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Board of
Assessors
Susan Barker
Chair
Marjorie McGinnis
Vice Chair
G. Howard Hayes
Clerk
Deputy Assessor
James Gallagher
Senior Department
Assistant
Sara Acheson
Town of Brewster Board of Assessors
2198 Main St., Brewster, MA 02631
(508) 896-3701 ext 1137
BOARD OF ASSESSORS MEETING AGENDA
2198 Main Street
August 23, 2023 at 4:30 PM
This meeting will be conducted in person at the time and location identified above. This means that at least a quorum
of the members of the public body will attend the meeting in person and members of the public are welcome to attend
in person as well. As a courtesy only, access to the meeting is also being provided via remote means in
accordance with applicable law. Please note that while an option for remote attendance and/or participation is
being provided as a courtesy to the public, the meeting/hearing will not be suspended or terminated if
technological problems interrupt the virtual broadcast or affect remote attendance or participation, unless
otherwise required by law. Members of the public with particular interest in any specific item on this agenda, which
includes an applicant and its representatives, should make plans for in-person vs. virtual attendance accordingly.
Members of the public who wish to access the meeting may do so in the following manner:
Phone: Call (646) 931-3860 or (929) 436-2866. Webinar ID:815 5493 5907 Passcode: 577305
To request to speak: Press *9 and wait to be recognized.
ZoomWebinar: https://us02web.zoom.us/i/81554935907?pwd=VUNLYk9MYOVUUVA2VkVGOHp2NTMOUT09
Passcode: 577305
To request to speak: Tap Zoom "Raise Hand", then wait to be recognized.
When required by law or allowed by the Chair, persons wishing to provide public comment or otherwise participate in
the meeting, may do so by accessing the meeting remotely, as noted above. Additionally, the meeting will be broadcast
live, in real time, via Live broadcast (Brewster Government TV Channel 18), Livestream (livestream.brewster-ma. ov),
or Video recording tv,brewster-ma. ov .
Please note that the Board of Assessors may take official action, including votes, on any item on this agenda.
1. Call to Order
2. Declaration of a Quorum
3. Meeting Participation Statement
4. Recording Statement: As required by the Open Meeting Law we are informing you that the Town will be video
and audio taping as well as broadcasting this public meeting. In addition, if anyone else intends to either video or audio
tape this meeting they are required to inform the chair.
5. Report of the Deputy Assessor
6. Review and Approve Regular Session Meeting Minutes: August 16, 2023
7. Discuss and vote Community Preservation Surcharge Exemption (G.L. c. 44B Sec3(e)(1))
8. Discuss and vote Senior Means Tested Exemption
9. Discuss and vote FY2024 Tax Rate Classification Hearing options and recommendations
10. Discuss and vote FY2024 recommended allowance for abatements and exemptions
(overlay)
11. Matters Not Reasonably Anticipated by the Chair
12. Next Meetings: September 2023
13. Adjournment
Executive Session (To comply with or act under the authority of any general or special law
or federal grant-in-aid requirements: MGL Chapter 59, Section 60 and MGL Chapter 214,
Section 1B)
1. Personal Exemptions MGL Chapter 59 Sec. 5
2. ATB Docket No. F-348258, 277 Sea Pines Drive
3. Review and Approve Executive Session Meeting Minutes: August 16, 2023
4. Matters Not Reasonably Anticipated by the Chair
5. Adjourn
Date Posted: Date Revised: Received by Town Clerk:
8/21/2023 _ - _