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Brookfield board approves large abatement and increases elderly exemption to $50,000
Summary
Selectmen approved an abatement that reduced assessed value for Map 30 Lot 4 by $186,500 (lowering taxes owed by $2,081.34 plus interest) and approved an elderly property‑tax exemption at $50,000 after assessor paperwork updates. The board also corrected a prior meeting minute to change a recorded elderly exemption figure to $30,000.
Brookfield Town selectmen approved a major abatement for Map 30 Lot 4 and granted an elderly property‑tax exemption after the assessor verified forms and corrected prior minutes.
The selectmen voted to approve an abatement that reduces assessed value by $186,500 for Map 30 Lot 4. The assessor calculated the reduced taxes owed as $2,081.34 plus any applicable interest. The board approved the abatement after the assessor confirmed the error and submitted supporting paperwork.
The board also considered an elderly exemption request. Early in the meeting, selectmen moved to correct the February 4 meeting minutes that had documented an elderly exemption figure as $39,600; the minutes were amended to show $30,000. Later in the meeting the assessor presented updated paperwork and recommended a $50,000 exemption for the applicant. The board voted to approve the elderly exemption “as presented by the assessor” at $50,000 based on the most recent form.
There was no detailed discussion in the transcript about the applicant’s identity or the specific qualification details beyond the assessor’s verification that the owner qualified under RSA criteria; staff said computer records would be updated when forms are filed. The board also approved routine abatement paperwork and signatures and authorized returning a $0.50 adjustment to a logger as part of a timber sale reconciliation.
Votes at a glance: the abatement for Map 30 Lot 4 was approved; the elderly exemption was approved at $50,000; a prior minutes correction changing a documented exemption to $30,000 was approved.
