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Resident presses board on assessor schedules and abatement timing; staff to follow up
Summary
A resident raised multiple technical questions about assessor procedures — including required land-pricing schedules, submission requirements and whether assessor responses to abatement requests are 30 or 60 days — and the board agreed to investigate and report back.
During the citizen's issues portion of the meeting, a resident (Mario, S5) pressed the board on several assessor-related procedures and abatement timing.
Mario asked when Trio data (property updates and building sketches) would be transmitted for assessment and said he had found mistakes he wanted corrected before the tax roll is set. He told the board that, in his view, an assessing firm must submit schedules of land pricing and methods to the town or state before beginning a revaluation and urged that those materials be made available for public review.
The resident also asked about abatement timing, saying he had seen references to both 30- and 60-day response windows for assessors. Board members (S1 and S3) said Lisa would contact Josh (the assessor) to clarify what was submitted and to determine the correct response timelines and that the town would research state requirements and follow up.
Chair (S1) instructed staff to look into the documents the resident provided and to report back. "Whether it's 30 or 60, Lisa will contact Josh and find out where it is," Chair (S1) said. The board committed to researching the state requirements and to updating the resident.
