Board of Assessors Meeting

Wednesday, October 9, 2024, 10:00 am
Assessors Meeting Room
A meeting of the Board of Assessors

TOWN OF ROWE - BOARD OF ASSESSORS - AGENDA

Wednesday, October 9, 2024 – 10:00 a.m.

Rowe Town Hall – Assessors Meeting Room

        1. Call to Order:

        1. FY25 Budget/Payables:
    1. CAI Technologies - FY25 1st Quarter Tax Map Maintenance, (Inv. 20250) dtd 7/1/24, $375.00
    2. CAI Technologies - FY25 2nd Quarter Tax Map Maintenance, (Inv. 20808) dtd 10/1/24, $375.00
    3. DOR Division of Local Services – What’s New in Muni Law Seminar Registrations: R. Williams, E. Miller,

and C. Bailey, (Inv. fbd8faa7-1657-4dd4-8654-0f164c4f14d6) dtd 9/12/24, $307.77

FY25 Acct

Acct #

7-1-24

Approp

Curr Bal

(8-8-24)

Payroll/Payables

Amount

New Bal

BOA Stipends

01-141-5100-00000

$5,354.00

$ 4,015.49

Admin Assistant Wages

01-141-5102-00000

$13,364.00

$12,850.00

BOA Operations

01-141-5701-00000

$35,199.00

$ 6,385.00

CAI Technologies – FY25 1st Quarter Tax Map Maintenance, (Inv. 20250) dtd 7/1/24, $375.00

CAI Technologies – FY25 2nd Quarter Tax Map Maintenance, (Inv. 20808) dtd 10/1/24, $375.00

DOR Division of Local Services – What’s New in Muni Law Seminar Registrations: R. Williams, E. Miller,

and C. Bailey, (Inv. fbd8faa7-1657-4dd4-8654-0f164c4f14d6) dtd 9/12/24

$ 375.00

$ 375.00

$ 307.77

$ 5,327.23

Assessor Reval

01-141-5902-00000

$10,000.00

ATB Consulting/ Legal Support

01-142-5901-03166, 01-142-5300-03208 & 01-141-5903-00000

$25,000.00

$93,490.73

Assessors Overlay

01-1-230-217, 218, 219, 220

$182,134.98

  • MVExcise Warrants, Abatements, etc:
  • MVE 2024 Excise Abatement Application : Dana Williams
  • Monthly List of MVE Abatements (October 2024)
  • MVE 2024 Commitment #5

  1. Building Permits – September 2024:
  • Travis, William, 62 Pond Road (Map 201 Lot 009) Siding, Windows
  • Morano, Chris, 14 Old Cyrus Stage Road, (Map 201 Lot 029) Solar 9kW 20 modules
  • May, Dennis, 14 Potter Road, (Map 403 Lot 003) Siding
  • Jackson, Oral, 88 Hazelton Road, (Map 202 Lot 017) Demolish Barn
  • Gonder, Patrick, 228 Zoar Road, (Map 205 Lot 017) Roof
  • Gottsman, Barbara, 182 Ford Hill Road, (Map 202 Lot 054) Roof
  • Shippee, Kenneth, 21 Newell Cross Road, (Map 202 Lot 013) Roof
  • Williams, Frederick, 25 Middletown Hill Road (204 0 003) Deck Demo & Rebuild of Deck & Screen House

  1. Deeds/Plans – September 2024:
  • NADEAU, DAVID of Allenton, Wisconsin and VINSON, ILA E. of Dade City, FL, for consideration of $15,000.00, grant to BAILEY, JEFFREY A. & CHRISTINE A. of Rowe, MA, land located on Brittingham Hill Road and County Road, (Map 407 Lot 44) (Deed Bk 8375 Pg 317)

  • BAILEY, JEFFREY A. & CHRISTINE A. of Rowe, MA, for consideration of $1.00, grant to BAILEY,

ANTHONY J. of Southwick, MA & BAILEY, JOEL M. of Wethersfield, CT land located at Brittingham Hill Road (Map 407 Lot 044) (Deed Bk 8377 Pg 187)

  1. Chapter 61 Applications for FY26 :
    • Ruth Loomis – Chapter 61A (Map 409 Lot 8)
    • Loomis/LaGrassa/deMenocal – Chapter 61B (Map 409 Lot 6)
    • Franklin Land Trust – Chapter 61B (Map 411 Lots 19/34)
    • Marty Newman – Chapter 61A (Map 402 Lot 72)

  1. If needed, Executive Session - Under MGL c.30A, §21(a), Item 3: To discuss strategies with respect to litigation as the chair has declared that an open meeting may have a detrimental effect on the bargaining or litigating position of the public body – to discuss Great River Hydro and National Grid settlement negotiations for FY19, FY20, FY21, FY22, FY23 real and personal property assessments/valuations.

  1. FY25 Interim Year Update Status
  • RC&CC: Received FY25 3ABC Form 990 (9/25/24) and PC Form (9/27/24)
  • LA3/LA15 Sales Analysis/Interim Year Adjustment
  • LA-4 Values
  • LA-13 New Growth
  • Tax Classification Hearing
  • Patriot Year-end roll over

  1. Miscellaneous:
    • Affordable Homes Act (Chapter 150 of the Acts of 2024)
    • Map 205 Lot 12 – Ownership?
    • Sales Verification Questionnaire

  1. Next Meeting: TBD

  1. Adjournment:

Frederick N. Williams, Chair

Posted: Donna Butzke-10/3/2024-2pm

Filed:Town Clerk-10/3/2024