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Mr. Aberlie's argument is that his basement was finished at the time the home was built and that <br />the assessing department should have known that because he said he could not get a certificate of <br />occupancy if his basement was not finished. <br /> <br />Mr. Lovstad presented the comparables he used to value Mr. Aberlie's property. <br /> <br />Mayor Gamec informed Mr. Aberlie that the Assessor would come back to review his home, <br />however, Mr. Aberlie refused. <br /> <br />Mayor Gamec felt that the value placed by the Assessor should remain the same. <br /> <br />Councihnember Zimmerman stated he agreed. <br /> <br />Motion by Councilmember Zimmerman and seconded by Councilmember Kurak that the whole <br />value the Assessor gave Mr. Aberlie's home should be kept as given, Unless Mr. Aberlie requests <br />the County Assessor review the home again and adjustments are made. <br /> <br />Motion carr'ied. Voting Yes: Mayor Gamec, Councilmembers Zimmerman, Kurak and <br />Anderson. Voting No: None. Absent: Councilmember Hendriksen. <br /> <br />Joseph L. Johnson, 16890 Bison Street NW, Ramsey, stated that his property value for 2001 <br />went fi'om $253,700 to $377,000, and basically what he added was a driveway and a deck for a <br />total value of about $11,700. The property had been assessed as if the basement was finished, <br />which it is not, so the value went down to $319,000. Mr. Johnson presented some comparables <br />that he had prepared. He also noted the additions and subtractions (six-stall garage versus three- <br />stall garage, etc.), and came up with a value of $299,00 for his home. <br /> <br />Assessor Lovstad presented his comps. <br /> <br />Councilmember Kurak stated that the difference is $20,000 and that she would be willing to <br />suggest lowering it another $10,000 - meeting in the middle. <br /> <br />Motion by Councilmember Kurak and seconded by Councilmember Anderson to split the <br />$20,000 difference in opinion in half and bring the value down from $319,800 to $309,000 <br />estimated market value. <br /> <br />Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Gamec, Councilmembers Kurak, Anderson and <br />Zimmerman. Voting No: None. Absent: CouncilmemberHendriksen. <br /> <br />Mr. Dillon, Mr. Holasek and Mr. Hamilton were present to talk about the discrepancies in their <br />tax statements with regard to the drainage assessment and added that Mayor Gamec had <br />suggested this was the meeting where they could discuss this. <br /> <br />Mayor Gamec apologized and stated that he misunderstood - this is not the meeting to take care <br />of this. <br /> <br />Board of Review - April 11, 2001 <br /> Page 2 of 3 <br /> <br /> <br />