Town of Waldoboro
Board of Assessors Meeting
Minutes
Tuesday, August 10, 2004

I. Call to order

The Board of Assessors met at the municipal building on Tuesday, August 10, 2004 at 6:00 p.m. to conduct town affairs. The meeting was called to order by Chairman of the Board, Gordon Webster.

Members present were Gordon Webster, Becky Maxwell, Ted Wooster, and Ellen Winchenbach. Absent was Kathleen Blodgett. Staff present was Assessors’ Agent Darryl McKenney.

II. Approve Minutes of February 24, 2004.

On motion of Wooster / Maxwell, the Board VOTED: To approve the minutes of the regular meeting of February 24, 2004 (Vote: 4-0).

III. Abatement Requests.

1. David S. Vannah – Personal Account #207 – Year 2000

On motion of Maxwell / Winchenbach, the Board VOTED: To grant abatement to David S. Vannah in the amount of $65.32, and taxed under account #207 for the tax year 2000. (Vote: 4-0)

2. David S. Vannah – Personal Account #207 – Year 2001

On motion of Maxwell / Winchenbach, the Board VOTED: To grant abatement to David S. Vannah in the amount of $77.50, and taxed under account #207 for the tax year 2001. (Vote: 4-0)

3. Northeast Fiberglass – Personal Account #228 – Year 2001

On motion of Wooster / Maxwell, the Board VOTED: to grant abatement to Northeast Fiberglass, in the amount of $385.95, and taxed under account #228 for the tax year 2001. (Vote: 4-0).

4. Michelle J. Langstaff – Account #2555 – R 9-45A

On the motion of Winchenbach / Maxwell, the Board VOTED: to deny the abatement request of $50,000 from Michelle J. Langstaff in that the property is taxed equitably with similar property in Waldoboro and at a fair estimate of market value. (Vote: 4-0)

IV. Meet with tractor owners – request the Board not tax them

David Tenney and Henry & Eleanor Groth met with the board to ask if they would consider not taxing tractors as the surrounding towns don’t tax them (mainly Jefferson, Nobleboro, and Damariscotta). They question the term ‘Farm or Garden Tractor’, in that they don’t have a farm or garden and don’t use them for business either. The Board AGREED: this issue should be addressed to our State Representatives.

V. The Board of Assessors adjourned to interview prospective Planning Board and Board
of Appeals Members

VI. The Board of Assessors reconvened at 08:15 to conduct business

VII. 1. Reclassification – Tree Growth to Farmland – David and Melissa Karas

On the motion of Wooster / Maxwell, the Board VOTED: to reclassify David and Melissa Karas’ land from Tree Growth to Farmland. (Vote: 4-0)

2. Reclassification – Tree Growth to Open Space – Bruce Meyer

On the motion of Webster / Winchenbach, the Board VOTED: to reclassify Bruce Meyer’s land from Tree Growth to Open Space. (Vote: 4-0)

VIII. Adjournment

On motion of Wooster / Maxwell, the Board adjourned at 08:30 pm.

IX. At 08:50, the Board convened as the Board of Selectmen to act on 4 Philbrook Fund applications in executive session.

1. Philbrook Fund #1
On the motion of Winchenbach / Maxwell, the Board APPROVED: $150.00 to approve an expenditure for a cemetery plot. (Vote: 4-0)

2. Philbrook Fund #2

On the motion of Maxwell / Winchenbach, the Board VOTED: to deny the request given the applicant has passed away. (Vote: 4-0)

3. Philbrook Fund #3

On the motion of Wooster / Winchenbach, the Board VOTED: to deny the request and send a Maine Resident’s Property Tax Refund Application. (Vote: 4-0)

4. Philbrook Fund #4

On the motion of Maxwell / Winchenbach, the Board VOTED: to deny the request to repair a mobile home. (Vote: 3-1 Wooster opposed the motion)

X. Adjournment

On the motion of Maxwell / Winchenbach, the Board VOTED: to adjourn at 08:55 pm.