So our Board of Assessors quit recently...the buzz from the bee's is it was before the Mass Department of Assessors began their ethics investigation...it appears the former members scheme now is to push and make the Assessors positions, elected positions so they can get around this somehow...to basically run amok again like they have for who knows how many years...don't get caught in that web
Here is what I've heard...
- Apparently we had an Assessor who was calculating comp time...unfortunately she calculated the comp time that included past comp time...a double dip if you will...you can't make that up...this was discovered after she was required to produce time cards...no more summers off !
- Apparently this same Assessor was convicted of an ethics violation and was fined 2K...
- This same person was apparently reviewing properties that owed back taxes (instead of assessing properties)...in some cases the owners names were changed to "Unknown", this same assessor paid the backed taxes, took ownership of the properites and sold at a nice profit...or she would approach the owners, offer them $50 to make the back taxes go away by signing the property over to her...rumor has it the elderly were typically the target...nice
- The Board of Assessors allowed this same assessor to assess her property and properties within 300ft of hers...this is an ethics violation unless the Board of Assessors OK's it...guess what they did...birds of a feather...
- It appears while accumulating comp time, 147 properties have not been assessed since 2007...while this assessor is collecting 44K a year !! nice gig...
- Board of Assessors apparently didn't find it necessary to show up to FINCOM or BOS meetings when requested...had made 1 meeting in the past 10 months (generous) before resigning...
- It was brought to the Board of Assessors attention that a 3rd party company out of Bellingham could do what the assessor hadn't for 13K a year...that is a 30K savings a year plus the cost of benefits...with no conflict of interest...they voted against that...shocked
- Obviously the town has no idea what the tax base is at this point since not much has been done...
- This same assessor sued the employee's of the town a few years back...the Uxbridge Court dismissed with prejudice...she sued the town maliciously, it got thrown out and it cost the town 10K...because unfortunately the towns lawyers didn't throw their bill out...
- When the Board of Assessors did resign, the town did go ahead and hire the 3rd party outfit and saved the town 30K...so some good did come out of it...
So the question becomes how long has this been going on and how much money did the town lose out on...things that make you go hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm....
Don't let it happen again...get educated
Please ask questions at town hall...your BOS is...demand answers...it's your right...and money
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To the A-hole who left an insult laced comment...obviously still in denial...provide some facts to dispute whats posted and sign your name and I will gladly post...but clearly you have no guts and never will...just more of the same...
One of the things that was left in the message the A-hole left was the statement "half-truths"... maybe you could help us out and explain if even half of it's true...why aren't you pissed ?
And maybe help with which half you think isn't true ?...because clearly you're in some weird ass denial I have never heard of...the source that provided the info has done their homework I promise you...your BOS is aware as well...that is what the executive session was going to be about until the whole board quit...
Hate to go back to this...many said removing the old chief was wrong and would be bad for the town...it is the best thing that has happened to this town and was a long time coming...that is indisputable...
The rumors about the assessors office have been around just as long maybe...somebody decided to take a look and low and behold there was some basis to the rumors...
And it affects people in town...while the assessment on the A-hole's double wide may be a couple hundred bucks because they were taken care of...I'd like to know the $4500 I pay a year is correct...hello ?
Just one question....Did you gag when that was spoon fed to you?
I didn't actually...every bone in my body tells me there were many liberties taken and it went unchecked for a long time...but I'm comfortable you already knew that...
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