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Board of Assessors grants multiple abatements, denies exemptions and a late filing
Summary
At its March 12 meeting the Board of Assessors approved prior minutes, granted abatements for six properties with billing errors, denied two exemption requests and a late abatement filing, left one application pending, and set its next meeting for April 2, 2026.
The West Falmouth Board of Assessors met March 12, 2026, approved the prior meeting minutes and moved into an executive session to consider exemption and abatement applications, the minutes show.
The board granted Applications for Abatement of Personal Property for bills issued in error for six parcels: 39P (81 Crystal Spring Ave), 42P (125 Saint Marks Rd), 43P (24 Wyndlea Cir), 46P (13 Starboard Dr), 57P (39 Telegraph Hill Rd) and 58P (20 Goelotta Dr). Assessor Joseph Clancy moved to grant the abatements and Assessor Bruce Beardsley seconded; the minutes record the vote as unanimous.
The board also reviewed Applications for Exemption for 8 Town Landing Rd and 860 Palmer Ave and, after discussion in executive session, voted to deny both applications. Assessor Joseph Clancy moved to deny and Assessor Robert Dolan seconded; the denial votes are recorded as unanimous.
A separate abatement filing (41R) for 45 Sunset Point Road was denied because the application was mailed by the applicant on February 9, after the February 2 filing deadline. The minutes cite the board's lack of jurisdiction over late filings under M.G.L.; Assessor Joseph Clancy moved to deny and Assessor Robert Dolan seconded, with a unanimous vote recorded.
The board reviewed Abatement Application 22R for 263 Teaticket Hwy but took no action on that item. The board returned to open session at 9:48 a.m., scheduled its next meeting for April 2, 2026 at 9:00 a.m., and adjourned at 10:12 a.m.; the minutes were later approved on April 2, 2026.
Melissa Motta, Director of Assessing, is listed in the meeting roster as staff in attendance; the minutes record no public commenters for the public comment period. The minutes also note the board signed the Excise Commitment 2025-6 and reviewed the abatement log from the Feb. 19, 2026 meeting, and listed but did not debate several new-business items including a review of pro‑rata/pro‑forma billing for recent sales on Bigelow Landing and I&E mailings.
Formal motions and roll-call votes for the recorded grant and denial actions are reflected in the minutes; where the minutes record unanimous votes, the article reports that outcome. If readers require the full roll-call language or certified vote tallies, those details are contained in the official meeting minutes.
