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East Longmeadow Board of Assessors approves 36 real-estate exemptions, records mixed abatement decisions
Summary
At its Feb. 25 meeting the East Longmeadow Board of Assessors approved 36 FY26 real-estate statutory exemptions, recorded outcomes on 10 abatement requests (six granted, four denied), reviewed warrants totaling roughly $2.3 million in motor vehicle excise commitments, and announced cyclical inspections and filing deadlines for taxpayers.
East Longmeadow’s Board of Assessors met Feb. 25, 2026, in the Assessors’ conference room and voted to grant 36 FY26 real-estate statutory exemptions and to record decisions on multiple abatement requests.
Chairman Martin Grudgen called the meeting to order at 4:30 p.m. and, following review, the board approved the Jan. 21 minutes on a motion by Marilyn Ghedini, seconded by Grudgen; the minutes motion passed 2-0. The board reviewed and signed several warrants, including the 2026 Motor Vehicle Excise Commitment #1 in the amount of $2,276,564.44 and the 2025 Motor Vehicle Excise Commitment #7 in the amount of $14,632.76, plus supplemental real-estate and CPA warrants.
After entering and returning from an executive session to review excise and exemption applications, the board voted to grant 36 real-estate statutory exemptions (various clauses, including clauses labeled 22, 22D, 22E, 37A and 41C). Chairman Martin Grudgen moved to approve the exemption list and Marilyn Ghedini seconded; the motion passed 3-0. The board also recorded outcomes on abatement items under Chapter 59: of the ten abatement items listed in the record, six were granted and four were denied; each action is recorded in the meeting minutes.
Keri-Ann Wenzel, director of assessing, reviewed administrative items for taxpayers: the first 2026 motor vehicle excise bills and the 2025 seventh commitment were mailed Feb. 10 and are due March 12, 2026. "To file a motor vehicle abatement, the taxpayer needs to no longer be in possession of the vehicle AND have transferred the registration to another vehicle or cancelled the registration," Wenzel said, and she noted abatements must be filed with the Assessor’s Office while payments are accepted at the Tax Collector’s Office at 60 Center Square. Wenzel reminded business owners that Personal Property Form of List and 3ABC forms are due March 2, 2026, and she said the office will begin Department of Revenue-required cyclical inspections in March, sending letters to about 500 properties with inspections expected over roughly three months.
The board also authorized current assessing staff to process fully documented motor vehicle excise abatements to expedite taxpayer service. Wenzel welcomed Kristopher Quinn as the new Administrative Assistant in the Assessors Office.
The board set its next regular meeting for Wednesday, March 18, 2026, at 4:30 p.m. The meeting adjourned at 5:53 p.m.
