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Wednesday, March 23, 2022 Meeting
1. At 6:05 p.m. Chairperson Greg Matoian ("Chair") opened the Town of Mansfield, MA
Board of Assessors ("BOA") meeting held in the MBC Room on the third floor of the
Town of Mansfield Town Hall.
2. A roll call revealed that the following people were in attendance:
a) Greg Matoian, Chair,
b) Andrew S. Bank, Member
c) Dana J. St. James, Clerk,
d) Daniel C. Brogie (non -voting, Chief Assessor) and
e) William Clemmey, applicant for abatements (William Clemmey arrived after the
meeting started).
3. The BOA reviewed and approved the minutes of the February 23, 2022 BOA meeting by
unanimous vote.
4. The BOA reviewed and approved the weekly motor vehicle excise abatements by
unanimous vote.
5. The Chair ascertained that there was no Old Business.
6. The Chair ascertained that there was no New Business.
7. The following items not anticipated by the Chair 48 hours prior to this meeting were
discussed:
a) The Chief Assessor advised that he is working with Barry LaCasse, Assistant
Town Manager/Finance Director on the status of our Overlay for the next fiscal
year.
b) The Chief Assessor provided the Board Members with a package created by Will
Hazel of Prince Lobel Tye LLP on the subject of "FY2023-FY2027 Valuation of
Verizon New England Inc. Property Reported Centrally to the Commissioner of
Revenue." The package contained the proposed "AGREEMENT BY AND
BETWEEN THE COMMISSIONER OF REVENUE OF THE
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, VERIZON OF NEW
ENGLAND INC. AND THE BOARD OF ASSESSORS OF THE TOWN OF
MANSFIELD." The Board Members agreed to review the package to be
discussed in more detail at our next BOA meeting.
8. The Clerk moved that the BOA go into Executive Session called under G.L.c 30A s21
(a)(7) to comply with G.L.c.59 Section 60 to:
a) Review the February 23, 2022 BOA Executive session minutes;
b) Review the FY2022 real estate abatement applications;
c) Review one FY 2022 veterans' exemption; and
d) Review current Appellate Tax Board pending appeals.
The motion passed unanimously, and the open meeting adjourned at 6:19 p.m.
9. At 8:13 p.m. Chairperson Greg Matoian ("Chair") reopened the Town of Mansfield, MA
Board of Assessors ("BOA") meeting held in the MBC Room on the third floor of the
Town of Mansfield Town Hall. The same people identified in Section 1 above were
present.
a) The BOA approved the minutes of the February 23, 2022 BOA Executive Session
meeting by unanimous vote.
b) The BOA denied the pending veterans' exemption by unanimous vote
c) Approved the Appellate Tax Board offer of Settlement from S&H Medical Office
Trust for their abatement applications for 15 Hampshire St and 100 Hampshire St for
FY 2019, 2020 & 2021 for a total abatement of $30,352.
10. The Clerk moved that the BOA adjourn the open meeting, the motion passed
unanimously, and the open meeting adjourned at 8:16 p.m.
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