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Mayor Gamec said the Council is in agreement that the figure is out of line. He suggested holding off on this case until the Council hears from the others before deciding. Councilman Cox said there ought to be some suggestions made to the State Legislature. He suggested the Council discuss this issue at a later council meeting. City Administrator Schnelle suggested putting the estimated market values back where they were. Councilman Cox said he thought everybody should understand how serious this issue is. There are a lot of people who don't even know that the valuations are going up because the cards they received don't show the past year's valuations so they can't be compared. He suggested the council review residential taxes first and then get back to the commercial. County Assessor Thurston said that taxes have not been a high consideration when people relocate here so that is why the legislature isn't dealing with this issue. He said if the values are lowered, they must reflect the market values. The average increase on sales in 1980 is between 9% and 11%. Mr. Elofson said the estimated market value of his mobile home park went up too from $3700 to $5000. He said it goes up every year and he can't sell mobile homes right now because of high interest rates and people can't get financing. County Assessor Thurston said a mobile home in the area recently sold for $6000. The County does the valuations of mobile homes and mobile home parks. Mr. Elofson said his biggest complaint is the i0 acres that went up $20,000. Assessor Wirz said until he gets some sales that prove him wrong, he is going to stick to his guns. Action: It was agreed that a special meeting would be held at 7:30 p.m. on the 22nd of May, 1980 to review commercial and industrial property with Council and Board of Review. Mayor Gamec said the mobile home issue would be handled at that meeting also. RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Ms. Thora Moinicken, 15740 Ramsey N.W., Plat #89215, Parcel #6350 She questioned the increase in estimated market value from $27,000 to approximately $40,000. Assessor Wirz said the increase is 13%. He said their taxes would not be going up, that the taxes would be the same as last year or they could possibly go down. Action: No board action. Mr. Ed Hamilton, 6615 Highway 10, Plat #89324, Parcel #1400 Mr. Hamilton questioned the increase in market value from $27,000 to $87,000. He said his taxes doubled on his 13 acres. He said his house is taxed on residential and his property is taxed on commercial. BOARD OF REVIEW May 12, 1980 Page 2