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Needham board issues mixed rulings on multiple property tax abatement applications
Summary
After returning from executive session, the Town of Needham board announced approvals, denials and several items left with no action on a series of property tax abatement applications; three cases were reconsidered after additional information was provided.
The Town of Needham board announced votes on multiple property tax abatement applications after returning from executive session, approving abatements for several properties, denying others and taking no action on a number of applications.
The board approved abatements for 98 Sutton Road, 120 Lexington Avenue and 28 Mile Road after revisiting those three applications; according to the report, those reconsiderations were "based upon receiving additional information." The board also approved abatements for 81 Chapel Street, 52 Pickering Street and 1,027 Great Plains Avenue.
The board denied applications for 18 Chestnut Street, 100 Highland Avenue, 333 Reservoir Street, 40 Fourth Avenue and 45 Fourth Avenue (treated together in the transcript), and 1,183 Highland Avenue. The transcript shows the board took no action on 961 Great Plains Avenue, an entry listed only as "100" (address not specified), 0 Chestnut Street, 1,201 Highland Avenue, 206 A Street, 161 Highland Avenue and 283 Chestnut Street.
The transcript records an unclear line regarding 10 Oak Street: the reporter said "On 10 Oak Street, the board voted in the basement." The wording is ambiguous in the record; the town record did not indicate a clear outcome for that address in the provided transcript.
Dave, a staff member who delivered the report, told the board that the reconsiderations were prompted by additional information. The meeting adjourned after the board scheduled its next meeting for Thursday, June 5, at 9:30 a.m., per the transcript.
The board's report in the transcript lists each address and whether an abatement was approved, denied or left with no action; no roll-call vote tallies or mover/second names are given in the provided excerpt.
