Auto demand bolsters taxable property list in Meriden Auto demand bolsters taxable property list in Meriden Yankee Gas, 46 Cooper St., Meriden, Tues., Feb. 23, 2021. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal Advertisement The north side of Meriden Mall, Tues., Feb. 23, 2021. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal Mirion Technologies (Canberra) Inc., at 800 Research Pkwy., Meriden, Tues., Feb. 23, 2021. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal Chamberlain Heights in Meriden, Tues., Feb. 23, 2021. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal February 25, 2021 09:27AM By Michael Gagne , Record-Journal staff MERIDEN â An overall increase in motor vehicles accounted for the largest portion of growth in the cityâs grand list of taxable properties during fiscal year 2020. City Assessor Melinda Fonda, in a memo dated Feb. 3, wrote that the grand listâs motor vehicle portion âhad enormous growth of 6.38%,â which she added had accounted for 66% of the listâs overall growth.