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Board of Review - MINUTES - 5/22/1995. . . BOAHD OF REVIEW CITY OF MUSKEGO MINUTES OF MEETING HELD MAY 22/ 1995 The Board of Review of t~he City of IMuskeqo was calle,! to order by City Clerk Jean Marenda at 10:00 A.M. Also preselt were board members Lynda Guhr, Michael Hanrahan, Thomas K.ntis, Eugene Gaetzke and Henry Posbring, and City Assessor Laura Mecha. Clerk Marenda reported t.his meE!tinçr was noticed in a, :cordance with the Open Meeting LalW on :May 4/ 1995j, and subseq'lent amendment was also noticed. Clerk Marenda gave Oath of Office to all Board membe~s. Clerk Marenda requested nominations for Chairman. M~. Gaetzke nominated Lynda Guhr. JYlr. Kint:is sleconded. As ther'~ were no other nominations, Ms. Guhr 'W'as elE!cted Chairman. Chairman Guhr requested nominations for Vice Chairma:l. Mr. Gaetzke nominated Mike Hanrahan. M~. Hanrahan decliled. Ms. Guhr nominated Gene Gaetzke. Mr. Kintis seconded. .\s there were no other nominations, Mr. Gaetzke was elected V.ce Chairman. Assessor Mecha presented her report. 1995 Valuation is at $973,815,870 which is an approximate $40,000,000 inc;ease over 1994, excluding manufact.uring. A number of 1994 cas'~s are coming back to the Board from Circlli t Court. 'We neel! to have a cleaner and clearer record th.is year. Assessor Mech.l explained the process of reviewinçr the roll. The roll is estinated at 96% of fair market value. Clerk Marenda reported t.hat three t.axpaYE~rs have fil,~d objections. Two of the appoLnt:ment::s are scheduled f,>r this evening. One of those objectors, Mr. Mahoney is pre;ent. Mr. Mahoney asked if his objection could be heard at thi; time. The Board agreed to hear the objection. Clerk Marenda read the objection of John Mahoney, Sl)6 W20503 North Shore Drive, Key No. 2281.991. Total property assessment is $186,700. The property owner's opinion of the faLr market value as of January 1st is $125,000. Clerk Marenda 3wore in John Mahoney and Assessor Mecha. Mr. Mahoney presented his case which included the following information. He said that LakE~ Denoon is shallow. '['he south and ease shores are excellent, the west is conservatLon and the north shore where his property is located is swampy lnd weedy. Neighbors put in retaining walls to improve their pr>perties, but his was left in the natural state. A land divisLon has mad4:! the property into t:wo parcels., H,e is concerned about . . . Board of Review May 22, 1995 Pagl~ 2 Parcel 1. He didn't believe all the properties shouLd be at $1,600 per ft. because it's not fair. This is not p~ime property. The view and location are nice, frontage las something to be desired. HOU.SE~ built .in 1920 as a bo)athouse and gradually updated. Believe house value is okay. Disagree with value on frontage. Property has 112 ft. of froltage. Mr. Mahoney responded to several qUiestlons by Board J lembers . Assessor Mecha presented a cert:ifiE!d survey map, mar~ed by Clerk as Exhibit 1 and al sales comparaJbIE~ sheet mark, ~d as Exhibit 2. Record shows this property was built in L917 and is a duplex with 2,228 sq. ft. Visited property on May 15 and did walk shore line along north shore. Th~a certified sU.~vey map shmvs the property was s:plit in 1994. Parcel 2 was ,;old for $320,000. New assessed value for Parcel 2 is $307,9 )0. She did not see any evidence of conservancy land as she 'Talked the shore line with no lilypads or catt:ails and no diffe.~ence in shore line except for seawalls. The $1,600 per fron: foot is used as a base model. 'I'here are adjus"tmEmts made A' e: ;pecially in this case for excessive depth and the road coming in, and how close the dwelling 1s to the shore line. 'rhe ra :ing on the comp sheet is poor taking into account the condition of the property overall because of its age. The only three comparables of duplexes are shown on the comp sheet. Cross examination occurred. :Mr. Mélhonlay had to leav, ~ at this time. Chairman Guhr declared t:estimony closed and a;ked when Board wished to deliberate. Mr. Gaetzke moved to de.iberate at this time. Mr. Kintis seconded, motion carried. The Board deliberated. Mr. Gaetzke felt no testimoITr was presented that disputed the assessor's value, and ba;ed on the recent sale of Parcel 2, Mr. Gaetzke moved to sustail the AssE~ssor' s value. Mr. Posbrig seconded based on no ,:oncrete evidence to do otherwisE~. Ot,hE~r rE!,asons stated were the comparables presented by the City and .thE~ Parcel 2 s' l1e. Carried 5-0. The 6:30 PM evening appointment with Mr. Mahoney was cancelled as he had already appeared. Due to a death in the flmily, the Lud\vïg/Strampe hearing \\ras changed from 7:: 00 PM toniJht to Thursday at 7:45 PM. An objection was filed by Rogilske and the appointment set for 7:15 PM Thursday, 5/25/95. At this time the Board went off the record to review the AssE~ssment Roll. The Board v'llil br,eak a1: noon and r'~sume reviewing the roll at 1:00 PM. Clerk Marenda reported t~hat a,t 3: 00 PM, ~1r. Nickels, Ippeared to ObjE~ct to his personal property asslessment. The Ass.~ssor explained that personal property is a self-reporting form due March 1st. If not submitted by April 15th, a doomag.! aSSE~ssment is placed on the property basE!d on the be:;t information possible. Mr. Nickels did not file, and is asking . . . Board of Review May 22, 1995 PagE~ 3 if he can do so and have the records corrected. The Board sta1:ed they would set an appointmen-t to hear his objqction at 6:45 PM on Thursday, 5/25/95 in the Wisconsin Room. Mr. Nickels agreed to time and date. The Board continued reviewing the roll. Back on the record at 4:00 PM, Chairman Guhr noted t:1at Board Member Posbrig left the meeti:nçJ at2: 30 PM, but a quo)rum remains. Cha:Lrman Guhr reported t-hat t.hE! Brauch ob:iection fill!d in 1994 and appealed to Circuit Court has Ì>ieen rE~manded to t: 1e Board for a new hearing. The heari:nçr was se-t for Friday, ,rune 23, 19 9 !5 at 6: 30 PM. Cha:Lrman Guhr asked if t-he Board wished to hear any I)bjections filed after adjournment today. The Board determined that the Clerk could accept a motion for a late hearing which would be scheduled for Thursday night, and if reasons were lelJitimate the objection could be heard at that time, if the 48 hour notice was waived. Mr. Kintis moved to approve the Assessment Roll for L995 with the exception of objections filed by David Lud'wig and Judy Stnlmpe, Charles and Arlene Roçrinske, and Kenneth Ni, :h01s for personal property, with no further objections to be ~eceived without permission of the Board, and fur1:her moved t,) adjourn to ~rhursday, May 25, 1995 at 6:45 P.M. to hear the a)ove objections. Mr. Gaetzke seconded, carried 4-0. Respectfully submLtted, (:~/(1.~~' K. l'n tViJ? ~ / . an ]~.. Marenda i..' 1 ty Clerk jm TXTCLK:BRM52295 (A tape recording of the entire proceedings is on file in the Clerk's office.)