Tax rate and revaluation items in Orange County
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| Tax rate and revaluation | 444 |
| Housing and affordability | 41 |
| Budget and appropriations | 19 |
| Contracts and procurement | 19 |
| Stormwater and flooding | 13 |
| Water and sewer | 11 |
| Land conversion and large development | 9 |
| Schools and education | 9 |
| Farmland and open space | 7 |
| Health and human services | 7 |
| Fees and utility rates | 6 |
| Intergovernmental agreements | 6 |
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Routine motor vehicle property tax releases and refunds.Consent agenda Tax rate and revaluation
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Routine property tax releases and refunds.Consent agenda Tax rate and revaluation
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Late applications for property tax exemption or exclusion.Consent agenda Tax rate and revaluation
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The follow-up actions list from the 25 August meeting, three tax collector's reports, the tax assessor's releases and refunds under $100, and a memorandum on the broadband project.
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The tax collector's annual settlement, the formal close-out of the year's collections.
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Three tax collector's reports, including in-rem foreclosure progress, and the tax assessor's releases and refunds under $100.Staff or committee report Tax rate and revaluation
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Whether an appellant had standing to challenge assessments on properties they do not own. Eleven were brought on a claim of being aggrieved by other owners' valuations; four more on signed authorization and power of attorney forms. The county attorney presented evidence and case law from the UNC School of Government.Standing denied on all 15 properties; 3-0 on both motions
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A value appeal on condition and maintenance grounds. The county's figure was $613,000 and the owner argued for $400,000. The board accepted the county's revised value.Value set at $544,200, 3-0Other Tax rate and revaluation
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A value appeal on a property flooded during tropical storm Chantal in 2025. The county recommended no change and the owner's own figure matched it.No change; value stands at $52,000, 3-0
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A business asked the board to waive a late listing penalty of $193.03, saying the failure to file was an isolated oversight.Waived in full, 3-0
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A penalty of $12.32, where the filer's accountant chose the print option rather than filing electronically.Waived in full, 3-0
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A penalty of $12.62 attributed to an internal oversight by the filer's accountant. The board declined to waive it, the only split vote of the meeting.Compromise denied; penalty stands at $12.62, 2-1
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An income approach and market proforma appeal covering 58 individually listed townhome parcels held by one owner. The county had them at $27,721,600 collectively, each unit at $491,800. The owner argued for $20,193,360.Reduced to $25,816,400, or $457,400 per unit, 3-0
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An appeal from comparable properties on a $14,500,000 assessment. The owner argued for $9,000,000.No change, value held at $14,500,000, 3-0
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One of four self-storage parcels appealed together on recent income and expense data, with the owner arguing the four should be valued collectively at $5.3 million. This parcel was assessed at $600,900.Reduced to $494,700, 3-0Other Tax rate and revaluation
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The second of the four self-storage parcels, assessed at $1,137,900.Reduced to $979,000, 3-0Other Tax rate and revaluation
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The third of the four self-storage parcels, assessed at $490,900.No change, value held at $490,900, 3-0Other Tax rate and revaluation
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The largest of the four self-storage parcels, assessed at $5,210,500.Reduced to $4,136,800, 3-0Other Tax rate and revaluation
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An appeal arguing the county had the parcel's area wrong. The county recommended no change to either the area or the $503,664 value; the owner's own opinion of value was higher, at $563,000.No change, value held at $503,664, 3-0Other Tax rate and revaluation
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An appeal from a recent purchase price on a $725,600 assessment. The owner argued for $648,000.Reduced to $705,800, 3-0
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An appeal from comparable sales on a $631,800 assessment, with the owner arguing for $536,600. The board went further than the county recommended, setting the effective year built to match the actual year built.Reduced to $619,500, 3-0Other Tax rate and revaluation
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An appeal arguing a property in a flood zone should be assessed at $140,000 rather than $162,100.No change, value held at $162,100, 3-0
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An appeal on a $123,200 lot, arguing that its position near a railroad and surrounded by Town of Chapel Hill land is a negative influence, and that a neighbor's driveway encroaches on it. The owner asked for $95,000.Reduced to $114,000, 3-0Other Tax rate and revaluation
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The board removed one parcel from the consent agenda. It wanted the county's reasoning but would not go into the specifics of the appeal while the appellant had no chance to be there, so it rescheduled the case as a full hearing. The rest of the consent agenda was then approved.Consent agenda approved as amended, 3-0; the removed appeal rescheduled for a full hearing, 3-0Consent agenda Tax rate and revaluation
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Public comment.One resident spoke, on a property tax error she said had run since 1969 on a half-acre and since 1952 on a further acre. She argued the five-year limit on back-collection removes any incentive to cor…
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Changes to the Longtime Homeowner Assistance program, which discounts or rebates property tax for low-income owners. Now in its fifth year.Approved unanimously: eligibility widened to ten years of ownership, with a new component for owners aged 70 or over at 30% of area median income or below who have been in their home twenty years. St…
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Who supervises the county tax administrator. Staff laid out five models, from the board taking full day-to-day oversight to leaving it entirely with the county manager. One commissioner argued against board supervision, saying he had seen department heads forced out over clashes with commissioners and expected politic…Approved unanimously on a Pitt County model: the annual evaluation is the board's with the manager's input, the work plan is the manager's with the board's input, and day-to-day supervision stays wit…
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Eight appeals of 2026 real property valuations, most on condition or maintenance, two on a recent third-party appraisal and one on a recent purchase. Five appellants appeared; three did not.All decided 3-0: three no change, four reduced, one raised above the county's own figure.
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A consent agenda of settled appeals, with the four Prime Storage parcels pulled out of it.Prime Storage removed from consent so Analytical Consultants could appear and explain the county's valuation process.
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Dates for hearings after the board formally adjourns, which state law allows for appeals noticed close to adjournment.Approved 3-0 for 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 13 and 26 August.Procedural Tax rate and revaluation
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Staff reviews of two valuation neighborhoods the board had ordered.No change recommended to either. Information items, no vote.
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Eight appeals of 2026 valuations, on condition, incorrect data, a recent third-party appraisal, comparable properties, and in one case nearby trailer parks. Two appellants appeared in person and one remotely.All decided 3-0. Every decision landed between the county's value and the owner's, except one that produced no change.
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Appeals settled without a hearing.Carried 3-0.Consent agenda Tax rate and revaluation
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Staff recommendations for valuation neighborhoods, presented by two appraisers.Reviewed.Staff or committee report Tax rate and revaluation
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The county tax administrator and a colleague report on what the tax office has changed in how it assesses property.Staff or committee report Tax rate and revaluation
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What the work group does next.Discussion item Tax rate and revaluation
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The fiscal 2027 operating budget, the county fee schedule, an opioid settlement fund spending authorization the state requires, and a resolution defining how occupancy tax is used. Built from decisions the board reached at a 4 June work session after a January retreat where the manager described an unprecedented $21 m…A motion to send the budget back to the manager for another 0.47 cents in cuts failed 3-3. The budget then passed 5-1, McKee opposed, saying he feared the beginning of a long line of tax increases.
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Twelve appeals of 2026 real property valuations.All decided 3-0. Nine values reduced, one left unchanged, with condition ratings and a land adjustment altered in two of them.
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How much of a tax increase to levy for schools. Three increases were on the table.0.81 cents failed 3-4; 0.47 cents passed 4-3.
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The resolution setting out what the board would adopt on 16 June: an ad valorem rate of 68.05 cents per $100, a Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools district tax of 14.79 cents, and fire district rates.Approved 6-1, McKee opposed.
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The 1979 agreement under which the county tax collector bills and collects for Chapel Hill, Carrboro and Hillsborough. Updated in 2006 at 0.5 percent of what it collects, with a term not to exceed 99 years and no change possible without all three towns agreeing.The board voted unanimously to terminate the agreement before 30 June 2026 and renegotiate with each town separately. One commissioner said there should be no more 99-year agreements.
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Minutes, motor vehicle and property tax releases and refunds, and other routine items.Approved unanimously.
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The county manager presented the recommended FY 2026-27 budget, organized around five priorities: minimizing the tax rate increase, prioritizing public safety and social safety net direct services, maximizing efficiencies and cost recovery while preserving core services, and modest investment in employee compensation.
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The public hearing on the recommended budget and the capital investment plan. Residents could sign up to speak in person or submit written comments by email.
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Twelve property value appeals plus a consent agenda. Most were argued on condition and maintenance; one on incorrect data. Six assessments were reduced, two were raised, and four held unchanged. The largest cut took a property from $340,400 to $255,300.All decided 3-0Other Tax rate and revaluation
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Forty-five minutes on the tax rates for the county's fire districts and fire service districts. Twelve rates were eventually set in the June 4 resolution, ranging from 6.35 cents in Little River to 14.00 cents in White Cross.
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A discussion with GAR Associates, an appraisal and assessment consulting firm.
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A discussion with Developmental Associates, the firm recruiting a permanent tax administrator for the county.
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Next steps for the group's assessment improvement work.Discussion item Tax rate and revaluation
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The county manager's presentation of the recommended FY 2026-27 operating budget and the FY 2026-36 capital investment plan, both published in full online. The manager later described an unprecedented $21 million gap driven by inflation, federal and state cuts, and nonprofit property tax exemptions.
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The county manager's recommended FY 2026-27 annual operating budget.
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A contract with GAR Associates to evaluate how Orange County conducts reappraisal and tax assessment. The firm met with the county's tax assessment work group on May 18, alongside the recruiter searching for a permanent tax administrator.
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The board formally declared itself open to hear 2026 appeals.Procedural Tax rate and revaluation
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One 2025 appeal decided on consent.Consent agenda acceptedConsent agenda Tax rate and revaluation
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Whether to change current practice, under which nearly all untimely appeals are accepted, weighed against the need for equitable judgment. The staff attorney was asked to prepare a document setting out where good cause applies.Staff attorney to draft guidance for the May meetingDiscussion item Tax rate and revaluation
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Hour-long blocks against fifteen-minute appointments. Appraisers will keep the schedule full by booking appeals into the earliest available slot, and appellants will be told their hearing goes ahead as scheduled unless they ask the tax office to move it.Discussion item Tax rate and revaluation
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A project to mount an evidence display monitor and reconfigure the hearing room, still in approvals. Members discussed whether the county's evidence should go to appellants in advance and decided it will be shown during the hearing and provided afterward on request.Discussion item Tax rate and revaluation
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A loan from the county to the Orange Grove Fire District for fire station improvements, as part of the FY 2025-26 spring financing, with a budget amendment. The district raised its tax rate from 5.81 to 7.00 cents per $100 to cover operating costs and the annual debt service, which it repays to the county each January…Approved unanimously
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The county's Longtime Homeowners Assistance Program, which helps long-tenured residents with property tax burdens. The board chair pointed to it in June as evidence the county had acted deliberately to protect low-wealth homeowners.
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A review of the Tanner valuation report.Staff or committee report Tax rate and revaluation
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A status report on contract negotiations. The county signed a contract with GAR Associates on May 5 to evaluate its reappraisal and assessment process.
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Property tax reform recommendations coming out of the General Assembly, including work by a House select committee on property taxes that was proposing a constitutional amendment.
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Next steps for the group's assessment improvement work.Discussion item Tax rate and revaluation
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Minutes from three March meetings, motor vehicle and property tax releases and refunds, and a Public Safety Telecommunicators Week proclamation.
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The county's 2026 priority legislative issues, matched to the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners' 2025-26 advocacy goals and the county's FY 2025-29 strategic plan. Farmland preservation is a top-six goal. Others include protecting clean water supplies and watersheds, state funding for disaster mitigat…
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A review of the charge the county commissioners gave the work group in September 2025, and of the group's ground rules.Procedural Tax rate and revaluation
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Each member reported on the strengths and weaknesses of the vendor proposals to evaluate the county's reappraisal and tax assessment process.
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The group's recommendation to the county commissioners on which vendor to hire. The commissioners approved a contract with GAR Associates on May 5.
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Contract negotiations, and commissioner approval targeted for April 7 or April 21.Discussion item Tax rate and revaluation
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Appointing the tax administrator to hold the acting tax collector and acting tax assessor roles as well.
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The final report on the county's neighborhood reviews and revaluation appeals, closing out the assessment cycle.Staff or committee report Tax rate and revaluation
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The county's proposed 2026 priority legislative issues, matched to the state association of county commissioners' advocacy goals. The board adopted them on March 23.
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Paul Snow of Analytical Consultants presented on the county's commercial assessment, arguing from the assessment ratio that baseline figures showed a need for significant correction, that the correction came partly through an aggressive but accurate commercial assessment, that appeal reductions came in below predictio…Presentation Tax rate and revaluation
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Clinton Swaringen, tax administrator for Stanly County, described why his county moved all revaluation work in house in 2005 after contracted revaluations from 1993 to 2001 were judged unsuccessful. He said face-to-face appeals with familiar staff build trust and reduce conflict, and that early outreach to commercial…
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Members discussed how multifamily is defined, with five or more units treated as multifamily and two to four bedroom houses classified single-family regardless of how many households live there. Concern was raised that homes run as several separate households drive up prices for private homeowners. Staff said the tax…
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Results of the 2025 Longtime Homeowner Assistance programme, which gives low-income county homeowners a discount or rebate on their property tax bill. Staff ran a five-month campaign to raise applications above 2024: a programme flyer with the August tax bills, work with the Jackson Center, Homeowners United and Justi…
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Fifteen real property value appeals, mostly commercial, with every appellant appearing. Appellants included retail property companies, student housing partnerships, a university real estate holding company, and a warehouse owner. Six assessments were reduced, seven held and two increased. In the opening case the appel…Six reduced, seven unchanged, two increased
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Tax leadership presented an overview of the board-ordered neighborhood review project, at the board's request from a prior meeting. Reviews of individual neighborhoods came back to the board through the spring.Staff or committee report Tax rate and revaluation
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Research findings from the community, presented by the work group's representative from the NC Housing Coalition.
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A report from the chair of the board of equalization and review, which hears property tax appeals.Staff or committee report Tax rate and revaluation
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Next steps for the group's assessment improvement work. It went on to hear commercial and in-house appraisal presentations on March 2 and to recommend a vendor on March 19.Discussion item Tax rate and revaluation
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Eleven property value appeals, mostly residential, with assessments ranging from $68,000 to $2.16 million. Seven values were reduced and four held, none increased. The largest proportional reduction took a property from $80,000 to $68,000.Seven reduced, four unchanged, none increasedOther Tax rate and revaluation
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An update on the agreements under which the county collects property taxes for Carrboro, Chapel Hill, Hillsborough, Mebane and Durham. The board took a further update on June 2.
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Eighteen property value appeals, with assessments running from $173,100 to $103.3 million. Eight values were reduced, eight held and two increased.Eight reduced, eight unchanged, two increasedOther Tax rate and revaluation
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Doris Wilson's home at 408 North Hasell Street in Hillsborough was assessed at $409,800. Wilson, who did not attend her hearing, said in her written appeal that the home suffered storm damage, but the county recommended a 10% land adjustment for slope and topography, putting the value at $388,300. The board accepted t…Four reduced, three unchanged, none increased
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SZ Chapel Hill Apartments LP asked the board to consider this vacant 5.48-acre parcel, part of the Chapel Ridge student housing complex, together with two other parcels, seeking to cut their combined value from $43,247,500 to $36,155,500 while leaving this parcel's own $2,291,600 allocation unchanged. The county agree…Four reduced, twelve unchanged, none increased
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II (9:00 a.m.) Morning appeals hearings — commercialPS NC III LP sought to lower this storage property's $14,465,700 value based on actual income and a market proforma. The county's commercial appraiser analysis found the value supported by comparable sales and income. The board sustained it.Thirteen unchanged, two reduced, one increasedPublic hearing Tax rate and revaluation
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A progress report with questions on the present-use value audit, presented by the county's present-use value compliance review appraiser. The programme taxes qualifying farmland on its agricultural use rather than market value, and the audit checks continued eligibility.
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II (1:00 p.m.) Afternoon appeals hearings — residentialThe owner sought to lower this Mebane storage property's $8,645,700 value based on actual income and a market proforma. The county's analysis found the value supported by comparable sales and income. The board sustained it.Eight reduced; one untimely appeal deniedPublic hearing Tax rate and revaluation
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III Consent AgendaThe owner of this 87,730-square-foot Mebane warehouse sought a reduction from $5,428,500 to $5,000,000, citing a 2022 sale price of $4,950,000 and a market proforma. The county said the sale involved below-market legacy leases and limited site access, and after accounting for that recommended $5,265,700. The board acc…
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IV.a Finance ReportThe bureau was 69 percent expended as of December, with $1.08 million or 84 percent of the sales and marketing budget spent and the arts commission at $383,000. Thirty thousand dollars was appropriated from fund balance, which remains at 8 percent. Occupancy tax revenues are projected flat, attributed to federal trave…
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II (9:00 a.m.) Morning appeals hearingsPoe appealed her $1,188,400 home based on comparable homes on Graylyn Drive and in the neighborhood that have sold since 2021. County staff found the comparables' pricing per square foot consistent with normal market behavior for larger versus smaller homes, but recommended correcting the effective year built to the a…All reduced
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II (1:00 p.m.) Afternoon appeals hearingsMcAdoo appealed his $231,300 Mebane home, arguing it was overvalued compared to neighborhood homes and that aerial-measured square footage included non-living space. A county site visit found the disputed area appeared heated and cooled, but staff recommended reclassifying a deck as an open porch and adding a floodpla…
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Thirteen items approved together: five sets of minutes; motor vehicle and property tax releases for eighteen taxpayers; sixteen late exemption applications; a March 25 tax lien advertisement date; the 2026 listing period extended to February 13; budget amendment #6; ordinance execution for the impervious surface, wate…Approved unanimously
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A report on a state legislative committee hearing on property taxes, where members discussed limiting annual property tax increases to 2 or 3 percent and reviewing how counties conduct revaluations.
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Tax collector reports including in-rem foreclosure progress, the tax assessor's report on releases under $100, a memorandum on pending unified development ordinance amendments, an update on the school food share pilot project, and recognition of employee retirements from October through December 2025.
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The January operating model shows a $21.5 million gap for FY 2026-27, rising to $37.6 million and $53.6 million in the two years after. One cent on the tax rate is worth about $3.37 million against a $33.9 billion base, so the gap is about seven cents. Revenue assumptions include 2 percent natural growth worth $4.3 mi…
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McClory cited plumbing issues, windows that will not open, an old water heater and a hole in the storage shed's roof, along with comparable sales, to appeal his $464,600 home. The county recommended reducing the storage building's condition and correcting the effective year built, for $454,900. The board went further…Eleven reduced, seven unchanged
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Twenty-two appeals, mostly commercial and multifamily property in Chapel Hill and Hillsborough. Three assessments were raised on the county's recommendation, two were reduced and seventeen held. Ten of the unchanged appeals were one owner's parcels on Regent Place and Weaver Dairy Road.Three increased, two reduced, seventeen unchanged
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Twenty-one matters: eighteen decided on value, two continued and one denied as untimely. The docket was dominated by large Chapel Hill apartment complexes. The board took the owner's figure over the county's on 403 Jones Ferry Road in Carrboro, cutting it 71 percent, and reduced Solano at Chapel Hill and The Hartley a…Seven reduced, ten unchanged, one increased, two continued, one denied as untimely
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Free tax preparation appointments opened January 12, with the service running February 1 through April 15.
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A briefing from the county attorney's office on the statutes governing the board of equalization and review, the state Department of Revenue appeals manual, and county practice. The duty to review tax lists is separate from the appeals process; grounds for appeal are properties appraised substantially above market val…
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The request for proposals went out in early January and a pre-submittal conference drew four vendors. Proposals were due January 23, with review possibly requiring an extra meeting in March.
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Neighbourhood research findings from the NC Housing Coalition representative, deferred for lack of time.Deferred to February 9
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February 9 will carry the deferred research presentation and, with public notice, possibly a session with sitting members of the board of equalization and review. Also queued: a dashboard showing neighbourhood changes, a consultant's evaluation report, county commissioner reports the group can also see, and a range of…Discussion item Tax rate and revaluation
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Three business personal property accounts in Chapel Hill and Carrboro, heard on listing penalties rather than value. All three penalties were compromised.Penalties compromisedOther Tax rate and revaluation
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II (4-23) Appeals HearingsTwenty-three value appeals, mostly commercial property in Chapel Hill, Carrboro and Hillsborough. Seventeen assessments were reduced, five held and one raised as part of a reallocation between two parcels operating as one fitness centre. The deepest single cut was $6.8 million on 6801 Industrial Drive.Seventeen reduced, five unchanged, one increased
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Twenty-seven appeals across commercial and residential property in Chapel Hill, Carrboro and Hillsborough. Twenty were reduced and seven held. The largest single reduction was $1,860,700 on 1129 Weaver Dairy Road.Twenty reduced, seven unchanged
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Twenty-five appeals, mostly houses and unimproved parcels in Chapel Hill, Carrboro and Hillsborough, assessed between $176,100 and $4,333,000. Sixteen were reduced and nine held.Sixteen reduced, nine unchanged
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Ilie compared his interior townhouse unit to a neighboring exterior unit whose land value had been reduced $32,000 after an informal appeal, arguing his smaller lot should see a similar cut. The county agreed interior units in the Woods at Laurel Hill carry smaller lots than exterior units and recommended revising the…Ten reduced, ten unchanged
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II (9:00 a.m.) Morning appeals hearingsFifteen appeals on houses in Chapel Hill's Northside district and Carrboro's Lloyd/Broad district, arguing land overvaluation, condition deficiencies and equity problems within the neighbourhood. All fifteen were reduced.All reduced
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II (1:00 p.m.) Afternoon appeals hearingsTwenty more appeals in the same neighbourhoods, on Knolls Street, Grant Street, Crest Drive, Eugene Street, Guthrie Avenue, Alabama Avenue, Glosson Circle, Bert Street, Rencher Street, James Street and Johnson Street. All twenty were reduced, several by more than half after county staff inspected the properties and re…All reduced
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Commissioners reported on a new North Carolina House special committee on property taxes meeting December 17, warned by the state association that Florida and California moves to cap or eliminate property taxes may influence the conversation here. They also updated the board on the tax assessment work group, which has…
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The board rescinded its December 3, 2025 consent agenda vote on this parcel and revised its value to $460,900, on a motion by Saru Salvi seconded by Richal Vanhook.Fourteen reduced, one unchanged, one increased
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The programme discounts or rebates county property tax for low-income long-term homeowners. Applications rose from 604 in 2024 to 942 in 2025 and approvals from 502 to an estimated 850, following the revaluation. The estimated county tax burden across recipients is $1,894,000; the current $377,805 allocation would cov…Approved unanimously to reach 25 percent, with staff to propose how
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Through November 26, appeals had cut $232,489,448 from assessed value, with a median reduction of $38,000 on residential and $66,400 on non-residential property. There were 3,346 informal appeals and 1,109 formal ones across 3,966 unique properties; 77 formal appeals missed the deadline. All informal appeals were deci…Staff or committee report Tax rate and revaluation
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Eight items: two sets of minutes; motor vehicle and property tax releases; four electric conversion vans for accessible transportation for people who cannot use fixed-route buses; health department personal health services fee changes; budget amendment #5; a transit scheduling and dispatch software agreement with budg…Approved unanimously
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Questions submitted by community members on the work group. Topics included how vacancy rates affect commercial valuations, whether elevation per square foot is used in valuation, the two-step appeal process and its lack of cost, how the county physically appraises property, what data owners can access when preparing…
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The draft RFP for a consultant to review the reappraisal, covering purpose, schedule, criteria and scope. Members asked why known problems are not named in the document and pressed for a brief that fixes issues rather than only verifying earlier findings; the manager said the consultant will build on the previous cons…
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Neighbourhood reviews were expected the following week, with summary documentation to follow and full recommendations possibly taking longer. The consultant carrying out the reviews offered suggestions even though formal recommendations were not requested.Staff or committee report Tax rate and revaluation
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Members suggested meeting on the third of each month and moving from in-person to virtual meetings for better participation. The next meeting was set for January 12.Discussion item Tax rate and revaluation
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Jeff Erick Essen appealed the $31,800 assessment on this 1.50-acre non-perking lot off Shadylawn Road Extension, arguing the land is unbuildable, at the end of a dirt road, with no sewer access. The county had already applied an -85% non-perking adjustment. The board accepted the county's value with no change.Four reduced, two unchanged
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III Consent AgendaJeff Erick Essen appealed the $66,300 assessment on this 1.50-acre non-perking lot off Shadylawn Road Extension, arguing it is unusable raw land with no sewer access. The county had applied a -75% non-perking adjustment, which the appellant disputed as too small. The board reduced the value to $39,800.
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A commercial docket covering apartment complexes, offices and hotels in Chapel Hill and Carrboro, with assessments up to $41,298,300. Fourteen were reduced, eight held and one raised nominally. Owners argued income approaches from actual financials; the county in several cases recommended adjustments of its own, and t…Fourteen reduced, eight unchanged, one increased
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Wake County's tax administrator and a colleague presented on how that county administers property assessment. The presentation was attached to the summary for members' review.
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A preview of the December 5 meeting, covering the appeals and neighbourhood review update and the draft request for proposals for a consultant to evaluate the reappraisal and assessment process. Members were asked to review the UNC School of Government and Department of Revenue presentations from November 14 and to su…
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Nine items: motor vehicle and property tax releases for thirty-nine taxpayers across forty-seven bills; twelve untimely exemption applications; denial of one refund request; a five-year renewal of the Fairview Park interlocal agreement with Hillsborough; a resolution letting Alamance County take ownership of a parcel…Approved unanimously
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Fan Wei appealed the $762,500 assessment on this house, bought in January 2025 for $745,000, arguing its building grade was too high next to lower-graded comparable homes of the same age. The county's own remeasurement added living area but recommended lowering the effective year built, netting a reduction. The board…Twenty reduced, eight unchanged, one increased
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Thomas William Cummings appealed the $612,000 assessment on this Briarcliff home, bought for $490,000 in a January 2025 closing after sitting vacant three years during an estate dispute. The county's own sales analysis of the neighborhood, adjusting for the as-is sale, recommended $531,000, which the board accepted.Ten reduced, four unchanged, one increased
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The Savannah Bananas play Kenan Stadium April 11 and 12, with an $80,000 bid fee from occupancy tax revenue plus $7,200 from Carrboro. The fee consumed most of the promotions budget, so $30,000 came from reserves for marketing, and the budget office advised against further draws. Occupancy tax revenue was about $2.196…
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Lauren M. Marchetti appealed the $2,263,100 assessment on this lakefront home, entirely in the FEMA AE floodplain, citing a 109.72% tax increase against a street average of 80.82% and a lower building grade than a similarly sized neighbor valued less. The county recommended only a -15% floodplain adjustment, but the b…Nine reduced, four unchanged
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Presentations on how reappraisal works in North Carolina from the UNC School of Government and the state Department of Revenue, attached to the summary for members' reference.
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The consultant reviewing the county's assessment neighbourhoods shared trends, analysis and initial lessons. He said vertical inequity is easy to identify but much harder to correct, and that the properties flagged from among thousands were ones not maintained or updated, which had been treated differently in the valu…Staff or committee report Tax rate and revaluation
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Discussion of inviting Wake County's tax administrator to present virtually on that county's experience, in a 90-minute recorded session, and of January meeting dates.
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Eric Boesch appealed the $588,900 assessment, citing comparable properties. The board accepted the county's reduced value of $581,100.Twelve reduced, five unchanged
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Preliminary unaudited FY25 results. Sales tax came in low, including one month posting negative because of refunds, and the district is checking with the state Department of Revenue and the DMV. Interest earnings above $1 million at nearly 5 percent brought total revenue to $13.6 million despite a $400,000 drop in Art…
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The county's property tax relief programme drew 949 applications, a significant increase staff attributed to the revaluation. New repair and rehabilitation funds are available for older residents, and cold weather night shelters have opened with one night used so far.
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Stacia Cook Ontjes appealed the $502,600 assessment, citing a 2023 independent appraisal and pointing out that other Basnight Lane properties already carry a 10% lot-size adjustment hers lacked. The county recommended $448,600 after correcting the effective year built and adding an easement adjustment; the board went…Ten reduced, six unchanged
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A single commercial appeal on a 41,341-square-foot grocery and retail building constructed in 1983, dismissed because the appellant did not appear.DismissedOther Tax rate and revaluation
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Items included minutes from October 7 and October 14, motor vehicle and property tax releases for nineteen taxpayers, nineteen untimely exemption applications, a resolution updating compensation for members of the board of equalization and review following a statewide survey of what other counties pay, and the purchas…Approved unanimously
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An appeal on a 230-unit apartment complex, argued on an income approach, cut to $26,849,950 despite the county consultant's view that the existing per-unit value was already below what comparable sales and the income approach supported. A separate request to hear an untimely personal property appeal, filed more than t…One reduced; one untimely appeal denied
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Three appeals: two identically assessed lots on West Lakeview Drive, of which one was reduced from $150,000 to $120,000 and one held, and an unimproved 0.17-acre parcel assessed at $100 and held.One reduced, two unchangedOther Tax rate and revaluation
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The county manager presented background on the property revaluation and appeals process and read the work group's charge, which is to review the county's assessment process and consider recommendations to the Board of Commissioners once a consultant is under contract.Presentation Tax rate and revaluation
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Appeal of the $255,500 assessed value based on poor construction quality and condition.Reduced to $136,000, the county's recommended valueOther Tax rate and revaluation
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Appeal of the $435,300 assessed value citing a comparable sale at $260,000, which the county found not comparable.No change, $435,300Other Tax rate and revaluation
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Appeal of the $272,300 assessed value.Reduced to $259,900Other Tax rate and revaluation
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Appeal of the $131,600 assessed value.Reduced to $111,600Other Tax rate and revaluation
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Appeal of the $272,300 assessed value.Reduced to $244,400Other Tax rate and revaluation
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Appeal of the $761,600 assessed value.No change, $761,600Other Tax rate and revaluation
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A late-filed present-use-value application.Late application acceptedOther Tax rate and revaluation
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A late-filed matter involving removal of present-use-value status on a 32.54-acre parcel.Late application acceptedOther Tax rate and revaluation
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Appeal of the $804,000 assessed value.No change, $804,000Other Tax rate and revaluation
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Appeal of the $862,600 assessed value on condition and comparable-sales grounds.Reduced to $774,200Other Tax rate and revaluation
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Appeal of the $404,700 assessed value on condition grounds.Reduced to $355,300Other Tax rate and revaluation
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Appeal of the $408,500 assessed value.No change, $389,000Other Tax rate and revaluation
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Appeal of the $432,000 assessed value. The board's afternoon-session vote on this appeal was nullified and continued for further study along with other Fair Oaks-area appeals.ContinuedOther Tax rate and revaluation
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Appeal of the $504,800 assessed value.Reduced to $436,000Other Tax rate and revaluation
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Appeal of the $420,800 assessed value, part of a group of Fair Oaks-area appeals.ContinuedOther Tax rate and revaluation
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Appeal of the $407,600 assessed value, part of a group of Fair Oaks-area appeals.ContinuedOther Tax rate and revaluation
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Appeal of the $405,300 assessed value, part of a group of Fair Oaks-area appeals.ContinuedOther Tax rate and revaluation
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Appeal of the $813,900 assessed value; the county lowered its estimate of the effective year built.Reduced to $783,300Other Tax rate and revaluation
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Appeal of the $883,400 assessed value.No change, $883,400Other Tax rate and revaluation
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Appeal of the $883,400 assessed value on a second parcel.No change, $883,400Other Tax rate and revaluation
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Appeal of the $845,300 assessed value on a third parcel.No change, $845,300Other Tax rate and revaluation
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Appeal of the $943,500 assessed value; the county adjusted its per-square-foot valuation based on comparable sales.Reduced to $856,000Other Tax rate and revaluation
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Appeal of the $637,200 assessed value; the board settled on a $270-per-square-foot valuation.Reduced to $612,000Other Tax rate and revaluation
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Appeal of the $740,300 assessed value using an updated county valuation.Reduced to $699,000Other Tax rate and revaluation
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Appeal of the $327,300 assessed value.ContinuedOther Tax rate and revaluation
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Appeal of the $288,600 assessed value.Reduced to $202,400Other Tax rate and revaluation
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Appeal of the $442,200 assessed value.Reduced to $399,100Other Tax rate and revaluation
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Appeal of the $258,800 assessed value, requesting $220,000.No change, $258,800Other Tax rate and revaluation
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Appeal of the $760,700 assessed value.Reduced to $737,400Other Tax rate and revaluation
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Appeal of the $240,400 assessed value.Reduced to $187,100Other Tax rate and revaluation
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Appeal of the $500,800 assessed value.Reduced to $478,800Other Tax rate and revaluation
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Appeal of the $265,200 assessed value.Reduced to $170,900Other Tax rate and revaluation
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Appeal of the $536,900 assessed value.Reduced to $511,200Other Tax rate and revaluation
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Appeal of the $544,800 assessed value, requesting $330,000.Reduced to $464,800Other Tax rate and revaluation
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Appeal of the $400,000 assessed value, requesting $250,000.Reduced to $385,000Other Tax rate and revaluation
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Seven property value adjustments already negotiated between owners and staff, including easement- and land-related reductions for Eric Dashman and Philip Sloane, third-party appraisal reductions for two Jonathan Schoolar properties, and accessory-dwelling reclassifications for Allen J. Jacob and Robert Berkowitz.Approved as presentedConsent agenda Tax rate and revaluation
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Owner sought a reduction based on the value of neighboring properties; the county recommended raising the value for a previously undocumented finished lower level.Board accepted the county's proposed value of $688,100
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Owner sought a reduction citing the home's condition and soil that would not perc; the county recommended a lower value after a site visit found needed siding and plumbing repairs.Board accepted the county's proposed value of $306,100 (down from $332,700)Public hearing Tax rate and revaluation
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Owner cited a comparable sale on the same street; the county recommended a lower construction grade after finding the home's quality below the original comparison group.Board accepted the county's proposed value of $598,500 (down from $638,000)Public hearing Tax rate and revaluation
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Owner argued the per-square-foot value was too high compared with neighboring homes; the county recommended a lower value after correcting the story height and finished area.Board accepted the county's proposed value of $692,100 (down from $738,500)Public hearing Tax rate and revaluation
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Owner compared the property, a Meadowmont townhome, to others on the same street; the county recommended a lower value after correcting the basement square footage.Board accepted the county's proposed value of $1,138,200 (down from $1,163,600)
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Owner submitted an independent appraisal; the county recommended a larger land value reduction and a lower construction grade for the modular home.Board set the value at $356,000 (down from $447,400)Public hearing Tax rate and revaluation
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Owner cited the home's insurance value, an irregularly shaped lot, and its condition; the county's drive-by review found no basis to change the grade or year built.Board accepted the county's proposed value of $230,900 (up from $211,200)Public hearing Tax rate and revaluation
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Property tax valuation appeal heard by the board with a county-recommended adjustment.Board accepted the county's proposed value of $463,700Public hearing Tax rate and revaluation
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Property tax valuation appeal heard by the board with a county-recommended adjustment.Board accepted the county's proposed value of $592,200Public hearing Tax rate and revaluation
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Property tax valuation appeal heard by the board; the county's review found no basis for a change.Board accepted the county's proposed value of $456,200, no change from the original assessmentPublic hearing Tax rate and revaluation
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Property tax valuation appeal heard by the board with a county-recommended adjustment.Board changed the value to $481,000Public hearing Tax rate and revaluation
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Property tax valuation appeal heard by the board with a county-recommended adjustment.Board changed the value to $854,000Public hearing Tax rate and revaluation
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Appeal of the assessed value of a 0.24-acre unimproved parcel.Board changed the value to $500Public hearing Tax rate and revaluation
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Owner sought a reduction based on condition of house and land.Value changed to $595,400Public hearing Tax rate and revaluation
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Owner sought a reduction based on insurance rebuild cost and comparable land values.Continued to a future date so the appellant could prepare additional informationPublic hearing Tax rate and revaluation
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Owner sought a reduction based on comparable properties.Board accepted the county's proposed value of $641,500, no changePublic hearing Tax rate and revaluation
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Owner sought a reduction based on six equity comparable properties.Continued for possible addition to a future agendaPublic hearing Tax rate and revaluation
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Owner sought a reduction based on recent comparable land values.Board accepted the county's proposed value of $711,000, no changePublic hearing Tax rate and revaluation
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Owner sought a reduction based on condition of dwelling.Board accepted the county's proposed value of $202,200Public hearing Tax rate and revaluation
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Owner sought a reduction based on zoning designation.Board accepted the county's proposed value of $767,900Public hearing Tax rate and revaluation
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Owner sought a reduction based on zoning designation.Board accepted the county's proposed value of $451,400Public hearing Tax rate and revaluation
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