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Carlisle Board of Assessors approves March abatements, signs excise warrant and enters executive session on appeals
Summary
At its April 9 meeting the Carlisle Board of Assessors approved March lists of tax abatements, signed the Assessors’ warrant for excise Commitment #2 (2026) and voted to enter executive session to review abatement applications under M.G.L. c.59, § 60.
The Carlisle Board of Assessors met on April 9, 2026, at Town Hall and approved March lists of abated taxes and signed the Assessors’ warrant for Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise Tax Commitment #2 for 2026. The minutes state that the board reviewed and approved the Motor Vehicle Excise Monthly List of Taxes Abated for March 2026 (tax levies 2025 and 2026) and the Real Estate & Personal Property Monthly List of Taxes Abated for March 2026 (levy 2026); the minutes do not record individual vote tallies for those approvals.
Chair Ken Mostello moved to enter executive session at 8:31 a.m. for the purpose of reviewing and deliberating on abatement applications “in accordance with Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 59, § 60 (Purpose #7),” and Raymond Modeen seconded the motion. The motion carried 2-0, as recorded in the minutes. David Boardman was listed as absent in the attendance for this meeting. The minutes do not record the detail or outcomes of the executive-session deliberations.
The official minutes also include a later administrative entry showing that on July 15, 2026, the minutes were motioned for approval by David Boardman, seconded by Ken Mostello, and approved by roll call vote 3-0; the submission is credited to Assessor’s Assistant Frank Schembari. The meeting adjourned at 8:53 a.m.
What this means: the board completed routine abatement approvals and took the procedural step of moving into executive session to handle abatement appeals, consistent with the cited state statute. The minutes do not specify individual roll-call votes for the initial abatements or provide the substance of executive-session deliberations.
