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MINUTES OF THE ORONO BOARD OF APPEAL AND EQUALIZATION Wednesday, April 15, 2009 • 7:00 o'clock p.m. • $740,000. The house sold in June of 2005 for $840,000. The only difference is the fmished basement but yet his value is $250,000 more. DeVere indicated he also spoke with Robert Hair about the possibility of selling his house. DeVere stated they put it on the MSL listing at $939,000. There were a number of people that looked at the house.but that they received comments that it required a large number of cosmetic improvements. DeVere stated he unfortunately has not been paying attention to his values and that when he spoke with the Assessor's Office, Mr. Kunik was very unpleasant to deal with. DeVerse stated he feels his property should be valued at approximately $840,000, and that he would be interested to know what his neighbor's value is for the current year. The City Council requested the Assessor's Office review Mr. DeVere's property and review the comparables. 15. Forrest G. Burke, 380 Leaf Street, PID 04- 117 -23 23 -0027 Stulc noted he did speak with Mr. Burke earlier this evening and set an appointment to meet with him. 16. Natalye Chernerskaya, 2490 Casco Point Road, PID 20- 117 -23 210036 Stulc noted he did speak with Ms. Chernerskaya earlier this evening and set an appointment to meet with her. 17. Allan Larson, 3852 Cherry Avenue, PID 08- 117 -23 33 0088 Stulc noted he did speak with Mr. Larson earlier this evening and set an appointment to meet with him. 18. Jon Hofer, 3339 Crystal Bay Road, PID 17- 117 -23 410021 Hofer noted his value decreased by only 1.5 percent this year. He spoke with Assessor Stulc and provided the Assessor's Office with a number of comparables but was told they were too recent. Hofer indicated he has some comparables he would like the Assessor's Office to review. White stated the window the Assessor's Office looks at does not include 2009. Hofer stated he will retain his comparables for 2009, but that he would like to see some relief based on the current situation. There are houses on his street and in the area that are still on the market. One comparable house is listed for $649,000, which has a 1,000 square feet larger and still remains on the market. Another comparable house is located at 2691 Casco Point Road. That house sold in March for $630,000 but was valued at $840,000 and is a better house than his house. The City Council requested the Assessor's Office review Mr. Hofer's property and comparables. Hofer stated in his view he would be lucky to sell it for $600,000 and that it is a tear -down. The house next door to him is brand -new and is listed for $200,000 more than his house but is not selling. PAGE 9