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Deep River assessment board grants five appeals, denies four at March 24 meeting
Summary
The Town of Deep River Board of Assessment Appeals met March 24, 2026, and resolved nine appeals: five adjustments were granted and four were denied. Minutes record unanimous votes by the three members present; movers and seconds are not recorded in the minutes.
The Town of Deep River Board of Assessment Appeals met March 24, 2026, and issued rulings on nine property appeals, granting five adjustments and denying four. Minutes list three members present — Darlene Pollock (chairperson), Leigh Balducci (secretary) and Jackie Calamari — and record unanimous votes on each decision.
The board granted an adjustment for Kristina Knobelsdorff Whitaker (256 Cedar Swamp Road), accepting her Personal Property Declaration and applying a 25% penalty for late filing. The minutes show the old assessment at $4,160 and the revised liability as $500 plus a $130 penalty, for a total of $630; the entry is recorded as "GRANTED. All in favor." The minutes do not record who moved or seconded the action.
An interior-condition reduction sought by Tiffany Keller-Fritz (110 River Road) was granted; the assessment was reduced from $685,720 to $676,760, recorded "GRANTED. All in favor." Peter Hotkowski (Main Street, M60/L1) received a 20% additional adjustment and recognition of an additional acre for wetlands, lowering his assessment from $125,790 to $112,210; the minutes record the action as "GRANTED. All in favor." Chris Rueckert (35 Cedar Lake Road) was granted a 5% exterior-condition reduction, with the assessment adjusted from $187,110 to $177,240.
The board also accepted a fixed-asset disposal list filed for CL&P (represented by Jake Atkins and Ashley Kwong), reducing the original personal-property assessment from $12,813,550 to $12,518,990; the minutes record this as "GRANTED. All in favor."
Four appeals were denied. Peter and Julia Corcoran (86 West Bridge St.) were denied; the minutes note they currently receive a 3% reduction that will continue and that the assessment otherwise stands. Thomas and Carol Facin (71 Hoop Hill Road) had their appeal denied. Sara Walker (103 Meadows Woods Road) was denied because "No accurate appraisals/comparables" were submitted at the hearing. An appeal listed as "Seth Wulsin for SI Deep River LLC/Walgreens" is recorded as denied.
The minutes consistently record decisions with the phrase "All in favor." The minutes list the three members present; they do not record individual roll-call votes, nor do they record who moved or seconded motions. Where the minutes state "All in favor," this article reports those actions as unanimous as recorded in the minutes and explicitly notes that mover/second information is not specified in the record.
The meeting was called to order at 5:00 p.m. and adjourned at 8:45 p.m., according to the minutes. No additional motions, appeals, or continuances are recorded in the provided minutes.
