EXAMPLE 1 OF SPECIAL TREATMENT

Selectman McCallum, who very recently can be quoted as saying to an Ashby residentin an open Selectman's meeting, "The judges decision states we need to follow all state andlocal bylaws." We hope that Mr. McCallum also believes that this pertains to himself as well,not just people that he and his cronies choose to selectively prosecute. A review of theAssessors website has revealed the following:

Selectman McCallum owns a property located at 151 Erickson Road. The property isin a residential/agricultural district, the minimum required residential lot size is 2 acres and theminimum frontage is 200 ft. Based on these facts the lot would qualify as meeting theminimum standards for a potential house lot. However, the property is listed on theassessor's page as a residential property. Following is where the problem arises: Ashbyzoning By-Laws include a regulation described as a 2 year non-use or abandonment by-law.This by-law was adopted and accepted by 2/3's of Ashby voters with the strict intent to beenforced along with the by-laws. Mr. McCallum has knowingly or unknowingly surrenderedhis grandfather protection of a residence by not using and/or abandoning the house locatedon the lot. The land is potentially a conforming lot but because the structure on the lot is lessthan 100 feet from the center of the roadway, and in violation of the current setbackrequirements of Ashby Zoning By-Laws, the structure is no longer considered a legalresidence, and this should be reflected on the assessors page as simply land. Additionallythe structure is open to the weather, unsafe and a potential hazard to children, and should betorn down or boarded up. So ask yourself, why this special treatment, and would you betreated the same by the building inspector or assessor? I think not!

PARCEL 10:012/008.0-0013-0000.0 MAP:008.0 BLOCK:0013

Residential Property Record CardLOT:0000.0 PARCEL ADDRESS;151 ERICKSON ROAD FY:2015

PARCEL INFORMATION

Owner:MCCALLUM, MICHAEL & LINDQUIST, JEAN

LAddress:

PO BOX 331ACUDV MA n-f/n-f.ni-n

Use-Code:Tax Class:Tot Fin Area:Tot Land Area:

Exempt-B/L%

101T6202.00

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Sale Price:Sale Date:Sale Type:Sale Valid:Grantor:

Resid-B/L%

18,000 Book:12/06/95 Page:P Cert/Doc:YLEWIS, ELIZABETH

100/100

25878495

Comm-B/L%

Road Type:Rd Condition:Traffic:Water:Sewer:

lndust-B/L%

TGLIWSP

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Inspect Date:Meas Date:Entrance:Collect Id:Inspect Reas:

Open Sp-B/L%

10/29/201310/29/2013XCHM

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RESIDENCE INFORMATION

Style:Story Height:Roof:Ext Wall:Masonry Trim:Foundation:

Heat Type:Fuel Type:Fireplace:Central AC:

Porch TypePE

BN Tot Rooms: 41.00 Bedrooms: 2G Full Baths: 1FB Half Baths:

Ext Bath Fix: 0PP Bath Qual: O

Kitch Qual: ONO Ext Kitch:N0 Bsmt Gar Cap:N Bsmt Gar SF:

Att Gar SF:

Porph Arga8480

Main Fn Area:Up Fn Area:Add Fn Area:Unfin Area:Tot Fin Area:

Eff Yr Built:Year Built:Grade:Condition:Pet Complete:%Good P/F/E/R:

620

620

19401948FP100

Attic:Bsmt Area:Fn Bsmt Area:Bsrnt Grade:

RCNLD:MktAdj:Sound Value:Cost Bldg:AttStrVall:Att Str Val2:10///10

5345

5,300

Porch Grade Factor

NBHD CODE: 1LAND INFORMATION

NBHD CLASS: 0 ZONE: RASeg12

TypePR

Code101101

MethodSA

Sq-Ft800000

Acres1.8400.160

Inftu-Y/N Value50,400512

ClassNN

VALUATION INFORMATIONCurrent Total:

Prior Total:56,20056,200

Bldg:Bldg:

5,3005,300

Land:Land:

50,90050,900

MktLnd:MktLnd:

50,90050,900

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EXAMPLE 2 OF SPECIAL TREATMENT #2

Building Inspector and Assessor

Selectman Janel Flinkstrom, who votes in lockstep in almost zombie like fashion, withSelectman McCaSlum, also enjoys "special" treatment from the Building Inspector andassessor. She is listed as owner of a plot of land on 950 Richardson Road. This lotcontaining % acre of land is located in a residential/agricultural district. As stated in example1, the minimum lot size is 2 acres. The lot size is clearly non conforming as a house lot. The2015 Assessor's card shows this lot with a very small structure on it, and also states that thestructure is valued at $15,000 and the land at 40K.Heres the issue:

A physical inspection of the property reveals that the structure has been torn down.This clearly triggers the abandonment and non use bylaw and dissolves any grandfatherprotection it may have had from 1978.

The curious thing here is the assessors card, which is noted as updated recently asJanuary 2015 by Regional Resource Group (president is the Tax Collectors husband), stillshowing the building and still establishes a value for the building which is now non existent.

Is this another example of selective enforcement by the Building Inspector and specialaccommodation by the Assessor in order to help Selectman Flinkstrom keep the residentialdesignation at his location?

Both of these properties have wetlands areas noted on the Assessor map and thisshould trigger our very strict Conservation Board to seize the opportunity to protect thewetlands of Ashby.

Don't hold your breath waiting for those documented hypocrites.

PARCEL 10:012/014.0-0039-0000.0 MAP:014.0 BLOCK;0039Residential Property Record Card

LOT.0000.0 PARCEL ADDRESS.950 RICHARDSON ROAD FY:2015

PARCEL INFORMATION

Owner:FLINKSTROM, JEFFERYFLINKSTROM, JANET

Address:76 WARES ROADAOLJDVftJIA (\4A1-1

Use-Code:Tax Class:Tot Fin Area:Tot Land Area:

Exempt-B/L%

101T8760.25

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Sale Price:Sale Date:Sale Type:Sale Valid:Grantor:

Resid-B/L%

15,00005/22/05PYMOSCHNER,

100/100

Book: 45229Page: 364Cert/Doc:

NORMAN

Comm-B/L%

Road Type:Rd Condition:Traffic:Water:Sewer:

lndust-B/L%

DDNIWSP

/

Inspect Date:Meas Date:Entrance:Collect Id:Inspect Reas:

Open Sp-B/L%

01/29/201304/20/2011CLCB

/

RESIDENCE INFORMATION

Style: BN Tot Rooms: 2 Main Fn Area: 504 Attic:Story Height: 1.75 Bedrooms: 1 Up Fn Area: 372 Bsmt Area: 0Roof: G Full Baths: 1 Add Fn Area: Fn Bsmt Area:Ext Wall: FB Half Baths: Unfin Area: Bsmt Grade:Masonry Trim: Ext Bath Fix: 0 Tot Fin Area: 876Foundation: ST Bath Qual: O RCNLD: 15668

KitchQual: O EffYr Built: 1960 MktAdj:Heat Type: NO Ext Kitch: Year Buiit: 1950 Sound Value:Fuel Type: N Grade: F Cost Bldg: 15,700Fireplace: 0 Bsmt Gar Cap: Condition: F AttStrVall:Central AC: Bsmt Gar SF: Pet Complete: 100 AttStrVal2:

Att Gar SF: %Good P/F/E/R: ///27

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Seg Type Code Method Sq-Ft Acres1 P 101 A 10890 0.250

Influ-Y/N Value Class40,335 N

DETACHED STRUCTURE INFORMATIONStr Unit Msr-1 Msr-2 E-YR-BIt Grade Cond %Good P/F/E/R Cost ClassSE S 10 12.00 1995 A A ///91 1,100 1

VALUATION INFORMATIONCurrent Total: 57,100 Bldg: 16,800 Land: 40,300 MktLnd: 40,300

Prior Total: 58,800 Bldg: 18,500 Land: 40,300 MktLnd: 40,300

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EXAMPLE #3 OF SPECIAL TREATMENT

Mr. Joseph Casey, a former Finance Committee member and Ashby Selectman, alsoenjoys a very large discount on his house valuation.

His home, located in the Historical District, at 699 Main Street, includes over 4,000 sq.ft. of living space, yet his valuation is only $30,000. Similar size houses in Ashby are valuedat approximately $285,000, which displays a very large discrepancy between the propertiestax bills paid by each homeowner. It is inexplicable, especially considering Assessor HaraldScheid, stresses his mission is to achieve the goal of everyone paying their fair share ofproperty taxes. Perhaps, Mr. Scheid can explain this seemingly unfair assessment, butknowing that he also receives a tax credit, then rnaybe not?

How many of you are paying ever increasing property taxes with no end in sight? Areyou willing to accept the fact that the same people who continue to raise your taxes aregetting a break on theirs?

If you feel like me, that we need a closer accounting and absolute transparency,PLEASE VOTE AGAINST THE RECALL and VOTE SELECTMAN MCCALLUM OUT!

Selectman McCallum obviously ignores these problems and is also quoted as saying,"The taxes in Ashby in his opinion are not high enough."

PARCEL 10:012/009.0-0030-0000.0 MAP:009.0 BLOCK:0030Residential Property Record Card

LOT:0000.0 PARCEL ADDRESS:699 MAIN STREET FY:2015

PARCEL INFORMATION

Owner:CASEY, JOSEPH W & O'FRIEL, MARY S

Address:699 MAIN STASHBY MA 01431

Use-Code: 101Tax Class: TTot Fin Area: 4236Tot Land Area: 8.00

Sale Price: 265,360 Book: 37559 Road Type: T Inspect Date: 02/09/2007Sale Date: 01/02/03 Page: 074 Rd Condition: G Meas Date: 02/09/2007Sale Type: P Cert/Doc: Traffic: L Entrance: CSale Valid: G Water: IW Collect Id: HMSGrantor: RADFORD, DELBERT L Sewer: SP Inspect Reas: A

Exempt-B/L% / Resid-B/L% 100/100 Comm-B/L/Xo lndust-B/L% / Open Sp-B/L% /

RESIDENCE INFORMATION

Style:Story Height:Roof;Ext Wall:Masonry Trim:Foundation:

Heat Type:Fuel Type:Fireplace:Central AC;

Porch TypePW

CL Tot Rooms:2.00 Bedrooms:G Full Baths:FB Half Baths:

Ext Bath Fix:ST Bath Qual:

Kitch Qual:FA Ext Kitch:O6 Bsmt Gar Cap:N Bsmt Gar SF:

Art Gar SF:

Main Fn Area:Up Fn Area:Add Fn Area:Unfin Area:Tot Fin Area:

EffYrBuift:Year Built:Grade:Condition:Pet Complete:%Good P/F/E/R:

26601576

5334236

19501770FF

Attic:Bsmt Area:Fn Bsmt Area:Bsmt Grade: F

1066

RCNLD: 28416Mkt Adj:Sound Value:Cost Bldg: 28,400AttStrVall:Ait Str Val2:/80//10

Porch Area140182

Porch Grade Factor

LAND INFORMATIONNBHD CODE: 1 NBHD CLASS: 0 ZONE: RSeg Type Code Method Sq-Ft Acres Influ-Y/N Value Class1 P 101 S 80000 1,837 50,400 N2 R 101 A 268330 6.160 19,712 N

DETACHED STRUCTURE INFORMATIONStr Unit Msr-1 Msr-2 E-YR-BIt Grade Cond %Good P/F/E/R Cost ClassSE F 20 27.00 1874 A A ///40 2,200 1

VALUATION INFORMATIONCurrent Total:

Prior Total;100,700101,600

Bidg:Bldg:

30,60030,600

Land:Land:

70,10071,000

MktLnd:MktLnd:

70,10071,000

SKETCH PHOTO

699 MAIN STREET

Parcel ID: 012/009.0-0030-0000.0 as of 3/5/15 Page 1 of 1

PARCEL YEAR TOTAL VALUE TOTAL CHANGE BLDG VALUES BLDG CHANGE LAND VALUE

2015

2014

2010

2009

2008

2007

2006

2005

2004

2003

$100,700

$101,600

$153,800

$178,700

$231,400

$447,800

$467,500

$327,000

$274,100

$260,800

-13.93%

-22.77%

-48.33%

4.21%

42.92%

19.30%

5.10%

45.05%

$30,600

$30,600

$51,600

$59,100

$98,300

$314,700

$344,400

$232,200

$199,400

$190,100

-12.69%

-39.68%

-68.76%

-8.62%

48.32%

16.45%

4.89%

52.82%

$70,100

$71,000

$102,200

$119,600

$133,100

$133,100

$123,100

$94,800

$74,700

$70,700

$500,000

$400,000

$300,000

$200,000

$100,000

$0

• TOTAL • BUILDING LAND

This data represents the property at 699 Main street

I would like to take a moment to thank Mr Casey for his service onFinance Committee from 2008 and also his service as a Selectman

from April 27 2009 until April of 2011