The Brentwood Select Board on Dec. 30 approved a set of tax abatements and moved forward with a warrant article to adjust the town's veterans disability credit.

Adrienne Summers, the town's contract assessor, told the board about roughly 10 abatements tied to the migration between assessing systems (Patriot to Avatar) that omitted some veterans' credits. "These veterans did receive their tax bills with no credit on it," Summers said, explaining the abatements were intended to clear the tax-collector's records rather than reduce revenue overall.

The board approved a motion to correct 10 veterans-credit errors — eight credits of $7.50, one credit totaling $1,500 (two qualifying veterans in one household) and one smaller credit recorded in the assessor's summary — by roll call vote. Summers also presented smaller parcel corrections, including a consolidation for a property at 60 Middle Road where a mobile home had been split into a separate parcel during conversion; the board approved that abatement as well.

Summers presented a separate abatement for a utility account and a supplemental warrant to collect $2,614 from Rockingham County after conversion errors classified some taxable land as exempt; the board approved the supplemental warrant. Summers noted she would gather additional documentation about whether Eversource paid the state education portion directly and whether proof should be required before abating a company bill.

On veterans' benefits, Summers recommended increasing the town's total-permanent-disability credit to $2,750 so an eligible veteran would receive one larger credit rather than choosing between the two state-defined credits (the town had reported that recent state law now prohibits "stacking" both credits). She said she had drafted warrant language and the board voted to place that warrant article on the ballot for 2026; members noted the number could be revisited before final action.

The board's actions are administrative fixes to correct conversion errors and to position a policy question about the disability credit for a future town vote. The select board recorded the abatements and supplemental warrant by roll call and asked the assessor and tax-collector to follow up with supporting documentation.