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LUNENBURG BOARD OF ASSESSORS
WEDNESDAY , JULY 1, 2026 at 6:30P.M.
RITTER BUILDING, LOWER LEVEL
960 MASSACHUSETTS A VENUE
Present Members: Chair Brian Laffond, Vice Chair Sarah Cammer, Finance 
Director/Town Accountant Karen Barrett, Member Bryant Moscon, Consultant Rena 
Swezey
CALL TO ORDER
 The meeting opened at 6:33 PM.
OPENING COMMENTS
 • Board
 There were no comments from the Board.
 • Public
 There were no comments from the public.
CURRENT BUSINESS
                •Review and Approve Minutes of February 4, 2026, February 25, 2026, April 8, 2026, 
and April 22, 2026, May 13, 2026, and June 3, 2026. Executive Session Minutes 
for April 8, 2026, April 22, 2026, and May 13, 2026.
                        No public or executive session minutes were reviewed or approved.
•Update of Neighborhood Review Project
 Rena Swezey has completed the site indexes for the lakefront/waterfront 
properties. Along the way, she identified and corrected mislabeled 
properties. There were also several land use codes that needed to manually 
be changed.
Rena Swezey anticipates starting to review “Little Hickory” next.
•Status on Principal Assessor search
 Karen Barrett confirmed there are 2 candidates that will be going into the 
second round of interviews.
•Seniors Means Tested Exemption presentation
 Brian Laffond suggests having the presentation at the Adult Activity Center in 
early August. Karen Barrett will reach out to the Director at the Adult Activity 
Center regarding scheduling.
 Brian Laffond contacted Lou Franco who facilitated the writing and sponsored the
legislation to the legislature.
Applications for the Senior Means Tested Exemption will be accepted beginning 
in early August through September 2, 2026.
Minutes Approved       Date 
BPL                Sept. 9, 2026
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Brian Laffond stated the recording of the presentation will be shared and made 
available to view on the Lunenburg Public Access channel.
There was a brief discussion about the Veterans Exemption and whether the Town
would adopt an increase from $400 to $600 (or some other amount).  There will 
be further discussion at upcoming meetings in hopes of having something to 
present at the November Special Town Meeting.
POSTPONED TOPICS
 •Criteria for Clause 18
 • BOA Polices Binder
UPCOMING MEETING/EVENTS SCHEDULE
 Upcoming Tentative Meetings: August 5, 2026, September 9, 2026, September 23, 
2026. (All meetings scheduled for 6:30p.m. with location varying each meeting).
CLOSING COMMENTS
 •Public
 There were no comments from the public.
 •Board
 There were no comments from the Board.
ADJOURN
The meeting closed at 7:19 PM.