WOODBURY BOARD OF ASSESSMENT APPEALS. MINUTES Regular Meeting/ Hearings Saturday, March 29, :00 AM Boyd Building Conference Room

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1 WOODBURY BOARD OF ASSESSMENT APPEALS MINUTES Regular Meeting/ Hearings Saturday, March 29, :00 AM Boyd Building Conference Room Present: Bonnie Sherman; Chairman Bob Giannotti; Vice Chairman Connie Jones 1. Call to Order Chairman Bonnie Sherman called the regular meeting to order at 9:00 AM in the Boyd Building Conference Room. 2. Review and approval of minutes MOTION: Connie Jones moved and Bob Giannotti seconded to accept the minutes as presented other than where noted. a. Regular Meeting March 5, 2014 b. Regular Meeting March 10, 2014 Page 4, first motion referred to Bradshaw/Johnson, 3 Hill View Lane, ID#41130 c. of the Hearings, March 15, 2014 Page 1, under John McDonald, et al, third sentence should read "The property between Old Sherman Hill Road and Judd Hill Road consists of 27.7 acres." Page 2, first full sentence should read "The application for the Judd Road/Judd Hill Road property was withdrawn." d. Regular Meeting March 18, 2014 e. Special Meeting March 19, 2014 Page 2, under John McDonald et al, section should read: "JOHN MCDONALD, et al JUDD ROAD/JUDD HILL ROAD ID# This application was withdrawn OLD SHERMAN HILL ROAD ID# MOTION: Bob Giannotti moved and Bonnie Sherman seconded to make no changes to the assessed value, based on information provided. " f. Special Meeting March 26, 2014 Connie Jones abstained for those meetings she was absent.

2 Page 2 3. Hearings PASSERELLI, BRONSON MOUNTAIN ROAD ID# Connie Jones administered the oath to Ms. Passerelli. She presented a map, showing the property was located on the Roxbury/Woodbury town line, on Route 67, two acres in Woodbury, twelve in Roxbury. The property has wetlands, conservation land, and the only useful land is the three to four acres where the house is located; most of the land is useless, the house is what is valuable, not the land. There is a bridge from the road to the property. The assessment nearly doubled on 2.19 acres. BRONSON MOUNTAIN HOMEOWNERS ASSOC., BRONSON MOUNTAIN ROAD ID# Ms. Passerelli also represented the Bronson Mountain Homeowners Assoc. This property is useless land, like the other, property values decreased but assessments increased, it is not right. MARK GYOLAI, 87 COACH LIGHT DRIVE ID# Mr. Gyolai was administered the oath by Connie Jones. He stated his assessment increased by 14%. He compared his home to the only other home on his street that sold recently. Mr. Gyolai questioned the different construction categories, he did not understand how they worked. He built his home. After review it was discovered that the field card was incorrect as to the number of bathrooms. VINCENT AND HEATHER FARISELLO, 434 QUASSAPAUG ROAD ID#48830 Connie Jones administered the oath to Mr. Farisello who submitted field cards of his neighbors' homes, built by the same builder in his subdivision and were similar. They were all assessed less than his, especially one home. He has made no upgrades to his residence. His assessment did decrease some from last year. LEWIS, LISA AND JOHN, 190 PLUMB BROOK ROAD ID# Ms. Lisa Lewis came forward to represent her application and was administered the oath by Connie Jones. She submitted numerous comparisons and a bank appraisal. There is big discrepancy between her home and others on her list, some of which had pools and outbuilding which hers does not. She has not had a home visit from the Assessor. The Assessor answered some questions she had, noting that previously her home may have been under assessed. SHARLENE MCEVOY, 324 CHURCH HILL ROAD ID# Ms. McEvoy noted the assessment is unrealistic. She was administered the oath by Connie Jones. Her home is not up to standards in this town. She stated her field card was inaccurate in that the floors in the kitchen, dining area and bathrooms were not hardwood but vinyl. She built the home in 1994, there have been no upgrades. The house is located on a dirt road, near wetlands, a stream and has a conservation easement. There is no room for expansion. There have been numerous lawsuits pertaining to the adjacent land where wetlands are located. She submitted copies of restrictions, a science report, a map, and letters from Inlands/Wetlands.

3 Page 3 FRANK SHEPARD (PERSONAL PROPERTY), 58 WESTWOOD ROAD Mr. Shepard came forward regarding personal property. His form somehow was not filed in the Assessor's Office timely, possibly lost by the Post Office. Connie Jones administered the oath to him. 4. Deliberations PASSERELLI-BRONSON MTN, BRONSON MOUNTAIN ROAD ID# MOTION: Connie Jones moved and Bob Giannotti seconded to make no changes to the assessed value based on information provided. BRONSON MOUNTAIN HOMEOWNERS ASSOC, BRONSON MOUNTAIN ROAD ID# MOTION: Connie Jones moved and Bonnie Sherman seconded to make no changes to the assessed value based on information provided. MARK GYOLAI, 87 COACHLIGHT DRIVE ID# MOTION: Bonnie Sherman moved and Connie Jones seconded to reduce the fair market value to $790,000 based on information provided. VINCENT AND HEATHER FARISELLO, 434 QUASSAPAUG ROAD ID#48830 The house used as comparison was assessed lower because of the unknown related to the adjacent lot which was undeveloped. MOTION: Connie Jones moved and Bob Giannotti seconded to make no changes to this assessment based on information provided. LEWIS, LISA AND JOHN, 190 PLUMB BROOK ROAD ID# It was duly noted that this home is of a higher construction class due to brick construction and only an exterior appraisal from the bank and Assessor was allowed. MOTION: Bonnie Sherman moved and Bob Giannotti seconded to reduce the fair market value to $771,399 based on information provided. Connie Jones abstained, she was not in agreement to lower the value at all. VOTE: 2-0 FAVOR. MOTION CARRIED. SHARLENE MCEVOY, 324 CHURCH HILL ROAD ID# MOTION: Connie Jones moved and Bob Giannotti seconded to make no changes to the assessed value of the property based on information provided.

4 Page 4 FRANK SHEPARD (PERSONAL PROPERTY), 58 WESTWOOD ROAD MOTION: Bonnie Sherman moved and Bob Giannotti seconded to lower the personal property from $45,150 down to $28,990 based on information provided. JACK YUN LIU AND HELEN HSU, 99 QUANOPAUG TRAIL ID# MOTION: Bonnie Sherman moved and Connie Jones seconded to make no changes to the assessment due to lack of evidence presented. K&N Properties, Klaus and Norma Weisbrick ID# ID# ID# ID# ID# ID# ID# ID# ID# ID# ID# ID# ID# ID# ID# ID#68470 ID#68460 ID#68450 ID#68440 ID#68430 ID# ID#68410 ID#18463 ID# ID# ID# ID#68490 MOTION: Connie Jones moved and Bonnie Sherman seconded to make no changes to the assessed value of these properties known as Grey Fox Woods based on information provided. APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN MOTION: Connie Jones moved and Bob Giannotti seconded to accept the withdrawals of the following applications: ID# ADDRESS OWNER PILGRIM TRAIL B3 15 PILGRIM TRAIL LLC PILGRIM TRAIL D8 CASSIDY PILGRIM TRAIL D7 CASSIDY ARROWHEAD WAY A4 DAVIDSON ARROWHEAD WAY C2 DAVIDSON PILGRIM TRAIL D5 DAVIDSON ARROWHEAD WAY A8 DAVIDSON ARROWHEAD WAY Cl ENGLEHARDT ARROWHEAD WAY C6 ENGLEHARDT

5 Page PILGRIM TRAIL F4 FADUS PILGRIM TRAIL D4 FADUS PILGRIM TRAIL D4 FADUS PILGRIM TRAIL E-2 GUGLIOTTI ARROWHEAD WAY C5 KUTZ PILGRIM TRAIL G8 M DANIESL LLC PILGRIM TRAIL G4 MAKIN PILGRIM TRAIL F7 NIGHTINGALE-BORN PILGRIM TRAIL G3 PEARTREE PILGRIM TRAIL B2 PEARTREE PILGRIM TRAIL C-3 QUINT ARROWHEAD WAY Al RIALL PILRAM TRAIL Fl SINGER ARROWHEAD WAY A3 TIMMEL OLD SHERMAN HILL RD MCDONALD, ET AL UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED 5. Other business/member comments There were no comments. 6. Adjournment MOTION: Connie Jones moved and Bob Giannotti seconded to adjourn the meeting at 12:30 PM. FILED SUBJECT TO BOARD APPROVAL Respectfully submitted Linda Leigh Clerk RECEIVED & FILED IN WOODBURY, CT This day of0avrl 20 // at 22,...PA7clock M Town Clerk