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Minutes Board of Selectmen Meeting Tuesday December 1, 2015 Memorial Hall - Salah Meeting Room Present: John J. Connolly, Chairman, Robert E. Burr Jr., Vice-Chairman, Kevin T. Feeney, Clerk, Victor D. Del Vecchio, Member, Mark J. Porter, Member, William T. Friel, Town Administrator, Jennifer Kemalian, Administrative Secretary. The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. A moment of silence was held for resident and former Town employee Chuck Leary. Motion was made to open the hearing for a transfer of a Wine and Malt Package Store License from Lael Enterprises, Inc. d/b/a The News Stand to Rina Khan d/b/a The News Stand, 719 Washington Street. Motion: Mr. Feeney Second: Mr. Del Vecchio Vote: 5-0 Mr. Friel noted that the application was in order and favorable action was being recommended. Motion was made to close the hearing. Motion: Mr. Feeney Second: Mr. Del Vecchio Vote: 5-0 Motion was made to approve the transfer of the Wine and Malt Package Store License from Lael Enterprises, Inc. d/b/a The News Stand to Rina Khan d/b/a The News Stand, 719 Washington Street. Motion: Mr. Feeney Second: Mr. Del Vecchio Vote: 5-0 Karen Zukauskas, Director of Assessing and Representative Bill Galvin, member of the Board of Assessors presented to the Board of Selectmen, the FY2016 Assessor's Tax Classification recommendation. Ms. Zukauskas noted that currently the tax rates are $12.88 for residential and $26.36 for commercial property. She noted that the Board of Assessors is recommending a 1.67% shift. The rates would be $12.79 for residential and $26.36 for commercial property. Ms. Zukauskas noted that the average single family home value is $491,381 and the average condominium value is $247,338. The total taxable valuation in Canton is $4.3 billion dollars. Motion was made to approve the recommendation of the Board of Assessors for the FY 2016 tax classification. The residential tax rate is $12.79 and the commercial tax rate is $26.36. Motion: Mr. Feeney Second: Mr. Del Vecchio Vote: 5-0 The Board of Selectmen heard the FY2017 Capital Requests Presentations from the department heads.