Board of Assessors
Regular MeetingAmesbury, MA · March 9, 2023
Minutes
By City Clerk at 10:30 am, Mar 23, 2023
Board of Assessors Meeting Minutes
March 9, 2023, 5:00pm Amesbury City Hall
Call to Order: The scheduled meeting of the Board of Assessors was held on March 9, 2023, at
5:00pm at the city hall auditorium. Those in attendance were Board member, Lisa Craig, Board
member, Emily Behn, and Board member, Diana Caswell.
Ms. Behn offered to open the meeting at 5:00pm, Ms. Craig seconded the motion, the motion
passed unanimously.
Approval of Minutes: The meeting minutes from February 16, 2023, were reviewed by the Board.
Motion by Ms. Craig to accept the minutes as written. Mrs. Caswell seconded the motion, passed
unanimously.
Public Comment No members of the public were in attendance.
Executive Session to discuss non-public records Motion was made by Ms. Behn to enter
Executive Session under Massachusetts general Law Chapter 30A, Section 2(f) to review
Executive Minutes and under Massachusetts General Law Chapter 30a, Section 21(a), Purpose 7
to discuss non-public records. The board will adjourn from Executive Session and reconvene
into Open Session. The motion was seconded by Ms. Craig and passed unanimously. Ms. Craig
announced that the Board was in Executive Session at 5:12pm.
Ms. Behn offered to reopen the open meeting at 5:38pm, Ms. Craig seconded the motion, the
motion passed unanimously.
Motor Vehicle Abatement Reports for February 1-28, 2023 and March 1-6, 2023 were
presented to the Board. After review, motion by Ms. Behn to accept Motor Vehicle Abatement
Reports as presented, Ms. Craig seconded the motion, the motion passed unanimously.
Public Comment No members of the public were in attendance.
Adjourn: Having no other business to come before he Board, motion by Ms. Behn, Ms. Craig
seconded the motion, the motion passed unanimously, adjourn executive session at 5:42pm.
Executive Session to discuss non-public records Motion was made by Ms. Behn to enter
Executive Session under Massachusetts general Law Chapter 30A, Section 2(f) to review
Executive Minutes and under Massachusetts General Law Chapter 30a, Section 21(a), Purpose 7
to discuss non-public records. The board will adjourn from Executive Session and not
reconvene in Open Session. The motion was seconded by Ms. Craig and the motion passed
unanimously. Ms. Craig announced that the Board was in Executive Session at 5:42pm.
The next Board of Assessor meeting will be held Thursday, March 30, 2023, at 4:45pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Bruce Collins
March 23, 2023
Agenda
By City Clerk at 9:39 am, Mar 07, 2023
AMESBURY
CITY HALL
62 Friend Street
Amesbury, MA 01913
MEETING NOTICE
POSTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF M.G.L. CHAPTER 30A §§18-25
Version 7.1.10
BOARD OF ASSESSORS
New Meeting
BOARD OR COMMITTEE
PLACE OF MEETING: CITY HALL AUDITORIUM
62 FRIEND STREET
AMESBURY, MA 01913
DAY, DATE & TIME: THURSDAY, MARCH 9, 2023 5:00pm
________________________________________________________________________________
AGENDA / LIST OF TOPICS TO BE DISCUSSED:
OPEN MEETING;
APPROVAL OF MINUTES; FEBRUARY 16, 2023
EXECUTIVE SESSION, IF NECESSARY (under Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 30A, Section 21(a),
subsection 7 to discuss non-public records MGL Chapter 59);
REVIEW / VOTE AND SIGN DEFERRAL APPLICATIONS;
SIGN POSTED REAL ESTATE ABATEMENT REPORT; FEBRUARY 24-28, 2023, MARCH 1-9, 2023
REVIEW / VOTE / SIGN REAL ESTATE APPLICATIONS
REVIEW / SIGN REAL ESTATE TAX EXEMPTIONS POSTED; FEBRUARY 1-23, 2023
ADJURN EXECUTIVE SESSION, RETURN TO OPEN MEETING;
READ / VOTE SIGN AND RESPOND TO CORRESPONDENCE;
REVIEW / SIGN MOTOR VEHCILE EXCISE TAX ABATEMENTS; FEBRUARY 1-28, 2023, MARCH 1-6, 2023
SIGN REVISION OF VALUATION OF THREE PROPERTIES
PUBLIC COMMENT, IF ANY;
ADJOURN
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