Town of Hubbardston meeting signs motor-vehicle abatements, Chapter 61 land certificates and sets June 10 session

At a brief Town of Hubbardston meeting, the chair asked members to approve routine administrative items including eight motor-vehicle excise abatements and several Chapter 61A land certificates, and the group agreed to hold its next meeting on Wednesday, June 10 at 6:00 p.m.

The chair said the town had "only 8 of them" for motor-vehicle excise abatements and asked officials to sign the paperwork. The chair also told the members that the treasurer/collector had requested abatements for a handful of real-estate balances that were under $5 and therefore could not be rebilled: "We can't rebill for them because they're under $5, so it'll come out of the overlay, which we do have enough money in," the chair said.

Officials reviewed and signed multiple Chapter land certificates and applications under the town's Chapter 61 process. The chair presented certificates for parcels owned by Curtis McGrath (three copies requested for signature), items for Sadia Mohammed and Jeffrey Janes (a new plan), a Washburn Family Trust parcel, and an application tied to Nick Corlino with a May 13 filing date. The chair recommended approving an application from Lehi Tatton in full, saying income documentation was in order, liens had been signed and recorded at the registry, and other eligibility criteria were met.

On a separate Chapter 61 matter the chair explained that Linda Brisbois's parcel is in 61A (productive woodland) and therefore is not required to provide proof of income because she has a forest-management plan; the chair recommended approving her application. The chair also explained that one filed parcel belonged to the estate of the late David Meager and that the application was processed so there would be no tax-accounting issues while probate continues.

The chair noted one administrative item that had not been on the published agenda: paperwork related to the Fitchburg Watershed pilot program warrant and commitment, provided so the watershed entity can complete required tax-payment processing. Members were asked to sign that paperwork as well.

The board confirmed there were no public comments and no old business. After confirming a scheduling conflict for the traditionally scheduled third-Wednesday meeting, members agreed to move the next meeting to Wednesday, June 10 at 6:00 p.m. A Committee member moved to adjourn; a second was recorded and the meeting ended.

The transcript records motions to approve the minutes and to adjourn and multiple requests to sign documents; it does not include a recorded roll-call vote tally for those motions in the provided transcript.