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Great Barrington assessors approve veteran and CPA exemptions, table senior exemption and move to executive session on abatements
Summary
At the March 24, 2026 meeting, the Great Barrington Board of Assessors unanimously approved a veteran exemption (Clause 22) and a CPA exemption, tabled a senior exemption (Clause 41D) for lack of information, and voted to enter executive session to review abatement applications, which they said are not public record.
The Great Barrington Board of Assessors on March 24, 2026, at 2:01 p.m. at Town Hall unanimously approved a veteran tax exemption and a Community Preservation Act (CPA) exemption, voted to table a senior exemption for lack of information and moved into executive session to review abatement applications that it described as not public record. The board members present were Emily Schilling (principal assessor), Carol Strommer (assessor) and Tammy Touponce (assessor).
In procedural business early in the meeting, Assessor Tammy Touponce moved to approve minutes from Feb. 10 and Mar. 10, 2026; Assessor Carol Strommer seconded and the motion passed unanimously.
On a substantive item, the board approved a veteran exemption under "Clause 22" for parcel 1 018.0-0000-0082.0 at 22 Oak St. The motion to approve was made by Touponce, seconded by Strommer, and recorded as unanimous.
An application for a senior exemption under "Clause 41D" for parcel 1 007.0-0000-0029.0 at 275 Park St N was tabled "for lack of information." Touponce moved to table the application; Strommer seconded and the board voted unanimously to table the matter.
The board next approved a CPA exemption for parcel 1 018.0-0000-0028.0 at 7 Berkshire Heights. That motion was made by Strommer, seconded by Touponce, and approved unanimously.
Before concluding the public portion of its agenda, the board voted to convene in executive session for the purpose of reviewing and voting on abatement applications, with a recorded statement that "abatement applications are not public record" and that the board would not be returning to open session. The motion to enter executive session was made by Touponce, seconded by Strommer, and approved unanimously. The minutes subsequently record the meeting adjourned at 3:12 p.m.
The minutes do not provide additional details on the content of the abatement applications or reasons for tabling the senior exemption; the board recorded only the motions, seconds and unanimous vote tallies for the actions listed above.
