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Wednesday, February 50', 2025, Meeting
1. At 4:40 p.m., Chairperson Greg Matoian ("Chair") opened the Town of Mansfield, MA Board of
Assessors ("BOA") meeting held in the Assessors Meeting Room on the second floor of the
Town of Mansfield Town Hall.
2. A roll call revealed that the following Board Members were in attendance:
a) Greg Matoian, Chair,
b) Dana J. St. James, Clerk, and
c) Ann MacCarthy, Chief Assessor (non -voting),
Mr. Ronald Adams of 36 Lancaster Drive was also present came to observe and attend our
Executive Session.
3. The BOA reviewed and approved the weekly motor vehicle abatements by unanimous vote.
4. The BOA reviewed and approved the BOA meeting minutes from the meeting of December 18,
2024, by unanimous vote.
5. The BOA reviewed and approved Commitment 12025 Excise Tax Commitment by unanimous
vote.
6. The BOA reviewed and approved Commitment 7 2024 Excise Tax Commitment by unanimous
vote.
7. The Chair ascertained that there was no Old Business.
8. The Chair ascertained that there was no New Business.
9. The Chair ascertained that there were no items not anticipated by the Chair 48 hours prior to this
meeting.
10. 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 Review real estate abatements including one filed by Ronald
Adams who will attend his portion of the Executive Session, and to review statutory
exemptions. The motion passed by a unanimous roll call vote, and the Executive Session
commenced at 5 p.m.
11. At 6:45 p.m. the Chair closed the Executive Session by a unanimous BOA roll call vote to do so
and the BOA resumed the public meeting.
12. The BOA reviewed and approved by unanimous vote, those who qualified for the following
statutory exemptions: one under Section 17D, five under Section 22, one under Section 22D, and
one under Section 37A (see spreadsheet attached as Exhibit 1 for more details).
13. The BOA granted by unanimous vote the abatement applications of the following applicants on
the grounds of data correction:
a) Ronald Adams, Catherine Owens Kominsky,
b) Cycleology Group Fit Inc.,
c) Mansfield Machinery Co, Inc.,
d) Theodore & Barbara Paccione,
e) Michael and Samantha Marre,
f) Benjamin A. and Marie Roy, and
g) Andrew P and Jennifer P Keegan
14. The BOA considered the abatement application for 250 Balcom Street, owned by the Town of
Attleboro Water Department. M.G.L. c. 59 § 5D states "Properly held by a city, town or
district... in another city or town for the purpose of a water supply, the protection it its
sources or a sewage disposal ... shall not be liable to taxation therein." Therefore, based
on the advice of counsel, the BOA granted an abatement of all real estate taxes due.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the statute goes on to say that some or all of the lost tax
revenue may be collected from The Town of Attleboro Water Department via a PILOT
program and the BOA will encourage the Town to pursue this.
15. The BOA agreed that our next BOA meeting will be held on Wednesday, February 26, 2025, at a
time to be determined.
16. The Chair moved that the BOA adjourn the meeting, the motion passed by unanimous vote, and
the open meeting adjourned at 6:50 p.m.
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