Assessors approve $210,000 overlay increase
The Board of Assessors approved a $210,000 increase to the overlay account. After a phone call with a finance staffer named Serena, members heard the balance cited at about $466,000, with the post-increase total given as both $610,000 and $680,000.
Other Committee · Meeting of October 21, 2026
DIGHTON — The Board of Assessors approved a $210,000 increase to the overlay account. After a phone call with a finance staffer named Serena, members heard the balance cited at about $466,000, with the post-increase total given as both $610,000 and $680,000. Serena said the five-year average of abatements was about $130,000 and total receivables about $1.1 million.
A member said, "I don't want to have 410,000 sitting there." The board also approved a $1,873.04 motor vehicle abatement commitment, named Lisa Tetreault primary bills and payroll signer with Nancy Goulart as alternate, and approved the Sept. 30 minutes. The board then entered executive session under G.L. c. 30A, Section 21(a)(7) and did not return to open session.
In the full story:
- Opening business and the motor vehicle abatement
- Signing authority for bills and payrolls
- The overlay increase
- Minutes
- Gateway signing authorization
- Executive session
- Who Was There
- Organizations And Documents Referenced
- The complete report: 1,408 words
Source: the Other Committee meeting of October 21, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript.
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