Cumberland County  
Board of Assessment Review  
Meeting Agenda - Final  
Meeting Location: 27 Northport Drive, Portland ME 04103  
BAR Hearings are scheduled upon request and open to the public.  
Tuesday, May 19, 2026  
5:00 PM  
Sebago Meeting Room  
27 Northport Dr  
Portland, ME 04103  
CALL TO ORDER  
The Board may ask questions during each appeal. After the appeal is presented the Board may  
continue to deliberate or may close the hearing and continue deliberations for 60 days from the date of  
the appeal or longer if a Taxpayer Extension of Time has been completed by the applicant.  
After a decision is reached, the Secretary for the Board shall issue a written decision for each appeal  
and send to the applicant, the Assessor and the Cumberland County Commissioners within 10 days.  
If the Board fails to give written notice of its decision within 60 days of the date the application was  
filed, unless the applicant agrees in writing to further delay, the application is deemed denied and the  
applicant may appeal to the Superior Court as if there had been a written denial.  
ROLL CALL  
APPROVAL OF MINUTES  
BAR 26-006 Approval of the minutes, April 7, 2026 meeting of the Board of Assessment  
Review.  
Attachments:  
NEW BUSINESS  
BAR 26-007 For consideration and adoption, revised Cumberland County Board of  
Assessment Review (BAR) Procedures, Instructions for Applicants, and BAR  
Application.  
Attachments:  
EXECUTIVE SESSION  
BAR 26-008 To enter into Executive Session under 1 M.R.S.A. §405(6)(F) and 36 M.R.S.  
§841(2) to hear a poverty tax abatement appeal.  
NEXT MEETING: Tuesday, June 16, 2026  
ADJOURNMENT