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Resident Carolyn Basler requests relief over Chapterland clerical error; assessors move into executive session
Summary
During public comment at the Oct. 15 Berkley Board of Assessors meeting, Carolyn Basler asked for relief after discovering a clerical split of her Chapterland property (split in 2009, discovered in 2024). The board voted to enter executive session and not return to open session to consider the matter.
Carolyn Basler addressed the Berkley Board of Assessors on Oct. 15, asking the board for relief related to a clerical error on her Chapterland property. Basler said the property was split in 2009 and that she first became aware of the error in 2024; she told the board she was not offered options when she inquired about her assessment.
Following public comment, Mark Pettey Jr. moved and Jeanne Russo seconded a motion to enter executive session and not return to open session. A roll call was held: Jeanne Russo — Aye; Mark Pettey Jr. — Aye; Lisa Tetreault — Aye. The motion carried and the board went into executive session. The minutes record that the executive session would not be followed by a return to open session; no further detail on the executive session subject was recorded in the open minutes.
The meeting adjourned at 6:37 p.m. Minutes were prepared by Jeanne Russo. The open minutes do not record any formal determination on Basler's request; the executive session vote indicates the board reserved discussion of confidential matters for a closed session.
