BERLIN — The city council Monday night had its first reading of the fiscal 2022 budget and tabled it for a public hearing and passage at the June 21 council
City Council discusses abatement applications
June 03, 2021BERLIN On May 17, the Berlin City Council held a work session where the first topic of discussion was in regard to property value abatements.
City Manager James Wheeler discussed the property abatement recommendations received from Monica Hurley, Assessing Agent from Corcoran Consulting Associates, who was present via Zoom to answer any questions.
Hurley said, Taxpayers must reference one out of the following three criteria s in order to merit an abatement application. The three criteria are data, comparable market sales and level of assessment. If the citizen s concerns are interior, they will schedule an interior inspection.
BERLIN â The city continues to comply with the N.H. Board of Tax and Land Appeals order and expects the case will soon be closed.
At the April 12 city council meeting, City Manager James Wheeler reviewed the city attorneyâs update to the state board. The letter reports that the three members of the Berlin Board of Assessors agreed to step down after Mayor Paul Grenier requested their resignations.
Per the Board of Tax and Land Appeals order, the city has billed the three assessors for the property assessment abatements they granted each other and a family member for tax years 2018 and 2019 as well as interest. The totals are Mark Eastman, $2,074, Robert Goddard, $2,421, and Kem Rozek, $4,011. Thomas Rozek, the son of Kim Rozek, was billed $2,403.
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