SUMNER — Selectmen listened Tuesday night to resident Walter Jasniewski vent his frustration over what he sees as inequity in the property revaluations taking place in town.

“I feel a lot of people in town are paying taxes for other people,” Jasniewski said. He said he was concerned that people with large beautiful homes had been assessed thousands of dollars less than his home.

“My assessed value went up over 20 percent this year from $150,000 to $190,000,” he said. “This is personal to me. It’s not fair.”

 Board Chairman Maryann Haxton asked him if he had spoken to the assessor about his revaluation. He said he had, but he was more concerned about what he saw as inequity in the assessments.

Silber asked Jasniewski if he was saying they were taking money under the table.

Jasniewski said he wasn’t accusing, but he wanted to see fair appraisals for everyone. He said he was having an assessment by his private assessor.

Administrative Assistant Cyndy Norton said there were 10 points that were considered in the assessments, such as how the buildings were made, insulation, septics, closets, attics, basements and other considerations.

The board will check with O’Donnell Associates, the firm doing the town assessments, to make sure there are no inequities.

“That’s why we did the revaluation,” Town Clerk Susan Runes said, “so we could bring the town into equal valuation.

 In other news, the board signed a letter of intent to apply for an Emergency Management Preparedness Grant for a generator for the town office and radios.

 The board was informed that after a meeting with Canton and Hartford, the Fire Department will continue coverage with Hartford through June 2011.

 Road Commissioner Jim Keach said he would be paving on Redding Road up to Andrews Road on Thursday and Friday. He also said he had replanked a bridge on River Road.

 The fraying sandbags at the dam from Labrador Pond were discussed. Silber said if the sandbags go, the dam will go.

 Keach said if it goes, the water level will go down to where it was before the dam was built.

“The water level is about six feet higher than it used to be,” he said.

Norton said she will check with the Department of Environmental Protection on what should be done.