KINGFIELD — Selectmen discussed abatement reviews, road repairs and hired a new animal control officer at their meeting Monday night.

Heather Moody, acting as chairwoman and the board’s assessing agent, began the meeting by asking Vice Chairman John Dill to conduct abatement reviews. Greg Powers, a Mill Street property owner, had sent an email recently to selectmen saying that his property was not valued correctly.

“It’s my understanding that he’s unhappy of the value for property tax purposes, among other things,” Moody said.

She and Administrative Assistant Leanna Targett both have spoken with Powers, but he has not completed the paperwork required.

“There is a procedure for filing an appeal of your property tax,” Moody said.

Targett will send Powers the paperwork to file an appeal. If she is not allowed to inspect Powers’ property, Moody said, she can’t determine whether the current value is fair.

Selectmen also reviewed that abatement request from Mark Decot, who offered evidence that the outbuildings on the land had deteriorated and were not taxable at the previous years’ valuations.

“One is being used for storage, and they’re all in pretty rough shape,” Moody said, displaying photos of the structures.

Selectmen also discussed road repairs.

Parts of Tufts Pond Road have deteriorated and will require expensive repairs.

Driving on the road is dangerous, according to Selectman Wade Browne.

The road is posted in the spring to limit heavy truck loads, and selectmen discussed options to schedule and pay for the entire project.

The Public Works Department works on an anticipated road paving and repair schedule, and the repairs will be expensive and require a much longer time commitment than the average road maintenance project. The Wright-Pierce engineering firm provided a multi-page review of the project, and selectmen agreed to spend time reading and asking questions before making any financial commitments.

“If we were to say we could pay for this in three years, what would happen to the rest of our roads?” asked Brian Hatfield.

Selectmen also acknowledged longtime Animal Control Officer Mark Savage’s dedicated service to the town. He died on Dec. 17.

They hired Paul White as the new animal control officer. The Planning Board has requested that selectmen seek qualified applicants to fill current vacancies.