Prior to Middleboro's April Election, I circulated the following received anonymously. Before you disregard the amounts reported as trivial, does it represent preferential treatment when others have had great difficulty getting conspicuous errors corrected? :
The Assessor’s information at the Vision Appraisal website was updated March 24, 2008.
The prior update was in the month of January and had all the Fiscal 2008 values that went out on the January tax bills.
Sometime between January and March 24 two properties owned by Diane Maddigan changed value, downward.
Ms. Maddigan’s property at 380 Marion Rd. decreased $1,100 in value, from $402,700 to $401,600. This only saves only about $11.00 in tax dollars. This was due to the removal of a dilapidated barn that was removed after July 1, 2007. This “removal” may be totally innocent, IF it only effects FUTURE assessments. If Ms. Maddigan actually got an “abatement of her FY ’08 taxes”, it is questionable. I saw the barn come down after July 1, 2007. When did someone go to the property? Did they inspect the interior of the house also? Is the enclosed porch really only an enclosed porch or is it living area?
Ms. Maddigan’s other property 129 Spruce St. also decreased in value, from $392,900 to $391, 600. There is a difference of $1,300. That’s only about $13.13 in tax dollars. This was a result of the removal of a shed, an above ground swimming pool, and a data correction to the house. When did someone go to the property? Did they inspect the interior of the house also? Is it totally correct now? Why was the photo of the house removed? Can I have my photo removed? Isn’t Ms. Maddigan running a business from the house now? Didn’t she get a variance? Will she pay the commercial tax rate?
Wouldn’t we all like for our properties to be inspected in February or March and have the values decreased and save twenty-five tax dollars? Did she actually get abatements? Was this special treatment by the Assessors? If she wasn’t running for assessor would she get the same treatment?
I believe there is an appearance of impropriety.
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