Michael Doherty comment
Time: 4 minutes, 48 seconds
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Michael LeBlanc's assessment analysis workbook
During the Town Council meeting 11/28/07, Michael LeBlanc handed out to the Town Council and those in attendance a couple of sheets with his analysis of the tax assessments on commercial/industrial versus residential properties.
The papers that he handed out came from the two pages in the workbook now posted online and available here.
Michael, thank you for sharing this work!
The papers that he handed out came from the two pages in the workbook now posted online and available here.
Michael, thank you for sharing this work!
Tax Hearing Q&A - 11
Councilor McGann asks what is the distribution of split vs. single tax rates in MA
Time: 1 minute, 0 seconds
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Time: 1 minute, 0 seconds
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Tax Hearing Q&A - 5
Councilor Zollo starts getting to the real question, Kevin Doyle sorta answers it, Dibaggis chimes in
Time: 6 minutes, 14 seconds
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Time: 6 minutes, 14 seconds
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Town Council Meeting 11/28/07 Summary
In chronological order of the meeting itself, my live postings with the audio sections and the newspaper coverage that corresponds.
Board of Assessors presentation (audio)
Questions on senior participation in deferments (Pfeffer, McGann) (audio)
Mason's question on single rate rationale (audio)
Doak's initial questions (audio)
McGann's question on split tax rate scenarios (audio)
Zollo gets to the point (audio)
This is a deceptive piece of information (Pfeffer)
This is deceptive (Pfeffer) (audio)
Chairman Feeley has his turn (audio)
Can you recast this spreadsheet? (Whalen)
Nutting's proposal on determining the assessed vs. sale valuations
Can you recast this spreadsheet? (Whalen) (audio)
Councilor Vallee clarifies the potential tax rates (audio)
Councilor Doak clarifies 2007 sales and assessment valuations (audio)
Councilor McGann asks what is the distribution of split vs. single tax rates in MA (audio)
LeBlanc's presentation on the assessed valuations
LeBlanc's handouts (two spreadsheets)
Michael Leblanc's analysis of the assessment issue (audio)
Doak follow up question for LeBlanc (audio)
Zollo statement on assessment problem (audio)
Whalen statement on assessment problem (audio)
Franklin needs to be competitive with India as well as Indiana (M Doherty)
M Doherty comment (audio)
T Fleming comment (audio)
D Collier (?) comment (audio)
caution you to use the information he has provided carefully
K Norman comment (audio)
J Curran comment (audio)
Jeff Nutting reviews the proposal for the Town Council to change the allocation of the Hotel Tax
Jeff Nutting (audio)
Historical Commission representative reads statement (audio)
Whalen, Nutting, Bartlett (audio)
McGann, Nutting, Roche (audio)
Doak, Zollo, Roche (audio)
Pfeffer (audio)
Susan Spears (audio)
Dave Collier (?) (audio)
Michael LeBlanc, Lisa Piana, Carol Harpin (audio)
McGann, Nutting, Roche (audio)
Zollo (audio)
Jane Curran, Eileen Mason, Lynn Narron (audio)
Motion to allocate the Hotel/Motel Tax per Nutting recommendation to next agenda
Doak, Bartlett, Nutting, Feeley, McGann and vote (audio)
Deficit in FY 09 will be far greater than FY 08 per Nutting (audio)
Motion to balance the discovered discrepancy in the School budget for FY 07 with transfer of $590,000 from stabilization
Milford Daily News coverage
Board of Assessors presentation (audio)
Questions on senior participation in deferments (Pfeffer, McGann) (audio)
Mason's question on single rate rationale (audio)
Doak's initial questions (audio)
McGann's question on split tax rate scenarios (audio)
Zollo gets to the point (audio)
This is a deceptive piece of information (Pfeffer)
This is deceptive (Pfeffer) (audio)
Chairman Feeley has his turn (audio)
Can you recast this spreadsheet? (Whalen)
Nutting's proposal on determining the assessed vs. sale valuations
Can you recast this spreadsheet? (Whalen) (audio)
Councilor Vallee clarifies the potential tax rates (audio)
Councilor Doak clarifies 2007 sales and assessment valuations (audio)
Councilor McGann asks what is the distribution of split vs. single tax rates in MA (audio)
LeBlanc's presentation on the assessed valuations
LeBlanc's handouts (two spreadsheets)
Michael Leblanc's analysis of the assessment issue (audio)
Doak follow up question for LeBlanc (audio)
Zollo statement on assessment problem (audio)
Whalen statement on assessment problem (audio)
Franklin needs to be competitive with India as well as Indiana (M Doherty)
M Doherty comment (audio)
T Fleming comment (audio)
D Collier (?) comment (audio)
caution you to use the information he has provided carefully
K Norman comment (audio)
J Curran comment (audio)
Jeff Nutting reviews the proposal for the Town Council to change the allocation of the Hotel Tax
Jeff Nutting (audio)
Historical Commission representative reads statement (audio)
Whalen, Nutting, Bartlett (audio)
McGann, Nutting, Roche (audio)
Doak, Zollo, Roche (audio)
Pfeffer (audio)
Susan Spears (audio)
Dave Collier (?) (audio)
Michael LeBlanc, Lisa Piana, Carol Harpin (audio)
McGann, Nutting, Roche (audio)
Zollo (audio)
Jane Curran, Eileen Mason, Lynn Narron (audio)
Motion to allocate the Hotel/Motel Tax per Nutting recommendation to next agenda
Doak, Bartlett, Nutting, Feeley, McGann and vote (audio)
Deficit in FY 09 will be far greater than FY 08 per Nutting (audio)
Motion to balance the discovered discrepancy in the School budget for FY 07 with transfer of $590,000 from stabilization
Milford Daily News coverage
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