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*r <br />ORONO BOARD OF REVIEW <br />RECONVENED MONDAY, MAY 8, 2000 <br />0 2. Mr. Otten of Otten Bros. Nursery continued <br />Peterson suggested a value of $1,000 be placed on the outlot. Davy asked Otten if at some time <br />in the future he would be willing to sell the outlot to the City for $1,000. Otten did not offer a <br />reply. <br />Kelley moved, and Peterson seconded, to assess the property at a value of $1000. <br />Vote: Ayes 5, Nays 0. <br />3. Morris Nelson at 1900 Shoreline Drive #10- 117 -23 -42 -0018 and <br />#10- 117 -23 -42 -0017 <br />Mr. Nelson stated he was present to discuss the non - buildable property adjacent to his address. <br />His understanding from discussions with Davy is that the property is valued at $182,000 because <br />he and his wife own it. If anyone else owned the property it would be valued at $50,000. Nelson <br />felt the value should be the same regardless of the owner. <br />Davy stated that there are 2 side by side lots, one with a house and one vacant. The vacant lot is <br />under the 2 acre minimum and is not valued as a buildable site. It would be valued at $300,000 <br />if it were. They valued the property according to how it contributes to the primary property. The <br />lots could be sold together as a 3 '/2 acre site with extra lakeshore frontage. The vacant lot's <br />value is $182,000. The overall value of both properties is $495,000. The lot with the house is <br />valued at $300,000. The highest and best use of the vacant lot is to the neighboring property as a <br />part of the homestead. <br />Mayor Jabbour asked Nelson if he provided the Council % ith a professional appraisal. Nelson <br />replied he did not, he was arguing that the issue was treated differently in the past and he felt it <br />should be assessed consistently. Sansevere asked the value of the lot last time it was appraised. <br />Nelson stated it had been valued at $50,000. Mayor Jabbour stated it is hard for the Council to <br />know the value of someone's property and that Nelson wasn't giving the Council enough tools to <br />vote in his favor. <br />Nelson stated that the property hasn't changed size and isn't contributing any more to his property <br />now than before. Mayor Jabbour replied that the market has changed. He stated he was having a <br />hard time agreeing or disagreeing with Nelson. <br />Flint stated that the issue bothered him because there was a modest house on a beautiful property. <br />If the City- constantly pushes property values up, it could force the house to be sold, torn down, <br />and some other thing put up. Flint stated he favored reducing the 3. <br />assessment. Mayor Jabbour stated the Council is forced by law to look at the market value. <br />• Nelson stated that based on conversations with Davy, if he put the property in someone else's <br />name it would become a $50,000 property. Sansevere asked Davy if that was what he told him. <br />3 <br />