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Northfield Board of Assessors approves March minutes, motor-vehicle abatements and moves into executive session
Summary
At its April 8 meeting the Northfield Board of Assessors unanimously approved the March 18 minutes, approved 10 motor-vehicle abatements totaling $1,054.60, reviewed revaluation field inspections by Mayflower Valuations, and voted to enter executive session under M.G.L. c.30A, §21(7) to discuss exemptions and abatements.
The Northfield Board of Assessors met April 8, 2026, at 69 Main St. and unanimously approved the March 18, 2026 meeting minutes. The motion to approve the minutes was made by Bobert MacEwen and seconded by Alice Lord.
The board reviewed motor-vehicle excise abatements for the 2026 levy and approved 10 abatements totaling $1,054.60. The April monthly list was signed for the town Accountant and the Treasurer/Tax Collector.
The board reviewed real estate and personal-property matters tied to the townwide revaluation. According to the minutes, Duane Adan s of Mayflower Valuations conducted field inspections on March 31; additional "Form of List" returns for second homeowners were received as part of the State-required revaluation process. The assessors also reviewed business Personal Property Forms of List and planned cyclical inspections of selected business accounts in May. The board noted there was nothing to review under Chapter 61 at this time.
Office updates included an advisory that the Selectboard supported a request from the Council on Aging to increase the Senior Work-Off program earnings amount; the minutes record that the Assessors were advised of that support but do not specify an implementation date or amount change.
The board reviewed month-end financial reports and approved bills and stipends. Stipends totaled $3,714.34. Vendor payments recorded in the minutes included KP Law for $1,225, CAI Technologies for $925, and the Franklin County Assessor Association for $90. An invitation to the Franklin County Assessor Association annual meeting (May 14 in Greenfield) was noted.
The board set its next regular meeting for May 13, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. and recorded that there were no items not reasonably anticipated within 48 hours.
At 1:18 p.m., Alice Lord moved and Bethany Walker Lard seconded a motion to enter executive session under M.G.L. c.30A, §21(7) "to comply with, or act under the authority of, any general or specific law or federal grant-in-aid requirements; specifically, to discuss Real Estate and Personal Property Exemptions and or Abatements and not to return to open session." On a roll-call vote the minutes record Lord YES, Walker YES and MacEwen YES. The board did not return to open session according to the minutes.
Alice Lord moved, Bobert MacEwen seconded, and the board voted unanimously to adjourn; the meeting adjourned at 1:26 p.m.
