How does this impact Lexington and our decision on how to proceed with Shire? Jesse http://business.bostonherald.com/businessNews/view.bg?articleid=1020311 ...
For whatever it's worth: Today's Globe*, pg F1, Business Section: A short note suggesting Shire's plan for two new buildings in Lexington is on hold. ...
... Jim, Even if Town Meeting defeats the Shire TIF proposal, Lexington will not get the full taxes it deserves until the Town Board of Assessors reverses its...
Frank Sandy
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Sep 1, 2007 8:30 pm
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In a message dated 9/1/2007 4:30:33 PM Eastern Daylight Time, fsandy@... writes: In 2002 Raytheon sold that property to Patriot Partners for $51,500,000....
Frank- Are commercial assessments done on a different schedule than residential assessments? If not, then all assessments lag by two years. A 2002 sale price...
Vicki, I was giving the assessors the benefit of the doubt on that delay. The assessed value for FY2004 was $40,483,000 which is even lower and more illegal....
Frank Sandy
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Sep 2, 2007 10:48 pm
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Commercial assessments reflect values each year, I believe. Given what happened to commercial real estate from the 2000-01 peak to a few years later, when...
jrosenbe@...
Sep 3, 2007 12:22 am
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HarryForsdick (harry@...) has invited you as a friend on Quechup... ...the social networking platform sweeping the globe Go to:...
Harry Forsdick did NOT sponsor the email that we have all received inviting us to join Quechup. The invitation is an apparently the result of a virus that has ...
Friends, Yesterday, I signed up for a social networking group called Quechup. Some how it got access to my Google Address book and sent out invitations from...
**** WEDNESDAY 7:30 PM **** Meeting of the Appropriation Committee Wednesday, September 5, 2007, 7:30 PM Room G-15, Town Office Building AGENDA 1....
Alan M. Levine
aml@...
Sep 4, 2007 1:05 am
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Welcome back from your summer vacations! The League of Women Voters meeting that Vicki refers to below is this coming Friday, September 7 at 9:30 AM in the...
Edith Sandy
esandy@...
Sep 4, 2007 1:31 am
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To see more "unbelievable" assessments, check out the Boston Sports Club property - 475 Bedford St ...
Eric Michelson
eric.michelson@...
Sep 4, 2007 1:35 am
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Eric has given very important and specific information. In my opinion, the selectmen should inquire into it and provide explanatory information on what appear...
Well, it's not really a virus, but it is a serious pain in the posterior. If you are not already aware of it, other social networking sites access your...
It isn't clear to me that the selling price of a business like BSC, which possibly includes real estate, equipment, staff, and maybe other assets like good...
David, I tend to disagree with your rationalization of the BSC property. The price noted is for the sale of the BSC real estate property (not the business)...
Eric Michelson
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Sep 5, 2007 3:21 am
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Please join the League of Women Voters as we kick off our forum series this Friday, September 7, at 9:30. Our topic this month is Commercial Tax Assessments...
Rep. Jay Kaufman has requested that I send the following message ( which also appeared in the Lexington Minuteman I think) to the TMMA list for him due to...
http://www.boston.com/business/technology/biotechnology/articles/2007/09/08/e_mails_detail_biotech_meetings/ Former state economic undersecretary Robert K....
Frank Sandy
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Sep 8, 2007 4:54 pm
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Frank, I think your subject should have said dubious Robert K. Coughlin dealings. The meeting attended by the Shire executive on June 5th was probably about...
Hi everyone, The next meeting of the TMMA Executive Committee will be on Wednesday, September 19 at 7:30 PM in Cary Hall. Our formal agenda will be very brief...
Edith Sandy
esandy@...
Sep 9, 2007 7:42 pm
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To: Family, Friends, Town Meeting Members, Historical Guides, Classmates, Fraternity Brothers - within and without the Jewish Community From: Benjamin Cohen ...
Benjamin J. Cohen
warrior060@...
Sep 10, 2007 2:06 am
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I have supported an organization called Corporate Accountability International. They have conducted a campaign against corporate control of water with examples...
Sam Berman
samberman@...
Sep 11, 2007 7:29 pm
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Hi everyone, Here's another pair of dates to put on your calendar -- IF the Selectmen vote to approve a TIF (Tax Increment Financing) for Shire, there will be ...
Edith Sandy
esandy@...
Sep 11, 2007 7:46 pm
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I take it the BOS will vote on a Shire TIF prior to the state voting on the governor's $1 billion biotech program? Shire to Massachusetts: Pass incentive bill...
Ruth Thomas
rthomas@...
Sep 11, 2007 7:59 pm
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For several reasons I am suggesting that Lexington no longer uses bottled water at public meetings. Bottled water has become a billion dollar industry and is...
Sam Berman
samberman@...
Sep 11, 2007 11:41 pm
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Sam, thanks for this message, I agree with you completely. I urged the Farmers Market to stop selling bottled water this summer - while they didn't do that,...
The moderator requests that any discussion of the global politics of water on this list be focussed on remedies that can be applied at the local, Lexington...