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MINUTES OF THE <br />2008 LOCAL BOARD OF APPEAL AND EQUALIZATION <br />Wednesday, April 16, 2008 <br />7:00 o'clock p.m. • <br />Crosby noted the Assessor's Office had this home listed for three bathrooms since 1997 but they only <br />have two, but yet they did not get any reduction for the third. <br />Crosby stated he lives on a private road and is required to maintain it. The Assessor's Office informed <br />him that it is a luxury to live on a private road: Crosby stated it is not a luxury to live on a private road <br />when the residents pay for the road and the maintenance of it. I <br />The Orono Board of Appeal directed the Hennepin County Assessor to visit Mr. Crosby's property <br />and review his information. <br />Davy stated to his knowledge they had a three- quarter bath listed on the bottom level which should <br />have been listed on a different floor. Davy indicated a three - quarter bath would probably have a value <br />of around $2,000. <br />Crosby stated Minnesota overall is a wonderful state but the tax situation is out of hand and that the <br />taxpayers are not receiving much in return. <br />18. Jane Price, 3393 Crystal Bay Road, PID#17 - 117 -23 44 0020 <br />Price stated she is frustrated over her taxes and that she has experienced a 23 percent increase in 2008 <br />and a 16 percent increase in 2009. Price stated a number of homes in her area have not sold for over a <br />year. A house that was listed at $1.75 million was foreclosed upon and is now listed by the bank at <br />$953,000. Price stated she does not feel she would be able to list her property at what her valuation is • <br />at. <br />White asked how old her house is. <br />Price indicated it is approximately 30 years old, with approximately 1800 square feet. Price noted. <br />they have a busy road in front of their house and that the houses in their neighborhood are simply not <br />selling. <br />The Orono Board of Appeal directed the Hennepin County Assessor to visit Ms. Price's property and <br />review her information. <br />19. Ed and Ruth Garlock, 1179 Elmwood Avenue, PID#07 - 117 -23 14 0030 <br />Garlock stated he has resided in his house for 38 years and the house consists of 1200 square feet. His <br />valuation had increased $140,000 in the past year and that he has a concern about the number of <br />foreclosures that are occurring. <br />Davy stated Mr. Garlock's taxable limit could have increased that amount but that he would visit the <br />property. <br />The Orono Board of Appeal directed the Hennepin County Assessor to visit Mr. Garlock's property <br />and review his information. <br />C] <br />PAGE 10 of 18 <br />