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Home My WebLink AboutBOA 06/07/2023 (2)Town of Mansfield RECEIVED 6parkf�ow,ManfiegMcuracburew02048 01'd CLERKS OFFICE Board ofAssessors Dana J St. James, Clerk 201b APR 30 0 3 Ob CO FIDENTIAL I� lv I I T 942VSFMLD iSSORSdtT71 MS FOR EXECU77YESESSION(S) CALLED UNDER G.G.c.36a=(S)(7) TO COMPLY 9M GJL.c 59 SECTION 60 Wednesday, June 7, 2023 Meeting 1. At 7:20 p.m., during the Town of Mansfield, MA Board of Assessors ("BOA") open meeting, Dana J. St. James moved that the BOA to into Executive Session. The motion passed unanimously by roll call vote, and the Executive Session commenced at 7:21 p.m. in Meeting Room 2 A/B on the second 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) Ann MacCarthy, (non -voting, Chief Assessor), and e) Attorney James Sullivan, Counsel to the BOA. No others were present at the Meeting. During the Meeting the audio -video equipment was not operational and no dne else was in proximity to those in attendance to enable them to hear any of the meeting's discussions. 3. This Executive Session called under G.L. o30A s21(a)(7) was to comply with G.L.c.59 Section 60 and the BOA did the following: a) The BOA reviewed and approved the Executive Session minutes of the April 5, 2023 and the April 26, 2023 BOA meetings by unanimous vote. b) Attorney Sullivan presented and the BOA reviewed and accepted a settlement proposal for the ATB case involving 9&19 Hampshire Street. Please see Attachment 1 for more details. 4. Attorney Sullivan presented his recommendation that the BOA grant him the right to assess getting an appraisal of 31 Plymouth Street to support resolution of an associated ATB case. The BOA voted unanimously to give Attorney Sullivan the right to assess getting an appraisal of 31 Plymouth Street to support resolution of an associated ATB case. 5. There being no further business, at 7:20 p.m., after a unanimous roll call vote, the Chair closed the Executive Session and resumed the public meeting. �j _ Xtc ana J. St. Date 7. LYNCH, DESIMONE & NYLEN, LLP AwomEys AT LAw 10 POST OFFICE SQoAaa, Surrs 970N BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02109 Tfth= (617) 348-4500 Facsimile; (617) 3484545 JOHN K LYNM P.C. EaNEsTP. DaSimoNa OFCOUNSBr RICHARD ANYI.sN, JR STaPHEN W, DECOURCeY, JAMffi W. MURPHY SEANN40N MrCHUM WAYNE H. Scow May 16, 2023 By E-mail James F. Sullivan, Esquire Law Office of James F. Sullivan P.O. Box 1712 Plymouth, MA 02362 Re: 9 and 19 Hampshire Street, Mansfield Dear Attorney Sullivan: The following memorializes the terms of the settlement agreement regarding the pending fiscal year 2022 tax appeals for the parcels located at 9 and 19 Hampshire Street in Mansfield (the "Property"). The Assessors have agreed to reduce the combined fiscal year 2022 assessed value for the Property and issue a combined refund of taxes for this year as follows: COMBINED COMBINED FISCAL ASSESSED FINAL COMBINED TAX COMBINED YEAR VALUE VALUE REDUCTION RATE REFUND 2022 $24,227,900 $22,500,000 $1,727,900 $18.98 $32,622.75 In consideration of the foregoing agreed reduction in value and refund of taxes, Withdrawals of Appeal for the Property for fiscal year 2022 have been filed with the Appellate Tax Board and copies are enclosed for your records. Kindly arrange to have the abatement certificates and refund checks, made payable to the assessed owner c/o John.M. Lynch, P.C., forwarded to my office, at 10 Post Office Square, Suite 970N, Boston, Massachusetts 02109 as soon as possible. Thank you and the Board of Assessors for your assistance in resolving this matter. Very truly yours, l8/S*4"W.. Dee"" Stephen W. DeCourcey Enclosure THE COMMONWEAL'THOFMASSSACHU TTS Appellate Tax Board 100 Cambridge Street Suite 200 Boston, Massachusetts 02114 (617) 727-3100 (617) 727-6234 FAX Docket Nos. F338392, F339900, t F342899,F346415 BARRETT DISTRIBUTION CENTERS, Appellant: V. BOARD OF ASSESSORS OF THE TOWN OF MANSFIELD, Appellee. After consideration of the Issues raised at the June 2, 2023 telephonic status conference of the above -referenced appeals, the Board orders the following: • Any witness lists and expert appraisal reports or other valuation analysis upon which either party intends to rely at the hearing of these appeals must be provided to the opposing party, with a copy to the Board, no later than September 2p, 2023. • An in -person hearing for the above -entitled appeals is scheduled for Thursday, October 26, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. ORDERED ACCORDINGLY. APPELLATE TAX BOARD By: Isl fait-ic%a.l�t. Cooc% Patricia M. Good, Commissioner Attest: /s/ WaUam r. V01erly, Clerk of the Board Date: June 7, 2023