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WOODHILL COUNTRY CLUB <br />:uu %X001)t111.1. ROAD <br />1i3.7iij <br />Board of Review <br />City of Orono <br />Orono, Minnesota <br />Ladies and Gentlemen: <br />June 11, 1986 <br />Please accept this letter as a protest relating to the new assessment of the <br />Woodhill Country Club premises. Woodl,ill is situated principally in Orono, but the <br />building and probably some of the other parts of the land are located in Wayzata. <br />We have been informed that the aggregate open space value assessed against <br />Woodhill for 1986 is $4,240,62110 compared to the 1985 value of �81 9Hti:—Assuming <br />these figures to be correct, this constitutes a increase. <br />The statistics provided show that the County Asssessor has valued Woudhill <br />higher than any other golf course in Hennepin County, using a grid or a matrix that <br />involves great subjectivity on the part of the assessor. <br />The law provides that the assessor must not consider the value the golf <br />course real estate would have if it were converted to commercial, industrial, <br />residential or seasonal residential use. In other words, it cannot be tax " at its <br />"highest and best" use, but rather ►rust be valued for its present recreoi nal use. <br />It does not seem credible that the land of the Woodhill golf course should be valued <br />higher than Interlachen County C IW-, Wayzata Country Club, Minneapolis Country <br />Club or Oakridge Country Club, by example. The latter Clubs are in a much more <br />urban setting and as open space should be more valuable, if the spirit of the subject <br />statute were to be recognized. <br />We urge that the assessment of Woodhill for open space purposes be continued <br />as in the past and that an adjustment be im-le accordingly. <br />Sincerely, <br />Ilenry S. li4ran, 'lJ <br />President (�� <br />