Guntlow and Winterkorn v. Board of Abatement, Town of Pownal

¶ 1. Two taxpayers appeal a decision from the trial court affirming the decision of the board of abatement of the Town of Pownal denying their request for tax abatement. We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand for further proceedings.

¶2. Taxpayers sought abatement of the property taxes on several contiguous properties for the years 2005 through 2011. Taxpayers pressed their claims before the town abatement board, appearing three times before that body. In January 2012, the board held a hearing and denied taxpayers’ request, but later determined that it had lacked a quorum. In a second…