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John
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Rhode Island has always been home to John. A 1982 graduate
of Scituate Jr. Sr. High School, John attended the University
of Rhode Island and earned a BS in Business Administration.
While at URI, John took a year off and enlisted in the
Rhode Island Army National Guard as a weapons armorer
assigned to the 1/126 Aviation Battalion. For six years
John served Rhode Island rising to the rank of Supply
Sergeant and earning the distinguished Army Achievement
medal.
A
career in real estate led to John's appointment as the
West Warwick Tax Assessor in 1990. John married Susan
Bottone of Barrington in October of 1992. An early 1993
change of administration saw John leave West Warwick
and be appointed the Bristol Tax Assessor. As a member
of the Bristol financial team, John assisted Bristol
in reorganizing their financial departments and procedures.
Soon, Bristol's operating deficit became a healthy surplus,
including several bond rating increases. New tax exemption
laws were written and the town's first revaluation in
twelve years was completed.
John
applied to Roger Williams University School of Law's
evening division: balancing a family, full-time job
and law school. John then became the first student accepted
in the Dual-Degree program offered jointly between Roger
Williams Law and the University of Rhode Island. Accelerating
his studies, John graduated with his Juris Doctor and
Master of Community Planning degrees in May 1999.
Shortly
thereafter, John left Bristol and became a full-time
stay-at-home dad for his two children. John sat for,
and passed the Rhode Island Bar in February 2000. In
June 2000, John was appointed as the West Greenwich
Town Planner. Beyond updating many of West Greenwich's
land use laws, John was the force behind the construction
of West Greenwich's only town playground. The West Greenwich
Play Yard became the most handicap accessible playground
in Rhode Island and a source of pride for local residents.
Last
year John left West Greenwich to open his law practice
and further develop his consulting business. Today John
is the small business owner of Property Assessors, LLC:
Rhode Island's only property tax consulting firm. John
represents businesses and residents before local boards
and commissions for land use, zoning and property tax
matters. John is in his eleventh year as an instructor
for the Rhode Island Association of Realtors, is a former
Adjunct Professor of Law at Johnson & Wales University,
and, an Eagle Scout.
www.pagliarini.org
