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Fryeburg Select Board approves tax abatement and supplemental assessment; authorizes relist of 46 Woodland St
Summary
At its March 12 meeting, the Fryeburg Select Board approved a $78.97 personal property abatement for D's Pizza and a $12,389 supplemental assessment for Map 10, Lot 19-1; after an executive session the board directed staff to contact prior buyers of 46 Woodland St and relist if none remain interested.
The Fryeburg Select Board unanimously approved a $78.97 personal property tax abatement for D’s Pizza (account No. 25) and a $12,389 supplemental tax assessment for Map 10, Lot 19-1 in the names of Brian Cobbett and Chris Fletcher during its March 12, 2026 meeting.
Thomas Kingsbury, a Select Board member, made the motions to approve both the abatement and the supplemental assessment; Cindy Lawrence seconded each motion and both carried on unanimous votes. The board also approved payroll warrants #54 and #55 and accounts payable warrant #56, again by unanimous vote.
The board entered executive session under 1 MRS §405(6)(C) to discuss the sale of 46 Woodland St. After exiting executive session, Select Board member Jim Tyrrell moved that staff contact previous interested parties in order of their offered amounts and, if none are still interested, to relist the property at the same asking price; Cindy Lawrence seconded the motion, which passed unanimously.
The meeting opened with routine business and the board’s actions on tax cases and warrants reflect typical municipal fiscal housekeeping rather than a change in tax rates. The certified ratio and valuation matters discussed elsewhere in the meeting address assessed values; as Atlantic Valuation Services’ representative Bob Konczal noted, "the increase in valuations does not increase taxes; the town, school and county budgets and spending increase taxes."
