Board of Assessors Meeting

Wednesday, January 29, 10:00 am
Assessors Meeting Room
A meeting of the Board of Assessors

TOWN OF ROWE - BOARD OF ASSESSORS - AGENDA

Wednesday, January 29, 2025 – 10:00 a.m.

Rowe Town Hall – Assessors Meeting Room

        1. Call to Order:

        1. FY25 Budget/Payables:
  • Rick Williams - FCAA FY25 Winter Mtg – (Inv. FY25 FCAA Winter) dtd 12/3/24, $40.00
  • Ellen Miller - FCAA FY25 Winter Mtg – (Inv. FY25 FCAA Winter) dtd 12/3/24, $40.00
  • Rowe Post Office – FY26 Power Company FOLs (Receipt #97) dtd 12/31/24, $43.42
  • CAI Technologies – FY25 3rd Quarter Tax Map Maintenance Fee, (Inv. 0020503) dtd 1/1/25, $375.00
  • George E. Sansoucy – Bear Swamp Abatements & Appeals, (Inv. 0027483-IN-A) dtd 1/13/25, $144.38

FY25 Acct

Acct #

7-1-24

Approp

Curr Bal

(10-30-24)

Payroll/Payables

Amount

New Bal

BOA Stipends

01-141-5100-00000

$5,354.00

$ 2,676.98

Admin Assistant Wages

01-141-5102-00000

$13,364.00

$ 7,196.00

BOA Operations

01-141-5701-00000

$35,199.00

$ 3,527.23

Rick Williams - FCAA FY25 Winter Mtg, dtd 12/3/24

Ellen Miller - FCAA FY25 Winter Mtg, dtd 12/3/24

Rowe Post Office – FY26 Power Co FOLs (Receipt #97) dtd 12/31/24

CAI Tech. – FY25 3rd Qtr Tax Map Main (Inv. 0020503) dtd 1/1/25

$ 40.00

$ 40.00

$ 43.42

$ 375.00

$ 3,028.81

Assessor Reval

01-141-5902-00000

$10,000.00

$10,000.00

ATB Consulting/ Legal Support

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

$25,000.00

$86,434.73

George E. Sansoucy – Bear Swamp Abatements & Appeals, (Inv. 0027483-IN-A) dtd 1/13/25

$ 144.38

$86,290.35

Assessors Overlay

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

$177,532.46

        1. MVExcise Warrants, Abatements, etc:
  • MVE 2024 Commitment #7: $297.50
  • MVE 2025 Commitment #1: $43,114.03

        1. Deeds/Plans –December 2024/January 2025
  • CUPPLES, JOHN E. of Jamaica Plains, MA, for consideration of $500,000.00, grant to BROWN-HALL, JOCELYN G. & FRICK-HALL, RICHARD of Washington, DC, property located at 15 Kings Highway (Map 204 Lot 41) (Bk 8410 Pg 214)
  • NICHOLSON, MELLISSA L. Personal representative of the Estate of Shields, Helen R. of Pittsfield, MA, for consideration of $365,000.00, grant to KAHN JR, DONALD P. of Rowe, MA, property located at 146 Potter Road (Map 402 Lots 11, 17) (Bk 8411 Pg 64)
  • KAHN JR, DONALD P. of Colrain, MA, for consideration of $1.00, grant to FINCK, LAURA of Rowe, MA, property located at 146 Potter Road (Map 402 Lot 17) (Bk 8411 Pg 69)
  • TRUESDELL, RICHARD HENRY II & RUTH E. of Orange, MA, for consideration of $100.00, grant to TRUESDELL, RUTH ANN & RICHARD HENRY II of Orange, MA, land located on Tunnel Road (Map 407 Lots 24 & 4) (Bk 8413 Pg 1)
  • SILVA, ROBERT A. & CARRIE Y. of Englewood, FL, for consideration of $575,000.00, grant to PLACINTA, VICTOR & LILIYA of Rowe, MA, property located 123 Davis Mine Road (Map 408 Lots 4, 8.1) (Bk 8413 Pg 213) (Plan 155 Page 22)
  • TOWER, CHRISTINE A. of Rowe, MA, for consideration of $0, grant to TOWER, JR. RICHARD A. of Brattleboro, VT, HICKOX, NANCY A. of Jaffrey, NH and TOWER, JONATHAN M. of Rowe, MA, property located at 234 Zoar Road (Map 205 Lot 18) (Bk 8421 Pg 279)
  • THANE, KENNETH D. & PAULA E. of Rowe, MA, for consideration of $1.00, grant to THANE, KENNETH D, TRUSTEE OF THE KENNETH D. THANE INVESTMENT TRUST & THANE, PAULA E., TRUSTEE OF THE PAULA E. THANE INVESTMENT TRUST of Rowe, MA, property located at 23 Cross Road (Map 402 Lot 005) (Bk 8421 Pg 257)
  • FISHER, CHARLES & BARBARA of West Hartford, CT, for consideration of $1.00, grant to FISHER, STEPHEN C. & FISHER-FROMOSKY, STACEY L. TRUSTEES OF THE FISHER IRREVOCABLE FAMILY TRUST of West Hartford, CT, property located at 17 Leshure Road (Map 403 Lots 39, 38, 37, 36, 35, & 34) (Bk 8420 Pg 188)
  • BALDRACHI, JANE I. of Monroe, MA, for consideration of $1.00, grant to AUSTIN, BAYARD of Monroe, MA, land located on Monroe Bridge Hill (Map 404 Lot 18) (Bk 8424 Pg 175)
  • PALLOTTA, DANIEL A. of Rowe, MA, for consideration of $100.00, grant to PALLOTTA, DANIEL A. AS TRUSTEE OF THE 43 POTTER ROAD REALTY TRUST of Rowe, MA, property located at 43 Potter Road (Map 403 Lots 10, 11) (Bk 8425 Pg 133)

SURVEY PLANS RECORDED:

  • DVORE, DAVID of Rowe, MA, for consideration of $5,000.00, grant CHIOFALO, THOMAS, of Rowe MA, land located on Potter Road, (Bk 8390 Pg 234) (Plan Bk 155 Pg 13)
  • SILVA, ROBERT A. & CARRIE Y. of Rowe, MA, land located on Davis Mine Road, (Map 408 Lots 4 & 8.1)

(Bk 8413 Pg 213) (Plan Bk 155 Pg 22)

  • THE COMMONWEALTH OF MA, DEPT. OF FISH AND GAME of Rowe, MA, land located on Tatro Road, (Map 409 Lots 11 & 12) (Bk 5522 Pg 201) (Plan Bk 154 Pg 31)

  1. Executive Session - Under MGL c.30A, §21(a), Item 7: “…to comply with, or act under the authority of, any general law,” specifically MGL c.59, §60—the statute requiring confidentiality - concerning property tax exemption and/or abatement applications.
    1. FY25 Abatement Applications
    2. Monthly List of Abatements – January

  1. FY25 Tax Bills
    • Mortgage Company not receiving tax bills

  1. Miscellaneous:
    1. Annual 3ABCs mailed 12/19/24
    2. Annual FOLs mailed 12/31/24
    3. MAAO Winter Meeting: Appraisal Review and Appeals – February 15, 2025, via Zoom
    4. The HERO Act (RMV) – Letters mailed on 1/22/25 to eligible veterans
    5. CAI – Annual Tax Map Update transmittal
    6. Letter from Town Administrator, Brooke Shulda re: “Buy Recycle Policy”
    7. Boutwell letter – 7 Potter Road
    8. FCCIP – Annual Report
    9. Property Transfer list – Annual Report

  1. Next Meeting: TBD

  1. Adjournment:

Frederick N. Williams, Chair

Posted: Donna Butzke-01/23/2025-11am

Filed- Town Clerk-01/23/2025