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Many Factors Will
Be Used To Determine The New Assessed Value Of Your Property.
One Factor Is What
Property Is Selling For In Evans And More Specifically In Your
Neighborhood.
If You Plan To
Challenge Your Assessment - Start Your Research Now.
Below Is
Instructions To Research What Properties Are Selling For In
Evans. |
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Point Your Mouse At Buying and
Selling Tools and Info
Click On Recent
Home Sales |
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You'll See |
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Select Year = 2005
Select Town = Evans
Click On Submit Button |
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A List Of All
Properties Sold In Evans In 2005 Will Be Displayed |
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Print Web Pages
With Data On Comparable Properties |
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Take Lots Of
Pictures |
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Fact And Photos
Will Help At Your Assessment Hearing. |
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Be Aware That The
Town's Computer Software Does Not Distinguish Lakefront Houses
From Non-Lakefront Houses.
In The Town of
Brant, Residents Questioned Why Lakefront Sales Were Used To
Determine The Value Of All Properties. The Company The
Town of Brant Hired To Reassess Properties Only Used The
Highest Home Sales. One Brant Property Owner Checked The Figures
And Found Out That His Property That Was Purchased For $45,000
Was Not Included In The Reassessment Calculations But A
Lakefront That Sold For $500,000 Was. The End Result Was That
The Assessments In Brant Were Assessed Higher Than If All
Sales In Brant Were Included In The Reassessment Formula. |
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Also, After
Reassessment, Taxes Collected By The Town, County and School
should be the same. Reassessment Should
NOT BE USED AS A BACK DOOR TO INCREASE
TAX REVENUE. |
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Residents Should
Start Asking Questions Now To Ensure That The Reassessment
Process Is A Fair And Open Process. Evans Officials Don't Like
To Talk About The Significant Number Of Untaxed
Properties In This Town. Taxpayers Have A Right To This
Information. Maybe Before The Town Reassesses The Property
Owners That Are Paying Taxes, The Town Should Take A Look At
The Cost Of Services To Those Property Owners Not Paying
Taxes. Many Properties Paying The Town In Lieu Of Taxes Don't
Even Cover The Cost Of Services Like Police & Fire Protection.
A Shrinking
Population And Town Budgets That Increase Every Year Means
That Those Paying Taxes Have To Must Pay More And More Every
Year. The Supervisor Likes To Talk About The Small Increase In
The Budget As A Percentage Increase. That's A Statistic. The
Best Question Is How Many More Dollars Are We Spending This
Year Compared To Last Year? That's A Meaningful Fact!
Maybe
Reassessment Should Be Delayed Until 2007 When The Supervisor
And Two Town Councilmen Are Up For Re-Election! |
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