Kingston Board of Assessment Review hears corrections, stipulated agreements and multiple valuation appeals

The Board of Assessment Review of the City of Kingston convened to review corrections to the assessor roll, seven stipulated agreements submitted by a single representative and a slate of property valuation complaints affecting city parcels.

A staff member from the assessor’s office told the board two corrections were needed on the roll: a change to the exempt value handling for 22-28 East Chester Street (a city-owned parcel) and a reclassification of 28 Abbey Street from a two-family to a single-family home while the parcel was owned by the Kingston City Land Bank. The assessor’s office said the land bank parcel is exempt while held by the land bank and that exemption could end if the property is sold and becomes taxable under ordinary rules.

The assessor handed the board seven stipulated-agreement packets (parcel IDs provided) submitted by a single complainant representative and said the first three listed were commercial properties. The assessor told the panel that for many of the filings — including several additional packets expected later in the meeting — the sales the complainant relied on…