03/03/26 Board of Assessment Appeals (PM) Room 4

Board of Assessment Appeals (Fairfield) · March 11, 2026

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Appeal #286 — 1014 Pequod Avenue (Bartlett)

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Hearing officer Peter Rupert confirms appeal #286 for 1014 Pequod Avenue and reads the town appraisal ($2,842,825) and the owners' requested reduction ($1,723,147). Owner (self-identified as Chester Bartlett) testifies the house is an outlier: about half original fabric, built in 1734, with historic defects (low ceilings, no plumbing in the oldest wing) and a conservation easement limiting buildable area; Bartlett asks for fairness relative to direct historic comparables and replacement-cost calculations.

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The Board of Assessment Appeals held a series of individual property assessment hearings on March 3, 2026, where homeowners contested appraised market values citing condition, nonbuildable lots or conservation easements, wetlands and comparator sales; the board will deliberate later and notify outcomes by mail.

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