Town of Pittsfield Board of Abatement Hearing Minutes
September 28, 2021 Town Office 5pm
AGENDA
Present: Trish Fryer, Ann Kuendig, AJ Ruben, Joyce Stevens, Herb Kuendig, Betty Warner, Jeremy Rayner, Beth Stanton, Brian Smith.
New Business
Town Clerk Trish Fryer called the hearing to order at 5:01pm.
New Business:
There being no further business of the Board of Abatement, Herb moved to adjourn at 5:17pm. Jeremy seconded. All in favor.
Submitted by: s/Ann Kuendig
Date Approved:
By: S/Trish Fryer
September 28, 2021 Town Office 5pm
AGENDA
Present: Trish Fryer, Ann Kuendig, AJ Ruben, Joyce Stevens, Herb Kuendig, Betty Warner, Jeremy Rayner, Beth Stanton, Brian Smith.
New Business
- Elect Chair
- Administer Oath of Office
- Abatement request- Wendy Lothrop
- Board Decision
Town Clerk Trish Fryer called the hearing to order at 5:01pm.
New Business:
- Elect Chair: Joyce Stevens moved to name Trish Fryer as Chair of the Board of Abatement. Ann seconded. All in favor. Ann agreed to take minutes.
- Administer Oath of Office: Trish Fryer administered the Oath of Office to board members and asked participants to disclose any potential conflict of interest or ex-parte communications with the applicant.
- Abatement Request: Trish identified the applicant as Wendy Lothrop, 231 Cahill Road, Pittsfield, VT 05762, parcel ID number 75-0231-000. Ms. Lothrop submitted a letter to the Town Clerk on August 4, 2021 requesting an abatement of delinquent taxes, interest and penalty in the form of delaying the scheduled tax sale of her property. On August 17, 2021, the Town Clerk mailed and emailed a Request for Abatement Form in which the applicant must designate under which statutory requirement she was filing for an abatement. The Town Clerk sent another request and notice of hearing on September 21, 2021. Ms. Lothrop did not respond to the requests nor did she attend the hearing.
- Board Decision: Board members deliberated under the assumption from her letter that Ms. Lothrop was requesting an abatement pursuant to 24 V.S.A. § 1525 (a) (3) Taxes or charges of persons who are unable to pay their taxes, charges, interest and /or collection fees. Without any evidence or testimony to support the request, the Board could not justify an abatement of tax. The Board unanimously agreed to deny the applicant’s request.
There being no further business of the Board of Abatement, Herb moved to adjourn at 5:17pm. Jeremy seconded. All in favor.
Submitted by: s/Ann Kuendig
Date Approved:
By: S/Trish Fryer
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