green beer. >> Well, there you go. There you go. Uh okay. So, we will we'll we'll maybe ask please that we'll make it the 10th. >> March 10th. Yeah. I'm just
>> And that again, we put that here in this as a tentative so that we can do that. Uh people can get an idea. But for up to minute uh you know changes or follow the website newmma.gov. >> Yes, that's the new website. Yep. >> Yeah.
>> Nothing.org is before. Okay. So, I've just changed that to the 10th as of right now. March 10th, 3:00 in the afternoon. >> Okay, that's good. So, we've done that. Um >> I do have um some exemptions uh abatement exemptions uh to review with you. So if we would need to convene and
not >> I would make a motion that we exit the public meeting uh and not rejoin it. We will adjourn it and then we will go into our executive session. >> I second that. >> And fantastic. We are in favor. Let's do it. >> Okay.