Saturday, September 11, 2010

“Property tax appeals will be heard Thursday” plus 2 more

“Property tax appeals will be heard Thursday” plus 2 more


Property tax appeals will be heard Thursday

Posted: 11 Sep 2010 04:39 AM PDT

The Wayne County Property Tax Assessment Board of Appeals will meet for appeal hearings next week.

The hearings will take place from 8:15 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday in the Commissioner's Conference Room on the upper level of the Wayne County Annex Building.

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Property tax bills going up for most elected officials in Martin County who set tax rates

Posted: 10 Sep 2010 10:47 PM PDT

Sarah Heard 4584 S.E. Williams Way Stuart

Sarah Heard 4584 S.E. Williams Way Stuart

Doug Smith 3283 N.E. Skyline Drive Jensen Beach

Doug Smith 3283 N.E. Skyline Drive Jensen Beach

Ed Ciampi 4449 S.W. Long Bay Drive Palm City 34990

Ed Ciampi 4449 S.W. Long Bay Drive Palm City 34990

Jim Valliere (husband of Susan Valliere) 79 S. River Road Sewall's Point

Jim Valliere (husband of Susan Valliere) 79 S. River Road Sewall's Point

Patrick Hayes 18809 S.E. Federal Highway One Tequesta

Patrick Hayes 18809 S.E. Federal Highway One Tequesta

STUART — All five Martin County commissioners and four of five School Board members face higher property tax bills in 2010 than 2009.

All five Stuart City commissioners also are due to pay higher property taxes in 2010 than in 2009, county records show.

The county commissioners and school board members set county wide property tax rates, while the Stuart City commissioners set property tax rates that apply only to city property owners.

The property taxes for 2010 on Martin County School Board member Laurie Gaylord's house went down by $2,065.98 compared to 2009.

The Gaylords built their home on Jupiter Island in 2004 when real estate prices were on their way up, county records show. Like most residential properties in Martin County, the value of Gaylord's home has declined since peaking at $1,571,560 in 2007.

Although Martin County Commissioner Susan Valliere has a voting address at an apartment in Stuart, the Sewall's Point home owned by her husband Jim had a property tax increase of $739.09 in 2010 compared to 2009, the highest jump for elected officials in Martin County who set tax rates.

That happened because the assessed value of the house increased by $25,705 to $977,748 and the total tax rate went up by a little more than 36 cents per $1,000 of assessed value, including all the taxing agencies.

The lowest property tax increase in 2010 for the elected officials who set the tax rates was $2.46 on the Palm City home of Martin County Commissioner Ed Ciampi.

The Martin County commissioners tentatively raised the county property tax rate by a little more than 48 cents per $1,000 of assessed value in the unincorporated areas and by nearly 22 cents per $1,000 of assessed value in the municipalities, county records show.

The Stuart City Commission held the property tax rate steady at slightly more than $4.33 per $1,000 of assessed value, county records show. The School Board also maintained the sane property tax rate as last year at nearly $2.25 $1,000 of assessed value.

The tentative property tax rates were set by the school board and the county and city commissions in July and are being finalized during public hearings in September.

Martin County Property Appraiser Laurel Kelly started sending out notices of proposed property taxes for 2010 on Aug. 23 to the owners of 93,868 properties.

BUDGET HEARINGS

Martin County Commission budget hearings

When: 5:05 p.m. Sept. 14 and Sept. 28

Where: Commission Chambers, Martin County Administrative Center, 2401 S.E. Monterey Road, Stuart

Stuart City Commission budget hearings

When: 5:15 p.m. Sept. 13 and Sept. 27

Where: Commission Chambers, City Hall, 121 S.W. Flagler Drive, Stuart

VALUE ADJUSTMENT BOARD MEETING

Where: Commission Chamber, Martin County Administrative Center, 2401 S.E. Monterey Road, Stuart

When: 9 a.m., Sept. 27

What: Hears petitions seeking reductions in assessed values of real estate, and appeals regarding homestead exemptions denied or granted, among other duties.

HOW TO APPEAL

Property owners who disagree with the information on their own TRIM notices can formally object in several ways.

Those who believe their property has been assessed too high can contact Property Appraiser Laura Kelly's staff for an informal discussion by Sept. 17 by:

Calling the main office at (772) 567-288-5608, or visiting the office at 1111 S.E. Federal Highway, Suite 330, Stuart.

If the Property Appraiser's Office can't resolve the matter, property owners can file a petition for an adjustment with the Value Adjustment Board.

MARTIN COUNTY TRIM NOTICES

The property values of the homes of the elected officials in Martin County and the city of Stuart who set property tax rates, the rates they set this year and their total property tax bills for the last two years.

Martin County Commission

District 1 Doug Smith

Homestead address: 3283 N.E. Skyline Drive, Jensen Beach

Market value: $460,350

Assessed value: $386,953

Martin County tax rates under his authority:

General operations: @ $8.4889 per $1,000 of assessed value = $2,860.36

Total 2010 property taxes: $5,746.52

Total 2009 property taxes: $5,349.89

Increase: $396.63

District 2: Susan Valliere

Voting address: Apt. O-15, 2600 S.E. Ocean Blvd., Stuart

Husband Jim's homestead address: 79 S. River Road, Sewall's Point

Market value: $1,887,890

Assessed value: $977,748

Martin County tax rates under her authority:

General operations: @ $5.525 per $1,000 of assessed value = $5,125.81

Total 2010 property taxes: $14,790.02

Total 2009 property taxes: $14,050.93

Increase: $739.09

District 3: Patrick Hayes

Homestead address: 18809 S.E. Federal Highway One, Tequesta

Market value: $1,198,930

Assessed value: $297,784

Martin County tax rates under his authority:

General operations: @ $8.4889 per $1,000 of assessed value = $2,103.42

Total 2010 property taxes: $4,271.84

Total 2009 property taxes: $4,071.98

Increase: $199.86

District 4: Sarah Heard

Homestead address: 4584 S.E. Williams Way, Stuart (Rocky Point)

Market value: $911,960

Assessed value: $429,833

Martin County tax rates under her authority:

General operations: @ $8.4889 per $1,000 of assessed value = $3,224.37

Total 2010 property taxes: $6,455.70

Total 2009 property taxes: $6,012.02

Increase: $443.68

District 5: Ed Ciampi

Homestead address: 4449 S.W. Long Bay Drive, Palm City

Market value: $384,990

Assessed value: $384,990

Martin County tax rates under his authority:

General operations: @ $8.4889 per $1,000 of assessed value = $2,843.69

Total 2010 property taxes: $5,714.07

Total 2009 property taxes: $5,711.61

Increase: $2.46

Martin County School Board:

District 1: Lorie Shekailo

Homestead address: 2746 N.E. Cypress Lane, Jensen Beach

Market value: $279,570

Assessed value: $238,507

Martin County School Board tax rates under her authority:

By Local Board: @ $2.248 per $1,000 of assessed value = $479.96

By State Law: @ $4.708 per $1,000 of assessed value = $1,005.19

Total 2010 property taxes: $3,291.48

Total 2009 property taxes: $3,057.60

Increase: $233.88

District 2: Sue Hershey

Address is confidential because of state law protecting personal information of current and former law enforcement officers and firefighters. Her husband is a county judge. Stuart

Market value: $206,240

Assessed value: $163,009

Martin County School Board tax rates under her authority:

By Local Board: @ $2.248 per $1,000 of assessed value = $310.24

By State Law: @ $4.708 per $1,000 of assessed value = $649.75

Total 2010 property taxes: $2,232.70

Total 2009 property taxes: $2,099.48

Increase: $133.22

District 3: Laurie Gaylord

Homestead address: 6 Saddler Trail, Hobe Sound

Market value: $1,303,360

Assessed value: $1,303,360

Martin County School Board tax rates under her authority:

By Local Board: @ $2.248 per $1,000 of assessed value = $2,873.75

By State Law: @ $4.708 per $1,000 of assessed value = $6,018.52

Total 2010 property taxes: $21,429

Total 2009 property taxes: $23,494.98

Decrease: $2,065.98

District 4: Maura

Barry-Sorenson

Homestead address: 5596 S.E. Lamay Drive, Stuart

Market value: $236,550

Assessed value: $213,916

Martin County School Board tax rates under her authority:

By Local Board: @ $2.248 per $1,000 of assessed value = $424.68

By State Law: @ $4.708 per $1,000 of assessed value = $889.42

Total 2010 property taxes: $2,884.81

Total 2009 property taxes: $2,463.82

Increase: $420.99

District 5: David L.

"Doc" Anderson

Homestead address: 10006 S.W. Ventura Drive, Palm City (Stuart West)

Market value: $295,770

Assessed value: $240,822

Martin County School Board tax rates under his authority:

By Local Board: @ $2.248 per $1,000 of assessed value = $485.16

By State Law: @ $4.708 per $1,000 of assessed value = $1,016.09

Total 2010 property taxes: $3,329.77

Total 2009 property taxes: $3,093.36

Increase: $236.41

Stuart City Commission

Group 1: Jim Christie

Homestead address: 915 E. Hall St., Stuart

Market value: $100,250

Assessed value: $56,236

City of Stuart tax rates under his authority:

General Operations: @ $4.3329 per $1,000 of assessed value = $108.32

Total 2010 property taxes: $498.83

Total 2009 property taxes: $476.13

Increase or decrease: $22.70

Group 2: Jeff Krauskopf

Address is confidential because of state law protecting personal information of current and former law enforcement officers and firefighters. His wife is an assistant state attorney. Stuart

Market value: $282,970

Assessed value: $183,332

City of Stuart tax rates under his authority:

General Operations: @ $4.3329 per $1,000 of assessed value = $577.71

Total 2010 property taxes: $2,602.95

Total 2009 property taxes: $2,197.61

Increase: $405.34

Group 3: Carol Waxler

Homestead address: 14 S.E. Sailfish Lane, Stuart

Market value: $222,290

Assessed value: $151,811

City of Stuart tax rates under her authority:

General Operations: @ $4.3329 per $1,000 of assessed value = $438.97

Total 2010 property taxes: $2,019.59

Total 2009 property taxes: $1,896.87

Increase: $122.72

Group 4: Mike Mortell

Homestead address: 713 S.E. Riverside Drive, Stuart

Market value: $626,260

Assessed value: $626,260

City of Stuart tax rates under his authority:

General Operations: @ $4.3329 per $1,000 of assessed value = $2,496.88

Total 2010 property taxes: $10,672.20

Total 2009 property taxes: $10,178.54

Increase: $493.66

Group 5: Mary Hutchinson

Homestead address: 902 St. Lucie Crescent, Stuart

Market value: $166,760

Assessed value: $118,015

City of Stuart tax rates under her authority:

General Operations: @ $4.3329 per $1,000 of assessed value = $294.70

Total 2010 property taxes: $1,413

Total 2009 property taxes: $1,321.01

Increase: $91.99

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Property tax info is on website

Posted: 10 Sep 2010 09:45 PM PDT

The Sandoval County Treasurer's office added a feature to its website allowing the  public to conduct property tax research.

Homeowners, real estate companies and lenders can access assessed property values for previous years, record of payments, legal/situs address, current and delinquent tax charges, interest and abatement, miscellaneous charges and special assessments.

The address is etweb.sandovalcountynm.gov/treasurer/web/.


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