Board of Assessment Appeals Meeting Minutes

TOWN OF UNION CONNECTICUT

Board of Assessment Appeals

1043 Buckley Highway, Union CT 06076

(860)684-3812

assessmentappeals@unionconnecticut.org

Minutes of March 15, 2024 Meeting

The meeting was called to order at 7:30 PM

Present:  David M. Heck, Ed Fournier, Charles Sweetland

The minutes of the March 8, 2024 meeting were read.  Motion made to accept minutes as presented by Ed Fournier, seconded by David M. Heck.  The vote in favor was unanimous.

Appeal hearings:

The assessment appeal hearing for 84 Webster Rd. was held.  The appellant(s) did not attend the hearing and the Board discussed previously submitted information.  The assessment value from Vision Government Solutions, Inc., the company which performed the reval, was determined to be on par with Connecticut real estate price increases in the last 5 years.  A motion to deny the appeal was made by David M. Heck, seconded by Charles Sweetland.  The board vote to deny the appeal was unanimous.

The assessment appeal hearing for 510 Buckley Hwy. was held.  Mr. Mission informed the board the shed/out building count as assessed is correct and that portion of the appeal was withdrawn.  Photos of interior and exterior conditional issues were presented as evidence.  The Board decided to seek additional information from the Assessor’s office before rendering a decision.  David M. Heck will gather the information for the next meeting.  No decision was made.

The assessment appeal for Union Bee Company was discussed.  Based on information from the Assessor’s Office a new Personal Property form is to be submitted by Thomas Bacon removing duplicate entries for two tractors used by the farm.  The assessment increase was determined to be a coding error in the Vision system regarding farm machinery exemptions and this information was relayed to the Assessor for correction.  Since the corrections will be made on the form by Mr.  Bacon and the exemption corrected by the Assessor the board had no actionable items and voted to deny the appeal.  Motion made by David M. Heck, seconded by Charles Sweetland.  The board vote to deny the appeal was unanimous.

The assessment appeal hearing regarding the Open Space denial for property on Bush Rd. owned by Jason Lake was held.  Based on information previously submitted and discussed at the hearing it was determined the Assessor’s Office denial of the application was correct.  State of Connecticut Statute 12-64 designates the State as a “recording state” for real estate transactions.  The deed for the property in question was recorded after October 1 which was the basis for the Open Space denial.  Motion to deny the appeal made by Charles Sweetland, seconded by Ed Fournier.  The board vote to deny the appeal was unanimous.

The assessment appeal hearing regarding 21-26 Howard Rd. was held.  Mr. Teeson presented information regarding the assessment of both the dwelling and outbuilding.  Based on the information presented and discussed the Board will seek additional information from the Assessor’s Office.  David M. Heck will gather the information for the next meeting.  No decision was made.

A motion to cancel the 10:00AM Saturday, March 16, 2024 Board of Assessment Appeals hearing was made by David M. Heck.  The motion was seconded by Ed Fournier and the vote in favor was unanimous.

A motion to adjourn at 9:35PM was made by Ed Fournier, seconded by Charles Sweetland.  The vote in favor was unanimous and the meeting was adjourned.

Respectfully submitted by

David M. Heck

BOAA Chairman/Secretary