Fairfield Shore LLC disputes $1,000,000 land valuations for roadside beachfront parcel

Fairfield Shore LLC’s representative appealed the assessor’s allocation for 1025 Fairfield Beach Road (Appeal 645), arguing the town applied waterfront land values to a property that sits at roadside elevation, lacks water access and is not FEMA‑compliant.

The representative told the panel that direct‑waterfront comparables — such as 26 Lighthouse Point — have clear water access and views that the roadside lot does not, and that treating the parcels as equivalent inflates the roadside lot’s land value. “This is sitting on the ground, non FEMA compliant, no water access and no views… and we're applying that same land value,” the representative said, urging the board to consider more appropriate comparables.

Board member Katie Guston acknowledged the point and asked the representative to submit sales comparables and field cards for the appeal file so the full panel can review them during deliberations. Guston reiterated the practical process: volunteers hear individual appeals, then convene to deliberate with submitted evidence and notify appellants of outcomes by mail.

What happens next: the representative said they will submit the requested documentation; the board will consider submitted comparables and field cards when making its administrative determination. No formal decision was made on the record during the hearing.

Provenance: discussion of Appeal 645 occurs in the hearing record beginning when Appeal 645 was read and through the representative’s presentation and the board’s acceptance of further evidence.