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Selectmen approve $523.85 abatement after duplicate assessment of Dennis Young Sr.
Summary
The board approved abating $523.85 in property taxes for Dennis Young Sr. for tax years 2012 and 2013 after the property was assessed twice; the motion cited Title 36 M.R.S.A. Section 841 and passed 4-0-1 with one abstention.
The Cushing Board of Selectmen approved a tax abatement totaling $523.85 for Dennis Young Sr. on July 13 after the Board of Assessors found the property had been assessed twice (accounts #321 and #356) for tax years 2012 and 2013.
Selectman Heidi Alley moved and Selectman Laurie Haynes seconded the abatement; the motion carried 4-0-1 with Selectman Daniel Staples abstaining. The minutes note an earlier abatement for tax year 2014 was issued by the Board of Assessors on May 7, 2015. The action references Title 36 M.R.S.A. Section 841, under which municipal officers may correct errors within three years that do not constitute valuation adjustments.
